6-Day Masai Mara, Serengeti & Ngorongoro Safari Ending In Arusha

6 Day Masai Mara, Serengeti & Ngorongoro Safari Ending in Arusha

This six-day safari crosses from Kenya into Tanzania to link East Africa’s three most famous wildlife areas. Start with two nights in the Masai Mara, cross the border at Isebania to spend two nights in the Serengeti, then descend into the Ngorongoro Crater, a vast volcanic caldera filled with wildlife, before the safari ends in Arusha.

From Arusha you can fly home, return to Nairobi by road, or fly on to Zanzibar for a beach holiday, which we are happy to plan as an extension to your safari.

Accommodation

Nights 1–2 · Masai Mara	Mara Maisha Camp
Nights 3–4 · Serengeti	Kontiki Serengeti Camp
Night 5 · Ngorongoro	Endoro Lodge

Itinerary

1Nairobi Start
2Masai Mara 2 nights
3Serengeti 2 nights
4Ngorongoro 1 night
5Arusha Finish

By road

Day 1: Nairobi – Masai Mara National Reserve (LD)

Your driver-guide collects you from your Nairobi hotel or the airport in the morning for the drive west, down the escarpment into the Great Rift Valley and on through Narok to the Masai Mara, arriving at Mara Maisha Camp in time for lunch. After a rest, head out on your first game drive and stay out until sunset, looking for lions, elephants, giraffes and the plains game the Mara is famous for. Dinner and overnight at Mara Maisha Camp.

Lunch, Dinner

Day 2: Masai Mara Full Day (FB)

Take a packed lunch and spend the whole day in the reserve, with a picnic in the bush. Head towards the Mara River, where hippos and crocodiles gather, and search the open grasslands for lion prides, cheetahs and leopards, along with the elephants, buffalo, topi and zebras that make the Mara so rewarding. From July to October, the wildebeest migration fills the plains and your guide will look for a river crossing. Return to camp in the evening. Dinner and overnight at Mara Maisha Camp.

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 3: Masai Mara – Isebania Border – Serengeti National Park (FB)

After an early breakfast, leave with packed lunches for Isebania, the Kenya–Tanzania border post. After customs and immigration, you are met by an Explorer Kenya safari vehicle and driver-guide based in Tanzania, and continue into the Serengeti for an evening game drive. Dinner and overnight at Kontiki Serengeti Camp.

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 4: Serengeti National Park Full Day (FB)

Take a packed lunch and spend the whole day exploring the endless plains of the Serengeti until sunset. The park is known for its big cats, especially the lions of the central Seronera area, as well as leopards in the acacia trees along the rivers, cheetahs, elephants and the vast herds of wildebeest and zebra that move through the park during the great migration. All meals and overnight at Kontiki Serengeti Camp.

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 5: Serengeti – Ngorongoro Crater (FB)

After breakfast, leave the Serengeti with packed lunches and drive to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Descend into the crater, a collapsed volcano about 600 metres deep, and spend the rest of the day exploring its floor, home to lions, buffalo, elephants, hippos and one of the best chances in Tanzania to see black rhinos. In the early evening, climb out of the crater to Endoro Lodge. Dinner and overnight at Endoro Lodge.

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 6: Ngorongoro – Arusha (BL)

After breakfast, drive with packed lunches to Arusha, where your safari ends at your hotel or the airport.

Breakfast, Lunch

Optional Activities

Hot air balloon safari over the Masai Mara – US$ 450 per adult, US$ 300 per child
Maasai village visit – US$ 25 per person

Package Includes

All park entrance fees in Kenya and Tanzania
Accommodation and meals as per the itinerary
1.5 litres of bottled water per person per day in the vehicle
Pick-up at your Nairobi hotel or the airport, and drop-off at your Arusha hotel or the airport
Services of English-speaking, experienced driver-guides in Kenya and Tanzania
Transport in 4×4 safari Land Cruisers with pop-up roofs, for your exclusive use throughout the trip (with a change of vehicle at the border)
All government taxes and levies
Safari accessories (first aid kit, cooler box and fire extinguisher), a 24-hour emergency number and RF radio in all safari vehicles