6 Days Kenya Tanzania Safari | The Best East African Tour
If there’s one place in the world where you’ll discover unique wildlife and incomparable landscapes, it’s Africa. During the summer months, Kenya and Tanzania are the exceptional setting for nature’s greatest spectacle. The Great Migration approaches the Masai Mara from Serengeti towards the end of June / early July. Are you ready for a unique experience safari in Kenya and a tour Tanzania? Discover our customized 6 days Kenya Tanzania safari to witness this greatest natural spectacle (wildebeest migration).
Kenya & Tanzania itinerary highlights:
Day 1: Departure from Nairobi to Masai Mara Game Reserve. Afternoon game drive safari in Kenya.
Day 2: Full day game drives in Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya safari.
Day 3: Departure from Masai Mara Game Reserve to Serengeti National Park in Tanzania.
Day 4: Full day game drive safari in Serengeti National Park, safari in Tanzania.
Day 5: Morning game drive. Departure from Serengeti National Park to Ngorongoro Crater Conservation Area.
Day 6: Extended game drives in Ngorongoro Crater. Departure from Ngorongoro Crater to Arusha.
Detailed Kenya Tanzania Safari Itinerary
Day 1: Driving from Nairobi to Masai Mara Game Reserve
Depart from Nairobi to Masai Mara early in the morning with a stopover at the escarpment for picturesque views and photographing. Drive to Masai Mara Game Reserve past Mount Longonot, an extinct volcano and Narok Town. This Game Reserve is the most popular tourist destinations in Kenya safari. The ‘Big Five’ namely buffaloes, lions, leopards, elephants, rhinos and other animal species mingle in the Maasai Mara freely.
It is the best place to be when one require that much needed break from the daily hustle. Your pursuit for East African safari becomes full satisfaction at this finest wildlife reserve. Get to meet the ever friendly local Maasai tribe, set to welcome you to this remarkable natural heritage. You arrive at your lodge or tented camp in time for lunch and siesta / relaxation. Guided afternoon game drive safari in Kenya is scheduled from 4pm till sundown / sunset. Subsequently, return to your lodge or tented camp for dinner and overnight stay at Enkorok Mara Camp, L,D.
Day 2: Full Day Safari Game Drives In Masai Mara Game Reserve
Wake up to a full breakfast at the tented camp. Depart with packed lunch for an early morning game drive and full day in the wildlife park in search of popular animals. The Maasai Mara plains are full of wildebeests during the great migration season between July to end of October. Other animals regularly seen here include lions, zebra, giraffe, impala, Thomson’s gazelle, topi, hyenas, leopards, cheetah, bat-eared foxes, and jackal.
If you are lucky, black rhinos which are a little shy and somehow hard to spot are often seen at a distance. Along the Mara River, hippos are abundant as are Nile crocodiles who eagerly lay in wait for a meal as the wildebeests cross it on their annual search to find new pastures. Finally, return to your lodge or tented camp for dinner and overnight stay at Enkorok Camp, B, L, D.
Day 3: Depart from Masai Mara Game Reserve to Serengeti National Park in Tanzania
After and early breakfast at your lodge or tented camp, depart with packed lunch for a journey to Serengeti in Tanzania safari. You will exit Maasai Mara National Reserve and embark on a journey to Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park with border crossing at Sirari / Isebania. At the border post, you will undergo all the necessary immigration formalities and exchange vehicles and driver-guides. Proceed to Serengeti via Ndabaka Gate and on with on route game drives. In the evening, you will head to your tented camp / lodge for dinner and stay overnight at Kati Kati Tented Camp, B, L, D.
Day 4: Full Day Game Drive Safari In Serengeti National Park
After breakfast at your tented camp or lodge you will embark on a full day game viewing (morning game drive and afternoon game drives). Serengeti National Park in Tanzania is a charming destination and, certainly, one of the most rewarding destinations in the world for game drives safari in Tanzania. Together with Maasai Mara National Reserve in Kenya, both the parks experience the great migration of wildebeests.
