12 Day Combined Kenya Tanzania Safari

The 12 Days Combined Kenya Tanzania Safari takes you to two of the best tour destinations in Africa; Kenya and Tanzania for a memorable wildlife viewing experience. This safari starts in Nairobi, you’ll spend 1 night in Nairobi, 1 night in Sweetwaters, 1 night in Nakuru, 2 nights in Masai Mara National Resereve, in Kenya, before proceeding to Tanzania. On this 12 Days Combined Kenya Tanzania Safari, you’ll travel further into Tanzania for 1 night in Lake Victoria at Lukuba Island, 2 nights in Serengeti National Park, 2 nights in VB, and 1 night in Manyara. All the parks are home to small and large animals, including birds and reptiles, and accommodation at the luxury Serena lodges chain, or you may decide, as there are standard lodges, a luxury Tented camp, or budget camping.

You will enjoy and experience nature, wildlife, habitat, and habitat of the fauna and flora in the natural areas, also the peoples and culture. Availability 90% Sure, Book today

Full Safari Itinerary for 12 Days Combined Kenya Tanzania Safari

Day 1: Arrival in Nairobi

You will be met at the International Airport of Nairobi by your Driver-Guide and our representative and drive to your hotel, the traditional Boulevard Hotel.

Rest of the day at Boulevard Hotel on a half board basis, HB

Day 2: Nairobi – Sweetwaters (BLD)

In the morning at 0800hrs, pick up from your hotel in Nairobi and travel to Nanyuki at the foot of Mt. Kenya for lunch. Your camp lies in the heart of the private 24,000-acre Sweetwaters Game Sanctuary. At 1500hrs after lunch, leave for afternoon game drives in the Sanctuary to look for giraffe, zebra, elephant, cheetah and lion.

You will have dinner and overnight at Sweetwaters Tented Camp, FB

Day 3: Sweetwaters – Lake Nakuru

After breakfast, you proceed to Lake Nakuru. After arrival, you check in at your lodge. After lunch and some rest, game drive at Lake Nakuru, one of the Rift Valley soda lakes and best known for its thousands, sometimes millions of flamingoes nesting along the shores. The surface of the shallow lake is often hardly recognizable due to the continually shifting mass of pink. The number of flamingoes on the lake varies with water and food conditions, and the best vantage point is from Baboon Rocks. Also of interest, an area of 188 km around the lake is fenced off as a sanctuary to protect the Rothschild giraffe and black rhinos.

Overnight at the Lion Hill Lodge at Lake Nakuru, beautifully located close to the entrance with a view towards Lake Nakuru and its flamingo flocks. FB

Day 4: Lake Nakuru – Masai Mara

After breakfast, proceed to Lake Naivasha where you enjoy a beautiful boat trip on Lake Naivasha, a true bird sanctuary. On your way along the lake shores, you will see hippos socializing lazily in the shallow waters or hiding in dense papyrus forest. Lunch will be taken at Elsamere, a haven for lovers of nature, set in an  Acacia forest on the banks of Lake Naivasha. It is the former home of the late Joy Adamson, who, together with her husband George, became world famous for their pioneering conservation work and relationship with lioness Elsa, as told in her best-selling book ‘Born Free‘.

After lunch, you make your way to the  Masai Mara with a view of various games on the way, birds, herds of Antelopes, Zebra, giraffe, Elephants, gazelle, etc. While on the way, you have chances to visit a Maasai local village (Manyata) and take some photos of really Maasai with their culture attires. At Masai Mara you go for an afternoon game drive with high chances of seeing the ‘Big Five’ and many other wild animals set to retire for the day.

Overnight at AA Lodge. FB

Day 5: Masai Mara National Reserve

Full day of game drive at the Masai Mara. Depending on the game drive nature, you will have a great moment to visit the famous Mara River whereby different types of animals mingle to drink water, Picnic lunch in the bush. You will have either at Masai Mara or Serengeti the chance to experience the ‘Great Migration’ and some 1.5 million wildebeest and zebras on the move. In the evening, you go for a night game drive, which is an extraordinary safari experience watching the Masai Mara’s nocturnal life, like porcupine, aardvark, serval cat, and mongoose.

