10-Day Kenya and Tanzania Luxury Safari with Big Five and Great Migration

1

Day 01

Nairobi to Lake Naivasha and Lake Nakuru

• Pick-up: Morning pick-up from your Nairobi hotel, residence, or the airport.
• Drive: Travel through the dramatic landscapes of the Great Rift Valley, stopping at scenic viewpoints along the way.
• Activity: Enjoy a Lake Naivasha boat safari across the freshwater lake.
• Wildlife viewing: Cruise past hippos while looking out for African fish eagles, kingfishers, pelicans, and other birdlife.
• Activity: Continue to Crescent Island for a guided walking safari among giraffes, zebras, waterbucks, and antelopes.
• Drive: Travel onward toward Lake Nakuru National Park.
• Game drive: Depending on your arrival time, enjoy an introductory game drive before checking into your lodge.
• Overnight: Lake Nakuru.
• Meals: Lunch and dinner.

2

Day 02

Lake Nakuru to the Maasai Mara

• Meals: Breakfast.
• Game drive: Morning game drive in Lake Nakuru National Park.
• Wildlife viewing: Search for black and white rhinos, Rothschild's giraffes, buffaloes, zebras, waterbucks, and other wildlife.
• Birdlife: Look out for pelicans, cormorants, herons, and, depending on water levels and feeding conditions, flamingos.
• Drive: Journey toward the Maasai Mara National Reserve.
• Arrival: Arrive at your lodge or tented camp and, time permitting, enjoy your first afternoon game drive.
• Wildlife viewing: Look out for elephants, giraffes, buffaloes, wildebeest, zebras, and abundant predators.
• Overnight: Maasai Mara.
• Meals: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

3

Day 03

Full-Day Safari in the Maasai Mara

• Game drive: Enjoy a full-day private game drive across the reserve after breakfast.
• Wildlife viewing: Search for the Big Five - lion, leopard, elephant, buffalo, and rhino - along with cheetahs, hyenas, giraffes, and countless plains animals.
• Route: Depending on wildlife movements, travel toward the Mara River, home to hippos and Nile crocodiles.
• Seasonal note: During the migration season, generally between July and October, vast herds of wildebeest and zebras move through the greater Mara-Serengeti ecosystem. River crossings are natural events and cannot be guaranteed.
• Lunch: Picnic lunch in the wilderness.
• Optional experiences: Sunrise hot-air balloon safari.
• Optional experiences: Maasai village cultural visit.
• Overnight: Maasai Mara.
• Meals: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

4

Day 04

Maasai Mara to Serengeti via the Isebania Border

• Meals: Early breakfast.
• Drive: Travel toward the Isebania border crossing.
• Border: Complete immigration formalities and meet your Tanzanian safari team.
• Drive: Continue into Serengeti National Park.
• Game viewing: Look out for lions, elephants, buffaloes, giraffes, zebras, wildebeest, and other wildlife along the way.
• Overnight: Serengeti.
• Meals: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

5

Day 05

Private Serengeti Game Drives

• Game drive: Spend the day exploring the Serengeti with your private guide.
• Wildlife viewing: Search for lions, leopards, and cheetahs, as well as elephants, giraffes, buffaloes, wildebeest, zebras, and antelopes.
• Note: The Serengeti lies at the heart of the Great Migration ecosystem, and your guide will tailor the game drive according to wildlife movements and current conditions.
• Lunch: Picnic lunch in the wilderness, or return to your lodge depending on the day's plan.
• Game drive: Continue exploring into the afternoon before returning to your camp.
• Overnight: Serengeti.
• Meals: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

6

Day 06

Serengeti to Ngorongoro Highlands

• Meals: Breakfast.
• Game drive: Enjoy a final game drive as you leave the Serengeti.
• Drive: Travel toward the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.
• Optional visit: Olduvai Gorge can be arranged along the way.
• Drive: Continue into the Ngorongoro highlands as the landscape changes from open savannah to rolling green hills and dramatic volcanic scenery.
• Arrival: Arrive at your lodge and enjoy a relaxed evening overlooking the highlands.
• Overnight: Ngorongoro / Karatu.
• Meals: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

7

Day 07

Ngorongoro Crater to Tarangire

• Meals: Early breakfast.
• Activity: Descend approximately 600 metres into the Ngorongoro Crater.
• Game drive: Explore the crater floor in search of lions, elephants, buffaloes, wildebeest, zebras, hippos, hyenas, and the endangered black rhino.
• Note: The enclosed landscape supports one of Africa's most concentrated wildlife populations and creates an unforgettable safari experience.
• Lunch: Picnic lunch.
• Drive: Continue toward Tarangire National Park.
• Arrival: Arrive at your lodge and settle in for the evening.
• Overnight: Tarangire.
• Meals: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

8

Day 08

Tarangire to Amboseli

• Meals: Breakfast.
• Game drive: Explore Tarangire National Park.
• Wildlife viewing: Discover impressive elephant herds, ancient baobab trees, and distinctive landscapes as you search for elephants, giraffes, zebras, buffaloes, wildebeest, lions, and other wildlife.
• Drive: Continue toward the Kenya-Tanzania border.
• Border: Complete border formalities and travel into Kenya toward Amboseli National Park.
• Arrival: Arrive at your lodge or tented camp and settle in beneath the shadow of Mount Kilimanjaro.
• Overnight: Amboseli.
• Meals: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

9

Day 09

Amboseli Wildlife and Kilimanjaro Views

• Wildlife viewing: Wake early for the possibility of spectacular views of Mount Kilimanjaro.
• Game drive: Spend the day exploring Amboseli's open plains and wildlife-rich wetlands.
• Wildlife viewing: Look out for large elephant families, often seen crossing the plains or feeding in the marshes.
• Visit: Visit Observation Hill for panoramic views across the park.
• Wildlife viewing: Search for lions, cheetahs, buffaloes, giraffes, zebras, wildebeest, hippos, and abundant birdlife.
• Overnight: Amboseli.
• Meals: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

10

Day 10

Amboseli to Nairobi

• Meals: Breakfast.
• Drive: Begin the journey back to Nairobi.
• Transfer: Arrive in Nairobi later in the day and transfer to your hotel, residence, or airport.
• End: Your 10-Day Kenya & Tanzania Luxury Safari comes to an end after an unforgettable journey through East Africa's lakes, savannahs, volcanic landscapes, and wildlife-rich plains.