TOUR HIGHLIGHTS

Our 12 Days amazing Kenya and Tanzania budget safari holiday, covers some of the best wildlife parks in Kenya and Tanzania. Scenic, captivating, stunning, and a thrilling Africa safari experience that takes you closer to nature to marvel at all its wonder.

This 12 Days amazing Kenya and Tanzania budget safari holiday is for adventure seekers looking for a real close encounter with wildlife in their natural habitats. You will start from the most famous game reserve in Kenya, the Masai Mara. Our journey ventures to the beautiful Lake Nakuru National Park, where you will find the endangered black and white rhinos. This thrilling African safari will also take you to the Amboseli National Park, set against the background of the snow-capped Mount Kilimanjaro.

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On this 12 days Kenya and Tanzania budget safari holiday, we head to Lake Manyara National Park, famously known for its stunning scenery and pink flamingoes will be our first stop. The Serengeti is widely known for the annual wildebeest migration. Our African safari experience takes us to the Ngorongoro Crater, the world’s biggest unbroken volcanic caldera teeming with wildlife.

Our last wildlife park will be the Tarangire National Park, where large herds of elephants roam freely and big numbers of wildlife gather around the Tarangire River, offering a great budget holiday safari experience.

If you would like to customize your holiday safari, kindly do not hesitate to let us know, we will be delighted to give you that dream Africa safari.

DETAILED ITINERARY
Day 1: A drive from Nairobi to Masai Mara
Early pick–up from your hotel and we start our journey to Masai Mara Game Reserve. You will pass by the spectacular Rift Valley Escarpment, which provides a scenic view for beautiful photo opportunities. You will proceed on to the Narok town for lunch after we head to the Masai Mara Game Reserve. We will check-in tour camp, before starting on the adventure with a sun-downer game drive, introducing you to the Masai Plains, and it’s local cast of residents. Later we will return to our camp, for dinner and overnight.
Day 2: Exploring Masai Mara
This day will start with breakfast, you will proceed on a full day of game viewing adventure within the reserve. This reserve offers a varied wildlife experience, from the large numbers of wildlife to the scenic and stunning savannah Masai plains, to even the Masai culture experience. Traversing the Masai Mara for a full-day game drive, you will see the big five, the pride of lions, elephant herds, the rhinoceros, the giraffes and so much more. In this reserve, you are assured of real close encounters with the wildlife. As we follow the wildlife road tracking networks, we will get to the Mara River, where you can watch the hippos and crocodiles. Depending on your timing, you can also witness millions of wildebeest crossing this river from the neighboring Serengeti, to look for greener pastures in Masai Mara. The Wildebeest Migration is one of the world’s annual spectacular events in the Masai Mara. You will have your picnic lunch in the park and continue with your game viewing with more of the big five and the lesser-known game encounters till sunset. You have an optional activity of visiting a Masai Village at an extra cost of 10 $ per person. Dinner and overnight shall be at your camp.
Day 3: Masai Mara – Lake Nakuru
Early morning pre-breakfast game drive. After breakfast, depart the Mara region for Nakuru, lunch en-route, with scenic views of Lake Naivasha from afar on the main highway. You will arrive in the evening and be dropped off at the hotel for dinner and overnight at the budget hotel.
Day 4: Lake Nakuru – Amboseli

After breakfast, proceed on a game drive in Lake Nakuru Park, famous for its birdlife, which comprises of the flamingos. The park also is a sanctuary for the endangered white and black rhinos. You can find the tree-climbing lions here, the buffalos and zebras around the shorelines. Later you will exit the park, and start your journey to Amboseli National Park, with hot lunch on the way. There shall be a stop on the escarpment as you make your way to Nairobi, then proceed to Amboseli, arriving in the evening, you will check –into your camp, where you can rest before dinner.
Day 5: Amboseli full day

A Kenya and Tanzania safari holiday is not complete without a visit to Amboseli. A full day of game drives in this park will showcase the large numbers of wildlife easily found bathing in the swamps found here. Amboseli National park gives a beautiful safari experience and breath-taking scenery as you watch the elephants and buffalos roam at the base of Mt Kilimanjaro. Apart from the elephants; you will also encounter cheetahs, Zebras, hyenas, and many others. You will have your picnic lunch in a shade in the park and then continue with the afternoon game-viewing. When the clouds clear off in the evening, you can see the snow-capped peak of Mount Kilimanjaro. Later you will head back to the camp for dinner and overnight.
Day 6: Amboseli – Arusha

