Days: 11
Nights: 10

The Savannah Safari

What to expect

Journey Overview

The Savannah Safari is our most popular custom designed safari combining the finest wildlife sanctuaries and national parks in northern Tanzania with southern Kenya. Enjoy exceptional game viewing in the Ngorongoro Crater and the Serengeti with Amboseli and the legendary Masai Mara. Delve into breathtaking landscapes and diverse wildlife in the company of a Wildlife Safari expert guide and travelling in comfort in a private Wildlife Safari custom designed safari vehicle.  Our luxury safari offers intimate wildlife encounters while staying in some of the finest safari lodges and tented camps in the region.

  • 10 Nights accommodation
  • Breakfast daily in Nairobi
  • Breakfast, lunch & dinner daily on safari
  • All ground transport by custom built PRIVATE Wildlife Safari 4WD vehicle
  • Services of the finest guides during all sightseeing excursions & game viewing activities
  • All beverages (excludes premium brands) on safari at Mara Ngenche Safari Camp, Elephant Gorge Camp, Nanyukie Lodge & Ngorongoro Tented Camp
  • Laundry service on safari at Mara Ngenche Safari Camp, Elephant Gorge Camp, Nanyukie Lodge & Ngorongoro Tented Camp
  • Domestic / Regional flights as indicated including all taxes
  • All required entrance fees, conservation levy & wildlife sanctuary fees
  • All government taxes & associated charges
  • Landside meet & greet service on arrival and departure
  • Airside assistance on arrival & departure at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport
  • Anytime access to a Wildlife Safari local representative with contact to our Australia office
  • Wildlife Safari document wallet & luggage tag
The Savannah Safari departs on any day

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Your Journey Begins

Day by Day Itinerary

Day 01
Nairobi

Arrive in Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Nairobi where you will be met airside and personally assisted through immigration and customs formalities to meet your Wildlife Safari Guest Liaison who will escort you to your private transfer to your boutique hotel. 

Overnight – Nairobi Hemingways

Day 02
Amboseli

Set off for Namanga and enter Amboseli Reserve to arrive at your tented camp in an exclusive conservation sanctuary on the edge of Amboseli National Park. Africa’s highest peak, Mount Kilimanjaro provides the stunning backdrop to your late afternoon game viewing drive.

Overnight – Elephant Gorge Camp

Day 03
Amboseli

Enjoy an early morning game viewing drive in anticipation of a clear view of Mount Kilimanjaro’s snow covered summit. Return to your tented camp to spend the remainder of the morning relaxing before an afternoon game viewing drive around the many springs fed by Kilimanjaro’s melting snows in search of one of Amboseli’s legendary elephant herds. 

Overnight – Elephant Gorge Camp

Day 04
Ngorongoro

Depart on the drive to Namanga, the border town and enter Tanzania. Your Tanzanian Wildlife Safari Guide will be there to meet you for the drive to Arusha.  Continue on a scenic drive to arrive at your lodge in an acacia forest on edge of the Ngorongoro Crater.

Overnight – Ngorongoro Tented Camp

Day 05
Ngorongoro

Up early for the descent to the Ngorongoro Crater floor, enjoy a picnic breakfast and continue on a morning of unsurpassed game viewing. Travel across the crater floor, home to zebra and wildebeest herds grazing alongside the endangered black rhino while lions may be spotted lazing under acacia trees. The remarkable Ngorongoro Crater is a mini biosphere of so many species of fauna and bird life. 

Overnight – Ngorongoro Tented Camp

Day 06 & Day 07
Serengeti

Set off on the drive to the Serengeti National Park, travelling through the Ngorongoro Conservation Area  crossing the vast savannah plains, home to vast herds of wildebeest, zebra and gazelle along with buffalo, elephant and giraffe. Serengeti is famous for the spectacle of the annual migration, when millions of wildebeest and zebra, followed by predators traverse the open plains in search of fresh grazing grounds. Even during the quieter months, the Serengeti offers an abundance and variety of wildlife for exceptional game viewing. 

Overnights – Nanyukie Lodge

Day 08
Masai Mara

Today drive to the airstrip to board your light aircraft flight over the Serengeti, landing for immigration and customs formalities, and into the Masai Mara. Your Kenyan Wildlife Safari Guide will meet you on arrival and set off on a game viewing drive as you travel to your luxury safari camp located in the heart of the Mara Triangle.

Overnight – Mara Ngenche Safari Camp

Day 09 & Day 10
Masai Mara

Spend two amazing days of unlimited game viewing following herds of wildebeest, zebra, gazelle, eland, topi, impala and other wildlife species. Lion, leopard and cheetah are found in greater numbers and concentrations than anywhere else and you may be fortunate to witness one of the big cats stalking its prey. Herds of giraffe and elephant create a magical silhouette against the almost treeless savannah while hippo and crocodile wallow in the Mara and Talek Rivers. 

Overnights – Mara Ngenche Safari Camp

Day 11
Depart Kenya

Time to say Kwaheri to your Wildlife Safari Guide at Ol Kiombo Airstrip and board a scheduled light aircraft flight to Wilson Airport, Nairobi. You will be meet by our Wildlife Safari Guest Liaison for your private transfer to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport with assistance to your departure gate and your onward travel arrangements.

Personally Designed Safari

Our team of Africa Experts personally design every safari to suit you with what you want to do and will offer recommendations and suggest hidden gems from their many years of experience. Want to stay longer in the Masai Mara for more days of exceptional game viewing?  Start planning and speak with one of our Africa Experts.

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