13 Days Tanzania & Kenya Safari

Day 0: Arrival Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO)

Accommodation: Arusha Planet Lodge, B&B

You will be met upon your arrival in JRO; and transfer to Hotel in Arusha.

Day 1: Arusha - Tarangire National Park

Estimated driving time: 3 hrs.
Activities: Game drives
Accommodation & Meals; Tarangire Safari Lodge B, L, D.

After breakfast, leave for a full day tour in Tarangire National Park; the park is mostly spectacular during the dry season when thousands of animals migrate into the park from the surrounding dry Maasai steppe, to use the permanent water supply of the Tarangire River. Tarangire is well renowned for its tree pythons, giant baobab trees as well as its large herds of Elephant population, spend the day exploring the park. Lunch at the lodge or as picnic in the park. Later in the late afternoon leave and drive to the camp/lodge for dinner and overnight.

Day 2: Tarangire National Park

Activities: Game drives
Accommodation & Meals: Tarangire Safari Lodge B, L, D.

After breakfast leave for another full day game drive exploring the park’s spectacular landscape with its large herds of Elephant population. Lunch at the lodge or as picnic in the park. Later in the late afternoon and drive to the lodge outside the park for dinner and overnight.

Day 3: Tarangire - Lake Manyara - Lake Eyasi

Activities: Game drives
Accommodation & Meals: Lake Eyasi Safari Lodge B, L, D.

After breakfast, we leave with packed lunch and go for a game drive in Lake Manyara; The Park is famous for its tree-climbing lions, elephants, hippos and colorful birds, Alternative (instead of game drive safari in Manyara): After breakfast, we drive to nearby Mto wa Mbu area (4+ miles from Manyara Park’s gate) to do an approximately two hour cultural tour which will include visiting banana or rice plantations as well as a walking safari with traditional healers who will explain the medicinal values of the indigenous plants. We will leave in the afternoon and drive to the lodge in Karatu town for dinner and overnight.

Day 4: Lake Eyasi - Karatu

Estimated driving time: 4- 6 hrs.
Activity; Game drive
Accommodation & Meal; Ngorongoro Farm House B, L, D

Early in the morning after breakfast, leave for a day tour at Lake Eyasi, to meet the indigenous tribe known as the ‘Hadzabe’ (hunter-gatherer Bushmen). The tribe inhabits the shores of Lake Eyasi as do the Nilotic-speaking Datoga tribe. You will visit these tribes, which will include a visit to their homesteads, learn about their way of life, animal tracking, medicinal plants, and much more. The Bushmen rely on these techniques to survive, you will get an opportunity to go with them to hunt and they will demonstrate their use of locally made poisons in incapacitating the poor creatures on which they depend for survival. Later in the day leave and drive back to Karatu for dinner and overnight.

Day 5: Ngorongoro Crater

Activity; Game drive
Accommodation & Meal; Ngorongoro Rhino Lodge B, L, D.

After breakfast, leave with picnic lunch and descend into the Ngorongoro Crater exploring the short grass plains of the largest intact caldera in the world. The crater enjoys its enduring charm stems from the overwhelming physical beauty and the abundance of wildlife permanently resident on the crater floor. This extinct volcano embraces 100sq miles alive with lions, leopard, rhino, elephant, buffalo, and many games, then later in the late afternoon leaves the crater and drive to the camp in Southern Serengeti/Ndutu area for dinner and overnight.

Day 6: Ngorongoro Crater - South Serengeti

Estimated driving time: 2- 3 hrs. Drive to Ndutu
Activity; Game drive
Accommodation & Meal; Mbugani Migration Camps [Ndutu] B, L, D.

After breakfast, we leave with picnic lunch for an on-route game drive to Ndutu (which is in Southern Serengeti but under Ngorongoro conservation area), which is an area that Migration is expected to reside there from mid-December to mid-April with optional ($60/group) visit of Maasai village, and optional ($36/person) visit to Olduvai Gorge. Afternoon game drives in the park in search for large predators and the gentle herbivores on which they feed in the rolling plains of Serengeti savannah. Later in the late afternoon proceed to the camp/lodge for dinner and overnight.

Day 7 - 8: Ndutu

Activity; Game drive
Accommodation & Meal; Mbugani Migration Camps [Ndutu] B, L, D.

After breakfast, we leave for a full day game drive in Southern Serengeti (The wilder beast migration breeding site). This is a unique location to witness the Wildebeest Migration comprised of millions of wildebeest, zebra and other resident animals all year round in the area ungulates congregate on the Serengeti plains around the Southern Serengeti/Ndutu area, which takes place from December to March each year. Lunch at the lodge/camp or as a picnic lunch while on game drive.

Day 9: Serengeti National Park

Activity; Game drive
Accommodation & Meal; Mbugani Camps [Seronera] B, L, D

After breakfast, we leave for a full day game drive towards Central Serengeti in search for large predators and the gentle herbivores on which they feed in the rolling plains of Serengeti savannah. The Park contains the largest remaining concentration of plains game in Africa, on a scale, which has no parallel anywhere in the world. There is abundance of herbivores, and with good chances also of seeing the predators at work. Then later in the day proceed to the camp for dinner and overnight. Lunch at the lodge/camp or as a picnic lunch while on game drive

Day 10: Serengeti National Park

Activity; Game drive
Accommodation & Meal; Mbugani Camps [Seronera] B, L, D

Day 11: Serengeti National Park - Arusha

Activity; Game drive
Accommodation & Meals; Arusha Planet Lodge, B, D.

After breakfast, leave with picnic lunch for morning game drives in Serengeti, then proceed to the airstrip for your flight to Arusha airport. Met upon your arrival and transfer to the lodge in town for dinner and overnight.

Day 12: Relaxation Day

Activity; Game drive
Accommodation & Meals; Arusha Planet Lodge, B, B.

Today you have a full day to stay at the lodge for relaxation.

Day 13: Arusha - Nairobi - Departure

Estimated driving time: 3 - 6 hrs.
Activities: Game drives
Accommodation & Meals; B, L.

Today after breakfast, leave Arusha and transfer to the Kilimanjaro airport for your flight to Nairobi to connect with your departure flight.

Extra activities;

Balloon ride $ 540/person

Olduvai Gorge visit $ 36/person

Maasai village visit $ 60/vehicle

Price Includes:

Private safari
Accommodation as indicated (2 people sharing a double tent)
Activities as indicated unless listed as option
Meals as indicated (B=Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner)
All park fees and government taxes
Services of Professional English-speaking driver-guide and cook
All camping equipments.
Bottled water while on safari
Unlimited mileage on the safari
Game drives in Land Rover or Land Cruiser with pop-up or flip-flop roof tops and guarantee of a window seat

Price does not Include:

International airfare
Tips to driver-guide
Accommodations in Arusha
Extra activities
Items of a personal nature such as passport, visa and traveler’s insurance