This Kenya and Tanzania combined safari tour visits the Masai Mara, Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Crater and Tarangire National Park, offering discerning travelers a great chance to experience these two amazing safari destinations in Africa. It is suitable for travel during any month of the year. You will have your private 4x4WD safari vehicle and a professional safari driver guide.

Embark on this highly enriching safari that focuses on iconic wildlife areas in Kenya and Tanzania.

Safari Overview:

Day 1- Nairobi to Masai Mara

Day 2- Masai Mara

Day 3- Masai Mara

Day 4- Masai Mara to Serengeti

Day 5- Serengeti

Day 6- Ngorongoro Crater

Day 7- Tarangire National Park

Day 8- Departure via Kilimanjaro Airport or optional extension to Amboseli National Park

Day 1- Nairobi- Masai Mara National Reserve- Approx. 5.5 hrs driving time

You will be picked up from the airport or from you city hotel at 0715 hrs. After pre safari briefing, your professional safari driver guide will drive you to the Masai Mara in a customized 4x4WD safari vehicle. Arrival at your lodge on time for lunch. After settling down, it will be time for your first game drive in the mottled plains of this world famous reserve. Masai Mara offers an extraordinary density of animals including the Big five and many other varieties of plains game. The Mara River cuts through the Mara and Serengeti eco systems giving life to both wildlife and plants before finally pouring into the Lake Victoria.

The instinct led migration of Wildebeest, Zebra and Gazelles from the Serengeti in Tanzania to the Masai Mara in Kenya takes place between July and October, attracting an array of predators and scavengers that hope to make some easy kills for food. At dusk, you will be driven back to your lodge / camp for overnight stay.

Sarova Mara Game Camp / Base Camp Masai Mara / Zebra Plains Mara Camp / similar. Meals: Lunch, Dinner.

 Day 2 and Day 3 – Masai Mara

You will spend the two days exploring this world renowned reserve during your game drives. Your expert safari driver / guide with in-depth knowledge of the vast reserve will help you locate Lions, Elephants, Rhino, Leopard, Buffalo, Burchell’s Zebra, Hippos, Elands, Spotted Hyena, Topi, Hartebeest, Warthog, Black Backed Jackal, Mongoose, Masai Ostrich, Secretary Bird, Marabou Stork, Martial Eagle, Vultures, Egrets among several other mammal and bird species that call Masai Mara home. You simply need to have your animal checker guide ready, and get ready for the adventure. Between the months of June and September, Masai Mara hosts the world’s biggest wildlife spectacle; the annual wildebeest migration when over 1.5 million wildebeest and Zebra cross over from northern Serengeti into Masai Mara in search of greener pastures, especially the red oat grass which is a delicacy to the marauding Gnus. If you travel during these months, your guide will dedicate time to trailing the migrating herds both in the savannah and along the banks of the Crocodile infested Mara River. Overnight stay at Sarova Mara Game Camp / Base Camp Masai Mara / Zebra Plains Mara Camp / similar. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

Day 4 – Masai Mara – Serengeti National Park- 8 hrs + driving time

Breakfast at your lodge. Depart with packed lunch for the Kenya / Tanzania border town of Isebania. After clearing with immigrations, meet your Tanzanian guide and proceed to Serengeti National Park by road. (There is an optional flight available for this sector- check with us for more details). You will arrive in the late evening with en route game viewing. Overnight stay at Serengeti Sametu Camp / Kirimu Camp Serengeti / Baobab Serengeti Tented Camp / similar. Meals: Breakfast, Packed Lunch, Dinner.

Day 5 – Serengeti

Full day spent in Serengeti as you explore these seemingly endless plains. Your game drives will cover different parks of the park as you search for Lion, Leopard, Cheetah, Black Rhino, Jackals, Hippos, Elephants, Zebras, Masai Giraffes, Baboons among others. The Serengeti is also home to hundreds of bird species. Overnight stay at Serengeti Sametu Camp / Kirimu Camp Serengeti / Baobab Serengeti Tented Camp / similar. Meals: Breakfast, Packed Lunch, Dinner.

Day 6 – Serengeti – The Ngorongoro Crater

After breakfast, you will depart for the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. With picnic lunch boxes, descend down the steep walls of the caldera for game drives on the Ngorongoro Crater Floor.

