14 Days - 9 Parks Ultimate Kenya - Tanzania Safari Tour

Duration : 13 Nights / 14 Days

Destination Covered : Nairobi, Masai Mara, Arusha, Ngorongoro, Manyara, Samburu, Amboseli National Park, Lake Naivasha, Climate

Tour Activities : Game Drives

Tour Themes : Wildlife, Safari Tours

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Nairobi, Masai Mara and Arusha Tour Overview

What’s Cool About These Parks?
You’ll know you’re in Amboseli Park when you see the imposing snow-capped peak of nearby Mt. Kilimanjaro. But you’ll also know because of the great trains of elephant families parading before you – so many here we guarantee sightings!

Samburu Reserve is not overly touristed but that means more room for you and its generous populations of lions and elephants. But safari-goers also make a special trip here to see the “Samburu Five”- these are the unique unusuals like the gerenuk, reticulated giraffe, Grevys zebra, Somali ostrich, and beisa oryx.

At Ol Pejeta Conservancy, you’ll enjoy views of Mt. Kenya and discover lions, leopards, elephants, buffalo, and rhinos. Amazingly, this is the only place in Kenya where you can enjoy seeing playful chimpanzees at the Sweetwaters Sanctuary.

Ever been on a sailing safari? Or for that matter, a bicycle safari? At Lake Naivasha, we’ll sail past grazing antelope and buffalo on the shore. An optional visit to nearby Hell’s Gate Park will seat us on bicycles, pedaling by zebra, giraffe, and antelope.

Which is more impressive – legendary Masai Mara with its uncountable lions, leopards, cheetahs, and wildebeests? Or world-famous Serengeti with its uncountable lions, leopards, and wildebeests? You’ll visit both. You decide!

Wildebeest migration as seen on Kenya and Tanzania safari park tours with Africa Kenya Safaris
Seeing elephants on safari in Amboseli National Park
We’ll next descend into a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the form of a spectacular lush universe of wildlife, the Ngorongoro Crater. This volcanic caldera is dense with lions, elephants, buffalo, rhino, zebra, hippos, and even pink flamingoes in a setting that seems like an adventure movie.

As we mentioned, the next park is your choice. Tarangire Park has its own mini-wildlife migration, “mini” here means some 250,000 animals! Lovely little Lake Manyara Park is a busy world of colorful birdlife – a vast sea of pink flamingoes, and a beautiful acacia forest filled with monkeys, baboons, and lions… resting up in the trees!

For two action-filled weeks, we’ll safari to the most brilliant parks of Kenya and Tanzania surrounded by lions, giraffes, flamingoes, and much more. Can you see yourself on this ultimate adventure?

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
Amboseli Park, Kenya
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

Aberdare Park, Kenya
Stay at a unique tree hotel – view game from your balcony
Waterfalls, mountains, and lush forests

Samburu Reserve, Kenya
Views of snow-capped Mt. Kenya
The Samburu Five – Grevy’s zebra, reticulated giraffe, oryx, gerenuk, Somali ostrich
Visit the local Samburu people – see their homes and culture
1000’s of elephants

Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Kenya
Africa’s Big Five
View coffee & tea plantations and possible views of snow-capped Mt. Kenya
Rhino sanctuary
Chimpanzee sanctuary

Lake Naivasha, Kenya
Boat safari – view wildlife on the shore
Glide by hippos
Guided walking safari at Crescent Island Sanctuary – giraffes, zebras and more

Masai Mara, Kenya
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 Park, Tanzania
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, Tanzania
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 Park, Tanzania
Great numbers of elephants
Unusual baobab trees
Immense herds of zebra and wildebeest
Colorful birdlife – over 500 species

Lake Manyara Park, Tanzania
Tree climbing lions
Varied landscape and wildlife
Over 300 migratory birds – flamingo & long-crested eagle
Rift Valley escarpment – dramatic landforms and spectacular backdrop to you

Optional Trip Enhancements
Optional Safari extras:
We offer an optional visit to a Masai village at Masai Mara. Please arrange this with your driver/guide. Cost: $20 per person.

