Mara and Serengeti glimpse
6 days—Kenya & Tanzania perfect combi in 2 of the best Safari countries
$2300-3360 USD
pp
Safari summary
Kenya Masai Mara with rolling plains and majestic savanna and Serengeti endless plains and pristine wilderness all combine to give the The prime game of East Africa. Visiting the 2 parks will guarantee the big 5 and best chance to spot the migration and crossing. We top this with a visit to the crater in Ngorongoro - the Eden of Africa.
Safari in Briefs
A Safari to Kenya & Tanzania
Places to Visit: Masai Mara National Reserve, Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Crater & Kilimanjaro Airport
The Safari starts in Nairobi (Kenya) ends & ends in Arusha (Tanzania)
The tour can be customized on request
Can be booked by solo or many travelers
Age Limit for This Safari: 12 Years
Transfer from the airport (or hotel) is included
Activities: Game Drives, walking safaris (with an armed guide) & nature hikes/walks,
A transfer back to the airport (or hotel) is included
Type: Private and Mid Range Tour
Accommodation / Hotel / Meals: Mara Leisure Camp (Mid-range tented camp just outside Masai Mara NR) - All Meals Included, Mara Leisure Camp (Mid-range tented camp just outside Masai Mara NR) - All Meals Included, Serengeti Kati Kati Camp (Mid-range tented camp inside Serengeti NP) - All Meals Included, Ngorongoro Farm House (Mid-range lodge just outside Ngorongoro) - All Meals Included
About this tour
Tour type | Custom, tailor-made, private | |
Main focus | Game drives | |
Activity level | Easy activity | |
Best months | All months | |
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Fine details
Safari highlights
- Night game drives
Itinerary
Day 1
Masai Mara | Nairobi
Day 1: Nairobi to Mara National Reserve Pick up Drive via Narok to the Masai Mara National Reserve offering wonderful scenery and plenty of game. It is perhaps the only region left in Kenya where the visitor may see animals in the same super-abundance as existed a century ago. Arrive for lunch at your lodge. Enjoy an afternoon game viewing drive in this vast and expansive reserve teaming with game. Be on the look-out for the 'big five' Mara is famous for and the most sought after in the early 20th century when Kenya was a hunters' paradise. Killing any of them game one some class, pride, heroism. These include the lion, Cape buffalo, the savannah elephant, black rhino and the elusive leopard. The vast savannah grasslands stretch as far as the eye can see is home to impalas, maasai giraffes, waterbucks, warthogs, Thompson & grants gazelles, topis, resident wildbeestes among many others. Later in the evening return for dinner and overnight at your Tented Lodge. Main Destination: Masai Mara National Reserve (Kenya) Accommodation: Ilkeliani Camp Mid-range tented camp located just outside Masai Mara NR Meals & Drinks: All meals included and Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 2
Masai Mara
Day 2: Masai Mara Enjoy breakfast then proceed on a full day of game viewing drives & adventure. Be on the look-out for the big five that Maasai Mara is famous for. These include the lion, savannah (African) elephant, the Cape buffalo, the leopard and the black rhino. We may even be so lucky to witness a leopard or a cheetah sprint and make a kill! We return back to the camp for dinner and overnight. Optional activity: Balloon Safari over the Mara plains followed by a champagne breakfast or visit a traditional Masai Manyatta (off the beaten track) and experience the culture of this world famous community. The Masai still live as they did for centuries -interact with these nomadic people and experience their way of life as you learn about their customs and traditions. Main Destination: Masai Mara National Reserve (Kenya) Accommodation: Ilkeliani Camp Mid-range tented camp located just outside Masai Mara NR Meals & Drinks: All meals included and Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 3
Serengeti
Day 3: Mara to Serengeti We enjoy a hearty breakfast then depart with picnic lunch boxes via the Isebania & Sirari border where our guide drivers will help you through the immigration procedures then continue into Tanzania. Covering an area of 14,763 square kilometres, the world famous Serengeti National Park is Tanzania's oldest park, and one of the world's last great wildlife refuges. The Serengeti ecosystem supports the greatest remaining concentration of plains game in Africa, including more than three million large mammals. We arrive at our lodge for check-in, dinner and overnight. Main Destination: Serengeti National Park (Tanzania) Accommodation: Serengeti Kati Kati Camp Mid-range tented camp located inside Serengeti NP Meals & Drinks: All meals included and Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 4
Serengeti
Day 4: Serengeti National Park This morning after breakfast, we depart with picnic lunch boxes for a full day of game viewing drives on the vast Serengeti plains. In the early morning and evening light, the Serengeti landscape is stunningly beautiful. The Rolling plains and grasslands, stretching far into the horizons as far as the eye can see is home to the black-manned lion, the savannah elephant, the Cape buffalo, wildebeetes, the elusive leopard, cheetah, the spotted & stripped hyena, the rhino, topi, burchelle’s zebra, the Maasai giraffe among many others. Serengeti National Park is one that can never disappoint. One is spoilt by the variety of bird and wildlife species in this game reserve with game-viewing drives. Enjoy dinner and overnight at our lodge. Optional activity: Dawn Balloon Safari over the Serengeti Plains ending with a champagne breakfast. Main Destination: Serengeti National Park (Tanzania) Accommodation: Serengeti Kati Kati Camp Mid-range tented camp located inside Serengeti NP Meals & Drinks: All meals included and Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 5
Ngorongoro Crater
Day 5: Crater tour After breakfast, we depart to Ngorongoro. We stop at the Oldupai Gorge, one of the most important prehistoric sites in the world to learn on human evolution. We descend the crater. Ngorongoro Crater has the largest unbroken caldera in the world. It has been described as one of the great natural wonders of the world. Eight million years ago, the Ngorongoro Crater was an active volcano but its cone collapsed, forming the crater that is 610 meters deep, 20 kilometres in diameter, and covers an area of 311 sq. km. Spectacular as it is, the crater accounts for just a tenth of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. The crater is home to many species of wild game and birds. The birdlife, which includes the flamingo, is mainly seasonal, and is also affected by the ratio of soda to fresh water in Lake Magadi on the crater floor. Dinner and overnight at crater lodge. Main Destination: Ngorongoro Crater (Tanzania) Accommodation: Octagon /Ngorongoro Farm House Mid-range lodge located just outside Ngorongoro Meals & Drinks: All meals included and Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 6
Arusha | Kilimanjaro
Day 6: Kilimanjaro or JKIA airport An early morning game drive is followed by breakfast and departure to Arusha arrive for lunch, later drop at Kilimanjaro airport for flight home or for shuttle shared bus to Nairobi's JKIA airport. Main Destination: Kilimanjaro Airport Accommodation: No accommodation (End of tour) Meals & Drinks: Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included), Drinks not included
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