Overview
Experience the best of combined Kenya & Tanzania National parks with our expert guides. Take a biking tour in Hells gate & boat ride in Lake Naivasha. Watch flocks of flamingoes in Lake Nakuru, Explore Masai Mara & Serengeti for big five, big cats & wildebeest migration. Enjoy abundance of wildlife in fascinating Ngorongoro. Conclude in Lake Manyara, famous for tree-climbing lions.
Arrive at Nairobi airport where the guide will have a big paper with your name on it on the arrival terminal. Drive to the hotel, check in, relax and your guide will help you to orientate yourself on places to visit within Nairobi. You will be staying at the Best Western Plus Meridian Hotel on bed and breakfast basis.
Start the trip to Lake Naivasha with a stopover at the Great Rift Valley viewpoint. Next, head
straight to Hell's Gate National Park for a bike safari to get a rare chance to view wildlife outside of vehicle BUT you will also have the option to use a vehicle to view wildlife and explore the park. You will get an opportunity to walk, see the gorges, the geysers and Hotsprings. Lunch will be at Marina restaurant. In the afternoon you will do a boat ride on Lake Naivasha for Hippo viewing and bird watching. Dinner and overnight stay at Kongoni lodge Naivasha.
Relaxed morning breakfast then check out for your drive to Nakuru. Arrive at your hotel in Nakuru, check in and enjoy your lunch. After your lunch, you will proceed to Lake Nakuru National park which has breathtaking scenery and is known for hosting some endangered but beautiful species. You also get a chance for a special sighting of the rare black rhino (an endangered species), one of the big five animals. The park boasts a variety of wildlife and birdlife as also the alkaline-saline lake which hosts thousands of flamingos. Here we are also aiming to see the rare Rothschild giraffes and other endangered species
Dinner and overnight at Sarova Woodlands
After breakfast, start the safari to Maasai Mara National Reserve. Arrive at the lodge on time for your lunch, A brief afternoon siesta then depart for the evening game drive till dust, then return to camp for dinner and overnight. Maasai Mara Reserve is the most popular tourism destination in Kenya. Located in the Great Rift Valley in primarily open grassland. Wildlife is most concentrated on the reserve’s western escarpment. It’s regarded as the jewel of Kenya’s wildlife viewing areas. The annual wildebeest’s migration alone involves over 1.5 million animals arriving in July and departing in November. Hardly can a visitor miss to spot the big five.
Dinner and overnight at Jambo Mara Lodge
You will wake up to a relaxed morning breakfast after which you will depart for a morning game
drive exploring Maasai Mara in search of the Big Five. At midday, you will return back to camp for your lunch followed by an afternoon siesta before leaving for an evening game drive till sunset.
Return to camp in the evening for dinner and overnight. You have an option to do a full day game
outing in the reserve with packed picnic lunches to be taken at designated grounds. On this day, you will visit the site of the yearly wildebeest migration and see the resident crocodiles and hippos sited at the banks of Mara River. 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 zebras 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. Dinner and overnight at Jambo Mara Lodge
Early breakfast and then depart for Serengeti at 6am through the Isebania border; Arrive border at Lunch time.30 Minutes process of getting visa. Hand over to our Tanzanian driver. It will take a 3 hour drive from the border to the Serengeti gate. You will enjoy a brief evening game drive en route to the camp.
Dinner and overnight at Osinon Tented Lodge Serengeti
Set out for the endless open plains and stunning skies of the Serengeti. a world heritage site which is home to abundant wildlife and birdlife, explore the endless plains dotted with trees and kopjes from which the majestic Lions watch their kingdom from. The park is known for its massive annual migration of wildebeest and zebra seeking new pasture, the herds move north from their breeding grounds in the grassy southern plains. Many cross the marshy western corridor’s crocodile-infested Grumeti River. You will have lunch, and then continue with the game drive till evening. Bathroom break will be at Seronera visitors’ center. Breakfast at 7 a.m. Full-day game drive in Serengeti and picnic lunch at 1 p.m., then back to the camp for dinner
Dinner and overnight at Osinon Tented Lodge Serengeti
Depart Serengeti at 7 am with a Game drive en route to the Ngorongoro area which extends to the National Park. Enjoy a picnic lunch at Nabi gate the proceed to Ngorongoro Conservation Area. You will pass through the Olduvai Gorge, in northern Tanzania. Often called the cradle of mankind, this area is internationally recognized for Louis and Mary Leakey’s famous discoveries of early humans and magnificent antiquities documenting the evolutionary history of our stone tool-using ancestors over the last two million years. Research at Olduvai began almost a century ago, producing an unparalleled wealth of archaeological and paleontological data for the study of some key phases of early human evolution Museum viewing Proceed to our hotel for check in. Rest of the afternoon at leisure.
Dinner and overnight at Octagon lodge Karatu.
On the morning drive down to Ngorongoro Crater, the world’s largest intact volcanic caldera. On the crater’s floor is Africa in microcosm: grassland, swampland, lakes, forest, mountains, and unparalleled wildlife, including the rare black rhino, hippo, wildebeest, zebra, eland, gazelle, and black-maned lion. A visit to Tanzania is not complete without experiencing the beauty and animal life of the Ngorongoro Crater. This will be totally an amazing animal interaction.
Dinner and overnight at Octagon lodge Karatu
After breakfast, proceed for a full day game drive in beautiful Manyara National Park. Get a chance to see the tree climbing lions, buffalo, giraffe, zebra and many more species. Get a chance to see the soda ash lake that attracts thousands of pink flamingos, all set against the stunning backdrop of the Great Rift Wall. Proceed to Arusha for drop off at your hotel for dinner and overnight. Dinner and overnight at Venus Premier Hotel Arusha
Breakfast and private transfer back to Nairobi with a brief lunch stop on your way. Drop off at your hotel in Nairobi or at the airport. You will advise us where you want us to drop you.
Includes/Excludes
Inclusions
- Ground transport whilst on safari in a comfortable 4×4 safari Land cruiser.
- Full board accommodation whilst on safari and meal plan as described
- All park entrance fees,including government taxes
- Service of an English speaking professional driver/guide
- All game drives as detailed in the itinerary
- Complementary bottled water whilst on safari
- Pickup and drop off to your hotel or airport
Exclusions
- Tips and Gratuities
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
- Government imposed increase of Taxes and or Park Fees.
- Extras/Optional activities like Balloon Ride, Masai village
- International flights, Visa Fees, Travel insurance
- Personal Items
- Soft or alcoholic drinks