Kenya & Tanzania · 10 day trip · from $5,500 pp
Kenya to Tanzania Grand Safari
Follow the migration from the Serengeti grasslands to the Mara River, with two full days inside the Ngorongoro Crater.
Route
Nairobi · Arusha · Ngorongoro · Serengeti · Mara
Best months
Jun to Oct, Jan to Feb
Pace
Five bases, one border crossing
Travelers
Couples, photographers, second safari
The idea
The same ancient movement of animals, seen from two countries.
This itinerary is built around the Great Migration. You start in Tanzania with the amphitheatre of Ngorongoro, then move onto the Serengeti plains. After crossing at Isebania, the Mara gives you river crossings, big cats and the wide skies Kenya is famous for.
We can run it clockwise or counter-clockwise depending on the season and where the herds are. Add Zanzibar, or shorten to seven days if you want only the Mara and Serengeti.
Day by day
Met at JKIA and transferred to your Nairobi hotel. Dinner is included and the evening is yours to settle in.
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Drive south to the Kenya/Tanzania border, switch vehicles and continue to Arusha for a relaxed evening at the foot of Mount Meru.
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Overland to the Ngorongoro highlands. The afternoon is free to take in the view from the crater rim before dinner at the lodge.
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Descend after breakfast for a full-day game drive with a picnic lunch. Black rhino, elephant, lion and hippo are all possible on the crater floor.
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Drive west across the Ngorongoro Conservation Area and into the Serengeti. Game viewing starts the moment you reach the plains.
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A full day to follow the herds and track predators. Morning and afternoon drives, with time back at the lodge during the heat of the day.
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Cross at Isebania and continue into the Masai Mara for an afternoon game drive. Same ecosystem, different country, new rhythm.
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Morning and afternoon drives focused on the Mara River. In season, this is where the dramatic river crossings happen.
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A sunrise hot air balloon with champagne bush breakfast, then an afternoon drive to catch what the morning missed.
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Fly from the Mara to Wilson, then hold a day room and lunch near the airport before your evening international departure.
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Where you sleep
Sarova Pan Afric Hotel
Kibo Palace Hotel
Ngorongoro Serena Lodge
Serengeti Serena Lodge
Mara Serena Safari Lodge
When to go
June to October is the classic window for the Mara River crossings. January and February are calving season on the southern Serengeti, with fewer visitors and dramatic predator action.