6 Days Masai Mara, Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater Safari : Explore Kenya’s Masai Mara and Tanzania’s Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater on this 6 Days Masai Mara, Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater Safari. On this adventure you will Masai Mara National Reserve a famous place to see the Big Five and wildebeests as they embark on their annual journey. Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park and Ngorongoro Crater are the amazing destinations you visit on this safari.
Highlights of 6 Days Masai Mara, Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater Safari
- Day 1: Nairobi to Masai Mara, Game Drive
- Day 2: Full Day Game Drive in Masai Mara game reserve, Maasai Cultural Tour
- Day 3: Transfer from Masai Mara to Serengeti National Park
- Day 4: Full Day in Serengeti National Park
- Day 5: Transfer to Ngorongoro Conservation Area – Ngorongoro Crater Drive
- Day 6: Transfer to Tarangire National Park – Departure.
Detailed itinerary of 6 Days Masai Mara, Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater Safari
Day 1: Nairobi to Masai Mara, Game Drive
Your Kenyan Safari Guide shall pick you from your hotel in Nairobi City or on arrival from the airport. He will brief you about the safari and afterwards, you shall start your drive to the Maasai land throughout different villages and famous Maasai Town of Narok, where you will have a brief stop for craft shopping. You will then proceed to the lodge, check-in, have refreshments and if time permits head out for an evening game drive in Masai Mara in search for African Big Five – lions, leopards, Rhinos, Elephants, Buffaloes and other game.
Return back to our lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Accommodation: Mara Sopa Lodge for Mid-range, Sentrim Mara Camp for Budget
Meal Plan: Lunch and Dinner
Day 2: Full Day Game Drive in Masai Mara game reserve, Maasai Cultural Tour
Wake up early for breakfast and get ready for the long awaited day in Masai Mara National Reserve. After early breakfast, you will head out for a full day game drive in Masai Mara with your packed lunch. Animals to lookout for include large pride of lions, zebras, leopards, elephants, giraffes and many more with a chance of witnessing the Mara River Crossing.
After lunch, we go for an evening game drive in search of more animals especially pointing at what we might have missed during the previous dates. You will go for another game drive following different tracks, which will give you an opportunity to see even more animals, chancing to witness the Great Wildebeest Migration if in season. Return to your lodge for dinner and overnight and overnight stay at the lodge.
Accommodation: As above
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 3: Transfer from Masai Mara to Serengeti National Park
Have a very early breakfast and checkout from the lodge as early as possible around 7 am. We drive out of the reserve through the Oloololo Gate in the western part of the reserve to the border of Isebania. After clearance from the border customs office then after proceed to Serengeti National Park. Have an en-route game drive as you drive to your lodge. Check in, relax as you wait for dinner and an overnight stay.
Accommodation: Central Serengeti Tanzania Bush Camp
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 4: Full Day in Serengeti National Park
Spend a full day of game drive in Serengeti National Park. After your early breakfast at the lodge, drive out for a full day game drive with our lunch boxes along the Seronera Area. Enjoy the big game around Seronera River, some of the wildlife to lookout for in this section include the lions, Thomson gazelles, topis, ostriches and cheetahs.
After your game drive, you will enjoy lunch at a picnic site. In the evening go for a game drive to the Kopjes the weathered granite outcrops, scarttered around the plains, most of which are miniature ecosystems providing shade and drinking water. Look for other animals which we might have missed during the morning game drive. Return for dinner and overnight stay.
Accommodation: As above
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 5: Transfer to Ngorongoro Conservation Area – Ngorongoro Crater Drive
Enjoy your breakfast at the lodge and then proceed for a transfer out of the Serengeti with your packed lunch. You will drive through the plains of Serengeti as you head to Ngorongoro Crater, when you arrive at this 8th wonder, you will descend into the crater for a game viewing experience.
Ngorongoro Conservation Area supports a vast variety of animals which include lions, hyenas, cheetahs, jackals, and the ever-elusive leopard among others. You will also visit Lake Magadi, a large but shallow alkaline lake in the southwestern corner which is one of the main features of the crater. A large number of flamingoes, hippos and other water birds can usually be seen here.
In the evening, you will head to your lodge for dinner and overnight.
Accommodation: Hhando Coffee Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 6: Transfer to Tarangire National Park – Departure
Enjoy early breakfast at the lodge and head to Tarangire National Park with your packed lunch. Tarangire National Park is one of the iconic tourist destinations in Tanzania renowned for its iconic baobab trees and large herds of elephants.
During your game drive you will see a number of animals including zebras, giraffes, large herds of elephants, gazelles, warthogs, hippos and hyenas among others. After the experience, you will head to Arusha where you will be dropped off at the airport to catch your flight back home bringing your safari to an end.
Meal Plan: Breakfast and Lunch
End of 6 Days Masai Mara, Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater Safari
6 Days Masai Mara, Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater Safari include
- All-day game drives as per sample itinerary
- Hotel/lodge accommodation for the duration of the safari
- Private 4×4 safari land cruiser with a roof hatch
- Professional English speaking safari guide/driver
- All national park fees
- All meals on the safari as indicated
- All game viewing activities specified
- Kenya and Tanzania VAT on tourism activities and park fees
- Concession and Crater fees
- Drinking water in the safari vehicle
6 Days Masai Mara, Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater Safari exclude:
- Flights and visas
- Hotel accommodation before/after the safari
- Travel insurance
- Extra activities not on the itinerary
- Personal expenses like laundry, beverages, etc.
- Tips and gratuities [Tipping guide: minimum 15$ per person per day for your safari guide, 20$ or more for your lodge of stay, 10-15$ for your activity guides]
