Name: Giraffe Manor and Luxury Mara Wildlife Discovery
Brand: Discover Africa
SKU: masai-mara-discovered
Price: 15700 USD
Availability: InStock

Is the Masai Mara and Serengeti Combo for Me?

A combination safari including the Masai Mara (Kenya) and the Serengeti (Tanzania) is ideal if you plan on seeing the Great Migration, travelling between mid July to October, when the herds are typically within the area. The migrating herds are constantly moving in search of greener pasture, and their location is dependent on the weather patterns. At this time of the year, it is not uncommon to see the river crossings, from one side to the other side of the Mara River. The area is excellent for game viewing all year long, with loads of predators, it simply becomes grandiose when the thousands of zebras and wildebeest are also traversing the plain.

Your 7-Day Itinerary

You arrive at Jomo Kenyatta airport and will be transferred by road to Wilson airport. Depending on your time of arrival, you might need a pre-night in Nairobi.

Arrive at the Mara airstrip, where you are met by the lodge and transfer directly to Rekero. Your 3x night stay includes all your meals, and 2 game drive per day, talk to your safari guide to plan your days.

When it comes to witnessing the world-famous Great Migration, Rekero is in prime position. Overlooking the Talek River in Kenya’s Masai Mara National Reserve, the camp sits next to a main crossing point used by the wildebeest on their epic annual journey. If you are lucky, you might watch the herd make this perilous crossing without leaving the camp.

Witnessing a river crossing is like watching a live National Geographic film. Huge herds of wildebeest thunder across the river, plunging from the banks into the water. Crocodile lie in wait. Billowing dust, thudding hooves and a chorus of grunts fill the air as the animals cross in one of the most dramatic migration events in Africa.

Besides the herds, the Masai Mara has plenty of predators that prowl these plains. It’s no coincidence that many wildlife documentaries, including BBC’s Big Cat Diary and Disney’s African Cats, have been filmed here. There is a high concentration of lions — including a resident Rekero pride — plus cheetahs and leopards.

Includes & excludes

Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner included 

Drinks: Local brands included

Activities: Included

Transport: Included

After breakfast, you will be transferred to the airstrip for the flights to the North of the Serengeti (there are 2 flights and a bus transfer for the border crossing included).

You will arrive at Kogatende airstrip and met by the camp safari guide who will transfer you into camp, via a meandering game drive. Your 3 nights at Olakira include your meals, selected beverages and shared game drives. Olakira Migration Camp follows the migration throughout the year, offering the closest possible view of the action. When the herds are on the move, the air is full of grunting, thudding hooves and billowing dust.

At night, you can enjoy the most wonderful stargazing in your tent, a portion of the tent boasts a 270°-view from beneath a net, offering you the best of the outdoors while remaining indoors. Your bed will be rolled out into the meshed area to spend the night with the stars glittering above while dreaming about the day’s adventures. It truly is an experience you don’t want to miss.

Includes & excludes

Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner included 

Drinks: Local brands included

Activities: Included

Transport: Included

Last morning in the bush, transfer to the airstrip on time for the flight to Kilimanjaro airport (JRO). Time at leisure until your onward flight, or contact us to extend your trip with a stay in Ngorongoro Crater, Tarangire or Ruaha, a hop to Rwanda to view the gorillas, or a short flight to Zanzibar for a few days on the beach.

Every itinerary can be crafted to your needs, from adjusting the length of your stay to including different accommodation and refining the route. Your safari is yours, shaped around your idea of a dream experience.

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For our honeymoon, my wife and I decided we wanted to plan the dream African safari trip we’d always hoped to take at some point in our lives. Discover Africa Safaris (and, specifically, Megan!) absolutely exceeded our expectations in every regard, and we are SO grateful to have found them when we were doing our research to plan our trip.

When planning our trip, my wife and I weren’t quite sure where we wanted to go, what time of year, and specifically what experiences we wanted to prioritize while we were on our trip. Megan was incredibly knowledgeable — she listened to our ideas and the things that were (and weren’t!) important to us, and compiled everything together into an awesome itinerary. She was friendly, knowledgeable, quick to respond via email, offered great ideas for revising our itinerary to meet any follow-up needs/requests, and overall did a fantastic job.

Having returned from our trip, I can confidently say that the trip lived up to even our highest expectations.

All of our guides/outfitters were extremely knowledgable and were great with the logistics/planning to help make sure we were always where we needed to be (and enjoying ourselves) every part of our trip. We had the spectacular wildlife sightings and encounters we’d always dreamed of. And, we felt safe, and well taken care of the entire time. At several times during our trip, we found ourselves saying “…this trip is incredible…Megan crushed it!”

We highly recommend Discover Africa Safaris, and had a fantastic experience working with Megan to make the trip happen. Thank you!!

"For our honeymoon, my wife and I decided we wanted to plan the dream African safari trip we'd always hoped to take at some point in our lives. Discover Africa Safaris (and, specifically, Megan!) absolutely exceeded our expectations in every..."

Joe, United States · 21 Sep 2024 ·

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