8 Days 7 Nights: Kenya & Tanzania Safari
During the 8 Days Tanzania Safari, you get to photograph the beautiful natural aspects of the Great Rift Valley and Masai Mara’s densely inhabited plains in a hot air balloon ride. Mara’s giant five creatures and other wildlife are known world-wide for their magnificence.
Take a break from monotonous life and enjoy sunset with the peaceful sound of flowing Mara river. While Serengeti amazes your eyeballs with its vivacious fauna, Ngorongoro crater will give you the excitement of stepping on World Heritage of collapsed volcano, displaying a marvelous view of the crater floor.
Below are the details for the 8 Days Tanzania Safari:
Day 1: Nairobi – Transfer to Maasai Mara (Approximately 5 hours)
You will be picked by our driver at 7 o’clock from your Nairobi hotel or residence and immediately depart for Maasai Mara. There will be one stop over to view the Great Rift Valley. You will arrive in Mara at lunch time. Enjoy lunch then relax before your afternoon game drive at 4 O’clock for 2 hours. Return later to the camp for dinner and overnight stay.
Overnight: Ashnil Camp
Meals: Lunch & Dinner
Day 2: Maasai Mara – Full day
Spend this day with game drives in search of the big five and many other wildlife that inhabits this beautiful savannah land. This is a game drive that starts as from 8a.m till 4p.m. There will be picnic lunch on the banks of Mara River.
Optional activities: Hot air balloon, a visit to Maasai village & guided nature walks
Overnight: Ashnil Camp
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 3: Maasai Mara – Transfer to Serengeti
Have breakfast then depart for Serengeti passing through Isebania border. Carry packed lunch with you from the lodge because you will arrive at the park past lunch hour. Have a game drive as you enter the park and later drive to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Overnight: Mbalageti Lodge
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 4 & 5: Serengeti – Full day
Spend these 2 days enjoying game drives within the Great Serengeti. Serengeti is the home to Africa’s Big Five. There will be picnic lunch on both of the days.
Optionally, have a morning game drive till l lunch time then return to the lodge for lunch. After lunch relax by the pool area before another game drive at 4p.m for 2 hours.
Overnight: Mbalageti Lodge
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 6: Serengeti – Transfer to Ngorongoro
After breakfast, depart for Ngorongoro Crater with a short stop at Olduvai Gorge. Enjoy an introductory game drive as you arrive at the crater as you head to the lodge. There will be no other game drive so spend the remaining hours at leisure enjoying walking around the surrounding areas and exploring the lodge’s facilities.
Ngorongoro is quiet unique as its physical protection from man natural beauty ranks it among the most pristine wilderness on the earth. It has been also declared the world heritage and is the largest intact crater in the world.
Overnight: Sopa
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 7: Ngorongoro Crater – Full day
After breakfast, check out of the lodge with packed picnic lunch and depart for a tour of the crater floor, which is home to numerous plains game and the big five. Spend the day within the crater and have lunch at one of the famous picnic spots in the park. In the evening you will return to the lodge which is strategically perched on the rim of the collapsed volcano, with the most magnificent views of the crater floor.
Overnight: Sopa
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 8: Ngorongoro – Transfer to Arusha – JRO
Have an early breakfast and then immediately depart for Arusha. Upon arrival, you will be dropped at the JRO airport for your out-bound flight.
Meals: Breakfast
AT A GLANCE
- Maasai Mara – 2 Nights: Ashnil Mara Camp
- Serengeti – 3 Nights: Mbalageti Lodge
- Ngorongoro – 2 Nights: Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge
Activities: Game viewing, photography, nature walk, sightseeing & birding
Inclusive of;
- All government taxes/VAT
- Park fees in all the parks including Crater fees at Ngorongoro
- Accommodation in a double room and meals as mentioned in the tour description
- Drinking water
- Transportation in a 4*4 Land cruisers all with a pop-up roof to facilitate game viewing and photography
- All game drives as mentioned in the tour description
- Services of professional tour driver/guide (s)
- Packed lunch en route to Serengeti
- Transfer to JRO Airport
Exclusive of;
- International flights from home and back
- Tips & porterage
- Visa fees (if applicable)
- Travel insurance
- Other personal items
- Optional Activities
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