Your safari begins in Nairobi, where you’ll unwind before setting out for the world famous Maasai Mara National Reserve. Spend several days exploring its vast plains teeming with wildlife and dramatic scenes from the Great Migration. From there, cross into Tanzania through the Isebania border, entering the Northern Serengeti, home to the Mara River crossings, a breathtaking spectacle of nature’s raw power and survival. Continue through the Central Serengeti, where lion prides roam the golden grasslands and leopards rest in the acacia trees, before heading to the tranquil wilderness of Tarangire National Park, known for its ancient baobabs and Tanzania’s largest elephant herds. Throughout the 15 days, enjoy expertly guided game drives, scenic landscapes, cultural encounters, and nights spent under the African stars. This cross-border expedition is a seamless blend of adventure, comfort, and discovery, a once in a lifetime experience that captures the very essence of Africa’s wild heart.
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Day One: – Arrival
We will meet you at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport Nairobi and then drive to Argyle for dinner and to relax for the night.
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Day two: – Drive from Nairobi to Masai Mara
Depart CBD in the morning at 0730hr and drive along the floor of the Rift Valley to Maasai Mara with a scenic stopover at Great Rift Valley viewpoint, arrive at the camp in for lunch. Have lunch and check into the camp.
Enjoy an afternoon game drive in the park to familiarize yourself with the park. The Masai Mara offers breathtaking views reminiscent of the film Out of Africa, which was filmed there. The park is densely populated with wildlife, including the Big Five and various plains game species.
Return to camp for dinner and overnight.
Day three, four and five: – Full Day Game Drives in Masai Mara
On day two, three and four, we will have a full day game drives inside the Mara Triangle. Wake up early for our breakfast and carry our packed lunch and drive to the reserve for our full day game drives.
Given that Maasai Mara is densely populated with wildlife, you will have enough time to experience all the possible game that Mara has to offer.
The Mara offers wildlife in such variety and abundance that it will be easy to spot them. You will be on the lookout for Africa’s Big Five – lion, leopard, elephant, buffalo, and rhino. The birdlife is also abundant.
Maasai Mara is famous for the great wildebeest migration, where millions of wildebeest and zebras from the Serengeti (Tanzania) migrate to Mara in search of water and pasture. Following on their heels are the predators of the savanna- lion, cheetah, wild dog, jackal, hyena and vultures making for incredible sightings. This being a migration safari, you will experience the magical migration firsthand.
After the full day game drives, we will drive back to the camp for dinner and rest.
Day six: Drive from Masai Mara to Serengeti North
After the amazing Masai Mara experience, you will now head to Serengeti for another amazing expedition. Leave camp after breakfast with our parked lunch for the drive to the Isebania Border, for check in to Tanzania, then drive to the Northern Serengeti.
Arrive at our Acacia Migration Camp in Northern Serengeti. We will check into our camp for leisure.
Dinner and overnight at the camp.
Day seven, eight and nine: – Full Day Game Drives in Serengeti North
We will spend the next 3 days exploring the Northern part of Serengeti. Waking up for our morning breakfast and leaving for our full day game drives with our parked lunch at 7.00 am.
The Mara River in this region offers the most dramatic river crossing of the great migration. Watching the wildebeest surging through the torrential flow, some drowning and a few falling prey to lurking crocodiles is an unforgettable sight.
Being the migration season, you will enjoy all the action. During the dry season the permanent water sources in the valley attract plenty of resident and migratory animals, resulting in excellent game viewing. During the full day game drives, you will have your lunch in a picnic spot inside the park.
We will extensively explore the park to experience all the possible game that it has to offer. We will be on the lookout for the Big Five – lions, leopards, elephants, buffaloes and rhinos.
Dinner and overnight at the camp.
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Day ten: – Drive from Serengeti North to Serengeti Central
This is our last day in Serengeti North, we will wake up for breakfast and leave camp for our drive to Central Serengeti as we enjoy en-route game viewing. This journey offers a diverse landscape and wildlife sightings as you transition from the northern woodlands to the central plains.
Arrive at the camp in time for lunch. The Seronera region is particularly known for its lion prides, offering excellent game viewing opportunities. We will enjoy an afternoon game drive.
Dinner and overnight at the camp.
Day eleven and twelve: – – Full Day Game Drives in Serengeti Central
The next two days, we will explore the Central part of Serengeti. Also known as Seronera area, the central part is one of the richest wildlife habitats in the park. It features the Seronera River, which provides a valuable water source to this area and therefore attracts wildlife well representative of most of the Serengeti’s’ species.
During our game drives, we will look out for the many lion prides that thrive in this region. The interactions and survival of these lion prides provide an excellent game viewing experience all year round. A picnic lunch will be done during the day long drive itself.
Dinner and overnight at the camp.
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Day thirteen: – Serengeti Central to Tarangire National Park
After breakfast at the camp. Packed lunch packed, the drive to Tarangire will commence, the least frequented yet boasting remarkable game viewing. Hosting Tanzania’s largest elephant population, Tarangire is also home to abundant buffalo, giraffe, zebra, and various antelope species, especially visible during the dry season when the Tarangire River draws high concentrations of wildlife.
Take a stop at a scenic picnic site to enjoy your lunch amidst panoramic views of the park and the flowing river below. Might even enjoy the views of elephants quenching their thirst and digging for water along the riverbanks. After lunch, continue with game viewing into the late afternoon before departing. J
Dinner and overnight stay at the Lodge.
Day fourteen: – Full Day in Tarangire National Park
After breakfast, we will start exploring Tarangire National Park. Enjoy a morning and afternoon game drive in the park.
The park is named after the Tarangire River which runs through it. This ‘river of warthogs’ is the only source of water for wildlife in the region during the dry season. In places, the vegetation is quite dense, including elephant grass and acacia woodlands. Tarangire National Park has some of the highest population density of elephants in Tanzania. Its sparse vegetation, strewn with baobab and acacia trees, makes it a beautiful and distinctive location to visit. These animals are closely followed by a range of predators, including lions and leopards. There are more breeding species of birds found in Tarangire National Park than anywhere else on the planet.
Dinner and overnight at the lodge.
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Day fifteen: – Tarangire to Arusha
This being your last day of the migration safari, you will enjoy your leisure breakfast before checking out. Later start your drive back to Arusha for your flight back home.
End of your Safari
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