8-Day Kenya & Tanzania Great Migration Safari
Follow the Great Migration across two countries. This private safari combines the Masai Mara in Kenya with Tanzania’s Serengeti and the Ngorongoro Crater, the three most famous wildlife areas in East Africa. The route is timed and adjusted to where the herds are when you travel, with more days in the Mara or the Serengeti as needed.
Price: from US$3,950 per person (2 people sharing, mid-range lodges and tented camps). Rates vary by season; contact us for a quote for your dates.
| Destination |
Masai Mara (Kenya), Serengeti National Park and Ngorongoro Crater (Tanzania) |
| Departure |
Starts in Nairobi, ends in Arusha or Kilimanjaro Airport |
| Included |
- Park and conservation fees in Kenya and Tanzania (non-residents)
- Ngorongoro Crater service fee
- Accommodation as listed in the itinerary
- Meals as listed in the itinerary
- Private safari vehicles with professional English-speaking driver-guides in each country
- All game drives
- Drinking water on all days
- Nairobi pickup and Arusha or Kilimanjaro Airport drop-off
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| Excluded |
- International flights
- Kenya eTA and Tanzania visa
- Mandatory travel health insurance for Kenya and Tanzania
- Optional activities (hot-air balloon, Maasai village visit)
- Drinks
- Tips and gratuities
- Personal expenses
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Details
Itinerary
Morning pickup in Nairobi and a scenic drive through the Great Rift Valley to the Masai Mara, arriving for lunch at camp. Afternoon game drive on the Mara plains.
Accommodation: Mid-range tented camp near the Masai Mara (named on your quote)
Meals: Lunch and dinner
A full day in the reserve with a picnic lunch. From roughly July to October the migration herds are in the Mara and you may witness a Mara River crossing; at other times the reserve is superb for lions, cheetahs, leopards and elephants.
Accommodation: Mid-range tented camp near the Masai Mara
Meals: Breakfast, picnic lunch and dinner
After breakfast you drive to the Kenya–Tanzania border, complete immigration formalities and meet your Tanzanian guide and vehicle. You continue into the Serengeti National Park, game driving on the way to your camp. This is a long but rewarding travel day.
Accommodation: Mid-range tented camp in the Serengeti (named on your quote)
Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner
A full day of game drives in the Serengeti. Your guide heads to where the herds are: the northern Serengeti and Mara River from about July to October, the central Seronera area for its resident big cats, or the southern plains from about December to March during the calving season.
Accommodation: Mid-range tented camp in the Serengeti
Meals: Breakfast, picnic lunch and dinner
A second full day in the Serengeti, with early-morning and late-afternoon drives when predators are most active, and time to explore the kopjes, rivers and open plains.
Accommodation: Mid-range tented camp in the Serengeti
Meals: Breakfast, picnic lunch and dinner
A final morning game drive, then you drive south-east through the Ngorongoro Conservation Area to the crater highlands, with views over the crater rim before reaching your lodge.
Accommodation: Mid-range lodge in the Ngorongoro highlands or Karatu (named on your quote)
Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner
An early descent into the Ngorongoro Crater, a vast volcanic caldera and one of the best places in Africa to see black rhinos, alongside lions, elephants, buffalo, hippos and flamingos. Picnic lunch on the crater floor before climbing back to the rim.
Accommodation: Mid-range lodge in the Ngorongoro highlands or Karatu
Meals: Breakfast, picnic lunch and dinner
After breakfast you drive to Arusha (around 3–4 hours). We drop you at your Arusha hotel or Kilimanjaro International Airport for your onward flight, or you can extend your trip with a Zanzibar beach stay.
Accommodation: None (end of tour)
Meals: Breakfast and lunch
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