10 Days Wildlife Kenya and Tanzania Safari
10 Days Wildlife Kenya and Tanzania Safari- African Big five Tour offers the best African wildlife experience in Kenya and Tanzania on one trip. Our 10 Day wildlife safaris in Kenya and Tanzania is one such combo tour. This package specifically takes you to the most popular national parks and wildlife conservation areas in Africa that are Masai Mara Game Reserve in Kenya, Serengeti National Park in Tanzania, Ngorongoro Crater in Tanzania, and the Amboseli National Park in Kenya. Maasai Mara National Reserve is arguably the most popular wildlife destination in Africa due to its great wildebeest’s migration that goes every year between July and October as multitudes wildebeests herds and zebras as well as gazelles cross the crocodile waters of Mara River as they enter Masai Mara from the Serengeti in Tanzania, in search for water spots and greener pastures. This park is also a well-known spot for its sizeable cat population alongside other famous big five members and a variety of wildlife species and birds. 10 Days Safaris in Kenya and Tanzania - African Big five Tour, Serengeti National Park’s name originate from the word ‘Siringit’ which is a Maasai meaning ‘endless plains. This is the most popular national park in Tanzania and the rest of Africa having been awarded several times. You anticipate seeing the great wildebeest’s migration herds, the big five, and a lot of game and birdlife in this expansive Park. Your 10 days wildlife Kenya Tanzania safari includes a tour to this world wonder national park that has been awarded the best park in the world countless times. Ngorongoro Crater is the world’s largest unbroken caldera and a natural zoo full of wildlife and bird species living in their natural habitat including a small and large game with high chances of spotting the big five in Ngorongoro Crater. 10 Days Wildlife Kenya and Tanzania Safari- African Big five TourThink of the big numbers of elephants with views of the stunning beauty of Mount Kilimanjaro at the backdrop, then that is Amboseli National Park south of Kenya. This park is home to a lot of wildlife and birds including colorful flamingos. The park presents the best picturesque opportunity of multitudes of wildlife and the majestic snowcapped Kilimanjaro Mountain. This safari can be customized in a way that suits your requirements and preferences.
Tour highlights
Departure Nairobi to Masai Mara Game Reserve
Whole Day in Maasai Mara Game Reserve Safari
Transfer to Serengeti National Park
Explore Serengeti National Park Safari
Transfer to Ngorongoro Crater
whole Day Ngorongoro Crater Safari
Transfer to Amboseli National Park Safari Via Arusha
Whole day safari at Amboseli National Park
Transfer to Nairobi
Price Includes:
- all airport pick up and transfers in private car
- Transport and wildlife drives in modified 4 x 4 Land Cruiser with photographic roof hatch (Change of car at the border)
- Services of a professional English speaking safari guides on Kenyan & Tanzanian side
- All wildlife reserve entry fees
- All game drives as mentioned in the itinerary
- mineral water
- A visit to a Masai Village at Masai Mara or Ngorongoro Crater
- Traditional canoe fishing or bird watching at Speke’s Bay at Lake Victoria as per your wishes
- Value Added Tax by Tanzania Revenue Authority
Price Excludes:
- International Flights
- Any domestic connection flights on arrival or departure
- All items of a personal nature
- Gratuities for safari guide and lodge staff ( please tip separately)
- Travel insurance if needed
- Visa fee for Kenya – 50 US$ – to be paid upon arrival / (51 US$ if you apply for visa online before arrival )
- Visa fee for Tanzania ( 50 US$ /100 US$ for American or Irish Passport holders – to be paid upon arrival)
- Drinks and beverages in lodges and tented camps
- Hot Air Balloon Safari at Masai Mara Game Reserve (485 USD per person)
- Hot Air Balloon Safari at Serengeti (549 USD per person), including concession fees
- Transfer from Arusha to Nairobi (if flying back from Nairobi)
Itinary in details
- Day1Departure Nairobi to Masai Mara Game ReservePick up early in the morning from Nairobi (airport or from your hotel) and you will start your long but scenic drive to the famous Maasai Mara Game Reserve. You will arrive at Maasai Mara Game Reserve in the afternoon and check in at camp for hot lunch. After lunch and some rest you will set out for an afternoon game drive in the Masai Mara in search of wildlife for the rest of the day until late afternoon when you will return to the camp / lodge for dinner and overnight.
- Day2Whole Day in Maasai Mara Game Reserve SafariBreakfast at the lodge / camp at Masai Mara then you will head out for a morning game drive in the most famous game reserve in Africa; Masai Mara Game Reserve. Masai Mara Game Reserve is famous for being home to a lot of animals including the Lions, buffalos, zebras, giraffes, leopards, antelopes like gazelles, impalas, topis, elands, hartebeests and many more.If you travel during the months of July to October; during the Great migration season, you may be lucky to see the river crossing when more than 1.5 million wildebeests accompanied by hundreds of thousands of zebras and gazelles in what has become the biggest animal spectacle in the world. You will break for lunch and some rest, then go out again later in the afternoon until late afternoon when you will check in back at the lodge / camp for game drives and later campfire and overnight. Apart from traditional game drives in safari land cruisers, you also can go on a walking safari in Masai mara or visit the local Maasai Villages to learn more about their culture and traditions. At a supplement you can also do the a hot air balloon safari over the Masai Mara plains.
