9 days · 8 nights · from Nairobi
9 Days Migration Tracker — Mara, Serengeti & Ngorongoro
Follow the herds across the border, wherever they happen to be
- Lodge
- Tented camp
- Luxury
The wildebeest do not respect the Kenya–Tanzania border and neither does this itinerary. We take the herds' likely position for your month and build the route around it — the Mara in the northern season, the Serengeti's western corridor or southern short-grass plains at other times of year.
Trip highlights
- Three nights in the Serengeti, positioned for the herds' seasonal location
- Two nights in the Maasai Mara, including the Mara River crossing points in season
- A full day on the floor of the Ngorongoro Crater
- The Isebania or Namanga border crossing, handled for you
- Lake Manyara's tree-climbing lions and flamingo shallows
Day by day
- 1
Day 1
Nairobi → Maasai Mara
West through the Rift Valley and Narok to the Mara, arriving for lunch. Afternoon game drive.
- Meals
- Lunch, dinner
- 2
Day 2
Maasai Mara
A full day in the reserve. In the northern season we spend it along the Mara River, waiting on the crossing points where the herds gather.
- Meals
- Breakfast, lunch, dinner
- 3
Day 3
Maasai Mara → Serengeti
Game drive south towards the border, cross at Isebania, and continue into the Serengeti with a game drive on the way to camp.
- Meals
- Breakfast, lunch, dinner
- 4
Day 4
Serengeti
A full day tracking the herds. Where they are decides where we drive — the Seronera valley for resident cats, the western corridor or the southern plains for the migration.
- Meals
- Breakfast, lunch, dinner
- 5
Day 5
Serengeti
A second full day, with an optional sunrise balloon flight over the plains and a bush breakfast afterwards.
- Meals
- Breakfast, lunch, dinner
- 6
Day 6
Serengeti → Ngorongoro
A morning drive out through the Naabi Hill gate, across the short-grass plains and up onto the crater rim in time for sunset over the caldera.
- Meals
- Breakfast, lunch, dinner
- 7
Day 7
Ngorongoro Crater
Descend to the crater floor at first light for a full day among an extraordinary density of game — lion, elephant, hippo, flamingo, and one of the last reliable places to see black rhino.
- Meals
- Breakfast, lunch, dinner
- 8
Day 8
Ngorongoro → Lake Manyara
Down the escarpment to Manyara for an afternoon game drive through groundwater forest, along the lakeshore and out onto the flats.
- Meals
- Breakfast, lunch, dinner
- 9
Day 9
Lake Manyara → Arusha or Nairobi
A morning drive, then transfer to Arusha for onward flights, or the road north through Namanga back to Nairobi.
- Meals
- Breakfast
What’s included
- +Park and reserve entry fees for every park on the itinerary
- +Full-board accommodation (breakfast, lunch and dinner on safari)
- +Transport in a custom safari minivan or 4×4 Land Cruiser with a pop-up roof
- +A professional English-speaking driver-guide throughout
- +All game drives listed in the itinerary
- +Bottled drinking water in the vehicle
- +Government taxes and levies
- +Border formalities and inter-country transfers
Not included
- −International and domestic flights
- −Kenyan and Tanzanian visas
- −Travel and medical insurance
- −Drinks, laundry and other items of a personal nature
- −Optional extras such as balloon flights, Maasai village visits and night drives
- −Tips for your guide and lodge staff
- −Accommodation in Nairobi before or after the safari
Enquire
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Tell us your dates and party size. We will come back with a costed itinerary, lodge options at each level, and anything we would change about the route for your month.
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