Kenya and Tanzania Epic Safari Tour

Package Overview

About Tour
The wonders of Kenya and Tanzania unfold before you on this incredible adventure, which goes deep into the heartland of the Maasai tribespeople and the finest game parks in eastern Africa. While traveling through the world-renowned Masai Mara and the vast open Serengeti plains and on to the stunning lakes of the Great Rift Valley and the dramatic scenery of the Ngorongoro Crater, you'll spot a wealth of exotic predators and peaceful herbivores. Heading off the beaten track to walk in the footsteps of the Maasai will leave you with memories of Africa that will last a lifetime.
Start
Nairobi, Kenya
Finish
Arusha
Group size
Min 1, Max 6
Highlights
Experience Kenya's tribal life with Maasai warriors at a village stay in Loita Hills
Shop for local wares at Musoma market on the edge of Lake Victoria
Safari in the iconic Serengeti National Park with two early morning and two late afternoon game drives in our 4 by 4 Safari Jeep
Learn about the Great Rift Valley and the migration of the animals within it.
Embark on a mind-blowing safari across the floor of the Ngorongoro Crater in an open roof safari 4x4 for a chance to see a Black Rhino.
Visit the ever-Green town of Kericho, where 60% of Kenyan Tea Comes from.
Wander around Stone Town’s bustling bazaars and fragrant spice markets and receive a guided tour of the spice plantations

Day wise Itinerary

• Day 1 : Nairobi

  Your adventure begins with a welcome meeting after pick up. You can arrive at any time as there are no activities planned until this important meeting. You will be received by your guide and transfer to your hotel. If you can't arrange a flight that will arrive in time for this, please let us know.
  Accommodation
  Hotel (1 night)
  Optional Activities
  Nairobi - National Museum - USD10
  Nairobi - Karen Blixen museum - USD14
  Nairobi - Bomas of Kenya - USD12
  Nairobi - Langata Giraffe Sanctuary - KES1200
  Nairobi - National Park safari walk - USD30
  Meals Included
• Day 2 : Nairobi to Lake Nakuru

  Drive north-west past splendid views of the Great Rift Valley, Lake Naivasha and Elementaita to Lake Nakuru National Park (approximately 3–4 hours). Situated in the heart of the Great Rift Valley, Lake Nakuru National Park's small and compact area makes a great location for spotting wildlife. Along with the other members of the Big Four game, Lake Nakuru is home to rhinos, and there will be a good chance of spotting and photographing one of these magnificent beasts.
  Accommodation
  -Camping (1 night) – Basic Facilities
  Included Activities
  -Lake Nakuru - Game Drive
  Meals Included
  -Breakfast
  -Lunch
  -Dinner

  • Hotspots Lake Naivasha, Area
• Day 3 : Transfer to Kericho

  Kericho is the biggest town in the highlands west of the Kenyan Rift Valley. Standing on the edge of the Mau Forest, Kericho has a warm and temperate climate making it an ideal location for agriculture and the large-scale cultivation of tea.
  Early pick up 8am then transfer to Kericho, drive straight for Kericho hoping to be at our homestay on time for lunch followed by an evening village Tour
  Accommodation
  -Home Stay (1 night)
  Included Activities
  -Village Tour
  Meals Included
  -Breakfast
  -Lunch
  -Dinner

  • Hotspots Climate
• Day 4 : Full day at the village

  The day will be filled by various cultural activities, you will be joined by your hosting family to show you the various activities that involve the daily schedules. You will be involved in helping with doing most of the activities during your stay with the family.
  Accommodation
  -Homestay (1 night)
  Included Activities
  -Cultural activities - Cow milking, picking tea, harvesting maize, farming activities.
  -Evening walk to the local waterfall
  -Visit Tea Processing Factory
  Meals Included
  -Breakfast
  -Lunch
  -Dinner
• Day 5 : Loita Hills Maasai Village

  Depart Kericho and be on the way for Loita, making a short stop in Narok to do a spot of shopping. Continue to Loita Hills (Maji Moto Area approximately 5–6 hours). Today's drive crosses the Great Rift Valley, Africa's immense and spectacular great divide, and takes you into the remote region of Loita Hills. This is the home of the traditional Maasai people. You will visit the Maasai, who are known for their vibrant red dress and elaborate jewellery, and gain an insight into the culture and ancient ways of this proud East African community. After check in and Lunch, meet your Maasai hosts. A local elder will deliver a fascinating talk about the Maasai and their history and culture. You'll be shown around a traditional Maasai home and see where the resident cattle are kept.
  Accommodation
  -Local Camp (with basic facilities) (1 night)
  Included Activities
  -Loita Hills - Cultural talk, walk and village visit
  Meals Included
  -Breakfast
  -Lunch
  -Dinner

