Kenya, Tanzania · Safari

12-Day Kenya and Tanzania Safari with Masai Mara and Serengeti

12 Days Round trip from Nairobi Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Experience wildlife in Masai Mara, Serengeti, and Ngorongoro, home to the Big Five
  • 02 Enjoy breathtaking views of savannah landscapes and Mount Kilimanjaro in Amboseli National Park
  • 03 Discover vibrant bird species and herbivores at Lake Nakuru and Lake Manyara
  • 04 Witness the famous wildebeest migration at the Mara River crossing
  • 05 Explore centuries-old Maasai cultural practices in Kenya and Tanzania

Explore Kenya and Tanzania in twelve days with visits to Lake Nakuru National Park, Lake Naivasha, Masai Mara National Reserve, Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Crater, Lake Manyara National Park, and Amboseli National Park. See the Big Five, a variety of herbivores and bird species, breathtaking savannah landscapes, and views of Mount Kilimanjaro. The journey also includes the famous Mara River crossing and insights into centuries-old Maasai cultural practices in Kenya and Tanzania.

Proceed to the famous Mara River, where thousands of wildebeests and zebras cross from Serengeti to Maasai Mara each year.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 12 Days
Tour type Private
Activity level Easy
Accommodation Included · Standard
Transport Included
Wheelchair access No
Cities Naivasha, Nairobi, Masai Mara, Mount Kilimanjaro, Amboseli National Park, Lake Nakuru National Park, Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Lake Manyara
Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

1
Day 01

Nairobi to Lake Nakuru National Park

  • You will be picked up at 730hrs by our tour guide/driver from your Nairobi hotel or airport and immediately depart for Lake Nakuru.
  • Take a short rest stop at the Great Rift Valley Viewpoint to see how the Great Rift Valley was formed.
  • Thereafter, proceed to Lake Nakuru National Park to arrive in time for lunch at your lodge.
  • Before the afternoon game drive, refresh and relax by the pool while enjoying the magical scenic view of the African sun.
  • Depart for an afternoon game drive until late evening.

Return to your lodge for dinner and overnight.

2
Day 02

Lake Nakuru National Park to Lake Naivasha

  • After breakfast, depart from Lake Nakuru National Park with a game drive en route to Lake Naivasha, arriving in time for lunch at the lodge.
  • In the afternoon, you can have an optional boat ride at an extra cost of $20 per person sharing.

Dinner and overnight at the lodge.

3
Day 03

Lake Naivasha to Masai Mara National Reserve

  • Have an early breakfast.
  • Depart for Masai Mara to arrive for lunch at the lodge.
  • Have lunch and relax.
  • Enjoy an afternoon game drive from 1530hrs until 1830hrs in search of the Big Five. You might see leopards hunting that afternoon because they are very active during that time.
4
Day 04

Full-Day Game Drive in Masai Mara

  • After breakfast, set off early for a full-day game drive with packed lunch to witness the animal kingdom at its most active hour. Search for the park's large populations of wildebeests, rhinoceros, buffalos, lions, leopards, elephants, hippos, cheetahs, zebras, impalas, gazelles, hartebeest, warthogs, ostriches, topi, and Maasai giraffes, among others.
  • Proceed to the famous Mara River, where thousands of wildebeests and zebras cross from Serengeti to Maasai Mara each year.
  • Enjoy a packed lunch inside the park by the banks of the river, surrounded by beautiful scenery and wildlife.
5
Day 05

Masai Mara National Reserve to Serengeti National Park

  • After an early morning breakfast, depart with a game drive en route to the Tanzania border.
  • Here, your Kenyan guide will hand you over to the Tanzanian guide.
  • Depart in a 4x4 Land Cruiser for Serengeti National Park.
  • Carry packed lunch with you from the lodge because you will arrive at the park past lunch hour.
  • Have a game drive as you enter the park.

Later, drive to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay.

6
Day 06

Full Day in Serengeti National Park

Spend the whole day in Serengeti with morning and afternoon game drives in the park. This park contains a huge concentration of game and the greatest, most spectacular concentration of animals anywhere in the world. It is not unusual to see 40 or more lions in a day's game viewing.

The bulk of the area consists of vast open plains with lofty rocky outcrops. Also found here are acacia woodland, savannah swamp, and a small lake. Serengeti National Park is one of the best-known wildlife sanctuaries in the world and one of the top destinations in Africa in terms of safari.

With more than 2 million wildebeest, half a million Thomson's gazelles, and a quarter of a million zebras, it is also synonymous with the annual wildebeest and zebra migration. Other animals such as zebras, giraffes, baboons, and many more might also be spotted.

Dinner and overnight at the lodge.

7
Day 07

Serengeti National Park to Ngorongoro Crater

  • After breakfast, enjoy a final game drive in Serengeti Park. Carry packed lunch.
  • Depart for Ngorongoro Crater to arrive in the late afternoon.
  • Arrive in good time for an afternoon game drive from 1530hrs to 1830hrs.

Dinner and overnight at your lodge.

8
Day 08

Ngorongoro Crater Floor Tour

  • After breakfast, check out of the lodge with a packed picnic lunch.
  • Depart for a tour of the crater floor, which is home to numerous plains game and the Big Five.
  • Spend the day within the crater and have lunch at one of the famous picnic spots in the park.
  • In the evening, return to the lodge, which is strategically perched on the rim of the collapsed volcano, with the most magnificent views of the crater floor.
9
Day 09

Ngorongoro Crater to Lake Manyara National Park

  • Have breakfast and depart for Lake Manyara with a game drive as you leave the park.
  • Arrive before lunchtime.
  • Check in at the lodge, have lunch, and relax around the cosy lodge as you wait for an afternoon game drive.
  • Enjoy an afternoon game drive until 1800hrs.

Dinner and overnight at the camp.

10
Day 10

Lake Manyara National Park to Amboseli National Park

  • After breakfast at the lodge, depart with picnic lunch boxes for the Namanga border.
  • Clear customs and immigration formalities, then join our Kenya tour driver and proceed to Amboseli.
  • Have lunch en route.
  • Once you arrive at the park, enjoy a game drive. Look out for large herds of elephants, lions, leopards, gazelles, wild dogs, and the magnificent view of Mt. Kilimanjaro.

Dinner and overnight at the camp.

11
Day 11

Full-Day Safari in Amboseli National Park

  • Have a full game drive within the park.
  • Spend the morning on a game drive after breakfast until lunchtime.
  • Return to the lodge for lunch at 1300hrs.
  • Relax by the pool after lunch.
  • Start an afternoon game drive from 1530hrs to 1830hrs.

Dinner and overnight at the camp.

12
Day 12

Amboseli National Park to Nairobi

  • Enjoy an early morning game drive and return to the camp for a full buffet breakfast.
  • After breakfast, depart for Nairobi to arrive in time for drop-off at the airport or hotel.
Masai Mara savannah, Mara River crossing, Serengeti National Park plains, Mount Kilimanjaro views

Where this trip takes you

Masai Mara savannah, Mara River crossing, Serengeti National Park plains, Mount Kilimanjaro views

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map
Round trip from Nairobi 9 cities · 12 Days

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • Park entrance fees
  • Accommodation on a full-board basis
  • Transport in a pop-up safari vehicle
  • Driver tour guides
  • Drinking water
  • Transfers

What's Not Included

  • Tips
  • Alcoholic beverages

What to bring

  • Both warm and light clothes, and light safari shoes for a safari

Know before you go

  • Visa for entrance at the borders between Kenya and Tanzania

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point
Nairobi, Kenya
Tour start
Nairobi, Kenya
Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
End of the journey

Your 12 days finish where they began, in Nairobi.

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