Day 1: Arrive Nairobi

Welcome to Kenya! Upon arrival at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, our Kenya representative will warmly receive you and transfer you to your hotel in Nairobi. Spend the rest of the day relaxing after your international flight and preparing for your exciting East African safari adventure.

Meals: Bed & Breakfast
Accommodation: Panafric Hotel

Day 2: Nairobi – Lake Nakuru National Park

After breakfast, depart Nairobi and drive through the spectacular Great Rift Valley. Stop briefly at the Rift Valley viewpoint for panoramic photographs before continuing to Lake Nakuru National Park.

Arrive at Flamingo Hill Tented Camp in time for lunch. In the afternoon, enjoy your first game drive in Lake Nakuru National Park, renowned for its rhino sanctuary, Rothschild’s giraffes, flamingos, pelicans, and numerous bird species. Keep an eye out for lions, buffaloes, zebras, waterbucks, and elusive leopards.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Accommodation: Flamingo Hill Tented Camp

Day 3: Lake Nakuru – Masai Mara National Reserve

After breakfast, depart for the world-famous Masai Mara National Reserve through the floor of the Great Rift Valley.

Arrive at Mara Leisure Camp in time for lunch before heading out for an afternoon game drive. The Masai Mara is Kenya’s premier wildlife destination and forms part of the greater Serengeti ecosystem. It is home to the Big Five—lion, leopard, elephant, buffalo, and rhino—as well as cheetahs, giraffes, zebras, hyenas, wildebeest, and countless antelope species.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Accommodation: Mara Leisure Camp

Day 4–6: Explore the Masai Mara

Spend three full days exploring the spectacular Masai Mara with morning and afternoon game drives.

If travelling between July and October, witness one of nature’s greatest spectacles—the Great Wildebeest Migration—as thousands of wildebeest and zebras brave the crocodile-filled Mara River. Throughout the year, the reserve offers outstanding opportunities to spot lions, cheetahs, elephants, leopards, giraffes, hippos, crocodiles, and abundant birdlife.

Optional activities include a sunrise hot air balloon safari followed by a champagne breakfast or a visit to a traditional Maasai village to experience their unique culture and dances.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Accommodation: Mara Leisure Camp

Day 7: Masai Mara – Serengeti National Park

After breakfast, depart with packed lunches and travel via the Isebania border crossing into Tanzania.

After immigration formalities, meet your Tanzanian driver-guide and continue into the vast Serengeti National Park. Enjoy game viewing en route to your lodge while searching for lions, elephants, giraffes, cheetahs, leopards, and large herds of grazing wildlife.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Accommodation: Serengeti Sopa Lodge

Day 8–9: Serengeti National Park

Spend two unforgettable days exploring the endless plains of Serengeti National Park.

Recognized as one of Africa’s finest wildlife reserves, the Serengeti hosts one of the largest concentrations of wildlife on Earth. Depending on the season, witness the Great Migration involving over one million wildebeest and hundreds of thousands of zebras moving across the plains in search of fresh grazing.

Your experienced guide will help you locate predators including lions, cheetahs, leopards, hyenas, and jackals, as well as elephants, giraffes, hippos, crocodiles, and an incredible diversity of birdlife.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Accommodation: Serengeti Sopa Lodge

Day 10: Serengeti – Ngorongoro Crater

After breakfast, depart Serengeti with packed lunches and drive to the magnificent Ngorongoro Conservation Area.

Descend over 600 metres into the Ngorongoro Crater, often referred to as Africa’s Garden of Eden. The crater floor supports an astonishing concentration of wildlife, including elephants, buffaloes, zebras, wildebeest, hippos, lions, hyenas, jackals, cheetahs, and the endangered black rhino.

Following an extensive game drive and picnic lunch inside the crater, ascend to the rim and continue to your lodge for dinner and overnight.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Accommodation: Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge

Day 11: Ngorongoro – Lake Manyara National Park

After breakfast, drive to Lake Manyara National Park.

Following check-in at Kirurumu Tented Lodge, enjoy an afternoon game drive through one of Tanzania’s most scenic national parks. Lake Manyara is famous for its rare tree-climbing lions, large troops of baboons, elephants, buffaloes, giraffes, zebras, and over 400 recorded bird species.

The lake itself attracts thousands of flamingos, pelicans, storks, cormorants, and many other water birds, making it a paradise for bird enthusiasts.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Accommodation: Kirurumu Tented Lodge

Day 12: Lake Manyara – Amboseli National Park

After breakfast, drive to Arusha where you will collect your packed lunch before continuing to the Namanga border crossing into Kenya.

After immigration formalities, meet your Kenyan safari guide and proceed to Amboseli National Park.

Arrive at Amboseli Sopa Lodge before heading out for an afternoon game drive. Amboseli is renowned for its large elephant herds and breathtaking views of Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest mountain.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Accommodation: Amboseli Sopa Lodge

Day 13: Amboseli National Park

Enjoy a full day exploring Amboseli National Park with morning and afternoon game drives.

Besides its famous elephants, Amboseli offers excellent opportunities to see lions, cheetahs, buffaloes, zebras, giraffes, wildebeest, hyenas, and numerous bird species against the spectacular backdrop of snow-capped Mount Kilimanjaro.

You may also choose to visit a traditional Maasai village (optional at an additional cost) to learn about Maasai culture, traditions, and dances.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Accommodation: Amboseli Sopa Lodge

Day 14: Amboseli – Nairobi – Departure

After breakfast, depart Amboseli and drive back to Nairobi.

Upon arrival, enjoy a complimentary lunch at Panari Hotel before being transferred to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for your onward international flight.

Your unforgettable Best of Tanzania & Kenya Safari comes to an end, leaving you with lifelong memories of East Africa’s remarkable wildlife, landscapes, and cultures.

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch