“See the wonders of nature across two countries!”
12 Days Best of Wildlife Budget Safari in Kenya and Tanzania
Mara River Hotel, Nairobi
Amazing Tanzania and Kenya Safaris
If you are looking for the right African countries to go on a safari, then this is one of the most beautiful safaris tours you can choose for a legendary wildlife experience! You will get a chance to immerse yourself and explore some amazing national parks, learn and see a great variety of animals in their natural environment along with some of the most experienced guides. What are you waiting for?
Key information
- Group safari. For a group booking of 6 people, a private safari will be applicable.
- Children policy: Children from the age of 4 years old are allowed to participate under the supervision of a parent or guardian.
- Starting point and ending point: Nairobi
- English speaking guide
- All park fees are included
Highlights
- Game drives
- National parks fees
- Explore the beautiful sceneries of Eastern Africa's parks
- Chance to see wildebeest's migration, pink flamingos, hippos, rhinos, etc.
- Transport in customised safari vehicle with a pop up roof
- Transport in private safari vehicles
- Daily meals and bottled water
- 11 nights accommodation
Skill level
- Beginner
Styles
12 activity days in English
The organizer also speaks: Spanish
Group size: Maximum of 100 participants
Airport transfer available:
Kilimanjaro International Airport (US$ 60 per person)
Kilimanjaro International Airport (US$ 60 per person)
Airport transfer included:
Jomo Kenyatta International Airport
Accommodation
You will be accommodated at different hotels and campsites en-route, as follows:
- Nairobi: After 40 Hotel
- Maasai mara; lenchada tourist Hotel
- Nakuru; Lanet Mat farm resort Hotel
- dovenest lodge Naivasha
- Namanga border; Namanga river Hotel.
- Lake Manyara National Park: Campsite
- Serengeti National Park: Serengeti Kati Kati Camp
- Ngorongoro Conservation Area: Simba Campsite
- Tarangire National Park: Campsite
- Arusha: Venus Premier Hotel Hotel
Serengeti Kati Kati Camp
A mobile tented camp located in Central Serengeti, it is strategically located to cover the vast Serengeti Plains. The camp offers comfortable accommodation and a unique opportunity to enjoy a real safari camp experience.
The camp is only a two-hour scenic drive from Olduvai Gorge Museum and Grumeti River. A cozy mess tent is located in the center of the camp where meals are served. The campfire is ready every evening for appetizers and snacks before dinner.
- Accommodation level: Budget
Simba Campsite
Simba Campsite lies on the very rim of Ngorongoro Crater and has an excellent view across the caldera. A fantastic sunrise over the crater rim opposite makes a fine breakfast scene. Often there are elephants wandering around the camp! This campsite is guarded. Tents have mats and bathrooms are outside of the tent. Facilities at Simba Campsite are basic but this is more than made up for by the atmosphere of this camp in the clouds.
- Accommodation level: Budget
Facilities
- Eating area
- Hot water showers
- 220V generator power in the evening
Rich Hotel
Welcome to Rich Hotel and enjoy their hospitality with spectacular views of Mount Meru. In all the rooms, they provide a mini bar, satellite TV, and telephone. There are 24-hour room service and excellent facilities for leisure or business guests.
Rich Hotel has a total of 34 rooms out of which nine are executive, five are double, and 20 are single. All the bedrooms have en-suite bathrooms and showers.
- Accommodation level: Budget
Facilities
- Car hire
- Conference room
- Restaurant
Program
Day 1: Arrival in Nairobi
Pickup from the airport/hotel by our professional English-speaking guide/driver and be taken to your hotel in Nairobi for the overnight on a bed and breakfast basis.
Day 2: 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 via the Great Rift Valley viewpoint where you will have a breathtaking view of the floor of the rift valley. Lunch will be on the way. In the afternoon after you check in depart for a sunset game viewing drive in the Mara Reserve from 4 to 6:30 p.m. Return back to the camp for a sumptuous buffet dinner ending with a good time for resting at tented camp.
Maasai Mara National Reserve is the most popular tourist 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 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 wonder of the world.
Dinner and overnight at Rhino Touristic Camp.
Day 3: Full Day Game Drive in Masai Mara Reserve
Spend the full day exploring Masai Mara in search of the Big Five. You will have picnic lunches in the Reserve as you scale the Mara beauty. There are lots of resident hippos and crocodiles sited at the banks of Mara River. This day we will go all the way to the Mara river and spend as much time as possible in the park.
Optional: In the evening, visit the local Masai village for a Masai cultural tour at USD 20 per person. Learn about the Masai community and interact with the local Masai people. A night visit to the Maasai village can be organized upon request.
Dinner and overnight at Rhino Touristic Camp.
Day 4: Depart Maasai Mara to Lake Nakuru National Park
You will enjoy the last early morning breakfast in Maasai Mara and thereafter commence drive to Nakuru. Upon arrival at 5:00 p.m., you will spend the night at the Lanet Mat Fam Hotel.
Day 5: Lake Nakuru to Lake Naivasha / Hell’s Gate National Park
Depart at 7 a.m. and go for 2 to 3 hours game drive in Lake Nakuru National Park. It's a small park and the main aim is to see the endangered rhinos and some rare pink flamingoes. You will start your one-hour trip to Lake Naivasha / Hell's Gate National Park for a mini safari. In Hell's Gate, people have the option of doing a biking safari people do that here.
