11 Days Safari Tanzania + Kenya

Upon your arrival at Kilimanjaro airport, your Tanzania Specialist guide will be waiting for you and he will transfer you to the lodge. On the way you will get a first impression of Tanzania: you smell the beautiful nature, hear the animals and see the lively streets. Once you arrive at the lodge, you can relax and enjoy your time at the swimming pool, with a refreshing cool Tanzanian drink in your hand. Karibuni sana!

This trip is an exclusive private safari, this means that you can make the most out of this trip!
In consultation with your guide, you can decide what time the game drive starts and ends, but also how long you will stop to observe and take pictures of animals in the parks. Don’t be afraid to ask your guide any question – our Tanzania Specialist guides have an enormous knowledge of the wildlife and country and they love to share this with you…!

The first national park you visit is one of the smaller but most scenic ones. You can see elephants and huge troops of baboons in the forest and if you are lucky even tree-climbing lions. A variety of wildlife can be found around the huge soda lake, like buffalos, warthogs, giraffes, wildebeest, zebras and flamingos. The shallow hippo pool offers excellent opportunities for hippo sightings and you will have a spectacular view of the Rift Valley Escarpment.

Lake Manyara is an ideal location to combine game drives with enjoyable activities, like a cultural tour, mountainbike tour or canopy walk.

More information about Lake Manyara National Park.

Today you continue your safari in the Serengeti national park. Its stunning landscape can be seen in some of the most impressive nature documentaries. The endless plains and abundance of wildlife are unsurpassed. The annual wildebeest migration with more than a million wildebeest is probably the highlight of the Serengeti. It is a true spectacle and impressive to watch millions of wildebeest, zebras and gazelles thunder across the endless plains of the Serengeti. Together with your private guide you will be looking for the herds across the plains. Apart from the migratory animals you will also get to see lots of others, like lions, cheetahs, leopards, and many more. Expect to be impressed by the natural beauty of Africa’s most famous park.

If you like to watch wildlife from another perspective, we recommend you to go on a hot air balloon safari. It is an amazing experience to drift silently above the plains with herds of wildlife passing by underneith.

Click here for more information about Serengeti National Park.

Early morning you drive from Arusha to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. The road leads you over the Great Rift Valley, through the crater forest, to the striking Ngorongoro Crater. This collapsed volcano is the main feature of the area and creates a unique ecosystem with a wide variety of vegetation. Enjoy the beautiful colours of the landscapes and the diversity of animals. The crater is home to the highest concentration of wildlife in Africa and is choked with elephants, lions, buffaloes, hippos and even the rare black rhino. This is one of the best places to spot all of the Big Five. The views from the crater rim over the crater floor are incredible. Because of its natural beauty the Ngorongoro Crater is chosen as one of Africa’s Seven Natural Wonders.

There is a range of activities to do in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, like visiting a Maasai village.

Click here for more information about Ngorongoro Conservation Area.

You can take your time for breakfast and if you want you can take another dive into the swimming pool. After this we will drive back to Arusha for a day that you can customize according to your wishes. You can either just relax in the lodge in Arusha. Otherwise there is a range of activities to choose from, below some examples:

• make a tour to a coffee platation and learn about the process it takes from the coffee bean to a cup of coffee
• visit the Iraqw tribe
• make a city tour in Arusha
• visit the Mount Meru waterfall
• make a quad or mountainbike tour
• visit the snake park
• learn how to cook local dishes
• take a lake shore walk around Lake Manyara

In the morning you fly from Kilimanjaro Airport to Nairobi. Nairobi is the capital and the largest city of Kenya. The name comes from the Maasai phrase Enkare Nairobi. This translates to “cool water”, a reference to the Nairobi River which flows through the city. It also has the nickname Green City in the Sun. Nairobi is one of Africa’s largest and most interesting cities. And it never seems to sleep – the entire town has a boundless energy, and is thriving place.

Today you can either relax at the hotel to prepare for your early morning flight to the Masai Mara, or do one of the activities below:

• Nairobi City tour
• Sheldrick Wildlife Trust
• Nairobi national park

Today you fly from Wilson Airport in Nairobi to Kenya’s most famous national reserve: The Masai Mara!

The Masai Mara is located in western Kenya, is one of the largest game reserves and is approximately 270 km from the capital Nairobi – only 45 minutes’ flight time. It borders the Serengeti national park and together they form Africa’s most diverse ecosystem. The Masai Mara national reserve extends over 1,510 km² and is home to over 95 species of mammals and over 400 species of birds. It is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Kenya and is located in the Great Rift Valley in mostly open grasslands. Wildlife is usually most concentrated in the western escarpment of the reserve and the great wildebeest, zebra, gazelle, antelope, and impala migration usually reside there between August and October.

Today you will fly back to Nairobi to catch your flight home in the late afternoon or evening. Be aware that you will arrive at the domestic airport (Wilson airport), so you need another transfer to the international airport. After we have transferred you to the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, you will arrive back home on the next day. So you need in total 11 days for this trip.

You like to extend your safari with a beach holiday? Tanzania’s islands offers a perfect paradise to unwind after your safari such as Zanzibar, Pemba and Mafia.