Dinner and overnight at AA Lodge. FB

Day 6: Masai Mara – Isebania – Private Island in Lake Victoria

Early morning game drive at the Masai Mara and return to the lodge for breakfast. Proceed to Isebania for the Border crossing into Tanzania. After visa and border procedures, drive along the lakeshore to Musoma, one of the major towns on Lake Victoria. In Musoma, take a speedboat which will take you to an Island in Lake Victoria and to a private Island retreat, the Lukuba Island Lodge.

The rest of the day at leisure and the possibility to swim in the warm water of Lake Victoria. FB.

Day 7: Lake Victoria – Serengeti

In the morning, we go out for a boat trip on Lake Victoria with local fishermen. Afterward, you proceed towards Ndabaka Gate and enter Serengeti through the Western Corridor. You pass through green Savannah with Elephants and Giraffes roaming around through a stretch of land which is rarely visited by travellers to reach the  Central Serengeti. The name Serengeti comes from the Maasai word ‘Siringet’, referring to an endless plain which you will experience on your way to your lodge located at the Niaroboro Hills, where you have spectacular views through huge panorama windows.

Dinner and overnight at at Tortilis lodge or Similar. FB

Day 8: Serengeti National Park

A full day of game drives around Serengeti National Park. You can expect to see wildebeest, lions, elephants, giraffes, zebras, monkeys, baboons, hippos, rhinos, antelopes, and many birds and other species. We are very flexible with choosing our route will be on track with the migration on its way to Masai Mara.

Overnight at Tortilis lodge or Similar. FB

Day 9: Serengeti – Olduvai Gorge – Ngorongoro

One Early morning game drive after tea/coffee, which is the best time to see the animals as they get out from their hide for the morning prey or return from their night hunt. After breakfast, you leave for Ngorongoro Conservation Area.

On the way, you will stop at the Olduvai Gorge, where anthropologists Louis and Mary Leakey made many significant discoveries, contributing to the theory that human life originated in Africa. Arrival at Ngorongoro for lunch. In the afternoon, you go for a Walking safari at the Northern Crater Rim inhabited by buffaloes, elephants and different species of monkeys escorted by an armed ranger guide.

Overnight at Rhino Lodge which providing a wonderful view towards the crater. FB

Day 10: Ngorongoro Crater Tour

After breakfast, you will descend into the crater for a wonderful game drive (with a picnic lunch) inside the Ngorongoro Crater on World Heritage Site holding a permanent population of more than 30,000 animals. As only very few of those migrate in and out of the crater with its 2000 ft. high walls, you can expect to see lions, elephants, giraffes, zebras, hippos, flamingos, jackals, rhinos, antelopes, many birds, and other species. The Crater is also home to the rare black rhino almost extinct in Tanzania. With a bit of luck, you will see the? Big Five? during one game drive.

Dinner and overnight at Rhino Lodge. FB

Day 11: Ngorongoro – Lake Manyara

In the morning, you drive to Lake Manyara National Park. Nestling at the base of the Great Rift Valley Escarpment, the park is recognized for its incredible beauty with lush vegetation and tropical forests of giant fig and mahogany trees. Lots of elephants, giraffes, buffalo, zebras, and a variety of antelope inhabit the park, as well as a variety of monkeys and a large population of hippos. If you are lucky, you may see the Manyara lions, well known for their tree-climbing habits, lazily resting on the branches of an “Acacia tortilis” tree. The birdlife is also abundant, with flamingoes, pelicans, hornbills, and plenty of forest species.

Dinner and overnight at Lake Manyara Serena Lodge. FB

Day 12: Manyara – Arusha-Nairobi

Time at leisure in the morning until your departure, transfer to Kilimanjaro Airport for departure or to Arusha Airport for your flight to Zanzibar for beach extension. Breakfast included.

NOTE: Safari prices will be availed to you on request. Fill out our booking form for your price quotation.

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