Fly-In Migration Tours in Mara & Serengeti in 2024
Masai Mara and Serengeti safari begins in Nairobi, Kenya, and then across the scenic Great Rift Valley to the world-famous Masai Mara National Reserve. Go in search of the rich wildlife that has made Kenya’s premier game reserve. After that, fly to Serengeti National Park one of Africa’s most popular game parks. Fortunately, the wildebeest migration safari, which is one of the most impressive natural displays on the planet, can be seen here.
The Kenya safari will take you to the land of breathtaking views and endless plains as well as an abundance of Wildlife. It will start with a pick up from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport and transfer to Wilson Airstrip for a domestic flight to the famous Maasai Mara National Reserve. This flight will take about an hour and upon arrival, you will be picked up and transferred with an en-route game drive to your lodge for a delicious hot lunch. Later you will go for a 2-hour nature walk with a local Maasai guide who will share his experience and expertise with you.
He will teach you about the hidden secrets of the African savannah and how the Maasai people track wildlife and birds and also how they find medicine in the bush. You will later return to your lodge for a relaxed dinner and an overnight.
Embark on a full day game drive with your packed lunch which will give you an encounter with mammal species like zebras, wildebeests, hippos, giraffes, duikers, impala hartebeest, roan antelopes, Topi, wildebeest and Thomson’s gazelles, rhinos, buffaloes, elephants and if lucky you will as well spot leopards, lions, hyenas. You can decide to camp at the Mara River to watch the Mara crossing as animals struggle to go through the crocodiles in the river as well as other predators around the river banks waiting for those which have survived from the river animals.
Later in the evening hours, return back to your lodge with an amazing evening game drive with an armed park ranger as well as spotlight torches to help you easily spot the Nocturnal in the night as they hunt and feed on their prey for example the lions, leopards, hippos, hyenas, cheetahs among others.
After all is done in Maasai Mara, take a road transfer to the airstrip and embark on your light aircraft flight from Maasai Mara to Serengeti national park with a cross boarder transfer en-route. you will be met and transferred to Serengeti Migration Camp.
The 20 lavish and spacious tents on wooden decks with either king or twin beds, comfortable leather armchairs, coffee and writing tables. The tents are en-suite with showers and double vanities, surrounded by a verandah with rocking chairs. The main area of the lodge is very comfortable with large leather chairs and views onto the Serengeti.
Enjoy morning and afternoon game drives. Renowned for the two million strong wildebeest “Great Migration” the Serengeti is one of the most famous wildlife areas in the world. Its landscape varies from open grass plains in the south to savannah in the Centre and extensive woodland and black clay plains to the west.
Enjoy the incredibly rich wildlife with herds of antelope, zebra, gazelle, eland and topi along with predators. The bird life is in abundance with nearly 500 species of birds including 20,000 waterbirds. The granite outcrops scattered along the plains and known as “Kopjes” provide habitats for a variety of birds and a vast wildlife ecosystem.
Serengeti National Park borders the Ngorongoro Conservation Area in the south and the Masai Mara National Reserve of Kenya in the North where the wildebeest also roam. The Ngorongoro Conservation Area has open plains with little dotted trees that attract highly nutritious grass which attracts wildebeest, especially in January for the calving season which takes about 2 months then after migrating back to the central Serengeti area when the newly born have the strength to walk for long distances.
The other way of enjoying seeing wildlife in Serengeti is by taking a hot air balloon which is amazing and offers a perfect aerial view of the park. Take it very early in the morning as you move towards the Mara River and get clear views of the wildebeests crossing the river as well as the water animals fighting to get a meal from those crossing animals. Watch the predators around and along the river also waiting for the surviving animals to act as their meals.
After the show, the hot air balloon service providers will give you an opportunity to enjoy breakfast in the bush. As you enjoy the bush surrounding, you can still be able to watch other animals since you are near the river which acts as the entry and exit for wild animals. At the end of the safari, you will transfer to the aircraft centre for your flight to Kilimanjaro international airport for your final flight back home.