Early morning game viewing and then return to the camp for a hot breakfast. Later we will drive to the Namanga border, where your shuttle will meet you for your transfer to Arusha. Upon arrival, you will be dropped off at your Arusha Hotel, booked on bed and breakfast.
Day 7: Arusha- Tarangire

Depart Arusha for Tarangire National Park with lunch en-route. We will have an afternoon game viewing in the park upon arrival. Tarangire National Park is home to a large population of elephants. The Tarangire River is a magnet for the wildlife leaving here, such as the lions, cheetahs, buffalos, impalas, the greater and lesser kudu, Thompson’s gazelles, giraffes, elands. On occasions, the endangered fringe-eared Oryx and the shy starlings can be seen. These animals also gather in the swampy areas found in this park. Tarangire National Park is also home to over 500 species of birds. Dinner and overnight shall be at your camp- Tarangire Campsite or Similar.
Day 8: Tarangire National Park – Serengeti National Park

After our breakfast, we head to Serengeti via the Ol Duvai Gorge Museum, where the early man appeared, a million years ago (You can make an optional visit to the museum at an extra cost of 40$ per person). Upon arrival, we will head to the Serengeti National Park, which is widely known for the greatest wildlife spectacle, the great migration of wildebeest. The Plains are also home to a resident population of elephants, cheetahs, lions, giraffes, and birds. Dinner and overnight shall be at the temporarily fixed tents in Seronera Campsite/Similar.
Day 9: Serengeti- Ngorongoro

After breakfast, you will have your final game drive in Serengeti National Park, known for the great wildebeest migration and many animals. Later depart to Ngorongoro Crater with your lunch en-route arriving in the afternoon. Dinner and overnight at basic tents.
Day 10: Ngorongoro Crater- Lake Manyara

After breakfast, leave with packed lunch and descend 600m into the Ngorongoro Crater for a 6 hours game drive. Ngorongoro Crater has a stunning landscape consisting of vast expanses of woodlands, savannah forests, and highlands. This combined with a high concentration of wildlife, ranging from the endangered rhino species, the big cats, which include the lions, the elusive leopard, cheetahs, etc. and others like zebras, buffalos, elands, warthogs, hippos, and the giant African elephants, makes it one of the most beautiful natural wonders in the world. Later drive back to Lake Manyara National Park, dinner, and overnight at our campsite- Panorama Campsite or Similar.
Day 11: Lake Manyara – Arusha

Early breakfast and then head to the Lake Manyara a game drive in this stunning park, rich in wildlife and diverse landscape. Lake Manyara is a gem worth a stop while on safari in the Tanzania northern circuit. The groundwater forest fed by the water springs supports a rich ecosystem for wildlife such as the pink flamingoes concentrated on the lake shores, giant African elephant herds, troops of baboons, giraffes, hippos, and birds like the Ruppel’s Griffon, Peregrin Falcon, Augur Buzzard, and the Verreaux’s Eagle. Lake Manyara National Park is also widely known for its tree-climbing lions and the hot water springs found here. This park offers a comprehensive safari experience in Tanzania. Later we drive back to Arusha, with a drop off at your hotel, booked on Bed and breakfast. Dinner on Own.
Day 12: Arusha – Nairobi/Arusha Airport/Kilimanjaro Airport

After breakfast at Arusha Center Inn Hotel, our partner will be ready to take you to the shuttle bus for Nairobi where you will be received and transferred to the airport or your Nairobi hotel. Thank you for choosing us for your African safari.

COST INCLUDES

Transport on a safari van Kenya part and Land Cruiser in Tanzania part.
Accommodation as per itinerary
Two Night Accommodation in Arusha
3 meals a day while on safari
Services of our Professional Guide/Driver
All park entrance fees
All game drives
Transport from Nairobi – Tanzania/ Nairobi
1 litre of Mineral water each day

NOT INCLUDED

Personal Insurance
Items of personal nature
Alcoholic & Soft drinks
Tips
Visa to Maasai village 10 $ p.p
Olduvai George 40 $ p.p

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