14 Days Kenya Tanzania Tour Safari
Want to experience East Africa’s great legacy parks? This two-week expedition will have you exploring the world-renowned Masai Mara, the magnificent Serengeti, and the legendary twin Tsavo reserves.
These are the landscapes that hold and preserve immense numbers of the big cats, the elephants, endangered rhinos, and millions upon millions of wildebeests and zebras.
This special tour will also introduce you to the wonders of Lake Victoria, the many elephant families of Amboseli Park, and the sights of Tarangire and Lake Manyara Park, with its tree-climbing lions. Plus, the world’s largest intact volcanic crater, the unique Ngorongoro.
Imagine traveling to the lands of leopards, cheetahs, great tusker elephants, towering giraffes, and even blazing pink flamingoes. You’ll see the rolling hills of the Masai Mara, sprinkled with its remarkable acacia trees, the endless plains of the Serengeti, and the majesty of Mt. Kilimanjaro towering above Amboseli National Park.
On this immersive safari experience, the deep cultures of these two special African countries are inviting your discovery. Meet the indigenous Maasai, a pastoral people who live on the land, herding their goats and cattle as they have done for ages.
Activities
Day 1
Nairobi – Samburu Game reserve.
Take a scenic route via the central highlands to the Samburu National Reserve in the semi-arid northern frontier of Kenya.
Samburu, Shaba and Buffalo springs game reserves are a place of endless skies, dust-red plains and palm-fringed rivers.
The reserves lie on the fringes of the vast and arid desert once known as the Northern Frontier District.
The combined landscape of the Samburu game reserve features rocky battlements, craggy scarps, dry river beds and fallen boulders rising out of the thorn scrub against a backdrop of the far-distant hills and the great red Table Mountain known as Ololokwe.
Day 2
Samburu Game Reserve
A day spent at the Samburu game reserve with game viewing drives.
Game viewing is concentrated along the Ewaso Nyiro River, the lifeline of this semi-desert environment.
You can explore further the adjacent Shaba & Buffalo springs reserves.
Day 3
Samburu Game Reserve to Mt Kenya/Laikipia Region
Game viewing drives at the Samburu.
Depart for the cooler Mount Kenya / Laikipia region.
Afternoon game viewing drives at the Olpejeta wildlife sanctuary.
Day 4
Mount Kenya / Laikipia region - Lake Naivasha.
After breakfast, proceed to Lake Naivasha.
Afternoon bike and hike to Hell’s Gate National Park.
Day 5
Lake Naivasha – Masai Mara Game reserve.
Morning boat ride to explore Lake Naivasha and view hippos, birds and small game.
Later proceed to the Masai Mara Game Reserve.
Late afternoon game viewing drives at the Mara.
The Mara makes the ideal hunting ground for Kenya’s famous “big cats” and hosts her largest population of lions.
It also offers the best chance of spotting a leopard in the wild.
Other predators include cheetahs and spotted hyenas.
The Masai Mara is famous for the large herds of elephants and buffalo that inhabit the plains; also for the pods of hippos that wallow in its muddy river beds.
Other animal species include the Masai giraffe, Topi, Hartebeest, Grant’s and Thomson’s gazelle, zebra, impala, dik-dik, bushbuck, waterbuck and red duiker.
The reserve also boasts plentiful crocodiles, monitor lizards, baboons, vervets, blue and red-tailed monkeys, bush babies, and tree hyrax.
There are over 550 resident and migratory species of birds.
Day 6
Full day at Masai Mara Game Reserve
Enjoy a full-day game viewing drive at the Masai Mara with a picnic lunch at the Mara river crossing.
There are optional activities such as guided nature/bird-spotting walks or cultural visits to the local Masai homesteads.
Day 7
Full day at Masai Mara
An extra day at the Masai Mara with scheduled game viewing drives.
Day 8
Masai Mara – Lake Victoria
Depart Masai Mara and proceed to Lake Victoria in Tanzania.
The drive is via the Isebania Kenya / Tanzania border town.
Meet Tanzania vehicle and driver-guide at the Isebania border after clearing with the Immigration & Customs procedures.
Drive to the South-Eastern bay of Lake Victoria.
Arrive at your lodge late afternoon. Relax on the shores of this lake which is rich in history. The breeze is refreshing. If you have time, you may visit the Bunda Market
Day 9
Lake Victoria – Serengeti National Park
After breakfast, visit a nearby Fishing Village in the company of a local guide. Among other things, you will learn lots about traditional Fishing techniques, the selling mode of fresh Fish and the general rural life. Thereafter, drive into the nearby Serengeti which shares the same ecosystem with the Maasai Mara game reserve.