Dinner and overnight at Astorian Grand Hotel.
Day 6: Lake Naivasha to Namanga Border
Breakfast at the resort, then have 1-hour boat ride in the Lake for hippo viewing and bird watching. Thereafter, proceed to Namanga which is the border town to get ready for the Tanzania part. Lunch will be on the way. You will get your visa and other stamps this day. %Accommodation at the Namanga River Hotel.
Day 7: Namanga / Arusha to Lake Manyara National Park
Drive and join a group to Lake Manyara National Park. Lake Manyara is 2 hours drive from Arusha and it’s a small park that you can do game drives for 2 to 3 hours. Game drive after lunch until evening. Dinner and relax at the Jambo campsite
Day 8: Lake Manyara to Serengeti National Park
Breakfast then Leave for Serengeti. Arrive and start the game drive en-route to the camp. More game drives afternoon until late evening. Dinner and relax at the Seronera Campsite.
Day 9: Serengeti National Park to Ngorongoro Crater
Early morning game drive in Serengeti until 1:00 p.m. Depart after lunch. Game drive en-route to Ngorongoro and arrive at Simba Campsite to spend the night there. Dinner and relax at the Simba Campsite.
Day 10: Ngorongoro National Park to Tarangire National Park
Breakfast, game drive then leave for Ngorongoro for a safari game drive with picnic lunch. Depart after 1 p.m. and start to drive to Tarangire National Park. Dinner and overnight at a campsite.
Day 11: Tarangire National Park to Arusha
Breakfast, then leave for game drive until 1 pm and start the drive to Arusha. Dinner and overnight stay at Venus Premier Hotel.
Day 12: Arusha to Nairobi
Breakfast, then board a shuttle to arrive in Nairobi at around 3 p.m.
Location
During the safari tour, you will stay at several locations in Kenya and Tanzania.
Maasai Mara
Masai Mara Reserve is the most popular tourist destination in Kenya. Located in the Great Rift Valley is 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's migration which is a spectacular event only seen in Maasai Mara is the wonder of the world.
Serengeti
The term Serengeti means endless plains in Masai language. In the central plains, there are carnivores like leopard, lion, hyena, and cheetah. This park is normally the scene of the annual migration of wildebeest and zebra that occurs between the Kenyan Mara and the Serengeti. Varied bird species can be seen here including eagles, ducks, geese, egrets, vultures, secretary birds, ibis, stork, herons, kites, pelicans, cranes, and guinea fowl.
The Serengeti National Park is an arguably the best-known wildlife sanctuary in the world with over 3 million large mammals. About 35 species of plains animals can be seen there including the Big five, elephant, rhino, lion, leopard, and buffalo.
Other common species found here include hippo, giraffe, eland, impala, and other antelope types, baboons, monkey, and a profusion of over 500 species of birds. In May or early June, huge herds of wildebeest, gazelle, and zebra begin their annual spectacular migration northwards.
Ngorongoro Crater
The most famous such crater is without question Ngorongoro, the world’s largest intact volcanic caldera and home to the highest density of big game in Africa, including all the big five and plenty of predators. Ngorongoro is justifiably one of the continent's most famous safari destinations.
Tarangire National Park
Tarangire National Park is the sixth largest national park in Tanzania, located in Manyara Region. The name of the park originates from the Tarangire River that crosses the park. The Tarangire River is the primary source of fresh water for wild animals in the Tarangire Ecosystem during the annual dry season. The Tarangire Ecosystem is defined by the long-distance migration of wildebeest and zebras.
During the dry season, thousands of animals concentrate in Tarangire National Park from the surrounding wet season dispersal and calving areas.
Food
You will be served with three daily meals. Lunch will also be served as a picnic in different national parks. Bottled water is included while on safaris.
The following meals are included:
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
The following drinks are included:
- Water
- Tea
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:
- Vegetarian
- 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)
During the third day of the safari tour, you have the option to visit a Maasai village at 20 USD per person to learn their culture.
A balloon safari at USD 400 per person (optional) can be organized early morning on day2 then proceed with the normal program. 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.
What's included
- 11 nights accommodation
- Full board meals and bottled water
- Game drives as per itinerary
- National parks fees
- Professional guide and driver
- Transport in customized safari vehicle with a pop-up roof for easier viewing and photography
What's not included
- Alcoholic drinks
- Gratuities
- Baloon safari- Optional
- Visit to a maasai village 20 USD - recomended
How to get there
Recommended Airports
JRO
Kilimanjaro International Airport
240 km
Transfer available for additional US$ 60 per person
NBO
Jomo Kenyatta International Airport
12 km
Transfer included
Arrival by plane
Please book your flight to arrive at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO). Transfer from and to the airport is included. Perfect Wilderness Tours and Safaris will pick you up from the airport.
If you are arriving in Nairobi provide us with flight details and we will pick you up. We will have a big paper with your name on it.
We are also able to start this safari from Tanzania to Kenya in reverse order.
If you are arriving the day before, we will still pick you up and suggest for you a hotel for the night before start of safari.
We arrange all that.
Dont panic if the flight delays, we are happy to wait until you arrive!!
Airport: Kilimanjaro International Airport
Airport transfer available:
Kilimanjaro International Airport (US$ 60 per person)
Additional charges may apply. You can request this in the next step.
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 35% 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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