12 Days Best Kenya and Tanzania Grand Safari Tour

This 12-day, 11-night safari explores Kenya and Tanzania’s most iconic national parks and game reserves, offering an unparalleled wildlife adventure. Travelers will witness the Big Five, spectacular landscapes like the Great Rift Valley, and the legendary Serengeti-Mara ecosystem. The tour also offers cultural encounters with Maasai and Samburu communities, guided nature walks, and optional hot air balloon safaris over the Masai Mara. Flexible routing allows visitors to start in either Kenya or Tanzania, ensuring a comprehensive and customizable East African safari experience. This trip is ideal for wildlife enthusiasts, adventure seekers, and first-time safari travelers alike.

Trip Highlights

Game drives across Kenya and Tanzania’s top national parks and reserves
Spotting the Big Five: lion, leopard, elephant, buffalo, rhino
Witness the Great Migration in Masai Mara and Serengeti (seasonal)
Guided nature walks along lakeshores and savannah plains
Optional hot air balloon safari over Masai Mara ($430 per person)
Cultural visits to Maasai and Samburu villages ($30 per person)
Scenic views of Mount Kilimanjaro and the Great Rift Valley
Picnic lunches in scenic wilderness locations
Birdwatching at Lake Nakuru, Lake Naivasha, and Lake Bogoria

Day 01 :

Nairobi – Transfer to Lake Nakuru (approximately 3 hours)

You will be picked at 7.30 a.m. by our tour guide/driver and immediately depart for Lake Nakuru to arrive by mid-morning. Check-in at the guesthouse and have lunch. Afternoon a game drive is at 4 p.m. Dinner and overnight stay is at Miale Hotel or similar.

Ø Overnight: Lake Nakuru Miale Hotel (http://mialehotel.co.ke)

Ø Meals: Lunch & Dinner

Day 02 :

Lake Nakuru – Transfer to Lake Bogoria and Lake Naivasha

Have breakfast then head to Lake Bogoria carrying packed lunch with you. Have guided nature walks on the shores of the lake. Later have lunch then head to Lake Naivasha.

Ø Overnight: Lake Naivasha Taphe Guest House Resort

Ø Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 03 :

Lake Naivasha Transfer to Maasai Mara

Have an early breakfast then depart for Maasai Mara to arrive for lunch at the camp. Have lunch then relax before an afternoon game drive from 3 o'clock till 6 p.m.

Overnight: Lake Naivasha Taphe Guest House Resort

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 04 :

Maasai Mara Full Day

Spend this whole day with a game drive in search of the big five and much other wildlife that inhabits these beautiful savannah plains. There will be a picnic lunch in the course of the day.

Dinner & Overnight at Masai Mara Mara Enchoro Wildlife Camp {https://www.enchorowildlifecamp.com/}

Ø Optional activities: Hot air balloon, a visit to Maasai village & guided nature walks

Ø Overnight: Masai Mara Mara Enchoro Wildlife Camp { https://www.enchorowildlifecamp.com/}

Ø Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 05 :

Maasai Mara Full Day

Spend this whole day with a game drive in search of the big five and much other wildlife that inhabits these beautiful savannah plains. There will be a picnic lunch in the course of the day.

Dinner & Overnight at Masai Mara Mara Enchoro Wildlife Camp {https://www.enchorowildlifecamp.com/}

Ø Optional activities: Hot air balloon, a visit to Maasai village & guided nature walks

Ø Overnight: Masai Mara Mara Enchoro Wildlife Camp { https://www.enchorowildlifecamp.com/}

Ø Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 06 :

Maasai Mara Transfer to Serengeti

Have breakfast then enjoy a game drive till mid-morning when you depart for Serengeti passing through the Isebania border. Carry packed lunch with you from the lodge because of you will arrive at the park past lunch hour. Have a game drive as you enter the park and later drive to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay.

Ø Overnight: Serengeti Seronera campsite

Ø Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 07 :

Serengeti Full Day

This whole day, have breakfast then depart for a full-day game drive carrying parked lunch with you. Enjoy searching for wildlife in this vast savannah land. Picnic lunch will be served at lunchtime.

Other days you can decide to do an early morning game drive before breakfast. Thereafter, return to the camp for breakfast. Return to the camp and rest then you will have another one at 4 p.m till 6 p.m.

Ø Overnight: Serengeti Seronera Camp

Ø Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 08 :

Serengeti Transfer to Ngorongoro

After breakfast, then have a final game drive. Carry packed lunch with you. Depart for Ngorongoro Crater to arrive with en-route game drive to the camp.

Overnight: Ngorongoro Seronera Camp

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 09 :

Ngorongoro Transfer to Lake Manyara

After breakfast, check out of the lodge with a packed picnic lunch and depart for a tour of the crater floor, which is home to numerous plains game and the big five. Spend the day within the crater and have lunch at one of the famous picnic spots in the park. Depart for Lake Manyara with a game drive as you leave the park to arrive in Lake Manyara by late evening.

Ø Overnight: Lake Manyara camp

Ø Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 10 :

Lake Manyara Transfer to Amboseli (Via Namanga)

After breakfast at the lodge departs with picnic lunch boxes to the Namanga border. Clear customs and immigration formalities then join our Kenya tour driver and proceed to Amboseli. You will have lunch en route. Once you arrive at the park, you will enjoy a game drive. Look out for large herds of elephants, lions, leopard, gazelles, wild dogs and the magnificent view of Mt. Kilimanjaro.

Ø Overnight: Amboseli Kibo Luxury Tented Camp

Ø Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 11 :

Amboseli Full Day

Spend this with morning game drives after breakfast till lunchtime. Return to the camp/lodge for lunch at 1 p.m. Relax by the pool after lunch. The afternoon game drive is at 4o?clock for 2 hours.

Ø Overnight: Kilima Camp Amboseli

Ø Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 12 :

Amboseli Transfer to Nairobi

Have breakfast at the camp, later check out and drive to Nairobi with lucnch en-route to arrive in Nairobi by evening where the safari ends with Airport/Hotel drop off.

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch

12 Days Best Kenya and Tanzania Grand Safari Tour

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