The Maasai Mara, Serengeti & Ngorongoro Safari takes you to three of East Africa’s most famous wildlife destinations. Explore the Ngorongoro Conservation Area and Serengeti National Park in Tanzania, and the world-famous Maasai Mara National Reserve in Kenya.
This safari gives you the chance to witness incredible wildlife such as lions, elephants, zebras, wildebeests, giraffes, and many more in their natural habitats. You will enjoy scenic drives, unforgettable game viewing, and the great African landscapes that make these parks so special.
Trip Highlights
- Explore the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, home to the world’s largest intact caldera
- Enjoy full-day game drives in Serengeti National Park
- Cross into Kenya to experience the legendary Maasai Mara National Reserve
- Witness the Great Wildebeest Migration (seasonal)
- Spot the Big Five – lion, leopard, elephant, buffalo, and rhino
- Experience scenic drives through the Savannah and crater landscapes
- Enjoy professional guiding and comfortable lodges or camps
Maasai Mara, Serengeti & Ngorongoro Highlights
- Day 1: Arusha to Ngorongoro Conservation Area
- Day 2: Ngorongoro Crater to Serengeti
- Day 3: Full day in Serengeti
- Day 4: Serengeti to Maasai Mara
- Day 5: Full day in Maasai Mara
- Day 6: Maasai Mara to Nairobi
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1: Arusha to Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Your safari driver will pick you up from your hotel in Arusha and drive you to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Enjoy scenic views of the Karatu Highlands along the way.
On arrival, check in to your lodge and later go on an afternoon game drive. Expect to see wildebeests, giraffes, zebras, gazelles, lions, buffaloes, and impalas. Take a drive around the crater rim for stunning views before returning to your lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Day 2: Ngorongoro Crater to Serengeti
After breakfast, leave Ngorongoro for Serengeti National Park. Arrive in time for lunch, then enjoy an afternoon game drive through the vast plains.
Serengeti is famous for its large population of lions, cheetahs, elephants, buffaloes, and leopards. Dinner and overnight stay at your lodge or camp in the Seronera area.
Day 3: Full Day in Serengeti
Spend the day exploring the Serengeti on morning and afternoon game drives.
The word “Serengeti” means “endless plains” in the Maasai language. The park is home to predators like leopards, hyenas, and cheetahs, and is known for the annual wildebeest and zebra migration between Serengeti and Kenya’s Maasai Mara.
Bird lovers will enjoy sightings of eagles, flamingos, ducks, geese, and vultures. Dinner and overnight at your camp or lodge.
Day 4: Serengeti to Maasai Mara
After an early breakfast, enjoy a final game drive in Serengeti before driving to the Isebania Border for immigration formalities. Have a packed lunch on the way.
Continue your journey into Kenya and enter the Maasai Mara plains. Enjoy a short game drive as you head to your tented camp or lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Day 5: Full Day in Maasai Mara
After breakfast, spend the whole day on game drives across the open plains of Maasai Mara National Reserve. The Mara is famous for its large herds of plains game, black-maned lions, cheetahs, leopards, elephants, and many other animals.
Lunch will be served in the park near the Mara River, a popular crossing point for wildebeests and zebras during the migration season. Return to your camp or lodge in the evening for dinner and overnight stay.
Day 6: Masai Mara to Nairobi
Enjoy an early morning game drive before breakfast to catch predators returning from their hunt. After breakfast, check out of your lodge and drive back to Nairobi, stopping for lunch along the way.
Arrive in the afternoon with great memories of your Maasai Mara, Serengeti & Ngorongoro Safari.
