11 Days Best of Combining Kenya and Tanzania Safari

You will be picked up from your hotel and later depart to Masai Mara with a stopover at the Great Rift Valley viewpoint for a few minutes. Proceed with the journey arriving Masai Mara in time for a late lunch. Later, after some refreshments, proceed to the park for an afternoon game drive until the park closes at 6:30 pm. Dinner and your overnight stay are at Mara Mara Chui Camp.

The Masai Mara is famous for its black-maned lions and yearly migration of wildebeests. We return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.

Dinner and overnight: Mara Sopa Lodge(FB)

After an early breakfast, you will spend a full day exploring this unique park with a picnic lunch. The Mara forms the northern part of the famous Serengeti National Park. You can visit the Mara River, which borders Masai Mara, and the famous Serengeti Park where there is a concentration of many animals. 

Dinner and overnight: Mara Sopa Lodge(FB)

Today’s program is also very flexible; you can choose between three options.

Option 1: Breakfast and exit the lodge with a packed lunch for a whole day game drive at the Mara Reserve, searching for the Big 5 and other animals.

Option 2: You may opt to have an early morning game drive in search of the big cat and the killings, return for breakfast, freshen up, and spend the rest of the mid-morning at your leisure, either swimming in the pool or just relaxing. Later have lunch and proceed for the evening game drive around 4 pm, searching for Big Five and other animals.

Option 3: Go on for an optional hot air balloon ride of USD 480pp in the early morning, followed by mid-morning game drives before driving to the lodge for lunch. Later have an afternoon game drive.

After the game drive, you will head to the lodge for dinner and overnight.

Note: With any of the three options, you can make arrangements for an Optional Visit to the Masai Village at USD 50 pp.

Dinner and overnight: Mara Sopa Lodge(FB)

After breakfast, you can visit the Masai Village and learn about their culture as you depart the Masai Mara to Lake Nakuru. Have lunch en route, with scenic views of Mt. Longmont, Lake Naivasha, and Lake Elementaita from afar on the main highway. You will arrive in Nakuru town in the evening. Lake Nakuru Park is known for its prolific birdlife including flamingos. The park contains a sanctuary for conserving the white rhino while species like Cape Buffalo and Waterbuck can be seen near the shoreline. 

Dinner and overnight: Sarova Woodland Hotel and Spa Nakuru(FB).

After an early breakfast, exit the park as you drive to Amboseli National Park. There will be stops to view the Great Rift Valley and other scenic spots along the safari route. Stop and enjoy lunch at a restaurant along the way. You'll have a short game-viewing drive as you enter Amboseli National Park with possible views of the Mount Kilimanjaro peaks if the weather permits.

Dinner and overnight: Amboseli Sopa Lodge

After early breakfast, you'll have a morning game drive and it will be the perfect time for photographing the humbling and magnificent Mt. Kilimanjaro, the highest peak in Africa. You will also walk to the lookout observation hill. The rest of the day will be spent exploring the park with chances of seeing herds of elephants, lions, giraffes, zebras, buffalo, and different species of birds. 

You will have lunch at the lodge or picnic lunch in the park depending on what you will discuss with your guide. 

Dinner and your overnight: Amboseli Sopa Lodge(FB)

You will have a pre-morning game drive to see the view of Kilimanjaro and big elephants, lions, zebras, and other animals. After breakfast, we will depart from Amboseli to Tanzania via Namanga Border.

Arriving at Karatu for check-in and dinner

Dinner and Overnight stay at: Karatu Tented Camp

The morning after breakfast with packed lunch boxes, have a full-day game drive viewing at Tarangire National Park. 

The name of the park originates from the Tarangire River, which crosses the park and is the main source of freshwater for the wildlife. This quiet park is famous for its elephant migration, birdlife, and authentic safari atmosphere. This park is often referred to as the "home of Elephants", you have a great chance to spot elephants in large groups gathering around the Tarangire River. Other animals to be spotted include Leopards, Lions, Giraffes and even tree-climbing Pythons!

You will enjoy a packed lunch at midday and the end of the afternoon’s game drive, you will make your way to Karatu. On arrival, you will have time to refresh before finishing the day with dinner under the stars and a good night’s sleep in one of our comfy accommodations.

Dinner and overnight: Karatu Tented Camp

Be sure to wake up early today, so there is no delay on your descent into the famous Ngorongoro Crater. As soon as you arrive in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, you will be amazed by the beauty around you. Even more so when you arrive at the crater's edge and take in the amazing view over one of the Natural Wonders of the World. 

The crater of this inactive volcano is approximately 3 million years old, 20 sq km in size, and the largest unbroken volcanic caldera in the world. Due to its natural borders, the wildlife in the crater is amazing. 

The crater is home to the Big Five and offers a good chance to spot the rare black rhino. Throw hyenas, zebras, buffalos, and elephants into the mix, and you have the perfect canvas for a pretty awesome safari experience. At the end of the afternoon, you will go to the lodge, Africa Safari Karatu, for a well-deserved night’s sleep.

Dinner and overnight: Karatu Tented Camp 

The morning after breakfast with packed lunch boxes, drive to Lake Manyara National Park for the full-day game viewing. Lake Manyara National Park is famous for its green scenery, varied bird life, tree-climbing lions, hippos, and baboons.
The park is approximately 330 square kilometres of which 200 square kilometres make up the lake itself when water levels are at a maximum.
From a sea of pink flamingos as far as the eye can see to bull elephants at close range, Lake Manyara showcases a superb variety of herd animals and birdlife.
One of the very special aspects of this park is the tree-climbing lions. After exploring this park with its groundwater forest, you will commence the drive to your camp.
Dinner and overnight: Karatu Tented Camp

Time to take it easy, African style! One of the favorite Swahili expressions is pole (slow) and that’s exactly how today will go!
After breakfast, you will visit the traditional home of the Maasai, the Maasai Boma—which consists of a variety of small huts made of mud, sticks, and cow dung.
The boma is surrounded by a circular “fence” of thorny bushes to protect the tribe and their cattle from predators.
During your visit, you can practice a traditional dance, engage in a conversation about daily life, traditions, and customs, and admire the beautiful beadworks of the Maasai women.
In the mid-afternoon, you will commence the drive back to Arusha Airport, where it all started. Your heart and camera are full of memories from your African safari adventure.
Late afternoon, drive back to Arusha city to the city hotel or the airport.