Expect early-morning coffees and dawn drives when the light and animal activity are at their best, relaxed midday rests at your camp or lodge, and late-afternoon safaris that deliver soft golden-hour photographs.

Optional highlights on this 10-Day Masai Mara Serengeti Ngorongoro Safari include a sunrise hot-air balloon over the Mara, picnic lunches under an acacia, Maasai cultural visits, and scenic crater rim viewpoints.

Guides—local, experienced, and attuned to animal movements—shape each day to give you the best possible sightings while keeping safety and conservation front and center.

Why is this a Spectacular itinerary?

• It gives you the best of the Mara–Serengeti ecosystem in just ten days: dense predator action, vast grazing herds, and crater wildlife concentrations.
• Designed to minimize wasted travel time, combining smart flight/drive legs and focusing on high-value game-viewing windows.
• Ideal for photographers, small groups, couples, and anyone who wants the migration plus Big Five in one compact trip.
• Flexible: Depending on budget and comfort preference, this can be flown, driven, or mixed (fly in to key parks).

Overview: |On the first day of 10-Day Masai Mara Serengeti Ngorongoro Safari, Arrive at Kilimanjaro International Airport or fly into Arusha, meet your representative, and transfer to your Arusha hotel. This day is for rest, briefing, and last-minute preparation.

Typical: Arrival at any time; check-in, relaxation. Evening briefing with your guide for the 10-day plan.

Activities: Short city drive if time permits, visit local craft markets or an early dinner.

Accommodation: Comfortable Arusha hotel (budget → midrange → boutique).

Meal Plan: Dinner included (if arrival timing allows).

Tip: Take this day to acclimatize to East African time, check your camera gear, and confirm internal flight/charter luggage limits.

Full Day: On the Second Day of 10-Day Masai Mara Serengeti Ngorongoro Safari, Our Driver will dive you from Arusha into the Ngorongoro Conservation Area; gain altitude and arrive at the crater rim; spectacular views on the rim or lodge in nearby Karatu.
Travel time: 2–3 hours drive, depending on route and stops.
Afternoon: Short en-route game drive or relaxed lodge time. Sunset over the crater rim is extraordinary.
Accommodation: Crater-rim lodges | Karatu guesthouses | Ngorongoro Serena (rustic to midrange).
Meals: All meals included while in park area.

Optional: Evening cultural visit to a local village or take a coffee plantation tour if available.

Overview: Early breakfast, descend (600m) into the Ngorongoro Crater for a full-day game drive on the crater floor — one of the densest concentrations of Mammals in Africa. Spot lions, buffalo, elephants, rhino and abundant birdlife. Picnic lunch in the crater.
Highlights: Hippo pools, alkaline lakes with flamingos, large buffalo herds, potential black rhino.
Timing: Depart lodge early in the morning to maximize animal activity. Return to the rim in late afternoon.
Accommodation: Same crater rim/ Karatu lodge.

Note: Crater game drives are structured to follow park rules, so expect a guided route and timed entry. Park & vehicle fees apply.

Overview: You will have an optional short morning activity on the rim or a final short drive in the conservation area, then transfer to the Serengeti. Two common options: a scenic overland drive through the highlands and Ngorongoro Conservation Area, or a charter flight (if available) that saves time.
Travel Time: Overland: 3–6 hours depending on exact start/route; Charter: short flight + transfers.
Afternoon: Arrive Serengeti lodge/camp, short rest, and late afternoon game drive.
Accommodation: Serengeti tented camp / midrange lodge / luxury mobile camp (seasonal).
Meals: All meals included while in Serengeti.

Enjoy 2 full days of explorations of Serengeti; morning and late afternoon game drives are the standard; full-day tracking with picnic lunches is recommended during the time of migration or if you want to chase big cat action. Guides will opt for Seronera if you want resident predators or northern/western corridors if you are following the migration herds.

Activities:

• Early morning game drives for predators
• Full-day migration tracking (July–Oct) or Seronera predator focus (rest of year)
• Optional photographic workshops, guided nature walks are permitted

Accommodation: Same camp/lodge each night, or move between sectors if following the herds.

Practical: Keep water, hats, camera batteries at hand; roads vary; expect bumpy drives.

This 7th day of the 10-Day Masai Mara Serengeti Ngorongoro Safari is a longer transfer: Serengeti → Masai Mara (this is an international move Kenya ← Tanzania). You have two practical routing options:

Charter Flight(s): Fastest and most comfortable — Serengeti airstrip → Nairobi/Arusha → Masai Mara airstrip, or direct charters where available.

Overland + border crossing: possible but long-a full day, involves customs/immigration and more road hours. Not recommended if limited by time.

Afternoon/Evening: Arrive in the Masai Mara area, settle into your lodge/camp, and enjoy an evening game drive.

Accommodation: Mara tented camp, private conservancy lodge, or luxury camp, depending on budget.

Meals: All meals included in reserve

Maximize game time on this 10-Day Masai Mara Serengeti Ngorongoro Safari with early morning and late afternoon drives. The Mara is renowned for predators and, in July–October, dramatic river crossings of the Great Migration. Spend time in different sectors-Mara Triangle, Main Reserve, and private conservancies for wildlife diversity and quieter sightings.

Activities & Options:

• Hot-air balloon sunrise with champagne breakfast (book early)
• Full-day game drive with picnic lunch in a conservancy (more flexible road access)
• Maasai village visit for cultural exchange; recommended ethical community visits
• Photography: Mara lighting is great early & late. Bring long lenses (200–400mm) & a beanbag for vehicle shots.

Accommodation: Governors’-style camps, conservancy tents, Serena Hotels or luxury lodges.

Enjoy your last day of 10-Day Masai Mara Serengeti Ngorongoro Safari with a final early game drive – last chances for big cat action or migration scenes. Return to camp for breakfast.

Departure options:

• Charter flight from the Mara to Nairobi (Wilson) for onward international connections.
• Transfer to Nairobi by road: long drive, 5–7 depending on traffic.

And that will mark the End of your 10-Day Masai Mara Serengeti Ngorongoro Safari