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Arrival
Day 1
Nairobi Transfer to Masai Mara National Reserve for Game Viewing & Overnight
Nairobi Transfer to Masai Mara National Reserve for Game Viewing & Overnight
After breakfast in your hotel in Nairobi, you will be picked up by your professional guide and depart the Nairobi region for Masai Mara with lunch en route. You'll drive through the dramatic Great Rift Valley with a brief stop at the viewpoint, where you will have a chance to take photos with a great view of the valley. You'll proceed to the Masai Mara National Reserve and stop for lunch at Narok town.
This enormous reserve is actually part of the vast Serengeti plains, which are famously known for their spectacular wildebeest migration. It is home to the Big Five: lion, elephant, leopard, buffalo, and rhino. On arrival, you'll proceed for an evening game drive, tracking various animal species and birds, and look for sunset during your drive.
- Main Destination:
- Masai Mara National Reserve (Kenya)
- Accommodation:
- Mara Simba Lodge
Wildlife in Masai Mara NR
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Game Viewing Masai Mara National Reserve & Overnight
Game Viewing Masai Mara National Reserve & Overnight
The Authentic "Out of Africa" Experience
The Masai Mara National Reserve is undoubtedly Kenya’s most notable and revered reserve. Its sheer size—extending to and eventually joining Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park—and stringent anti-poaching systems have made it famous for its remarkable populations of lions, cheetahs, and leopards. It is also celebrated for being one of the stomping grounds of the Great Wildebeest Migration.
Highlights
-Impressive population of wildlife.
-Perfect place to observe the annual Great Migration of wildebeest and zebra.
-Game-viewing opportunities either by foot, vehicle, or hot-air balloon.
-Large population of big cats.
- Main Destination:
- Masai Mara National Reserve (Kenya)
- Accommodation:
- Mara Simba Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Masai Mara Transfer to Serengeti western (Ikoma) + Night Game Drive
Masai Mara Transfer to Serengeti western (Ikoma) + Night Game Drive
Breakfast at the lodge,
You will leave the lodge after breakfast and drive to the border. After border formalities, you'll drive to the Serengeti National Park (Ikoma) in Tanzania.
It will be a long day of driving you will gate to the lodge, and do your check in, after you will be briefed about your night game drive.
Note: If you want to have a morning game drive in Masai Mara on this day, let us know. From our experience, it is always a rush game drive. On the other hand, you will arrive in Serengeti very late in the evening, and their will extra cost.
Night Game Drive.
A safari at night is a thrilling and enlightening adventure, offering a unique layer of excitement. With limited vision, your remaining senses are piqued, cloaked as you are in the pitch-black night. Your guide uses a powerful spotlight, sweeping the beam over the surrounding bush, searching for the glint of an eye in the darkness.
- Main Destination:
- Serengeti National Park (Tanzania)
- Accommodation:
- Serengeti Simba Lodge
Wildlife in Serengeti NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Game Viewing Serengeti National Park& Overnight
Game Viewing Serengeti National Park& Overnight
Wake up early morning for your breakfast before starting your Game drive exploration.
In Serengeti National Park, you can expect to encounter diverse wildlife, including the iconic Big Five - lions, elephants, buffaloes, leopards, and rhinos. Additionally, the park is renowned for its large population of cheetahs, often seen sprinting across the plains in pursuit of prey. Other predators such as hyenas roam the savannah, while giraffes, zebras, wildebeests, and antelopes graze in large herds. Birdwatchers will delight in spotting various bird species, including eagles, vultures, ostriches, and colorful migratory birds. Overall, Serengeti offers an unparalleled wildlife experience, with opportunities to witness the natural behaviors of these magnificent creatures in their natural habitat.
As the sun gracefully sets, conclude the day with a transfer and overnight stay at your lodge.
Dinner & overnight Serengeti Simba Lodge.
- Main Destination:
- Serengeti National Park (Tanzania)
- Accommodation:
- Serengeti Simba Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5
Game Viewing central Serengeti after Transfer to Ngorongoro Highlands
Game Viewing central Serengeti after Transfer to Ngorongoro Highlands
Breakfast at the camp.
This morning is set aside for game drives in the Serengeti. The Serengeti boasts an abundance of wildlife such as impalas, buffalo, crocodiles, and hippos. In addition to the iconic landscapes, you have a good chance of encountering predators. You may see lions, cheetahs, and leopards. It is a truly life-changing experience.
Lunch: Picnic in the wilderness,
Afternoon: (Optional) you’ll visit the Olduvai Gorge, learn about the origin of humankind, and spend some time at the museum.
Dinner at the lodge.
Evening: You are free to remain in the main dining area or around the lodge to discuss the day’s wildlife.
- Main Destination:
- Central Serengeti National Park (Tanzania)
- Accommodation:
- Africa Safari Karatu Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 6
Game viewing Ngorongoro Crater after Transfer to Arusha
Game viewing Ngorongoro Crater after Transfer to Arusha
Breakfast at the lodge.
Morning: You'll drive through the Ngorongoro Conservation Area before descending 610 meters down to the grasslands of the crater floor, an area of about 265 square kilometers. Despite its small size, the crater is a Big Five territory, and the openness of the terrain means easy and rewarding wildlife viewing. You will spend the day exploring the crater floor, stopping to picnic on the grasslands amidst the grazing herds. Formed by a massive volcanic eruption, the world’s largest intact and unflooded caldera provides a year-round home to an astonishing 25,000 large mammals, including black rhinos, wildebeest, and zebras, along with Africa’s densest concentrations of hyenas.
The Crater’s forests shelter elephants and buffalo, and its wetlands are home to hippos and flamingos, while lions, jackals, leopards, and caracals make up the full range of predators. After lunch, you'll leave the crater behind and drive back to Arusha.
We'll drop you off at the airport.
- Main Destination:
- Ngorongoro Crater (Tanzania)
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
Wildlife in Ngorongoro Crater
- Meals & Drinks:
