This 10 Days Tanzania and Kenya Wildebeest Safari offers the opportunity to experience of the most sought- after experience for wildlife and nature enthusiasts, the Great Migration. The Great Migration is an ever-moving circular migration of over a million animals across the Serengeti – Mara Ecosystem made up of Serengeti National Park in Tanzania and Masai Mara National Reserve in Kenya. The wildebeests are joined by a host of companions, following an age-old route in search of grazing and water.
Highlights of 10 Days Tanzania and Kenya Wildebeest safari
- Day 1: Arrival in Kilimanjaro and transfer to Arusha for overnight
- Day 2-3: Drive to Ngorongoro Crater
- Day 3: Full day game drives in Ngorongoro Crater
- Day 4: Drive to Serengeti National Park
- Day 5 – 6: Full day game drives in Serengeti National Park to follow the wildebeest herds
- Day 7: Drive from Serengeti National Park to Masai Nara National Reserve
- Day 8-9: Full day game drives in Masai Mara national reserve to follow the wildebeest Migration herds
- Day 10: Drive to Nairobi for your departure flight
Detailed itinerary of 10 Days Tanzania and Kenya Wildebeest safari
Day 1: Arrival in Kilimanjaro and transfer to Arusha for overnight
On arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport, you will be received by our expert guide and transfer to Arusha town for check-in at your lodge for relaxation and overnight.
Overnight at Arusha Coffee Lodge
Day 2 – 3: Drive to Ngorongoro Crater
After morning breakfast, you will start your journey to Ngorongoro Conservation Area, a world famous wildlife viewing area for the African Big Five. Ngorongoro Crater is the largest intact-unfilled caldera and home to a large concentration of wildlife, along the way you will have a stop at the view point where you will enjoy magnificent views of the Crater from above.
Descend into the crater floor for a game drive, lookout for animals like lions, leopards, buffaloes, gazelles, zebras, wildebeests and ostriches among others. After an amazing experience, ascend the crater and head to your lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Overnight at Ngorongoro Safari Lodge
Day 4: Drive to Serengeti National Park
After morning breakfast, you will bid farewell to the lodge and start your long drive from Ngorongoro Crater to Serengeti National Park with your packed lunch. Along the way you will have a visit at Olduvai Gorge where you will see various remains discovered by Dr. Leakey during his excavations.
When you arrive in the park, you will embark on an en-route game drive as you head to the lodge for check-in, dinner and overnight.
Overnight at Mbuzi Mawe Tented Camp
Day 5 – 6: Full day game drives in Serengeti National Park to follow the wildebeest herds
Spend these two days exploring Serengeti National Park’s endless plains exploring and following the wildebeest herds. During the game drive you will search for wildlife like lions, leopards, cheetahs, and hyenas as well as locating the wildebeest herds depending on the location. Also, you have a chance to witness the Mara River Crossing as the wildebeests thunder into the crocodile-filled Mara River. Later in the day you will enjoy a picnic lunch and continue following the wildebeest herds and later return to your lodge for relaxation and overnight.
Day 7: Drive from Serengeti National Park to Masai Nara National Reserve
After morning breakfast you will bid farewell to the lodge ad start your long drive from Serengeti National Park to Masai Mara National Reserve with border cross at Isebania Border, change into Kenya vehicle and continue to the reserve. With en-route game viewing you will head to your lodge for dinner and overnight.
Overnight at Mara Serena Safari Lodge
Day 8-9: Full day game drives in Masai Mara National Reserve to follow the wildebeest Migration herds
After morning breakfast with packed lunch, you will head to the endless plains of Masai Mara for a game drive following the wildebeest Migrating herds.
The Wildebeest Migration is a sight to behold, from July to October each year over two million wildebeest, zebra, and gazelles embark on a cyclical movement through the Mara, driven by rainfall and the subsequent availability of grazing. Throughout their journey, the wildebeest face tremendous threats, crossing rivers teeming with fierce crocodiles and encountering an abundance of predators following closely behind them. Your game drive will take you to some of the prime wildlife viewing areas where you will have a close encounter with wildlife and later return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Day 10: Drive to Nairobi for your departure flight
After morning breakfast you will start your drive via the Rift Valley to Nairobi City where you will be transferred to the airport for your flight back home.
Safari includes
- Accommodation
- Vehicle, Guide, and Fuel
- All game drives in Masai mara and Serengeti
- All park entrance fees
- Government taxes
- Conservation fees
- en route meals and drinking water
- Hot air balloon safari fees for Serengeti
- Fees for Visiting Masai people in Masai Mara
- Free airport transfers
Safari excludes
- International flights
- Tanzania and Kenya Tourist Visas
- Travel insurance
- Pre and post-safari accommodation
- Personal expenses like alcoholic drinks
- Pre and post-safari accommodation
- Tips for hotels and guides
