10 Day Kenya And Tanzania Safari Tour From Nairobi

Duration : 9 Nights / 10 Days

Destination Covered : Nairobi, Nakuru, Masai Mara, Arusha, Ngorongoro

Tour Activities : Game Drives

Tour Themes : Wildlife, Safari Tours

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Nairobi, Nakuru and Masai Mara Tour Overview

What’s Cool About These Parks?
Starting in Nairobi you’ll pass the Rift Valley arriving at charming Lake Nakuru National Park, with its beautiful acacia forests, waterfalls, and the lovely lake itself. Look for both Black and White rhinos here and possibly lion and leopard.

Then we’re off to the world-famous Masai Mara National Reserve, home to dense concentrations of big cats, elephants, buffalo, giraffe, and dozens more species. This is the spot where you can see the Great Migration of wildebeests, zebra, and gazelle pour into the park on their annual trek.

Those thousands of herding grazers are coming across the Tanzanian border from Serengeti National Park, our next stop. The immense treeless savannahs here hold more than 3,000 lions. We’ll be tracking for them along with leopard, rhino, buffalo, elephant, eland, impala, and warthog.

We next adventure to one of the most unique spots on the planet, the world’s largest intact volcanic caldera – Ngorongoro Crater. Descending into this blue/green world we’ll be tracking the big cats and all of Africa’s “Big Five”. Then we continue to the unusual Tarangire National Park, the site of bizarre baobab trees, huge termite mounds, and lots of elephants.

Speaking of the great tuskers, we’ll now cross back into Kenya, arriving at Amboseli National Park, known for its guaranteed sightings of great elephant families. You’ll see them marching before the imposing backdrop of snow-capped Mt. Kilimanjaro. An amazing finale to your ten-day, six-park, two-country excursion safari!

The Extras
Depending on your choice of accommodation you can enjoy extras like a bush breakfast/lunch/ dinner, traditional dances around the boma, massage, aromatherapy, Ayurveda, special dietary menus, dinner at a Maasai homestead, game walks, overlook a natural watering hole, and more.

The Details
No one is more important to the success of your safari than your guide. At Africa Kenya Safaris, we have the friendliest, most experienced driver/guides. They will guide, host, inform and look after you like the special guest you are. That’s our guarantee.

You’ll safari in style out to the parks in your own private 4 x 4 Land Cruiser Jeep – the best way to experience Africa with its higher seating for better views and its rugged all-wheel drive.

We give you more at AKS – customization, flexibility, and lots of choices. Your safari includes park entrance fees, game drives, accommodations, and meals. Plus, we always offer economy, comfort, superior comfort, or luxury safari lodges or tented camps.

Please give us a shout at Africa Kenya Safaris to set up your personalized safari adventure for yourself, your family, and your friends.

Tour Highlights
Lake Nakuru
Bird watching
Rhino sanctuary
Rothschild’s giraffes
Flamingoes, pelicans, and other birdlife
The Great Rift Valley escarpment – dramatic towering formations & scenery

Masai Mara
Unlimited game drives in your own comfortable Safari pop-up top vehicle
The Big 5 – elephant, lion, rhino, buffalo & leopard… Plus zebra, cheetah, and much more
Experience the Masai Mara, home to an ancient culture
Your choice of accommodations – from budget to luxury – stay in lodges or tented camps
Optional Hot Air Balloon Ride – please ask us about this unique opportunity – $460 per person

Serengeti
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

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

Tarangire
Great numbers of elephants
Unusual baobab trees
Immense herds of zebra and wildebeest
Colorful birdlife – over 500 species

Amboseli
Views of snow-capped Mt. Kilimanjaro – highest peak in Africa.
Observation Hill – view marshes with herds of elephants, buffalo,
hippo & many waterfowl such as pelicans and Egyptian goose.
Possible lion, cheetah and hyena sightings.
Experience local villages and culture

Nairobi, Nakuru and Masai Mara Tour Itinerary

Day 1

Nairobi – Lake Nakuru National Park 3 Hour Drive

Meals: Lunch, Dinner

7:30 am – Is your safari gear packed and ready to go? Get ready for 10 full days of wildlife action! Your Africa Kenya Safaris driver/guide will come by in a private 4 x 4 Land cruiser Jeep.

Hop in and we’re off through the Great Rift Valley, with views of its dramatic escarpment. We’ll arrive at Lake Nakuru Park in the late morning and take in the lake and its surrounding acacia forests.

The park is a delightful blend of water birds (sometimes flamingoes!) and also rhinos at a special sanctuary here. But also look for lions, zebra, giraffe, warthog, and many other species.

Come evening, we’ll retire to our safari lodge or tented camp to relax, enjoy dinner and reflect on our journey’s first day.

Day 2

Lake Nakuru National Park – Masai Mara 6 - 7 Hour Drive

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

We’re on safari time so let’s be up early for a game drive around the park to watch the animals and the birdlife emerge into the soft light of the new day.

We’ll breakfast and proceed to the Masai Mara, making rest and scenic stops along our way.

Arriving at the great Mara, you can check in at your new accommodation to freshen up… or just head out on your first of many game drives on the park’s pretty rolling hills.

Adorning the landscape, you can’t miss Africa’s special acacia trees, adding still more texture to this amazing park. You won’t have to look far or long before spotting some of the park’s voluminous wildlife. Over 95 species of mammals populate these Mara lands.

Toward late afternoon, you might be treated to one of the park’s glorious sunsets and you’ll know you have arrived at a very special place. We’ll head back to our Mara accommodation for a relaxing evening.

