Embark on the ultimate 10-day East African safari adventure combining Kenya's legendary Masai Mara with Tanzania's world-famous Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater. Experience the Big Five, witness the Great Migration, explore diverse ecosystems, and immerse yourself in authentic Maasai culture. This comprehensive journey showcases the very best of wildlife and cultural experiences that East Africa has to offer.
Duration: 10 Days / 9 Nights
Countries: Kenya & Tanzania
Group Size: 2+ people
Difficulty: Easy to Moderate
Starting Point: Nairobi
Price: Contact us for rates
Touch down at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport where BoostSafaris representatives await your arrival in traditional African style with wet towels and refreshments. Receive your authentic branded safari hat and essential safari gear as our welcome gift. Transfer to your luxury Nairobi hotel to check in and rest. Spend the evening at leisure exploring Kenya's vibrant capital city or relaxing at your hotel while preparing for the adventure ahead.
Accommodation: Emara Hotel/Ole Sereni Hotel
Meals: Lunch, Dinner, Bed & Breakfast
After breakfast, depart for Lake Nakuru National Park with a scenic stop at the Great Rift Valley Viewpoint. Marvel at the breathtaking beauty of this geological wonder built by Italian prisoners during WWII. Pass Mount Longonot stratovolcano and arrive at Lake Nakuru for lunch. Afternoon game drive to Baboon Cliff, Lion Hill, and Mau Escarpment. Spot endangered Rothschild giraffes, black and white rhinos, buffalo, and diverse bird species. Note: Flamingo population varies due to changing water levels.
Accommodation: Mbweha Safari Camp
Meals: Lunch, Dinner, Bed & Breakfast
Journey through the Great Rift Valley to Kenya's most famous game reserve - the northern extension of the Serengeti Plains. Arrive at the intimate 20-tent Tipilikwani Luxury Camp for lunch. Afternoon game drive in this vast reserve teeming with wildlife. Search for the famous Big Five: lion, Cape buffalo, savannah elephant, black rhino, and elusive leopard. The endless grasslands host black-maned lions, cheetahs, Maasai giraffes, elephants, zebras, wildebeest, and numerous antelope species.
Accommodation: Tipilikwani Luxury Tented Camp
Meals: Lunch, Dinner, Bed & Breakfast
Full day adventure in the Masai Mara with opportunities to witness predator-prey interactions, possible leopard or cheetah hunts, and diverse wildlife behaviors. Optional hot air balloon safari at dawn offers spectacular aerial views with champagne breakfast in the bush. Afternoon visit to an authentic "off-the-beaten-track" Maasai Manyatta to experience centuries-old traditions and nomadic lifestyle. Interact with this world-famous community and learn about their customs and culture.
Optional: Balloon Safari & Maasai Village Visit
Accommodation: Tipilikwani Luxury Tented Camp
Meals: Lunch, Dinner, Bed & Breakfast
Cross into Tanzania via Isebania and Sirari border with assistance through immigration procedures. Enter the world-famous Serengeti National Park, covering 14,763 square kilometers as Tanzania's oldest park and one of the world's last great wildlife refuges. This ecosystem supports over three million large mammals in Africa's greatest remaining concentration of plains game. Arrive at your lodge for check-in, dinner, and overnight. Optional flight transfers available to reduce travel time.
Accommodation: Serengeti Sopa Lodge
Meals: Lunch, Dinner, Bed & Breakfast
Full day game viewing on the vast Serengeti plains with picnic lunch. Experience the stunning beauty of rolling grasslands stretching to the horizon. Encounter black-maned lions, savannah elephants, Cape buffalo, wildebeest, leopards, cheetahs, hyenas, rhinos, zebras, and Maasai giraffes. The Serengeti never disappoints with its incredible variety of wildlife and bird species. Optional hot air balloon safari available for aerial perspectives of this magnificent ecosystem.
Optional: Balloon Safari with bush breakfast
Accommodation: Serengeti Sopa Lodge
Meals: Lunch, Dinner, Bed & Breakfast
Depart for Ngorongoro Conservation Area with a stop at Oldupai Gorge, one of the world's most important prehistoric sites for human evolution. Enjoy an interpretive talk by the resident guide about this archaeological wonder. Arrive at your crater rim lodge with spectacular views. The Ngorongoro Crater, formed 8 million years ago, is the world's largest unbroken caldera - 610 meters deep, 20 kilometers in diameter, covering 311 square kilometers. Optional Maasai village visit available.
Note: Warm jacket recommended for cool evenings
Accommodation: Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge
Meals: Lunch, Dinner, Bed & Breakfast
Descend 610 meters into the crater floor for a full day of game viewing with picnic lunch. This photographer's paradise and wildlife haven hosts permanent residents including lions, Cape buffalo, Thompson's gazelles, rhinos, giraffes, zebras, cheetahs, leopards, and hyenas. The crater's diverse landscapes and archaeological significance (mankind's earliest ancestors discovered here) make it truly unique. Enjoy hundreds of bird species around the crater floor lakes.
Accommodation: Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge
Meals: Lunch, Dinner, Bed & Breakfast
Journey to Tarangire National Park, famous for its majestic baobab trees and large elephant herds. Afternoon game drive in this area where up to 300 elephants scratch the dry riverbed for underground streams. Witness the greatest wildlife concentration outside the Serengeti ecosystem with migratory wildebeest, zebras, buffalo, impala, gazelles, and hartebeest. Spot dry-country antelopes like the fringe-eared oryx and long-necked gerenuk found nowhere else in Tanzania.
Accommodation: Tarangire Sopa Lodge
Meals: Lunch, Dinner, Bed & Breakfast
Final breakfast before checking out and bidding farewell to your wonderful lodge team. Your incredible safari adventure comes to an end, but you leave with countless photographs capturing special moments that will immortalize this experience forever. Transfer to Kilimanjaro International Airport for your homeward-bound flight, carrying memories of East Africa's greatest wildlife and cultural experiences.
Accommodation: End of safari
Meals: Breakfast
Encounter all Big Five animals across multiple parks: lions, leopards, elephants, buffalo, and rhinos in their natural habitats.
Descend into the world's largest intact volcanic caldera - often called the "Eighth Wonder of the World."
Authentic cultural encounters with traditional Maasai communities living as they have for centuries.
Marvel at ancient baobab trees and witness massive elephant herds in Tarangire's unique ecosystem.
Experience the geological wonder of the Great Rift Valley with breathtaking viewpoints and diverse landscapes.
Visit the "Cradle of Mankind" where some of humanity's earliest ancestors were discovered.
Experience the ultimate wildlife and cultural journey through Kenya and Tanzania's most iconic destinations. This comprehensive safari offers the very best of East African adventure in one unforgettable experience.
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