The endless savannah plains of the Serengeti inhabit over 3,000 lions, nearly 1,000 African leopards, black rhinos, buffaloes, elephants, wildebeests, elands, Thomson gazelles, grant’s gazelles, and many more animals which you will spot on the safari game drives. Later in the evening you will drive back to your lodge or tented camp for a sumptuous dinner and overnight stay at Kati Kati Tented Camp, B, L, D.
Day 5: Travel from Serengeti National Park to Ngorongoro Crater
Enjoy an early breakfast at the lodge / camp. You will check out of your lodge and depart Serengeti National Park heading to Ngorongoro Crater. There is an optional stopover at the Ol Duvai Gorge Museum, entry charges excluded. Ngorongoro Crater in Tanzania is the world’s biggest intact inactive volcanic caldera, and a blissful paradise. The crater floor is home to diversity of animals such as the hippos, grant’s zebra, Thomson gazelles, African buffalo, black rhino, wildebeests, and many more.
All the members of the big five may be seen in the crater. This collapsed volcano, a colossal caldera is 250-square kilometres, and 600 metres in depth. Its spectacular location and abundance of wildlife species makes it one of the greatest natural wonders of the world, casually referred to as the EDEN of Africa.
Upon your arrival you will descend to the crater floor for afternoon game drives in search of the abundant game. In the evening, you will ascend back to your Camp or lodge for dinner and overnight at Ngorongoro Rhino Lodge, B, L, D.
Day 6: Departure from Ngorongoro Crater to Arusha and/or Nairobi
After breakfast, depart from the Ngorongoro Crater to Arusha arriving in the afternoon. From here, you can choose to proceed on a beach holiday in Zanzibar, fly back home from Kilimanjaro Airport or catch a scheduled shared shuttle bus back to Nairobi for onward evening flight home, B.
Best tour price: US$ 2810 per person. Single room supplement: US$ 345
Kenya Tanzania Safari Inclusions & exclusions
Included in the tour price:
- Expert professional safari driver-guide
- Transport on safari in a customized 4×4 jeep
- National parks and reserves entrance fees
- Bottled water throughout the Kenya Tanzania safari
- Full board accommodation including 3 daily meals
- Evacuation insurance cover in case of an unforeseen emergency
- Shuttle bus ticket from Arusha to Nairobi
Not included in the Kenya and Tanzania tour price:
- Local and international flights
- Tips
- Drinks and beverages
- Optional activities like Maasai Village or hot air balloon safari
- Items of a personal nature
About Best Kenya Tanzania East African Safari Tour – wildebeest migration.
Featured on this page is the most popular Kenya and Tanzania tour package around East Africa including Masai Mara, Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater. Having an extra day? Why not include game viewing at Lake Nakuru National Park in Kenya to see flamingos?
The East African safari starts and ends in Nairobi, the capital city of Kenya! With the customised 6 days Kenya Tanzania safari, you have a 5-night amazing safari package. The adventure journey taking you through Kenya’s Nairobi City, Maasai Mara and Tanzania’s Serengeti, Ngorongoro and Arusha City. Explore wildebeest migration in both Masai Mara and Serengeti. That is to say, the 6 days combined Kenya and Tanzania safari includes accommodation in comfortable tented camps / lodges, an expert professional guide, all meals, transport in customised landcruiser and so much more like park entrance charges.
During the guided tour explore some of the best national parks and game reserves in East African safaris which includes Serengeti and Masai Mara, both world famous for the ‘Big 5’ as well as the best locations to witness the annual great migration of the wildebeests. Also, combined with a visit the incredible Ngorongoro Crater, the world’s largest intact crater and often christened the world’s eighth natural wonder. In addition, those with extra day can combine this tour with a visit to Lake Nakuru National Park in Kenya.