Eight Days Across the Herds, Kenya to Tanzania
This is the Great Migration followed across the border it actually crosses — three nights in Kenya's Masai Mara and three in Tanzania's Serengeti, joined by light aircraft so you spend your days with the herds rather than on transfer roads. You arrive to a circuit already arranged end to end: internal flights, park and conservation fees, every game drive and every meal in camp are settled before you travel, with a qualified guide on your vehicle throughout. The whole eight days is crafted, not booked.
From July to October the wildebeest and zebra are strung along the Mara River, and the river crossings — the part most people picture when they think of the migration — happen on both the Kenyan and the northern Tanzanian banks. Staying each side of the border puts you within a short drive of the action wherever it falls that week. The herds themselves move year-round: should you travel in the calving months of January to March, we simply reshape the Tanzanian half toward the southern Serengeti plains where the newborns and the predators that follow them gather. Three pricing tiers run from a well-run mid-range circuit on scheduled flights to an exclusive-use, private-guide version, so the trip fits the budget you set rather than the other way around.
Ideal for couples and friends who want the migration seen properly across both countries, keen photographers chasing the river crossings, and first-time safari travellers who would rather fly between camps than spend days in a vehicle on the road.
Three nights Masai Mara, three nights Serengeti — the crossings on either bank
Fly between Nairobi, the Mara and the Serengeti — no long transfer days
Every meal in camp and every game drive on the itinerary
Expert guiding on an open 4x4 in both the Mara and the Serengeti
Kenyan and Tanzanian park and conservation fees already in the price
A dawn hot-air balloon over the plains offered openly as an upgrade
You are met at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport and transferred to your Nairobi hotel to rest after the flight. Depending on your arrival time there is a chance to visit the Giraffe Centre or the elephant orphanage before an early night ahead of the bush.
🏨 Accommodation: Nairobi boutique hotel
🍽️ Meals: Dinner

📍 Above the Oloololo Escarpment, Masai Mara, Kenya
A luxury lodge set high on the Oloololo Escarpment with one of the great views in Africa — the whole Mara Triangle spread out below. Glass-fronted tented suites, a photographic studio and attentive, unhurried service make it the premium choice for the Kenyan half of the circuit.
From $1,450 per person per night
📍 Central Serengeti, Seronera, Tanzania
A well-run four-star lodge built into a hillside in the central Serengeti, with Maasai-inspired rondavels, an infinity pool looking out over the plains and easy access to the Seronera game-viewing. The dependable mid-range anchor for the Tanzanian half of the trip.
From $410 per person per night
All prices per person sharing. Customize any tier to your preferences.
(~$564/night)
Serena-level lodges in both the Mara and the Serengeti, scheduled light-aircraft flights, all game drives, all meals and all park fees
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Angama Mara and a luxury Serengeti camp, private transfers, premium beverages and a balloon flight included
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Top suites, a private vehicle and guide throughout, exclusive-use flexibility and all-inclusive beverages across both countries
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July to October is the Mara River crossing season, when the herds are strung along the border and this cross-border circuit is at its strongest. The calving months of January to March are the alternative — we shift the Tanzanian half south to the Ndutu plains for the newborns and the predators.
The migration crosses a border, so we follow it across one — three nights each in the Mara and the Serengeti rather than committing to a single side.
Light aircraft link Nairobi, the Mara and the Serengeti, so your days are spent with the herds instead of in a vehicle on long roads.
A clear mid-range price with the exact cost of the luxury and exclusive-use upgrades shown up front — no gated 'enquire for price'.
Park fees, internal flights, border formalities and every drive arranged end to end, with a qualified guide on your vehicle throughout.
From $3,950 per person | 8 Days / 7 Nights
⚡ Limited availability for peak season 2026 — book early to secure your dates