12 Day Kenya and Tanzania Wildlife Highlights

Welcome to East Africa! Upon arrival at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport Dana(NBO), you’ll be warmly greeted by our representatives for a seamless airport transfer to your comfortable city hotel. Enjoy a briefing on your exciting safari arrangements. Settle in for an overnight stay in Nairobi with bed and breakfast.

After a delicious breakfast, your dedicated guide driver will collect you from your hotel for a scenic drive to Amboseli National Park. Arrive in time for a satisfying lunch. Embark on an exhilarating afternoon game drive in Amboseli, renowned for its large herds of elephants. Keep your eyes peeled for lions, buffalo, cheetahs, giraffes, baboons, gazelles, hippos, and wildebeest. Weather permitting, be awestruck by the breathtaking views of the snow-capped peak of Mount Kilimanjaro. Return to your lodge for dinner and a restful overnight stay.

Enjoy both morning and afternoon game viewing drives in Amboseli National Park, one of Africa’s best places for up-close elephant encounters. Discover the park’s diverse habitats, from the dried-up bed of Lake Amboseli and wetlands with sulphur springs to the savannah and woodlands. “Amboseli,” meaning “salty dust” in Masai, offers incredible photographic opportunities. Savor delicious meals and enjoy an overnight stay in Amboseli.

After breakfast, transfer to the Namanga border for immigration procedures. Change vehicles and continue your journey via Arusha to Tarangire National Park in Tanzania. Experience an exciting afternoon game drive in Tarangire, famous for its Savannah Elephants, as well as burchells zebra, buffalo, lions, impalas, Masai Giraffe, gazelles, hartebeest, and eland. Check in to your lodge or camp for dinner and overnight.

Enjoy breakfast before proceeding to Mto wa mbu village for an enriching cultural tour. Continue to Lake Manyara National Park for thrilling game viewing drives. This park is home to a variety of wildlife, including blue monkeys, dainty bushbuck, forest hornbills, large buffalo, wildebeest, zebra, and giraffes. Lake Manyara is a birdwatcher’s paradise, with over 400 recorded species. Later, drive to your lodge or camp for check-in, dinner, and overnight.

After a hearty breakfast, embark on a memorable crater tour with a packed lunch. Descend approximately 610 meters into the magnificent Ngorongoro Crater floor, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the richest wildlife habitats on Earth. Witness the incredible biodiversity, including giant Savannah Elephants, spotted hyenas, wild dogs, Burchell’s zebras, and prides of lions. Marvel at the breathtaking and amazing scenery of the world’s largest free-standing caldera, measuring about 10km in diameter. Return to your lodge or camp for check-in, dinner, and overnight.

Enjoy an early breakfast before departing for the legendary Serengeti National Park with picnic lunch boxes. Immerse yourself in local culture with a Masai village visit in Ngorongoro (Optional and at an extra cost). Stop at the Olduvai Gorge Museum, a significant archaeological site where Dr. Leakey’s discoveries of ancestral human remains are preserved. A resident expert will guide you through the artifacts. Enjoy an en-route game viewing drive as you head to the central Serengeti. Check in to your lodge or camp for dinner and overnight.

After breakfast, embark on a full day of thrilling game viewing drives towards the North (Kogatende area), the prime location to witness the spectacular Great Wildebeest Migration between July and September. Beyond the migration, the vast Serengeti is home to hundreds of thousands of other wildlife, including the elusive leopard, black and white rhino, impalas, grant and Thompson gazelles, Masai giraffes, Burchell’s zebras, and warthogs. Admire the stunning, varied, and scenic landscapes of the Serengeti. Return to your lodge or camp for check-in, dinner, and overnight.

Start your day with a delicious breakfast before we journey to the stunning Serenity on the Lake Eco Resort, arriving just in time for lunch. Spend a relaxing afternoon on the shores of Lake Victoria, Africa’s largest and the world’s second-largest freshwater lake. Discover the historic source of the Nile River, named by John Speke in 1858, and enjoy a peaceful dinner and overnight stay.

Enjoy an early breakfast before departing with a picnic lunch for the Sirari/Isebania border for immigration formalities. Change vehicles and driver guides and continue to the world-famous Masai Mara Game Reserve in Kenya, renowned for its abundant wildlife. Explore the Mara, home to hundreds of wildlife species, including the lion, Cape buffalo, savannah elephant, black rhino, elusive leopard, impalas, Masai giraffes, waterbucks, warthogs, Thompson & grant’s gazelles, topi, and resident wildebeests. Check in to your lodge or camp for dinner and overnight.

Enjoy breakfast followed by a full day of exciting game viewing drives in search of the Big Five (lion, leopard, elephant, rhino, and buffalo) and numerous other wildlife species. Enhance your Mara experience with a magical Balloon Safari over the Mara plains (at an extra cost) or visit a traditional Masai Village to learn about their culture (Optional and at an extra cost).

Appreciate the Mara’s beautiful and varied scenery, with its vast plains and grasslands that also support hundreds of bird species.

Enjoy delicious meals and an overnight stay in the Masai Mara.

After breakfast and check-out, enjoy a scenic drive back to Nairobi, which takes approximately 6 hours. Alternatively (optional and at an extra cost of USD 250 per person), opt for a convenient one-hour light scheduled flight to Wilson Airport in Nairobi. If time permits, enjoy a farewell lunch in Nairobi before our guide driver transfers you to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO) for your departure flight