7-Day Mid-Range Masai Mara, Serengeti Grumeti Migration

• You'll be collected from the airport.
• Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Nairobi Transfer to Masai Mara National Reserve & overnight

Your private safari driver will collect you from your Nairobi hotel for a scenic drive along the Great Rift Valley to the Masai Mara National Reserve (approx. 5.5 hours). En route, enjoy a photo stop at the Great Rift Valley viewpoint — a spectacular geological wonder visible from space.

Arrive at Zebra plains Camp in time for lunch. After settling in, depart on your first afternoon game drive. Look out for iconic wildlife, including lions, leopards, cheetahs, elephants, rhinos, and more. With luck, you may even spot the entire “Big Nine.” Return to the lodge by 6:30 PM for dinner and an overnight stay.

Main Destination:

Masai Mara National Reserve (Kenya)

Best Time To Visit June to October (For general wildlife viewing) and August to October (For wildebeest migration)

High Season June to October and December to March

Best Weather June to October (Sunny, but not too hot)

Wildlife in Masai Mara NR

ElephantCommon

GiraffeCommon

LionCommon

CheetahCommon

ZebraAbundant

WildebeestAbundant

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BuffaloCommon

HippoCommon

HyenaCommon

LeopardOccasional

Black RhinoRare

Wild DogVery Rare

White RhinoNone

Accommodation:

Zebra Plains Mara Camp

• Mid-range tented camp located inside Masai Mara NR (Kenya)

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Game Viewing Masai Mara National Reserve & Overnight

Breakfast at the lodge.
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 lion, cheetah, and leopard. 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
-Large population of big cats.

Main Destination:

Masai Mara National Reserve (Kenya)

Accommodation:

Zebra Plains Mara Camp

• Mid-range tented camp located inside Masai Mara NR (Kenya)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Masai Mara transfer to Serengeti NP & Overnight

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 in Tanzania.
Today you set off to Africa’s largest lake. Lake Victoria plays a vital role in the lives of millions of people who live on the shoreline of this huge lake. Explore this untouched area, when you pass through the small villages of the Sukuma tribe. This tribe grows cotton, groundnuts, sorghum, and cassava as well as keeping livestock. Life carries on here, simply as it was centuries ago. This journey offers you a unique insight into rural life in Tanzania, in the afternoon go on fishing trip on Lake Victoria by boat. This is a different experience than by canoe since you can go further by boat, with higher chance of a good catch, but also for birdwatching.
Dinner and overnight are also at this lodge.

Main Destination:

Serengeti National Park (Tanzania)

Best Time To Visit January to February and June to October (Different areas are best at different times)

High Season July to March (The Seronera area is crowded)

Best Weather June to October (Little to no rainfall)

Wildlife in Serengeti NP

ElephantCommon

LionCommon

CheetahCommon

BuffaloAbundant

ZebraAbundant

WildebeestAbundant

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GiraffeCommon

HippoCommon

HyenaCommon

LeopardOccasional

Black RhinoVery Rare

Wild DogVery Rare

White RhinoNone

Accommodation:

Tukaone Hembe Camp

• Luxury tented camp located inside Central Serengeti NP (Tanzania)

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Great Migration Viewing in Western Serengeti (Corridor) & Overnight

This entire day is set aside for game drives in the Serengeti. The Serengeti, the habitat of an abundance of wildlife such as impala, buffalo, elephant, giraffe, and hippo, is more well-known for its great migrating herds of zebra and wildebeest. The animals’ game viewing is determined by the rainfall and varies from year to year. From April to June, the animals move from the southern region, dominated by grassland, to the west, dominated by hills and woodland.

Lunch: Picnic in the wilderness.
During the longer rainy season from April to June, they return to the west. Apart from the migrating herds, you may have the opportunity to see the resident predators, hyena, crocodile, cheetah, and lion, fulfilling their role in the circle of life.

Evening: After an unforgettable day, you'll return to our carefully selected lodge for relaxation, dinner, and our overnight sleep on The Endless Plain.

Main Destination:

Western Serengeti National Park (Tanzania)

Accommodation:

Tukaone Hembe Camp

• Luxury tented camp located inside Central Serengeti NP (Tanzania)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Game Viewing Central Serengeti National Park & Overnight

Breakfast: At the camp.
After breakfast, you'll depart for a game drive in the central part of the Serengeti. This part is famous for the abundance of lions and leopards that can usually be seen quite easily. Wildlife viewing in this central area is spectacular all year round. You'll enjoy the views of endless plains and stunning wildlife like cheetahs, elephants, giraffes, hippos, ostriches, and many more. Your dinner and overnight stay will be at Mawe tented Camp. This camp is the perfect blend of old African charm and elegance in the heart of Serengeti National Park.

Main Destination:

Ndutu (Southern Serengeti NP, Tanzania)

Accommodation:

Mawe Tented Camp

• Mid-range tented camp located inside Central Serengeti NP (Tanzania)

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Serengeti Area & transfer to Ngorongoro Crater for Game Viewing

In the morning, you'll drive through the Ngorongoro Crater 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 country, 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 rhino, wildebeest, and zebra.

The Crater’s forests shelter elephants and buffalo, and its wetlands are home to hippos and flamingos. After lunch, you'll leave the crater behind and drive to the Serengeti National Park.

Afternoon: You’ll reach our carefully selected tented camp by late evening. You’ll have time to settle in before dinner.

Main Destination:

Ngorongoro Crater (Tanzania)

Best Time To Visit June to October (Wildlife viewing is best)

High Season Most of the year – July to March (Expect crowds)

Best Weather June to October (Rainfall is little to none)

Wildlife in Ngorongoro Crater

Black RhinoCommon

LionCommon

BuffaloAbundant

ZebraAbundant

WildebeestAbundant

HyenaAbundant

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ElephantCommon

HippoCommon

LeopardOccasional

GiraffeNone

White RhinoNone

CheetahNone

Wild DogNone

Accommodation:

Farm of Dreams Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located 1-2hr drive from Ngorongoro Crater (Tanzania)

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Tarangire National Park game viewing & Trip Ends in Arusha

Morning: Tarangire National Park is named after the Tarangire River that flows through its borders. One of its main highlights is undoubtedly the large herds of majestic elephants, which thrive in the abundant food source available, making them bigger and stronger than in any other place.

The park's landscape is also filled with many ancient baobab trees, some of which are believed to be over 700 years old, which adds to the stunning beauty of the landscape.

Keep your eyes peeled as you explore the park, and you may also spot lion, leopard, cheetah, buffalo, waterbucks, and more than 400 bird species have been recorded here.

Lunch: You will enjoy a picnic in the park.

Afternoon: After lunch, you’ll continue our game-viewing drive to witness the wildlife of Tarangire National Park. Afterwards, you’ll head to Arusha, where the tour ends.

Main Destination:

Tarangire National Park (Tanzania)

Best Time To Visit July to November (Animals come to the Tarangire River)

High Season June to October (The park is full of visitors)

Best Weather June to October (Little rainfall)

Wildlife in Tarangire NP

ElephantAbundant

GiraffeCommon

LionCommon

BuffaloAbundant

ZebraAbundant

WildebeestAbundant

Show more

HippoCommon

HyenaOccasional

LeopardRare

CheetahRare

Wild DogVery Rare

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

• Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
• You'll be dropped off at the airport.