9 Days Kenya & Tanzania Great Migration Safari | Masai Mara, Serengeti, Ngorongoro & Amboseli

Scenic Drive to Masai Mara

After breakfast, depart Nairobi and travel through the scenic Great Rift Valley to the world-famous Masai Mara National Reserve. Arrive at your lodge in time for lunch before enjoying your first afternoon game drive.

Afternoon Game Drive

Explore the rolling savannah in search of lions, elephants, leopards, buffaloes, cheetahs, giraffes, zebras, and a variety of antelope species. If travelling during the migration season, you may witness the spectacular Great Migration as thousands of wildebeests and zebras cross the plains.

Visit the Great Rift Valley Viewpoint for panoramic photographs before continuing to Masai Mara.

Return to your lodge for dinner and an overnight stay, ready for another exciting safari adventure the following day.

Morning Game Drive

Spend the day exploring the magnificent Masai Mara National Reserve with your experienced safari guide. Search for the Big Five while enjoying spectacular wildlife viewing across the vast savannah.

Afternoon Wildlife Safari

Continue your game drive through different areas of the reserve. During the migration season, follow the movements of the Great Migration and look for lions, cheetahs, leopards, elephants, buffaloes, and other iconic wildlife. Enjoy a picnic lunch in the reserve before continuing your afternoon safari.

Optional Experience

Take a sunrise hot air balloon safari, followed by a champagne bush breakfast for an unforgettable Masai Mara experience.

Return to your lodge for dinner and a relaxing overnight stay in Masai Mara.

Morning Transfer

After an early breakfast, depart Masai Mara and travel via the Isebania Border into Tanzania. Complete immigration and customs formalities before continuing to the spectacular Northern Serengeti National Park.

Afternoon Game Drive

Arrive in the Northern Serengeti and enjoy lunch at your camp or lodge. Later, set out on an afternoon game drive through this remote wilderness. During the Great Migration season, search for massive herds of wildebeests and zebras near the Mara River, where dramatic river crossings may occur. Keep an eye out for lions, leopards, elephants, giraffes, and other iconic wildlife.

Optional Experience

Visit a nearby Maasai community to experience traditional culture and learn about local customs and daily life.

Return to your luxury tented camp for dinner and an overnight stay in the Northern Serengeti, surrounded by the sounds of the African wilderness.

Morning Game Drive

After an early breakfast, set out for a full-day game drive in the spectacular Northern Serengeti. Explore the remote plains and the Mara River, where the Great Migration often unfolds with dramatic wildebeest and zebra river crossings during the migration season.

Afternoon Wildlife Safari

Continue exploring this wildlife-rich region in search of lions, leopards, cheetahs, elephants, buffaloes, giraffes, and other iconic African wildlife. Enjoy a picnic lunch at a scenic location before resuming your afternoon safari through one of Tanzania's premier game-viewing areas.

Pause at scenic viewpoints overlooking the Northern Serengeti for panoramic photographs of the vast plains and surrounding landscapes.

Dinner and Overnight Stay

Return to your tented camp for dinner and an overnight stay in the Northern Serengeti, surrounded by the sounds of the African wilderness.

Morning Transfer

After breakfast, depart the Northern Serengeti and enjoy a scenic game drive toward Central Serengeti. Along the way, continue searching for wildlife across the endless plains, with opportunities to spot lions, elephants, giraffes, zebras, buffaloes, and other iconic species.

Afternoon Game Drive

Arrive in the Seronera Valley, the wildlife-rich heart of Serengeti National Park, in time for lunch. Later, enjoy an afternoon game drive through this renowned area, famous for its year-round resident wildlife and excellent predator sightings, including lions, leopards, cheetahs, and hyenas.

Optional Experience

Enjoy a private bush lunch or a guided wildlife photography experience in the Serengeti.

Return to your tented camp for dinner and an overnight stay in Central Serengeti.

Optional Early Morning Balloon Safari

Start the day with an optional sunrise hot air balloon safari over the Serengeti, followed by a champagne bush breakfast. Afterwards, return to the lodge for breakfast before beginning your journey.

Morning Game Drive

After breakfast, enjoy a final game drive through Central Serengeti (Seronera Valley). Search for the Big Five, as well as lions, leopards, cheetahs, elephants, giraffes, hippos, and large herds of plains game. Meanwhile, your guide will follow recent wildlife movements to maximize your chances of memorable sightings.

Afternoon Transfer to Ngorongoro

Following a picnic lunch, continue with a scenic drive toward the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Along the way, enjoy beautiful views of the Serengeti plains before ascending the crater highlands to Ngorongoro Farm House.

Arrive at Ngorongoro Farm House in the evening. Relax, enjoy dinner, and prepare for your crater safari the following day.

Morning Crater Descent

After an early breakfast, descend approximately 600 metres into the spectacular Ngorongoro Crater, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of Africa's finest wildlife destinations. Spend the morning exploring the crater floor in search of the Big Five, including the endangered black rhino.

Continue your safari through the crater's diverse habitats, where you may encounter lions, elephants, buffaloes, hyenas, hippos, zebras, wildebeests, and a remarkable variety of birdlife. Enjoy a picnic lunch at the famous Hippo Pool before completing your crater game drive.

Transfer to Amboseli National Park

After ascending the crater, begin your journey toward Amboseli National Park. Travel via Arusha to the Namanga Border, where you will complete immigration formalities before re-entering Kenya. Continue to Amboseli, arriving at your lodge in the evening beneath the magnificent backdrop of Mount Kilimanjaro.

Check in to your lodge for dinner and a relaxing overnight stay in Amboseli National Park, ready to explore the park the following day.

Morning Game Drive

After an early breakfast, set out on a full-day game drive in Amboseli National Park. Explore its open plains, seasonal wetlands, and acacia woodlands while searching for the park's famous free-roaming elephant herds, lions, cheetahs, buffaloes, giraffes, zebras, wildebeests, and abundant birdlife. On clear days, enjoy breathtaking views of Mount Kilimanjaro.

Afternoon Wildlife Safari

After a picnic lunch in the park, continue exploring different areas of Amboseli. Your guide will take you to the best wildlife-viewing locations, offering excellent opportunities to photograph wildlife against the stunning backdrop of Africa's highest mountain.

Optional Experience

Visit a traditional Maasai village to experience local culture, traditional dances, authentic customs, and daily community life.

Return to your lodge in the late afternoon for dinner and a relaxing overnight stay in Amboseli National Park.

Enjoy one final early morning game drive as Amboseli comes alive with wildlife against the stunning backdrop of Mount Kilimanjaro.

After breakfast, depart for Nairobi, arriving in the afternoon. Depending on your departure schedule, you may enjoy some last-minute shopping or lunch before your transfer to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO) for your onward flight.

This concludes your unforgettable 9 Days Kenya & Tanzania Great Migration Safari, leaving you with incredible memories of the Great Migration, the Big Five, breathtaking landscapes, and remarkable wildlife experiences across two of Africa's finest safari destinations.

Free Stop: Local souvenir shopping in Nairobi (time permitting).