Overview
Experience both of the safari capitals of East Africa on this 6 Day Masai Mara and Serengeti Safari Tour. Renowned around the world for the Wildebeest Migration and offering fantastic opportunities to see the Big Five in the wild, Masai Mara National Reserve and Serengeti National Park separated by Kenya – Tanzania land border combine to make for the ultimate classic Savannah safari experience.
Trip Facts:
Private Tour:
This tour will be arranged exclusively for you
Getting There:
This tour starts in Nairobi and ends in Arusha – Fly to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) and fly out from Kilimanjaro International Airport
Destinations Visited:
Masai Mara National Reserve, Serengeti National
Park, Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Trip Highlights
- Big Five and Other Wildlife Sighting
- Encounter The Great Migration
- 4x4 Countryside Road Trip
Itinerary
Your Serengeti Masai Mara safari starts from Nairobi, Kenya’s Capital City. Depending on your travel plan, pick up on can be from your hotel in Nairobi or Jomo Kenyatta Internation Airport, in this case, you will have to book a flight arriving in Nairobi early morning hours.
Our guide will pick you up at 7:00H from your hotel or the Airport in Nairobi to transfer to you Masai Mara National Reserve by road drive. You will be briefed on your 6 Day Masai Mara to Serengeti Tour, exploring two of Africa’s greatest wildlife Reserves before you embark on the journey. Enjoy a drive through scenic views of the Nairobi suburbs, beautiful savannah grasslands, and the plains of the Rift Valley. You will stop have 2 stop-over points; one for optional breakfast and the other at the Great Rift Valley viewpoint for photography shortly after which you will continue the journey to the park. Upon your arrival at the Park, you will check in accommodation just in time for lunch. After the refreshment, we will then head out for an evening game drive; expect to see various wildlife species to include: giant elephants, hippopotamus, lions, leopards, cheetahs, giraffes and so many more.
An evening sunset game drive in the Mara offers you an opportunity to view wildlife in the background of the beautiful African sunset. Day 1 of our Masai Mara and Serengeti tour ends when we return to accommodation for dinner and overnight stay.
The next 7 to 10 hours are spent game viewing in Kenya’s leading Masai Mara National Reserve. We will depart our accommodation early morning with packed breakfast and lunches to embark on full day game drives in the Masai Mara. Enjoy a full day searching for the big five and other wildlife species to include: Masai giraffe, baboons, warthogs, Wildebeest, buffaloes, zebras, jackals, spotted hyenas, topi, impala, Hartebeests, nat eared foxes, the crocodiles and hippopotamus of the Mara and Talek Rivers.
Should your planned time for this Masai Mara Serengeti Safari be in the months (July-Sept), you should brace yourselves to witness the thrilling Great wildebeest Migration as it happens in the Mara. This massive movement of over 4 million grazers from Serengeti National Park in Tanzania to Masai Mara National Reserve is the sole reason why many visitors opt to come to Masai Mara National Reserve at this time of the year. Planning to visit at a time outside (July - Sept)? Worry not, there is still a chance to encounter the migration in the Serengeti depending on your planned month. Dec to April is the calving season in southern Serengeti, June is the Grumeti river crossing in Western Serengeti whereas July to Nov, there is chance to witness the migration in Northern Serengeti.
To Note:
- There is an optional cultural visit to the Masaai tribe community within the park; this visit grants you a chance to learn about the Masaai culture, customs, ways of living and their exercising cultural dance.
- Wildlife Activities (game viewing) in The Masai Mara can be enhanced with an optional hot air balloon safari experience across the wilderness of The Mara; this can be arranged at an extra cost.
After the amazing full day game viewing experience, We transfer back to lodge/Camp for dinner and overnight stay.
On this day, we bid farewell to the Maasai Mara and Kenya after an early breakfast, we take on an enroute game drive out of the Masai Mara to continue to Isebania, Kenya – Tanzania Land border crossing Point. Please note that there will be a switch of vehicle and guide but this is seamless and should note distress you. After the immigration formalities are done with our guide taking care of all the necessary documentation, you will meet your new Tanzanian guide/driver and continue to Serengeti National Park, enjoy a packed lunch then embark on an enroute game drive to Central/Western or Northern Serengeti depending on the migration movement. At sundown, we later retire at our booked accommodation for dinner and overnight stay
We spend the this full day exploring the vast plains of the Serengeti on full day game drives, giving us a great opportunity to explore all through the kopjes and riverine areas. Serengeti is Tanzania’s oldest park and contains a plethora of animals and popularly known for the annual migration of wildebeests. Here we will hopefully see the Big Five of Africa (lion, leopard, rhino, elephant, and buffalo), the migration as well as a dazzling assortment of other wildlife. After collecting full day memories in Serengeti National Park, we return to our accommodation for dinner and an overnight stay.
