Combined

Mara - Serengeti Crossing

10 days / 9 nights
from $4,290

Overview

Both sides of the same ecosystem in one trip, crossing the border on foot at Isebania or by air into Kogatende. Built for the July to October migration months.

Included as standard

Private 4x4 with pop-up roof and your own driver-guide
All park, conservancy and reserve fees
Accommodation and meals as listed in the itinerary
Airport pickup and all ground transfers
Bottled water, and a Nairobi number that reaches a person

Where you will be

Day by day

Day 1

Nairobi to the Mara

Road or short flight into the reserve, with an afternoon drive on arrival.

Day 2

Mara reserve

A full day across the reserve, positioned at the river in the afternoon if the herds are close.

Day 3

Mara conservancies

Move to a conservancy for off-road driving, night drives and a guided walk, all of which the reserve does not allow.

Day 4

Conservancy day

Dawn drive, a bush breakfast, and the afternoon with a guide on foot.

Day 5

Cross into Tanzania

Border formalities and the transfer into northern Serengeti, arriving at a mobile camp near Kogatende.

Day 6

The Mara river crossings

A full day at the crossing points with breakfast and lunch in the vehicle.

Day 7

Northern Serengeti

Lamai wedge in the morning, with a long evening drive for cheetah on the open plains.

Day 8

Central Serengeti

Transfer south with drives all the way, arriving in the Seronera valley by late afternoon.

Day 9

Seronera valley

Full day among the highest predator densities in the park, with an optional balloon flight at dawn.

Day 10

Fly out

A morning drive, then the flight to Arusha or Kilimanjaro for your onward connection.

Ready when you are

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