12 Days of Kenya and Tanzania Wildlife Safari

Full Itinerary

Day 1: Arusha – Tarangire National Park

We will pick you up at your hotel in Arusha or at Kilimanjaro International Airport and after a short briefing your safari will set off towards the Tarangire National Park. This park with its bush savannah, seasonal swamps and the life-giving Tarangire River is home to elephant herds – literally hundreds of animals. Animals gather at the river and besides elephants you should see mongoose, giraffes, bushbucks, hartebeests, dik-diks, waterbucks, warthogs and reedbucks all year round. After an extensive game drive, you will leave the park in the late afternoon and head to your camp/lodge for overnight. Overnight at either of the hotels below, depending on the option that you will chose.

• Option 1 Hotel: Lake Burunge Tented Camp Booked on Full Board:-LDBB
• Option 2 Hotel: Tarangire Sopa Lodge Booked on Full Board:-LDBB
• Option 3 Hotel: Roika Tarangire Tented Lodge Booked on Full Board:-LDBB

Meals: Lunch and Dinner

Day 2: Tarangire Area – Makuyuni – Mto wa Mbu – Karatu

After breakfast and a short drive, you will arrive in Makuyuni, where you will visit a traditional Masai village. Thereafter, the journey continues to the multi-cultural town of Mto wa Mbu, where you will enjoy a traditional African lunch, prepared and served by the local women. In the afternoon you will continue your trip to Karatu. You will notice how the landscape changes as you ascend from the dry plains to the fertile and moist highlands. There will be time for photo stops and to admire the stunning views over the plains below. Overnight at either of the hotels below depending on the option that you will chose.

• Option 1 Hotel: Endoro Lodge Booked on Full Board:-LDBB
• Option 2 Hotel: Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge Booked on Full Board:-LDBB
• Option 3 Hotel: Ngorongoro Serena Lodge Booked on Full Board:-LDBB

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Day 3: Karatu – Ngorongoro Crater – Serengeti National Park

You will have breakfast at dawn before the 4×4 safari vehicle takes you to the crater rim from where you descend into the crater on an adventurous and steep trail. Down here in the crater you have the possibility of seeing a variety of almost all animals that can be found in the East African savannah including the “Big Five” – lion, elephant, buffalo, rhino and leopard. The Ngorongoro Crater is also one of the best places to see the magnificent but almost extinct black rhino. After an extensive game drive, you will exit the crater in the early afternoon. The journey then continues to the plains of the Serengeti National Park – the most famous park in Tanzania and where the biggest animal migration in the world takes place. Hundred thousands of wildebeests and zebras cross the border from the Serengeti to the Masai Mara in Kenya in search of fresh grass and water, with hungry predators following close behind. Overnight at either of the hotels below depending on the option that you will chose.

• Option 1 Hotel: Kati Kati Tented Camp Booked on Full Board:-LDBB
• Option 2 Hotel: Serengeti Sopa Lodge Booked on Full Board:-LDBB
• Option 3 Hotel: Serengeti Serena Lodge Booked on Full Board:-LDBB

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Day 4: Serengeti National Park

Rise and shine! Up at the crack of dawn, you will be able to see the sunrise over the Serengeti before you join an early morning game drive. Upon your return to the camp, a hearty breakfast awaits. Adventurous guests may choose to experience the Serengeti from the sky and join a hot-air balloon ride followed by a champagne breakfast in the bush. This activity is not included in the tour price and needs to be booked in advance. Guests interested in visiting the visitor centre, are also able to do so. In the afternoon you will enjoy another game drive before returning to your hotel for overnight.

• Option 1 Hotel: Kati Kati Tented Camp Booked on Full Board:-LDBB
• Option 2 Hotel: Serengeti Sopa Lodge Booked on Full Board:-LDBB
• Option 3 Hotel: Serengeti Serena Lodge Booked on Full Board:-LDBB

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Day 5: Serengeti National Park – Lake Victoria

After an early start, you will travel through the Serengeti National Park and on your way out of the park you might spot animals you haven’t seen yet. After leaving the park, the safari continues to Lake Victoria, the largest lake in Africa and the second largest in the world. The area around Lake Victoria is the most fertile and densely populated region in Tanzania. Here at Lake Victoria, you will have the chance to see another side of Tanzania. Away from the tourists, you will experience the lives of the local people. Overnight at either of the hotels below depending on the option that you will chose.

• Option 1 Hotel: Speke Bay Lodge Booked on Full Board:-LDBB
• Option 2 Hotel: Speke Bay Lodge Booked on Full Board:-LDBB
• Option 2 Hotel: Speke Bay Lodge Booked on Full Board:-LDBB

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Day 6: Lake Victoria – Masai Mara Area

After breakfast you will undertake a canoe trip on Lake Victoria. You will see how the locals catch fish and admire the previous night’s catch. After your excursion you will set off on the longest journey of your safari – the trip to the Masai Mara. The road towards the Kenyan border is a long an adventurous one, but it should be worth it as the “Mara” is reputed to have the highest lion population of all reserves in Africa. Other large cats like leopards and cheetahs also live here and can be spotted all year round, as their sightings are not dependent upon the seasons or the migration. Overnight at either of the hotels below depending on the option that you will chose.