- Day3Transfer to Serengeti National ParkThis morning you will wake up early for breakfast then you will check bid farewell to camp/lodge staff and head out by road towards Isebania / Sirare Border where you will make a brief stop for visa processing to enter Tanzania. At the border on the Tanzania side (Sirare) you will change jeeps and proceed from here with a Tanzanian registered safari jeep and a safari guide from the Tanzania side according to the new laws. You will drive through Nyamongo mining villages and Mugumu township towards the Serengeti National park accessing the park through Ikoma Gate or Fort Ikoma Ranger post depending on where your camp is located in the Serengeti. You will embark on your first game drive in the Serengeti straightaway in search of the many animals and birds that Serengeti has to offer. In the late afternoon you will check in at a lodge / camp for dinner and overnight.
- Day4Explore Serengeti National Park SafariThis day you can go for an early morning sunset game drive if you wish. Enjoy a full day at Serengeti National Park. After a breakfast, you will proceed to with a full day game drives in the Serengeti. Serengeti National Park is where the Wildebeests Migration herds spend most of the time before they cross to Masai Mara for the few months between August and October. You will be guided by an experienced who will be in contact with other guides via VHF high frequency radio, so he will be able to tell the best locations to see the wildebeests migration. Apart from the migration, Serengeti is home to other animals including elephants, leopards, zebras, giraffes, serval cats, jackals, hyenas, warthogs, the list is endless.. Serengeti also is home to more than 500 bird species recorded in the park. You will spend these two days enjoying magical moments as you crisscross the endless plains of the Serengeti doing game drives.Dinner and accommodation will be at the Camp.
- Day5Explore Serengeti National Park Safari
- Day6Transfer to Ngorongoro CraterBreakfast at your lodge or camp you will check out and go on your last game drives en route as you drive towards the Naabi Hills Gate where you will make a brief stop for registration to access the Ngorongoro Conservation Area (NCAA). You will then head to the Crater rim where you will check in a lodge for relaxation. You will spend the rest of the afternoon relaxing at your lodge or you may choose to go for a nature walk at the rim of Ngorongoro Crater.
- Day7whole Day Ngorongoro Crater SafariThis day you will take a very early morning breakfast (or with packed breakfast) you will descend to the Ngorongoro Crater’s floor where you will spend the day doing game drives. The earlier you descend to the Ngorongoro Crater floor the better because you improve your chances of spotting animals like Black Rhinos and others as they avoid the morning dew and like lining up along the roads. We will descend with a picnic lunch which will be served in the crater next to the hippo pool, where you will be able to stretch your feet and visit the washrooms. The Ngorongoro Crater is one of the declared UNESCO protected World Heritage Site and the Ngorongoro forms part of an international biosphere reserve. The crater is actually the largest unbroken caldera in the world; measuring approximately 300 sq km and about 21 km across. The Crater is a natural zoo and with 600 meters walls this world famous wildlife area ensures that not many animals escape. Among the animals available here are black rhinos, lions, buffalos, elephants, cheetahs and various antelope species. You will continue with game drives in the Crater floor until later in the afternoon when you will ascend up the Crater rim where you will check in at a lodge for dinner and overnight. Overnight will be at Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge.
- Day8Transfer to Amboseli National Park Safari Via ArushaAfter a very early breakfast on this day you will depart from Ngorongoro and drive through the floor of the Great Rift Valley and via Arusha to Namanga border where you will make a brief stop for passport stamping. After the short stop at the border you will change the cars and take a Kenyan car again, then proceed to the Amboseli National Park. You will arrive for lunch at your lodge / camp. After lunch and a little rest you will go for an afternoon game drive until late afternoon; at sunset when you will retire back to the lodge for dinner.
- Day9Whole day safari at Amboseli National ParkOn this morning you can go for a morning game drive at dawn if you wish then return to the lodge for breakfast. You will then spend the rest of the day with game drives and can either go out with packed lunch if you want picnic lunch or do morning and sunset game drives with a break at midday for lunch and relaxation at your lodge or camp. The best views of Mount Kilimanjaro can be enjoyed early in the morning and later in the afternoon. Amboseli National Park is home to the largest herds of elephants, buffalos, lions, cheatahs, hyenas, giraffes and many birds including the colorful flamingos.
- Day10Transfer to NairobiOne last early morning game drive at the Amboseli National Park if you wish then after breakfast your safari guide will take you back to Nairobi where you will be dropped at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for your international flight back home (depending on your departure time). This same 10 days kenya and tanzania safari itinerary can be offered using other lodges and tented camps in case you wish to stay at cheaper accommodation options to keep bring the costs lower than this or even in upgraded lodges and or tented camps in case you wish to stay at more luxurious deluxe options or more upgraded ;up market / top end accommodations. Meal plan: Breakfast and Lunch