Hot air balloon ride at Masai Mara. See vast wildlife herds and landforms below. An unforgettable experience. Please enquire with us. Cost: $460 per person.

Nairobi, Masai Mara and Arusha Tour Itinerary

Day 1

Nairobi – Amboseli National Park 3 - 4 Hour Drive

Meals: Lunch, Dinner

7:30 am – are you ready for adventure? Let’s begin two full weeks of non-stop safari! Your Africa Kenya Safaris driver/guide will swing by in a private 4 x 4 Land Cruiser Jeep, your main viewing platform for the next fourteen days.

We’ll take off for Amboseli National Park, heading down the Nairobi – Mombasa Highway. We’ll pass local homesteads and plantations. As we enter Maasai country, look for the local herders in their bright plaid wraps, tending their flocks.

The snowy peak of Mt. Kilimanjaro is your cue that the park is near.

Your guide will get you settled at the first of your many accommodations – your safari lodge or tented camp. We’ll have lunch and set out on our first game drive.

If you haven’t already spotted the elephants, you should soon, marching alone and in families, they are a beautiful sight.

While we’re at Amboseli, toward the evenings and perhaps in the early mornings, look for the clouds covering Kilimanjaro’s peak to lift for one of Africa’s most iconic images.

It’s been a busy first day and you can relax and swap stories over dinner at your Amboseli safari lodge or tented camp.

Day 2

Full Day at Amboseli Park

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Welcome to your first morning on safari! This is a peaceful quiet time when everyone – human and animal steps into the soft morning light of the new day.

One of the special aspects of our two-week safari is that our visits to several of the parks will span over three days, including one full day of game drives. This is the first of these special discovery days.

After breakfast, we’ll jump into the 4 x 4 and start our exploring around the park looking for buffalo, rhino, zebra, monkeys, baboons, and of course, lions and cheetahs.

Up on Observation Hill, we’ll leave our 4 x 4 to stretch and take in the park’s many habitats. Over in the marshes we’re certain to spot some of the busy birdlife such as heron, falcon, eagle, egret, pelican, crake, and Egyptian goose.

We’ll enjoy lunch and then set out for more drives as you get to better know the park and also become more acquainted with your guide – your host, friend, and teacher for the next two weeks.

In the late afternoon, check out Kilimanjaro for more picture-taking opportunities

Then it’s back to our accommodation for a relaxing dinner and second safari evening.

Day 3

Amboseli – Aberdare Park 6 Hour Drive

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Let’s take another drive through the park and then head to our second destination, Aberdare Park.

Say ‘safari’ and you think of warm golden savannahs but Aberdare puts a different spin on the typical African adventure. This is an alpine land of cool lush forests and mountain lakes.

The wildlife is different too – we’ll be exploring for buffalo, giant antelope, forest hog, hyenas, warthogs, and monkeys. You may even spot this wildlife from your balcony at your special “tree hotel”.

While at Aberdare, you can choose to stay at the Treetops Lodge or The Ark.

Note: Only overnight bags are allowed at your Tree hotel. We will secure your other luggage.

Day 4

Aberdare – Samburu Reserve 4 Hour Drive

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Come morning, we’ll descend from our tree hotel and depart this cool mountain climate for the sunlit broad plains of Samburu National Reserve.

You’ll find the big cats here and plenty of elephants but not a lot of tourists.

We may also visit some neighboring reserves if you wish, the Shaba and Buffalo Springs offer forests and woodlands for a nice contrast to Samburu.

We will spend the evening at our Samburu lodge or tented camp.

Day 5

Full Day at Samburu Reserve

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

As with Amboseli Park, we are lucky to have a full day of game drives today. It’s our fifth day on safari – just about the time other safaris are ending… but we’re just getting started!

Our game drives will take us to the Ewaso Ngiro River, a lifeline cutting through the park and a perfect place to spot the park’s thirsty lions and elephants.

We’ll also be looking for Samburu’s unique species like the beisa oryx, reticulated giraffe, and Grevy’s zebra.

