9 days kenya and tanzania safari

On arrival at the airport, you will be met by our representative and briefed on your safari. After departure, you'll drive south to Amboseli National Park via Nairobi, with wildlife viewing en route with Mt Kilimanjaro in the background. Lunch will be at Oltukai Lodge in Amboseli. You'll enjoy an evening game drive. Your dinner and overnight will stay be at Oltukai Lodge Amboseli.

Amboseli National Park, at the foot of Africa's highest mountain, the Kilimanjaro, is one of the most popular of Kenya's national parks. Amboseli National Park provides the classic Hollywood image of Africa. Set in rolling savannah scenery, it is dwarfed by the presence of the pink-tinged, snow-capped peak of Mount Kilimanjaro which is 5,896 meters. Against this magnificent backdrop roam vast herds of elephants accompanied by lions, buffalos, cheetahs, giraffes, baboons, gazelles, hippos, and wildebeest. There are also over 400 species of birds, as well as all manner of reptilian, flora, and fauna.

Main Destination: Amboseli National Park (Kenya)

Accommodation

Ol Tukai Lodge - Luxury lodge located inside Amboseli NP (Kenya)

Another exciting day in Amboseli National Park, we recommend that you get up early morning so you can experience excellent wildlife viewing and an unprecedented view of the snow-capped Mount Kilimanjaro. You'll return to your lodge for breakfast. You may opt for an additional game drive after breakfast to visit the swamp with its magnificent wildlife present all day long or simply relax at your lodge and take in the African wilderness. You'll have afternoon game drives in anticipation of seeing the Big Five. Your dinner and overnight stay will be at Ol Tukai Lodge.

Main Destination: Amboseli National Park (Kenya)

You'll have breakfast at the lodge. You'll depart and drive towards the Great Rift Valley viewing scenery having a stopover at the viewpoint en route arriving at the pink lake often referred to due to its great masses of flamingos. You'll check in at the Cliff Nakuru, and have lunch. After lunch, you'll proceed for a game drive in Lake Nakuru National Park with numerous animals. During the game drive, you will see the huge numbers of flamingos that are concentrated along the lakeshore. In addition to the birdlife for which Lake Nakuru is so well known, there are many different wildlife species in the park including lions, leopards, black rhinos, white rhinos, buffalos, Rothschild's giraffes, zebras, impalas, and waterbucks. Your dinner and overnight stay will be at the Cliff Nakuru or equivalent.

Main Destination:Lake Nakuru National Park (Kenya)

Accommodation

The Cliff - Luxury+ tented camp located inside Lake Nakuru NP (Kenya)

You'll have an early breakfast. You'll depart for Masai Mara National Reserve, which is located south along the floor of the Great Rift Valley, then past Narok, where you will climb the western wall that enters Hemingway's country: the 'Serengeti plains'. You'll arrive in time for lunch at Ilkeliani Masai Mara luxury tented camp. In the afternoon, you will enjoy a game drive in this famous reserve. Your dinner and overnight stay will be at Ilkeliani Masai Mara.

Main Destination: Masai Mara National Reserve (Kenya)

Accommodation

Ilkeliani Camp - Mid-range tented bush camp located just outside Masai Mara NR (Kenya)

You'll enjoy a full day at this famous reserve searching for wild game with an option to enjoy a balloon safari. You can carry a picnic lunch or have lunch at the camp. A visit to Masai villages is also an option. You'll return to the luxury camp in the evening. Your dinner and overnight stay will be at Ilkeliani Mara.

Lions are abundant throughout the Mara, as are elephants, giraffes, and a variety of gazelle species and zebras. Cheetahs and leopards are also regularly seen and, less commonly, rhinos. The annual wildebeest migration, one of nature's few remaining wildlife spectacles, occurs in the Mara from July to September where the big animals and their predators are to be present in abundance during the time frame of this trip. Several species of bee-eater, the flying rainbow that heads the list of Mara's birds, occur in the reserve. Along with wildlife, the Masai Mara is also home to many members of the colorful Masai tribe who may be seen around the borders of the park.

Main Destination: Masai Mara National Reserve (Kenya)

You'll have breakfast at the tented camp. Afterward, you'll depart and drive towards the Isebania Border (border between Masai Mara and Serengeti National Park. On arrival at the Isebania border, after immigration formalities, you will be met by our Tanzanian driver-guide who will drive you to Serengeti National Park via Ngorongoro Conservation Area with wildlife viewing en route. You'll arrive in time for lunch or you can carry picnic boxes. On arrival, you will check in at the luxury tented camp. You'll enjoy an afternoon game drive. Your dinner and overnight stay will be at Serengeti Acacia Bliss Luxury Tented Camp.

Main Destination: Serengeti National Park (Tanzania)

Accommodation

Serengeti Acacia Bliss Tented Camp - Mid-range tented camp located inside Central Serengeti NP (Tanzania)

After breakfast, you will drive to Serengeti National Park. This full day will be spent enjoying a game drive in the park. The Serengeti National Park is the world's last great wildlife refuge as it contains an estimated three million large animals, most of which take part in a seasonal migration that is one of nature's wonders. The area covers 14,763 sq km and the name Serengeti comes from the Masai 'Siringet', meaning endless plains. Your dinner and overnight stay will be at Serengeti Acacia Lodge.

Main Destination: Serengeti National Park (Tanzania)

You'll have an early game drive, and depart to the breathtaking Ngorongoro Crater. Its miraculous terrain abundant fauna and flora support its status as a World Heritage Site to the harmonious coexistence of its people and wildlife. This full day will be spent at the Crater. You will carry a picnic lunch. The Crater is the world's largest intact, un-flooded caldera, formed by a massive volcanic eruption. Your route from the lodge descends over the lush rainforests of the rim, 610m down to the grasslands of the crater floor, an area of about 260 square kilometers. This haven provides a year-round home to wildebeest, zebras, elands, and gazelles, along with Africa's densest population of lions. The rainforests shelter elephants, mountain bucks, buffalos, hyenas, wild dogs, leopards, and cheetahs. You'll spend your day wildlife viewing and exploring the crater floor, stopping to picnic on the grasslands amidst the grazing herds. Your dinner and overnight stay will be at Acacia Farm.

Main Destination: Ngorongoro Crater (Tanzania)

Accommodation

Acacia Farm Lodge - Luxury lodge located 1-2hr drive from Ngorongoro Crater

After breakfast, you will drive to the Namanga border via Arusha. On arrival after immigration formalities, you will be met by your Kenyan guide ready for transfer back to Nairobi. You'll have lunch en route at an extra cost and transfer to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for your International departure or to your Nairobi Hotel (an option that applies) where the safari ends.

Main Destination: No major destination visited