12 DAYS BEST OF KENYA TANZANIA SAFARI

Itinerary

Day 1: DAY 1: AIRPORT- HOTEL

Stop At: Nairobi, Nairobi
Upon arrival you will be picked-up and transferred to Ibis Hotel for overnight as you prepare to start your Safari.
Duration: 12 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight at Ibis Hotel

Day 2: DAY 2: NAIROBI- MASAI MARA GAME RESERVE

Stop At: Maasai Mara National Reserve, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Rift Valley Province
Pickup at Ibis hotel and head to the Masai Mara Game Reserve, land of vast numbers of migrating animals. Arrival will be in time for lunch after which you embark on an evening game drive. Dinner and overnight at Elangata Olerai Camp.
Duration: 1 day

Meals included:
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at Elangata Olerai Luxury Tented Camp.

Day 3: DAY 3: MASAI MARA GAME RESERVE

Stop At: Maasai Mara National Reserve, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Rift Valley Province
Spend the day in Masai Mara with morning and afternoon game-drive which is one of the most visited parks in Kenya popularly known for the annual great migration of wildebeest. Residents among the parks mammal include Masai giraffe, Zebra, Impala, Gazelle, Antelope, buffalo among others. The park is a home to prolific birdlife. Optional hot air balloon ride are available at an additional cost. You also have an opportunity to visit an authentic Masai village at an additional cost. Dinner and overnight at Elangata Olerai Camp.
Duration: 8 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at Elangata Olerai Luxury Tented Camp.

Day 4: DAY 4: MASAI MARA GAME RESERVE

Stop At: Maasai Mara National Reserve, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Rift Valley Province
You will have the opportunity to spend another full day in the reserve; it is in the Mara that one of the natural world's most spectacular events takes place - the annual migration of millions of wildebeest and zebra from the Serengeti in Tanzania, in search of water and pasture. Following on their heels are a range of predators including lion, cheetah, wild dog, jackal, hyena and vultures. All meals and overnight stay at Elangata Olerai Camp.
Duration: 10 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at Elangata Olerai Luxury Tented Camp.

Day 5: DAY 5: MASAI MARA –SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK

Stop At: Serengeti National Park, Serengeti National Park
After breakfast, depart the lodge with en route viewing the game drive as we drive toward Serengeti, Proceed to Serengeti via Isebania boarder.Lunch enroute. After the process of Visa and crossing to Tanzania proceed to Serengeti Sopa Lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Duration: 12 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at Serengeti Sopa Lodge.

Day 6: DAY 6: SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK

Stop At: Serengeti National Park, Serengeti National Park
A full day with morning and afternoon game drives to explore the plains,
Serengeti is easily Tanzania’s most famous national park, and it’s also the largest, at 14,763 square kilometers of protected area that borders Kenya’s Masai Mara Game Park It is the Migration for which Serengeti is perhaps most famous. Over a million wildebeest and about 200,000 zebras flow south from the northern hills to the southern plains for the short rains every October and November, and then swirl west and north after the long rains in April, May and June. So strong is the ancient instinct to move that no drought, gorge or crocodile infested river can hold them back. The Wildebeest travel through a variety of parks, reserves and protected areas and through a variety of habitat. Dinner and overnight at Serengeti Sopa Lodge.

Duration: 7 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at Serengeti Sopa Lodge.

Day 7: DAY 7: SERENGETI – NGORONGORO CRATER

Stop At: Ngorongoro Crater, Ngorongoro, Ngorongoro Conservation Area Tanzania
After breakfast proceed to Ngorongoro crater arriving in time for lunch. Spend the afternoon free. Dinner and overnight at Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge.
Duration: 12 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge.

Day 8: DAY 8: SERENGETI – NGORONGORO CRATER

Stop At: Ngorongoro Crater, Ngorongoro, Ngorongoro Conservation Area Tanzania
After breakfast proceed for morning and afternoon game drive tour descent looking out for the numerous animals that reside inside the crater. The Ngorongoro crater is the world’s biggest whole volcanic caldera at 8300 sq km and is arguably the most stunning arena. The area contains over 25,000 large animals including 26 black rhinoceros. There are 7,000 wildebeests, 4,000 zebras, 3,000 eland and 3,000 Grant’s and Thomson’s gazelles. The crater also has the densest known population of lions, numbering 62. Higher up, in the rainforests of the crater rim, are leopards, about 30 large elephants, mountain reedbuck and more than 4,000 buffalos, spotted hyenas, jackals, rare wild dogs, cheetahs, and other felines. Dinner and overnight at Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge.
Duration: 7 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge.

Day 9: NGORONGORO CRATER- LAKE MANYARA

Stop At: Ngorongoro Crater, Ngorongoro, Ngorongoro Conservation Area Tanzania
Early morning breakfast, after breakfast drive to Lake Manyara arriving in time for lunch, check in at your Lake Manyara Sopa lodge. Later afternoon you will go for game drive in Lake Manyara which has a big number of elephants, so many giraffes; zebras, wildebeest, impala, waterbuck, and warthog, small known shy Kik’s dik dik as well as Klipspringer along the ramps of the escarpment. Leopards are hosted within the broken forests and escarpment, healthy lions that are widely known for their tree climbing pranks. Regarded as Africa’s largest, huge herds of baboons are expected by most of the traveler’s. Dinner and overnight at Lake Manyara Serena Lodge.
Duration: 7 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at Lake Manyara Serena Lodge

Day 10: LAKE MANYARA- AMBOSELI NATIONAL PARK

Stop At: Amboseli National Park, Amboseli National Park, Amboseli Eco-system, Rift Valley Province
Early morning breakfast, after breakfast proceed to Kenya border Namanga. After the process of Visa and crossing to Kenya proceed to Amboseli national park which is famous for its scenery with a backdrop of snow-capped Mount Kilimanjaro, which dominates the landscape, and open plains. Arrive during lunch time. You will check in at Amboseli Sopa Lodge for lunch and a short rest. Later afternoon proceed for an evening game drive at the park. Dinner and overnight at Amboseli Sopa Lodge.
Duration: 7 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at Amboseli Sopa Lodge.

Day 11: AMBOSELI NATIONAL PARK

Stop At: Amboseli National Park, Amboseli National Park, Amboseli Eco-system, Rift Valley Province
We will start the day before sunrise to enjoy the magnificent view of Mount Kilimanjaro and set off for another extensive game drive before the clouds build up over the summit. Mt. Kilimanjaro is the highest mountain in Africa and is snow-capped at the peaks. The majesty of this tropical mountain makes Amboseli an ideal photographer’s haven by offering a spectacular back ground for wildlife and scenic photography. Herds of elephants inhabit this swampy park together with lions, cheetah, buffalo, warthog, rhino and different species of antelopes. The park is also a home of interesting bird species. Meals and overnight at Amboseli Sopa Lodge.
Duration: 7 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: overnight at Amboseli Sopa Lodge.

Day 12: AMBOSELI NATIONAL PARK- NAIROBI

Stop At: Nairobi, Nairobi
After Morning breakfast at your lodge, Depart Amboseli and drive to Nairobi where the safari ends.
Duration: 8 hours

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