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12-Day Best of Kenya & Tanzania Safari covers Naivasha for boat riding and walking safari. Nakuru is a birdwatcher’s paradise. Masai Mara & Serengeti for the great migration and all the Big Five. Ngorongoro one of the world’s greatest wildlife arenas and the biggest intact volcanic caldera. Witness Manyara’s unusual tree-climbing lions. Tarangire for huge herds of buffalos and elephants. Conclude with Amboseli for breathtaking views of Mt Kilimanjaro against a backdrop of large herds of Elephants.
| Day | Main Destination | Distance / Travel Time |
|---|---|---|
| Day 1 | Nairobi – Lake Naivasha & Crescent Island | 105 Km / 2 Hr 10 Min |
| Day 2 | Naivasha – Lake Nakuru National Park | 74 Km / 1 Hr 40 Min |
| Day 3 | Nakuru – Masai Mara National Reserve | 232 Km / 5 Hr 35 Min |
| Day 4 | Masai Mara National Reserve | – |
| Day 5 | Masai Mara – Serengeti National Park | 230Km / 5 Hr 30 Min |
| Day 6 | Serengeti National Park | – |
| Day 7 | Serengeti – Ngorongoro Crater | 68 Km / 1 Hr 55 Min |
| Day 8 | Ngorongoro – Lake Manyara National Park | 55 Km / 1 Hr 05 Min |
| Day 9 | Manyara – Tarangire National Park | 69 Km / 1 Hr 10 Min |
| Day 10 | Tarangire – Amboseli National Park | 276 Km / 5 Hr 10 Min |
| Day 11 | Amboseli National Park | – |
| Day 12 | Amboseli – Nairobi | 220 Km / 5 Hr 30 Min |
Your Kenya and Tanzania safari starts with pickup from your Nairobi Hotel or Jomo Kenyatta International Airport at 0800 hrs. After introduction and briefing drive to Lake Naivasha with a brief stop at the Great Rift Valley View Point. You will arrive at Lake Naivasha before noon and proceed to check-in at your hotel, leisure time and lunch. Later in the afternoon visit the nearby Crescent Island Sanctuary. Spend time on a relaxing boat ride across the lake, where you will spot pods of hippos. Disembark at Crescent Island and take a guided nature walk and stroll freely among giraffes, zebras, wildebeests, and gazelles. Over 400 bird species live here, including African fish eagles, pelicans, and kingfishers. Return to your nearby hotel for dinner and overnight stay.
Meals & Drinks: Lunch, Dinner & Drinking Water
Continue your journey to Lake Nakuru arriving in time for a mid-morning game drive while driving to your hotel. You will arrive at your hotel in time for lunch, check-in followed by an afternoon game drive. Lake Nakuru is a standpoint and harbor for watching more than 400 species of birds in the rift valley. The main highlight being the flamingos forming a stunningly beautiful deep pink band around the edge of the lake shore. The park is also a rhino sanctuary harboring a population of more than 100 black and white rhinos.
Meals & Drinks: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner & Drinking Water
After breakfast depart for Masai Mara National Reserve arriving in time for lunch followed by an afternoon game drive. Masai Mara is popularly known for its breathtaking landscapes and plenty of wildlife making it one of Africa’s safari destinations. The park’s open grasslands provide an ideal hunting grounds for the apex predators such as lions, leopards and cheetahs.
Meals & Drinks: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner & Drinking Water
Start with an optional Hot Air Balloon Safari accompanied with champagne bush breakfast at an extra cost of $450 / person. Proceed with a full day game drive within the reserve in search of The Big Five animals (Elephant, Lion, Leopard, Rhinos and Buffalo). What amazes tourists in this reserve is the annual migration of wildebeests. The animals shift in July and return in November and are among the seven wonders of the world. Bird life is abundant as wildlife at the Mara, which boasts over 400 different bird species.
At around 1600hrs exit the park with an option of visiting the nearby Maasai Village/Community at an extra cost of $25 / person. At the village you will have the opportunity to learn and interact with the local Maasai Community. The Maasais are popular and better-known ethnic people in East Africa due to their traditional origins from areas surrounding Masai Mara Game Reserve.
