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Private Tailor Made Tour
The Mara & Serengeti Crossing is a premium 9-day multi-country luxury safari crafted for travellers who want East Africa to feel beautifully paced, personal and deeply connected to the landscape.
The journey moves through Kenya, Tanzania with a route shaped around Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro, Arusha, Lake Nakuru National Park, Masai Mara, Mount Kilimanjaro. It balances signature wildlife areas, scenic transitions, carefully selected stays and enough breathing room for the experience to feel refined rather than rushed.
Accommodation is an important part of the journey, with stays such as Four Points by Sheraton Arusha, Ashnil Mara Camp, Lake Nakuru Sopa Lodge, Serengeti Sopa Lodge used as route anchors where available and suitable for the traveller's dates, budget and preferred style.
Rift & Tide Africa can tailor the final routing, pace, rooming, guiding style and optional experiences before a confirmed proposal is prepared.
Travel and accommodation
9 Days / 8 Nights, 2 countries, Arusha Arrival to Nairobi Departure and Farewell
8 nights accommodation
Meals
Meals as per day-by-day itinerary
Safari style
Multi-Country Luxury Safari
Private Tailor Made
Itinerary
8 stops across the route
Trip code: RTT-GEA002
Starting from
Price on request
Public retail pricing. Final quote confirms availability and inclusions.
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Route notes
FAQs
Answers are general public guidance. Your final itinerary, inclusions, pricing, and supplier conditions are confirmed during quotation.
Yes, it can work well for first-time safari travellers because the route is structured around recognised safari areas, clear logistics and guided experiences. Rift & Tide Africa can adjust the pace and accommodation level before quotation.
Yes. The itinerary can be arranged as a private journey, subject to routing, accommodation availability, flight schedules and the traveller's preferred budget level.
Routing, number of nights, accommodation level, domestic flights, beach extensions, special interests, private guiding and optional activities can be adjusted before the final proposal is confirmed.
Peak safari seasons and migration periods should be booked early, especially for luxury camps, fly-in routes and small high-demand properties.
Yes. Rift & Tide Africa can adjust the number of nights, accommodation level, private guiding, flight sectors, beach extensions and pacing before the final quote is prepared.
Named accommodations may be used as the preferred style or route reference, but final confirmation depends on availability, budget, dates and supplier conditions at the time of quotation.
FAQs
Answers are general public guidance. Your final itinerary, inclusions, pricing, and supplier conditions are confirmed during quotation.
Public prices are indicative retail guidance. Availability, seasonal adjustments, rooming, and final inclusions are confirmed when the team prepares your quote.
Many scheduled routes can be adapted with lodge, timing, or extension changes depending on availability and supplier rules.
Share travel dates, traveller count, rooming preferences, gateway city, and any must-see destinations or experiences so the team can respond efficiently.
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Plan this journey
Ask Rift & Tide Africa to tailor The Mara & Serengeti Crossing around your travel dates, preferred pace, accommodation style and safari goals.
Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro, Arusha, Lake Nakuru National Park, Masai Mara, Mount Kilimanjaro, Meru National Park, Olduvai Gorge, Nairobi, Kenya
Trip route
Follow the day-by-day flow of this itinerary across East Africa.
Arusha
Arusha Arrival
Mapped stop
Arusha
Arusha to Ngorongoro Conservation
Mapped stop
Ngorongoro Conservation
Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Ngorongoro Conservation Area to Serengeti National Park
Mapped stop
Serengeti Park
Serengeti Park to Masai Mara Reserve
Masai Mara Reserve
Lake Nakuru National Park
Masai Mara Reserve to Lake Nakuru National Park
Mapped stop
Nairobi
Nairobi Departure and Farewell
Mapped stop
Itinerary
Transfer to your hotel at the foot of Mt. Meru. Overnight at The Arusha Hotel (bed and breakfast)
Meru rewards travellers who enjoy less-crowded safari country, varied habitats, river systems and a sense of old-world wilderness away from the busiest circuits.
The overland movement is part of the travel story, with changing landscapes, local towns, escarpment views or border formalities handled as part of the day's rhythm.
After breakfast morning drive to Ngorongoro Conservancy area arriving in time for lunch. Afternoon at leisure. Dinner and overnight at Ngorongoro Wildlife Lodge
Arusha is the natural gateway to northern Tanzania, useful for arrival, briefing, rest and smooth access to Tarangire, Lake Manyara, Ngorongoro and the Serengeti.
