14-Day Kenya & Tanzania Big 5 Budget Safari

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

Nairobi - Masai Mara

You will depart from the departure zone after breakfast and head to Mara having the first stopover at the view point so as to have the view of the magnificent escarpments of the great Rift Valley then the second stop over will be at Narok town where you will have lunch and then proceed to the camp or the park to have the evening game drive Dinner and overnight 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 full day

Have early breakfast and proceed to have the game drive in the park which is a landscape of the savannah grassland on rolling hills. It is famously known for its range of wildlife and the good network that allows for better game viewing and nice shots of photos. Take selfies with the Man eaters and enjoy the beautiful view of all the wildlife in the park and the variety species of birds for the bird lovers. Have your picnic lunch at the hippo pool enjoying the epic experience of dining with the hippos and crocodiles. Dinner and overnight 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 - Lake Nakuru

Have a visit to the Masai village then depart to Nakuru with lunch en-route. Enjoy the beautiful landscapes that keep on changing with the view of Mount Longonot and the Lake Nakuru. You will be having an optional activity of boat riding in Lake Naivasha at an extra cost. Upon arrival you will have dinner and overnight at your 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 - Naivasha

Have a morning Game Drive in Lake Nakuru National Park that is famously known for flamingoes and also a rhino sanctuary for both the white endangered rhino and the black rhino. Enjoy the splendid site of the water body animals like the buffaloes, crocodiles and the hippos too and how they live together. You will view this from a view point of the baboon cliff and interact with the baboons too. Have picnic lunch then later in the day travel to Naivasha. Have dinner and spend the night in Naivasha.

Main Destination:

Hell’S Gate National Park (Kenya)

Best Time To Visit June to February (Little rain)

High Season The park is rarely busy

Best Weather June to February (Little rainfall)

Wildlife in Hell’s Gate NP

GiraffeCommon

BuffaloCommon

ZebraCommon

LeopardVery Rare

CheetahVery Rare

HyenaVery Rare

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ElephantNone

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

LionNone

WildebeestNone

HippoNone

Wild DogNone

Accommodation:

Hotel Chambai Safari

• Budget hotel located less than 1hr drive from Hell’s Gate NP (Kenya)

Meals & Drinks:

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

Naivasha - Amboseli

Have your breakfast then get to Hells Gate and get started with the fun activities of walking and climbing through the Gorges as you have nature walks appreciating what gifts nature has to give then do bike riding which is an optional fun activity. Enjoy the vegetation around the park. Later have lunch and depart for Amboseli via Nairobi and the Busy Nairobi – Mombasa highway to arrive Amboseli in time for Dinner and overnight.

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 full day

Have breakfast then set out for the Game Drive in the second best park in Kenya and enjoy the beautiful wildlife that is viewed at a close proximity. Meet the elephants of Amboseli that are really large and the roars of Amboseli. The view even gets better when you get the view of the largest snow capped mountain of Africa which is Mount Kilimanjaro. Have picnic lunch. Optional activity of visiting the villages at an extra cost. Dinner and overnight at the lodge.

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 - Arusha

Have a pre-breakfast, then set out for an early morning game drive. The park is swampy and a perfect habitat for various herbivores. Watch for hippos, large elephants and calves, and other wildlife wallowing in the muddy waters. Return and have a full breakfast at the camp. Check out of the camp and drive to the Namanga Border, where we will transfer you to your Arusha hotel via our private means. Our representative in Tanzania will come to the hotel, to give you a briefing of your Tanzania safari.

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

Breakfast at the hotel then meet our driver for a transfer to the office from where we will leave for Lake Manyara National Park. Arrive at the park by 1000am, with picnic lunches proceed for a game drive in search of the wildlife and the flamingos that inhabit this national park. Lake Manyara is famous for the tree climbing lions and the flocks of Flamingos. Later in the evening leave Lake Manyara and drive to Kizumba camp where dinner will be served followed by overnight.

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 - Serengeti

Breakfast will be served, check out and leave Panorama - for Serengeti area, a 4 hours drive; arrive at the main gate for registration and afternoon game drive. You will have at least 6 hours game drive before proceeding to Central Serengeti at Seronera public campsite where dinner and overnight will be served. Serengeti is really wide and we choose to stay at Central so that we can access the area with largest animal concentration during the game drive.

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:

Budget camping

• Inside Central Serengeti NP (Tanzania)

Meals & Drinks:

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

Serengeti full day

Early breakfast at the camp then with picnic lunch leave the camp for a full day game viewing tracking the wildebeest migration and the big five; lion, Leopard, buffalo, Elephant and the Rhino. You may take a game drive to crocodile infested Grumeti River to see the crocodiles and the hippopotamus. Have picnic lunch at the picnic site and continue with the game drive till 1700hrs. Drive to the camp with a game driver for Dinner and overnight 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 - Ngorongoro

Early breakfast at the camp then leave with picnic lunches for a t least 6 hour Game drive within Serengeti National park. Here you will tracker the wildebeest, Zebras, Giraffes, Lions, Lioness, black rhino, Cheetah, Leopard, Hyena, Bushbuck, lesser kudu, wild dog, Kongoni, impala, grant’s gazelle, black backed jackal, Mongoose, Olive baboons, Vervet Monkeys among other animals found here and you will be lucky to spot some of them. By noon leave the park with a stopover at Olduvai Gorge at extra cost of usd $50 per person. By evening arrive at the conservancy area where you will have dinner and overnight at Simba 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

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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 - Tarangire National Park

Breakfast at the camp, then leave for a game drive within the Ngorongoro crater where you will be able to descend with a game drive with the view of Common Lions, African Elephants, Black Rhino, blue wildebeest, Leopard, Cheetah, Hyena. Wild dog, Grant’s Zebras, African buffalo and Hippopotamus at the crater rim. Have the picnic lunch at the crater rim then start ascending to the main gate, exit the crater after the 6 hours and drive to Ang'ata camp where dinner and overnight will be served.

Main Destination:

Tarangire National Park (Tanzania)

Best Time To Visit July to November (Animals come to the Tarangire River)

High Season June to October (The park is full of visitors)

Best Weather June to October (Little rainfall)

Wildlife in Tarangire NP

ElephantAbundant

GiraffeCommon

LionCommon

BuffaloAbundant

ZebraAbundant

WildebeestAbundant

Show more

HippoCommon

HyenaOccasional

LeopardRare

CheetahRare

Wild DogVery Rare

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

Accommodation:

Kizumba Camp

• Budget tented camp located 1-2hr drive from Tarangire NP (Tanzania)

Meals & Drinks:

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

Tarangire - Arusha

After breakfast at the camp leave a for a game drive along Tarangire river that cuts Tarangire National park into two and supplies enough water to the animals that inhabit in the park. See large number of Elephants as they come to the River to drink water. Have the picnic lunch at the picnic site inside the park then continue with the game till late afternoon, leave the park and drive to Arusha town where you will be dropped at the Hotel.

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 Arusha airport or by private means back to Nairobi. If you return to Nairobi you will meet our staff share your experience and be dropped at your Nairobi Hotel or airport to catch a flight back home or to other destination.

Main Destination:

Nairobi (City, Kenya)

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.