12-Day Kenya & Tanzania Budget Group 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 depart from Nairobi via the Great Rift Valley floor. Your first stop will be at the famous viewpoint to admire the scenic view of the rifts. You will then proceed to Narok for refreshments before finally arriving at the camp. After a 30-minute rest, you will embark on an evening game tracking experience lasting about 2-3 hours. Dinner and your overnight stay will be at the 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 less than 1hr drive from Masai Mara NR (Kenya)

Meals & Drinks:

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

Masai Mara National Reserve

After having breakfast at the camp, you'll set out for a full-day game drive with a picnic lunch in hand. The Masai Mara is unique in its landscape, characterized by savannah grasslands on rolling, scenic hills. It also boasts a well-developed track network, allowing for close proximity to wildlife and great photography opportunities. Dinner and your overnight stay will be at the camp.

Main Destination:

Masai Mara National Reserve (Kenya)

Accommodation:

Lenchada Tourist Camp

• Budget tented camp located less than 1hr drive from Masai Mara NR (Kenya)

Meals & Drinks:

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

Masai Mara National Reserve - Lake Nakuru National Park

Today you’ll visit a Maasai village before 9:00am, then return to the camp for a full breakfast. Afterward, proceed to Lake Nakuru, enjoying your lunch en route. Take in the beautiful scenery of Mount Longonot and Lake Naivasha along the way and consider partaking in an optional boat ride. You’ll then proceed to Lake Nakuru for dinner and your overnight stay at the hotel.

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

WildebeestVery Rare

ElephantNone

CheetahNone

Wild DogNone

Accommodation:

Hillcourt Resort

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

Meals & Drinks:

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

Lake Nakuru National Park - Amboseli National Park

After breakfast at the hotel, depart for a game drive in Lake Nakuru National Park, which is renowned for its wide variety of birds, including flamingos. Enjoy watching hippos, buffaloes, and crocodiles at Baboon Cliff. Later, you’ll eat lunch en route to Amboseli National Park. Dinner and your overnight stay will be at the camp.

Main Destination:

Amboseli National Park (Kenya)

Best Time To Visit June to October and January to February

High Season December to March and July to October (Busy)

Best Weather June to September and January to February (Little rainfall)

Wildlife in Amboseli NP

ElephantAbundant

GiraffeCommon

BuffaloAbundant

ZebraAbundant

WildebeestAbundant

HippoCommon

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HyenaCommon

LionOccasional

CheetahOccasional

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

LeopardRare to None

Wild DogNone

Accommodation:

Manjaro Tented Camp

• Budget tented camp bordering Amboseli NP (Kenya) without fences

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Meals & Drinks:

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

Amboseli National Park

Start your day with a pre-breakfast snack before heading out for an early morning game drive in Amboseli National Park. You’ll marvel at your proximity to the animals, especially the amazing elephant herds and various bird species. Have a picnic breakfast and lunch, then return to the camp for dinner and your overnight stay.

Main Destination:

Amboseli National Park (Kenya)

Accommodation:

Manjaro Tented Camp

• Budget tented camp bordering Amboseli NP (Kenya) without fences

Meals & Drinks:

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

Amboseli National Park - Arusha

Start your day with a pre-breakfast snack, then set out for an early game drive at 6:30am in the swampy park. Enjoy watching a variety of herbivores wallowing in the muddy swamps, such as hippos and large elephants with their calves, along with a variety of other wildlife. Return to the camp and have a full breakfast. Later you’ll check out and drive to the Namanga border, where you will catch a shuttle bus to Arusha. Upon arrival, you’ll meet with our driver, who will transfer you to your hotel.

Main Destination:

Arusha (City, Tanzania)

Accommodation:

Tulia Boutique Hotel & Spa

• Mid-range hotelin Arusha (City, Tanzania)

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Meals & Drinks:

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

Arusha - Lake Manyara National Park

After breakfast at the hotel, you’ll meet our driver and be transferred to the office in preparation for our drive to Lake Manyara National Park. We’ll arrive at the park by 10:00am and then proceed for a game drive in search of the wildlife that inhabits the area. Lake Manyara is famous for its tree-climbing lions and flocks of flamingos. Later in the evening, you’ll leave the park and transfer to the camp for dinner and your overnight stay.

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:

Kizumba Camp

• Budget tented camp located just outside Lake Manyara NP (Tanzania)

Meals & Drinks:

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

Lake Manyara National Park - Serengeti National Park

After breakfast, you’ll check out from the camp and drive four hours to the Serengeti. After registering at the main gate, you’ll go on an afternoon game drive. You will have at least six hours for game viewing before proceeding to your campsite in the central Serengeti for dinner and your overnight stay. The Serengeti is vast, and we choose to stay in the central area of the park so that we have access to the largest concentration of animals during our visit.

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

Show more

GiraffeCommon

HippoCommon

HyenaCommon

LeopardOccasional

Black RhinoVery Rare

Wild DogVery Rare

White RhinoNone

Accommodation:

Budget camping

• Inside Central Serengeti NP (Tanzania)

Meals & Drinks:

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

Serengeti National Park

After an early breakfast at the camp, you’ll depart with a picnic lunch in hand for a full day of game viewing, tracking the Great Migration and the “Big Five”: lion, leopard, buffalo, elephant, and rhino. You may also take a game drive to the Grumeti River to see the crocodiles and hippopotamuses. Have lunch at the picnic site and then continue game driving until 5:00pm. Dinner and your overnight stay will be at the camp.

Main Destination:

Serengeti National Park (Tanzania)

Accommodation:

Budget camping

• Inside Central Serengeti NP (Tanzania)

Meals & Drinks:

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

Serengeti National Park - Ngorongoro Crater

After an early breakfast at the camp, you’ll depart with picnic lunches for a game drive lasting at least six hours within Serengeti National Park. Here, you will track wildebeests, zebras, giraffes, lions, black rhinos, cheetahs, leopards, hyenas, bushbucks, lesser kudus, wild dogs, kongonis, impalas, Grant’s gazelles, black-backed jackals, mongooses, olive baboons, vervet monkeys, and other animals found in the park. You may be lucky to spot some of them. By noon, leave the park and pay a visit to Olduvai Gorge (an additional $50USD per person). In the evening, you’ll arrive at the conservancy area for dinner and your overnight stay at the camp.

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:

Budget camping

• On the crater rim of Ngorongoro Crater (Tanzania)

Meals & Drinks:

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

Ngorongoro - Arusha

After breakfast at the camp, depart for a game drive within the Ngorongoro Crater. Inside the crater you’ll enjoy views of common lions, African elephants, black rhinos, blue wildebeests, leopards, cheetahs, hyenas, wild dogs, Grant’s zebras, African buffalo, and hippopotamuses. Have a picnic lunch at the crater rim, then start ascending to the main gate. You’ll then drive back to Arusha and be dropped off at your hotel for the evening.

Main Destination:

Arusha (City, Tanzania)

Accommodation:

Tulia Boutique Hotel & Spa

• Mid-range hotelin Arusha (City, Tanzania)

Meals & Drinks:

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

Departure

After breakfast, check out and either be transferred to the Arusha airport or catch a shuttle bus back to Nairobi. If you return to Nairobi, you will meet with a member of our staff to share your experiences and then be dropped at your Nairobi Hotel or the airport to catch an outbound flight.

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.