The Ngorongoro Conservation Area (NCA) is a conservation area and a UNESCO World Heritage Site located 180 km west of Arusha in the Crater Highlands area of Tanzania. Ngorongoro Crater, a large volcanic caldera within the area, is recognized as one of the Seven Natural Wonders of Africa. The Ngorongoro Conservation Area spans vast expanses of highland plains, savanna, savanna woodlands and forests. Established in 1959 as a multiple land use area, with wildlife coexisting with semi-nomadic Maasai pastoralists practicing traditional livestock grazing, it includes the spectacular Ngorongoro Crater, the world’s largest caldera.

The property has global importance for biodiversity conservation due to the presence of globally threatened species, the density of wildlife inhabiting the area, and the annual migration of wildebeest, zebra, gazelles and other animals into the northern plains. Extensive archaeological research has also yielded a long sequence of evidence of human evolution and human-environment dynamics, including early hominid footprints dating back 3.6 million years. Several animal and bird species are found here. Lions, Elephants, Buffalos, Black Rhinos, Cheetahs, spotted hyenas, Impalas, Gazelles and others may be spotted here. Ascend to your lodge and spend the evening enjoying the crater views (or the highlands) from the comfort of the lodge. Dinner and overnight stay at Lion’s Paw Ngorongoro / Ngorongoro Coffee Lodge / Farm of Dreams Lodge Ngorongoro / similar. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

Day 7 – Ngorongoro – Tarangire National Park

Breakfast and check out, followed by a short drive to Tarangire National Park. This afternoon, you will enjoy game drives in this beautiful park. The park is named after the Tarangire River that crosses through it, being the only source of water for wild animals during dry seasons. During the dry season thousands of animals migrate to the Tarangire National Park from Manyara. The park is famous for its huge herds of elephants, Leopard and Cheetah sightings, baobab trees and tree climbing African pythons among several others. Overnight stay at Acacia Tarangire Luxury Camp / Tarangire Sopa Lodge / Lake Burunge Tented Lodge / similar. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

Day 8 – Tarangire – Kilimanjaro Airport- Departure

You will depart Tarangire after breakfast and be driven to Arusha town and onto Kilimanjaro Airport where you will board your afternoon departure flight. (This safari can also be extended by two nights to Amboseli National Park. In this case, you will be transferred to Amboseli National Park through the Namanga border. After Amboseli, you will be transferred to the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, from where you will depart to your next destination, having experienced the best of Kenya and Tanzania with Essenia Safaris, the destination specialists for Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. Meals: Breakfast. End of our Services!

Cost of safari package (per person sharing a double or twin room) based on number of travelers in one safari vehicle (maximum 6 people in one vehicle:

All rates quoted are NET payable to Essenia Safari Experts Ltd and include:

 Arrival and departure transfers at Jomo Kenyatta and Kilimanjaro International Airports respectively on private basis- as per program

3 nights’ accommodation while on safari in Masai Mara National Reserve on full board basis

2 nights’ accommodation while on safari in Serengeti National Park on full board basis

1 nights’ accommodation at the Ngorongoro Crater on full board basis

1 nights’ accommodation in Tarangire National Park on full board basis

All Park entrance fees, concession, camping and crater service fees applicable as per the itinerary

Transportation and game drives on safari using a 4x4WD safari converted land cruiser on private basis

Services of a professional, English speaking safari driver / guide

Free enrolment on the AMREF Flying Doctor emergency medical evacuation scheme for all guests with valid travel insurance.

One pair of binoculars provided inside the safari vehicle for use by guests during the trip

Packed lunch where applicable

Complimentary hand sanitizers inside the safari vehicle

Purified drinking water inside the safari vehicle

Applicable government taxes on tourist services

Not included in the package:

Additional sightseeing or deviation from the itinerary, all International and domestic Flights, cost of Visa to Kenya and Tanzania, Vaccinations etc, all items of a personal nature such as tobacco; laundry; phone calls, etc., All extra costs incurred at the hotels including drinks, telephone services, Tip for safari guide & waiters, porters, extra guiding fees, Medical/Travel Insurance, any domestic Flights, Post Safari PCR testing, any Other Items not mentioned in the inclusions list.

All rates quoted are subject to availability at the time of booking. In a case where a quoted lodge will not be available, we shall do our best to provide an alternative, but the pricing might be affected.

OUR FLEXIBILITY: THIS SAFARI PACKAGE CAN BE TAILORED TO MEET YOUR NEEDS BY USING YOUR PREFERRED LODGES, ADDING OR REMOVING SOME PARKS / NIGHTS / INCLUDING DOMESTIC FLIGHTS WHERE POSSIBLE.