8-Day Best of Kenya and Tanzania Safari from Nairobi

This tour will give you the best Safari experience ever for Kenya and Serengeti. The Maasai Mara and the Serengeti are where the movie Lion King is set. The Maasai Mara game reserve has been voted one of Africa best safari destination. The wildebeest migration that happens every July to August has been named the 8th wonder of the world. You are guaranteed to see lions and other animals that form the Big 5! You will visit the scenic Ngorongoro crater and Lake Manyara park in Tanzania.

This tour will give you the best Safari experience ever for Kenya and Serengeti. The Maasai Mara and the Serengeti are where the movie Lion King is set. The Maasai Mara game reserve has been voted one of Africa best safari destination. The wildebeest migration that happens every July to August has been named the 8th wonder of the world. You are guaranteed to see lions and other animals that form the Big 5! You will visit the scenic Ngorongoro crater and Lake Manyara park in Tanzania.

Itinerary

Day 1: Nairobi to Masai Mara National Reserve

Stop At: Maasai Mara National Reserve, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Rift Valley Province
Pick up from your hotel or residency within Nairobi CBD. Start your safari to Maasai Mara at 8:00 a.m. Stop over at the Rift Valley viewpoint at 10 a.m. to see the escarpments and the flat lands below. The Rift Valley is a geographical formation that formed millions of years ago and runs from the top to bottom of Africa. Eat lunch in Narok town at 12 p.m. Arrive in Maasai Mara at 3 p.m. Take an evening game safari drive at 4 p.m till late. Eat dinner and end your day at your lodging at the Lenchada Tourist Camp, which includes a big tent with a bed, toilet, hot running water, and shower. All food is served at the restaurant there, and a generator is provided to charge phones and cameras at night.

Duration: 8 hours

Stop At: Rift Valley Province, Rift Valley Province
Originally named the ‘Great Rift Valley’ by British Explorer John Walter Gregory, the Rift Valley is a geographic stretch extending 6000km across the Middle East and Africa from Jordan to Mozambique. The valley encapsulates tremendous changes in topographic diversity with its scarps and volcanoes, lakes, ancient granitic hills, flat desert landscapes and coral reefs and islets. The astounding view, as you approach from Nairobi, Kenya is quite unbelievable. To show you just how expansive the rift is, the ground unexpectedly disappears from under you, extending thousands of kilometers in either direction. An excellent starter to the Kenyan Rift Valley, it may appear, the most amazing part of this experience is sinking deeper to explore the Lake System of the Rift
Duration: 20 minutes

Meals included:
• Lunch: You will arrive in time for lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at Lenchada Tourist camp which is an all ensuite tent with bathroom, flushing toilets and linen

Day 2: Full Day in Masai Mara

Stop At: Maasai Mara National Reserve, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Rift Valley Province
At 7:30 a.m., start a full-day game drive all the way to the Mara River, the site of the great wildebeest migration. Eat a picnic lunch in the park at 1 p.m. Complete the game drive and return to your accommodation at 4 p.m. In the evening, visit a Masai village to learn more about their culture for an hour. Eat dinner and enjoy free time in the evening
Duration: 8 hours

Stop At: Mara River, Maasai Mara National Reserve 00200 Kenya
Here is the river where the great river crossing takes place. There are lots of resident Hippos and crocodiles all year round. We will also be able to see lots of the antelopes and buffaloes coming for a drink
Duration: 1 hour

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at Lenchada Tourist camp

Day 3: Masai Mara to Serengeti National Park

Stop At: Serengeti National Park, Serengeti National Park
Eat breakfast at 6 a.m. Take a morning game drive for 2 hours and exit through the South Gate. Drive to the Isebania border of Tanzania to arrive around midday. Complete the hour-long process to cross the Tanzania border. Meet your Tanzanian driver/guide and chef. Start the game drive in Serengeti en route to the accommodation. Eat dinner and relax. Here you sleep in tents that you will be provided with. You will also be offered a sleeping bag. The camp area is very safe and protected by armed guards and other tourists from other companies will be joining us. All meals are included in the Tanzania safari and will be made by the private chef traveling with you.
This day you will have an evening game drive enroute to the camp Or Lodge.All camping equipment we provide and set it up for you.
Duration: 8 hours

Pass By: Retima Hippo Pool, Tanzania
It a seasonal river that is close to the fort ikoma gate area and there are lots of hippos fighting for survival here

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at the campsite

Day 4: Full Day Game Drive in Serengeti

Stop At: Serengeti National Park, Serengeti National Park
Depart at 6 am.
This is the day that you spend full day game drives in serengeti with picnic lunch. Serengeti is very big, endless and your guide will know the best places for game spoting. You will have picnic lunch in the park.
Duration: 8 hours

Stop At: Serengeti Hippo Pool, Mageso Chember, Serengeti National Park Tanzania
Many families of hippo live in this big stretch of pools in the central serengeti area. Its a beautiful site for photography
Duration: 1 hour

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at the Campsite

Day 5: Serengeti to Ngorongoro

Stop At: Ngorongoro Crater, Ngorongoro Conservation Area Tanzania
Depart Serengeti at 7 a.m. Game drive through the serengeti as you head for the Nabi hills. Lots of wildlife to see in this area.
Picnic Lunch at Nabi hills.
Drive through the conservation area to arrive in the crater rim in the evening.
Stop over at the crater Rim viewpoint.
Evening camping at campsite or Lodge
Duration: 8 hours

Meals included:
• Lunch
• Dinner
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight at Simba Campsite

Day 6: Ngorongoro to lake Manyara

Stop At: Ngorongoro Crater, Ngorongoro Conservation Area Tanzania
Depart at 5.30 am for an early morning descent into the crater to see the early hunters.
Volcanic craters form stunning backdrops to some of the most fertile and richest grazing grounds in Africa. The most famous such crater is without question Ngorongoro, the world’s largest intact volcanic caldera and home to the highest density of big game in Africa
You will spend the whole day morning hours in the crater with a picnic lunch in the lodge. Once done, you will depart in the afternoon to your hotel in the Karatu area.

Duration: 8 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at Hotel in Karatu.
After 3 night of camping, we will upgrade all clients to a hotel in the karatu area.

Day 7: Lake Manyara to Arusha

Stop At: Lake Manyara National Park Tanzania
Depart at 7 am
Half-day game drive in Lake Manyara National Park that begins at 7 a.m.
Lake Manyara National Park boasts a spectacular array of diverse terrain as well as plant and animal species. Established specifically to protect the elephant herds that have made the area renowned, the park provides an amazing wildlife experience. An astounding variety of habitats and incredible biodiversity.

Elephants are not the only animals that Lake Manyara is famous for. Tree-climbing lions and thousands of flamingos inhabit the lake shore. An incredible number of birds and waterfowl call the lake home. Huge herds of buffalo, cheetahs, Masai giraffes, hippopotamus, and impalas are also common sights in Lake Manyara National Park.
Picnic Lunch in the Park.
Depart for Arusha and arrive around 4 p.m. Check-in at the Venus Premier Hotel for a relaxing dinner on half board
Duration: 8 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at Venus Premier Hotel

Day 8: Arusha to Nairobi

Stop At: Namanga, Namanga, Rift Valley Province
Eat breakfast at 6:30 a.m., and then depart for Nairobi with a morning luxury shuttle that departs at 7 a.m. Arrive around 3 p.m. in Nairobi.
You will cross into Kenya at the Namanga one stop border point

Onward drop off to your hotel or residency within Nairobi CBD.
You can customise this safari to Depart By flight from The Kilimanjaro International airport in Arusha.

Duration: 6 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.