  • Hotspots Area
• Day 6 : Loita Hills to Maasai Mara

  Today we have a walk with the Maasai morans towards the famous Maasai Mara with packed lunch provided. You will spend the whole day with the Maasai people learning about their way of life, you will camp tonight in the bush.
  Accommodation
  -Bush Camp
  Included Activities
  -Maasai Walk and Bush Camping
  Meals Included
  -Breakfast
  -Lunch
  -Dinner
• Day 7 : Maasai Mara National Reserve

  Travel from Loita to Masai Mara (approximately 1–2 hours). The Masai Mara is the quintessential African experience, with sparse open plains, dramatic skies and some of the world's most tremendous animals. After setting checking in, sit down to some lunch. Then it's time to jump back on board the jeep and go for a game drive through the wilderness of the Mara. Your Tented camp tonight is located outside of the national reserve and has flush toilets and showers. WiFi is not available here however.
  Accommodation
  -Tented Camp (1 night)
  Included Activities
  -Masai Mara National Reserve - Game drive
  Meals Included
  -Breakfast
  -Lunch
  -Dinner
• Day 8 : Maasai Mara National Reserve

  Venture into the Masai Mara National Reserve for a full day's game drive. You'll explore this diverse environment and most likely see a multitude of wildlife. An optional balloon ride over the Mara at sunrise is an unforgettable experience. If you have pre-booked this activity with us, you will be picked up before dawn and driven to the launch site for a safety briefing from your pilot. Then you will glide through the dawn, sometimes at tree height, which provides amazing photo opportunities. Sometimes you will ascend, getting an overview of the enormity of the plains and of the early morning movements of the teeming herds. After landing, you'll be treated to a bush breakfast, then be returned to join on the day game drive.
  
  Notes: The balloon ride is offered as a pre-booked service which will guarantee you a place. If you would rather wait and try to get a better price by booking this locally on the ground, you are welcome to, but keep in mind that this is a popular activity and places are limited.
  Accommodation
  -Tented Camp (with facilities) (1 night)
  Included Activities
  -Masai Mara National Reserve - Game drive
  Optional Activities
  -Masai Mara National Reserve - Balloon ride (from price) - USD500
  Meals Included
  -Breakfast
  -Lunch
  -Dinner

  • Hotspots Overview
• Day 9 : Serengeti National Park

  Travel from Lake Victoria to the gate of Serengeti National Park on a smooth road (approximately 3 hours) and enjoy a picnic lunch at the entrance to the park. Enter the Serengeti and take a game drive En route to your campsite. The wide-open plains of the Serengeti – green after the rains, brown and burnt in the dry season – are home to thousands of hoofed animals and fierce predators. Flat and rolling, with long grass and acacia trees, these plains get their name from the Maasai word Siringet – 'The place where the land moves on forever'. Your campsite is right in the action, within the park itself, so listen out for the sounds of nocturnal animals as you drift off to sleep. There are no upgrades or WiFi available here.
  Accommodation
  -Camping (with basic facilities) (1 night)
  Included Activities
  -Serengeti National Park - Game drive
  Meals Included
  -Breakfast
  -Lunch
  -Dinner
  Special Information
  Our camp within the Serengeti National Park does not have a fence to separate the camp from the animals. This is quite the experience as animals such as buffalo and hyenas often come close to camp after sundown. On arrival at the camp, Your Guide will give a detailed safety briefing on what is required to ensure the safety of the group.
  Day 12: Serengeti National Park
  
  Start the day with a game drive at dawn. You will head out while the animals are at their most active, then head back to camp for brunch at around 11 am. After spending the warmer part of the day relaxing, as the animals do, depart again at dusk for another adventure through the wild. You'll return in time for dinner.
  Accommodation
  -Camping (with basic facilities) (1 night)
  
  Included Activities
  -Serengeti National Park - Game drive
  Meals Included
  -Breakfast
  -Lunch
  -Dinner
• Day 10 : Serengeti National Park

  Start the day with a game drive at dawn. You will head out while the animals are at their most active, then head back to camp for brunch at around 11 am. After spending the warmer part of the day relaxing, as the animals do, depart again at dusk for another adventure through the wild. You'll return in time for dinner.
  Accommodation
  -Camping (with basic facilities) (1 night)
  
  Included Activities
  -Serengeti National Park - Game drive
  Meals Included
  -Breakfast
  -Lunch
  -Dinner
• Day 11 : Ngoro Ngoro Crater

  Enjoy a game drive on your way out of the park today. After lunch, you will enter the Ngorongoro Conservation area. Your destination today is the rim of the crater (approximately 3 hours). Your campsite overlooks jagged volcanic peaks and rolling grasslands thousands of feet below – you can be sure that there are few campsites in the world with a better view than this! The campsite has flush toilets and hot showers available, but no WiFi or optional upgrades. It can get very cold on the crater rim, particularly during the winter months (June to August) when temperatures drop below zero. Even in the summer months it can be surprisingly chilly at night, so be sure to bring some warm clothes.
  
