Combined Kenya Tanzania safari: 11 days to Lake Nakuru - Ngorongoro - Serengeti - Manyara - Tarangire

This safari is a safari who can be seen as a safari for as well 'starters' as well experienced travelers in East Africa and has a lot of highlights of Kenya and Tanzania. Don't forget your cameras because there is so much to 'shoot'!

Safari program:

Day 1: Kenya Nairobi - Lake Nakuru National Park
We depart from Nairobi in the morning and drive to the Dramatic Rift Valley; we will have a brief stop at the Rift Valley view point, then we proceed to arrive at the Pink Lake for lunch at the lodge. We will enjoy an afternoon game drive inside the park to view hundreds of thousands of pink flamingos and numerous wild game.
Dinner and overnight at Lake Nakuru lodge or similar.

Day 2: Nakuru - Maasai Mara National Park
After breakfast we leave with picnic lunches for a full day of game viewing inside the Park.
We search for wild game black manned lion for which Mara is famous for cheetah, buffalo, wildebeest, zebra, leopard, grants gazelle are quite common, even the rare rhino might come out of the thicket for you hyenas are plentiful. Extend your drive to the hippo point where schools of hippo submerge on the approach of vehicles only to surface seconds later to shot and gamble their displeasure as the crocodiles sunbathe on the river banks mouths agape. Between meals there is an optional visit to the Maasai villages for an insight to their culture if clients so wish.
Meals and overnight at Mara Sopa Lodge/Mara Simba lodge or similar.

Day 3: Maasai Mara - Amboseli National Park
After b breakfast we leave for Amboseli stopping for en route lunch at Nairobi and proceed to Amboseli Park at the foot hills of the snowcapped mount Kilimanjaro. we will enjoy game viewing en route to the lodge.
Dinner and overnight at Oltukai lodge or similar.

Day 4: Amboseli National Park
Today we enjoy a full day of morning and afternoon game drive.
All meals and overnight at your lodge.

Day 5: Amboseli - Ngorongoro Tanzania
We depart after breakfast and drive to Namanga border town. Cross the border Arriving Arusha for lunch at the Impala Hotel. After lunch we proceed to Ngorongoro Conservation Area with en route game viewing arriving at Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge or similar for dinner and overnight.

Day 6: Ngorongoro Crater
After breakfast at lodge we descend by a 4WD vehicle for a half day crater tour. Game viewing in the crate. Ascend back to lodge for lunch. Afternoon at leisure.
Dinner and overnight at Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge or similar.

Day 7: Ngorongoro - Serengeti National Park
Depart after breakfast and take picnic lunch with you as you proceed for Serengeti with a brief stop at Olduvai Gorge the Historical Site, Picnic lunch and proceed arriving Serengeti for late afternoon game drive.
Dinner and overnight at Serengeti Sopa Lodge or similar

Day 8: Serengeti National Park
Today we will spend a full day in Serengeti with early morning and late afternoon game drives in the vast Serengeti plain. The term Serengeti means endless plains in Maasai language. In the central plains there are carnivores like leopard, lion, hyena and cheetah. This park is normally the scene of the annual migration of wildebeest and zebra that occurs between the Kenyan Mara and the Serengeti.
Varied bird species can be seen here including eagles, ducks, geese, egrets, vultures, secretary birds, ibis, stork, herons, kites, pelicans, cranes and guinea fowl.
Dinner and overnight at Serengeti Sopa lodge or similar.

Day 9: Serengeti - Lake Manyara
We depart in the morning for Lake Manyara arriving for lunch. In the late afternoon we will enjoy a game drive inside the park to search for wild game, the park is home to plenty of game and bird life. Lake manyara National Park, famous for its tree climbing lions and large flocks of flamingoes. This beautiful park is at the base of the Great Rift Valley escarpment and comprises of forest, woodland, grasslands, and swamps. Gazelles, impala, buffalo, wildebeest, the famous tree climbing lion, hyena, baboon, giraffe, hippopotamus, and a great number of smaller mammals,350 species of bird, storks and flamingoes. The park contains five distinct vegetation zones and is of scenic beauty.
Dinner and overnight at Lake Manyara Serena or Eunoto Maasai Lodge.

Day 10: Lake Manyara - Tarangire National Park
After breakfast at Manyara we depart for Tarangire arriving for lunch at the lodge; then we will have an afternoon game drive.
Dinner and overnight at Tarangire Sopa lodge or similar.

Day 11: Tarangire - Arusha
After breakfast we depart for Arusha arriving for lunch at Impala Hotel and onwards to Nairobi arriving early evening. We hope that your Africa dreams came true and hope to see you again!

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