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Arrival (See Getting There for more details)

Arrival (See Getting There for more details)

  • You'll be collected from the airport.
  • Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Day 1

Nairobi-Masai Mara National Reserve

Nairobi-Masai Mara National Reserve

You'll depart from Nairobi via the floor of the Great Rift Valley and have the first stop over at the famous viewpoint to have a scenic view of the Rift Valley. Then, you'll proceed to Narok to have a hot lunch and then finally to the camp (Miti Mingi Eco Camp), after 30 minutes of rest. Later, you will return for dinner and your overnight stay at the camp.

Main Destination:
Masai Mara National Reserve (Kenya)
Best Time To Visit June to October (For general wildlife viewing) and August to October (For wildebeest migration)
High Season June to October and December to March
Best Weather June to October (Sunny, but not too hot)

Wildlife in Masai Mara NR

ElephantCommon
GiraffeCommon
LionCommon
CheetahCommon
ZebraAbundant
WildebeestAbundant
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BuffaloCommon
HippoCommon
HyenaCommon
LeopardOccasional
Wild DogVery Rare
Accommodation:
Miti Mingi Eco Camp
  • Budget tented camp located just outside Masai Mara NR (Kenya)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 2

Masai Mara National Reserve Game Drive

Masai Mara National Reserve Game Drive

You'll have breakfast at the camp then set out for the full-day game drive from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. You'll have a picnic lunch in the reserve. Masai Mara is unique in its ways and is covered with savannah grassland on rolling hills which is a scenic view. It also has a good track network which allows for close proximity of wildlife and nice photograph captures. A visit to the Maasai village is at your own pleasure and optional at a charge of 10$ per person. You'll enjoy game drives until sunset. After your drive, you will return to your camp for dinner and your overnight stay.

Main Destination:
Masai Mara National Reserve (Kenya)
Accommodation:
Miti Mingi Eco Camp
  • Budget tented camp located just outside Masai Mara NR (Kenya)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 3

Masai Mara National Reserve-Lake Nakuru National Park

Masai Mara National Reserve-Lake Nakuru National Park

You'll have an early morning game drive at 6:30 am after having a cup of coffee. If you're lucky enough, you'll have a one-on-one encounter with a lion as it strangles the life out of its prey and the prey trying to survive and fighting for its life. Before 9:00 am, you'll get back to the camp and have a full breakfast. Then, you'll proceed to Nakuru while having your lunch en route. You'll enjoy the beautiful scenery of Mount Longonot and Lake Naivasha and even enjoy an optional fun activity of boat riding. Then, you will finally proceed to Nakuru.

Main Destination:
Lake Nakuru National Park (Kenya)
Best Time To Visit June to February (Best for wildlife viewing; little rain)
High Season July to February (The park gets very busy)
Best Weather June to February (Little rainfall)

Wildlife in Lake Nakuru NP

GiraffeCommon
BuffaloCommon
ZebraCommon
HippoCommon
Black RhinoOccasional
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LionOccasional
LeopardOccasional
HyenaOccasional
WildebeestVery Rare
Accommodation:
Legacy Hotel
  • Budget hotel located less than 1hr drive from Lake Nakuru NP (Kenya)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinks not included

Day 4

Lake Nakuru National Park-Amboseli National Park

Lake Nakuru National Park-Amboseli National Park

You will have breakfast at the hotel then leave for the game drive in Lake Nakuru National Park known for its variety of birds including the flamingos. You will enjoy the view of hippos, buffaloes, and crocodiles at Baboon Cliff. Later, you'll have your lunch en route to Amboseli National Park. You will check in at a camp for dinner and your overnight stay.

Main Destination:
Amboseli National Park (Kenya)
Best Time To Visit June to October and January to February
High Season December to March and July to October (Busy)
Best Weather June to September and January to February (Little rainfall)

Wildlife in Amboseli NP

ElephantAbundant
GiraffeCommon
BuffaloAbundant
ZebraAbundant
WildebeestAbundant
HippoCommon
Show more
HyenaCommon
LionOccasional
CheetahOccasional
LeopardRare to None
Accommodation:
Nyati Safari Camp
  • Budget tented camp located just outside Amboseli NP (Kenya)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 5

Full-Day Game Drive in Amboseli National Park

Full-Day Game Drive in Amboseli National Park

You will have a pre-breakfast then have an early morning game drive in Amboseli. You'll enjoy the close proximity of animal viewing, especially the amazing elephant size and their matriarchs (old female elephant leaders). There are also a variety of birds found in the park. You will have a picnic breakfast and lunch. Later on, you will have dinner and your overnight stay at the camp.

Main Destination:
Amboseli National Park (Kenya)
Accommodation:
Kimana Amboseli Tented Camp
  • Budget tented camp located just outside Amboseli NP (Kenya)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 6

Amboseli-Namanga Border to Arusha

Amboseli-Namanga Border to Arusha

You'll have pre-breakfast then set out for the early game drive at 6:30 am in the swampy park. You will enjoy a variety of herbivores wallowing in the muddy swamps like the hippos, the large elephants and their cubs, and a variety of other wildlife. You'll return and have a full breakfast at the camp then check out from the camp and drive to the Namanga border where you will catch a shuttle bus to Arusha. Upon arrival, you'll meet our driver who will transfer you to your hotel in Arusha booked on a bed and breakfast basis.

Main Destination:
Arusha (City, Tanzania)
Accommodation:
Tulia Boutique Hotel & Spa
  • Mid-range hotelin Arusha (City, Tanzania)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 7

Arusha- Serengeti National Park

Arusha- Serengeti National Park

You'll have breakfast at your Arusha Hotel then meet our staff and driver-guide for a briefing about the whole trip. You'll leave Arusha for a 6-hour drive to Serengeti National Park with lunch en route. Upon arrival at the main gate, you will have the registration done with a game drive to the camp located at the Central Serengeti. Today, you are scheduled for at least 3 3-hour game drive. Then, dinner will be served followed by your overnight stay at the same camp.

Main Destination:
Serengeti National Park (Tanzania)
Best Time To Visit January to February and June to October (Different areas are best at different times)
High Season July to March (The Seronera area is crowded)
Best Weather June to October (Little to no rainfall)

Wildlife in Serengeti NP

ElephantCommon
LionCommon
CheetahCommon
BuffaloAbundant
ZebraAbundant
WildebeestAbundant
Show more
GiraffeCommon
HippoCommon
HyenaCommon
LeopardOccasional
Black RhinoVery Rare
Wild DogVery Rare
Accommodation:
Robins Serengeti Camp
  • Mid-range tented camp located inside Central Serengeti NP (Tanzania)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 8

Serengeti National Park-Ngorongoro Crater

Serengeti National Park-Ngorongoro Crater

You'll have an early breakfast at the camp then leave with picnic lunches for at least a 6-hour game drive within Serengeti National Park. Here, you will track the wildebeest, zebras, giraffes, lions, black rhinos, cheetahs, leopards, hyenas, bushbucks, lesser kudus, wild dogs, kongoni, impalas, Grant’s gazelles, black-backed jackals, mongoose, olive baboons, vervet monkeys among other animals are found here. You will be lucky to see some of them. By noon, you will leave the park with a stopover at Olduvai Gorge at an extra cost of USD 35 per person. By evening, you will arrive at the conservancy area where you will have dinner and an overnight stay at Simba Campsite.

Main Destination:
Ngorongoro Crater (Tanzania)
Best Time To Visit June to October (Wildlife viewing is best)
High Season Most of the year – July to March (Expect crowds)
Best Weather June to October (Rainfall is little to none)

Wildlife in Ngorongoro Crater

LionCommon
BuffaloAbundant
ZebraAbundant
WildebeestAbundant
HyenaAbundant
Show more
ElephantCommon
HippoCommon
LeopardOccasional
Accommodation:
Budget camping
  • On the crater rim of Ngorongoro Crater (Tanzania)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 9

Ngorongoro Crater-Arusha Town

Ngorongoro Crater-Arusha Town

You will have breakfast at the camp, then leave for a game drive within the Ngorongoro Crater where you will be able to descend with a game drive en route. You'll enjoy the view of common lions, African elephants, black rhinos, blue wildebeests, leopards, cheetahs, hyenas, wild dogs, Grant’s gazelles, zebras, African buffalos, and hippos at the crater rim. You'll have the picnic lunch at the crater rim then start ascending to the main gate. You will exit the crater after the 6 hours and game drive to Arusha where you will be dropped at your Arusha hotel.

Main Destination:
Arusha (City, Tanzania)
Accommodation:
Tulia Boutique Hotel & Spa
  • Mid-range hotelin Arusha (City, Tanzania)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 10

Departure

Departure

After breakfast, you will check out and either be transferred to Arusha or catch a shuttle bus back to Nairobi. If you return to Nairobi, you will meet our staff, share your experience, and be dropped off at your Nairobi hotel or airport to catch a shuttle back home or to another destination.

Main Destination:
Nairobi (City, Kenya)
Accommodation:
No accommodation (End of tour)
Meals & Drinks:
  • Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)
  • Drinks not included

End of tour (See Getting There for more details)

End of tour (See Getting There for more details)

  • Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
  • You'll be dropped off at the airport.

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