10 days Kenya Tanzania Combined wildlife lodge safari

The "Kenya and Tanzania Safari" visiting the main wildlife areas of East Africa.
Traveling directly between the Masai Mara and the Serengeti adds a certain thrill to this classic safari and allows one to immediately enjoy the wonderful scenery, vegetation, culture and wildlife that both countries offer with reduced driving distance.

Day 1: Nairobi
Pick up from the airport on  arrival and transferred to Nairobi safari club hotel for overnight stay.
Day 2: Nairobi - Lake Nakuru
Pick up from your hotel at 0830 hrs and drive via the scenic Rift valley to arrive L.Nakuru National park in good time for lunch. Full afternoon game drives followed by dinner and overnight stay at Lake Nakuru Lodge or famingo Hill camp

Lake Nakuru's claim to fame is anchored on its flamingo's and the over 400 species of birds found here. The lake itself is a soda lake on the floor of the rift valley. The sight of the at times millions of flamingos is quite spectacular. From a distance the lake appears ringed in pink. The Lake has also earned a reputation as an important haven for endangered species- particularly the Rothschild Giraffe and the black and white rhino. Lions, waterbuck, buffalo and baboons are all residents here.

Day 3: Lake Nakuru – Masai Mara
After Breakfast depart for Masai Mara arriving in time for lunch. Afternoon game drive dinner and overnight at Keekerok lodge

Day 4: Masai Mara
Full day spent exploring the park in search of the Big 5 - Optional hot air ballon safari can be arranged at an extra cost of US$ 450 per person. Dinner and overnight stay at your lodge.

masai mara National Reserve

The Mara offers wildlife in such variety and abundance that it is difficult to believe: over 450 species of animals have been recorded here. You will easily see lions, rhinos, hippos, crocodiles, giraffe, wildebeests, zebras, buffalo, warthogs, hyenas, jackals, wild dogs, buffalo, leopard, many kinds of antelopes and elephant. It is in the Mara that perhaps the most spectacular event of the natural world takes place. This is the annual migration of millions of wildebeest and zebra from the Serengeti (Tanzania) in search of water and pasture. Following on their heels are the predators of the savanna- lion, cheetah, wild dog, jackal, hyena and vultures

Day 5: Masai Mara - Serengeti
Breakfast then view game as you exit the park and drive to Serengeti via Isebania boarder.Dinnera and overnight stay at Serengeti Serena  lodge 

Day 6: Serengeti
Full day spent exploring the park. Dinner and overnight stay at Serengeti Serena lodge

Serengeti National park, also a world heritage site and recently proclaimed a 7th world wide 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. Yet even when the migration is quiet, the Serengeti offers arguably the most scintillating game-viewing in Africa: great herds of buffalo, smaller groups of elephant and giraffe, and thousands upon thousands of eland, topi, kongoni, impala and Grant’s gazelle.

Day 7: Serengeti National Park - Ngorongoro Crater
Breakfast then view game as you proceed to Ngorongoro via Olduvai gorge - Dinner and overnight stay at Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge beautifully set by the crater rim
The Olduvai Gorge cuts through rock beds layered in time sequence from 2 million years ago to the present. It is here where humanoid bones have been found dating back to over 1.75 million years including a direct ancestor of modern man. Fossil footprints (over three million years old) have also been found here and are the most ancient footprints yet discovered. There is an excellent site museum where you can explore the diggings with a guide and it is also a great place to vie

Day 8: Ngorongoro Crater
After an early breakfast, we drive south to the magnificent Ngorongoro crater via the historical Olduvai Gorge whilst game watching only interrupted by a Packed lunches enroute. We stop and set camp at the Ngorongoro sopa lodge

The Ngorongoro crater is the world’s biggest whole volcanic caldera at 8300 sq km and is arguably the most stunning arena. It is frequently described as one of the wonders of the world, not only because of its geological magnificence, but also because it serves as an extraordinary natural sanctuary for some of Africa’s largest populations of large mammals.

Day 9: Ngorongoro Crater - Lake Manyara
After breakfast, depart the Crater and drive through the highlands to Lake Manyara, stopping off at Mto wa Mbu village en route for a great cultural lunch. From here, you’ll continue to Lake Manyara National Park for a game drive before ending the day on the rim of the crater at Lake Manyara Serena Lodge. Dinner and Overnight at Lake Manyara Serena Hotel

Day 10: Lake Manyara - Arusha
Depart after breakfast and head east, down the fascinating escarpment of the Rift Valley towards the village of Makuyuni and onto Arusha. The journey will pass through the Masai Steppe filled with many picturesque African villages as well as maize, coffee and banana plantations. Lunch in Arusha before being dropped of f ( to catch your flight to Zanzibar on onward arrangement, or drive to Nairobi to connect your homebound flight)
 

Optional activities:

-Hot air balloon ride: US$ 500 per person

-Visit to a Maasai village for a cultural tour: US$ 30 per person

 Kenya/Tanzania Safari price: US$ 3365 per person sharing.


Package Includes
-Transport in a Custom made tour van in Kenya and 4x4 land cruiser in Tanzania
- Crater service fees/conservation fees.
- Services of a professional English speaking guide
- Game parks or national parks entry fees;
- Campsite fees;- Camping gear
- Use of our two/three person tents;
- Foam mattresses;
-1 night accommodations in Arusha/Musoma on Half board basis
- Three meals per day whilst on safari, prepared by our cook
- 1 litre Mineral water per person per day

Price excludes
- Drinks
- Tipping
- Cultural visits to Maasai villages
- Sleeping bags
- Personal effects
- Kenya /Tanzania Visas
- Hotel accommodation in Nairobi after the safari