9-Day Heart of Africa - Kenya & Tanzania Adventure Trip

Upon arrival at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, you will be warmly welcomed by our representative and transferred by road to Your Hotel located in Nairobi, the hotel offers a unique blend of urban comfort and wilderness views. After check-in, relax and recover from your journey.

Pick up from your Nairobi Hotel and Depart for Lake Naivasha and drive through the scenic Great Rift Valley, enjoying panoramic views and optional stops at viewpoints for photo opportunities. Arrive at Lake Naivasha by late morning, Upon arrival, embark on a peaceful boat ride on Lake Naivasha (included), where you'll glide past pods of hippos wallowing in the shallows and spot a wide variety of bird species such as fish eagles and kingfisher The boat will drop you off at Crescent Island (optional, at an extra cost +- $33pp), a privately-owned sanctuary home to freely roaming wildlife such as giraffes, zebras, wildebeests, and gazelles. Enjoy a guided nature walk here, offering a rare opportunity to walk among the animals in a predator-free environment. Included Lunch at a restaurant, then proceed to Lake Nakuru for Dinner and Overnight.

After an early breakfast, the safari now heads to Lake Nakuru National Park, Take a game drive within Nakuru National park. In this park you will proceed for an extensive game viewing in search of cats in the among the ‘Yellow fever’ acacia trees which are leopards favorite and also, we will be in search of Rhino. Nakuru is the home to the White rhinos and has tens of Black rhinos too. Lake Nakuru National Park is known for its millions of flamingos and other water birds like the Pelicans and Cormorants. Lake Nakuru boasts some 600-bird species. It is also a designated rhino sanctuary, as well as home to other rare wildlife species by 6:30 pm. Dinner and your overnight stay are at Mara Lodge/Camp.
Accommodation: Mara Lodge/Camp

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 if on a honeymoon, you'll perhaps want to lie in longer on some of the 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. Return in the evening for dinner and your overnight stay at Mara Lodge/Camp.

Have breakfast at the hotel, with a packed lunch heading off to the Isebania border. Today, we’ll drive from Kenya’s Masai Mara into Tanzania, spotting game along the way. On our arrival at the Isebania border, we will clear with the customs office and proceed to Serengeti, you will drive to Central Serengeti for a game drives. 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 leopards, lions, elephants, giraffes, zebras, monkeys, baboons, hippos, rhinos, antelopes, many birds, and other species. After your lunch at the Camp, proceed towards Western Serengeti.

After breakfast at your camp, 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. You can expect to see wildebeest, lions, elephants, giraffes, zebras, monkeys, baboons, hippos, rhinos, antelopes, many birds and other species. All meals and your accommodation are at your Camp.

After a tasty early breakfast collect picnic Lunches and today you will visit one of the seven African wonders, the Ngorongoro Crater, created when a huge volcano erupted two million years ago. The fertile lava has created a unique ecosystem; the crater has the highest concentration of animals anywhere in Africa, it is a home to many lion families, buffalos, zebras, wildebeests and many more species. And nowhere else offers a chance as good as this to spot the rare black rhino. After great day in Ngorongoro Crater your driver guide will take you to Lodge for Dinner and Overnight.

You will have breakfast at the hotel, with a packed lunch heading off 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. After your Game drive, you will be taken to Arusha for Dinner & Overningt.

You will have breakfast at the hotel, with a packed lunch heading off 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. After your Game drive, you will be taken to Arusha for Dinner & Overningt.