Day 3

Full Day at the Masai Mara

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

We’ll head out early on this day of unlimited game drives. The Masai Mara is known for its many prides of lions, plus cheetah, buffalo, antelope, hyena and so much more.

To maximize our time on the savannah we’ll take along a picnic lunch and perhaps enjoy it down at the Mara River, the site of the crossing of wildebeests and zebra, flowing in from neighboring Serengeti. This is a dramatic spot where predators meet grazers, so we’ll look for crocodiles down in the river as well as all sorts of big cats.

Adding new dimensions to your safari, take advantage of two optional activities: A visit to a nearby Maasai village will broaden your cultural horizons as you meet these indigenous people and learn about their lifestyle.

For a special one-of-a-kind treat, sign up for the optional hot air balloon safari over the park. You’ll float up at dawn as the park comes alive with all its wonders lighting up beneath you in the new day. An unforgettable safari moment!

We’ll spend the evening at our Mara accommodation, enjoying a delicious meal while swapping stories of the day.

Day 4

Masai Mara – Serengeti Game Reserve 6 Hour Drive

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Today our safari goes international, crossing the border into Tanzania at the town of Isebania.

Part of the same ecosystem as the Masai Mara, the Serengeti features a different look, its vast plains being treeless. But it offers as rich an array of wildlife, perhaps even more lions.

We’ll arrive in time for an afternoon game drive to better understand the look, feel, and “vibe” of the Serengeti. This is where the millions of wildebeest, zebra, and gazelle, calve before heading on to the Masai Mara.

We’ll head to our Serengeti lodge or tented camp for relaxation and dinner.

Day 5

Full Day Serengeti Game Reserve

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

This will be a great day of exploration as we travel over the immense tract of the Serengeti, spotting for lion, cheetah, zebra, giraffe, eland, klipspringer, gazelle, warthog, and even hippo!

As always, you set the pace of your safari – opt for morning, afternoon, or full-day game viewing. The choice is yours.

Depending on the season (January/February), you may see great numbers of wildebeests and zebras calving. In the following months, the young will be raised in time for the annual Great Migration, across to the Masai Mara, from July to October.

This evening, we’ll relax and swap stories at our Serengeti accommodation.

Day 6

Serengeti Game Reserve – Ngorongoro Crater 3 – 4 Hour Drive

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

An exciting day awaits! We’ll be up early to enjoy another game drive through the Serengeti, as we exit the reserve and head to the spectacular Ngorongoro Crater, the largest intact volcanic caldera in the world.

Hold on, as our 4 x 4 takes us down the steep crater walls, into this magical expanse of green landscapes holding every sort of wildlife, from lions to pink flamingoes.

We’ll enjoy lunch, perhaps watching hippos at one of the park’s lakes as we keep an eye out for rhino, buffalo, elephant, and of course, the big cats.

Toward late afternoon, we’ll head back up to the edge of the caldera in time to catch one of Africa’s signature attractions – a magnificent sunset lighting up the crater’s rim.

And then we’re off to our Ngorongoro safari lodge or tented camp to settle in for dinner and rest.

Day 7

Ngorongoro Crater -Tarangire Park 3 Hour Drive

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Remember last night’s spectacular sunset? Let’s get up in time to catch an equally awesome sunrise at the crater’s rim!

And now we’re off to Tarangire National Park, a small but quite beautiful reserve. We’ll take an afternoon game drive looking for the park’s signature massive elephant herds. Tarangire is also known for its wildlife migration where over 250,000 animals enter the park.

We’ll spend the evening at our Tarangire accommodation.

Day 8

Tarangire Park – Amboseli Park 5 -6 Hour Drive

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

As always on safari, we’ll be up with the birds to enjoy another game drive through the park.

After breakfast, we’ll head out to our final park, Amboseli, crossing back into Kenya at the border town of Namanga.

Amboseli is Kenya’s second most popular park, framed by the snow-capped majesty of Mt. Kilimanjaro and home to unlimited herds of great elephants. Their numbers are so constant you are guaranteed to see them parading to and fro.

Come late afternoon, the typical cloud covering obscuring Kilimanjaro’s summit may dissipate, revealing the mountain’s breathtaking peak.

We will spend our 8th Safari evening at our Amboseli lodge or tented camp.

Day 9

Full Day at Amboseli Park

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

The park is especially attractive in the early morning so let’s take advantage of the day and head out for our first game drive.

Of course, we’ll be looking for elephants but the park may also present us with sightings of lions, cheetah, buffalo, wildebeest, gazelle, monkeys, and many rare birds.

We’ll stop at Observation Hill, where we can take in the many varieties of landscapes and wildlife in all directions.

If we’re lucky we’ll catch another glimpse of Kilimajaro’s snowy peak toward the evening.

And here on our last safari night we’ll relax and dine at our Amboseli accommodation.

Day 10

Amboseli Park – Nairobi 4 Hour Drive

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

By now as an experienced safari-goer, you know the drill: We’ll be up early for a pre-breakfast game drive looking for elephants, lions, gazelle, antelope, and more.

We’ll stock up on breakfast before taking our final game drive through the park and head off to Nairobi.

En route, we’ll make stops for lunch and take in the scenic vistas.

Ten days – six parks… and how much wildlife and landscapes have we seen? Enough for many memories and lots of stories to be told and retold. We hope you enjoyed your two-country safari as much as we enjoyed showing you all the wonders of East Africa. From the entire team at Africa Kenya Safaris, a big Asante! for your time and commitment to see our natural world.