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10 Days Best of Masai Mara & Serengeti Safari

10 Days Best of Masai Mara & Serengeti Safari: For travelers who cannot decide between Kenya’s Masai Mara and neighboring Tanzania’s Serengeti, this itinerary offers you a chance to explore both.

Experience some of the best wildlife viewing on offer as you embark on this journey to Kenya’s luscious and vibrant Masai Mara. Encounter Maasai Culture throughout your East Africa Safari journey, as you are shown the way of life for the Maasai people who call this land home and continue conservation efforts daily. Then make your way to Tanzania’s beautiful and remarkable Serengeti. Not only is Serengeti a highlight during the months of the Great Migration, but also throughout the year as the landscapes adapt to the weather patterns.

10 Days Best of Masai Mara & Serengeti Safari
Endless plains of Serengeti

Highlights of 10 Days Best of Masai Mara & Serengeti Safari

  • Day 1: Arrival in Arusha – Tarangire National Park
  • Day 2: Tarangire – Ngorongoro Crater
  • Day 3: Full Ngorongoro Crater Game Drive
  • Day 4: Transfer to Serengeti National Park
  • Day 5-6: Game Viewing in Serengeti National Park
  • Day 7: Transfer to Masai Mara National Reserve
  • Day 8-9: Game Viewing in Masai Mara
  • Day 10: Departure

Detailed itinerary of 10 Days Best of Masai Mara & Serengeti Safari

Day 1: Arrival in Arusha – Tarangire National Park

On arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport, your personal guide greets you with a big smile: “Karibu Tanzania – Welcome to Tanzania. The guide takes you on a drive to the beautiful Tarangire National Park, an iconic Tanzania Destination renowned for its iconic Baobab Trees and large herds of elephants.

Overnight at Baobab Tree Lodge.

Day 2: Tarangire – Ngorongoro Crater

Wake up early for breakfast and go for a morning game drive to the beautiful plays of Tarangire National Park, you will enjoy sightings of large herds of elephants, buffaloes, zebras, giraffes among others.

After lunch you will embark on a journey to Ngorongoro Crater – one of the world’s eight wonders.

Overnight at Ngorongoro O’ldeani Mountain Lodge by Wellworth

Ngorongoro Crater

Day 3: Full Ngorongoro Crater Game Drive

Spend a full day in Ngorongoro Crater on a game drive in the crafter floor. The famous Ngorongoro Crater is one Africa’s seven natural wonders. The crater was formed two million years ago when a vast volcano erupted. The fertile lava has created unique ecosystem, now home to the highest concentration of animals found anywhere in Africa! Once in the crater, thousands of animals such as lions, zebras, buffaloes and black rhinos surround you, and the views are astounding.

Overnight at Ngorongoro O’ldeani Mountain Lodge by Wellworth

Day 4: Transfer to Serengeti National Park

After breakfast, you will checkout of the lodge and head to Serengeti with a stopover at Olduvai Gorge where you will see all the excavated remains by Dr. Leakey and his wildlife among others. Continue to Serengeti with en-route lunch, with a game drive you will head to your lodge for dinner and overnight stay.

Overnight at Serengeti Sound of Silence Tented Camp

Day 5-6: Game Viewing in Serengeti National Park

Serengeti National Park is widely known as the place to go on safari, mainly because of the Great Migration that passes through here. The enormous, stampeding herds are impressive, as are the vast amount of predators that live here; over four thousand lions, 255 cheetahs, a thousand leopards, 3500 hyenas and hundreds of wild dogs! And plenty of other beautiful animals, which your guide will be delighted to search for together with you.

Overnight at Serengeti Sound of Silence Tented Camp

Day 7: Transfer to Masai Mara National Reserve

Wake up early for breakfast and exit Serengeti heading to Masai Mara National Reserve with en-route game drive, and border crossing Isebania Border. With en-route lunch and game drive in Masai Mara endless plains, head to your lodge for dinner and overnight.

Overnight Zebra Plains Luxury Camp

10 Days Best of Masai Mara & Serengeti Safari
Game Drive in Masai Mara

Day 8-9: Game Viewing in Masai Mara

Experience Masai Mara, home of the Great Migration where millions of wildebeests cross the Mara River. The Masai Mara is the most sought after destination in Kenya, with excellent game viewing, expansive plains and authentic safari experiences. The reserve features a stunning Kaleidoscope of wild and rugged landscapes, home to the Big Five – lions, leopards, cape buffaloes, elephants and rhinos, millions of wildebeests and gazelles among others which you will see during the game drive.

Overnight Zebra Plains Luxury Camp

Day 10: Departure

After breakfast, you will exit Masai Mara and embark on a journey to Nairobi for drop-off at the airport to catch your international flight back home.

End of 10 Days Best of Masai Mara & Serengeti Safari

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