12 Days Masai Mara - Lake Nakuru - Amboseli - Tarangire - Lake Manyara - Serengeti - Ngorongoro

Combining Kenya’s Masai Mara with Tanzania’s Serengeti already promises a rewarding safari – when the Ngorongoro Crater is added to the mix, you have one of the most wildlife-intense experiences in Africa. In the company of expert guides, you will enjoy game drives, walks and horseback safaris as you search for the Big 5 and massed herds of migrating wildebeest plus their ever-present predators. Even if you visit out of Migration season, such is the wealth of wildlife on this tour that you are still assured of great game viewing at all the destinations.

Day 1: Nairobi – Masai Mara National park

After breakfast pick up from your hotel at 8:00am and drive west for Maasai Mara Game Reserve with lunch enroute arriving in time for evening game drive, Masai Mara game reserve which is Kenya’s finest wildlife sanctuary. Including migrants, well over 450 species of animals have been recorded here. Although July, August and September are the months when the Mara plains are filled with migrating wildebeest and zebra, there is also resident wildlife year round. The famous Maasai tribesmen live within the dispersal area of the game reserve. Dinner and overnight at the Camp/lodge.

Day 2: Masai Mara Full day

After breakfast proceeds on a full day of game viewing within the reserve. The landscape here is scenic savannah grassland on rolling hills. The reserve is the best park for game in Kenya as it has an extensive road and track network which allows for close range viewing and photography. Break for your picnic lunch at the hippo pool, looking out for hippos and crocodile. Dinner and overnight at the Camp/lodge.

Day 3: Masai Mara -Lake Nakuru

After breakfast, depart the Mara region for Nakuru National Park, lunch en-route, with scenic views of Mt. Longonot and Lake Naivasha from afar on the main highway. Dinner and overnight the hotel/lodge.

Day 4: Lake Nakuru – Amboseli

After breakfast proceeds on a game drive in Lake Nakuru Park, known for its prolific bird-life including flamingos. The park contains a sanctuary for the conservation of the white rhino while species like Cape buffalo and waterbuck can be seen near the shoreline. Drive to Amboseli national park. Dinner and overnight at the Camp/lodge.

Day 5: Amboseli

A day of game drives in this park which contains swamp grounds in which elephants and hippos bathe in abundance. A variety of plains game, antelopes and birds can also be seen and Mt. Kilimanjaro’s peak too if weather conditions permit. We will cater for picnic lunches return to overnight at the camp with bed and beddings. Dinner and overnight at the Camp/lodge.

Day 6: Amboseli – Arusha

After breakfasts proceed to Arusha and if weather permits you will see the view of Mount Kilimanjaro, latter depart Amboseli to Arusha through Namanga border for immigration formalities, board the shuttle bus to Arusha town arriving in the afternoon our manager will pick you from the Bus stop and drop you at the Hotel booked on bed and breakfast.

Day 7: Arusha – Tarangire National park

After breakfast you will depart for Tarangire National Park arriving in time for lunch and an afternoon of game viewing. Lesser kudu, eland, lion and gerenuk can be found in this beautiful park, noted for its multitude of baobab trees and its tree-climbing lions. Dinner and overnight at the Camp/lodge.

Day 8: Tarangire National Park – Ngorongoro Crater

After breakfast, drive to Ngorongoro Conservation Area. This afternoon, you will descend 2000 feet (over 600 meters) to the floor of the crater for a daycrater tour with picnic lunches. Explore the forest areas that are inhabited by monkeys and elephants, the lake area, where you may see the flamingos and the open savannah where the lions hunt for food. Dinner and overnight at the Camp/lodge.

Day 9: Ngorongoro crater – Serengeti National park

Drive to Serengeti National Park via Olduvai Gorge, the site of Louis and Mary Leakey’s renowned archaeological discoveries. Visit this museum at an extra cost and see the findings including some of the man’s earliest known ancestral remains. Lunch will be at the Seronera camp. You will have an afternoon game drive in the endless plains of the Serengeti for a chance to see the great herds of wildebeest, zebras, and gazelles or a pride of lions lounging in the shade. Dinner and overnight at the Camp/lodge.

Day 10: Serengeti National Park – Lake Manyara

Enjoy an early morning game drive before breakfast. Return to the camp for late breakfast mid morning and then depart to lake manyara with Lunch enroute. Upon arrival have the evening game drive till sunset. Dinner and overnight at the Camp/lodge.

Day 11: Lake Manyara – Arusha

After breakfast, you will have a morning game drive in Lake Manyara National Park whose inhabitants include hippos, monkeys, tree climbing lions, flamingos, and other varieties of birdlife. Lunch at the camp. After lunch, drive back to Arusha drop of at the hotel with bed and breakfast. Dinner on own.

Day 12: Arusha – Zanzibar for beach Holiday /Nairobi

After breakfast, pick up from the hotel and drop you at the Airport to Connect flight to Zanzibar for beach Safari or drop at the Shuttle bus to come back to Nairobi drop at the Airport to connect your flight back Home or at the Hotel.

Cost of Safari

The cost of this safari will vary depending on date of travel, type of accommodation, transport mode and number of people on the safari.

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Included in the Safari Cost

  • Arrival & Departure airport transfers complementary to all our clients.
  • Transportation as per itinerary.
  • Accommodation per itinerary or similar with a request to all our clients.
  • Meals as per itinerary Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.
  • Services literate English driver/guide.
  • National park & game reserve entrance fees as per itinerary.
  • Excursions & activities as per itinerary with a request
  • Recommended Mineral Water while on safari.

Excluded in the Safari Cost

  • Visas and related costs.
  • Personal Taxes.
  • Drinks, tips, laundry, telephone calls and other items of a personal nature.
  • International flights.
  • Optional excursions and activities not listed in the itinerary like Balloon safari, Masai Village.