11-Day Kenya and Tanzania Epic Tour Ending Arusha

Day 1: Nairobi

A representative of African Sunset Safaris Limited will pick you up at Jomo Kenyatta Airport. The driver will either head straight to your hotel depending on your time of arrival or we can schedule some activities, e.g The Nairobi Giraffe Centre, and the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, visiting the markets and doing a walking tour of the city are great activities to participate in. You will check in at the Hotel where you will have dinner and turn in for the night.

Day 2: Nairobi - Massai Mara

After breakfast, you will travel to Maasai Mara Game Reserve. Upon arrival you will check in to the Loyk Mata luxury tended camp and spend the next two days taking part in exciting game drives in the early morning hours and in the evening. This is the best time for chances to see a wide variety of animals. On clear days the Mara displays fantastic orange-tinted sunsets that you will want to capture while sipping on a sundowner back at your lodge. The Mara Reserve is an incredible wide-open landscape with fertile river woodland following the looping meanders of the Mara and Talek Rivers. Wherever you go in the Mara you will see a variety of wildlife such as giraffe, baboon, warthog, bat-eared fox, grey jackal, spotted hyena, topi, impala, hartebeest, wildebeest, elephant, buffalo, zebra, and hippo.

Main Destination: Masai marsa

Accommodation: loyk luxury tented camp

Meals & Drinks: Lunch and Dinner

Included Drinking Water (Other Drinks not included)

Day 3: Massai Mara

Full-day game drives depart at 7.00 am, with your 4×4 fully equipped to cross the Mara plains in search of game. At 1800 meters above sea level it can get cold before the sun rises fully, so we provide blankets and hot water bottles to keep you warm.

By midday, it can become very hot indeed and sun-block lotion and hats are advised. Lunch is served under the shade of an Acacia tree or overlooking the snorting hippos that wallow in the Mara River.

As the afternoon draws to a close and the temperature cools, the shadows lengthen and the Bush changes once more. Evening sightings of rhinos are not uncommon on the way back to camp. Even a bad day is a good day in the Mara since undoubtedly you will have encountered vistas, flora, and fauna new to you. Each can be revisited in the memory as you sink into your welcoming hot tub back at your tent.

Lunch in the heart of the Masai Mara

Return for a soak in your hot tub.

Main Destination: Masai marsa

Accommodation: loyk luxury tented camp

Meals & Drinks: Lunch and Dinner

Included Drinking Water (Other Drinks not included)

Day 4: Massai Marta - Serengeti

transfer after your morning breakfast to Serengeti National Park. This will take up to 8 hours of driving through rough roads. Serengeti National Park is easily Tanzania’s most famous national park, and it’s also the largest, at 14,763 square kilometers of protected area that borders Kenya’s Masai Mara Game Park. Its far-reaching plains of endless grass, tinged with the twisted shadows of acacia trees, have made it the quintessential image of a wild and untarnished Africa. Its large stone kopjes are home to rich ecosystems and the sheer magnitude and scale of life that the plains support is staggering. Enjoy your en-route game drive at Serengeti National Park. Full board accommodation is included in the tour price.

Main Destination: Serengeti

Accommodation: Kaskazini

Meals & Drinks: Lunch and Dinner

Included Drinking Water (Other Drinks not included)

Day 5. serengeti

After breakfast, we will proceed for a full-day game drive viewing the great migration at the Mara area. Resident wildlife numbers are exceptionally high in the Wagakuria area. The key feature is the Mara River and there is a great chance to see the herds cross the Mara River to the north on one day and back south a few days later. Please note that it can be very difficult to witness crossing and is sometimes a matter of luck. A herd can be seen next to the river and only decide to cross a couple of days later. This area is a stunning region with kopjes, woodland, riverine vegetation, and open plains, similar to Kenya's Masai Mara Game Reserve.

