6 Days Serengeti & Maasai Mara Safari

Itinerary in Detail

Day 1: Arusha to Ngorongoro – Into the Crater’s Quiet

Early morning, you wake up and begin your days as you guide drives you by road gently into the highlands of Ngorongoro.

Through the drive, watch farmers tend to fields, the rolling hills and finally land into the Ngorongoro Crater with a wide, green and still landscape.

Upon arrival, you descend slowly into the crater. Inside, everything feels close. Buffalo chew lazily. Wildebeest shift in waves.

A lion rests just meters away, golden eyes half-closed. You stop for a picnic near a hippo pool—snorts, birdsong, and breeze all around.

By late afternoon, you climb out of the crater and head to your lodge, the view stretching endlessly behind you.

Meals: Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation Options:

Camping: Simba A Campsite
Budget: Rhino Lodge
Standard: Ngorongoro Wildlife Lodge
Luxury: The Highlands / &Beyond Crater Lodge

Day 2: Ngorongoro to Serengeti – Plains of Movement

Today, as you trsnsfer to the Serengeti, the land flattens as you head northwest. Villages thin. The grass turns golden.

By midday, you’re inside the Serengeti as you witness the Zebras greeting you in lines. A cheetah flicks its tail from a low rock.

Wildebeest gather under acacias. The game drive begins before you even unpack your bag.

At sunset, your camp glows under the sky and as the stars stretch wide, and distant hyena calls mark the night and it’s your time to unwind as you await tomorrows exciting adventure.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation Options:

Camping: Seronera Campsite
Budget: Osinon Camp
Standard: Serengeti Heritage Camp
Luxury: Melia Serengeti / Four Seasons Serengeti

Day 3: Full-Day Serengeti Safari – Following the Wild

You rise with the early sound of the Serengeti animals. Early light spills across the savannah and immediately after your breakfast, it’s time to begin the exciting Serengeti full day game drive.

Into the bush witness, the pride of lions stalk through the grass. Elephants bathe in a dusty river bend. You follow the rhythm—slow, then sudden.

A leopard in a tree. A jackal chasing a hare. Giraffes moving in graceful silence.

Lunch is served in the wild, under a tree and after that, the drive continues until the sun tilts low before you drive back to your lodge for relaxation, dinner and overnight awaiting tomorrows transfer to Maasai Mara.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation Options:

Camping: Seronera Campsite
Budget: Osinon Camp
Standard: Serengeti Heritage Camp
Luxury: Melia Serengeti / Four Seasons Serengeti

Day 4: Serengeti to Maasai Mara – Across the Border

Today, you bid farewell to the famous Serengeti and embark on a journey west leading you to Isebania, where passports are stamped and Swahili gives way to Kikuyu.

Crossing into Kenya, your Kenya safari guide shall meet and greet you before you depart and start venturing into the wild land of Kenya.

You enter the Maasai Mara safari lodge by late afternoon—already spotting antelope, zebras, and elephants through an engaging enroute game drive. (not in the park)

The light softens as you drive. Your guide slows near a thicket. Lions. Resting, watching, waiting.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation Options:

Camping: Manyatta Campsite
Budget: Enchoro Wildlife Camp
Standard: Zebra Plains Mara Camp
Luxury: Entim Mara / Mara Serena Safari Lodge

Day 5: Full-Day Maasai Mara Safari – Where the Grass Moves

The Mara starts slow and then everything happens at once when you least expect it. A cheetah chases. Gazelles scatter. Hippos splash.

You sit by the Mara River, watching crocodiles sunbathe and wildebeest inch toward the water’s edge.

This is where stories live—in the dust trails of buffalo, the flick of a lion’s ear, the hush before a hunt.

Your adventure here shall be nothing but breath-taking. Explore because it’s your time.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation Options:

Camping: Manyatta Campsite
Budget: Enchoro Wildlife Camp
Standard: Zebra Plains Mara Camp
Luxury: Entim Mara / Mara Serena Safari Lodge

Day 6: Maasai Mara to Lake Nakuru to Nairobi – Flamingos and Farewell

Unfortunately, every good thing must come to an end. Today, you leave early, heading north. As the land rises, the air cools.

Lake Nakuru appears blue and pink—flamingos crowd the shoreline. Rhinos graze near acacia groves. You stretch your legs on one last game drive before continuing to Nairobi.

By late afternoon, you’re back in the city. But your thoughts stay somewhere out on the plains.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodation: Not included (can be arranged on request)