This 6 days Mara-Serengeti & Ngorongoro Safari will take visitors through the most wild places in East Africa that is Masai Mara reserve and Serengeti national parks. Tourists will have a chance to view wild animals that inhabit the national parks especially the wildebeests on their migrations between the national parks.
Other wild life species especially the big five will also be encountered. Visitors will also have the opportunity to explore the Ngorongoro crater that is also a home to the remains of early man with the largest caldera in the whole world.
Mara-Serengeti & Ngorongoro Safari Highlights
- Day 1: Pick up from Nairobi, travel to Masai Mara national reserve.
- Day 2: Full day game drive in Masai Mara.
- Day 3: Cross to Serengeti National Park through Isebania border.
- Day 4: Full day game drive in Serengeti National Park
- Day 5: Game drive in Ngorongoro crater.
- Day 6: Transfer to Arusha. Departure.
Detailed itinerary
Day 1: Pick up from Nairobi, travel to Masai Mara national reserve.
You will be picked up from a hotel in Nairobi by a professional tourist guide. Embark on the journey to Masai Mara national reserve with a guide in a four-wheel drive tourist vehicle for a five hours and 20 minutes’ drive.
Enjoy the serenity of the place and lunch will be served later in the afternoon at the lodge. After lunch, guests will recline at the lodge and later have an evening game drive in the national reserve where they will have opportunities to view animals that inhabit the National Park. At sunset, transfer back to the lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.
Day 2: Full day game drive in Masai Mara.
Have a mouth watering breakfast at the lodge at dawn. After breakfast, embark on a guided morning game drive through the dry plains of Masai Mara national reserve for opportunities to encounter animals especially wild beasts and the big 5 animals. Enjoy the encounters with the animals up to the mid morning where you will head back to the lodge.
At the lodge, you will be served a delicious lunch in the afternoon. After lunch, embark on the afternoon game drive for further opportunities to encounter wildlife species especially the cheetahs, lions, hyenas, snakes and leopards. Travel back to the lodge at dusk for relaxation, dinner and an overnight stay.
Day 3: Cross to Serengeti National Park through Isebania border.
A morning meal will be served at the lodge before sunrise. After the delicious meal, embark on the journey to Serengeti National Park through the border of Isebania. The journey will take you approximately 8 hours or more and upon arrival at the lodge you’ll check in and relax a little. Enjoy the ambience of the lodge as you tour around.
Lunch will be served in the afternoon. After the delicious lunch, recline in the lodge premises as you view the wild.
Day 4: Full day game drive in Serengeti National Park
An early breakfast will be served at the lodge. After, you will embark on a morning game drive in a safari jeep that will enable you to view animals with no interruptions. Explore the National Park fully and view numerous wildlife species that inhabit the park including wildebeests, leopards, rhinos, African buffaloes, African bush elephants, elands and giraffes.
Transfer back to the lodge at midday for a flavorsome lunch. After lunch, continue with the afternoon game drive for other opportunities to encounter wildlife species and beautiful birds that live in the shrubs and trees of this park.
Day 5: Game drive in Ngorongoro crater.
After breakfast, embark on the journey to Ngorongoro crater which will take you roughly 3 hours and 15 minutes. When you arrive at the crater, explore the Conservancy to the fullest for opportunities to view numerous animals that inhabit it especially zebras, giraffes, leopards and hyenas.
After lunch, drive to the caldera and explore the areas around. You will also have opportunities for unusual photography due to the beautiful scenery at the caldera. Transfer back to the lodge in the evening and relax as you wait for dinner and stay for an overnight.
Day 6: Transfer to Arusha. Departure.
You will have breakfast at the lodge in the wee hours of the morning. After breakfast, embark on the drive to Arusha. It will take you about three hours and 52 minutes. The arrival in Arusha will mark the end of the exciting adventure.