9-Day Classic Kenya and Tanzania Mid-Range Safari

Your driver-guide will pick you up from your hotel in Nairobi or the airport and brief you about the safari. Then, you will embark on a drive of 3 to 4 hours to Lake Nakuru National Park. There will be a brief stop at the Great Rift Valley Escarpment, part of a massive geological rift that spans from Lebanon in the Middle East to Mozambique in southeastern Africa. You'll arrive in time for check-in and enjoy a delicious lunch. Then, embark on an afternoon game drive. Lake Nakuru National Park is a bird-watching paradise, home to many pink-colored flamingos that can be spotted on the shores of Lake Nakuru. During the game drive, you will encounter flamingos and a variety of animals that inhabit the park, including white rhinos, Rothschild's giraffes, and many more.

Enjoy a sumptuous breakfast, check out, and embark on a morning game drive in Lake Nakuru National Park before departing the park. Later, set off for the Masai Mara National Reserve, approximately a 5-hour drive away. You'll arrive in time for lunch and check-in. Later in the afternoon, you'll head out for an afternoon game drive at the famous Masai Mara National Reserve, home to the Eighth Wonder of the World - the great wildebeest migration. Here, you'll see many animals, such as lions, leopards, Maasai giraffes, Cape buffalo, cheetahs, elephants, and more. Dinner and your overnight stay will be at the Zebra Plains Mara Camp.

Enjoy an early breakfast, as today will be a game-viewing extravaganza! You'll traverse the Masai Mara reserve on a full day of unlimited game viewing, encountering the Big Five and more of the lesser game. The Masai Mara National Reserve remains one of the most exciting wildlife ecosystems in the world. It hosts the highest and most varied concentration of wild animals of any other regional wildlife park. The scenic appeal of the tree-studded savannah plains, the moderate climate, and the diversity of wild game species make it a one-stop shop for game-viewing activities. You will have a picnic lunch by the Mara River as we watch hippos and crocodiles, or maybe the great migration (July – October). Dinner and our overnight stay are at the Zebra Plains Mara Camp.

You will enjoy an early breakfast, check out with lunch boxes, and then go to the Tanzanian border post at Isebania, where you will meet our Tanzanian driver-guide for your transfer to the Serengeti. Please ensure you have a valid visa to enter Tanzania, as the visa application process can be time-consuming. After clearing the Kenya-Tanzania border at Isebania, you'll exchange your vehicle after completing immigration formalities. As you progress well into the Serengeti, you will know why the name means, in the local language, "endless plains". It is the home of the great migration and to 2 million wildebeests, hundreds of thousands of zebras, and all kinds of antelopes. You will check in at the Embalakai Tented Camp in the evening.

Enjoy breakfast, then embark on an exhilarating full-day game drive and wildlife viewing in Serengeti National Park. The Serengeti landscape is mesmerizing in its beauty. While a sizable part of the park consists of seasonally flooded plains, forests, and shrub savannahs, the Serengeti is primarily defined by one thing: vast grassy plains. Being surrounded by millions of wildebeest, zebra, and gazelle is an experience of a lifetime. In their annual migration north, they stampede over vast open plains and plunge into crocodile-infested rivers, all while the predators endlessly hunt them. After your picnic lunch on the Serengeti plains, you continue your game drive until the evening. You return to the camp as the sun sets over the horizon to wind down next to the crackling bushfire. Your dinner and overnight stay will be at the Embalakai Tented Camp.

After breakfast, you will drive to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area and descend into the 100-square-mile Ngorongoro Crater to view the game on the vast grasslands of the crater floor. The bottom of the crater, dotted with waterholes, shelters almost 30,000 animals in an area naturally enclosed by the volcano's slopes. You will find the Big Five: lion, elephant, buffalo, rhino, and leopard. The Ngorongoro Crater is the largest unbroken caldera in the world and is surrounded by very steep walls rising 610 meters from the floor. It is considered one of the natural wonders of the world and a veritable wildlife haven. Spectacular animal life can be observed year-round, thanks to the year-round availability of grass and water. You will have a picnic lunch at the Hippo Pool. Later, you will ascend to your lodge in the Karatu area for sunset, dinner, and an overnight stay. Your dinner and overnight stay will be at the Farm of Dreams Lodge in Karatu.

You will enjoy an early breakfast, check out with lunch boxes, and then go to the Namanga border post, where you will meet our driver for your transfer to Amboseli National Park. In Amboseli, you'll venture out on a game drive looking for elephants, lions, zebras, giraffes, cheetahs, ostriches, and many others. Amboseli is renowned for its easy and abundant wildlife viewing. The park is also a photographer's dream, framed by the snowy flanks and summit of Kilimanjaro. Toward the evening and sometimes early morning, the daytime clouds obscuring this tallest peak drift off, giving lucky viewers a stunning view of the mountain's iconic summit. Dinner and your overnight stay are at Kibo Safari Camp.

Enjoy a sumptuous breakfast and head to the plains of Amboseli for a day full of adventure. You'll enjoy the excellent views of Mount Kilimanjaro before the clouds build up over the summit. Catch the big cats as they stroll through the savannah. This is the best time to spot lions, cheetahs, and large herds of elephants crossing near your vehicle. You will have the chance to spot over 80 different mammal species and more than 400 bird species. You'll have the opportunity to visit the iconic Amboseli Observation Hill, where you'll enjoy a picnic lunch and a panoramic view of the Amboseli National Park. Later in the evening, you will return to your cozy camp for relaxation, dinner, and an overnight stay.

Enjoy a sumptuous breakfast before checking out. Afterward, you'll embark on a visit to a Maasai village, where you can immerse yourself in the rich culture and traditions of the Maasai people. This experience includes the opportunity to engage in traditional singing and dancing, allowing you to connect with the community and gain a deeper understanding of their way of life. Later, begin your journey to Nairobi. You'll arrive in Nairobi in time for lunch. Later, the driver-guide will ensure you are dropped off at your hotel in Nairobi or the airport in time for your flight back home.