“Experience the best parts of Kenya and Tanzania”
8 Day Private Kenya and Tanzania Safari
Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya - Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Lake Manyara National Park, Arusha, Tanzania
Best of Kenya and Tanzania Safari
Get to experience Kenya and Tanzania's best safari sites in these 8 days itinerary. This is a private safari so just travelers in your family or bubble of friends. Due to demand, Perfect Safaris is offering this itinerary in luxury and comfort accommodations and NOT budget camping. The parks covered are Maasai Mara, Serengeti, and Ngorongoro.
Key information
- Private safari
- Maximum group size: 15
- Starting point and ending point: Nairobi
- Languages spoken: English
- Park fees included
Highlights
- Game drives as itinerary
- Chance to see wildebeest migration (seasonal), the Big 5, and other wildlife
- Customized safari vehicle in Kenya
- 4x4 land cruiser jeep in Tanzania with a pop up roof
- 7 nights accommodation
- 1 night complimentary stay at Raha Suites Hotel if you arrive 1 day earlier
- Full board meals
Skill level
- Beginner
Styles
8 activity days
Group size: Maximum of 15 participants
Airport transfer included:
Jomo Kenyatta International Airport
Accommodation
You will accommodated at various accommodations during the safari:
- Day 0: Raha Suites (only included if you arrive a day early)
- Day 1 - 2: Jambo Mara Safari Lodge
- Day 3 - 4: Osinon Camps and Lodges or Serengeti Wildebeest Camp
- Day 5 - 6: Highview Hotel or Octagon Lodge
- Day 7: Venus Premier Hotel
Raha Suites
Meaning a place of comfort in Swahili, Raha Suites is a place where travelers are offered the best accommodation in a prestigious and safe environment at unbelievably amazing deals. Located 30 minutes drive from the airport, at the heart of Westlands on Waiyaki way, they are near banks, supermarkets, hospitals, and shopping malls. The services include excursion safaris to the famous Nairobi national park and museum/snake park that is only 2 km away. Raha is the best transit point to Maasai Mara and Naivasha for anyone who wants to beat the early jam in time for the morning game drives.
Jambo Mara Safari Lodge
Located in the heart of Masai Mara National Reserve, Jambo Mara Safari Lodge offers complete relaxation and rejuvenation. Enjoy and relax in the surroundings of complete nature, from tropical gardens to spectacular wildlife and unbelievable African sunshine on your lovely private balcony.
Osinon Camps and Lodges
Just a few miles drive from Seronera airstrip in the heart of Serengeti National Park, there lies a true wilderness retreat in the name of Osinon Camp. Set under the stunning umbrella of the acacia trees, Osinon is the perfect camp for exploring the centre of Serengeti. Positioned in the central Serengeti, which was voted the best safari park in Africa, the luxury camp gives you a unique chance to view a stunning array of wildlife passing from Southern Serengeti to the Northern corridor.
With big 5, the world’s largest wildebeest’s migration in the Serengeti, the evening sundowner at the amazing fireplace and bush dinner, Osinon puts you in the centre of it all. The comforts embrace 14 luxury en-suite canvas tents including a family tent with a perfect private lounge all giving you a spectacular view of the endless plains of Serengeti.
Serengeti Wildebeest Camp
Serengeti Wildebeest Camps is located in the central part of the Serengeti National Park, the Seronera Tana – Extra area, it features 10 spacious, self-contained private tents each equipped with private showers and toilets, the Serengeti Serengeti Wildebeest Camps provides guests with comfortable and unforgettable firsthand experiences of the wildlife, landscapes, natural wonders, and the exciting atmosphere of one of Tanzania’s most famous National Park
The unique and comfortable Camps it offers various contemporary amenities such as dining and bar activities, internet, sundowner cocktails to bush meals at a private site, Serengeti Wildebeest multi-cuisine restaurant provides a memorable dining experience.
