9 Days Kenya & Tanzania Best of Bush Safari

Your safari will start with a pick-up at the airport or place of your residence at Nairobi then drive to Masai Mara.

On your way, you will have a stop-over at the Great Rift Valley viewpoint for a panorama view of the escarpment, a chance for a photo session, attend washrooms, and an opportunity to visit Curio shops.

You will then proceed and arrive at Masai Mara, one of Africa’s Greatest Wildlife Reserves, in time for lunch.
Check in at Mara Sopa Lodge and have a hot lunch. Freshen up and have some time to relax and enjoy the property.

Around 5.15 pm, you will head for an afternoon game drive. The game drive starts at the gate since the lodge is inside the park.

The Reserve is globally famous for its exceptional population of Big cats and the Great annual wildebeest migration to and from the Serengeti every year from July to October, also known as the 7th Wonder of the world.

After the game drive, you will head back to the lodge for dinner and overnight at Sopa Lodge Mara

Morning breakfast and exit the lodge with a packed lunch for a whole day game drive at the Mara National Reserve searching for the Big 5 and other animals.

In case your safari falls from July to October, you will have the privilege to witness the annual wildebeest migration, especially while crossing the crocodile-loaded river Mara.

After the game drive, you will head to the lodge to freshen up and proceed for a freshly prepared hot dinner. 

Dinner and overnight at Sopa Lodge Mara

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.

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 (USD 515pp) 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 50PP.

After breakfast, you will depart with a packed lunch to Serengeti National Park in Tanzania. After visa formalities at the Isebania border, you shall proceed to Serengeti.

Serengeti National Park is Tanzania’s oldest and most famous national park; also a world heritage site and recently proclaimed a 7th worldwide wonder, the Serengeti is famed for its annual migration, when some six million hooves pound the open plains, as more than 200,000 zebra and 300,000 Thomson’s gazelle join the wildebeest’s trek for fresh grazing

You will arrive in the late afternoon at Serengeti Bush Camp with a game drive en route. Freshen up and have dinner at the Camp.

After breakfast at the camp, you shall depart with a packed lunch for a whole day game drive at the park for a chance to see the BIG 5, Migrations, and even many more animals.
You will later return for dinner and overnight in the evening at Tanzania Bush Camp Serengeti.

Morning breakfast and then drive to Ngorongoro Conservancy. You will arrive in time for lunch with a game drive en route at Rhino Lodge Ngorongoro.
You will then leave the camp for a half-day crater tour after lunch.
About the Crater: The Ngorongoro Conservation Area as a whole has much to offer, but the jewel in its crown is, without a doubt, the eponymous crater – an area of 265 sq km, which is 610 meters deep and 19 km across. The rim of the crater is an astounding 2286 meters above sea level. The floor contains a small soda lake called Lake Magadi, and it is estimated that 30000 animals live in the crater, making it the most intensive safari game viewing area on earth. It was therefore very fittingly declared a World Heritage Site in 1978. A visit to Tanzania is incomplete without a safari visit to the park.
Dinner and overnight at Rhino Lodge Ngorongoro.

Have breakfast and then drive to Amboseli National Park with a packed lunch. After visa formalities at The Namanga border, you shall proceed to Amboseli National Park.
You will arrive at Amboseli National Park around 2 pm. You will have a bush lunch on a hill facing Mt Kilimanjaro. After lunch, you will continue with your game drives.
This is the best park to get close to the free-ranging elephants, over 1600 elephants, and have spectacular views of the highest mountain in Africa, Mount Kilimanjaro. Also, you will have an opportunity to get the best snapshots of the unique African sunset and sunrise.
After the game drive, you will drive to the camp and check in at Kibo Safari Camp. You will freshen up and proceed for a warm dinner with soothing traditional music in the background.
You will later have an overnight at the camp.

On this day, you have two options to choose from:
Option one; You may opt to have an early morning game drive, return for a hot breakfast, freshen up, and spend the rest of the midmorning at your leisure, either swimming in the pool or just relaxing. Later have lunch and proceed for the evening game drive. Finally, return to the camp for dinner and overnight.
Option 2: You may have an early breakfast and proceed for a whole day game drive with a packed lunch. Return to the camp for dinner and turn in for the night.

After breakfast, you will drive back to Nairobi, where you will spend the day with optional activities depending on your flight schedule
This marks the end of your 9-day Best of Kenya and Tanzania Safari.