Meals & Drinks: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner & Drinking Water
Rise up early and depart for Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park situated in the Northern part of Tanzania. The park is known for its massive annual migration of wildebeest and zebra. You will pass through the Isebania border driving further to the central part of Serengeti known as the Seronera. The Seronera circuit is very rich in wildlife habitat and features the Seronera River that provides water for the animals. Enjoy game drives enroute arriving at your hotel on time for lunch followed by another afternoon game drive. Serengeti is wider and highly known for its massive annual migration of the wildebeest and zebras. The animals move from their breeding ground on the north side to the South part crossing through the Grumeti River.
Meals & Drinks: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner & Drinking Water
Embark on a full day game drive with packed lunch in Serengeti National Park. The park is known for its vast open grasslands that provide excellent opportunities for wildlife sightings. This 15,000 sq km park is inhabited by more than 2 million large animals including more than a million wildebeest. Hundreds of thousands of plains zebras, Thomson’s gazelles and large predators including lions, cheetahs, and hyenas. These big cats are drawn to the area by the abundance of prey which migrate throughout the park. Many smaller animals like rock hyrax, bat eared foxes, mongoose, honey badger, jackals, baboons and hares also inhabit the park. Nearly 500 species of birds have also been recorded in the park.
Meals & Drinks: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner & Drinking Water
After breakfast exit Serengeti National Park to the bordering Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Descending down to the bottom of the crater, dotted with watering holes. The crater shelters almost 30,000 animals in an area naturally enclosed by the volcano’s slopes. You will find the Big Five: lion, elephant, buffalo, rhino, and leopard. Ngorongoro has the largest unbroken caldera in the world, surrounded by very steep walls that rise 2,000 ft from the floor. It is considered one of the natural world’s wonders and a veritable wildlife haven. Spectacular animal life can be observed throughout the year, thanks to the permanent availability of grass and water. At around 1630hrs start ascending from the floor of the crater and drive to your Ngorongoro hotel.
Meals & Drinks: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner & Drinking Water
Drive further the Great Rift Valley to Lake Manyara National Park set beneath the cliffs of the Manyara Escarpment. This park is famous for its unusual tree-climbing lions and the vast elephant herds. With its varied ecosystems, you will see forest creatures, large baboon troops in addition to other animals like giraffes and elephants. Vast flamingo populations dot the lakeshore and interact with an array of bird species.
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Proceed to Tarangire National Park playing host to the Big Five, Tanzania’s largest concentration of elephants, and plenty bird species. This enchanting park is renowned for its striking landscapes and expansive baobab tree-studded savannah featuring its majestic Tarangire River. The Tarangire river serves as a lifeline for the park attracting an array of wildlife. In the late afternoon, you’ll exit the park and proceed to your lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.
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Continue your journey to Amboseli National Park passing through Namanga border arriving at your hotel in time for lunch. Head out for an afternoon game drive in the park with a perfect view of Africa’s highest mountain, Mt Kilimanjaro. Against this magnificent backdrop roams vast herds of elephants and other fabulous beasts like lions, buffalos, cheetahs and giraffes.
Meals & Drinks: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner & Drinking Water
Full day game drive with parked lunch as you enjoy views of Mount Kilimanjaro before clouds build up over the summit. Despite its changing habitat, Amboseli is possibly the best wildlife area in Africa to experience elephants at close range. Your game drive will take you to the observation hill to have a better overall view of the park. Wildlife is abundant in this park together with pelicans and other bird species. Your game viewing will be spread to cover the open plains, acacia woodland, rocky thorn bush country, swamps and marshland.
Meals & Drinks: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner & Drinking Water
On this last day of your wildlife safari you can you can decide to extend to the coast (Mombasa, Diani or Malindi) by train with a drop off at Emali Train Station or drive back to Nairobi arriving later in the afternoon followed by a transfer to the Airport or your Nairobi Hotel.
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