12 Days Best of Kenya & Tanzania Safari

Upon Arrival at the airport you will be transferred to your hotel in Nairobi. Check in, Dinner & Overnight Stay. Depending on your arrival time you can arrange with your driver guide for the Nairobi City Tour at an extra cost. Some of the places you can visit in Nairobi include but not limited to Nairobi National Park, Sheldrick Wildlife Trust Elephant Orphanage, Giraffe Center, Nairobi National Museum, Bomas of Kenya and Lunch at the Carnivore Restaurant for Exotic meat.

Meals: Dinner

Accommodation

Park Inn By Radisson or Similar Mid-Range Hotel

After breakfast depart for Masai Mara National Reserve situated in the south west of Kenya arriving in time for lunch followed by an afternoon game drive. Masai Mara is popularly known for its breathtaking landscapes and plenty of wildlife making it one of Africa’s most iconic safari destinations with high concentration of wildlife. The park’s open grasslands provide an ideal hunting grounds for the apex predators such as lions, leopards and cheetahs.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation

Jambo Mara Safari Lodge – Glass Cottage or Similar Mid-Range Lodge/Camp

Full day of game viewing within the reserve with packed lunch in search of The Big Five animals (Elephant, Lion, Leopard, Rhinos and Buffalo) with an option of taking a Hot Air Balloon. What amazes tourists in this reserve is the annual migration of wildebeests. The animals shift in July and return in November and are among the seven wonders of the world. The park has the largest concentration of African lions, including the black-maned lion. Bird life is abundant as wildlife at the Mara, which boasts over 400 different bird species.

(Optional) visit to the nearby Maasai Village later in the evening where you have the opportunity to learn and interact with the local Maasai Community. Maasais are popular and better-known ethnic people in East Africa due to their traditional origins from areas surrounding Masai Mara Game Reserve. Return to your lodge or camp for dinner and overnight stay.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation

Jambo Mara Safari Lodge – Glass Cottage or Similar Mid-Range Lodge/Camp

Early morning drive to Lake Nakuru National Park arriving mid-morning with an enroute game drive to lodge or camp. Arrive in time for lunch followed by another afternoon game drive. Lake Nakuru National Park is a standpoint and harbor for watching more than 400 species of birds in the rift valley with the main highlight being the flamingos forming a stunningly beautiful deep pink band around the edge of the lake shore. The park is also a rhino sanctuary harboring a population of more than 100 black and white rhinos and also offers great sightseeing of larger predators like the lions and leopards.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation

Lake Nakuru Lodge or Similar Mid-Range Lodge/Camp

Rise for early breakfast, checkout and drive further to Lake Naivasha arriving mid-morning and embark on boat safari and guided walk at Lake Naivasha’s Crescent Island Sanctuary. Spend time on a relaxing boat ride across the lake, where you will spot pods of hippos and a rich variety of birdlife including fish eagles, cormorants, and kingfishers. Disembark at Lake Naivasha Sanctuary Farm, a privately owned sanctuary where you can take a guided nature walk and stroll freely among giraffes, zebras, wildebeests, and gazelles.
Exit Lake Naivasha around noon driving further to Amboseli with a lunch stop in Naivasha town. You will arrive at lodge or camp in Amboseli later in the evening, checkin, dinner and overnight stay.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation

Sentrim Amboseli Lodge or Similar Mid-Range Lodge/Camp

Rise up early for breakfast and embark on a full day game drive with parked lunch as you enjoy good views of Mount Kilimanjaro before clouds build up over the summit. Despite its changing habitat, Amboseli National Park is possibly the best wildlife area in the whole of Africa to experience elephants at close range. Your game drive will take you to the observation hill to have a better overall view of the park including the adjacent marshy swamps. Wildlife is abundant in this park together with pelicans and other bird species. Your game viewing will be spread to cover the open plains, acacia woodland, rocky thorn bush country, swamps and marshland.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation

Sentrim Amboseli Lodge or Similar Mid-Range Lodge/Camp

Early checkout with parked breakfast and begin your day with a sunrise game drive offering a chance to see big cats hunting and perfect views of Africa’s highest mountain, Mt Kilimanjaro. Against this magnificent backdrop roams vast herds of elephants accompanied by a mixture of other fabulous beasts like lion, buffalos, cheetahs and giraffes to name but a few. At around 0830hrs exit the park and proceed your journey to Tanzania’s Arusha City passing through Namanga Border. At this point our Kenyan guide will introduce you to our Tanzanian guide who will take you through the remaining part of your safari arriving in Arusha on time for lunch. Check in to your hotel for a leisurely afternoon with an option exploring Arusha (at extra cost)

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation

Arusha Safari Lodge or Similar Mid-Range Lodge/Camp

Pick up from your Arusha hotel at 0830hrs after your breakfast and drive to Lake Manyara National Park with packed lunch. You will arrive at Lake Manyara National Park mid-morning and proceed with your game drive for the rest of the day. The Park is set beneath the cliffs of the Manyara Escarpment, a jewel famous for its unusual tree-climbing lions and the vast elephant herds. With its varied ecosystems, you will see forest creatures, large baboon troops in addition to other animals like giraffes and elephants. Vast flamingo populations dot the lakeshore and interact with an array of bird species. Later in the evening exit the park and drive further to Karatu, a town located in the larger Ngorongoro Area arriving in time for dinner and overnight stay.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation

Bougainvillea Safari Lodge or Similar Mid-Range Lodge/Camp

This day starts with an early breakfast at your hotel followed by a drive through Ngorongoro to Serengeti National Park. You will head to the central part of the park known as the Seronera circuit which is very rich in wildlife habitat, the place is featured by the Seronera River that provides Water for the Animals. Enjoy game drives enroute arriving in time for lunch followed by an afternoon game drive. Serengeti is wider and highly known for its massive annual migration of the wildebeest and zebras which move from their breeding ground on the north side to the South part crossing through the Grumeti River which has a high concentration of Crocodiles.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation

Moyo Tented Camp or Similar Mid-Range Lodge/Camp

Embark on a full day game drive with packed lunch in Serengeti National Park known for its vast open grasslands that provide excellent opportunities for wildlife sightings. This 15,000 sq km park is inhabited by more than 2 million large animals including more than a million wildebeest, hundreds of thousands of plains zebras, and Thomson’s gazelles. Large predators including lions, cheetahs, and hyenas are drawn to the area by this abundance of prey which migrate throughout the park. Many smaller animals like rock hyrax, bat eared foxes, mongoose, honey badger, jackals, monkeys, baboons and African hares also inhabit the area along with nearly 500 species of birds.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation

Moyo Tented Camp or Similar Mid-Range Lodge/Camp

After breakfast exit Serengeti National Park to the bordering Ngorongoro Conservation Area descending down to the bottom of the crater, dotted with watering holes, shelters almost 30,000 animals in an area naturally enclosed by the volcano’s slopes. You will find the Big Five: lion, elephant, buffalo, rhino, and leopard. The Crater has the largest unbroken caldera in the world, surrounded by very steep walls that rise 2,000 ft from the floor. It is considered one of the natural world’s wonders and a veritable wildlife haven. Spectacular animal life can be observed throughout the year, thanks to the permanent availability of grass and water. At around 1630hrs start ascending from the floor of the crater and drive towards Karatu arriving at your hotel in time for dinner and overnight stay.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation

Bougainvillea Safari Lodge or Similar Mid-Range Lodge/Camp

Enjoy breakfast before checking out at around 0700hrs and driving to Tarangire National Park arriving in time for your morning game drive. Tarangire National Park plays host of the Big Five, Tanzania’s largest concentration of elephants, and over 500 bird species. This enchanting park is renowned for its striking landscapes and expansive baobab tree-studded savannah featuring its majestic Tarangire River, which serves as a lifeline, attracting an array of wildlife. In the late afternoon, you’ll exit the park and proceed to your lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.

Enjoy your picnic lunch and then exit the park at around 1400hrs driving back to Arusha. Depending on your departure flight our driver will transfer you to Kilimanjaro International Airport or your Arusha hotel. (Accommodation on this day can be arranged at an extra cost.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

End of your 12 Days Best of Kenya & Tanzania Safari