9-Day Tanzania & Kenya Safari – Serengeti, Ngorongoro & Maasai Mara
Tour Overview
Journey from Arusha to Nairobi through Tanzania’s northern safari circuit and Kenya’s Maasai Mara. Explore Tarangire’s elephant country, Lake Manyara’s forest and lake shore, the Ngorongoro Crater and the Serengeti before crossing at Isebania. Two full days in the Maasai Mara give you time to explore different areas of the reserve. This private safari combines campsites in Tanzania with a hotel stop in Tarime and lodge accommodation in Kenya.
Route: Arusha → Tarangire → Lake Manyara → Ngorongoro → Serengeti → Tarime → Maasai Mara → Nairobi
Starting-price basis: Indicative starting price · travel dates and group quotation to be confirmed
Day by day itinerary
Day 1: Arusha to Tarangire National Park
Leave your Arusha lodge early with a packed lunch for the drive to Tarangire. Spend the day exploring the park’s river, seasonal swamps and baobab landscapes, searching for elephants, lions, leopards and plains game. Continue to your campsite for dinner and the night.
Accommodation & meals: Sonayi Manyara Campsite. Safari meals as specified.
Day 2: Lake Manyara National Park
After breakfast, travel to Lake Manyara for a game drive among groundwater forest, woodland and lake-shore habitats. Look for elephants, giraffes, buffalo, baboons and birdlife. Optional canopy walking, canoeing or a guided walk can be arranged at extra cost, subject to conditions and availability.
Accommodation & meals: Sonayi Manyara Campsite. Safari meals as specified.
Day 3: Ngorongoro Crater to Central Serengeti
Start early and descend into the Ngorongoro Crater for a game drive. Look for lions, buffalo, zebras, hippos and, with luck, black rhino. Ascend to the highlands and continue towards the Serengeti, enjoying wildlife viewing on the way to Seronera.
Accommodation & meals: Seronera Campsite. Safari meals as specified.
Day 4: Full day in the Serengeti
Set out after breakfast for a full day of wildlife viewing in the Serengeti. Follow the day’s sightings with your guide, stop for lunch in the wilderness and continue exploring through the afternoon before returning to camp for dinner.
Accommodation & meals: Seronera Campsite. Safari meals as specified.
Day 5: Central Serengeti to Western Serengeti and Tarime
Depart early and enjoy a morning game drive as you travel west from Seronera. Continue through the Western Serengeti towards Tarime, positioning you for the border crossing the following day without returning to Arusha.
Accommodation & meals: CMG Hotel, Tarime. Meals as specified.
Day 6: Tarime to Isebania and the Maasai Mara
Travel towards Sirari and Isebania for the Tanzania–Kenya border crossing. Complete immigration formalities and continue through western Kenya to the Maasai Mara. Depending on border procedures and arrival time, there may be an afternoon game drive before checking in.
Accommodation & meals: Mara Sentrim Lodge. Full board.
Day 7: Full day in the Maasai Mara
Explore the reserve with your Kenyan guide, following wildlife activity across the open grasslands. Look for lions, elephants, buffalo, giraffes, zebras and wildebeest. A picnic lunch can be arranged so you can remain in the reserve throughout the day.
Accommodation & meals: Mara Sentrim Lodge. Full board.
Day 8: A second full day in the Maasai Mara
Enjoy another full day to explore areas you may not have reached previously. Early morning offers good light for photography and opportunities to see active predators. Take time to enjoy the reserve’s smaller wildlife, river habitats and birdlife as well as its big cats.
Accommodation & meals: Mara Sentrim Lodge. Full board.
Day 9: Maasai Mara to Nairobi
After breakfast, leave the reserve and travel through the Kenyan countryside towards Nairobi. Arrive later in the day for drop-off at your accommodation, marking the end of your cross-border safari.
Accommodation & meals: Breakfast and transfer to your Nairobi accommodation.
Tour Inclusions
- Full-board accommodation while on safari in Tanzania and Kenya
- Game drives and park entrance fees as per itinerary
- Transport in a six-seat 4×4 safari vehicle
- Qualified English-speaking driver-guides in Tanzania and Kenya
- Three litres of bottled mineral water per person per day while on the road safari
- Meals as specified in the itinerary
Tour Exclusions
- International flights, visas and applicable inbound travel insurance
- Travel and personal accident insurance
- Optional activities and excursions
- Personal expenses, telephone calls and services not specified
- Suggested safari-guide gratuities: USD 10–30 per day
Safari Prices
Prices are in USD. This itinerary combines camping in Tanzania with hotel and lodge stays as listed.
From USD 3,225 per person. Please request a quotation for your travel dates and group size. A fixed seasonal price matrix is not specified for this itinerary.
The starting price is indicative and subject to confirmation. Your final quotation will specify accommodation, meals, travel dates and the total for your group.
Rates and accommodation availability are subject to confirmation. Changes to park fees or government charges may affect your final quotation. Full board includes breakfast, lunch and dinner; drinks are excluded unless an all-inclusive plan is specified.
Booking Information
A deposit is required to confirm accommodation and your reservation. Deposit levels vary by accommodation category; your quotation will confirm the applicable deposit and balance-payment schedule.
Cancellation charges stated for this itinerary: 60 days or more before departure, payments refunded less non-refundable costs already incurred; 30–59 days, 25% of the total; 15–29 days, 50%; 7–14 days, 75%; fewer than 7 days or no-show, 100%. Written notice is required.
Optional Lake Manyara activities: canopy walkway USD 25 per person; canoeing USD 25 per adult or USD 15 per child; guided walking safari from USD 25 per adult or USD 15 per child. Activities depend on conditions and availability. Check current entry, health and insurance requirements for both Tanzania and Kenya before travel.
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