The overland movement is part of the travel story, with changing landscapes, local towns, escarpment views or border formalities handled as part of the day's rhythm.
After breakfast, depart for half-day tour of the crater floor with picnic lunches. Afternoon at leisure. All meals and overnight at Ngorongoro Wildlife Lodge
Stay details available on request.
Stay details available on request.
Stay details available on request.
Stay details available on request.
Featured stays
Named stays are subject to availability or comparable alternatives.
Inclusions & Exclusions
Departures
Contact us for current departure dates and quotation-stage availability.
Planning notes
This journey can run throughout the year, but the best timing depends on the route and wildlife focus. Dry-season months are popular for classic wildlife viewing, while migration-focused travel should be matched carefully to the relevant Serengeti region and season.
Good to know
Yes. The itinerary can be positioned for premium clients through upgraded lodges, private transfers, fly-in sectors, carefully chosen guides and a more unhurried route.
It should link to its country pages, destination pages, accommodation pages, relevant ways-to-go categories, travel guide articles and quote form.
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Rwenzori Summit Challenge is a 9-day Uganda journey designed around refined pacing, meaningful wildlife encounters and carefully selected lodges, with a route shaped around Entebbe, Rwenzori Mountains.
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Rwenzori Foothills Trek is a 5-day Uganda journey designed around refined pacing, meaningful wildlife encounters and carefully selected lodges, with a route shaped around Entebbe, Rwenzori Mountains.
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Price on request
Ngorongoro offers a dramatic crater setting where wildlife viewing happens inside an extraordinary volcanic amphitheatre, with scenery as important as the animal encounters.
The day is paced to balance experience, comfort and practical timing, with room for the guide to adjust around conditions on the ground.
After breakfast, drive to the Serengeti National Park, Enroute visit the Olduvai Gorge site of archeological findings. Arrive for lunch at your lodge. Afternoon game drive until sunset. All meals and overnight at Serengeti Sopa Lodge
The Aberdares bring forested highlands, cooler air, waterfalls and a mountain-lodge atmosphere that contrasts beautifully with savannah safari areas.
The overland movement is part of the travel story, with changing landscapes, local towns, escarpment views or border formalities handled as part of the day's rhythm.
All day spent in Serengeti with morning and afternoon game drives. All meals and overnight at Serengeti Sopa Lodge
The Aberdares bring forested highlands, cooler air, waterfalls and a mountain-lodge atmosphere that contrasts beautifully with savannah safari areas.
The overland movement is part of the travel story, with changing landscapes, local towns, escarpment views or border formalities handled as part of the day's rhythm.
After breakfast, drive to the border town of Isebania with your packed lunches where you will go through the normal immigration and customs procedures. Afternoon game drive enroute to your camp. Dinner and overnight at Ashnil Mara Camp
The Masai Mara is one of East Africa's strongest wildlife regions, especially for big cats, open savannah scenes, seasonal migration movement and classic safari drama.
The overland movement is part of the travel story, with changing landscapes, local towns, escarpment views or border formalities handled as part of the day's rhythm.
Whole day in Mara with morning and afternoon game drives. Meals and overnight at Ashnil Mara Camp
The Masai Mara is one of East Africa's strongest wildlife regions, especially for big cats, open savannah scenes, seasonal migration movement and classic safari drama.
The overland movement is part of the travel story, with changing landscapes, local towns, escarpment views or border formalities handled as part of the day's rhythm.
After breakfast depart with game drive enroute to the floor of the Great Rift Valley, destination Lake Nakuru National Park arriving in time for lunch at the lodge. Afternoon game drive. Dinner and overnight at Lake Nakuru Sopa Lodge
The Masai Mara is one of East Africa's strongest wildlife regions, especially for big cats, open savannah scenes, seasonal migration movement and classic safari drama.
The overland movement is part of the travel story, with changing landscapes, local towns, escarpment views or border formalities handled as part of the day's rhythm.
After breakfast, drive to Nairobi and drop off at your hotel or Jomo Kenyatta Airport for your departure flight back home.
Nairobi is treated as more than a transit point: it gives guests time to arrive well, recover from long-haul travel, complete a safari briefing and settle into the pace of East Africa before moving into the wilderness.
The routing is designed to reduce long road hours where possible, using scheduled flights or airstrip connections so that more of the day is spent in the destination rather than in transit.
