5 Days Maasai Mara, Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater Safari
The 5 Days Maasai Mara, Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater Safari takes you to these 3 most sought-after typical African safari destinations, this 5 Days Maasai Mara, Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater Safari has you enjoying amazing and extensive game drives throughout your safari experience. This 5 Days Maasai Mara, Serengeti, and Ngorongoro Crater Safari takes you to Kenya’s premium and most sought-after park, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Tanzania’s best-selling and most sought-after African safari destination of Serengeti National Park, and Ngorongoro Conservation Area sometimes referred to as the Ngorongoro Crater Tanzania.
This 5 Days Maasai Mara, Serengeti, and Ngorongoro Crater Safari is the ultimate Kenya and Tanzania combined safari, available for travelers with little time to explore both countries. With this 5 Days Maasai Mara, Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater Safari, get to see the amazing scenery and diverse animals in Kenya and Tanzania, as well as the big 5 animals most sought after by travelers on any Africa safari tour.
Book this 5 Days Maasai Mara, Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater Safari any time of the year for all the destinations of visit are great for all-year-round animal viewing. Book this safari in the months of mid-July to September for the great wildebeest migration in Maasai Mara. You can also customize this trip to start and end in Nairobi if an extra day is added, and also opt if you wish, to extend this 5 Days Maasai Mara, Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater Safari with a beach stay in Zanzibar Island for at least 2 nights.
Detailed Itinerary of 5 Days Maasai Mara, Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater Safari
Day 1: Nairobi to Maasai Mara, Game Drive
On day 1 of the 5 Days Masai Mara, Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater Safari, your Kenya safari guide shall pick you up 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.
With your packed lunch, enjoy a game drive in Maasai Mara looking out for the various wildlife, punctuated with a picnic lunch. Search for the different African big five animals in Maasai Mara like lions, leopards, Rhinos, Elephants, Buffalos, and other game. Chase the sunset as you drive to the camp. Check in, and relax as you wait for dinner and overnight stay.
Accommodation: Sekenani Camp Maasai Mara
Meal Plan: Lunch and Dinner
Day 2: Full Day Game Drive in Maasai Mara game reserve, Maasai Cultural Tour
Extensive Game Drives. On the 2nd day of the 5 Days Maasai Mara, Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater Safari, you will wake up early for our African breakfast and get ready for the long-awaited day in Maasai Mara National Reserve. After an early breakfast, with your lunch boxes head out for a full day in the Maasai Mara plains. Other animals in Maasai Mara to view include large pride of lions, zebras, leopards, Elephants, giraffes, and many more. Return to the lodge, and 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 Maasai Mara to Serengeti National Park
Drive to Maasai Mara National Reserve. You will have a very early breakfast and check-in from the lodge as early as possible around 7 am. We drive out of the reserve through the Oloololo gate in the western part of the reserve to the border of Isebania. We get clearance from the border customs office and then proceed to Serengeti National Park. Have an en-route game drive as you drive to your lodge. Check in, and relax as you wait for dinner and overnight stay.
Accommodation: Central Serengeti Tanzania Bush Camp
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 4: Full Day in Serengeti National Park
On the 4th day of the 5 Days Maasai Mara, Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater Safari, aAfter 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 the 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 and 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 that 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, Crater Drive and Arusha Drop off
Note: This will be quite a long day.
Enjoy an early breakfast at the camp, and then proceed for a transfer out of the Serengeti to Ngorongoro Conservation Area.
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 be seen here.
Enjoy your lunch on the crater floor as you marvel at the picturesque scenery. Proceed for a transfer to Arusha and drop off at your hotel of stay in Arusha. This brings your 5 Days Maasai Mara, Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater Safari to an end.
Meal Plan: Breakfast and Lunch
End of 5 Days Maasai Mara, Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater Safari
The safari and tour prices below include
- 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]
