Day 1: Nairobi to Masai Mara
Your driver guide will come to pick you up from your Nairobi hotel or the airport early morning then proceed to Masai Mara National Reserve. Drive through the floor of the Great Rift Valley with a magnificent view of Mount Longonot then via Narok town to arrive at your camp in time for lunch. Check in, enjoy your hot buffet lunch, then refresh as you await your afternoon game drive. Dinner and overnight at Mara Jambo Lodge or similar.
Day 2: Masai Mara full day
The Mara Reserve is 1510 km² of incredible wide-open landscapes and fertile riverine woodland following the looping meanders of the Mara and Talek rivers in Kenya. One glimpse is enough to explain its appeal; it is a typical open savannah, with a mass of amazing wildlife. Wherever you go in the vast Masai Mara you will see a frequent amount of wildlife such as Masai giraffes, baboons, warthogs, bat-eared foxes, grey jackals, spotted hyenas, topis, impala, hartebeests, wildebeest. Elephants, buffaloes, zebras, and hippos are also found in great numbers. Dinner and overnight at Mara Jambo Lodge or similar.
Day 3: Masai Mara / Isebania / Serengeti
Today is an early wake-up. Enjoy your breakfast then depart from Masai Mara to the Isebania border. You will arrive at the Kenya-Tanzania border in time for a hot lunch. At this point, if you do not have an entry visa, you can fill it at the border with assistance from your guide. After lunch and clearance formalities, your guide on the Kenya side will hand you over to the Tanzania guide to proceed with him on the Tanzanian side of the safari. Dinner and overnight Osinon Tented Camp or similar.
Day 4: Explore Serengeti National Park
This whole day, have breakfast then depart for a full-day game drive carrying a packed lunch with you. You will marvel at what Serengeti has to offer regarding wild game hence famously known as the World’s largest wildlife sanctuary. Dinner and overnight Osinon Tented Camp or similar.
Day 5: Serengeti to Ngorongoro
Enjoy your final morning breakfast at Serengeti National Park. Refresh and check out of the lodge to depart to Ngorongoro Crater. You will arrive at Ngorongoro Crater in time for lunch at your lodge. After lunch, embark on an afternoon game drive on these landscapes that range from dense mountain forests and woodlands to grasslands, lakes, and swamps.
The crater is also home to the “big five” and elephants, lions, and buffaloes are often spotted. The almost extinct black rhino can also be found in the crate and sightings aren’t rare either. Serval cats, spotted hyenas, and jackals are also often seen while cheetahs are more difficult to spot. Later in the evening, return to your lodge / camp for dinner and overnight at Rhino Lodge or similar.
Day 6: Ngorongoro Crater to Arusha
After breakfast, proceed for a morning game drive and leave Ngorongoro for Arusha arriving in the afternoon where the safari ends.