8-Day Private Safari Tour of Kenya and Tanzania from Nairobi

Explore the best of Kenya and Tanzania as your experience the natural highlights on this 8-day guided tour, which includes multiple safaris at famous game reserves like Maasai Mara and Serengeti. A guided tour ups your chances of seeing the “big five” game animals and handles all bookings and logistics, including the border crossing into Tanzania, so you can just enjoy your trip.

Explore the best of Kenya and Tanzania as your experience the natural highlights on this 8-day guided tour, which includes multiple safaris at famous game reserves like Maasai Mara and Serengeti. A guided tour ups your chances of seeing the “big five” game animals and handles all bookings and logistics, including the border crossing into Tanzania, so you can just enjoy your trip.

Itinerary

Day 1: Nairobi to Maasai Mara National Reserve

Stop At: Maasai Mara National Reserve, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Rift Valley Province
Our driver guide will come to pick you from your Nairobi Hotel or residency early in the morning and start your safari to Maasai Mara at 8:30 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 for 2 hours. 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: 10 hours

Meals included:
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Lenchada Tourist camp or Similar

Day 2: Full Day in Maasai Mara National Reserve

Stop At: Maasai Mara National Reserve, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Rift Valley Province
After breakfast you will 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: 10 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Lenchada Tourist Camp or Similar camp

Day 3: Masai Mara to Serengeti National Park

Stop At: Serengeti National Park, Serengeti National Park
Have your breakfast at 7 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 are requested to bring your 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.

Duration: 12 hours

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

Day 4: Full Day Game Drive in Serengeti National Park

Stop At: Serengeti National Park, Serengeti National Park
0800 Hours: After breakfast, you will proceed for a morning game drive in the Serengeti National Park. You have good chances of seeing lions and other big cats such as leopards and cheetahs in the Seronera Valley. During the migration season you will see hundreds of wildebeests and zebras. 1300 Hours: After lunch at a picnic site in the middle of the Serengeti National Park. 1400 Hours: Continue with a game drive. Serengeti National Park houses a huge population of large mammals, including giraffes, baboons, elephants, hippos, and, of course, lions. You’ll also come across more than 500 species of birds, most notably, ostriches. 1800 Hours: Return back to your accommodations in the Serengeti National Park.

Duration: 10 hours

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

Day 5: Serengeti to Ngorongoro Crater

Stop At: Ngorongoro Crater, Ngorongoro Conservation Area Tanzania
Depart Serengeti at 7 a.m. Game drive en route to Ngorongoro Park. Evening camping at Ngorongoro Crater at the Simba campsite.
Duration: 10 hours

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

Day 6: Ngorongoro to Lake Manyara

Stop At: Lake Manyara National Park, Lake Manyara National Park, Arusha Region
Depart Serengeti at 7 a.m. Game drive en route to Ngorongoro Park. Evening camping at Ngorongoro Crater
Duration: 10 hours

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

Day 7: Lake Manyara to Arusha

Stop At: Arusha, Arusha, Arusha Region
Early morning half-day game drive in Lake Manyara National Park that begins at 7 a.m. Depart for Arusha and arrive around 4 p.m. Check-in at the Arusha Tourist Hotel for a relaxing dinner. Bed and breakfast are all included

Duration: 8 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Arusha Tourist Hotel

Day 8: Arusha to Nairobi

Stop At: Nairobi, Nairobi
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. Onward drop off to your hotel or residency within Nairobi City.

Duration: 6 hours

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