13-Day Big Cat Safari to the National Park and Wildlife Reserves of Kenya & Tanzania
Highlights
Nairobi, Masai Mara, Amboseli National Park, Lake Nakuru National Park, Arusha, Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Lake Manyara
Locations Covered
Nairobi, Masai Mara, Amboseli National Park, Lake Nakuru National Park, Arusha, Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Lake Manyara
nature, safari, Wildlife
Private Tour
13 Days
Medium
English, French, German, Spanish, Swahili
Languages
English, French, German, Spanish, Swahili
Description
Embark on a 12-night, 13-day Big Cat Safari through Kenya and Tanzania, exploring iconic wildlife habitats. Begin in Nairobi and journey through the Maasai Mara to witness lions, leopards, and cheetahs. Visit Lake Nakuru for rhinos and flamingos, then experience the unique Treetops Lodge in Aberdares. Discover Amboseli with stunning views of Mount Kilimanjaro and proceed to Tanzania for game drives in Lake Manyara, Serengeti, and Ngorongoro Crater. Conclude your adventure with a memorable farewell dinner in Nairobi before departing.
Itinerary
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Day 01: Flight – Nairobi
- On arrival at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, you will be met by Priority Wild Safaris Staff and transferred to the Panari Hotel.
Overnight at Panarai hotel based on a Bed and Breakfast basis.
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Day 02: Nairobi – Maasai Mara
- After breakfast at 0730 hrs, drive through the floor of the Rift Valley via the Maasai town of Narok to arrive at Kenya’s most populous park, the Maasai Mara Game Reserve, in time for lunch at Mara Sopa Lodge / Mara Simba Lodge.
- Later, proceed with the game enroute to Mara Sopa Lodge, Masai Mara. Maasai Mara has migrants; well over 450 species of animals have been recorded here. Although July, August and September are when the Mara plains are filled with migrating wildebeest and zebra, there is also resident wildlife year-round. The famous Maasai tribesmen live within the dispersal area of the game reserve.
Dinner and overnight at Mara Sopa Lodge / Mara Simba Lodge.
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Day 03: Masai Mara
- Morning and afternoon game drives in the Maasai Mara.
Lunch, dinner, and overnight accommodation at Mara Sopa Lodge / Mara Simba Lodge.
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Day 04: Mara – Lake Nakuru
- 0830 HRS: After breakfast, leave for Nakuru with a game drive enroute. Arrive in Lake Nakuru National Park in time for lunch. Lunch at Lake Nakuru Sopa Lodge.
- 1500 hrs Afternoon game drive: This is a chance to visit a unique sanctuary catering to a sizeable number of the endangered rhinoceros and the Rothschild giraffe. Waterbucks and predators such as the lion and leopard are expected to be in the park. Also to be seen is a myriad variety of birdlife in and around the lake. Flamingoes are also plenty at the lake.
Later, drive to Lake Naivasha Sopa for dinner and overnight.
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Day 05: Lake Naivasha – Aberdares
- Breakfast at Lake Naivasha Sopa Resort.
- Depart later for The Ark.
- You will arrive in time for lunch.
- Afternoon of game watching from the comfort of your room, bar, or Restaurant.
- Before you reach your hotel, you should stop to admire the 73m plunge of the Thompson Falls, named after the Scottish explorer who first saw it in the late 1800s.
Dinner and overnight at The Ark.
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Day 06: Aberdares - Nairobi – Amboseli
- 0800 hrs: You will be picked up after breakfast and drive to Amboseli National Park.
- You will enjoy your lunch along the way.
- You then proceed south to Amboseli National Park and check in at Amboseli Sopa Lodge at the foot of Mt. Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest mountain.
Dinner and overnight at Amboseli Serena Lodge.
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Day 07: Amboseli National Park
- 0630 hrs: Early morning game drive.
- Have Breakfast at the lodge.
- Spend the Morning at leisure.
- Take Lunch at the Lodge.
- 1500 hrs Afternoon game drive: The snow of the mountain forms a majestic backdrop to one of Kenya’s most popular spectacular displays of wildlife – lion, elephant, leopard, rhino, cheetah, buffalo and host of plains game, creating Kenya’s most sought after photographer’s paradise. After lunch, proceed to an afternoon game drive in the park.
Dinner and overnight at Amboseli Serena Lodge.
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Day 08: Amboseli - Arusha - Lake Manyara
- Breakfast will be served at Amboseli Serena Lodge.
- 0800 Hrs: Drive through the Namanga border into Tanzania and drive to Arusha town to arrive in time for lunch.
- 1400 hrs: After lunch in Arusha town, proceed to Lake Manyara National Park and check in at Lake Manyara Serena Safari Lodge. Birdlife in the park is extensive. The park is home to the tree-climbing lions and giraffes, hippos, zebra, and buffalo.
Dinner and overnight at Lake Manyara Serena Safari Lodge.
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Day 09: Lake Manyara - Serengeti
- After breakfast, a game drive and a drive to Serengeti National Reserve will be provided.
- 1300 hrs: Lunch at the Serengeti Serena Safari Lodge.
- 1500 hrs: Depart for the afternoon game drive
Dinner and overnight at Serengeti Serena Safari Lodge.
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Day 10: Serengeti National Park
- 0630 hrs: Early morning game drive. Breakfast at the lodge Morning at leisure.
- 1230 hrs: Lunch at the Serengeti Serena Safari Lodge.
- 1500 hrs: Afternoon game drive. Serengeti is Africa’s largest national park and one of its most popular. The park has an incredible number of animals, wildebeests being the most populous, followed by zebra. Elephants are notably scarce. Cheetahs and the rest of the big cats are regularly sighted in the plains. The few remaining endangered black rhinos are restricted to the Moru Koppies area. The park is also famous for its wildebeest migration, often described as one of the most impressive spectacles in the natural world. Arrive in time for lunch.
- Afternoon, proceed for a game drive—dinner and overnight at Serengeti Serena Safari Lodge.
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Day 11: Serengeti - Ngorongoro
- After breakfast, drive with game drive enroute to Ngorongoro Conservation Area.
- Lunch at the Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge. Aftrenoon at lesuire.
Dinner and overnight at Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge.
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Day 12: Ngorongoro
- Early breakfast After breakfast, descend into the crater for picnic lunches for a day game drive. Ngorongoro Crater is one the world's largest intact caldera and one of Africa's most spectacular sights. The Olduvai Gorge in the neighbourhood is where some of Africa’s oldest hominid fossils were found. The Crater has one of the densest predator populations in Africa. Elephants, lions, zebras, wildebeests, and other resident animals can be found here.
Dinner and overnight at Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge.
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Day 13: Ngorongoro - Arusha -Nairobi
- Breakfast at your lodge.
0830 hrs. You will drive back to arrive in Arusha in time for lunch. After lunch, continue to Nairobi on the regular shuttle bus and drop off in Nairobi. - Pick up and drive to Carnivore Restaurant. This restaurant is famous for its succulent steaks as a welcome or farewell dinner.
- Later, You will be transferred by Priority Wild Safaris staff to the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for your flight home.
- Breakfast at your lodge.
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Cancellation Policy
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For cancellations within 24 hours before the tour -
Refund of 50% of the tour price.
Price
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1 to 20 | /person |
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1 to 20 | /person |
This is a private tour |