9-Day Kenya and Tanzania Budget Safari

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

Nairobi - Masai Mara National Reserve

You will be picked up from your Nairobi hotel/place of stay at 7:00 am - 8:45 am and depart Nairobi in the morning. You will drive to Masai Mara through the Great African Rift Valley and Narok, the Maasai Town. Have the first stop at the Great Rift Valley Viewpoint then proceed to Narok town for lunch. Afterwards, you will leave and proceed to Mara arriving in good time for an evening game viewing. You will check in at the camp, then leave for a game drive through the park in search of the lion, cheetah, elephant, buffalo, and other members of the Big Five plus other animals. Dinner and your overnight stay are at Mara Springs Safari Camp.

Main Destination:

Masai Mara National Reserve (Kenya)

Best Time To Visit June to October (For general wildlife viewing) and 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:

Lenchada Tourist Camp

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

Meals & Drinks:

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

Masai Mara National Reserve

You will have an early morning breakfast and then leave the luxury tented camp for your full day game drive at 7:35 am-7:45 am. Your full day game drive is to be accompanied by your packed lunch which will be served at Mara River with hippos, crocodiles, and millions of wildebeest. Dinner and your overnight stay will be at Mara Springs Safari Camp.
(Optional activities include a visit to the Maasai Village until 7:00 pm at $25 per person).

Main Destination:

Masai Mara National Reserve (Kenya)

Accommodation:

Lenchada Tourist Camp

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

Meals & Drinks:

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

Masai Mara National Reserve - Nairobi

You will have an early morning game viewing between 6:30 am-10:00 am. You will be back at the camp for the main breakfast and brunch lunch at your camp. You can check out of the camp and drive to Nairobi arriving at your place of stay before the sun goes down at 4:00 pm-5:00 pm. Dinner and your overnight stay will be in After40 Hotel in Nairobi.

Main Destination:

Nairobi (City, Kenya)

Accommodation:

After 40 Hotel

• Mid-range hotelin Nairobi (City, Kenya)

Meals & Drinks:

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

Nairobi - Arusha

After breakfast, you will be picked up from your hotel and head to the Shuttle station for your shuttle to Arusha. You will arrive in Arusha in the afternoon. Upon arrival, you will meet with our representative who will drive you to Ambassador Hotel for an overnight stay.

Main Destination:

Arusha (City, Tanzania)

Accommodation:

The Charity Hotel

• Mid-range hotelin Arusha (City, Tanzania)

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Meals & Drinks:

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

Arusha - Lake Manyara National Park

Proceed to Lake Manyara National Park. Although small in size, this park is one of the most diverse reserves in the country. Lake Manyara covers two thirds of the park. At the backdrop is the wall of the Great Rift Valley, before which lies the ground water forest, areas of open grassland near the lake foreshore, and the soda lake. We will enjoy a picnic lunch in this area, which consists of open grassy areas, hot springs, dense woodlands and steep mountainsides. Lake Manyara National Park is a birding paradise that has more than 350 species of bird. The park is also famed for its unique and elusive tree-climbing lions. Dinner and your overnight stay are at Twiga Lodge.

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

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LionOccasional

HyenaOccasional

LeopardRare

Wild DogVery Rare

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

CheetahNone

Accommodation:

Africa Safari Lake Manyara (Safari Comfort)

• Mid-range tented camp located just outside Lake Manyara NP (Tanzania)

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Meals & Drinks:

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

Manyara - Serengeti National Park

Today you will drive to Serengeti National Park for an afternoon game drive with a picnic lunch. You will have a perfect time in this amazing Tanzania park. The park has large numbers of animals like the big cats, elephants, and others. Dinner and your overnight stay will be at Serengeti Wild Camp.

Main Destination:

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:

Shuhudia Adventure Camp

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

Meals & Drinks:

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

Serengeti National Park - Ngorongoro

After breakfast, you will have an early morning game drive in Serengeti National Park. You will leave with a picnic lunch and have a game drive until noon, when you will drive to a picnic site. After lunch, we will have a game drive en route to Ngorongoro for dinner and your overnight stay at Ngorongoro Rhino Lodge.

Main Destination:

Serengeti National Park (Tanzania)

Accommodation:

Rhino Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located on the crater rim of Ngorongoro Crater (Tanzania)

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Meals & Drinks:

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

Ngorongoro Crater - Arusha

After an early breakfast, descend down the crater for about 6-7 hours with a picnic lunch. This is the perfect time to explore the floor of the crater with a great scenery. This is the only place where animals and people (the Maasai people) live together. After lunch you will drive back to Arusha for dinner and your overnight stay at Ambassador Hotel.

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

Show more

ElephantCommon

HippoCommon

LeopardOccasional

GiraffeNone

White RhinoNone

CheetahNone

Wild DogNone

Accommodation:

Ambassador Hotel

• Budget hotelin Arusha (City, Tanzania)

Meals & Drinks:

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

Arusha - Nairobi

Have an early breakfast, then we will depart at around 7:30 am from your hotel to the shuttle station for a shuttle to Nairobi via Namanga. You will arrive in Nairobi in the afternoon and there you will continue with your journey to the airport or to your next destination.

NOTE: The shuttle can drop you straight at Jomo Kenyatta Airport incase you don't have anything to do in Nairobi town or maybe time is not enough to go to the city centre and back to the airport later. Let us know this in time of booking.

You can also opt to fly from Kilimanjaro Airport instead of Nairobi. This way you don't have to drive again back to Nairobi. We have plenty international flights from Kilimanjaro, so please check the best option for you.

Main Destination:

Nairobi (City, 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.
• You'll be dropped off at the airport.