Day 1: Nairobi to Maasai Mara National Reserve
Pick up in Nairobi at your accommodation of choice or the Nairobi airport. Start your safari to Maasai Mara at 7 a.m. Stop over at the Rift Valley viewpoint to see the escarpments and the flat lands below. The Rift Valley is a geographical formation that formed millions of years ago and runs from the top to the bottom of Africa.
Arrive at Maasai Mara in time for lunch. Take an evening game safari drive at 4 p.m. for 2 hours. Eat dinner and end your day at camp / lodge which includes a big tent with a bed, toilet, hot running water, and shower. All food is served at the restaurant there, and a generator is provided to charge phones and cameras at night.
Dinner and overnight at Olmoran Tented Camp or AA Lodge Mara.
Day 2: Full day Maasai Mara
At 7:30 a.m., start a full-day game drive all the way to the Mara River, the site of the great wildebeest migration. Eat a picnic lunch in the park at 1 p.m. Complete the game drive and return to your accommodation at 4 p.m. In the evening, visit a Masai village to learn more about their culture for an hour. Eat dinner and enjoy your free time in the evening.
Dinner and overnight at Olmoran Tented Camp or AA Lodge Mara.
Day 3: Maasai Mara to Serengeti via Isebania Border
Eat breakfast at 7 a.m. Take a morning game drive for 2 hours and exit through the South Gate. Drive to the Isebania border of Tanzania to arrive around midday. Complete the hour-long process to cross the Tanzania border. Meet your Tanzanian driver and start the game drive in Serengeti en route to the accommodation.
Dinner and overnight at Osinon Camp, Serengeti Wild Camp, or Serengeti Wildebeest Camp.
Day 4: Full day at Serengeti National Reserve
Breakfast at 7 a.m. Full-day game drive in Serengeti and picnic lunch at 1 p.m., then back to the camp/lodge for dinner and overnight. Dinner and overnight at Osinion Camp / Serengeti Wild Camp / Serengeti Wildebeest.
Day 5: Serengeti to Ngorongoro
Depart Serengeti at 7 a.m. Game drive en route to Ngorongoro Park with picnic lunch. Dinner and overnight at Highview Hotel or Octagon Lodge.
Day 6: Ngorongoro to Lake Manyara
Full-day tour of Ngorongoro that begins at 7 a.m. and ends at 3 p.m. with a picnic lunch. Depart to drive and spend the night at Highview Hotel or Octagon Lodge.
Day 7: Lake Manyara to Arusha
Early morning half-day game drive in Lake Manyara National Park that begins at 7 a.m. Depart for Arusha and arrive around 4 p.m. Check-in at the Venus Premier Hotel for a relaxing dinner. Bed and breakfast are included.
Day 8: Arusha to Nairobi
Eat breakfast at 6:30 a.m., and then depart for Nairobi with a morning luxury shuttle that departs at 7 a.m. Arrive at around 3 p.m. in Nairobi. Onward drop off to the airport or to the hotel within Nairobi.