• Option 1 Hotel: Olmoran Tented Camp Booked on Full Board:-LDBB
• Option 2 Hotel: Mara Sopa Lodge Booked on Full Board:-LDBB
• Option 3 Hotel: Mara Serena Lodge Booked on Full Board:-LDBB

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Day 7 – 8: Masai Mara Game Reserve

The following two days will be spent on game drives in the Masai Mara Game Reserve. The Mara is home to interesting animals such as Thomson’s and Grant’s gazelles, elands and Coke’s hartebeests. You will take a trip to the Mara River, the greatest hurdle for the wildebeests and zebras on their yearly trek. An incredible scene is set when the river has swollen to almost bursting levels and thousands of animals must cross it, knowing that certain death awaits them – crocodiles hiding just below the surface. It can be a gruesome sight. At other times of the year, hippos, hungry crocodiles and other animals can also be seen at the river. The reserve has over 470 bird species including about 60 raptor species. You will spend two nights at your hotel in Masai Mara exploring this vast game rich reserve. Overnight at either of the hotels below depending on the option that you will chose.

• Option 1 Hotel: Olmoran Tented Camp Booked on Full Board:-LDBB
• Option 2 Hotel: Mara Sopa Lodge Booked on Full Board:-LDBB
• Option 3 Hotel: Mara Serena Lodge Booked on Full Board:-LDBB

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Day 9: Masai Mara Game Reserve – Lake Nakuru National Park

After breakfast you will leave the Mara to reach Lake Nakuru National Park in the early afternoon. The alkaline lake attracts seasonally huge flocks of flamingos. The park is home to over 450 bird species and 50 mammals such as Rothschild’s giraffes, common and Defassa waterbucks. If you are lucky, you will also see a leopard lounging in the branches of a fever tree. Most importantly, you might spot both the endangered white and black rhino as the park was declared a rhino sanctuary in 1987. Overnight at either of the hotels below depending on the option that you will chose.

• Option 1 Hotel: Pelican Lodge Booked on Full Board:-LDBB
• Option 2 Hotel: Flamingo Hill Camp Booked on Full Board:-LDBB
• Option 3 Hotel: Lake Elementaita Serena Camp Booked on Full Board:-LDBB

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Day 10: Lake Nakuru National Park – Nairobi

Today you will leave the peace of the lake to return to civilisation and the bustling capital of Nairobi. Reaching the city in the early afternoon, there will be time to explore this frenzied city of people, traffic, markets and colours. Take a taxi to see the Karen Blixen museum, Uhuru gardens, the national museum or the live snake centre next door. Overnight at either of the hotels below depending on the option that you will chose. Dinner tonight is for your own account.

• Option 1 Hotel: Silver Springs Hotel Booked on Bed and Breakfast:-BB
• Option 2 Hotel: Laico Regency Hotel Booked on Bed and Breakfast:-BB
• Option 3 Hotel: Nairobi Serena Hotel Booked on Bed and Breakfast:-BB

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Day 11: Nairobi – Amboseli National Park

Leaving the busy city, your journey takes you to the Amboseli National Park close to the Tanzanian border. This park is famous for iconic images of elephant herds on the plains with snow-capped Mount Kilimanjaro in the background. We hope for good weather so you can see this scene for yourself. Apart from herds of elephants you might also see lions, leopards and the rest of the “Big Five”. Looking out from Observation Hill, you will see buffaloes, hippos and water birds frolicking in the swamps below. Overnight at either of the hotels below depending on the option that you will chose.

• Option 1 Hotel: Kibo Safari Camp Booked on Full Board:-LDBB
• Option 2 Hotel: Amboseli Sopa Lodge Booked on Full Board:-LDBB
• Option 3 Hotel: Amboseli Serena Lodge Booked on Full Board:-LDBB

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Day 12: Amboseli National Park – Arusha

Today you will continue through the park on your way to the Tanzanian border. There will be time to see more animals on your way out of Amboseli. After going through customs you are back in Tanzania and you will continue to Arusha where you started your safari. You will be taken to a hotel or to the airport depending on the rest of your holiday program.
Breakfast; Lunch

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• Arrival and departure airport transfer in Jomo Kenyatta Inter Airport.
• Hotels booked are exclusively 5star as per the itinerary
• Road transportation using either 4×4 Landcruisers or Safari Van
• Hotels in the Game Parks is based on Full Board
• Exclusive private vehicle and driver-guide throughout the safari
• Game drives as per the itinerary
• Park and game reserve entrance fees
• English Driver guide available for the safari
• Drinking water throughout the safari;2 bottles per person per day
• English driver-guides available for the safari
• Our 24hours support throughout the safari

• All International Flights/local Flights + Taxes
• A night in Nairobi can be added in the safari at an extra cost
• Visit to Masai Cultural Village
• Visa fees, Travel & Personal accident insurance
• Balloon Safari
• Breakfast and lunch in Nairobi on the first and the last day
• Excursions/services/activities not mentioned in this program
• Flying option available for certain safaris at an extra cost
• Personal expenses e.g. laundry, telephone calls, Drinks, Tips etc

 

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