Overview

12 Days, 11 Nights, Masai Mara, L.Nakuru, L.Naivasha, L.Manyara, Serengeti, Ngorongoro, Tarangire Kenya Tanzania Safari

An 12 Days, 11 Nights, Masai Mara, L.Nakuru, L.Naivasha, L.Manyara, Serengeti, Ngorongoro, Tarangire Kenya Tanzania Safari combining the iconic parks of Kenya and Tanzania is a truly comprehensive and unforgettable East African experience. This itinerary is designed for those who want to immerse themselves in the region’s most famous wildlife destinations, offering a perfect blend of diverse landscapes, vast wildlife populations, and cultural encounters.

Destinations: A well-rounded selection of Kenya and Tanzania’s premier parks:Kenya: Masai Mara National Reserve, Lake Nakuru National Park, and Lake Naivasha.Tanzania: Lake Manyara National Park, Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, and Tarangire National Park.

Key Highlights:

Masai Mara: Kenya’s most famous reserve, renowned for the Great Migration and its high concentration of predators.Lake Nakuru: A sanctuary for the endangered black and white rhinos and a birdwatcher’s paradise with its flamingo population.Lake Naivasha: A beautiful freshwater lake in the Great Rift Valley, offering a chance for boat trips and walking safaris.

Lake Manyara: Famous for its tree-climbing lions and a diverse ecosystem at the foot of the Great Rift Valley escarpment.Serengeti: Tanzania’s endless plains, home to the Great Migration and an exceptional density of predators.

Ngorongoro Crater: A UNESCO World Heritage Site and a natural wonder, offering a spectacular game viewing experience in a unique, self-contained caldera.Tarangire: Known for its huge elephant herds and the iconic baobab trees that dot its landscape.

Logistics: The safari typically begins in Nairobi, Kenya, and ends in Arusha, Tanzania, or vice versa. The route is carefully planned to minimize travel time and maximize game viewing. A cross-border transfer will be handled by your safari operator.

Itinerary

Day 1: Arrival in Nairobi

Pickup from the airport/hotel by our professional English speaking guide/driver and be taken to your hotel in Nairobi for the overnight on bed and breakfast basis

Day 2: Nairobi to Maasai Mara National Reserve

At 8 o’clock you will be picked up from your Nairobi Hotel and commence the drive to Maasai Mara via the great rift valley view point where you will have a breathtaking view of the floor of the rift valley. You will arrive in the camp in time for lunch. Check in and have lunch. Thereafter at 4:00pm depart for a game viewing drive in the Mara Reserve which lasts for 2 hours end at 6:00pm .You then return back to the camp for a sumptuous buffet dinner ending with good time for resting at tented camp

 

Day 3: Full Day Game Drive in Maasai Mara Reserve

Have breakfast at 6:30 am and at 7 am, leave for a full day game viewing in the park. On this day, spend the full day exploring Maasai Mara in search of the big five, hippos and Nile crocodile. Thereafter, go for picnic lunch in park under a croton tree shade overlooking the vast landscape of the park.

It is in the Mara that perhaps the most spectacular event of the natural world takes place: the great migration. This is the annual migration of millions of wildebeest and zebra from the Serengeti (in Tanzania) in search of water and pasture. Following on their heels are the predators of the savanna – lions, cheetahs, jackals, hyenas and vultures.

Day 4: Depart Maasai Mara to Lake Nakuru National Park

Early morning breakfast then check out for your drive to Nakuru with lunch on the way.Upon arrival at 5pm you will spend the night at the LANET MAT FAM hotel

Day 5: Lake Nakuru to Lake Naivasha/Hell’s Gate

You will have an early breakfast and depart by 7am to straight to the park. Its a small park with magnificent, rare white rhinos which form part of the Big five animals. There is also a possibility to see the pink flamingos . The game drive lasts 3 hours, after which you depart on a 1-hour drive to Naivasha at Hells gate national park.

