2–3 nights
Maasai Mara balloon and conservancy night
Conservancy rules (walking, night drives) plus a sunrise balloon — Kenya’s most complete incentive wildlife chapter when time is short.
Kenya destination →
7–10 days · 7 nights · 8 days
Maasai Mara and Serengeti trans-border
Kenya first for Wilson access, then a coordinated Isebania road crossing or a fly-over via Arusha. We do not invent the border on the morning. Migration months still need a year of lodge lead time on both sides.
Group fit
12–40 (split camps)
Best for
Incentives that want both names — Mara conservancy and Serengeti — with immigration designed, not improvised
Nights
7 nights — lodge names confirmed on proposal
Day by day
An operable outline, not a locked rooming list. Air sectors, permits and stays are contracted against the brief. Dates and costs sit on the proposal — not on this page.
Day 1
Arrive Nairobi
JKIA. Hotel. Briefing. Sleep.
- Accommodation
- Hemingways NairobiHemingways Nairobi.
- Logistics
- Visas briefed 60 days out — not at the gate.
- Meals
- Dinner at the house.
- Planner note
- Immigration as a logistics line item.
Activities
- — Arrival
- — Immigration briefing
Day 2
Wilson to Maasai Mara
Conservancy arrival. Afternoon drive. Brief the crossing the night before it happens, not at the gate.
- Accommodation
- Angama MaraAngama Mara or a peer.
- Logistics
- Wilson 45–60 minutes.
- Meals
- Breakfast Nairobi. Dinner at camp.
- Planner note
- We do not invent the border on the morning.
Activities
- — Hop to the Mara
- — Afternoon drive
- — Crossing briefing
ExperiencesMaasai Mara balloon and conservancy night
Day 3
Mara conservancy
Dawn drive. Balloon optional.
- Accommodation
- Angama MaraSame camp.
- Logistics
- Whole baskets. Conservancy rules.
- Meals
- All meals at camp.
- Planner note
- Both safari brands in one programme — Kenya first.
Activities
- — Dawn drive
- — Optional balloon
- — Afternoon drive
ExperiencesMaasai Mara balloon and conservancy night
Day 4
Cross to Serengeti
Isebania road crossing or a fly-over via Arusha to Seronera or Grumeti. Quiet dinner. No gala on a border day.
- Accommodation
- Four Seasons Safari Lodge SerengetiFour Seasons Serengeti, Singita Sasakwa or Meliá Serengeti.
- Logistics
- Coordinated immigration. Vehicles or aircraft pre-cleared. Hours, not minutes. Medical and dietary files travel with the group.
- Meals
- Breakfast Mara. Dinner Serengeti.
- Planner note
- No same-day crossing and gala.
Activities
- — Border or air transfer
- — Lodge arrival
- — Light afternoon drive if daylight
Day 5
Serengeti
Plains day. Balloon optional. Migration is a season, not a guarantee.
- Accommodation
- Four Seasons Safari Lodge SerengetiSame lodge.
- Logistics
- Dawn vehicles. Lead time on both sides in migration months.
- Meals
- All meals at lodge.
- Planner note
- Awards on a non-border night — tomorrow or tonight if the list is settled.
Activities
- — Dawn drive
- — Optional balloon
- — Afternoon drive
ExperiencesSerengeti balloon and bush breakfastGreat Migration river crossing
Day 6
Second Serengeti day · awards
Walking where the concession allows. Awards dinner.
- Accommodation
- Four Seasons Safari Lodge SerengetiSame lodge.
- Logistics
- Speeches timed. Indoor backup.
- Meals
- All meals at lodge.
- Planner note
- Awards on a non-border night.
Activities
- — Morning drive
- — Awards dinner
ExperiencesSerengeti bush dinner
Day 7
Last plains morning
Game or still. Pack. Departure routing confirmed tonight.
- Accommodation
- Four Seasons Safari Lodge SerengetiSame lodge.
- Logistics
- JRO or reverse to NBO depending on metal.
- Meals
- All meals at lodge.
- Planner note
- Visas were briefed 60 days out.
Activities
- — Morning drive
- — Pack
Day 8
Kilimanjaro or Nairobi depart
Light aircraft to JRO or reverse via the Mara/Wilson to NBO.
- Accommodation
- Gran Meliá Arusha
- Logistics
- Seronera–JRO or designed reverse. Buffer before long-haul.
- Meals
- Breakfast at lodge.
- Planner note
- Both names, immigration designed.
Activities
- — Flight to JRO or NBO
- — International departure
Outcomes
- — Both safari brands in one programme
- — Immigration as a logistics line item
- — No same-day crossing and gala
Experiences on this itinerary
Sunrise morning
Serengeti balloon and bush breakfast
A champagne breakfast in the plains after a dawn flight — the single most reliable ‘I cannot believe they did this’ moment on a Tanzania incentive.
Tanzania destination →3–4 nights in the north, July–October
Great Migration river crossing
Positioned at Kogatende or a northern concession for the Mara River — the most requested safari theatre in East Africa, with a brief that crossings are never guaranteed.
Tanzania destination →Evening
Serengeti bush dinner
A fireside or lantern dinner on the plains, with a tented backup and an honest weather call. The awards night that belongs in camp — not on the night the group landed from Kilimanjaro.
Tanzania destination →Destinations on this itinerary
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Programme questions
Who is the Maasai Mara and Serengeti trans-border programme for?
Incentives that want both names — Mara conservancy and Serengeti — with immigration designed, not improvised
How long is Maasai Mara and Serengeti trans-border?
7–10 days (7 nights). Typical group fit: 12–40 (split camps). Kenya first for Wilson access, then a coordinated Isebania road crossing or a fly-over via Arusha. We do not invent the border on the morning. Migration months still need a year of lodge lead time on both sides.
How do we request a proposal for Maasai Mara and Serengeti trans-border?
Send company, group size and dates to sales@serengetiexperience.com or use https://www.serengetiexperience.com/rfp. We confirm stays, internal air and the operations annex together — we do not publish nightly rates on this site.