10-Day Kenya & Tanzania Safari

Day 1: Arrival in Nairobi

Arrive at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, where you will be warmly welcomed by your Meilleur Tours representative. Meet your private driver and enjoy a comfortable transfer to your hotel in Nairobi. After checking in, take time to relax after your international journey. Depending on your arrival time, you may enjoy a short city experience or simply rest at the hotel. In the evening, meet your safari team for a briefing about the journey ahead, including the national parks, Kenya–Tanzania border crossing, wildlife experiences, and game drives.

• Main Destination: Nairobi
• Activities: Airport pickup, private transfer, hotel check-in, safari briefing
• Experience: Arrival, relaxation, and preparation for your Kenya & Tanzania safari
• Accommodation: ibis Styles Nairobi
• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 2: Nairobi – Amboseli National Park

After breakfast, leave Nairobi and travel south toward Amboseli National Park, one of Kenya’s most scenic wildlife destinations. The journey takes you through changing landscapes and local communities before reaching the park, famous for its large elephant herds and spectacular views of Mount Kilimanjaro. After lunch, head out for an afternoon game drive across the open plains, where you may see elephants, giraffes, zebras, buffaloes, lions, wildebeest, and many species of birds. With Mount Kilimanjaro providing a dramatic backdrop, enjoy excellent opportunities for wildlife viewing and photography before returning to your camp for dinner and overnight.

• Main Destination: Amboseli National Park
• Activities: Scenic drive, lunch, afternoon game drive, wildlife photography
• Experience: Elephant viewing, Mount Kilimanjaro scenery, open savanna landscapes, and African wildlife
• Accommodation: Sentrim Tented Camp, Amboseli
• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 3: Amboseli – Lake Nakuru National Park

After breakfast, enjoy a morning game drive in Amboseli National Park, giving you another opportunity to see elephants, giraffes, zebras, buffaloes, and other wildlife while enjoying views of Mount Kilimanjaro. After the game drive, begin your journey toward Lake Nakuru National Park, traveling through Kenya’s scenic countryside and the dramatic landscapes of the Great Rift Valley. Enjoy the changing scenery along the way, with opportunities to see local villages, farmland, and the Rift Valley escarpment. Upon arrival in the Lake Nakuru area, check in and relax, or enjoy an afternoon game drive if time allows.

• Main Destination: Lake Nakuru National Park
• Activities: Morning game drive, scenic transfer, optional afternoon game drive
• Experience: Amboseli wildlife, Great Rift Valley scenery, rhino viewing, and Lake Nakuru landscapes
• Accommodation: Lake Nakuru Sopa Lodge
• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 4: Lake Nakuru – Maasai Mara National Reserve

After breakfast, begin your journey from Lake Nakuru toward the famous Maasai Mara National Reserve. Depending on your schedule, enjoy a short morning game drive before leaving the area, with opportunities to spot rhinos, giraffes, buffaloes, zebras, and birdlife. Continue through the scenic Great Rift Valley, passing rolling hills, local communities, and open countryside before reaching the Mara region. After lunch and check-in, set out for an afternoon game drive across the reserve, where you may encounter lions, elephants, buffaloes, leopards, cheetahs, giraffes, zebras, wildebeest, and other wildlife before returning to your lodge in the evening.

• Main Destination: Maasai Mara National Reserve
• Activities: Morning game drive, scenic transfer, lunch, afternoon game drive
• Experience: Great Rift Valley scenery, diverse wildlife, first Maasai Mara safari, and beautiful savanna landscapes
• Accommodation: AA Masai Mara Lodge
• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 5: Full-Day Maasai Mara Safari

After breakfast, spend a full day exploring the Maasai Mara National Reserve, one of Kenya’s most famous wildlife destinations. Set out with your experienced safari guide for a morning game drive when wildlife is often active, searching for lions, elephants, buffaloes, leopards, cheetahs, giraffes, zebras, wildebeest, hyenas, and other animals. Depending on the season and location of the herds, you may also have the opportunity to witness parts of the Great Migration as wildebeest and zebras move through the Mara ecosystem. Enjoy a picnic lunch during the day before continuing your afternoon game drive through different areas of the reserve, then return to your lodge in the evening for dinner and overnight.

