Overview
Discover the best of both worlds, Kenya and Tanzania – the ultimate safari experience. One night in Lake Nakuru, 3 nights in The Mara, Kenya’s most prestigious safari destination, and then move over to Tanzania starting with the famous Serengeti spend 3 nights, a night at Ngorongoro and in the morning, descend into the crater. Depending on the time of the year you can see the most wildlife then end this epic journey with a night in either Tarangire or Lake Manyara, before you finish up in Arusha.
Day 1:
Day 1: Nairobi-Lake Nakuru National Park. 2h30minutes
Day 2:
Day2: Lake Nakuru National Park- Masaai Mara National Reserve. 4h30min
An early morning drive to Masaai Mara National Reserve. Enjoy stunning scenery and a place with higher concentration of wildlife, see the 3 big cats, leopard, lion & cheetah. The semi-nomadic pastoralists Masaai tribe with fascinating culture and the spectacular seasonal migration of many thousands of Wildebeest, Zebras and attendant predators. Arrive in time for lunch followed by an afternoon game drive. Dinner and overnight at campsite or lodge.
Our recommendations:
- Mara Kimana Camp
- Mara Sopa Lodge
- Sarova Mara Game Camp
- Keekorok Lodge
Day 3 and 4: Maasai Mara
Two full days in the Masaai Mara with flexible schedule, after breakfast, we have a full day game drive with packed lunch provided. The reserve is well known for its black-manned lion as well as its abundant resident wildlife. For the bird enthusiast, almost 500 species have been recorded: among these eagle, hawks and falcons, vultures, 8storks, bustard (including the Kori bustard, the world’s heaviest flying bird), and species of sunbirds. Dinner and overnight at camp or lodge
Our recommendations:
- Mara Kimana Camp
- Mara Sopa Lodge
- Sarova Mara Game Camp
- Keekorok Lodge.
Day 5: Maasai Mara to Serengeti national park 6h
Day 6 and 7: Serengeti
Two full days in the Serengeti with a flexible schedule a. As you explore the vast Serengeti. this 6,900 sq. mile (18,000 sq. km) park is inhabited by more than 2 million animals including more than a million wildebeest, thousands of zebras, and Thomson’s gazelles. predators including lions, cheetahs, hyenas and Many animals like rock hyrax, bat-eared foxes, mongoose, honey badger, jackals, monkeys, baboons plus more than 500 species of birds. On the way into the Serengeti, option to stop at the famous Olduvai Gorge, where Dr Louis and Mary Leakey made their discovery of the first man that walked the earth.. Afternoon game drive en-route to the camp for Dinner and overnight at campsite or lodge.
Our recommendations:
Serengeti Sopa Lodge
Chaka Camps
Nyikani Camps.
Day 8: Serengeti NP - Ngorongoro Conservation Area 4h
Today you will wake up very early to do an early morning safari before breakfast, to spot the animals when they are more active and also to have a fantastic sunrise, the sunrise in the African Savannah is one of the most beautiful experiences. After the game drive, return to the camp for lunch. In the afternoon, transfer to Ngorongoro, with walls 2,000 ft. high and a crater floor that spreads for 102 sq. miles, it is inhabited by many species of wildlife indigenous to East Africa including the rare black rhino. It contains a river, several swamps, and a soda lake full of flamingoes, forest and open plains. Elephants with large tusks due to the rich mineral content of the volcanic soil and its grasses. Dinner and overnight at campsite or lodge.
Rhino Lodge
Serena Ngorongoro
Ngorongoro sopa
Ngorongoro farm house.
Day 9: Ngorongoro Crater to Lake manyara 1h
Very early in the morning, descend down to the crater floor for a day of wildlife viewing in one of the most incredible places on Earth. After a stop for a picnic lunch near the hippo lake, and more wildlife viewing in the afternoon, drive up the steep road out of the crater and transfer to Lake Manyara for overnight and at camp or lodge.
Manyara Wildlife Safari Camp
Manyara Serena Lodge
Manyara wildlife lodge.
Day 10: Lake Manyara National Park –Arusha 2hr.
Feel free to replace this day with a visit to Tarangire National park instead (or add an extra day and visit both)After breakfast, drive across the Great Rift Valley to Lake Manyara National Park for a full day game drive. This park is noted for its beauty and incredibly lush acacia forest of giant fig and mahogany trees, which are home to troops of baboons and blue monkeys. It is also home to a large number of buffalos, giraffes, elephants, impalas and a Hippo lake, where large numbers of hippos usually gather. Well known for its birds (over 400 different species), Lake Manyara is one of the few places where you’ll be able to see the Ground Hornbill and the Crested Eagle. It is also famous for the climbing lions and the flamingos in the lake shore. The landscapes of this park are absolutely stunning, the game drives are done along the shore of the lake, providing incredible views. In the afternoon, transfer to Arusha or airport.
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