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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 to Masai Mara Game Reserve

Nairobi to Masai Mara Game Reserve

Pick up early in the morning from Nairobi (airport or from your hotel) and you will start your long but scenic drive to the famous Maasai Mara Game Reserve. You will arrive at Maasai Mara Game Reserve in the afternoon and check in at camp for hot lunch. After lunch and some rest you will set out for an afternoon game drive in the Masai Mara in search of wildlife for the rest of the day until late afternoon when you will return to the camp / lodge for dinner and overnight. Overnight at Aa Lodge Masai Mara. Breakfast, Lunch and dinner included.

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:
Aa Lodge Mara
  • Mid-range lodge located just outside Masai Mara NR (Kenya)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 2

Full-day at Masai Mara National Reserve

Full-day at Masai Mara National Reserve

Breakfast at the lodge / camp at Masai Mara then you will head out for a morning game drive in the most famous game reserve in Africa; Masai Mara Game Reserve. Masai Mara Game Reserve is famous for being home to a lot of animals including the Lions, buffalos, zebras, giraffes, leopards, antelopes like gazelles, impalas, topis, elands, hartebeests and many more. If you travel during the months of July to October; during the Great migration season, you may be lucky to see the river crossing when more than 1.5 million wildebeests accompanied by hundreds of thousands of zebras and gazelles in what has become the biggest animal spectacle in the world. You will break for lunch and some rest, then go out again later in the afternoon until late afternoon when you will check in back at the lodge / camp for game drives and later campfire and overnight. Overnight at Aa Lodge. All meals included.

Main Destination:
Masai Mara National Reserve (Kenya)
Accommodation:
Aa Lodge Mara
  • Mid-range lodge located just outside Masai Mara NR (Kenya)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 3

Masai Mara to Serengeti national park

Masai Mara to Serengeti national park

This morning you will wake up early for breakfast then you will check bid farewell to camp/lodge staff and head out by road towards Isebania / Sirare Border where you will make a brief stop for visa processing to enter Tanzania. At the border on the Tanzania side (Sirare) you will change jeeps and proceed from here with a Tanzanian registered safari jeep and a safari guide from the Tanzania side according to the new laws.

You will drive through Nyamongo mining villages and Mugumu township towards the Serengeti National park accessing the park through Ikoma Gate or Fort Ikoma Ranger post depending on where your camp is located in the Serengeti. You will embark on your first game drive in the Serengeti straightaway in search of the many animals and birds that Serengeti has to offer. In the late afternoon you will check in at a lodge / camp for dinner and overnight. Overnight at Ikoma African Safari tented 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:
Africa Safari Serengeti Ikoma (Safari Comfort)
  • Mid-range tented camp located inside Western Serengeti NP (Tanzania)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 4

Serengeti national park

Serengeti national park

This day you can go for an early morning sunset game drive if you wish. Enjoy a full day at Serengeti National Park. After a breakfast, you will proceed to with a full day game drives in the Serengeti. Serengeti National Park is where the Wildebeests Migration herds spend most of the time before they cross to Masai Mara for the few months between August and October. You will be guided by an experienced who will be in contact with other guides via VHF high frequency radio, so he will be able to tell the best locations to see the wildebeests migration. Apart from the migration, Serengeti is home to other animals including elephants, leopards, zebras, giraffes, serval cats, jackals, hyenas, warthogs, the list is endless.. Serengeti also is home to more than 500 bird species recorded in the park. You will spend these two days enjoying magical moments as you crisscross the endless plains of the Serengeti doing game drives. Dinner and accommodation will be at Malaika Seronera Luxury camp.

Main Destination:
Serengeti National Park (Tanzania)
Accommodation:
Malaika Seronera Luxury Camps
  • Mid-range tented camp located inside Central Serengeti NP (Tanzania)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 5

Serengeti to Ngorongoro crater

Serengeti to Ngorongoro crater

Breakfast at your lodge or camp you will check out and go on your last game drives en route as you drive towards the Naabi Hills Gate where you will make a brief stop for registration to access the Ngorongoro Conservation Area (NCAA). You will then head to the Crater rim where you will check in a lodge for relaxation. You will spend the rest of the afternoon relaxing at your lodge or you may choose to go for a nature walk at the rim of Ngorongoro Crater. Overnight at the Ngorongoro Rhino Lodge. All meals included.