In hells gate people have the option of doing a biking safari people do that here. We arrive at hells gate at 9 am and then we will finish at 12.30 . Head for lunch at a hotel.Later Enjoy an evening boat on Lake Naivasha for 1 hour for hippo viewing and bird watching.

Day 6: Lake Naivasha to Namanga Border

Breakfast at the resort at 6:00am,then check out and thereafter proceed to Namanga which is the border town to get ready for the Tanzania part.

Accommodation at the Namanga River hotel.

Day 7: Namanga/Arusha to Manyara National Park

Drive to Arusha and join a group to Manyara national park.Manyara is 2 hours drive from Arusha and it’s a small park that you can do game drives for 2 to 3 hours. Game drive after lunch until evening.Lake Manyara National Park is a protected area in Tanzania’s Arusha and Manyara Regions, situated between Lake Manyara and the Great Rift Valley. It is administered by the Tanzania National Parks Authority, and covers an area of 325 km² including about 230 km² lake surface.

Dinner and relax at a campsite

Day 8: Lake Manyara to Serengeti National Park

Drive to Arusha and join a group to Manyara national park.Manyara is 2 hours drive from Arusha and it’s a small park that you can do game drives for 2 to 3 hours. Game drive after lunch until evening.Lake Manyara National Park is a protected area in Tanzania’s Arusha and Manyara Regions, situated between Lake Manyara and the Great Rift Valley. It is administered by the Tanzania National Parks Authority, and covers an area of 325 km² including about 230 km² lake surface.

Dinner and relax at a campsite

Day 9: Serengeti to Ngorongoro

Early morning game drive in Serengeti until 1 pm.
Depart after lunch. Game drive enroute to Ngorongoro and arrive at Simba campsite to spend night thereNgorongoro is in northern Tanzania. It’s home to the vast, volcanic Ngorongoro Crater and “big 5” game (elephant, lion, leopard, buffalo, rhino). Huge herds of wildebeests and zebras traverse its plains during their annual migration. Livestock belonging to the semi-nomadic Maasai tribe graze alongside wild animals. Hominin fossils found in the Olduvai Gorge date back millions of years.

Dinner and relax at the Simba Campsite

Day 10: Ngorongoro to Tarangire National Park

Breakfast, game drive then leave for Ngorongoro for a safari game drive with picnic lunch. Depart after 1 pm and start drive to Tarangire National park.Tarangire National Park is a national park in Tanzania‘s Manyara Region. The name of the park originates from the Tarangire River that crosses the park. The Tarangire River is the primary source of fresh water for wild animals in the Tarangire Ecosystem during the annual dry season. The Tarangire Ecosystem is defined by the long-distance migration of wildebeest and zebras. During the dry season thousands of animals concentrate in Tarangire National Park from the surrounding wet-season dispersal and calving areas.

Dinner and overnight at campsite

Day 11: Tarangire to Arusha

Breakfast, then leave for game drive until 1pm and start the drive to Arusha.

Dinner and overnight stay at Venus Premier Hotel

Day 12: Arusha to Nairobi

Breakfast, then Board a shuttle to arrive in Nairobi at around 3 pm.

Includes

  • Arrival & Departure airport transfers complementary to all our clients.
  • Transportation as per itinerary.
  • Accommodation per itinerary or similar with a request to all our clients.
  • Meals as per itinerary B=Breakfast, L=Lunch and D=Dinner.
  • Services literate English driver/guide.
  • National park & game reserve entrance fees as per itinerary.
  • Excursions & activities as per itinerary with a request
  • Recommended Mineral Water while on safari.

Excludes

  • Visas and related costs.
  • Personal Taxes.
  • Drinks, tips, laundry, telephone calls and other items of a personal nature.
  • International flights.
  • Optional excursions and activities not listed in the itinerary like Balloon safari, Masai Village.

Cost of Safari

LOW SEASON(JANUARY TO JUNE) From $4,900PP
HIGH SEASON (JULY TO DECEMBER) From $5,200 PP

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