12-Day The Best of Kenya and Tanzania - Midrange Safari

On your arrival and after immigration procedures at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, you will be met by your safari guide and proceed to your accommodation in Nairobi Boma Inn. You'll take the rest of the day to relax and unwind. The hotel has air-conditioned rooms, a swimming pool, and restaurants as well as spa and health club. This combination of comfort should serve to refresh you before you set off on your safari. Your overnight stay will be at Boma Inn on a bed and breakfast basis.
Accommodation: Boma Inn

Breakfast at the Hotel, then drive to Giraffe Center, Arrive and start feeding the giraffes as you hug them and take pictures up close with these humble giants. Over the years the programme has had tremendous victory, bringing about the presentation of a few reproducing varieties of Rothschild Giraffe into Kenyan national parks.

You will then depart for Lake Naivasha, a freshwater lake that is a popular tourist spot in Kenya for locals and foreigners alike. You'll arrive in time for lunch. The rest of the day is spent at leisure. The lodge we booked at the lake offers beautiful natural spaces where you can see numerous bird species among the trees as well as spot some animals ranging from waterbucks to warthogs. You may also choose to book a one-hour lake boat safari at an extra cost during which you get to see some of the lake's wildlife such as hippos. You'll also enjoy the picturesque views of the lake and surrounding highland landscapes. Meals and Overnight at Burch's Resort.
Accommodation: Burch's Resort

After an early breakfast at the hotel, the safari now heads to Masai Mara. Have a stop along the way for breaks and short calls so that you may travel relaxed till you arrive at your camp in Masai Mara for a leisurely lunch. You will have some time to relax after lunch then later you will go to Masai village and find out how, despite western influences, a traditional mud-hut way of life remains intact. Robed in red and with their spears and rungu (knobkerry) always in hand, the Maasai warriors will perform their traditional jumping dance, revealing how high they can leap. A lifestyle where drinking milk mixed with cow’s blood is part of their diet — this is just one revelation of how different the Maasai existence is to your own Your overnight stay and dinner are at Enchoro Wildlife.
Accommodation: Enchoro Wildlife

Today you will be taken on two game drives, one in the morning and the other in the late afternoon after lunch or you may opt to go out for a full day of game viewing. Early mornings and late afternoons are considered the best time to spot animals at their most active. As your safari is private, your game drive timings are flexible and convenient. If travelling with children or on a honeymoon, you'll perhaps want to lie in longer on some days. You may also choose to have a full-day game drive (one for the whole day])with a packed picnic lunch at no extra cost. You'll return in the evening for dinner and your overnight stay at Enchoro Camp.
Accommodation: Enchoro Camp

You will have breakfast at the hotel, with a packed lunch heading off to the Isebania border. Today you’ll drive from Kenya’s Masai Mara into Tanzania, spotting game along the way. On your arrival at the Isebania border, you will clear with the customs office and proceed to Ikoma Safari Camp just close to Serengeti National Park.

A walking safari in Ikoma Wildlife Management Area offers a unique, intimate wildlife experience with a local guide, allowing you to get up-close with animals like giraffes, buffalo, zebras, in diverse landscapes. It's a thrilling chance to hear, smell, and see wildlife on foot, safely away from the big cats. Your overnight stay and dinner are at Ikoma Safari Camp.
Accommodation: Ikoma Safari Camp

After breakfast at your lodge, you will go for a full day of game drives around Central Serengeti. This opens onto the Serenora Valley, a vibrant wildlife area at the heart of the Serengeti. The valley is famous for its resident animal population where you can expect to see wildebeests, lions, elephants, giraffes, zebras, monkeys, baboons, hippos, rhinos, antelopes, many birds, and other species. All meals and your accommodation are at your Moyo Camp.
Accommodation: Tukaone Weavers Camo

