13 Days Maasai Mara, Arusha, Tarangire, Ngorogoro, and Serengeti Safari in Kenya and Tanzania
Kenya and Tanzania Safari
Have fun on this wonderful adventure in safari heaven; Kenya and Tanzania. You will enjoy a holiday packed with activities that will become a memory you will never forget! This is an amazing opportunity prepared by Absolute Holiday Safaris Ltd for you to experience the wildlife safari where all sorts of animals await you in their natural habitats in the wild.
Key information
- Starting point and ending point: Nairobi
- Main wildlife to be viewed: hippos, crocodile, Cape buffalo, elephants, waterbuck, antelopes, lesser kudu, eland, lion, gerenuk, flamingos, wildebeest, zebras, gazelles, and birds
- Children policy: Minimum age allowed for participation is three years old
- Vaccines needed: yellow fever vaccination
- Guide speaks English
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Highlights
- 14 game drives
- Park fees are included
- 1 crater tour to explore the forest areas of Ngorongoro Crater
- A chance to see the great herds of wildebeest, zebras, and gazelles or a pride of lions
- Looking out for hippos and crocodiles while enjoying a picnic lunch
- Transport in a safari van in Kenya and Land Cruiser in Tanzania
- 3 daily meals and mineral water are included
- 12 nights' accommodation
Styles
Accommodation
You will be accommodated at various tented camps and budget hotels while in Kenya. In Tanzania, you will stay at Arusha Center Inn Hotel, Seronera camp, and other camps at the location where the safari will take place.
Program
Day 1: Nairobi to Masai Mara
Between 7:30 and 8:00 a.m., there will be a pick up from the hotel and you will depart for the Masai Mara Game Reserve, via the view-point of the Great Rift Valley and Narok town for refueling and lunch. Proceed to the game reserve arriving around 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. at camp. You will have a little siesta and then later proceed on to the first introduction game viewing in Masai Mara game reserve. After that, you will be returning back to the camp for dinner and overnight.
Day 2: Masai Mara
After breakfast, proceed on a full day of game viewing within the reserve. The landscape here is scenic savannah grassland on rolling hills. The reserve is the best park for game in Kenya as it has an extensive road and track network which allows for close range viewing and photography. Break for your picnic lunch at the hippo pool, while looking out for hippos and crocodile. Dinner and overnight will be at the camp.
Day 3: Masai Mara to Nakuru
There will be an early morning pre-breakfast game drive. After breakfast, you will depart the Mara region for Nakuru, with lunch en-route and scenic views of Mt. Longonot and Lake Naivasha from afar on the main highway. Dinner and overnight will be at a budget hotel.
Day 4: Lake Nakuru to Amboseli
After breakfast, you will proceed for a game drive in Lake Nakuru National Park, known for its prolific bird-life including flamingo's. The park contains a sanctuary for the conservation of the white rhino while species like Cape buffalo and waterbuck can be seen near the shoreline. Drive to Amboseli national park arriving late evening with game viewing en-route to camp. Dinner and overnight will be at a camp.
Day 5: Amboseli
It will be a day of game drives in this park which contains swamp grounds in which elephants and hippos bathe in abundance. A variety of plains game, antelopes, and birds can also be seen and Mt. Kilimanjaro’s peak too if weather conditions permit. There will be picnic lunches. You will then return to overnight at the camp.
Day 6: Amboseli to Arusha
There will be an early morning game viewing and then you will return to the camp for a full breakfast. You will then check out and proceed to Namanga border after the immigration process and catch the shuttle bus to Arusha. You will be met there by a guide and transferred to Arusha Center Inn Hotel booked for bed and breakfast. Today, you may choose a dinner at your own leisure.
Day 7: Arusha to Tarangire National Park
After breakfast, depart for Tarangire National Park, arriving in time for lunch and an afternoon of game viewing. Lesser kudu, eland, lion and gerenuk can be found in this beautiful park, noted for its multitude of baobab trees and its tree-climbing lions. Dinner and overnight will be at the camp.
Day 8: Tarangire to Ngorongoro
After breakfast, drive to Ngorongoro Conservation Area. This afternoon, you will descend 2000 feet (over 600 meters) to the floor of the crater for a day crater tour with picnic lunches. Explore the forest areas that are inhabited by monkeys and elephants, the lake area, where you may see the flamingos and the open savannah where the lions hunt for food. Dinner and overnight will be at the camp.
