8-Day Safari Tour of Kenya and Tanzania from Nairobi

Day 1: Nairobi to Maasai Mara National Reserve

1. Maasai Mara National Reserve
   10h
   Our driver guide will come to pick you from your Nairobi Hotel or residency early in the morning and start your safari to Maasai Mara at 8:30 a.m. Stop over at the Rift Valley viewpoint at 10 a.m. to see the escarpments and the flat lands below. The Rift Valley is a geographical formation that formed millions of years ago and runs from the top to bottom of Africa. Eat lunch in Narok town at 12 p.m. Arrive in Maasai Mara at 3 p.m. Take an evening game safari drive at 4 p.m for 2 hours. Eat dinner and end your day at your lodging at the Lenchada Tourist Camp, which includes a big tent with a bed, toilet, hot running water, and shower. All food is served at the restaurant there, and a generator is provided to charge phones and cameras at night.

Day 2: Full Day in Maasai Mara National Reserve

1. Maasai Mara National Reserve
   10h
   After breakfast you will 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 to learn more about their culture for an hour. Eat dinner and enjoy free time in the evening

Day 3: Masai Mara to Serengeti National Park

1. Serengeti National Park
   12h
   Have your breakfast at 7 a.m. Take a morning game drive for 2 hours and exit through the South Gate. Drive to the Isebania border of Tanzania to arrive around midday. Complete the hour-long process to cross the Tanzania border. Meet your Tanzanian driver/guide and chef. Start the game drive in Serengeti en route to the accommodation. Eat dinner and relax. Here you sleep in tents that you will be provided with. You are requested to bring your sleeping bag. The camp area is very safe and protected by armed guards and other tourists from other companies will be joining us. All meals are included in the Tanzania safari and will be made by the private chef traveling with you.

Day 4: Full Day Game Drive in Serengeti National Park

1. Serengeti National Park
   10h
   0800 Hours: After breakfast, you will proceed for a morning game drive in the Serengeti National Park. You have good chances of seeing lions and other big cats such as leopards and cheetahs in the Seronera Valley. During the migration season you will see hundreds of wildebeests and zebras. 1300 Hours: After lunch at a picnic site in the middle of the Serengeti National Park. 1400 Hours: Continue with a game drive. Serengeti National Park houses a huge population of large mammals, including giraffes, baboons, elephants, hippos, and, of course, lions. You’ll also come across more than 500 species of birds, most notably, ostriches. 1800 Hours: Return back to your accommodations in the Serengeti National Park.

Day 5: Serengeti to Ngorongoro Crater

1. Ngorongoro Crater
   10h · Admission ticket included
   Depart Serengeti at 7 a.m. Game drive en route to Ngorongoro Park. Evening camping at Ngorongoro Crater at the Simba campsite.

Day 6: Ngorongoro to Lake Manyara

1. Lake Manyara National Park
   10h
   Depart Serengeti at 7 a.m. Game drive en route to Ngorongoro Park. Evening camping at Ngorongoro Crater

Day 7: Lake Manyara to Arusha

1. Arusha
   8h
   Early morning half-day game drive in Lake Manyara National Park that begins at 7 a.m. Depart for Arusha and arrive around 4 p.m. Check-in at the Arusha Tourist Hotel for a relaxing dinner. Bed and breakfast are all included

Day 8: Arusha to Nairobi

1. Nairobi
   6h
   Eat breakfast at 6:30 a.m., and then depart for Nairobi with a morning luxury shuttle that departs at 7 a.m. Arrive around 3 p.m. in Nairobi. Onward drop off to your hotel or residency within Nairobi City.

Pickup details

Pick up available at Airbnb and Private apartments within Nairobi

• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels