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

• Have an early morning pick-up, then drive to Lake Nakuru National Park.
• Across the equator, southwards of Bogoria, lies the Rift Valley's most famous lake, Lake Nakuru. Known all over the world for its flamingos, it is alkaline and recognized as one of the Natural Wonders of the World.
• Lake Nakuru is now a rhino sanctuary, harboring a population of over 40 black rhinos and over 60 white rhinos, but the flamingos, of course, have always been the main attraction.
• At times, there may be almost 2 million flamingos in residence, forming a stunningly beautiful deep pink band around the edge of the lakeshore.
• You will arrive in time for lunch, then have an afternoon game drive.
• Dinner and your overnight stay are at the campsite or lodge.

• Have an early morning drive to Masai Mara National Reserve. It remains one of the few places left on Earth where wildlife still lives comparatively undisturbed, in the numbers that once roamed the plains and forests of Africa.
• As the northern tip of the vast Serengeti ecosystem, the Mara hosts the spectacular seasonal migration of many thousands of wildebeest, zebras, and attendant predators.
• You will arrive in time for lunch, then have an afternoon game drive.

Note: Accommodation can be upgraded to higher-level options or downgraded to more economic ones (price reduction).

• After breakfast, we will have a full-day game drive, with packed lunch provided. The reserve is well known for its black-maned lion, as well as its abundant resident wildlife, and it is one of the few places where it is possible to see the Big Five during a morning game drive.
• Many of the cheetahs are so tame that they seek shelter from the hot sun under one's vehicle, and several even climb onto the roof to get a better view of prospective prey.
• For bird enthusiasts, almost 500 species have been recorded. Among these are 16 species of eagle, many hawks and falcons, 6 species of vultures, 8 species of storks, 4 species of bustard, including the kori bustard, the world's heaviest flying bird, and 9 species of sunbirds.

Note: Accommodation can be upgraded to higher-level options or downgraded to more economic ones (price reduction).

• On this day, you will transfer from Masai Mara to Serengeti National Park through the Isebania border.
• This transfer takes almost the whole day, but during a great part of the journey - in the morning in Masai Mara and in the afternoon in the Serengeti - you will be doing a game drive.
• In the afternoon, enjoy a game drive en route to the tented camp.

Accommodation can be upgraded to higher-level options (at extra cost) or downgraded to more economic ones (price reduction).

• The famous Serengeti National Park is home to the Great Migration. The game drives are spectacular, as you drive up the crater highlands, stopping at the rim.
• Continuing on, the vast Serengeti spreads out before you. Serengeti means "endless plains" in Kiswahili. This 6,900 sq miles (18,000 sq km) park is inhabited by more than 2 million large animals, including more than a million wildebeest, hundreds of thousands of plains zebras, and Thomson's gazelles.
• There are also large predators, including lions, cheetahs, and hyenas.
• Many smaller animals, such as rock hyrax and monkeys, also inhabit the area, along with nearly 500 species of birds.
• On the second day, after breakfast, have a full day in Serengeti National Park with morning and afternoon game drives. There is a possibility to visit Olduvai Gorge and have a balloon flight.

Accommodation can be upgraded to higher-level options (at extra cost) or downgraded to more economic ones (price reduction).

• Have an early morning safari before breakfast to spot the animals when they are more active and also to enjoy a fantastic sunrise in front of you.
• After the game drive, return to the camp for brunch, followed by a transfer to Ngorongoro. With walls 2,000 ft high and a crater floor that spreads for 102 sq miles, the crater is a virtual Noah's Ark, inhabited by almost every species of wildlife indigenous to East Africa, including the rare black rhino.
• In fact, the crater has the greatest concentration of wildlife on the planet. It contains a river, several swamps, a lake that from the top looks like steam and is full of flamingos, a forest, and open plains.
• The large bull elephants that reside here have extremely large tusks due to the rich mineral content of the volcanic soil and its grasses. There is a possibility for an afternoon walking safari in the Ngorongoro Highlands.

Accommodation can be upgraded to higher-level options (at extra cost) or downgraded to more economic ones (price reduction).

• Very early in the morning, descend to the crater floor for a day of wildlife viewing in one of the most incredible places on Earth.
• After a stop for a picnic lunch near the hippo lake, continue wildlife viewing in the afternoon, then drive up the steep road out of the crater and transfer to Manyara for your overnight stay.
• You can also visit Tarangire instead of Manyara, and we recommend it from June to September.
• There is also a possibility to visit Oldonyo Sambu Maasai Village on the way to Manyara or Tarangire.

Accommodation can be upgraded to higher-level options (at extra cost) or downgraded to more economic ones (price reduction).

• Depart after breakfast and drive across the Great Rift Valley to Lake Manyara National Park for a full-day game drive. This enchanting park is noted for its beauty and its incredibly lush acacia forest of giant fig and mahogany trees, which are home to troops of baboons and blue monkeys. It is also very famous for its stunning bird variety.
• The park is also home to large numbers of buffaloes, giraffes, elephants, impalas, and a hippo lake, where large numbers of hippos usually gather.
• This park has become famous for its tree-climbing lions and the flamingos on the lakeshore. The game drives are done along the shore of the lake, providing incredible views of animals in the foreground, with the lake, flamingos, and flat plains on the horizon.
• In the afternoon, you'll transfer to Arusha.
• There is a possibility for a bicycle ride tour and for a night game drive.

Alternatively, instead of going to Arusha, you can continue to Amboseli (Kenya) and do a 1- or 2-night safari, finishing the tour back in Nairobi.