7-Day Best of Kenya & Tanzania Big 5 + Bushmen Tour

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

Nairobi to Masai Mara National Reserve

Breakfast at the lodge
Drive to Masai Mara home to the Great Migration, where each year between July and October millions of wildebeest thunder across the plains in search of fresh pasture, the Maasai Mara is one of the most famous game reserves in the world. From November to June, the Maasai Mara still has one of the highest concentrations of wildlife in Africa so the Big Five can all be ticked off your list on a visit here, and you’ll also get to see huge pods of hippos basking in the rivers, cheetahs racing across the savannah and giraffes ambling between the acacia tree.

Main Destination:

Masai Mara National Reserve (Kenya)

Best Time To Visit June to October (For general wildlife viewing) and July or 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

Black RhinoRare

Wild DogVery Rare

White RhinoNone

Accommodation:

Jambo Mara Safari Lodge

• Mid-range resort bordering Masai Mara NR (Kenya) without fences

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Exploring Masai Mara National Reserve

After breakfast your day will be spent exploring the park in search of the “Big Five” and trailing the wildebeest migration. The Mara offers wildlife in such variety and abundance that you can never take in everything. Over 450 species of birds have been recorded on the reserve. You will easily see lion, rhino, hippo, crocodile, giraffe, wildebeest, zebra, buffalo, warthog, hyena, jackal, buffalo, leopard, many kinds of antelope and elephant. It is in the Mara that perhaps the most spectacular event of the natural world takes place.

This is the annual migration of millions of wildebeest and zebra from the Serengeti in search of water and pasture. Following on their heels are the predators of the savannah including the lion, cheetah, jackal, hyena and vulture. Later in the day you will return to lodge for dinner and your overnight stay.

Main Destination:

Masai Mara National Reserve (Kenya)

Accommodation:

Jambo Mara Safari Lodge

• Mid-range resort bordering Masai Mara NR (Kenya) without fences

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Masai Mara-Serengeti National Park

Breakfast at the lodge,
You will leave the lodge after breakfast, and drive to the border, After border formalities, we'll drive to the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania.
It will be a long day of driving but the afternoon game drives in Serengeti will be a rewarding one plus keep your eyes peeled for the magical Serengeti sunset.
Note: If you want to have a morning game drive in Maasai Mara on these day let us know, from our experience it is always a rush game drive, and on the other hand you will arrive in Serengeti very late in the evening.
Dinner and overnight are at the camp.

Main Destination:

Central 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

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GiraffeCommon

HippoCommon

HyenaCommon

LeopardOccasional

Black RhinoVery Rare

Wild DogVery Rare

White RhinoNone

Accommodation:

Serengeti Kati Kati Tented Camp

• Mid-range tented camp located inside Central Serengeti NP (Tanzania)

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Exploring Serengeti National Park

Breakfast: At the camp.

Morning: We’ll set out to explore the vast expanse of the Serengeti, where the wildlife sightings are typically at their peak in the early mornings and late afternoons, when the temperature cools. The multitude and diversity of wildlife species in this huge protected area are unrivaled anywhere on the planet. Serengeti, in fact, is the Maasai word that means “endless plain.” We’ll return to camp in between game-viewing drives for lunch.

Lunch: At the main dining tent.

Afternoon: After time to relax, we’ll head out on our afternoon game-viewing drive. Our guides will again help us identify the more elusive animal species, such as bat-eared fox and golden jackal, as well as rare birds like the purple grenadier and the red-cheeked cordon bleu. See if you can spot the odd-looking Secretary bird or the elegant grey crowned crane.

Dinner: At the main dining tent.

Main Destination:

Central Serengeti National Park (Tanzania)

Accommodation:

Serengeti Kati Kati Tented Camp

• Mid-range tented camp located inside Central Serengeti NP (Tanzania)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Serengeti to Ngorongoro Highlands

Breakfast: at the camp

The Serengeti is truly spectacular. It is famous for its vast open grasslands, which allow excellent wildlife sightings. The Serengeti’s climate and vegetation have remained largely untouched for millions of years. While it boasts abundant wildlife, it is perhaps best known for its annual great migration. Vast numbers of wildebeest, accompanied by large numbers of zebra and antelope, move in an annual pattern, constantly seeking fresh grazing.

Lunch: We will enjoy a picnic lunch in the park.

Afternoon: (Optional) we’ll visiting the Oldupai gorge, and learn about the origin of human kind, and some time at the museum.

Dinner: At the lodge.

Main Destination:

Central Serengeti National Park (Tanzania)

Accommodation:

Embalakai Ngorongoro Camp

• Luxury tented camp located on the crater rim of Ngorongoro Crater (Tanzania)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Ngorongoro crater to Lake Eyasi

Breakfast: at the lodge

Morning: Leave your camp/lodge very early in the morning and descend 610 meters to the grasslands of the crater floor, an area of about 265 square kilometers. Despite its small size, the crater is a Big 5 country and the openness of the terrain means easy and rewarding game viewing. You will spend the day exploring the crater floor, stopping to picnic on the grasslands amidst the grazing herds. Formed by a massive volcanic eruption, the world’s largest intact and un-flooded caldera provides a year-round home to an astonishing 25,000 large mammals, including black rhino, wildebeest, and zebra, along with Africa’s densest concentrations of hyena.

Lunch: We will enjoy a picnic lunch in the presence of hippos

The crater’s forests shelter elephant and buffalo, and its wetlands are home to hippos and flamingos. Lions, jackals, leopards, and caracals make up the full range of predators.

Afternoon, leave the crater and drive to the remote lake Eyasi.

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

Black RhinoCommon

LionCommon

BuffaloAbundant

ZebraAbundant

WildebeestAbundant

HyenaAbundant

Show more

ElephantCommon

HippoCommon

LeopardOccasional

GiraffeNone

White RhinoNone

CheetahNone

Wild DogNone

Accommodation:

Lake Eyasi Safari Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located at Lake Eyasi (Tanzania)

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Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Bushmen Tour to Arusha

Wake up call: Tea & Coffee
A day in the old days, where we’ll immerse ourselves in the ancient traditions of the Hadzabe and Datoga people. We’ll start by visiting the Hadzabe, also known as the Bushmen, renowned for their hunter-gatherer lifestyle. In their arid landscape of savanna woodland, we’ll explore Hadzabe hiding caves, join in fruit gathering and wild honey collection, and test our skills with their traditional bow and arrow. If luck is on our side, we might even witness a successful hunt, with the hunters sharing the meat among themselves and taking some home for their families.
In the mid-morning we’ll venture to another tour, the Datooga or Barbaig people. Visiting one of their villages, we’ll be awed by the intricate blacksmith works of the Datoga males, created from discarded metals

Branch: Enjoy branch at the lodge

Afternoon drive back to Arusha, and proceed to the airport.

Suggestion.

extend your holiday with a visit to the tropical Island of Zanzibar.

Main Destination:

Lake Eyasi (Tanzania)

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
• Drinks not included

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