9-Day Kenya and Tanzania Budget Camping Safari Tour

• A transfer from the airport can be arranged for an extra cost.
• Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Nairobi/Masai Mara National Park

In the morning at 7:30 am, you will be picked up at your hotel in Nairobi and drive to our office. Here you will join the group and depart to Masai Mara passing through the Great Rift Valley, also known as the viewpoint. Then proceed with your drive to Narok town where you will have your lunch. After lunch, proceed to Masai Mara and arrive in Masai Mara with an afternoon game drive from 4:00 pm up to 6:00 pm.

Main Destination:

Masai Mara National Reserve (Kenya)

Best Time To Visit June to October (For general wildlife viewing) and September 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 Springs Camp

• Budget tented camp located just outside Masai Mara NR

Meals & Drinks:

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

Discover Masai Mara National Reserve

The whole day will be spent game viewing and exploring the park’s high concentration of wild animals. On the plains are enormous herds of grazing animals including the elusive Cheetah and leopard hiding amidst acacia boughs. In the afternoon, an optional visit to a Maasai village can be arranged, the entrance fee is not included in the package. Here you will be welcomed by the locals singing and dancing, a sacred ritual that has formed their rich tradition. Part of the tour includes a glimpse of their local homes and way of life dinner and your overnight stay are at the camp.

Main Destination:

Masai Mara National Reserve (Kenya)

Accommodation:

Mara Springs Camp

• Budget tented camp located just outside Masai Mara NR

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

Masai Mara National Reserve /Lake Naivasha

You'll have a pre-breakfast game drive up to 8:00 am then return to the camp and leave for lake Naivasha with lunch en-route. Arrive at Lake Naivasha at 3:00 pm for a boat ride tour. After the boat tour which offers amazing views for bird watchers and hippos, you will be dropped at your hotel for your overnight stay in Lake Naivasha.

Main Destination:

Lake Naivasha (Kenya)

Accommodation:

Taphe Guest Resort

• Budget hotel located in or near Lake Naivasha

Meals & Drinks:

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

Lake Naivasha Hell's Gate National Park/ Arusha Tanzania

In the morning after breakfast, you will leave for the Hells Gate cycling tour from 8:30 am to 11:00 am. After this tour, you will drive back to Nairobi with lunch en route. Arrive in Nairobi at 1:00 pm then you will board a shuttle bus to Arusha. On your arrival in Arusha, Tanzania, you will meet our guide who will pick you up at the bus station as he pages your name and drive you to your hotel in Arusha for your overnight stay.

Main Destination:

Arusha (City, Tanzania)

Accommodation:

Tourist Center Inn Hotel

• Budget hotel located in or near Arusha

Meals & Drinks:

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

Arusha/Lake Manyara National Park

In the morning at 8:00 am, you will be picked up from your hotel in Arusha and taken to the office where you will join the group and drive to Lake Manyara National Park or Tarangire National Park You might see three rare species of animals; the greater kudu, the fringe-eared oryx as well as a few ashy starlings. You will enjoy picnic lunches set on some of the picnic sites in the proximity of wildlife. After lunch, you will enter Lake Manyara National Park, a photographer's paradise for game viewing. Expect to see a park teeming with wildlife including the famous tree-climbing lion resting in acacia trees. From your vehicle, you will have a marvellous view of the Great Rift Valley escarpment, sparkling in the sun. Dinner and your overnight stay will be at the campsite according to the type of accommodation options requested.

Main Destination:

Lake Manyara National Park

Best Time To Visit June to September (easier to spot animals)

High Season July to March (Northern section gets crowded)

Best Weather June to October (few showers of rain)

Wildlife in Lake Manyara NP

ElephantAbundant

GiraffeCommon

BuffaloCommon

ZebraCommon

WildebeestCommon

HippoCommon

Show more

LionOccasional

HyenaOccasional

LeopardRare

CheetahVery Rare

Wild DogVery Rare

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

Accommodation:

Budget camping

• Just outside Lake Manyara NP

Meals & Drinks:

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

Lake Manyara National Park/Serengeti National Park

After breakfast, you will drive to Serengeti National Park. Great Serengeti National Park (14,763sq) is the most impressive wildlife sanctuary in the world. During the months of December through March, the seemingly unending plains of the southern Serengeti and the Conservation Area are inhabited by enormous herds of wildebeest and zebra. The great herds graze on rain-ripened grass. Serengeti National Park is home to lion, leopard, elephant, cheetah, buffalo, zebra, wildebeest, eland, wild dog, gazelles, crocs and more. There are a lot of birds including the Eurasia migrants. Dinner and your overnight stay are at Serengeti Seronera Campsite.

Main Destination:

Serengeti National Park

Best Time To Visit June to February (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

GiraffeCommon

LionCommon

CheetahCommon

ZebraAbundant

WildebeestAbundant

Show more

BuffaloCommon

HippoCommon

HyenaCommon

LeopardOccasional

Black RhinoVery Rare

Wild DogRare

White RhinoNone

Accommodation:

Budget camping

• Just outside Serengeti NP

Meals & Drinks:

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

Serengeti National Park /Ngorongoro Crater

Enjoy very early morning game drives in the Serengeti National Park. Breakfast will be at around 9:00 am. Thereafter, drive with your packed lunch to Ngorongoro Crater Rim with an afternoon game drive en route. You can enjoy a hot air balloon ride in Serengeti Plains at an extra cost. You'll be floating silently above the awakening bush, while spotting wildlife and enjoying the amazing scenery of Africa, across rivers and over numerous small villages. On the way to the crater rim you can visit Olduvai at an extra cost. It is the first place where traces of an early stone tool culture were discovered and given the name Oldupai. This Gorge is where the English pair, Louis and Mary Leaky pioneered excavation work. In the sixties, some of the earliest archaeological deposits of human evolution were found and a small museum documents these discoveries. Dinner and your overnight stay are at Simba Campsite.

Main Destination:

Ngorongoro Crater

Best Time To Visit June to September (General 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

CheetahCommon

ZebraAbundant

WildebeestAbundant

HyenaAbundant

Show more

ElephantCommon

BuffaloCommon

HippoCommon

GiraffeOccasional

LeopardOccasional

Wild DogVery Rare

White RhinoNone

Accommodation:

Budget camping

• Just outside Ngorongoro Crater

Meals & Drinks:

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

Ngorongoro/Arusha

Have breakfast at 6:00 am. Thereafter, descend into the Ngorongoro Crater floor (19.2km of diameter, 610m deep, 304 sq km) for a game drive. The Ngorongoro Crater is one of the most densely crowded African wildlife areas in the world and is home to an estimated 30,000 animals including some of Tanzania’s last remaining black rhinos. Supported by a year-round water supply and fodder, the Ngorongoro Crater supports a vast variety of animals. They include herds of wildebeest, zebra, buffalo, eland, warthog, hippo, and giant African elephants. Another big draw card to this picturesque crater is its huge population of predators, which include lions, hyenas, jackals, cheetahs and the ever-elusive leopards. The Crater is often called 'Africa's Garden of Eden' the '5th Natural Wonder of Africa'. This breathtaking oasis provides a haven for both predator and prey to live among grasslands. Drive back to Arusha and arrive at 4:00 pm. You will be taken to your hotel for an overnight in Arusha.

Main Destination:

Arusha (City, Tanzania)

Accommodation:

Arusha Tourist Inn Hotel

• Budget hotel located in or near Arusha

Meals & Drinks:

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

Arusha Tanzania/Nairobi Kenya JKIA Airport

In the morning at 7:00 am, you will be picked up at your hotel in Arusha and driven to the shuttle bus station to board an 8:00 am shuttle to Nairobi. You will leave for Nairobi and arrive at 2:00 pm. We'll drop you at the airport or your residency within Nairobi.
End of safari. Thank you for taking your tour with us.

Main Destination:

Nairobi Airport (Nairobi, Kenya)

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)
• Drinks not included

• Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
• A transfer back to the airport can be arranged for an extra cost.