The Mara Serengeti Safari
The Mara Serengeti Safari
The Mara Serengeti Safari
8 Days Starting in Nairobi Airport and ending in Kilimanjaro Airport
Visiting: Nairobi, Masai Mara National Reserve, Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Tour operator:
Tour code:
HDS/TMSS
Recommended For:
Guide Type:
Fully Guided
Group size:
2 - 14
Physical rating:
Low
Age range:
10-99
Tour operated in:
EnglishTrip Styles:
Tour Overview
This safari gives you an opportunity of visiting two countries that’s Tanzania and Kenya. It showcases the breathtaking descend of the Ngorongoro Crater that hosts the Big Five and home to rare Black Rhino, the superb scenery of Masai Mara National Reserve, the endless plains of Serengeti National Park which o?ers beautiful landscapes as well as the lovely authentic culture of the locals — the Maasai people.
Highlights
Itinerary
Day 1 : Nairobi Airport Transfer
Location: Nairobi
Accommodation: Hotel
Meals Included: No Meals
Upon arrival at Nairobi Airport, you will be met, greeted and assisted by our customer service representative and be transferred to your hotel.
Main Destination: Nairobi
Overnight: Hilton Garden Inn Hotel (Mid-range hotel located near Nairobi Airport)
Meal Plan: Bed & Breakfast.
Day 2 : Masai Mara National Reserve
Location: Masai Mara National Reserve
Accommodation: Camp
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Your journey now takes you to the Masai Mara, Kenya’s most famous wildlife reserve. Arrive in time for lunch followed by afternoon game drive within Masai Mara National Reserve. You will have one more day of game viewing with all meals and overnight at your camp.
Main Destination: Masai Mara National Reserve
Overnight: Ilkeliani Camp
Meal Plan: Full Board
Day 3 : Masai Mara National Reserve
Location: Masai Mara National Reserve
Accommodation: Camp
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
The Masai Mara is arguably Kenya’s most popular game reserve. It is famous and most visited game reserve in Kenya. The film “Out of Africa” was made to a great extent in this sanctuary. There is a profusion of all types of wildlife including the big five. A spectacle worth seeing is the annual migration of millions of wildebeests, zebras, and assorted antelopes from the Serengeti plains across the Tanzania border and the Mara River to reach Masai Mara grazing fields from late June. The game reserve abounds with birdlife close to about four hundred and fifty two odd species have been recorded.
Main Destination: Masai Mara National Reserve
Overnight: Ilkeliani Camp
Meal Plan: Full Board
Day 4 : Serengeti National Park
Location: Serengeti National Park
Accommodation: Hotel
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Depart to Serengeti in the morning after breakfast with packed lunch. You will stop at Kenya Tanzania boarder at Isebania, clear with immigration thereafter change of vehicle from the Kenyan one to Tanzanian. Serengeti is a Maasai word that means ‘endless plains. The park lies in a high plateau between the Ngorongoro highlands as well as bordering Kenya on the north. Arrival at the lodge in the evening for dinner and overnight stay at Speke Bay Lodge.
Main Destination: Serengeti National Park
Overnight: Speke Bay Lodge
Meal Plan: Full Board
Day 5 : Serengeti National Park
Location: Serengeti National Park
Accommodation: Camp
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
After breakfast, drive into the Park for game drive in the world-famous wildlife sanctuary, Serengeti National Park — the largest National Park in Tanzania is about 14,763 sq km in area. Summed up as ‘one of the most unique areas in the world. The Serengeti contains the largest remaining concentration of plains game in Africa, on a scale, which has no parallel anywhere else in the world. The abundance of herbivores includes Wildebeest, Zebra, Gazelle, Topi, Buffalo, and Hartebeest, just to name a few. Serengeti is also famous for predators such as Lion, Cheetah, Leopard, Hyena and hundreds of birdlife species have been recorded. Enjoy your picnic lunch and thereafter, proceed for dinner and overnight stay at lodge on full board.
Main Destination: Serengeti National Park
Overnight: Ang'ata Camp
Meal Plan: Full Board
Day 6 : Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Location: Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Accommodation: Camp
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
After breakfast, enjoy your game drive within Serengeti National Park as you depart to Ngorongoro Conservation Area with picnic lunch. Explore various areas Moro kopjes and Gol kopjes as you search for any kill. The extensive grasslands are interspersed with Skopje — rocky outcrops like islands in the flat plain, each with their own wildlife communities. Discover the Seronera Rivers that flow through the park, providing habitats for a variety of birds, mammals and reptiles. Afternoon proceed to Nabi Hill gate where you will have your memorable picnic lunch, then proceed further to Malanja depression that leads you to Ngorongoro Conservation Area, and later to the Lodge, with clouds rolling over the rim like a misty waterfall, the setting is dreamy. The lodge fits into the contours of the Ngorongoro crater rim built of volcanic rock. It offers a spectacular view of the Ngorongoro Crater floor, yet it is virtually invisible when you are down on the crater floor on your game drive. In the evening have dinner and overnight stay at Ngorongoro Farm House Lodge on full board basis.
Main Destination: Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Overnight: Ang'ata Ngorongoro Camp
Meal Plan: Full Board
Day 7 : Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Location: Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Accommodation: Camp
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
On this day you will depart to Africa’s Eden for tours of Ngorongoro Crater. The Crater is a famous for its Big Five and home to rare Black Rhino and has its own Soda Lake. Descend 2,200 feet for a thrilling day among Africa’s Big Five Lion, Elephant, Buffalo, Black Rhino and Leopard, before returning to the lodge later in the afternoon. In the evening have dinner and overnight stay at Lodge on full board basis
Main Destination: Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Overnight: Ang'ata Ngorongoro Camp
Meal Plan: Full Board
Day 8 : Kilimanjaro Airport
Location: Kilimanjaro Airport
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch
After breakfast at the camp, bid fare well to Ngorongoro and depart to Arusha to arrive in the afternoon. Then later on, be transferred to the airport for your onward flight back home.
Main Destination: Kilimanjaro Airport
Meals & Drinks: Breakfast & Lunch
What's Included
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1 bottle of Mineral Water per person per day
A litre per day while on safari
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Accommodation
Accommodation as per the itinerary
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Airport Transfers at Destination
Return Airport Transfers
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Entrance Fees
Park Entrance Fees
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Fully Guided
Experienced Guide
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Game Drives on Safari
Extensive Game Drives
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Meals – Full Board
Meals as per the itinerary
What's Not Included
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Country Entry Visas
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Drinks with Meals
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All Domestic Transportation (including internal flights)
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International Travel
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Tipping and Gratuities
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