11-Day Kenya & Tanzania Trail Budget Group Joining Safari

• You'll be collected from the airport.
• Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Nairobi - Masai Mara National Reserve

You'll depart from Nairobi via the floor of the Great Rift Valley and have the first stopover at the famous viewpoint to have a scenic view of the rift. Then, you'll proceed to Narok to have a hot lunch, and then finally to the camp. After 30 minutes of rest, you'll have about 2-3 hours of wildlife tracking. Then, you'll have dinner and an overnight stay at the camp.

Main Destination:

Masai Mara National Reserve (Kenya)

Best Time To Visit June to October (For general wildlife viewing) and August to October (For wildebeest migration)

High Season June to October and December to March

Best Weather June to October (Sunny, but not too hot)

Wildlife in Masai Mara NR

ElephantCommon

GiraffeCommon

LionCommon

CheetahCommon

ZebraAbundant

WildebeestAbundant

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BuffaloCommon

HippoCommon

HyenaCommon

LeopardOccasional

Black RhinoRare

Wild DogVery Rare

White RhinoNone

Accommodation:

Miti Mingi Eco Camp

• Budget tented camp located just outside Masai Mara NR (Kenya)

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Meals & Drinks:

• Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Masai Mara National Reserve Full-Day Game Drive

You'll have breakfast at the camp, then set out on a morning game drive from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, with a picnic lunch. The Masai Mara is unique in its own way and is covered with savannah grassland on rolling hills, making for a scenic view. It also has a good track network, which allows for close encounters with wildlife and nice photo opportunities. Your dinner and overnight stay will be at the camp.

Main Destination:

Masai Mara National Reserve (Kenya)

Accommodation:

Miti Mingi Eco Camp

• Budget tented camp located just outside Masai Mara NR (Kenya)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Masai Mara - Lake Nakuru National Park

You'll visit a Maasai village, and before 9:00 am, return to the camp for a full breakfast. Then, you'll proceed to Nakuru while having your lunch en route. You'll enjoy the beautiful scenery of Mount Longonot and Lake Naivasha, and can take a boat ride (optional). Finally, you will proceed to Nakuru. Your dinner and overnight stay will be at Hill Court.

Main Destination:

Lake Nakuru National Park (Kenya)

Best Time To Visit June to February (Best for wildlife viewing; little rain)

High Season July to February (The park gets very busy)

Best Weather June to February (Little rainfall)

Wildlife in Lake Nakuru NP

GiraffeCommon

White RhinoCommon

BuffaloCommon

ZebraCommon

HippoCommon

Black RhinoOccasional

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LionOccasional

LeopardOccasional

HyenaOccasional

ElephantNone

CheetahNone

WildebeestNone

Wild DogNone

Accommodation:

Hillcourt Resort & Spa

• Mid-range hotel located less than 1hr drive from Lake Nakuru NP (Kenya)

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Lake Nakuru - Amboseli National Park

You'll have breakfast at the hotel, then leave for a game drive in Lake Nakuru National Park, known for its variety of birds, including the flamingoes. You'll enjoy sights of hippos, buffalo, and crocodiles from Baboon Cliff. Later, you'll have your lunch en route to Amboseli National Park. You'll check in at Manjaro Tented Camp for dinner and an overnight stay.

Main Destination:

Amboseli National Park (Kenya)

Best Time To Visit June to October and January to February

High Season December to March and July to October (Busy)

Best Weather June to September and January to February (Little rainfall)

Wildlife in Amboseli NP

ElephantAbundant

GiraffeCommon

BuffaloAbundant

ZebraAbundant

WildebeestAbundant

HippoCommon

Show more

HyenaCommon

LionOccasional

CheetahOccasional

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

LeopardRare to None

Wild DogNone

Accommodation:

Manjaro Tented Camp

• Budget tented camp bordering Amboseli NP (Kenya) without fences

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Amboseli National Park Full-Day Game Drive

You'll have a pre-breakfast, early-morning game drive in Amboseli. Enjoy the proximity of wildlife viewing, especially the amazing size of elephants and their matriarchs (old female leaders), and the variety of birds found in the park. You'll have a picnic breakfast and lunch. Later, return for dinner and an overnight stay at the camp.

Main Destination:

Amboseli National Park (Kenya)

Accommodation:

Manjaro Tented Camp

• Budget tented camp bordering Amboseli NP (Kenya) without fences

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Amboseli - Namanga Border - Arusha

You'll have a pre-breakfast game drive. Set out for the early game drive at 6:30 am in the swampy park and enjoy a variety of herbivores wallowing in the muddy swamps, such as hippos, large elephants and their cubs, as well as other wildlife. You'll return and have a full breakfast at the camp. Then, you'll check out of the camp and drive to the Namanga border, where you will catch a shuttle bus to Arusha. Upon arrival, you'll meet our driver who will transfer you to the hotel in Arusha, where dinner, bed and breakfast are included.

