10-Day Unrivalled Kenya & Tanzania Mid-Range Safari

• You'll be collected from the airport.
• Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Nairobi - Lake Nakuru NP

Have an early-morning pickup, then drive to Lake Nakuru National Park. Across the equator, southwards of Bogoria, lies the Rift Valley's most famous Lake Nakuru. Known all over the world for its flamingoes, it's alkaline and is recognized as one of the natural wonders of the world. Lake Nakuru is now a rhino sanctuary, harboring a population of over 40 black 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.

Main Destination:

Lake Nakuru National Park (Kenya)

Best Time To Visit June to February (Best for wildlife viewing; little rain)

High Season July to February (The park gets very busy)

Best Weather June to February (Little rainfall)

Wildlife in Lake Nakuru NP

GiraffeCommon

White RhinoCommon

BuffaloCommon

ZebraCommon

HippoCommon

Black RhinoOccasional

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LionOccasional

LeopardOccasional

HyenaOccasional

ElephantNone

CheetahNone

WildebeestNone

Wild DogNone

Accommodation:

Sarova Woodlands Hotel & Spa

• Mid-range hotel located less than 1hr drive from Lake Nakuru NP (Kenya)

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Meals & Drinks:

• Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Lake Nakuru NP - Masai Mara NR

Today’s journey takes you deeper into Kenya’s safari heartland. Traveling through the highlands and across the Mau Escarpment, you'll reach the legendary Masai Mara National Reserve by early afternoon. It holds on as 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).

Main Destination:

Masai Mara National Reserve (Kenya)

Best Time To Visit June to October (For general wildlife viewing) and July or August to October (For wildebeest migration)

High Season June to October and December to March

Best Weather June to October (Sunny, but not too hot)

Wildlife in Masai Mara NR

ElephantCommon

GiraffeCommon

LionCommon

CheetahCommon

ZebraAbundant

WildebeestAbundant

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BuffaloCommon

HippoCommon

HyenaCommon

LeopardOccasional

Black RhinoRare

Wild DogVery Rare

White RhinoNone

Accommodation:

Mara Olodare Camp

• Budget tented camp located just outside Masai Mara NR (Kenya)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Experience in Masai Mara

After breakfast, we will have a full-day dame drive, with a packed lunch provided. The reserve is well known for its black-maned lion, as well as its abundant resident wildlife, and it's one of the few places where it's possible to see the Big Five during a morning's game drive. Many of the cheetahs are so tame that they seek shelter from the hot sun under a vehicle, and several even climb onto the roof to get a better view of prospective prey.

For the bird enthusiast, almost 500 species have been recorded. These include 16 species of eagles, many hawks and falcons, 6 species of vultures, 8 species of storks, 4 of bustards (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).

Main Destination:

Masai Mara National Reserve (Kenya)

Accommodation:

Mara Olodare Camp

• Budget tented camp located just outside Masai Mara NR (Kenya)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Masai Mara NR - Serengeti NP

After breakfast, you'll begin your cross-border journey to Tanzania via the Isebania border. There, you’ll switch vehicles and meet your Tanzanian guide for the onward journey into the Northern Serengeti. You'll arrive in time for an afternoon game drive.

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. 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. Wildlife here is abundant, yet less crowded, offering intimate encounters with elephants, giraffes, and predators. You'll settle into your lodge or tented camp for a peaceful night under Tanzanian skies.

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

Main Destination:

Northern Serengeti National Park (Tanzania)

Best Time To Visit January to February and June to October (Different areas are best at different times)

High Season July to March (The Seronera area is crowded)

Best Weather June to October (Little to no rainfall)

Wildlife in Serengeti NP

ElephantCommon

LionCommon

CheetahCommon

BuffaloAbundant

ZebraAbundant

WildebeestAbundant

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GiraffeCommon

HippoCommon

HyenaCommon

LeopardOccasional

Black RhinoVery Rare

Wild DogVery Rare

White RhinoNone

Accommodation:

Heritage Mara Camp

• Mid-range tented camp located inside Northern Serengeti NP (Tanzania)

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Explore Serengeti National Park

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, spreading out is the vast Serengeti. 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 hyraxes and monkeys, also inhabit the area, along with nearly 500 bird species.

Accommodation can be upgraded to higher-level options (at an extra cost) or downgraded to more economical ones (at a reduced price).

Main Destination:

Central Serengeti National Park (Tanzania)

Accommodation:

ThornTree Camp

• Mid-range tented camp located inside Central Serengeti NP (Tanzania)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Serengeti NP - Ngorongoro Conservation Area

Have an early-morning safari before breakfast to spot the animals when they are more active and to enjoy a fantastic sunrise. After the game drive, return to the camp for brunch, then transfer to Ngorongoro. With walls 2,000 ft high and a crater floor that spreads over 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, from the top it looks like steam, 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.

Main Destination:

Ngorongoro Crater (Tanzania)

Best Time To Visit June to October (Wildlife viewing is best)

High Season Most of the year – July to March (Expect crowds)

Best Weather June to October (Rainfall is little to none)

Wildlife in Ngorongoro Crater

Black RhinoCommon

LionCommon

BuffaloAbundant

ZebraAbundant

WildebeestAbundant

HyenaAbundant

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ElephantCommon

HippoCommon

LeopardOccasional

GiraffeNone

White RhinoNone

CheetahNone

Wild DogNone

Accommodation:

Marera Valley Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located 1-2hr drive from Ngorongoro Crater (Tanzania)

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Ngorongoro Crater

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, have more wildlife viewing in the afternoon, then drive up the steep road out of the crater. This marks the last day in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. The next day, wake up early and transfer to Manyara. You can also visit Tarangire instead of Manyara, and we recommend it from June to September.

It is possible to visit Oldonyo Sambu Maasai Village on the way to Manyara or Tarangire.

Accommodation can be upgraded to higher-level options (at an extra cost) or downgraded to more economical ones (at a reduced price).

Main Destination:

Ngorongoro Crater (Tanzania)

Accommodation:

Marera Valley Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located 1-2hr drive from Ngorongoro Crater (Tanzania)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Ngorongoro - Lake Manyara

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 incredibly lush acacia forest of giant fig and mahogany trees, which are home to troops of baboons and blue monkeys. It is very famous for its stunning bird variety. The park is also home to a large number of buffalos, giraffes, elephants, impalas and a hippo lake, where large numbers of hippos usually gather. This park has become famous for the tree-climbing lions and the flamingos on the lakeshore. The game drives are along the lakeshore, providing incredible views of animals in the foreground, with the lake, flamingos and flat plains on the horizon.

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.

Main Destination:

Lake Manyara National Park (Tanzania)

Best Time To Visit June to October (Easier to spot animals)

High Season July to March (The northern section gets crowded)

Best Weather June to October (Little rainfall)

Wildlife in Lake Manyara NP

ElephantCommon

GiraffeCommon

BuffaloCommon

ZebraCommon

WildebeestCommon

HippoCommon

Show more

LionOccasional

HyenaOccasional

LeopardRare

Wild DogVery Rare

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

CheetahNone

Accommodation:

Siafu Serenity Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located less than 1hr drive from Lake Manyara NP (Tanzania)

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Lake Manyara - Arusha

Today is the final day of your 10-Day Unrivalled Kenya & Tanzania Mid-Range Safari. After breakfast, you'll double-check your luggage and be driven to Arusha city.

We will take you to Arusha city, or you can extend your trip with a beach holiday in Zanzibar. The drop-off in Arusha will be either at Kilimanjaro International Airport or Arusha Airport.

This marks the end of your tour with us - ''Hakuna Matata''.

Main Destination:

Arusha (City, Tanzania)

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

• Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
• You'll be dropped off at the airport.