Maasai Mara/Serengeti is home to Wildebeest migration and with a medium budget; this is a safari that is on everyone’s ‘bucket list’. While visiting parks with high wildlife concentration and staying at affordable but luxurious, comfortable lodges/camps, this itinerary is suitable for both individual and group safaris.

Day 01: Nairobi:

Upon arrival at the airport in Nairobi, you will be met by Africa Tours’ professional driver guide, and after a pre-safari briefing; you will be transferred to your city hotel to relax for the night before your safari. Overnight is at the Tamarind Tree Hotel or Similar – booked on bed and breakfast.

Day 02: Nairobi to Maasai Mara National Reserve:

After breakfast, depart to Maasai Mara through the Great Rift Valley, you will pass through the vast plains of the savannah of Africa as you enter the spotted plains of the Maasai, have a few brief stops on the way, and later drive into the reserve. Arriving in time for lunch followed by an early afternoon of leisure. Later you will depart for an evening game drive till dusk and later return to the lodge for dinner and overnight at Ashnil Mara or Similar – booked on full board.

Day 03 & 04: Maasai Mara National Reserve:

These days will be spent in the reserve with options of both doing early morning and evening game drives or half-day game drives or full-day game drives with packed lunches. You can participate in optional activities such as the Maasai Village Visit (EXTRA COST) or do the ever-amazing Balloon Safari (EXTRA COST). All meals and overnight are at Ashnil Mara or Similar – booked on full board.

Day 05: Maasai Mara National Reserve – Serengeti National Park:

Early breakfast and proceed to Serengeti National Park, you will have a few brief stops at the Kenya-Tanzania border at Isebania. You will be met by our Tanzanian Crew, packed lunch en route, and proceed to Serengeti. Early afternoon is at leisure then followed by an evening game drive till dusk. Dinner and overnight will be at the Mara Mara tented Lodge or Similar – booked on full board. Serengeti National Park is a Tanzanian national park in the Serengeti ecosystem in Mara and the Simiyu regions. It is also famous for its annual migration of over 1.5 million white-bearded (or brindled) wildebeest and 250,000 zebra and for its numerous Nile crocodile. The name “Serengeti” is an approximation of the word used by the Maasai people to describe the area, stringent, which means “the place where the land runs on forever”. The park is usually described as divided into 3 regions: Serengeti Plains, western corridor, and Northern Serengeti.

Day 06: Serengeti National Park:

This day will be spent in the Serengeti National Park with game drives. You may decide to do a half-day, full, or morning and afternoon game drive. Dinner and overnight are at Mara Mara Tented Camp or Similar – booked on full board.

Day 07: Serengeti National Park – Ngorongoro Conservation Area:

After breakfast, you will proceed to the Ngorongoro Conservation area and arrive for lunch, after lunch you will have the afternoon at Leisure as you marvel at the wonderful conservation area. Dinner and overnight are at the Kitela Lodge or Similar – booked on full board.

The Ngorongoro Conservation Area (NCA) is a conservation area and UNESCO World Heritage Site. Ngorongoro Crater, a large volcanic caldera within the area, is recognized by one private organization as one of Africa. The main feature of the Ngorongoro Conservation Authority is the Ngorongoro Crater, the world’s largest inactive, intact, and unfilled volcanic caldera. The crater, which formed when a large volcano exploded and collapsed on it two to three million years ago, is 610 meters (2,000 feet) deep and its floor covers 260 square kilometers (100 square miles). The estimate of the height of the original volcano range from 4,500 to 5,800 meters (14,800 to 19,000 feet) high.

The Ngorongoro Crater also includes most of the animal species found in East Africa. The large animals in the crater include the black rhinoceros. There also are many other ungulates: the wildebeest, Burchell’s, the Grant’s, and Waterbuck occur mainly near Lerai Forest. There is no topic; giraffes also are absent, possibly because of a lack of browse species. Cheetahs, lions, African wild dogs, and leopards are rarely seen. Although the thought of as “a natural enclosure” for a very wide variety of wildlife, 20 percent or more of the wildebeest and half the zebra populations vacate the crater in the wet season. Lake Magadi, a large lake in the southwest of the crater, is often inhabited by thousands of mainly Lesser Flamingoes.

Day 08: Ngorongoro Conservation Area – Arusha:

This day will be spent in the conservation area with a full-day game drive with packed lunch. You can participate in optional activities like the Maasai Village Visit at an (EXTRA COST). All meals and overnight is at The Crater Forest Lodge or Similar – booked on full board.

Day 09: Ngorongoro Conservation Area – Arusha – Home:

After breakfast, you will be transferred to Arusha and arrive in time for your shuttle to Nairobi or be dropped at the airport for your flight to Nairobi and connected with your flight home or depart home.

Glossary:

• Bed and Breakfast – meal plan includes accommodation and breakfast alone.
• Full Board – meal plan includes accommodation, breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
• Easter Holiday Supplement & Festive supplement Apply: contact us for more details.

Package Includes:

• Accommodation.
• Meals as per itinerary and hotel, lodge, and camp’s meal plan.
• Park fees and conservancy fees.
• Transport in Tour Minivan with a pop-up roof for excellent game viewing and photography.
• Airport Transfers.
• Lunch in Nairobi on Day 05.
• Services of a professional English-speaking driver guide.
• 01 liter of bottled water per person per day

Package Excludes:

• Visas.
• Items of Personal Nature.
• The Services offered by the lodge, hotel, and camp e.g. Laundry, massage, and drinks.
• Balloon safaris.
• Maasai village visits.
• Shuttle or Flights to Nairobi on the last day.
• International flights
• Tips and gratuities.