11DAYS, 10 NIGHTS KENYA AND TANZANIA MID-RANGE PRIVATE SAFARI

Day 1: Nairobi to Lake Naivasha/Hell’s Gate

Pick up from your hotel/Airport and thereafter depart to Hell’s Gate National Park for a biking safari if you can’t bike then you will be driven by vehicle.

Later you will proceed to the hotel for lunch and check in. Later in the evening boat on Lake Naivasha.

Dinner and overnight at Astorian Grand Hotel https://astorianhotels.com/

 

Day 2: Lake Naivasha to Lake Nakuru

Morning departure to Lake Nakuru National park for a special sighting of the rare black rhino (an endangered species), one of the big five animals. After, enjoy a full day game drive with a picnic lunch.

Dinner and overnight at Lake Nakuru Lodge https://lakenakurulodge.com/

Day 3: Lake Nakuru to Maasai Mara National Reserve 

Pick up from the hotel and drive to the Masai Mara arriving in time for time for check in Lunch. After Lunch take an evening game safari drive at 4 p.m for 2 hours. Dinner and overnight at Jambo Mara

Masai Mara Reserve is the most popular tourism destination in Kenya. Located in the Great Rift Valley in primarily open grassland. Wildlife is most concentrated on the reserve’s western escarpment. Its regarded as the jewel of Kenya’s wildlife Viewing areas. The annual wildebeest’s migration alone involves over 1.5 million animals arriving in July and departing in November. Hardly can a visitor miss to spot the big five. The phenomenal wildbeeste migration which is a spectacular event only seen in Maasai mara is the wonder of the world.

Dinner and Overnight Jambo Mara Safari Lodge  http://www.jambomara.com/

 

Day 4: Full day Maasai Mara

At 7:30 a.m., start a full-day game drive all the way to the Mara River, the site of the great wildebeest migration. Eat a picnic lunch in the park at 1 p.m. Complete the game drive and return to your accommodation at 4 p.m.

In the evening, visit a Masai village at an extra cost of USD 20 to learn more about their culture for an hour Optional.

Dinner and Overnight Jambo Mara Safari Lodge  http://www.jambomara.com/

Day 5: Depart Masai Mara to Isebania Border to Serengeti

Morning game drive at the Masai Mara enroute  with packed lunch and drive to the border which is around 4 hours and depart for Serengeti Through the Isebania border In Tanzania we use 4 wheel drive land cruiser. Game drive en route to the camp.

 

Dinner and overnight at Osinon camp https://www.osinoncampsandlodges.com/

 

Day 6: Full day in Serengeti

 

At 7:00AM Set out for the endless open plains and stunning skies of the Serengeti. A scenic four hour drive, full day game drive together with late evening game drive.

 

Dinner and overnight at Osinon camp https://www.osinoncampsandlodges.com/

 

Day 7: Serengeti to Ngorongoro

 

Breakfast check out with morning game drive enroute with picnic lunch, proceed to Ngorongoro, Crater Rim.

 

The crater provides a protected habitat for thousands of mammals and birds. The entire day is spent on the crater floor viewing lion, hyena, wildebeest, zebra, black rhinoceros, and many species of small antelopes.

The Crater is a spectacular setting in which to experience your African safari. Some scientists maintain that before it erupted, Ngorongoro Crater- the largest intact caldera in the world would have been higher than Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest point in Africa.

It is one of the few places in Africa where you stand a very good chance of seeing the Big Five (lion, leopard, buffalo, rhino and elephant) in the course of a game- drive.

The local Maasai have permission to graze their cattle on the Crater floor, and it is not unusual to see Maasai cattle and buffalo grazing together with lion mere meters away.

There are around 1000 lions in the Crater, approximately 20 black rhino, and the spectacular Lerai Forest is one of the best places in Africa to spot leopard.

 

OPTION: Visit the Olduvai Gorge at extra fee for the museum. USD 45

Evening relaxation at the Lodge as you enjoy the view of the crater.

 

 Later  dinner and overnight At Ngorongoro Rhino Lodge https://rhino.co.tz/

 

Day 8: Lake Manyara to  Arusha.

 

Breakfast then proceed to Lake Manyara National park. Upon arrival you will proceed to the park for game drive. This is a small park 3 to 4 hours game drive will be enough. Lunch will be picnic. Later you will proceed to the lodge for an overnight

Out and later depart to Arusha.

Upon arrival you will check in at Venus for dinner and Overnight.

Dinner and Overnight at Venus hotel http://venushotels.co.tz/#

 

Day 9: Arusha to Amboseli through Namanga Border

Breakfast at the hotel. Then later depart for Amboseli National park via Namanga border. Our driver from Kenyan side will pick you up and proceed to Amboseli for an afternoon game drive enroute with picnic lunch.

 

Dinner and overnight at Sentrim Amboseli https://sentrim-hotels.com/sentrim-amboseli Or AA Amboseli https://aalodges.com/aa-lodges/aa-amboseli/

 

  Day 10: Full Day Amboseli National Park. 

 

Early morning game drive later return back to lodge for breakfast. After breakfast Full day spent in the park with packed lunch in search of its popular residents like the well-known predators and their opponents like the Zebra, Wildebeest, Giraffe, Hippo with a view of Mt Kilimanjaro. Later return to the camp/ lodge.

 

Dinner and overnight at Sentrim Amboseli https://sentrim-hotels.com/sentrim-amboseli Or AA LODGE AMBOSELI https://aalodges.com/aa-lodges/aa-amboseli/

 

 Day 11: Amboseli to Nairobi

 

Early morning game drive. Breakfast at the Lodge and thereafter proceed, check out and drive back to Nairobi drop off Airport for your departure flights.