Itinerary

1. Day 1: Nairobi to Mara

   • Depart from Nairobi in the morning and head southward to the viewpoint of the Great Rift Valley. 

   • Continue to Narok, a small Masai town for lunch.

   • Proceed to Masai Mara for an afternoon game viewing with your Masai Mara safari guide.

   Dinner and night at the campsite.

2. Day 2: Masai Mara

   • Do morning and afternoon game drives from the comfortable base of the camp; explore the parks amazingly high concentration of game. This game reserve is Kenya's finest wildlife sanctuary. Including migrants, well over 450 species of animals have been recorded here. Although July, August, and September are the months when the Mara plains are filled with migrating wildebeest and zebra, there is also resident wildlife year-round. The famous Masai tribesmen live within the dispersal area of the game reserve. 

   Dinner and overnight at the campsite.

3. Day 3: Masai Mara to Nairobi

   • An early morning game drive followed by late breakfast and a departure to Nairobi, stopping sporadically for the breathtaking panoramic views of the rift valley and adjacent landforms. 

   • End the Kenyan adventure tour in Nairobi late in the afternoon for an overnight at a budget hotel/hostel.

4. Day 4: Nairobi to Arusha

   • Get a pick up from your hotels in Nairobi at 7.30 am and drive to Arusha with a stopover at the border post for immigration formalities.

   • Arrive in Arusha to be met by one of the staff, followed by a safari briefing.

   Overnight at Arusha budget hotel.

5. Day 5: Arusha to Lake Manyara

   • Get picked up from your hotel in Arusha at 8.30 am and proceed to Lake Manyara National Park for an afternoon game drive with your Tanzanian safari guide. A good network of tracks and roads in the park allows excellent game viewing opportunities. Animals seen include buffalo and elephant. Other animals present that can be seen with luck are the tree-climbing lions, leopard, and black rhino. Lesser flamingos and Egyptian geese are some of the birds seen here. 

   Dinner and overnight at the campsite.

6. Day 6: Lake Manyara to Ngorongoro Crater

   • After breakfast, leave Lake Manyara for Ngorongoro Crater, arriving in the afternoon.

   • Descend 2000 ft (670m) into the crater floor for a full day crater tour with a break for lunch at the Ngoitoktok springs picnic site. Black manned lions, rhinos, buffaloes, elephants and other grazing animals abound. 

   • Savour evening game drive. 

   • Return to Ngorongoro wildlife campsite for dinner and overnight.

7. Day 7: Ngorongoro to Serengeti

   • Leave Ngorongoro after breakfast for Serengeti arriving in time for lunch.

   • After lunch, proceed for an afternoon game drive in this unique park to see the many animals.

   Dinner and overnight at Serengeti Seronera campsite.

8. Day 8: Serengeti

   • Appreciate morning and afternoon game drive in the Serengeti with a lunch and leisure break at the lodge or campsite in the mid-afternoon. In the central plains, there are carnivores like leopards, hyena, and cheetah. This park is normally the scene of the annual migration of the wildebeest and zebras, which occurs between Serengeti and Kenya's Masai Mara game reserve. Eagles, Flamingoes, duck, geese, vultures are among the birds that can be seen in the park.

   Dinner and overnight at your campsite.

9. Day 9: Serengeti to Arusha

   • After breakfast, leave the campsite for game viewing on your way out of Serengeti.

   • Drive to Arusha via Mto Mbu village, where the tour ends in the afternoon.