Main Destination: Serengeti

Accommodation: Nyota Luxury Camp

Meals & Drinks: Lunch and Dinner

Included Drinking Water (Other Drinks not included)

Day 6: Serengeti

If you start first thing in the morning, you will find the Serengeti at its most active. This is when Africa can reveal its cool side, so you should wrap up warm, we aim to be on the road before the sun rises at around 6.00 am. Our pop-up 4 by 4 brings you as close as possible to the wildlife, just when the action is likely to be most exciting. Few predators hunt during the heat of the day, so the early morning is the best time to observe the thrill of the chase. It is also a magical time, with the subtle light dappling the landscape. Heading into the bush for an evening game drive has a level of excitement and character all its own, as predators begin their nightly search for prey. As the day cools and the sky is streaked by red, gold, and orange hues, you may be surprised by the roar of a lion, a galloping giraffe, or the high-pitched giggling of hyenas fighting over a kill. At a suitable vantage point, your guide will pause, allowing you to enjoy a sundowner in blissful comfort.

Main Destination: Serengeti

Accommodation: Nyota Luxury Camp

Meals & Drinks: Lunch and Dinner

Included Drinking Water (Other Drinks not included)

Day 7: Serengeti

After breakfast, we will proceed for a full day of game drives in the wilderness tracking the Great Migration trails. Our experienced driver tour guide will provide you with interesting facts about this highly renowned event, which made Tanzania the top safari destination in Africa. Serengeti, a UNESCO world heritage site is home to around 200,000 zebras, and 300,000 Thomson’s gazelle joining the wildebeest’s trek for fresh grazing. Listen to the exotic sounds of over 6 million hooves pounding the open plains of Serengeti just like how you imagined African wildlife to be. After breakfast, we will proceed for a full day of game drives in the wilderness tracking the Great Migration trails. Our experienced driver tour guide will provide you with interesting facts about this highly renowned event, which made Tanzania the top safari destination in Africa.

Main Destination: Serengeti

Accommodation: Nyota Luxury Camp

Meals & Drinks: Lunch and Dinner

Included Drinking Water (Other Drinks not included)

Day 8: Serengeti to ngorongoro

After breakfast, we will have an early morning game drive to Ngorongoro inside the Crater. The Ngorongoro Conservation Area (NCA) is an extensive highland area along the eastern arm of the Rift Valley, with the world-renowned Ngorongoro Crater as its focal point. Ngorongoro was established to conserve wildlife and other natural resources. It also safeguards the interests of indigenous people and promotes tourism.

Main Destination:Ngorongoro

Accommodation: Bougainvillea Safari Lodge

Meals & Drinks: Lunch and Dinner

Included Drinking Water (Other Drinks not included)

Day 9: Ngorongoro Crater to Lake Manyara

After breakfast, we will drive to Lake Manyara National Park, a scenic lake that made Ernest Hemingway exclaim "the loveliest I had seen in Africa". This offers a compact-game viewing circuit and is one of the most diverse reserves in the country. Lake Manyara covers two-thirds of the park and at the backdrop is the wall of the Great Rift Valley. Over 400 species of birds can be found in Manyara including thousands of pink-hued flamingos on their perpetual migration, as well as other large waterbirds such as pelicans, cormorants, and storks.

Main Destination: Ngorongoro

Accommodation: Bougainvillea Safari Lodge

Meals & Drinks: Lunch and Dinner

Included Drinking Water (Other Drinks not included)

Day 10: Tarangire

We will have an early start by driving from Ngorongoro to Tarangire National Park for a game drive until the afternoon when we will break for a picnic lunch. After lunch, we will continue with the game drive until evening, exit from the park, and drive to your campsite/lodge for dinner and overnight.

Tarangire National Park is referred to as the playground of the elephants but is also known as the home of buffalo, lion, wildebeest, zebra, and gazelle in the dry season. Also, the shore of Lake Barungi attracts a lot of mammals and various bird species like the kingfisher, hoopoe, and the white-bellied bird. Tarangire is also noted for its rolling savannah, acacia woodland, and splendid baobab.

Main Destination; Tarangire

Accommodation: Sangaiwe Safari lodge

Meals & Drinks: Lunch and Dinner

Included Drinking Water (Other Drinks not included)

Day 11: Arusha END

After breakfast, we head back to Arusha and pass by a shopping market on the way. After that, we will facilitate your transfer to Kilimanjaro International Airport for your onward flight.