The day starts with an early breakfast at camp before we check out to embark on an enroute game drive through Southern Serengeti as we exit the park to continue south to Ngorongoro Conservation Area. We will descend to the Ngorongoro Crater floor, taking in stunning views of the world’s largest unflooded caldera on the way down. The crater is home to the Big Five and almost every kind of big mammal found in Africa. After a rewarding game drive in this World Heritage Site, we drive out late afternoon to transfer to our booked accommodation located in Karatu for dinner and an overnight stay
We enjoy a leisure breakfast at Lodge this morning before we check out to embark on a drive back to Arusha to conclude our 6 Day Serengeti Masai Mara Safari with drop off to either the Airport or your booked Hotel in Arusha (Booking your departure flight after 4:30pm on this day or spending a night on Arusha to flying out the next day is reliable)
Includes/ Excludes
Price Inclusions
- All Park Entrance fees
- Concession fees
- Ngorongoro Crater Service fee
- 5 Nights' Safari Accommodation on full board
- Transportation in a 4x4 Pop Roof Safari Vehicle with unlimited
- mileage
- Fuel
- Service of an English-speaking guide/ driver
- All meals on Safari
- Drinking water on board
- All mentioned Activities
- All Taxes
Price Exclusions
- Visa fees
- Accommodation in Nairobi and Arusha
- Fuel
- International Flights
- Drinks/Beverage
FAQs
Yes, it is possible to fly from Masai Mara to Serengeti via commercial or private light craft flight. The commerical light craft flights depart from your nearest designated airstrip in the Masai Mara flying 20mins to Migori Airstrip. Upon landing, you hop off to board a bus that is comfortable enough to cater for WIFI, charging ports, cooler then continue a scenic road drive (25 mins) to Sirare, Kenya – Tanzania land border post for immigration formalities. After successfully clearing immigration, you re-board the bus to continue another 20 mins drive to Tarime Airstrip where you will board you final flight to Serengeti National Park. Generally, this flight option might take up to 6 hours of your day considering the possibilities of flight delays at the airstrips. For a more reliable but extremely costly option, you can opt to book a private charter flight that departs the Masai Mara to Kisumu Airport for immigration formalities then flies directly to Serengeti National Park.
The Masai Mara and Serengeti can be visited all year long, the best time to visit Serengeti or Masai Mara depends on what you are most interested in seeing. The Great Migration is in the Masai Mara from July to September and during this time some of the herds can be found in Northern Serengeti as well. The rest of the year, the migration is in the Serengeti split among Southern Serengeti from Dec to March central Serengeti from May to April, Western Serengeti briefly in June and the rest of the year in Northern Serengeti. April, May and November is the rainy season in both park, this is not a good time to visit as most road in Masai Mara and Serengeti become impassable, but this a good time to book discounted Serengeti and Masai Mara Safari Tours. July to September and January to February are typical dry months which favor excellent game viewing but these months also draw the most crowds in the park most especially July to September season.
The Masai Mara and Serengeti share the same ecosystem, so ideally there is no big difference between the two when it comes to wildlife, and scenary. However, the Masai Mara covering an area of 1,510 sq.km is a smaller portion of the Serengeti that covers over 14,763 sq.km and while these two share the same ecosystem, Masai Mara is located in Kenya separated from the Serengeti in Tanzania by a land border from the Serengeti. While this border is open to wildlife, there is no crossing point for visitors, and if you are to visit both parks, you will have to drive to Isebania or Sirari for Immigration formalities then enter either of the parks.
Hot Air Balloon safaris are available in Serengeti and Masai Mara and both the two parks offer exceptional hot air balloon experiences. The choice for your balloon safari should depend on the migration movement, it is worth considering booking a balloon safari in the park with the migration at the time of your visit. Nothing beats the sight of thousands wildebeest from the birds view, it is a sight behold. If you are on a budget, booking a balloon safari in the Maasai Mara at USD 480 per Adult is cheaper that what you will get in the Serengeti at USD 550 per Adult.
To book this Serengeti Masai Mara tour, contact us today request a quote, upon receiving a suitable quote, we will require confirmed travel dates that we will have to book for you. However, to book this Masai Mara Serengeti Safari, we require a 30% advance deposit payment payable by credit card or direct bank wire. The remaining balance is to be received one month to your travel date.