6-Day Amboseli to Ngorongoro Safari
From $1,900 • Lodge option from $2,300 • 6 Days / 5 Nights
Starting price
From $1,900
Lodge option
From $2,300
Route Highlights
- Kilimanjaro views
- Giant elephant herds
- Observation Hill sunset
- Sunrise Kilimanjaro photography
- Swamp wildlife
Why Choose This Safari?
Travel through Nairobi, Amboseli, Arusha, Ngorongoro, Serengeti on this 6 Days / 5 Nights safari. The route connects complementary Kenya and Tanzania wildlife areas for travelers who want a cross-border safari without piecing together separate trips. Highlights include Kilimanjaro views, Giant elephant herds and Observation Hill sunset. Use the full day-by-day plan to compare game-drive time, transfers, accommodation, meals, included fees and optional activities—not only the headline price. Prices start from $1,900, with a lodge option shown from $2,300. Confirm final availability and any time-sensitive fees for your travel dates.
Safari at a Glance
- Duration
- 6 Days / 5 Nights
- Destinations
- Nairobi, Amboseli, Arusha, Ngorongoro, Serengeti
- Starting price
- $1,900
- Lodge option
- $2,300
- Accommodation
- Mid-range lodges
- Group size
- 2-6 Travelers
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Transport
- 4x4 Safari Vehicle
- Meals
- All meals included
Day-by-Day Itinerary
The focus today is Kilimanjaro views and Giant elephant herds. Set out from Nairobi in the early morning and drive south to Amboseli National Park at the foot of Africa's highest mountain. The 4-hour drive offers striking views of Mount Kilimanjaro emerging on the horizon. Settle into your lodge with views of the mountain. The afternoon is reserved for a game drive among Amboseli's famous giant elephant herds with Kilimanjaro's snow-capped peak towering 5,895 meters above. Stop at Observation Hill for a breathtaking 360-degree sunset panorama.
- Kilimanjaro views
- Giant elephant herds
- Observation Hill sunset
Today's route brings together Sunrise Kilimanjaro photography and Swamp wildlife. Spend the day game drives across marshes, dry lake beds, woodlands, and open plains. Early morning offers the best clear Kilimanjaro views and golden light for the most iconic photograph in African safari — elephants against Kilimanjaro. Keep watch for lions, cheetahs, hyenas, and the park's exceptional birdlife with martial eagles, secretary birds, and over 400 recorded species.
- Sunrise Kilimanjaro photography
- Swamp wildlife
- Lions and cheetahs
Expect the day to center on Border crossing and Crater rim views. Start with a morning game drive for final Amboseli sightings. Travel to the Kenya-Tanzania border at Namanga. Cross into Tanzania and meet your new guide. Travel onward to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, ascending through lush highland forest to the crater rim at 2,300 meters. Settle into your rim lodge with wide views 600 meters down into the caldera. Watch the sunset transform the crater into a palette of gold, purple, and crimson.
- Border crossing
- Crater rim views
- Spectacular sunset
Day 4 is built around Crater floor Big Five and Black rhinos. Early morning descent into the crater floor — a UNESCO World Heritage Site, 20 kilometers across and home to approximately 25,000 animals. Look for endangered black rhinos, massive-maned lions, elephants, buffalo herds, flamingo-fringed soda lake, and hippo pools. Picnic lunch by the hippo pool. One of Africa's most extraordinary wildlife spectacles concentrated in one natural amphitheater.
- Crater floor Big Five
- Black rhinos
- Flamingos
- Hippo pool
The focus today is Olduvai Gorge and Endless plains. Travel westward through the highlands into the Serengeti ecosystem. Stop at Olduvai Gorge — the Cradle of Mankind where the Leakey family discovered some of humanity's oldest fossils. Travel onward into the Serengeti as the landscape opens into endless golden plains. The afternoon is reserved for a game drive encountering massive wildebeest herds, zebra columns, and predators — lions resting under kopjes, cheetahs scanning the terrain.
- Olduvai Gorge
- Endless plains
- Wildebeest herds
- Kopje lions
Today's route brings together Final Serengeti dawn drive and Scenic highlands return. Final early morning game drive — the dawn hours reward with rare sightings as predators return from nocturnal hunts and the savannah glows golden. Following breakfast, drive back through the Ngorongoro highlands with spectacular views to Arusha. Safari ends with memories of two countries, Africa's highest peak, the world's largest caldera, and the most famous plains on Earth.
- Final Serengeti dawn drive
- Scenic highlands return
What’s Included
Accommodation type depends on your selected camp or lodge option.
- All game drives
- Guides (Kenya + Tanzania)
- All park/crater fees
- 5 nights lodge
- All meals
- Border assistance
- Vehicles
- Transfers
Not Included
- Flights
- Tanzania visa ($50)
- Insurance
- Tips
- Drinks
Practical Planning Notes
Starting prices, accommodation and time-sensitive fees must be reconfirmed for your dates. Wildlife, migration conditions, weather and mountain summits cannot be guaranteed.
Who This Safari Suits
This itinerary is best suited to travelers who want a clear, wildlife-focused itinerary with the route and daily plan explained before they book.
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