As mentioned earlier, this can also be an opportunity for a cultural moment with the nearby Samburu People. If you wish, we can visit their village and learn about their unique lifestyle.

This will be our second evening at our Samburu accommodation.

Day 6

Samburu Reserve – Ol Pejeta 3 Hour Drive

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

We’ll take one more spin around the plains of Samburu before heading to Ol Pejeta Conservancy in the cooler Laikipia region.

Ol Pejeta has several claims to fame: it’s the closest reserve to Nairobi where one can spot all of Africa’s “Big Five” – lion, leopard, buffalo, rhino, and elephant.

Plus, it offers chances to see the rare African wild dog, not seen at most parks.

Perhaps even more special, this is the only place in Kenya where you can see chimpanzees in a natural setting.

Over dinner, we will relax and share stories at our Ol Pejeta accommodation.

Ol Pejeta Wildlife Sanctuary

Day 7

Ol Pejeta – Lake Naivasha 4 Hour Drive

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

From Ol Pejeta we will travel to the cool shores of Lake Naivasha, a freshwater lake that hosts hippos, plus zebra, giraffe, and antelope.

If you want, we can also visit neighboring Hell’s Gate Park, and even go on a bicycling safari. Just imagine pedaling your way past buffalo, antelope, and giraffes as they graze. A most unique safari moment.

We’ll enjoy dinner at our Lake Naivasha safari lodge or tented camp.

Bird standing on the back of a hippo in Lake Naivasha safari park
A baby antelope in Crescent Island in Lake Naivasha

Day 8

Lake Naivasha – Masai Mara 5 - 6 Hour Drive

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

How many times have you begun your day with a sailing safari?

This is that day! We’ll take an easy water exploration of the lake, sailing past the hippos and viewing the grazing buffalo and antelope on the nearby shore.

We’ve added a bonus to your tour – we’ll take a quick trip to nearby Crescent Island Game Sanctuary for more close-up views of such wildlife as wildebeest, waterbuck, zebra, and giraffe.

And now we’re off to the crown of Kenya’s parks, the great Masai Mara National Reserve, home to the big cats, elephants, and the Great Migration of wildebeests.

We should arrive at the park in time for an afternoon game drive over the reserve’s signature green rolling hills with their iconic acacia trees.

You won’t have to look far or long to begin spotting the wildlife – these active fields and savannahs are part of the richest ecosystem in Africa.

We will spend the first of two nights at our Masai Mara lodge or tented camp.

Day 9

Full Day at Masai Mara Reserve

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Just as at Amboseli and Samburu, we will enjoy a day of unlimited game drives throughout the vast reaches of this beautiful park. The Mara is known for its large numbers of big cats – lions, cheetahs, and leopards, plus jackals, hyenas, and more.

Providing sustenance for these awesome predators are the uncountable grazers that fill the park’s fields and forests. Those numbers rise significantly during the season of the Great Migration from July – October.

We will enjoy a picnic lunch down at the Mara River, site of the migration’s wildlife crossing into the park. Here the thousands of wildebeests, zebras, and gazelle will try to evade the waiting crocodiles and make it to the opposite shore. An unbelievable spectacle.

While at the Mara you can add to your safari with our optional activities. Take a cultural moment to visit a local Maasai village and meet the original people of this land as you learn about their pastoral lifestyle.

You’ve taken a sailing safari, a bicycle safari… how about a hot air balloon safari. This optional sunrise activity will have you gliding over the park as the morning light brings the reserve to life. This is a moment you’ll never forget.

We will spend our second evening relaxing at our Mara accommodation.

Day 10

Masai Mara – Serengeti Park

6 Hour Drive
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

It’s our third day in the Masai Mara and we might want to visit a favorite spot before we head to the border, crossing over to Tanzania and our next big destination – Serengeti National Park.

This world-famous reserve sits directly across from the Masai Mara. It is from the Serengeti where those unending hordes of wildebeests that we saw came.

