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6-Day Masai Mara and Serengeti Safari: Ultimate Wildlife Experience

Masai Mara & Serengeti safari: Masai Mara and Serengeti national parks are the highlights of safaris in East Africa and they are renowned for their spectacular wildebeest migration activity which normally occurs in the dry months. The animals migrate in large numbers and the change grazing areas in between the two national parks.

On this safari, will have the opportunity to view the wildebeests and other animals ranging from African Bush elephants, Cape buffaloes, lions, leopards, jackals and countless bird species. Various activities have been put in the trip ensure that visitors have the best experiences while in the national parks and will also be equipped with information by safari guides.

Masai Mara & Serengeti safari Highlights

  • Day 1: Nairobi to Masai Mara.
  • Day 2: Full day game drive in Masai Mara and Masai village tour.
  • Day 3: Masai Mara to Serengeti National Park.
  • Day 4: Full day game drive in Serengeti.
  • Day 5: Half day game drive in Ngorongoro area.
  • Day 6: Transfer to Arusha. End of safari.

Detailed itinerary.

Day 1: Nairobi to Masai Mara.

You will be picked up from the hotel by a professional guide. Embark on the drive to Masai Mara on the journey that will take you approximately 5 hours and 20 minutes through the landscapes of Kenya as you head Southwards. You will be served a delicious lunch on arrival in Nairobi at the lodge.

After lunch, you will embark on a bird watching activity in the reserve that will give you a chance to observe the beautiful birds that inhabit Masai Mara. There are designated bird watching areas with the state-of-the-art binoculars that will enable visitors to view birds that are both near and at a longer distance. Visitors will view birds encompassing secretary birds, black vultures, Abyssinian ground hornbill, egrets, hammerkops, African fish eagles, turacos, African paradise flycatcher, African yellow billed ox-pecker, great blue turacos, grey crowned cranes and owls. Transfer back to the lodge in the evening for dinner and a night’s stay.

Day 2: Full day game drive in Masai Mara and Masai village tour.

Embark on a morning guided game drive in Masai Mara reserve to view the big 5 animals and wildebeests as they graze in the savanna grasslands and along the river shores.

Enjoy the drive the entire morning until midday and settle for a mouth-watering picnic lunch. After lunch, continue with the afternoon game drive and encounter wild animals ranging from cheetahs, hyenas, wild dogs, buffaloes and hippos. At dusk, transfer to the lodge for relaxation and dinner. You will later stay overnight at the lodge.

Day 3: Masai Mara to Serengeti National Park.

Have an early meal at the lodge and later embark on the journey to Serengeti National Park which will take approximately 1 hour and 35 minutes. View the Serengeti plains, made up of savanna grasslands and shrubs with meandering rivers that serve water to the entire park along the way. Have an opportunity to view the animals that inhabit the park especially big 5 animals, antelopes, cats, and wildebeests.

After lunch, relax in your rooms at the lodge, enjoy the ambience of the place. In the evening, have a nature walk that will help you appreciate various natural endowments of Serengeti and spot a handful of bird species up close in the trees. Travel back to the lodge at sunset for dinner and an overnight stay.

Day 4: Full day game drive in Serengeti.

The game drive will bring you up close to the cats that inhabit the National Park ranging from lions, cheetahs and leopards with other rare animals like hyenas and serval cats. Defassa waterbucks, elands, Kobs, giraffes, zebras, warthogs and buffaloes.

After lunch, you will embark on an afternoon game drive. For further opportunities to view the sights of Serengeti and encounter wild animals within. At sunset, you will transfer back to the lodge.

Day 5: Half day game drive in Ngorongoro area.

Have a mouthwatering breakfast at the lodge before sunrise. After which you will embark on a 40 minutes’ drive to Ngorongoro crater. In the crater, you’ll have opportunities to see the caldera which has such breathtaking sceneries. Offers opportunities for photography and observation of various bird species.
Enjoy the views of caldera the rest of the morning and in the afternoon transfer up to the lodge.

After lunch, embark on a guided afternoon game drive in the Ngorongoro Conservation area. Here you will have chances to observe animals such as African Bush elephants, African buffaloes, zebras and giraffes. Transfer back to the lodge later at sunset for dinner and an overnight stay.

Day 6: Transfer to Arusha. End of safari.

Embark on the journey to Arusha. The journey will take about three hours and 46 minutes. It will mark the end of this 6 days safari. On arrival in Arusha, check in at the airport for a departure flight to the next destination.


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