• Main Destination: Maasai Mara National Reserve
• Activities: Full-day game drive, picnic lunch, wildlife viewing, photography
• Experience: Big Five wildlife, Great Migration opportunities, open savanna landscapes, and unforgettable Maasai Mara scenery
• Accommodation: AA Masai Mara Lodge
• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 6: Maasai Mara – Isebania Border – Central Serengeti

After breakfast, enjoy an early morning game drive in the Maasai Mara as you begin your journey toward Tanzania. This final game drive gives you another opportunity to spot wildlife before leaving Kenya. Continue south toward the Isebania border, where you will complete the necessary Kenya–Tanzania border formalities with assistance from your safari team. After crossing into Tanzania, meet your Tanzanian safari guide and continue toward Central Serengeti. Depending on your arrival time, enjoy an afternoon game drive as you enter the Serengeti, with opportunities to see wildebeest, zebras, giraffes, elephants, lions, and other wildlife before settling into your camp for the evening.

• Main Destination: Central Serengeti National Park
• Activities: Morning game drive, scenic transfer, Kenya–Tanzania border crossing, afternoon game drive
• Experience: Final Maasai Mara wildlife viewing, border crossing, entering Tanzania, and your first Serengeti safari experience
• Accommodation: Tanzania Bush Camp, Serengeti
• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 7: Full-Day Central Serengeti Safari

After breakfast, set out for a full day of exploring Central Serengeti National Park. Your experienced safari guide will follow recent wildlife sightings and seasonal movements to select suitable areas for game viewing. Explore the vast Serengeti plains while searching for lions, elephants, buffaloes, leopards, cheetahs, giraffes, zebras, wildebeest, hyenas, and many other species. Depending on the season and location of the herds, you may also encounter areas where the Great Serengeti Migration is active, with large herds of wildebeest and zebras moving across the plains. Enjoy a picnic lunch during the day before continuing your afternoon game drive and returning to your accommodation in the evening.

• Main Destination: Central Serengeti National Park
• Activities: Full-day game drive, picnic lunch, wildlife viewing, photography
• Experience: Big Five wildlife, Great Migration opportunities, Serengeti plains, and spectacular African landscapes
• Accommodation: Tanzania Bush Camp, Serengeti
• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 8: Serengeti – Ngorongoro Crater – Karatu

After breakfast, begin your journey from Central Serengeti toward the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, enjoying a morning game drive as you leave the Serengeti. Continue through the scenic landscapes of the Ngorongoro Highlands before descending into the spectacular Ngorongoro Crater for an exciting game drive across its wildlife-rich floor. Look for lions, elephants, buffaloes, zebras, wildebeest, hippos, hyenas, and, with some luck, the endangered black rhino. After exploring the crater, ascend and continue to Karatu, where you will check in, enjoy dinner, and relax after a memorable day of wildlife viewing.

• Main Destination: Ngorongoro Crater & Karatu
• Activities: Morning Serengeti game drive, scenic transfer, crater game drive
• Experience: Ngorongoro Crater wildlife, Big Five opportunities, volcanic landscapes, and relaxing evening in Karatu
• Accommodation: Farm of Dreams Lodge, Karatu
• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 9: Karatu – Lake Manyara National Park – Karatu

After breakfast, depart from Karatu and travel to Lake Manyara National Park, a beautiful and diverse park located beneath the Great Rift Valley escarpment. Enjoy a game drive through the park’s lush forests, open grasslands, wetlands, and lakeshore areas, with opportunities to see elephants, giraffes, zebras, wildebeest, buffaloes, baboons, monkeys, hippos, and a wide variety of birdlife. Lake Manyara is also known for its tree-climbing lions, although sightings are not guaranteed. After your game drive, enjoy lunch before returning to Karatu for a relaxing evening and overnight stay.

• Main Destination: Lake Manyara National Park
• Activities: Game drive, wildlife viewing, birdwatching, scenic transfer
• Experience: Great Rift Valley scenery, diverse wildlife, lush landscapes, and Lake Manyara’s natural beauty
• Accommodation: Farm of Dreams Lodge, Karatu
• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 10: Karatu – Tarangire National Park – Arusha & Departure

After breakfast, depart from Karatu and drive to Tarangire National Park for your final game drive of the Kenya and Tanzania safari. Famous for its large elephant herds, ancient baobab trees, seasonal river areas, and diverse wildlife, Tarangire offers a memorable final opportunity to explore Tanzania’s northern safari circuit. During the game drive, you may see elephants, giraffes, zebras, wildebeest, buffaloes, lions, antelopes, and many species of birds. After the game drive, enjoy lunch before driving back to Arusha. Depending on your departure time, you can relax briefly in Arusha before your private transfer to the airport for your onward flight, marking the end of your 10-day Kenya and Tanzania safari adventure.

• Main Destination: Tarangire National Park → Arusha
• Activities: Game drive, wildlife viewing, lunch, private transfer, airport drop-off
• Experience: Final Tanzania wildlife adventure, Tarangire elephants and baobabs, and a comfortable end to your Kenya & Tanzania safari
• Meals: Breakfast & Lunch