Ideally, Maasai Mara is the smaller extension of the Serengeti.
It is well-located for game-viewing drives.
A short afternoon game viewing drives en route.
Day 10
Serengeti Game Reserve
A full-day game viewing drives as we explore this vast nature-endowed wildlife reserve.
Options of morning and afternoon or full-day game viewing sessions are available to you.
The annual wildebeest migration is Serengeti’s most famous attraction.
It is also home to a pride of its lions which have been fitted with radio-transmitter collars so that their movements may be tracked.
Other wildlife you may see includes cheetah, zebra, giraffe, Thompson and Grant’s gazelle, Eland, Impala, Klipspringer, Hippo and Warthog.
Day 11
Serengeti – Ngorongoro Crater
Depart the Serengeti with a game-viewing drive en route.
Descend to the floor of the Ngorongoro crater for game viewing in this unique caldera park.
We shall look out for Rhino, Lion, Elephant, Leopard, Cheetah, Buffalo and Hippo.
Later we ascend to the crater rim.
Catch a glimpse of the most magnificent sunset views in Africa from the crater rim!
Day 12
Ngorongoro – Amboseli National park.
After breakfast, proceed to Amboseli national park.
Border crossing and immigration formalities at the Namanga border town.
Afternoon game viewing drives at the Amboseli National park with views of Mount Kilimanjaro.
Amboseli is an international biosphere nature reserve featuring a dried-out lake bed, rolling savannah and lush green swamps.
Amboseli hosts various animal species including the Elephant, Antelope, Spotted Hyena, Jackal, Warthog, Olive baboon, and Vervet monkey……
The observation hill at Amboseli National park is easily climbed and offers stunning views of Mount Kilimanjaro.
Day 13
Full day at Amboseli National Park
Early pre-breakfast game viewing drives at the national park.
Weather permitting the clouds will shear off, leaving you mesmerized by the majesty of Kilimanjaro and its gleaming snowcapped peaks.
Today shall be spent exploring Amboseli National park on unlimited game-viewing drives.
Day 14
Amboseli – Nairobi
Early pre-breakfast game viewing drive in search of the predators and grazers.
Extra exit game viewing drives as you leave Amboseli.
What to Expect
2 Nights at Samburu National Reserve - Kenya
- Rare species – Grevy’s zebra, reticulated giraffe, oryx, gerenuk, Somali ostrich
- Experience local cultures
- Views of snow-capped Mt. Kenya
- Experience multiple climate zones
- Visit with local Samburu tribes, view their homes & culture
1 Night at Ol Pejeta Conservancy - Kenya
- Unique species viewing - tree hyraxwhite-tailed mongoose, black-fronted duiker & more
- Game drives to see elephants, chimpanzees, bushbuck, waterbuck, elands
- Opportunities to view rhino and chimpanzee
1 Night at Lake Naivasha National Park
- Discovery boat ride – view wildlife on the shore
- Glide by hippos
- Walking safari on Crescent Island amongst the giraffes, zebras & more
- Extensive bird species
3 Nights Masai Mara Game Reserve
- Iconic world-famous game park – unlimited game viewing drives
- View the Big Five and numerous other wildlife
- Beautiful vast savannah dotted with acacia trees
- Masai culture and tribespeople
1 Night at Lake Victoria – Tanzania
- Africa’s largest lake
- Fishing village tour
2 nights Serengeti National Park
- The great migration – vast herds of wildebeest & zebra moving on to Masai Mara Game Reserve in Kenya
- Famous for its dense and varied wildlife
- The Big Five – largest population of lions in Africa
1 Night at Ngorongoro Crater
- World’s largest intact volcanic caldera
- 8th Wonder of the World & UNESCO World Heritage Site
- Dense concentration of easily accessible wildlife
- Olduvai Gorge – site of pre-historic man
2 Nights at Amboseli National Park - Kenya
- Views of snow-capped Mt. Kilimanjaro the – highest peak in Africa
- Observation Hill – view marshes with herds of elephants, buffalos, hippos & many waterfowl such as pelicans and Egyptian goose
- Possible lion, cheetah and hyena sightings
- Experience local villages and culture
- Astounding Wildlife & Scenery Throughout
- Lion, elephant, cheetah, giraffe, buffalo, warthog, ostrich, pelican
- Many other species as well.