Highview Hotel
Highview Hotel Karatu is owned and operated by ZARA Tours, Moshi, a travel agency and tour operator fully licensed and registered under the law of the Republic of Tanzania. The opening of the Highview Hotel was in 2006, airly located on a hillside facing the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Highview Hotel had been designedin the lines of simplicity combined with quality services.
Octagon Lodge
Octagon Lodge is a small and private lodge located twenty minutes from the Ngorongoro Conservation Area Gate in Karatu, Tanzania. Ideal for visitors on a trip, it is situated amidst colorful and exotic gardens and provides a perfect base for visiting the Northern Parks of Tarangire, Lake Manyara, Ngorongoro Crater and Serengeti.
Situated on six acres of land, the beautiful gardens are teeming with various plants and bird life. Enjoy your breakfast or lunch in the garden and take a stroll to see and hear the birds sing.
Our traditionally designed en-suite chalets, rooms, family rooms and two bedroom cottage offer comfort for everyone. We also have various facilities for disabled guests.
Octagon Lodge is a family owned establishment offering exceptional dining with an air of charm. Our talented chefs bring to the table flavours of Europe and the tastes of Africa using our organically grown fresh farm produce.
Irish bar
The bar created by the founders of Octagon Lodge will never fade, unique to Tanzania and one of the only Irish bars in Africa. A full selection of single malts, Irish Whiskey, wines and spirits are available in the Irish bar.
Venus Premier Hotel
Venus Premier Hotel is committed to providing quality services and hospitality, offering comfort and well-being for all guests. The unique location, in the heart of Arusha, with 52 spacious and luxurious rooms, professional and welcoming staff, and with their commitment to serve the guests, make the Venus Premier Hotel the right choice for you during your stay in Arusha.
Program
Day 1: Nairobi to Maasai Mara National Reserve
At 8 o'clock you will be picked up from your Nairobi hotel and commence the drive to Maasai Mara. You will pass via the Great Rift Valley viewpoint where you will have a stopover of 10 -15 minutes to view the Rift Valley. Lunch will be at the lodge in Maasai Mara. In the afternoon after you check in, depart for a sunset evening game viewing drive in the Mara Reserve (4 to 6 p.m.).
Maasai Mara National Reserve is the most popular tourism destination in Kenya located in the Great Rift Valley in primarily open grassland. Wildlife is most concentrated on the reserve’s western escarpment. It's regarded as the jewel of Kenya’s wildlife viewing areas. The annual wildebeest’s migration alone involves over 1.5 million animals arriving in July and departing in November. Hardly can a visitor miss to spot the Big Five. The phenomenal wildebeest migration which is a spectacular event only seen in Maasai Mara is the seventh wonder of the world.
Day 2: Full day Maasai Mara
At around 7 a.m. after breakfast, you will leave for a full day exploring Maasai Mara in search of the Big Five. At midday, you will have picnic lunch in the park which is provided by Perfect Safaris. You will visit the site of the yearly wildebeest migration and see the resident crocodiles and hippos sited at the banks of Mara river.
It is in the Mara that perhaps the most spectacular event of the natural world takes place: the great migration. This is the annual migration of millions of wildebeest and zebra from the Serengeti (in Tanzania) in search of water and pasture. Following on their heels are the predators of the savanna – lions, cheetahs, jackals, hyenas, and vultures.
Day 3: Maasai Mara to Serengeti via Isebania Border
Eat breakfast at 7 a.m. Take a morning game drive for 2 hours and exit through the South Gate with packed lunch. Drive to the Isebania border of Tanzania to arrive around midday. Complete the hour-long process to cross the Tanzania border. Meet your Tanzanian driver/guide and chef. Start the game drive in Serengeti en-route game drive to the accommodation.
Day 4: Full day Serengeti National Reserve
Breakfast at 7 a.m. Full-day game drive in Serengeti and picnic lunch at 1 p.m., then back to the camp/lodge for dinner and overnight. Serengeti National Park, in northern Tanzania, is known for its massive annual migration of wildebeest and zebra. Seeking new pasture, the herds move north from their breeding grounds in the grassy southern plains. Many cross the marshy western corridor’s crocodile-infested Grumeti River. Others veer northeast to the Lobo Hills, home to black eagles. Black rhinos inhabit the granite outcrops of the Moru Kopjes.
