Join ThompsonTrek Travels on their amazing trip to experience the African savannah landscape of Kenya and Tanzania! Observe wildlife in their natural habitats as you go on game drives in various national parks within the two countries and descend into the Ngorongoro Crater. If you're lucky, you may even catch predators hunting their preys in action. If you want to escape from your urban life and enjoy nature and the glory of its flora and fauna, this is the trip for you!
- This is a group joining safari. Private safari possible on request at an extra cost.
- Maximum group size is 7 persons
- Children policy: Children from the age of 1 year are allowed to participate under the supervision of a parent or guardian.
- All park fees are included.
- 1 afternoon and 1 full day game drive in Masai Mara
- 1 early morning and 1 en-route game drive in Lake Nakuru and 1 full day game drive in Amboseli
- 1 afternoon game drive in Tarangire National Park and 1 full day game drive in Ngorongoro Crater
- 1 afternoon and 1 morning game drive in Serengeti, 1 evening and 1 early morning game drive in Lake Manyara
- Chance to spot flamingos, hippos, wildebeest, and many more while visiting the best parks in Kenya and Tanzania
- Airport transfer and transportation in van in Kenya and in 4x4 vehicle in Tanzania
- 3 meals a day while on safari
- 11 nights' accommodation
Day 1: Nairobi - Maasai Mara
Pick up from airport upon arrival and be transferred to Tayiai-Safaris' office for briefing. Meet your guide and the other group members and depart for the Maasai Mara Game Reserve via the viewpoint of the Great Rift Valley and Narok town for refueling and lunch. Proceed to the game reserve where you will first check in at lodge or camp. You will have time for a little siesta before proceeding on the first introduction game viewing in Maasai Mara Game Reserve, returning back to the camp for dinner and overnight.
Day 2: Maasai Mara (08:00 to 17:00)
After breakfast you will proceed on a full day of game viewing within the reserve. The landscape here is scenic savannah grassland on rolling hills. The reserve is the best park for game in Kenya as it has an extensive road and track network which allows for close range viewing and photography. Break for your picnic lunch at the hippo pool, looking out for hippos and crocodile. Dinner and overnight at the camp.
Day 3: Maasai Mara - Lake Nakuru
Go on an early morning pre-breakfast game drive from 06:00 to 09:30 tracking the wildcat. If lucky, you will witness them as they hunt and kill. After breakfast, depart the Mara region for Nakuru, lunch en-route, with scenic views of Mount Longonot and Lake Naivasha from afar on the main highway. Dinner and overnight at a budget hotel.
Day 4: Lake Nakuru National Park - Amboseli National Park
After breakfast you will proceed on a game drive in Lake Nakuru National Park, known for its prolific bird life including flamingos. The park contains a sanctuary for the conservation of the white rhino while species like cape buffalo and waterbuck can be seen near the shoreline. Drive to Amboseli National Park arriving late evening with game viewing en route to camp. Dinner and overnight at camp.
Day 5: Game Tracking in Amboseli (08:00 to 17:00)
This will be a day of game drives in this park that contains swamp grounds in which elephants and hippos bathe in abundance. A variety of plains game, antelopes, birds, and Mount Kilimanjaro's peak can be seen if weather conditions permit. Tayiai-Safaris will cater for picnic lunches. Return for overnight at the camp.
Day 6: Amboseli - Namanga Border - Arusha
Go on an early morning game viewing before returning to the camp for a full breakfast. Later you will check out and proceed to Namanga Border. After immigration you will catch the shuttle bus to Arusha. You will be met and transferred to Arusha Center Inn Hotel bed and breakfast. (dinner at own).
Day 7: Arusha - Tarangire National Park
After breakfast you will depart for Tarangire National Park arriving in time for lunch and an afternoon of game viewing. Lesser kudu, eland, lion, and gerenuk can be found in this beautiful park, noted for its multitude of baobab trees and its tree-climbing lions. Dinner and overnight at the camp with an upgrade to beds and beddings.
Day 8: Tarangire National Park - Ngorongoro Crater
After breakfast, drive to Ngorongoro Conservation Area. This afternoon, you will descend 2000 feet (over 600 meters) to the floor of the crater for a day crater tour with picnic lunches. Explore the forest areas that are inhabited by monkeys and elephants, the lake area, where you may see the flamingos and the open savannah where the lions hunt for food. Dinner and overnight at the camp with upgrade to beds and beddings.
Day 9: Ngorongoro Crater - Serengeti National Park
Drive to Serengeti National Park via Olduvai Gorge, the site of Louis and Mary Leakey's renowned archaeological discoveries. Visit this museum at an extra cost and see the findings including some of the man's earliest known ancestral remains. Lunch will be at the Seronera camp. You will have an afternoon game drive in the endless plains of the Serengeti for a chance to see the great herds of wildebeest, zebras, and gazelles or a pride of lions lounging in the shade. Dinner and overnight at camp with an upgrade to beds and beddings.
Day 10: Serengeti National Park - Lake Manyara
Enjoy an early morning game drive before breakfast. Return to the camp for late breakfast mid-morning and then depart to Lake Manyara with lunch en route. Upon arrival have the evening game drive until sunset. Dinner and overnight at camp with upgrade to beds and beddings.
Day 11: Lake Manyara - Arusha
After breakfast, you will have a morning game drive in Lake Manyara National Park whose inhabitants include hippos, monkeys, tree climbing lions, flamingos, and other varieties of bird life. Lunch at the camp. After lunch, drive back to Arusha drop of at Arusha Center Inn with bed and breakfast.
Day 12: Arusha - Nairobi / Arusha Airport (ARK) / Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO)
After breakfast in Arusha, our ThompsonTrek Travels representative 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 Tayiai-Safaris Kenya.