10 Days Kenya and Tanzania Safari

On this day we pick you up from Kenyata international airport or at your hotel in Nairobi & drive to Masai Mara Game Reserve. The driving is across Great East African Rift Valley & across many villages all the way to the main gate. Arrive at Masai Mara Game Reserve in early afternoon & check in at Zebra Pains Mara Camp then hot lunch & some rest before start your afternoon game viewing in the vast Masai Mara plains search for big cats & Great wildebeest Migration (depending on traveling dates). Other animal to be seen are herds of elephant, buffalo, giraffe, warthog & many more. Late afternoon return back to your camp for dinner & overnight.

Meals Plan. Lunch, Dinner & Breakfast included

Overnight at Zebra Plains Mara Camp in Masai Mara

After breakfast at the camp as early as 06:30 am depart the camp for an early morning game drive which can allow you to spot cat family on the road as they try to avoid morning mist. Famous Masai Mara Game Reserve is home to many animal species which include herds of buffalo, zebra, giraffe, warthog, topi, hartebeest and others. You may also expect to see rich many including lion, hyenas, cheetahs, jackals & the ever mysterious leopard in which Masai Mara is also famous for.

Serengeti Masai Mara ecosystem is probably the oldest ecosystem of all in the world & here is where the Great Wildebeest Migration start crossing Mara River in middle July  to September & spend the months of October before starting their way back to Serengeti National park in Tanzania. Mara River crossing can also be observed if traveling at this time however, this is by share lucky as the crossing days are quite unpredictable.

Masai Mara Game Reserve is still worth a visit with or without The Great Wildebeest Migration as it is rich in other wildlife. In the afternoon you will break for lunch & some rest befor embark on your sunset game drive. Late afternoon before or during sunset return back to your camp for diner & later campfire & overnight,

Meals Plan. Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner included

Overnight at Zebra Plains Mara Camp in Masai Mara

Apart from game viewing in the vast plains of the Great Masai Mara Game Reserve you have (options at extra cost) a walking safari or Masai village visit were you can mingle with this indigenous tribe in Africa & share their life experience around this area. Hot air balloon safari over the vast Masai Mara plains can also be done at extra cost.

After breakfast depart for Serengeti National Park with en-route game all the way to Isebania border where you will make a brief stop for visa processing before entering Tanzania side. On Tanzania side border known as Sirare you will change safari vehicle and proceed from here with a Tanzanian registered safari vehicle and a safari guide from the Tanzania side this is according to the new laws.

The driving from here is through Nyamongo mining villages & Mugumu township towards the Serengeti National park enter the park through Fort Ikoma Ranger post or Ikoma Gate depending on where your camp is located in the Serengeti. You will start your en-route game drive toward central Serengeti in search of Great wildebeest migration (if they are on this side), the big cats & many more. Late afternoon drive to Kisura Tented Camp in central Serengeti for dinner & overnight.

Meals Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner included

Overnight at Kisura Serengeti Camp or similar camp in central Serengeti.

Spend 2 magical days in Serengeti! On this 2 days as early as 06:30 am with packed breakfast box & lunch box depart the camp for an early morning game drive in the vast plains of Serengeti. Early morning game drive can allow you to spot cat family on the road as they try to avoid morning mist. You can also see other nocturnal predators returning back from their long night of hunting or a group of lioness organizing morning ambush. If the Great wildebeest will be on this side in this early morning you will go straight to where they are packed & spend much time with the herd while anticipating to see animal actions like fighting, hunting, eating even killing. Serengeti is still the best just as much as always with or without the migration herds.

Apart from wildebeest Migration you may also expect to spot herds of African elephant, buffalo, hippos, eland, warthog, topi, giraffe, leopard, serval cats, jackals, hyenas & others. Serengeti is also home to more than 500 bird species which include Ostrich, heron, secretary bird, stocks & many more.  All our safari jeeps are equipped with VHF high frequency radio to easily locate the animals. Late afternoon before or during sunset return back to your camp for dinner, campfire & overnight.

Meals Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner included

Overnight at Kisura Serengeti Camp or similar camp in central Serengeti

After breakfast check out at the camp & depart for Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority (NCAA), Start with a last game drive in Serengeti & en-route game drive toward Naabi Hills Gate & check into Ngorongoro side. Then drive across Malanja depression all the way to Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge at the Crater rim. After check in you will spend your precious afternoon just relaxing & enjoying the great views of the crater floor from the rim. Or you can go for a guided nature walk at the Crater rim. (Please tell us when booking this trip so that we can include a Guided nature walk at the Crater rim in your package).  Late afternoon is a sunset watch, dinner, campfire & overnight.

Meals Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner included

Overnight at the Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge at the Crater Rim

On this day as early as 06:30 am leave the lodge & descent of 600 meters into the Crater floor for a wonderful game viewing. Ngorongoro Crater UNESCO’S World Heritage Site and Biosphere Reserve. Was formed some 3 million years ago due to eternal forces under the earth crust, the middle sunk down & left over 600 meters walls to form a larger Caldera mistakenly called Crater.

Supported by early around water supply & fodder Ngorongoro crater supports a larger number of wildlife which include herd’s wildebeest, zebra, buffalo, African elephant, warthog, eland, hippos, the rare black rhino & many more.

Another big play card in this picturesque Caldera is a denser population of predators which include lion, hyenas, cheetahs, jackals & the ever-elusive leopard which sometimes require binoculars eye to spot. Later you will drive to Lake Magadi a shallow but larger alkaline lake located at the Southwest corner of the Crater frequently visited by hippos & some aquatic birds which include colorful flamingos.

Later in the afternoon ascend up the Crater rim & drive to Arusha town and to Ilboru Safari Lodge for dinner and overnight.

Meals Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner included

Overnight will be at Ilboru Safari Lodge near Arusha City.

After breakfast on this day you will depart for Amboseli National Park in Kenya and drive along beautiful landscapes, many masai village all the way to Namanga border where you will make a brief stop for passport stamping, then change the jeep & the driver just like in Isebania border before proceed to the Amboseli National Park & arrive at the Amboseli Serena Lodge during lunch time. After hot lunch and some rest you will go for an afternoon game drive until late afternoon.

Then return back to your lodge during sunset for dinner, campfire & overnight.

Meals Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner included

Overnight at Amboseli Serena Lodge inside the Park

On this day we take you for an early morning game drive in this beautiful Park at the base of Kilimanjaro Mountain. Then return back to the lodge for full breakfast & some rest before set out for an afternoon game viewing with packed lunch. Alternatively, you can do morning & sunset game with a break at midday for lunch and some relaxation at your lodge.

Amboseli National Park is home to the largest herds of giraffe, African elephant, buffalo, zebra, warthog & others. Predators can also be seen in this park which include lion, cheetahs, hyenas, Jackals and many bird species including the colorful flamingos. The scenic Kilimanjaro Mountain can be viewed in early morning or late afternoon.

Meals Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner included

Overnight at Amboseli Serena Lodge inside the Park

If you wish one last early morning game viewing at the Amboseli National Park then back to the lodge for breakfast and (depending on your departure time) transfer back to Nairobi and dropped at Jomo Kenyatta international airport for your international flight back home.

The best same 10 days safari Kenya and Tanzania can be offered with other lodges and tented camps in case you wish to stay at cheaper accommodation options to bring the costs down than this or even in upgraded lodges and tented camps in case you wish to stay at more luxurious deluxe options or more upgraded up market/top end accommodations.

Please contact Ways African Safaris for customized Kenya & Tanzania safari package.