Wings Over Migration 5 Days Northern Serengeti Fly-In Safari

Rise early and enjoy breakfast before beginning a full day of game viewing.

Early morning is often one of the best times to search for predators.

Lions may be found near kopjes, grasslands or herd concentrations, while leopards may rest in riverine trees.

Cheetahs may be seen scanning the open plains for gazelles and young antelopes.

Your guide will use recent reports, tracks, animal behavior and local knowledge to decide which area to explore.

If migration herds are close to the Mara River, time may be spent monitoring their movements from authorized viewing positions.

Waiting at the river requires patience.

The animals may approach the water, retreat, rest or move to another crossing point.

Your guide will balance river monitoring with wider wildlife exploration to avoid spending the entire day waiting in one location without productive activity.

Enjoy a picnic lunch in the wilderness or return to camp for lunch, depending on the location of the herds.

Continue the safari during the afternoon.

Return to camp for dinner and overnight.

Enjoy another full day in Northern Serengeti.

The additional day allows your guide to respond to changes in herd location.

If the wildebeest have moved away from one section of the river, the safari may explore another corridor or travel farther across the plains.

Northern Serengeti is not only about river crossings.

Predator activity may increase around large herbivore herds, but kills and hunts remain unpredictable.

Guests may choose a full-day safari with picnic lunch or separate morning and afternoon game drives with a midday break.

A bush breakfast or private picnic experience may also be arranged at additional cost or included by selected accommodation.

Return to camp for dinner and overnight.

Begin before sunrise for an optional balloon safari, or enjoy a traditional early morning game drive.

Optional Balloon Safari

Guests choosing the balloon experience will be collected before dawn.

After a safety briefing, the balloon rises over the plains as daylight begins.

The exact route depends on wind direction and weather.

From the air, guests may see:

After landing, enjoy a bush breakfast before rejoining your safari guide.

Balloon operations are subject to weather, availability and additional cost.

Conventional Safari

Guests not taking the balloon safari begin with an early game drive.

This final full day may focus on areas that have produced the best sightings during the previous days.

If the herds remain near the river, the guide may continue monitoring likely crossing points.

If they move inland, the safari will follow them where roads and park regulations allow.

Enjoy lunch and continue game viewing through the afternoon.

Return to camp for your final dinner in Northern Serengeti.