Kenya, Tanzania · Safari

10-Day Kenya and Tanzania Safari with Big Five and Migration Chance

10 Days Round trip from Nairobi Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Thrilling game drives across Masai Mara, Serengeti, Ngorongoro, Lake Manyara, and Tarangire
  • 02 Chance to encounter the Big Five and other wildlife up close in East Africa's celebrated parks
  • 03 Optional hot air balloon ride over Serengeti for a bird's-eye view of the plains
  • 04 Explore Lake Manyara, famed for its birdlife and elusive tree-climbing lions
  • 05 Travel from Nairobi through the scenic Great Rift Valley into Tanzania's iconic safari landscapes

Come aboard this exclusive wildlife tour in Africa on a 10-day journey from Nairobi to Kilimanjaro through some of East Africa's most celebrated safari landscapes. Enjoy thrilling game drives in Masai Mara, Serengeti, Ngorongoro, Lake Manyara, and Tarangire, with chances to spot lions, elephants, giraffes, hippos, buffaloes, varied birdlife, and more. You can also opt for a hot air balloon ride over Serengeti for a bird's-eye view of the park. If lucky, you may witness the Great Annual Migration, an astonishing wildlife spectacle that will leave you spellbound.

If lucky, you may witness the Great Annual Migration, an astonishing wildlife spectacle that will leave you spellbound.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 10 Days
Tour type Private
Activity level Easy
Accommodation Included · Standard
Transport Included
Wheelchair access Yes
Cities Arusha, Nairobi, Masai Mara, Mount Kilimanjaro, Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Lake Manyara, Tarangire National Park
Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

1
Day 01

Arrival in Nairobi and City Orientation Tour

  • Arrive at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi.

  • After customs and immigration formalities, meet our representative and proceed to the hotel.

  • After check-in, explore the city on an orientation tour, where you will see the residential area, the National Museum, and the Parliament Building. Lunch at a restaurant.

Dinner and overnight at Olololodge: full board.

2
Day 02

Nairobi to Masai Mara

  • After breakfast, check out and proceed to Masai Mara.

  • In the evening, visit the Masai Mara Game Reserve, well known for its distinctive customs and dress.

Dinner and overnight at Masai Mara Losokwan Tented Camp: full board.

3
Day 03

Masai Mara Game Drives

  • After breakfast, today it is time for a most thrilling experience as we enjoy game drives, where we will get the chance to have a close encounter with the Big Five and other wild animals like gazelles, warthogs, giraffes, zebras, cheetahs, leopards, and hyenas. Lunch is included.

Dinner and overnight at Masai Mara Losokwan Tented Camp: full board.

4
Day 04

Masai Mara to Serengeti National Park

  • After breakfast, check out and proceed to Serengeti National Park with packed lunch boxes. Serengeti means endless plains.

  • En route, enjoy game drives in Serengeti, which offers wildlife like gazelles, zebras, cheetahs, wild dogs, leopards, and over a million wildebeest.

  • Arrive at Serengeti National Park and check into the tented camp. Lunch included.

Dinner and overnight at Serengeti Acacia Tented Camp: full board.

5
Day 05

Serengeti Game Drives and Optional Balloon Ride

  • After breakfast, today early in the morning you can do optional activities on your own, like a hot air balloon ride for a bird's-eye view of the park. Serengeti National Park is one of the best-known wildlife sanctuaries in the world, with various vegetation, grassy plains, savannah acacia lands, wooded hills, and mountains that form the backdrop for an extraordinary concentration of animals, which reaches its peak during the wildebeest migration.

  • Enjoy morning and evening game drives. Lunch included.

Dinner and overnight at Serengeti Acacia Tented Camp: full board.

6
Day 06

Serengeti to Ngorongoro Conservation Area

  • After breakfast, check out from the tented camp and proceed to Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Ngorongoro Conservation Area is a protected area and a World Heritage Site west of Arusha in the Crater Highlands area of Tanzania. Large animals in the crater include the black rhinoceros, the African buffalo or Cape buffalo, and the hippopotamus. There are also many other animals such as blue wildebeest, Grant's zebra, the common eland, and Grant's and Thomson's gazelles. Waterbucks occur mainly near Lerai Forest. Tanzanian cheetah, East African wild dog, and also the African leopard are rarely seen here. Lunch included.