Main Destination:

Arusha (City, Tanzania)

Accommodation:

Tulia Boutique Hotel & Spa

• Mid-range hotel in Arusha (City, Tanzania)

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Arusha - Serengeti National Park

After breakfast at your Arusha hotel, you'll meet our staff and driver-guide for a briefing about the whole trip. Then, you'll leave Arusha for a 6-hour drive to Serengeti National Park with lunch en route. Upon arrival at the main gate, you will complete registration. Then, with a game drive to the camp in the Central Serengeti. Today, you are scheduled for at least a 3-hour game drive. Dinner will be served at Seronera Camp, followed by an overnight stay there.

Main Destination:

Serengeti National Park (Tanzania)

Best Time To Visit January to February and June to October (Different areas are best at different times)

High Season July to March (The Seronera area is crowded)

Best Weather June to October (Little to no rainfall)

Wildlife in Serengeti NP

ElephantCommon

LionCommon

CheetahCommon

BuffaloAbundant

ZebraAbundant

WildebeestAbundant

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GiraffeCommon

HippoCommon

HyenaCommon

LeopardOccasional

Black RhinoVery Rare

Wild DogVery Rare

White RhinoNone

Accommodation:

Budget camping

• inside Central Serengeti NP (Tanzania)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Serengeti National Park

After an early breakfast at the camp, you will leave with a picnic lunch for a full day of wildlife viewing, tracking the wildebeest migration and the Big Five: lion, leopard, buffalo, elephant, and rhino. You may take a game drive to the crocodile-infested Grumeti River to see crocodiles and hippos. You'll have a picnic lunch at the picnic site and continue with the game drive until 5:00 pm. You'll drive to the camp for a game drive, dinner and an overnight stay.

Main Destination:

Serengeti National Park (Tanzania)

Accommodation:

Budget camping

• inside Central Serengeti NP (Tanzania)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Serengeti - Ngorongoro Crater

You'll have an early breakfast at the camp, then leave with picnic lunches for at least a 6-hour game drive within Serengeti National Park. Here, you will track wildebeest, zebras, giraffes, lions, black rhinos, cheetahs, leopards, hyenas, bushbucks, lesser kudus, wild dogs, kongonis, impalas, Grant’s gazelles, black-backed jackals, mongoose, olive baboons and vervet monkeys, among other animals. By noon, you will leave the park, with a stop at Olduvai Gorge for an extra cost of USD 35 per person. By evening, you'll arrive at the conservancy area, where you will have dinner and spend the night at Simba Camp.

Main Destination:

Ngorongoro Crater (Tanzania)

Best Time To Visit June to October (Wildlife viewing is best)

High Season Most of the year – July to March (Expect crowds)

Best Weather June to October (Rainfall is little to none)

Wildlife in Ngorongoro Crater

Black RhinoCommon

LionCommon

BuffaloAbundant

ZebraAbundant

WildebeestAbundant

HyenaAbundant

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ElephantCommon

HippoCommon

LeopardOccasional

GiraffeNone

White RhinoNone

CheetahNone

Wild DogNone

Accommodation:

Budget camping

• on the crater rim of Ngorongoro Crater (Tanzania)

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Ngorongoro - Arusha

You'll have breakfast at the camp, then you'll leave for a game drive in the Ngorongoro Crater. There, you will see lions, African elephants, black rhinos, blue wildebeest, leopards, cheetahs, and hyenas. Wild dogs, Grant’s zebras, African buffaloes, and hippopotamuses can be seen at the crater rim. You will have a picnic lunch at the crater rim. Then, you'll ascend to the main gate and exit the crater after 6 hours. You'll drive to Arusha, where you will be dropped off at your Arusha hotel.

Main Destination:

Arusha (City, Tanzania)

Accommodation:

Tulia Boutique Hotel & Spa

• Mid-range hotel in Arusha (City, Tanzania)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Arusha - Nairobi

After breakfast, you will check out and either be transferred to Arusha Airport or assisted with a shuttle bus back to Nairobi. If you return to Nairobi, you will meet our staff, share your experience, and be dropped off at your Nairobi hotel or the airport, as requested.

Main Destination:

Nairobi (City, Kenya)

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

• Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
• You'll be dropped off at the airport.