8 Days Masai Mara, Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater and Amboseli Safari
8 Days Masai Mara, Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater and Amboseli Safari is a fast-paced Kenya and Tanzania safari that travelers who are after visiting the most sought after Kenya national parks and Tanzania safari destinations, for amazing wild game viewing.
This 8 Days Masai Mara, Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater and Amboseli Safari starts and ends in Nairobi Kenya, and can be further customized to fit your schedule and preference.
Day 1: Nairobi to Masai Mara, Game Drive
Your Kenya safari guide shall pick you from your hotel in Nairobi city or on arrival from the airport. He will brief you about the safari. After briefing about your safari, you shall start your drive to the Maasai land through different villages and famous Maasai town where we will have a brief stop for craft shopping. You will then proceed to the lodge, check in, have refreshments and if time permits head out for an evening game drive in Masai Mara in search for African big five like lions, leopards, Rhinos, Elephants, Buffalos and other game. Return back to our lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Accommodation: Sentrim Mara Camp for Budget, Mara Sopa Lodge for Mid-range, Neptune Mara Rianta Luxury Camp for Luxury
Meal Plan: Lunch and Dinner
Day 2: Full Day Game Drive in Masai Mara game reserve, Maasai Cultural Tour
Extensive Game Drives. You will wake up early for our African breakfast and get ready for the long awaited day in Masai Mara national reserve. After an early breakfast, with your lunch boxes head out for a full day in the Masai Mara plains. Other animals in Masai Mara to view include large pride of lions, zebras, leopards, Elephants, giraffes and many more. Return to the lodge, relax as you wait for lunch.
After lunch, we go for an evening game drive in search of more animals especially pointing at what we might have missed during the previous dates. You will go for another game drive following different tracks, which will give you an opportunity to see even more animals, chancing to witness the Great wildebeest migration if in season. Return to your lodge for dinner and overnight stay at the lodge.
Accommodation: As above
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 3: Transfer from Masai Mara to Serengeti National Park
Drive to Masai Mara National Reserve. You will have a very early breakfast and checkout from the lodge as early as possible around 7am. We drive out of the reserve through the Oloololo gate in the western part of the reserve to the boarder of Isebania. We get clearance from the border customs office then after proceed to Serengeti National Park. Have an en-route game drive as you drive to your lodge. Check in, relax as you wait for dinner and overnight stay.
Accommodation: Tukaone Serengeti Camp for Budget, Serengeti Tanzania Bush Camp for Mid-range, Serengeti Serena Safari Lodge for Luxury
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 4: Full Day in Serengeti National Park
Full Day Game Drive. After your early breakfast at the lodge, drive out for a full day game drive with our lunch boxes along the Seronera area. Enjoy the big game around Seronera River, some of the wildlife to look out for in this section include the Lions, Thomson gazelles, topi, ostriches and cheetahs.
After your game drive, you will proceed to the Visitor Centre where we have our lunch break open our lunch boxes. The Tourist Information Centre offers some interesting wildlife displays as well as a gift shop selling information leaflets and maps of the area. The shop also has a refreshment area, and we shall have our lunch from here.
In the evening go for a game drive to the Kopjes the weathered granite outcrops, scattered around the plains, most of which are miniature ecosystems, providing shade and drinking water in pools left in the rock after the rains. The Kopjes are good hunting grounds for lions especially in dry seasons when most wildlife come to have a dip and drink up. Look for other animals which we might have missed during the morning game drive. Return for dinner and overnight stay.
Accommodation: As above
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 5: Transfer to Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Olduvai Gorge Visit, Optional Crater Rim Walk
Enjoy your breakfast at the lodge, and then proceed for a transfer out of the Serengeti enjoying yet another game viewing experience with your packed lunch as you drive to Ngorongoro Conservation Area.
You will get to visit the Olduvai Gorge for a chance to learn about the early life of man and findings by Dr. Mary and Louis Leaky.
Proceed through the conservation area enjoying game viewing as well as spot the local Maasai people freely moving within the conservancy and the wildlife!
Proceed to the lodge, check in and relax as you wait for dinner and an overnight stay.
Accommodation: Eileen’s Tree Inn for Budget, Hhando Coffee Lodge for Mid-range, Ngorongoro Serena Lodge for Luxury
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 6: Ngorongoro Crater Drive, Transfer to Amboseli National Park
Enjoy breakfast at the lodge and with your packed lunch proceed to descend over 600 meters into the crater to view wildlife for a half day’s safari tour. Supported by year-round water supply and fodder, the Ngorongoro National Park supports a vast variety of animals, which include herds of wildebeest, zebra, buffalo, eland, warthog, hippo, and giant African elephants. Another big draw card to this picturesque national park is its dense population of predators, which include lions, hyenas, jackals, cheetahs, and the ever-elusive leopard, which sometimes requires a trained eye to spot.
You will also visit Lake Magadi, a large but shallow alkaline lake in the southwestern corner, which is one of the main features of the crater. A large number of flamingos, hippos and other water birds can usually have been seen here. Enjoy your lunch in the crater floor as you marvel at the picturesque scenery.
Thereafter, proceed for a transfer to Amboseli National Park via Arusha. At Namanga border, you shall meet your Kenya safari guide. After clearing with immigration, you shall proceed to transfer to Amboseli National Park arriving in the evening. Check in at the lodge, have dinner and an overnights stay at the lodge.
About Amboseli National Park
This scenic Kenya national park is known as one of the best places to get up-close to big herds of elephants, making for amazing photos with Mount Kilimanjaro in the background. Amboseli National Park hosts a variety of big mammals and an array of birds.
Accommodation: Little Amanya Camp for Budget, Amboseli Sopa Lodge for Mid-range, Serena Amboseli for Luxury.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 7: Game Drive in Amboseli National Park, Guided Walking Safari.
Spend a whole day in Amboseli National Park, with a morning and afternoon game drives. This park is termed as an Animal’s paradise. Enjoy a late afternoon guided walking safari in the park, and get to come up-close with nature and wildlife. Return to the camp for dinner and overnight stay as above.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 8: Departure
After breakfast, check out and proceed on a transfer to Nairobi, arriving in time for your train transfer as per your booking. This brings your 8 days safari to an end.
Meal Plan: Breakfast and Lunch
End of 8 Days Masai Mara, Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater and Amboseli Safari
The safari and tour prices below include
- Pick up and drop off in Nairobi
- All-day game drives as per sample itinerary
- Hotel/lodge accommodation for the duration of the safari
- Private 4×4 safari land cruiser with a roof hatch
- Professional English speaking safari guide/driver
- All national park fees
- All meals on the safari as indicated
- All game viewing activities specified
- Kenya and Tanzania VAT on tourism activities and park fees
- Concession and Crater fees
- Drinking water in the safari vehicle
The safari and tour prices below exclude:
- Flights and visas
- Hotel accommodation before/after the safari
- Travel insurance
- Extra activities not on the itinerary
- Personal expenses like laundry, beverages, etc.
- Tips and gratuities [Tipping guide: 15-20$ per person per day for your safari guide, 20$ or more for your lodge of stay, 10-15$ for your activity guides]