Dinner and overnight at Ngorongoro Ang'ata Tented Camp: full board.

7
Day 07

Full-Day Ngorongoro Crater Tour

  • After breakfast, do a full-day Ngorongoro Conservation Area tour. Visit the World Heritage Site, Ngorongoro Crater. One of the Seven Natural Wonders of Africa, Ngorongoro Crater has large flora and fauna, with animals such as grazers - gazelle, buffalo, eland, hartebeest, warthog, black rhinos, East African wild dog, and Tanzanian cheetah. Lunch included.

Dinner and overnight at Eileen's Trees Inn: full board.

8
Day 08

Lake Manyara Game Drive

  • Depart from your lodge at Karatu and proceed to Lake Manyara National Park. Although small in size, this park is one of the most diverse reserves in the country. Lake Manyara covers two-thirds of the park. At the backdrop is the wall of the Great Rift Valley, before which lies the groundwater forest, areas of open grassland near the lake foreshore, and the soda lake.

  • Enjoy a picnic lunch in this area, which consists of open grassy areas, hot springs, dense woodlands, and steep mountainsides. Lake Manyara National Park is a birding paradise that has more than 350 bird species. This park is also famed for its unique and elusive tree-climbing lions.

Dinner and overnight at Tarangire Ang'ata Tented Camp: full board.

9
Day 09

Tarangire Game Viewing and Transfer to Arusha

  • Drive to Tarangire National Park for some excellent game viewing. Tarangire is a small park that offers some excellent sights. Generally, in the dry seasons, Tarangire comes alive with plenty of wildlife and birdlife that congregate on the Tarangire River, which is a permanent source of water.

  • In the afternoon, make a short journey from the park to Arusha.

Dinner and overnight at Masailand Safari Lodge: half board.

10
Day 10

Arusha to Kilimanjaro International Airport

  • After breakfast, check out from the lodge and proceed to the airport.

Masai Mara savannah, Serengeti National Park plains, Ngorongoro Conservation Area crater rim, Great Rift Valley escarpment

Where this trip takes you

Masai Mara savannah, Serengeti National Park plains, Ngorongoro Conservation Area crater rim, Great Rift Valley escarpment

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map
Round trip from Nairobi 8 cities · 10 Days

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • Full-board accommodation whilst on safari in the above-mentioned en suite tented camps and lodges.

  • Private safari guide.

  • Private 4 x 4 safari jeep with pop-up roof for game viewing.

  • Transfers in both directions between the international airport.

  • All national park fees.

  • All meals whilst on safari.

  • Ngorongoro Crater fees.

  • Airport arrival/departure meet and greets at the airport.

  • On safari - vehicles equipped with an ice chest, mineral water, wildlife guidebooks, and binoculars.

  • Government taxes, VAT, and service charges relating to accommodation and included meals.

What's Not Included

  • Visa on arrival in Kenya and Tanzania: USD 50 per person on arrival; USA and Canada passport holders, USD 100.

  • Personal expenses (e.g. laundry, telephone, beverages, etc.).

  • Government-added VAT.

  • Optional tours (balloon rides USD 550 per person, etc.).

  • Tips and any items of a personal nature.

Know before you go

  • The wildebeest migration can normally be found in the Southern and Western Corridor area in Serengeti National Park, depending on rainfall patterns.

  • Safari departs from Nairobi, travelling to the world-famous Masai Mara Game Reserve via the scenic Great Rift Valley. In Kenya's premier game reserve - Masai Mara - we go in search of the abundant wildlife that has made this one of the most celebrated game parks in Africa. Serengeti's great wildebeest migration is an astonishing race for life and an incredible sight to behold. The greatest wildlife phenomenon of them all, it's an experience that will leave you completely speechless.

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point
Kilimanjaro International Airport, Kilimanjaro Airport Road, Tanzania
Tour start
Nairobi, Kenya
Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
End of the journey

Your 10 days finish where they began, in Nairobi.

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