8 Days, 7 Nights Kenya & Tanzania Private Lodging & Camping Safari

Pick up from your hotel or airport and commence the drive to Maasai Mara via the great rift valley view point where you will have a breathtaking view of the floor of the rift valley. You will have lunch on the way arriving In the Maasai Mara Reserve at 3:00pm for an afternoon game viewing drive which ends at 6:00 pm. Return back to the camp for a sumptuous buffet dinner ending with good time for resting at your preferred lodge/camp. Dinner and overnight at Simba Oryx Nature Camp https://www.simba-oryx.ch/151/Simba_Oryx/Home.html?&wslanguage=en

Early breakfast at 6:00am and at 6:30 am, Depart for a full day game viewing in Maasai Mara National Reserve. This is the most important day since we are hoping to see the big five, especially the big cats which are extremely illusive. Arrive at the world-famous Mara River, the iconic site of the annual Great Migration. Learn how millions of wildebeests and zebras brave these waters every year as they move from the Serengeti in search of fresh pasture. Alight from your vehicle for a thrilling, safe guided walk along the riverbanks accompanied by armed park rangers ( recommended tip of $ 5 for the ranger). Get a close-up look at massive Nile crocodiles basking in the sun and large families of hippos submerged in the pools. Your guide will select a scenic, safe spot under a classic African acacia tree. Enjoy your packed lunch boxes out in the open, taking in the breathtaking, uninterrupted views of the Maasai Mara landscapes. Drive to the official, marker-stone border point where Kenya’s Maasai Mara meets Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park. Snap some memorable photos standing with one foot in each country. Enjoy a scenic drive back to camp as the animals become active in the prime afternoon light. Dinner and overnight at Simba Oryx Nature Camp https://www.simba-oryx.ch/151/Simba_Oryx/Home.html?&wslanguage=en

Early breakfast at 6;00 a.m and check and exit through the South Gate. Drive to the Isebania border of Tanzania to arrive around midday. Complete the hour-long process to cross the Tanzania border. Meet your Tanzanian driver and start the game drive in Serengeti en route to the accommodation. Dinner and overnight at: Osinon Camp: https://www.osinoncampsandlodges.com/ Serengeti Wild Camp http://www.tanzaniawildcamps.com/hotel/serengeti-wild-camp/ Serengeti Wildebeest Camp http://www.tanzaniawildcamps.com/hotel/serengeti-wildebeest-camps/

Breakfast at 7 a.m. Full-day game drive in Serengeti and picnic lunch at 1 p.m., then back to the camp/lodge for dinner and overnight. Serengeti National Park (Serengeti) is located in Tanzania, best known for its abundance of animals and the great wildebeest migration. The Serengeti stretches 14,763 (5,700 sq miles) stretching North to Kenya and bordering Lake Victoria to the West. Serengeti has the highest concentration of large mammals on this planet and its famous known for its 2,500 Lions the largest concentration found anywhere. The park also has over 518 identified bird species where some of them are Eurasian migrants who are present in the European winter months from October to April. Dinner and overnight at: Osinion Camp/ Serengeti Wild Camp/ Serengeti Wildebeest Osinon Camp: https://www.osinoncampsandlodges.com/ Serengeti Wild Camp http://www.tanzaniawildcamps.com/hotel/serengeti-wild-camp/ Serengeti Wildebeest Camp http://www.tanzaniawildcamps.com/hotel/serengeti-wildebeest-camps/

Depart Serengeti at 7 a.m. Game drive en route to Ngorongoro Park with picnic lunch. Dinner and overnight at: Highview Hotel/ Octagon Lodge High view hotel: http://www.tanzaniawildcamps.com/hotel/high-view-hotel/ Octagon Lodge https://octagonlodge.com/

Full-day tour of Ngorongoro that begins at 7 a.m. and ends at 3 p.m. with picnic lunch. The Ngorongoro Conservation Area spans vast expanses of highland plains, savanna, savanna woodlands and forests. Established in 1959 as a multiple land use area, with wildlife coexisting with semi-nomadic Maasai pastoralists practicing traditional livestock grazing, it includes the spectacular Ngorongoro Crater, the world’s largest caldera. The property has global importance for biodiversity conservation due to the presence of globally threatened species, the density of wildlife inhabiting the area, and the annual migration of wildebeest, zebra, gazelles and other animals into the northern plains. Extensive archaeological research has also yielded a long sequence of evidence of human evolution and human-environment dynamics, including early hominid footprints dating back 3.6 million years. Depart to drive and spend the night at Highview Hotel/ Octagon Lodge High view hotel: http://www.tanzaniawildcamps.com/hotel/high-view-hotel/ Octagon Lodge https://octagonlodge.com/

Early morning half-day game drive in Lake Manyara National Park that begins at 7 a.m. Depart for Arusha and arrive around 4 p.m. Check-in at the Venus premier Hotel http://venushotels.co.tz/ for a relaxing dinner. Bed and breakfast are all included

Eat breakfast at 6:30 a.m., and then depart for Nairobi with a morning shuttle that departs at 7 a.m. Arrive around 3 p.m. in Nairobi. Onward drop off to the airport or to the hotel within Nairobi.