Main Destination:
Ngorongoro Highlands (Tanzania)
Accommodation:
Rhino Lodge
  • Mid-range lodge located on the crater rim of Ngorongoro Crater (Tanzania)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 6

Ngorongoro Crater Safari to Karatu area

Ngorongoro Crater Safari to Karatu area

This day you will take a very early morning breakfast (or with packed breakfast) you will descend to the Ngorongoro Crater’s floor where you will spend the day doing game drives. The earlier you descend to the Ngorongoro Crater floor the better because you improve your chances of spotting animals like Black Rhinos and others as they avoid the morning dew and like lining up along the roads.

We will descend with a picnic lunch which will be served in the crater next to the hippo pool, where you will be able to stretch your feet and visit the washrooms. The Ngorongoro Crater is one of the declared UNESCO protected World Heritage Site and the Ngorongoro forms part of an international biosphere reserve.
Among the animals available here are black rhinos, lions, buffalos, elephants, cheetahs and various antelope species. You will continue with game drives in the Crater floor until later in the afternoon when you will ascend up the Crater rim, then we will drive to Karatu area for overnight.

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:
Marera Valley Lodge
  • Mid-range lodge located 1-2hr drive from Ngorongoro Crater (Tanzania)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 7

Tarangire national park to Arusha city

Tarangire national park to Arusha city

After breakfast at Marera Valley Lodge we will leave to Tarangire national park with picnic lunch for full day game drive on your morning game watching drive before you take a break for a pleasant lunch. Your afternoon game drive will reveal all the wonders of Tarangire, a national park often renamed as the 'elephant playground'. Herds of up to 300 of these mighty mammals are sometimes seen in the park.
Tarangire is noted for its splendid baobab trees, rolling savannah, and acacia woodland. At the end of an inspiring afternoon amongst the wildlife, you will retire and we drive to Arusha about two hours drive for Dinner and your overnight stay are at Venus Premier Hotel.

Main Destination:
Tarangire National Park (Tanzania)
Best Time To Visit July to November (Animals come to the Tarangire River)
High Season June to October (The park is full of visitors)
Best Weather June to October (Little rainfall)

Wildlife in Tarangire NP

ElephantAbundant
GiraffeCommon
LionCommon
BuffaloAbundant
ZebraAbundant
WildebeestAbundant
Show more
HippoCommon
HyenaOccasional
Wild DogVery Rare
Accommodation:
Venus Premier Hotel
  • Mid-range hotelin Arusha (City, Tanzania)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 8

Arusha - Namanga Border - Amboseli National Park Safari

Arusha - Namanga Border - Amboseli National Park Safari

After a very early breakfast at your lodge or hotel in Arusha, you will drive to Namanga border where you will make a brief stop for passport stamping. After the short stop at the border, you will change the cars and take a Kenyan car again, then proceed to the Amboseli National Park.
You will arrive for lunch at your lodge/camp. After lunch and a little rest, you will go for an afternoon game drive until late afternoon; at sunset when you will retire back to the lodge for dinner. Overnight at Amboseli Aa Lodge. All meals included.

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:
Aa Lodge Amboseli
  • Mid-range lodge located just outside Amboseli NP (Kenya)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 9

Amboseli national park full-day game drive

Amboseli national park full-day game drive

On this morning you can go for a morning game drive at dawn if you wish then return to the lodge for breakfast. You will then spend the rest of the day with game drives and can either go out with a packed lunch if you want a picnic lunch or do morning and sunset game drives with a break at midday for lunch and relaxation at your lodge or camp. The best views of Mount Kilimanjaro can be enjoyed early in the morning and later in the afternoon. Amboseli National Park is home to the largest herds of elephants, buffalos, lions, cheetahs, hyenas, giraffes and many birds including the colorful flamingos. Overnight at Amboseli Aa Lodge. All meals included.

Main Destination:
Amboseli National Park (Kenya)
Accommodation:
Aa Lodge Amboseli
  • Mid-range lodge located just outside Amboseli NP (Kenya)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 10

Amboseli to Nairobi

Amboseli to Nairobi

One last early morning game drive at the Amboseli National Park if you wish then after breakfast your safari guide will take you back to Nairobi where you will be dropped at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for your back to home schedule(depending on your departure time).

Main Destination:
Nairobi Airport (Nairobi, Kenya)
Accommodation:
No accommodation (End of tour)
Meals & Drinks:
  • Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

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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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