Tour Overview
This 9 days amazing Kenya and Tanzania safari will cover the main attractions in both Kenya and Tanzania. The combined safari gives the guests an amazing experience. Its a highlight safari for both Kenya and Tanzania.
Included/Exclude
Park fees (For non-residents)
All activities (Unless labeled as optional)
All accommodation (Unless listed as upgrade)
A professional driver/guide
All transportation (Unless labeled as optional)
All Taxes/VAT
Roundtrip airport transfer
Meals (As specified)
Drinks (As specified in the day-by-day section)
Crater fees
International flights (From/to home)
Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
Tips (Tipping guideline US$10.00 pp per day)
Personal items (Souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)
Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fee
Tour Plan
You will be picked from JKIA or your hotel in Nairobi and drive through Westland’s to the Rift Valley view point where you will have a stopover to enjoy the breath taking views of Rift Valley. You will then proceed to the world renowned Masai Mara National Reserve .This enormous reserve is actually part of the vast Serengeti plains famously known for its spectacular great wildebeest’s migration and is home of the Big Five: Lion, Elephant, Leopard, Buffalo and Rhino. Lunch at the camp and relax before departing for the afternoon game run. The Mara Reserve is one of the greatest wildernesses of the world large mammals is varied, and easy to see. Residents among the Parks are: Masai Giraffe, Buffalo, Eland and thousands of plain game including Impala, Zebra, Topi, both Thomson’s and Grants Gazelles.
Overnight at Zebra Plains Mara Camp.
Evening game drive –3.30 p.m.to 6.00 p.m.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
After Breakfast depart for a full day game drive in the vast eco-system of the Mara searching for the big five and much more. The annual wildebeest migration is expected in the Masai Mara between July and Late October. Millions of animals migrate to the Mara from Serengeti in search for fresh green pastures and water.
You will enjoy a picnic lunch in the park under an acacia tree while enjoying beautiful views of the parks.
It’s worth noting that every game drive is different from the other, and missing one is missing out on the fun. Its also important to note that Masai Mara is an all year round destination allowing guests to visit anytime and have a great experience. Overnight at Zebra Plains Mara Camp.
Full day game drive: 7:30 am to 6:00 pm
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
This morning after breakfast you will be transferred to the airstrip for your flight to Migori then enjoy a shuttle transfer to Tarime Via Isebania border for immigration clearance. You will then fly from Tarime to Seronera Airstrip in Serengeti where our driver will be pick you and enjoy an afternoon game drive with a picnic lunch at Serengeti National Park which is one of the most spectacular game parks in East Africa From its short and long grass plains in the south, which give way to Acacia Savannah in the central area, to the hilly more densely wooded areas of the north, and the extensive woodland in the western corridor, Serengeti offers great variations both geographically as well as with the millions of animals, birds and plants that go to make up this complex ecosystem.
Overnight at Serengeti Serena Lodge.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
This day you spend the whole day on game drive in this National Park, which is rich with all different species of animals. To maximize game viewing you will carry a picnic lunch with you and spend full day in the Serengeti National Park.
Overnight at Serengeti Serena Lodge.
Full day Game drive 7:30 am to 5:00 pm
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
After breakfast you will depart for Ngorongoro crater with an enroute game drive from your lodge in Serengeti through the southern Serengeti. The crater supports up to 25,000 large mammals. Grazers dominate: zebra, wildebeest – accounting for almost half the animals – gazelle, buffalo, eland, hartebeest and wart hog. Giraffe, for example, stay away because there is insufficient food at tree level; Topi because they compete directly with wildebeest. An odd feature of the crater elephants is that they are almost exclusively bulls. Breeding herds – comprising large numbers of females and young with a few attendant older males – are probably unable to find sufficient quality food in the crater. Ngorongoro has carnivores in quantity, drawn by the large herds of prey animals. It has the densest population of large predators, mainly lion – about 100 – and more than 400 spotted hyenas, living in eight clans of up to eighty individuals. Both lions and hyenas will scavenge from each other, depending on weight of numbers and of course, hunger. In the early evening drive to your lodge.
Overnight at Ngorongoro Serena Lodge
Morning game drive –7am-9am
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Today after your breakfast, you will head to Lake Manyara National Park approximately 1.5 hours away and spend the day game driving through the lush groundwater forest. Lake Manyara is famous for its tree climbing lions although the likelihood of seeing lions on a tree is greater in the Serengeti than at Manyara due to the dense forest making visibility difficult.
Birdlife is abundant as are the number of baboons and other primates! Optional cultural activities are available at the village of Mto wa Mbu located just outside of Lake Manyara National Park including tour of banana farms, local markets and local village life.
Overnight at Lake Manyara Serena Lodge
Full Day game drive – 7am-4pm
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Box Lunch & Dinner
You will depart for Amboseli right after breakfast through the Namanga border. Amboseli is located at the shadow of and has the best views of Mount Kilimanjaro. There are swamps below the observation hill hosting large herds of elephants, buffalos and hippos. You will arrive at Amboseli with an afternoon game drive after which you will check in at the hotel in the evening for dinner and overnight.
Dinner and overnight at Kibo Safari Camp.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and dinner.
After your breakfast, you will embark on a game drive in search of wild animals with great opportunity of taking their photos against a background of the Africa’s highest mountain. This will continue until lunch time when you will get back to the camp for your lunch followed by a brief rest at the camp.
An evening game drive always gives visitors a chance to see animals more active after emerging from their hideouts where they take shelter from the midday sunlight. There is always a high chance of seeing the cats hunting either in the morning or evenings.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
This day you will be woken up early for your breakfast and then proceed for morning game drive to spot the nocturnal animals before they hide. After exiting the park, you will head direct to Nairobi with picnic lunch on the way. On arrival in Nairobi, you will be dropped at the airport for your international flight or dropped at your Nairobi hotel if flying out the following morning.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch