12-Day Maasai Mara, Serengeti and Zanzibar Tour from Nairobi

The journey will start in the Nairobi airport and the places that you will visit will include.

The great rift valley view point.
Majestic Maasai Mara voted the world best travel destination and home of the great wildebeest migration the New 8th wonder of the world.
The Hells gate national park for a biking safari and the Lake Naivasha for a 1 hour boat ride.
Lake Nakuru, home of the rare black and the endangered white Rhinos.
Serengeti National park in Tanzania , The theme park for the Lion King Movie. Then Ngorongoro crater and Lake Manyara National park.
Your journey will take you to Arusha city where you will take a flight and land in majestic Zanzibar for a 3 nights stay.

The journey will start in the Nairobi airport and the places that you will visit will include.

The great rift valley view point.
Majestic Maasai Mara voted the world best travel destination and home of the great wildebeest migration the New 8th wonder of the world.
The Hells gate national park for a biking safari and the Lake Naivasha for a 1 hour boat ride.
Lake Nakuru, home of the rare black and the endangered white Rhinos.
Serengeti National park in Tanzania , The theme park for the Lion King Movie. Then Ngorongoro crater and Lake Manyara National park.
Your journey will take you to Arusha city where you will take a flight and land in majestic Zanzibar for a 3 nights stay.

Itinerary

Day 1: Transfer to the hotel

Stop At: Nairobi, Nairobi
Meet your guide at the airport in Nairobi and transfer to your hotel. Your booking is for half board.
Provide us with the flight details and we will pick you up. We will have a big paper with you name on it.We have flight tracking so dont panic incase your flight delays.
Duration: 2 hours

Pass By: Nairobi National Museum, Museum Hill, Nairobi 00100 Kenya
Incase you have a morning arrival, we are happy to give you a city tour of Nairobi in the afternoon and we are happy to cover, The National museum, Elephant orphanage and the Girrafe center. Depending on time

Meals included:
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at IBIS Styles Hotel Nairobi

Day 2: Nairobi to Naivasha

Stop At: Hell’s Gate National Park, Lake Road South South of Lake Naivasha, Naivasha 20117 Kenya
Depart Nairobi in the morning and drive to Hells gate park in Naivasha.
2 hours drive.
Enter hells gate park for a safari. You have 3 options here depending on fitness.
1. Biking safari- we will provide you with a bike and bike guide of who you will all do the biking safari for 3 hours in the park.
2. walking safari
3. Car game drive safari- some clients dont want alot of physical activity and are happy to Use the car for the safari in the park.
At the end we will all walk down the gorges to see the beautiful formations and the Hot springs.

We will then go to the Hotel for Lunch.
Duration: 4 hours

Stop At: Lake Naivasha, Naivasha Road Nakuru County Kenya
In the afternoon we will proceed to Lake Naivasha for a boat ride in the lake for hippo viewing and bird watching.
A trip to the lake will treat you to a stunning forest of Acacia Xanthophlea, as you enjoy the magnificent sight of buffalos wallowing in the swampy, marshy areas or the humungous hippos sleeping in the shallow ends of the lake.
Duration: 2 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: overnight at Dove Nest Lodge Naivasha

Day 3: Naivasha to Nakuru

Stop At: Lake Nakuru National Park, Lake Nakuru National Park, Rift Valley Province
We will depart our Hotel at 6.30 am and drive to Lake Nakuru National park. We will have a half day game drive in the park, Here we are aiming to see the rare pink flamingoes and also the Rhinos which form part of the big 5 Animals.
Duration: 6 hours

Stop At: Makalia Waterfalls, Kenya
These are water falls are inside the park and they form part of the ecosystem
Duration: 15 minutes

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight Lanet MAT farm Resort
This is a luxury resort on the outskirts of Nakuru Town

Day 4: Naivasha to Maasai mara

Stop At: Maasai Mara National Reserve, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Rift Valley Province
Depart after breakfast and drive to Maasai Mara national park. Arrive at the park in time for Hot lunch at the accomodation.
check in and relax in the afternoon .
start evening sunset game drive at 4 pm until 6 pm. Here we aim to see the animals preparing for the evening. Both the grazers and the Cats
Duration: 4 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight AA lodge Maasai mara
This is a luxury Lodge.

Day 5: Full day in maasai mara

Stop At: Mara River, Maasai Mara National Reserve 00200 Kenya
You will spend the full day in maasai mara.
This day we will have a picnic lunch in the park that we will provide.
This day we go all the way to the mara river sight of the great migration. We will see lots of resident hippos and crocodiles basking on the banks of the river.
Few places have a higher concentration of wildlife than the Masai Mara, and sightings of four of the Big Five are almost a guarantee on any trip. The Mara is also one of the best reserves on the planet for seeing the three big cats: leopard, lion and cheetah. It’s no wonder that the BBC TV show Big Cat Diaries is filmed on the reserve.
Duration: 8 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: AA lodge maasai mara
Luxury Lodge with buffet Meals

Day 6: Last day in maasai mara

Stop At: Mara Triangle, 83 Muthaiga Road, Maasai Mara National Reserve 00619 Kenya
This day we will have game drives in a different area of Maasai Mara called the Mara Triangle.The Mara Triangle is the southwestern part of the Maasai Mara National Reserve.

Divided from the rest of the Maasai Mara National Reserve by the Mara River, the Mara Triangle is less visited and less crowded, with a high concentration of game all year-round including the Big Five (lion, leopard, elephant, buffalo and rhino) and diverse plains game such as cheetah, hyena, jackal, wildebeest, zebra, giraffe, waterbuck and many other species.

The Mara Triangle is the area where the herds of the Great Migration enter and exit the Maasai Mara National Reserve from the Serengenti National Park in Tanzania, making it a prime viewing spot for this wildlife spectacle. Crossings of the Mara River are world-renown for being particularly dramatic, featuring in many wildlife documentaries such as Wild Africa and Big Cat Diary
Duration: 6 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at Mara west Bandas

Day 7: Maasai Mara to Serengeti

Stop At: Serengeti National Park, Serengeti National Park
Depart maasai mara and drive to the border of Kenya and Tanzania.
We will pass through customs and then we will hand you over to our Tanzania driver and guide. After getting the visa you drive 4 hours and arrive Serengeti in the afternoon.
Check inn at your hotel and depart at 4pm for the sunset game drive.
Duration: 8 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at Serengeti Wilderbeest – Big luxury tents with toilet and bathroom inside, electricity , Wifi ,Hot water

Day 8: Serengeti full day

Stop At: Serengeti National Park, Serengeti National Park
Spend the full day in serengeti with picnic lunch.
Serengeti National Park, in northern Tanzania, 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. Others veer northeast to the Lobo Hills, home to black eagles. Black rhinos inhabit the granite outcrops of the Moru Kopjes
Duration: 8 hours

Stop At: Serengeti Hippo Pool, Mageso Chember, Serengeti National Park Tanzania
Here is a stream of water which forms large ponds and hippos bask there fighting for space and dominance.
Other animals also visit the stream to quench their thirst
Duration: 1 hour

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at Serengeti Wilderbeest – Big luxury tents with toilet and bathroom inside, electricity , Wifi ,Hot water

Day 9: serengeti to Ngorongoro

Stop At: Ngorongoro Crater, Ngorongoro Conservation Area Tanzania
Early breakfast, Game drive enroute out of serengeti.
Picnic lunch on the way
proceed directly to the Crater floor for a full-day crater tour
Duration: 6 hours

Stop At: Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Arusha Region
This is the general district where the crater falls.
There are lots of the traditional indigeneous Maasai tribe that leave here and you can request the driver to visit one of the villages to learn more about their culture.
Duration: 1 hour

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at Highview hotel
Luxury Hotel near the Gate of Ngorongoro with all amenities including, WIFI, swimming pool.

Day 10: Drive Lake Manyara and to Arusha

Stop At: Venus Premier Hotel, Plot No 15, Block D, Martine Street, Arusha, Tanzania, Arusha 15113, Tanzania
Drive to Arusha in the afternoon, arriving around 4 pm.
You will spend the night at this hotel.
Duration: 4 hours

Stop At: Lake Manyara National Park, Lake Manyara National Park, Arusha Region
Lake Manyara National Park is a protected area in Tanzania’s Arusha and Manyara Regions, situated between Lake Manyara and the Great Rift Valley. It is administered by the Tanzania National Parks Authority, and covers an area of 325 km2 (125 sq mi) including about 230 km2 (89 sq mi) lake surface. More than 350 bird species have been observed on the lake. We have a chance to see more flamingoes
Duration: 2 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: overnight at Venus premier Hotel – Arusha city

Day 11: Arusha to Zanzibar Beach

Stop At: Bwejuu Beach Palm Villa,Zanzibar (Slice Of Paradise), Bwejuu Beach Zanzibar, Bwejuu, Tanzania
Breakfast and catch a mid-morning flight to Zanzibar- full day in Zanzibar beach.

Duration: 8 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Evergreen Beach Hotel
On Zanzibar Beach

Day 12: Full day in Zanzibar

Stop At: Zanzibar Island, Zanzibar Island, Zanzibar Archipelago
Spend the full day relaxing in Zanzibar- Optional Activities can be arranged from the Hotel.
Duration: 8 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: evergreen Beach Hotel

Day 13: Full day in Zanzibar

Stop At: Zanzibar Island, Zanzibar Island, Zanzibar Archipelago
Spend the full day in Zanzibar- optional activites cane be organised by the Hotel.
Duration: 8 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Evergreen beach Hotel

Day 14: Zanzibar to Nairobi

Stop At: Nairobi, Kenya
We will pick you up at the Hotel and transfer you to the airport.
You will catch a mid-morning flight to Nairobi
END OF ITINERARY
Duration: 3 hours

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