Day 1: Nairobi to Masai Mara – Into the Safari Heartland
At 8:00 am, your driver-guide will pick you up from your Nairobi hotel or city center. The journey begins with a drive through the Great Rift Valley, where you’ll stop at a scenic viewpoint to admire sweeping landscapes that stretch across the valley floor.
By midday, you’ll arrive at Mtito Safari Camp in the Masai Mara. After checking in and enjoying lunch, your adventure truly begins with an evening game drive at 4:00 pm.
The Mara is home to over 95 mammal species and more than 450 bird species. On your first drive, you may encounter prides of lions, cheetahs in action, elephants grazing, or giraffes silhouetted against the horizon. The golden light of dusk makes this one of the most magical times to be in the wild.
Return to camp for a buffet dinner and overnight stay.
Accommodation: Mtito Safari Camp
Day 2: Full-Day Safari in Masai Mara – The Great Migration
After breakfast at 6:30 am, set out for a full-day game drive with picnic lunch in the Mara. Today is about immersing yourself in the sheer beauty and abundance of wildlife.
The Mara is particularly famous for the Great Wildebeest Migration, when over two million wildebeest and zebras cross the plains between July and October. Watching massive herds moving across the savannah, pursued by predators, is one of nature’s most dramatic spectacles.
Even outside migration season, the Mara is a wildlife haven. You’ll explore riverine forests, open plains, and rocky escarpments in search of lions, leopards, hyenas, buffalo, and countless antelope. Picnic lunch is enjoyed under the shade of a croton tree with sweeping views of the reserve.
Return to camp in the evening for dinner and rest.
Accommodation: Mtito Safari Camp
Day 3: Masai Mara to Serengeti – Crossing Borders
After breakfast, depart with packed lunch for the drive to Serengeti National Park in Tanzania. You’ll cross into Tanzania via the Sirare/Isebania border, where your Tanzanian guide will meet you.
Game viewing begins as soon as you enter the Serengeti. With its endless plains and vast horizons, the Serengeti feels like a world without limits. You’ll spot zebras, wildebeest, and perhaps predators on the move before reaching Serengeti Kati Kati Camp for dinner and overnight.
Accommodation: Serengeti Kati Kati Camp
Day 4: Full-Day Serengeti – Plains of Plenty
Spend the day on game drives in the Serengeti. Your guide will take you across the central Serengeti, known for its resident lions, leopards, cheetahs, and hyenas. The open plains also host elephants, giraffes, buffalo, and thousands of wildebeest.
The Serengeti is particularly famous for its predator-prey dynamics — scenes of cheetahs sprinting after gazelles or lions coordinating a hunt are common here. Sunsets in the Serengeti are legendary, painting the plains in shades of gold and crimson. Dinner and overnight at camp.
Accommodation: Serengeti Kati Kati Camp
Day 5: Serengeti to Ngorongoro – The Eighth Wonder
After breakfast, depart for Ngorongoro Conservation Area, with a stop at Olduvai Gorge, one of the world’s most important paleoanthropological sites. Here, you can learn about early human history before continuing to the Ngorongoro Crater.
Descend into the crater for a 6-hour safari. This UNESCO World Heritage Site is home to an extraordinary density of wildlife: elephants, zebras, wildebeest, hippos, and even the rare black rhino. Lions are common, and flamingos often line the crater lake.
After your crater safari, head to Ngorongoro Farm House for dinner and overnight.
Accommodation: Ngorongoro Farm House
Day 6: Ngorongoro to Amboseli – Giants Beneath Kilimanjaro
After breakfast, travel via Arusha and the Namanga border back into Kenya. By evening, arrive at Amboseli Sopa Lodge.
Dinner and overnight at the lodge, with the excitement of exploring Amboseli awaiting you the next day.
Accommodation: Amboseli Sopa Lodge
Day 7: Full-Day Amboseli Safari – Elephants & Kilimanjaro
Spend the day on game drives in Amboseli National Park. Known as the “Land of Giants,” Amboseli is home to more than 1,600 elephants, many of which are accustomed to vehicles, allowing for close encounters.
The park also boasts lions, cheetahs, giraffes, buffalo, and abundant birdlife. The real highlight is the dramatic backdrop of Mount Kilimanjaro, which creates postcard-perfect safari scenes.
Dinner and overnight at Amboseli Sopa Lodge.
Accommodation: Amboseli Sopa Lodge
Day 8: Amboseli to Nairobi – Farewell Kenya
After breakfast, enjoy a leisurely morning game drive or simply relax before departing for Nairobi. You’ll be dropped off at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for your onward flight.
This marks the end of your Kenya Tours and Safaris adventure — eight days of pure African magic across two of the continent’s greatest safari nations.