The park is immense, even larger than the Masai Mara and the numbers of wildlife here are accordingly immense – 1,000 leopards, over 4,000 lions.

We’ll take the first game drive of our three-day safari in the great park.

Come late afternoon, we’ll head to our Serengeti lodge or tented camp and unwind.

Day 11

Full-Day Serengeti Park

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Just like at the Masai Mara, the day is yours to explore as much as you please. The Serengeti is alive with its own world of wildlife – besides the big cats, we’ll be tracking for elephant, rhino, giraffe, eland, gazelle, klipspringer, warthog, monkey, impala, honey badger, African wild dog, hippos, and more.

During the year, you’ll witness different aspects of the wildebeest migration in the park. From June through October, you’ll spot the immense hordes of grazers herding off to the Masai Mara, searching for taller grasses and water.

December to March is the calving season when you’ll witness incredible numbers of wildebeest, zebra, and others giving birth in the Serengeti region of Ndutu.

The wildlife, both predators and grazers are always present in massive displays in this amazing park.

We’ll spend our second evening at our Serengeti accommodation.

Day 12

Serengeti Game Reserve – Ngorongoro Crater 4 - 5 Hour Drive

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

We’ll take our last drive through the grand Serengeti and now turn toward another signature African destination, the Ngorongoro Conservation Area and its world-famous crater.

But first, en route, we’ll make a stop at an equally significant piece of African history, the anthropological treasures at Olduvai Gorge. For decades, the gorge has yielded amazing ancient fossilized pieces of humankind’s history. In these sediment beds were found bones, tools, and other artifacts of our ancestors’ early development going back millions of years.

From that famous landmark, we’ll next land at the Ngorongoro Crater, the largest intact volcanic caldera on the planet.

Hang tight as our 4 x 4 Jeep descends the steep crater walls into a colorful realm holding every manner of wildlife – a dense self-contained region of lions, buffalo, elephant, baboon, hippos… even pink flamingoes.

We’ll spend an active day down here in this dense world, thick with animals and birds.

Toward late afternoon we’ll go back up the steep caldera walls in time to enjoy another special moment, a spectacular Ngorongoro sunset at the crater’s rim.

We’ll enjoy dinner and talk tales of our busy day at our Ngorongoro accommodation.

Day 13

Ngorongoro Crater -Tarangire Park Or Lake Manyara 3 Hour Drive

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

You’re experienced safari goers now and can easily rise before the sun. If you do, you’ll be rewarded with an amazing sunrise at the crater’s rim to equal last night’s sunset.

And now you have a choice as to your next destination – Tarangire or Lake Manyara Park.

Tarangire National Park
Off the beaten trail, Tarangire Park is special as it is home to its own smaller migration of lions, leopards, elephants, warthogs, ostriches, and many more species, numbering around 250,000 animals.

Of note in this unique park are its huge startling baobab trees, with their heavy trunks and spindly branches reaching toward the heavens. There is nothing quite like them.

Lake Manyara National Park
Also, not a heavily touristed park, Lake Manyara, is a colorful gem with its pretty blue lake creating a contrasting backdrop for its fluttering clouds of bright pink flamingoes on the shore. You’ll also find heron, ibis, spoonbill, egrets, and many other bird species.

Manyara’s delightful acacia woods are filled with monkeys, baboons, and a sight you won’t find elsewhere – tree-climbing lions!

We will spend our last safari evening at either our Tarangire or Lake Manyara accommodation.

Day 14

Tarangire Park or Lake Manyara – Arusha 2-Hour Drive

Meals: Breakfast and Lunch

Can you believe we’ve been on safari for two whole weeks? How many can say they’ve seen and experienced all that you have – an incredible array of ecosystems – forests, savannahs, deserts, mountain lakes, and volcanic craters?

And the wildlife – dozens of species by the thousands. Not to mention our special moments meeting with the indigenous peoples of these lands.

We hope this was an unforgettable, perhaps life-changing experience for you and your companions. From the entire team at Africa Kenya Safaris, thank you for your deep commitment to these sacred lands and our magnificent