Safari Over view
This 8 days Masai Mara great migration is a perfect safari for you to experience the best of the Great wildebeest migration which is one of the world’s extraordinary natural events involving the movement of millions of wildebeests, thousands of gazelles and zebras across the Serengeti-Masai Mara ecosystem. It typically combines the open
savannas of Kenya’s Masai Mara National Reserve with the northern endless plains of Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park and the Ngorongoro Conservation Area where also great migration take place and this will enable you to to maximize the chances of witnessing the dramatic Mara River crossings, predator activities and the vast golden
savanna landscapes. This safari is therefore designed for cross-border travel via the Isebania border allowing uninterrupted game viewing across East Africa’s safari circuit.
Day by Day Program
Day 1: Arrival and Transfer to Your Hotel in Nairobi
Our company representative will be waiting to welcome you at the airport, take you through a briefing and transfer you to your hotel in Nairobi. According to your time of arrival, you may decide to stay at your hotel relaxing or opt for an afternoon city excursion around Nairobi. Places to visit include the Giraffe center to feed giraffes or the David Sheldrick Elephants Orphanage for orphaned baby elephants as well as making visits to several craft shops to have some souvenirs. Dinner and an overnight stay will be at your reserved hotel in the city center.
Day 2: Transfer to Masai Mara National Reserve and Afternoon Game Drive
Arise early today morning to a mouthwatering breakfast and checkout of the hotel to embark on your 4 to 5
hours drive to Masai Mara National Reserve. Along the way, you will make a stop at the Great Rift Valley view point before proceeding to the National Reserve. Arrival at your lodge will be in the afternoon to check-in and have lunch before proceeding for an afternoon game drive. This National Reserve is known to support one of the highest concentrations of African wildlife in earth. Animals to lookout for include the Big Five and iconic plains wildlife such as the cheetahs, wildebeests, gazelles, zebras, Masai giraffes, spotted hyenas and multitude of bird species. Later in the evening, return to your lodge for dinner and a relaxed night stay waiting explore the Mara plains the next morning.
Day 3: Full Day Game Viewing in Masai Mara
After your breakfast head out into the Mara plains with packed lunch for a whole day wildlife viewing experience as you lookout for several animals and bird species. This National Reserve holds exceptional populations of cheetahs, leopards, lions, black rhinos, elephants, zebras, giraffes, gazelles, buffaloes and many more. Lunch will be served in jungle and later proceed to experience one of the world’s terrestrial animal movements as animals cross from Serengeti to the Masai Mara
savannas. This great migration occurs annually from July to October. Dinner and an overnight will be at your lodge later in the evening.
Day 4: Domestic Flight to Serengeti via Isebania border
You will depart after your early morning breakfast and fly from Masai Mara to Magori Airstrip and transfer for about 30 minutes on road to Isebania border with Serengeti national park expecting to undergo normal cross-border formalities. Proceed to Northern Serengeti which is the prime territory for River crossings. Lunch will be at your lodge in Tanzania’s endless plains after which you will head out for an afternoon game drive through the
savanna grasslands expecting to spot numerous animals and bird species including huge prides of lions, hyenas, cheetahs and several grazers. Return to your lodge for dinner and an overnight.
Day 5: Full day Serengeti and Dramatic River crossings
Have your early morning breakfast and head out for a full day exploration of the Serengeti plains in its northern section focusing on the great migration movement patterns, River crossings and predator-prey interactions. This day therefore maximizes the chances of encountering dynamic wildlife actions in the true African wilderness. Wildlife viewing will be at its highest peak when you experience the River crossing as millions of wildebeests and other grazers strong
hardheartedly cross the crocodile infested Mara River while other predators wait for the weak ones along the Riverbanks. Break off lunch and later proceed with the wildlife viewing experience till late in the evening when you will return to your lodge for diner and an overnight.
Day 6: Morning Serengeti Predator-Prey Dynamics and Transfer to Ngorongoro
Enjoy your breakfast and checkout of Serengeti to Ngorongoro conservation area with an en-route game drive focusing on predator-prey dynamics like prides of lions putting down huge buffaloes, wildebeests and others as hyenas and opportunists wait to feast on the leftovers. Lunch will be at your lodge where you will have a relaxed evening capturing the beautiful scenery of the crater as you wait to have dinner and an overnight.
Day 7: Crater floor Game Drives in the Ngorongoro conservation Area
After your breakfast, descend into the Ngorongoro crater for a full day wildlife viewing experience which is one of Africa’s highest-density wildlife areas. Expect to spot to encounter diverse wildlife species within a compact ecosystem including big cats and a variety of foragers. Return to your lodge for lunch and a few minutes of relaxation after which you will return to the crater for more game viewing or decide to pass by the Masai Boma for a real African life traditional and cultural experience. Get back to your lodge later in the evening for dinner and an overnight.
Day 8: Departure to Arusha or back to Nairobi
Today morning, arise to a relaxed breakfast and checkout to be driven for about 3 hours to Arusha to conclude your safari. If you wish to get back to Nairobi via road transport, the driving distance lasts between 7 to 9 hours that involves border crossing at Namanga then into Kenya with a drop off at Nairobi where your safari started marking the end of your unforgettable Great Migration safari.