  Notes: You will notice some Maasai villages in the region of the Ngorongoro crater offering a cultural experience. we recommend avoiding these villages, as they can impact negatively on the Maasai culture and travellers' perceptions of it by selling an artificial experience.
  Accommodation
  -Camping (with facilities) (1 night)
  Included Activities
  -Serengeti National Park - Game drive
  Meals Included
  -Breakfast
  -Lunch
  -Dinner

  • Hotspots Area
• Day 12 : Arusha

  A gigantic, perfectly intact volcanic crater, Ngorongoro is home to some 30,000 animals. Among these are endangered black rhinos, lions, leopards, elephants, impalas, zebras and hippos. The crater floor offers excellent game viewing all year round, and the photo opportunities here are unrivalled. You'll drive out of the crater and head to Mto Wa Mbu for a look around town and craft market before continuing to your Hotel (approximately 5–6 hours). A small village community that's off the tourist trail, Mto Wa Mbu is a fascinating snapshot of small-town African life.
  Accommodation
  -Camping (with facilities) (1 night)
  Included Activities
  -Mto Wa Mbu – Village Visit
  -Ngorongoro Crater - Game Drive
  Meals Included
  -Breakfast
  -Lunch
  -Dinner
• Day 13 : Fly to Zanzibar

  Today we say goodbye to the jeep. We take a morning flight over to the island of Zanzibar, 35km from the mainland. First visited by Arab traders in the 8th century, and countless travellers in the following centuries, the island is most famous for its spices, and infamous for being the centre of the East African slave trade. We spend our first night in Stone Town and then three nights by the beach. Stone Town is a myriad of small alleys and markets. We recommend a spice tour, around the island's plantations, with chances to taste and buy
  Accommodation
  • Hotel (1 night)
  Included Activities
  • Zanzibar city tour
  Meals Included
  • Breakfast
• Day 14 : Zanzibar

  After breakfast, you will be picked up for Spice tour in a local spice farm, this is where you will be met by local people working in the farm; you will see all spices that we grow in Zanzibar, you can even participate in a local farming and harvesting, you will also have an unforgettable time to taste some of the exotic fruits of Zanzibar, lunch will be served in a local house before your transfer to the beach.
  Accommodation
  -Bungalow (1 night)
  Included Activities
  -Spice Tour
  -Local Lunch
  Meals Included
  -Breakfast
• Day 15 : Zanzibar

  Enjoy free time in this beautiful archipelago today. There are many ways you can spend your day – perhaps talk to your leader for any recommendations they might have. Snorkelling in search of exotic fish is an excellent option. You might also like to feast on a sumptuous lunch of grilled local seafood, or simply relax in a hammock underneath a coconut tree with a good book.
  Accommodation
  -Bungalow (1 night)
  Optional Activities
  -Zanzibar - Dhow Trip - USD60
  -Zanzibar - Snorkelling - USD60
  Meals Included
  -Breakfast
• Day 16 : same last day

  Enjoy free time in this beautiful archipelago today. There are many ways you can spend your day – perhaps talk to your leader for any recommendations they might have. Snorkelling in search of exotic fish is an excellent option. You might also like to feast on a sumptuous lunch of grilled local seafood, or simply relax in a hammock underneath a coconut tree with a good book.
  Accommodation
  -Bungalow (1 night)
  Optional Activities
  -Zanzibar - Dhow Trip - USD60
  -Zanzibar - Snorkelling - USD60
  Meals Included
  -Breakfast
• Day 17 : Airport Transfer

  After checking out this morning, you will make your way back to Stone Town, your trip comes to an end here. Ferries depart Zanzibar for Dar es Salaam daily at 7.30 am, 9.30 am, 12.30 pm and 3.30 pm. It's important to allow enough time to get back to the mainland if you need to catch your departing flight from Dar es Salaam. Speak to your leader about the best way to do this.
  Meals Included
  -Breakfast
  Special Information
  If you wish to stay on in Zanzibar, post trip accommodation can be pre-booked at the Northern Beaches beach resort or in Stone Town.

Inclusions

• Hotel

Package Start From

• Nairobi, Kenya, Africa

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