Tailor-made · Kenya & Tanzania
The Great Migration
Route.
9 Days / 8 Nights · Masai Mara & Serengeti Luxury Expedition
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Destinations
Masai Mara & Serengeti
Duration
9 Days / 8 Nights
Style
Tailor-made, Private
Best Time
July – October
Starting Price
$5,400 pp sharing
Overview
Follow the herds across two countries.
Nine days tracing the migration from Kenya's Masai Mara into Tanzania's northern Serengeti, timed to the river crossings and paired with camps chosen for how close they actually put you to the action.
"Don't over-plan it" is genuinely the plan here — the migration moves on its own schedule, and this route is built to follow it, not the other way round.
Highlights
What you'll remember most.
I
The River Crossings
Positioned in the northern Serengeti exactly when the herds are moving through, with days built around reaching a crossing point before the crowds do.
II
Two Ecosystems, One Route
A single light-aircraft hop connects the Mara and the Serengeti, so you follow the migration across the border instead of picking one side of it.
III
Off-Road Access
Private conservancy status in the Mara means leaving the track when a sighting calls for it, not watching from a queue of vehicles.
IV
A Guide Who Tracks the Herds
Daily radio contact with trackers across both parks, so your days are built around where the migration actually is, not where it was yesterday.
V
Optional Balloon Safari
A dawn hot-air balloon over the Serengeti plains, arranged as an add-on for whichever morning suits the group.
VI
Built to Extend
Pairs easily with a Zanzibar finish or a Rwanda gorilla-trekking extension for those who want to keep going.
Day by Day
01
Arrive Nairobi
Met on arrival and transferred to a Nairobi lodge to rest before the safari begins the next morning.
Staying: Garden Lodge, Nairobi
02–04
Masai Mara Conservancy
Fly into the Mara for three nights in a private conservancy, with morning and evening game drives and off-road access to follow the herds.
Staying: Private Conservancy Camp, Masai Mara
05
Cross into Tanzania
A scenic light-aircraft transfer over the Mara–Serengeti ecosystem into the northern Serengeti.
06–08
Northern Serengeti
Three nights positioned for the Mara River crossings, with a full-day picnic drive and an optional hot-air balloon safari at dawn.
Staying: Kogatende Tented Camp, Northern Serengeti
09
Depart
Final morning game drive, then a transfer to the airstrip for your onward flight home.
Included & Excluded
- All internal flights between camps
- 8 nights' accommodation, full board
- All game drives with a private guide
- Park and conservancy fees
- Airport transfers in Nairobi
- International flights
- Visas and travel insurance
- Hot-air balloon safari (optional add-on)
- Gratuities for guides and camp staff
- Personal items and beverages outside house selection
Accommodation Highlights
Where you'll stay.
Nairobi
Garden Lodge
A quiet garden property near Wilson Airport, used only for the single overnight either side of the flying circuit.
- Airport transfer included
- Garden pool
- Early breakfast for dawn flights
Masai Mara, Kenya
Private Conservancy Camp
A nine-tent camp bordering the Mara, with exclusive traversing rights and no more than three vehicles at any sighting.
- Exclusive traversing rights
- En-suite tents with plunge pools
- Max 3 vehicles per sighting
Northern Serengeti, Tanzania
Kogatende Tented Camp
Seasonal camp positioned within a short drive of the river crossing points, open only during migration months.
- Walking distance to crossing points
- Sundowner deck over the plains
- Open June through October only
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