6-Days Serengeti Safari: Kenya and Tanzania Tour Including Masai Mara – Shanjoy Tours and Safaris

Your adventure begins with an early morning pick-up from your Nairobi hotel or the airport before departing for the world-famous Maasai Mara National Reserve.

Travel through the scenic Great Rift Valley with a stop at one of the spectacular viewpoints, where you can admire the dramatic escarpments and breathtaking landscapes stretching across the valley floor. Continue through Kenya's picturesque countryside and arrive at your lodge or camp in time for lunch.

After some relaxation, head out on your first afternoon game drive in one of Africa's most celebrated wildlife destinations. Explore the vast savannahs in search of elephants, buffaloes, giraffes, zebras, antelopes, and the Mara's famous predators including lions, leopards, and cheetahs.

The Maasai Mara forms part of the greater Serengeti ecosystem and is renowned for the annual Great Migration, when vast herds of wildebeests, zebras, and gazelles cross from Tanzania's Serengeti into Kenya's Mara plains between July and October. This dramatic spectacle attracts predators and scavengers, creating one of nature's greatest wildlife events.

Return to camp for dinner and overnight stay.

Overnight: Maasai Mara

After breakfast, depart with packed picnic lunches for a full-day game drive across the wildlife-rich Maasai Mara.

Today offers the perfect opportunity to fully explore the reserve's diverse habitats and abundant wildlife. Year-round game viewing is exceptional, with chances to spot elephants, buffaloes, black rhinos, giraffes, wildebeests, Burchell's zebras, hartebeests, gazelles, hippos, crocodiles, and numerous antelope species.

The Maasai Mara is also famous for its healthy predator population, offering excellent opportunities to observe lions, leopards, and cheetahs in their natural environment. During migration season, witness the movement of thousands of animals across the plains as they follow ancient migration routes.

For those interested in culture, an optional visit to a traditional Maasai village offers fascinating insights into Maasai traditions, medicinal plant knowledge, and their unique way of life.

Enjoy a picnic lunch in the wilderness before continuing your exploration of this remarkable reserve. Return to camp in the evening for dinner and overnight stay.

Overnight: Maasai Mara

After breakfast, enjoy a final game drive as you depart Maasai Mara and travel towards the Isebania border crossing between Kenya and Tanzania.

Upon completing immigration formalities, you will meet your Tanzanian safari team and continue into the legendary Serengeti National Park. The Serengeti, whose name means "endless plains," is widely regarded as one of the world's most remarkable wildlife sanctuaries.

Travel through the northern Serengeti region, famous for its dramatic Mara River crossings during the Great Migration. Here, massive herds of wildebeests and zebras brave crocodile-infested waters as they move between Kenya and Tanzania in search of fresh grazing.

Arrive at your camp or lodge in time to relax before dinner and overnight stay.

Overnight: Serengeti National Park

Spend a full day exploring the spectacular Serengeti ecosystem with unlimited game-viewing opportunities.

Home to more than two million large mammals, the Serengeti offers some of Africa's finest wildlife experiences. Vast open plains stretch to the horizon and support enormous populations of wildebeests, plains zebras, Thomson's gazelles, buffaloes, giraffes, elephants, and numerous predators.

The famous Seronera region is particularly renowned for year-round wildlife viewing thanks to its permanent water sources and high concentration of big cats including lions, leopards, and cheetahs.

As you explore the endless plains, you'll gain a deeper appreciation of why the Serengeti is considered one of the greatest wildlife destinations on Earth.

Overnight: Serengeti National Park

After breakfast, depart for the magnificent Ngorongoro Conservation Area, one of Africa's most extraordinary natural wonders.

Descend approximately 600 metres into the Ngorongoro Crater, the world's largest intact volcanic caldera covering nearly 100 square miles. The crater floor supports an incredible concentration of wildlife, with nearly 30,000 animals living within its natural boundaries.

Enjoy a game drive across the crater floor, where you may encounter the Big Five including lions, elephants, buffaloes, rhinos, and the elusive leopard. Other common sightings include zebras, wildebeests, hyenas, hippos, jackals, and numerous bird species.

A picnic lunch will be served inside the crater while surrounded by breathtaking scenery and abundant wildlife. Later, proceed to your lodge for dinner and overnight stay.

Overnight: Ngorongoro Area

After breakfast, depart for Arusha through the scenic highlands of northern Tanzania.

Upon arrival, enjoy a brief safari debrief and, if time permits, an opportunity for souvenir shopping before being transferred to Arusha Airport or Kilimanjaro International Airport for your onward journey.

As your safari comes to an end, depart with unforgettable memories of East Africa's most spectacular wildlife destinations, dramatic landscapes, and extraordinary wildlife encounters across Kenya and Tanzania.

End of Safari

This 6-day Kenya and Tanzania safari perfectly combines the legendary Maasai Mara, the endless plains of the Serengeti, and the wildlife-rich Ngorongoro Crater, creating one of the most rewarding safari experiences in Africa.