Day 5: Serengeti to Ngorongoro
Depart Serengeti at 7 a.m. Game drive en route to Ngorongoro Park with picnic lunch.
Day 6: Ngororngoro Crater full day tour
Full-day tour of Ngorongoro that begins at 7 a.m. and ends at 3 p.m. with picnic lunch. Ngorongoro Conservation Area is in northern Tanzania. It’s home to the vast, volcanic Ngorongoro Crater and “Big 5” game (elephant, lion, leopard, buffalo, rhino). Huge herds of wildebeests and zebras traverse its plains during their annual migration. Livestock belonging to the semi-nomadic Maasai tribe graze alongside wild animals. Hominin fossils found in the Olduvai Gorge date back millions of years.
Day 7: Lake Manyara to Arusha
Early morning half-day game drive in Lake Manyara National Park that begins at 7 a.m. Lake Manyara National Park is a protected area in Tanzania's Arusha and Manyara Regions, situated between Lake Manyara and the Great Rift Valley. It is administered by the Tanzania National Parks Authority, and covers an area of 325 km² including about 230 km² lake surface.
Depart for Arusha and arrive around 4 p.m. Check-in at the hotel for a relaxing dinner. Bed and breakfast are all included.
Day 8: Arusha to Nairobi
Eat breakfast at 6:30 a.m., and then depart for Nairobi with a morning luxury shuttle that departs at 7 a.m. Arrive around 3 p.m. in Nairobi. Onward drop off to the airport or to the hotel within Nairobi.
Location
Maasai Mara National Reserve
Maasai Mara National Reserve has been voted the world number 1 safari destination. The wilderbeest migration has been named the 8th wonder of the world.
Serengeti National Park
Serengeti is the home of the lion king and its vast endless plain of untouched nature.
Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Ngorongoro has the highest concentration of wild animals per square mile.
Food
The package includes 3 meals per day during the safari tour (not including: breakfast on Day 1 and lunch on Day 8). Bottled water is prepared in the car. At least 1 liter per person per day.
The following meals are included:
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Drinks
The following drinks are included:
- Water
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:
- Regular (typically includes meat and fish)
If you have special dietary requirements it's a good idea to communicate it to the organiser when making a reservation
Things to do (optional)
With extra payments, you are able to:
- Request extra day in Maasai Mara
- Request for extra day in Serengeti
- Request for airport pick up in Nairobi
- Request for 5-star luxury lodges in the wilderness
- Book a hot air balloon safari in Maasai Mara
Spa treatments
Massages at all the lodges upon earlier requests (extras)
What's included
- Complimentary first night accommodation at Raha Suites with free airport pick up
- 7 nights accommodation during safari on a full board basis
- 3 meals per day during safari tour (exclude: breakfast Day 1 and lunch Day 8)
- Transport in a customized safari vehicle in Kenya and 4x4 land cruiser jeep in Tanzania with a pop up roof for easy game viewing and photography
- All park entrance fees in all parks in Kenya and Tanzania
- Ngorongoro Area Conservation fees
- Bottled water in the car at least 1 liter per person per day
- Shuttle ticket from Arusha to Nairobi
- Drop off to the hotel in Nairobi after finishing safari tour by the shuttle
What's not included
- Gratuities (optional)
- Drinks e.g. alcohol
- Visit to Masai Village at 20 USD per person
- Balloon safari at 380 per person
How to get there
Recommended Airports
NBO
Jomo Kenyatta International Airport
174 km
Transfer included
Airport: Jomo Kenyatta International Airport
Airport transfer included: Jomo Kenyatta International Airport
No additional charges. You can request this in the next step.
Cancellation Policy
- A reservation requires a deposit of 20% of the total price.
- The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
- The rest of the payment should be paid on arrival.
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