You will have breakfast at the lodge, with a packed lunch, and drive to Ngorongoro Crater for a wonderful game drive. The Ngorongoro Crater is just one of those places that have to be seen, words alone cannot do it justice. Leaving your lodge, you’ll drive down into what was once, many eons ago, the fiery heart of a huge volcano. Today this natural amphitheatre has a much more peaceful atmosphere as wildebeests, Coke’s hartebeests, Grant’s and Thomson’s gazelles, and common zebras feed contentedly, or at least as contentedly as the ever-present lions and cheetahs will allow. However, the black rhinos here will be less concerned about these predators. The birdlife in the crater varies according to the seasons. Still, during your visit, you should see grey-crowned cranes, lappet-faced vultures, black-bellied and kori bustards, Fischer’s lovebird and Northern anteater, and chat among many others. Later, you will drive to Ngare Lodge.
accommodation: Ngare Lodge

After breakfast at your lodge, take a walking tour of the Mto wa Mbu village led by a local guide. This area is famous for its tropical fruit growing, including an abundance of banana farms. You will visit a local wood carving studio and see some intricate carvings being created from local solid wood, such as ebony and mahogany, visit a food market, School, local pub, rice field etc. We’ll have a traditional Tanzanian cooking lesson, which is where you will eat your hot lunch or simply return to the Lodge for lunch.

Afternoon is Lake Manyara National Park. The park is well famous for its lush acacia forest, giant figs and mahogany trees, as well as a growing population of baboons and blue monkeys. Permanent residents also include giraffes, elephants, impalas and a huge amount of buffaloes. The lake is also home to hippos, tree-climbing lions, flamingos on the lake shore, as well as the Ground Hornbill and the Crested Eagle. Your dinner and overnight stay will be at Ngare Lodge.
Accommodation: Ngare Lodge

After breakfast at the camp, you will begin your drive to Tarangire National Park. As you enter the park you’ll be greeted by a landscape dominated by majestic baobabs rising out of the acacia parkland, forming a perfect backdrop for the large herds of African elephants wandering among them. Other mammals sharing this habitat range from lions, leopards, cheetahs, wild dogs, black-backed Jackals, Kirk’s dik-dik, dwarf and banded mongoose, impala, Beisa oryx, Steinbok and African hares. You should expect to see buffalos, giraffes, zebras, wildebeests and waterbucks. The variety of birds you may see include Maasai ostrich, white-headed vulture, African scops owls and the endemic ashy starling. A picnic lunch will be saved at the designated picnic site. Later, you will drive back to Arusha for dinner and an overnight stay at Haradali Home Stay.
Accommodation: Haradali Home Stay

After breakfast at your hotel, you'll depart for Materuni Village. Upon arrival, you will register at the village office and your trip will begin. First, you will visit the waterfalls, which are around 40 minutes walk away. The views are truly breathtaking, and with some luck, you will see the summit of Kilimanjaro. The pool at the bottom of the waterfall is an inviting place for a refreshing swim so don‘t forget your swimwear!

After having enjoyed the scenery, you will return with your guide to Materuni village, where you will experience a traditional Chagga lunch. You also will have the opportunity to taste our local banana beer and a coffee experience afterwards. Here you will learn how coffee is cultivated, dried, roasted and further processed. You will be invited to help with the grinding of the coffee, traditionally accompanied by Chagga songs and dances, a fun way to immerse yourself in the local culture. You'll depart to AA Lodge Amboseli for dinner and an overnight stay.
Accommodation: AA Lodge Amboseli

After breakfast at the hotel, you will start a full game drive at Amboseli National Park. A beautiful drive through the lush and green eastern and southern sides of Mount Kilimanjaro. You'll take your cue from the animals and rise up early today for morning game drives to catch a glimpse of predators before they sleep off the heat of the day. With 1,700 elephants in this park, it’s impossible not to see them on a game drive. There are more than 420 species of birds too, including 10 varieties of eagles, and 12 types of heron. Your dinner and overnight stay are at AA Lodge Amboseli.
Accommodation: AA Lodge Amboseli

After a good night's sleep, you'll have an optional early morning game drive in the park. You'll return for breakfast at the AA Lodge Amboseli, then it's departure time. Your safari vehicle will be taking you to Nairobi. You'll stop for a picnic lunch on the way, and have time to do some last-minute gift shopping on the way to Nairobi and at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.