Day 9: Ngorongoro to Serengeti
Drive to Serengeti National Park via Olduvai Gorge, the site of Louis and Mary Leakey’s renowned archaeological discoveries. You may visit this museum at extra cost. The findings include some of the man’s earliest known ancestral remains. Lunch will be at the Seronera camp.
You will have an afternoon game drive in the endless plains of the Serengeti for a chance to see the great herds of wildebeest, zebras, and gazelles or a pride of lions lounging in the shade. Dinner and overnight will be at the camp
Day 10: Serengeti National Park
After breakfast in the camp, you will leave with picnic lunches for a full day in this savannah grassland park tracking various spices of animals which inhabit this park. You will break for the picnic lunch and continue with the game drive till evening. Dinner and overnight will be at the camp.
Day 11: Serengeti to Lake Manyara
Enjoy an early morning game drive before breakfast. You will return to the camp for a late breakfast. Enjoy a mid morning drive and then depart to Lake Manyara with lunch en-route. Upon arrival, you will have the evening game drive till sunset. Dinner and overnight will be at the camp.
Day 12: Lake Manyara to Arusha
After breakfast, you will have a morning game drive in Lake Manyara National Park where the inhabitants include hippos, monkeys, tree climbing lions, flamingos, and other varieties of bird-life. Lunch will be at the camp. After lunch, you will drive back to Arusha Center Inn.
Day 13: Arusha to Nairobi
After breakfast at Arusha Center Inn Hotel, there will be someone to take you to a shuttle bus to Nairobi where you will be received and transferred to the airport or your Nairobi hotel or you will be transferred directly from your hotel to the airport to catch your flight home or to another destination.
Guides
Patrick Kusola
I am an adventure guide and the top senior guide with a travel tour agency in Nairobi. I received my schooling and training at Utalii College where I was approved as a guide. I began working as a city guide and upgraded to a full guide shortly thereafter. I enjoy sharing my knowledge of different species of animals and birds with others. Among the organization guides, I am proud to have the first priority to lead groups as a guide and take them into the wilderness. I am very informative and responsible person. My company trusts me with all clients as they are ensured everyone is in safe hands
JACKSON WACHIRA MUREITHI
A Kenya-born adventure guide, I am a great guide who does my job with passion. I am always ready to make my services available with a clean and open heart to all clients. I have a great deal of knowledge of cultural activities, animals, birds and the Kenyan topography. My office workers are proud of me as per the services I offer to clients and the great role I play in the organization. The company chose me from my work with many tour operators and because of my good records. The people at the agency trust me with clients, as they are aware of my clients’ satisfaction.
Albert Marongah
He is the senior in our office and a great Instructor concerning all the tours, Mountaineering and Beach Holidays.
Location
This safari will take place in Nairobi, Maasai Mara Game Reserve, Lake Nakuru, and Amboseli in Kenya; and Arusha, Lake Manyara, Tarangire, Serengeti, and Ngorongoro Crater in Tanzania.
Food
The price of the package includes three daily meals (except on some days as specified in the itinerary) and mineral water.
The following meals are included:
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:
- Regular (typically includes meat and fish)
- Other dietary requirements on request
Things to do (optional)
You may choose to visit the Olduvai Gorge Museum for an extra cost along the way to Serengeti National Park.
What's included
- 14 game drives
- 1 Ngorongoro Crater tour
- Park entrance fees
- Service of an English-speaking professional driver / guide
- Ground transport in a safari van in Kenya and Land Cruiser in Tanzania
- 3 daily meals and mineral water
- 12 nights' accommodation
- 1 liter of mineral water each day
- Transport from Nairobi to Tanzania and back
What's not included
- Visit to a Maasai village, Olduvai George, and any activity at Lake Naivasha
- Personal insurance
- Personal items
- Soft drinks or alcoholic drinks
- Tips
Cancellation Policy
- A reservation requires a deposit of 16% of the total price.
- The deposit is fully refundable if the booking is cancelled up to 15 days before the arrival date.
- The rest of the payment should be paid on arrival.
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