07:00 hrs. – Your driver/guide will pick you up from your Nairobi hotel or Nairobi airport.

We’ll head out in your private 4 x 4 Jeep over smooth highway with rest stops along the way to stretch and take in the views.

Along our drive, we’ll pass through African savannah populated with local homesteads. This is Masai country so keep an eye out for the herdsmen in their colorful wraps, tending to their cattle.

Mt. Kilimanjaro will be your beacon, guiding you to Amboseli and its busy world of wildlife. You’re guaranteed to spot herds of free-ranging elephants trooping past, with stately Kilimanjaro framing their progress.

With its sparse foliage, Amboseli is known to be an easy reserve for wildlife spotting and you’ll be busy with your guide, checking off the various hunters and grazers you see.

This park is a photographer’s dream so be ready to capture dozens of striking memories.

Toward evening, the clouds covering Kilimanjaro’s peak may disperse giving us memorable views of the mountain’s snow-capped summit.

Our first safari night will be at Amboseli at the lodge or tented camp of your choice.

Early morning game viewing drive at the Amboseli national park.

Weather permitting the clouds will shear off, leaving you mesmerized at the majesty of the Kilimanjaro and its gleaming snow capped peaks.

Today shall be spent exploring the park on unlimited game viewing drives.

Overnight at your Amboseli safari lodge or tented camp.

Early pre-breakfast game viewing drive in search of the predators and grazers.

Extra exit game viewing drive as you leave Amboseli.

Proceed on the cross-border drive into Tanzania.

There shall be a stop for immigration formalities at the Namanga (Kenya / Tanzania) border town.

The scenic drive is via Maasai country, distinct climatic zones and social regions.

Lunch shall be at the Arusha town of Tanzania.

Proceed to Lake Manyara for game viewing in search of the famous tree climbing lions and large flocks of flamingos.

The Lake Manyara national park is small and scenic.

Overnight at your Lake Manyara safari lodge or tented camp.

We depart Lake Manyara with picnic lunches for the Ngorongoro crater.

Later descend (670M) into the floors of the crater in 4-wheel cruisers.

It shall be a full day of unsurpassed game viewing with only a lunch break at Ngoitoktok springs picnic site.

Game volume and variety is left to your imagination.

Later ascend to the crater rim for awesome sunset views.

Overnight at your Ngorongoro crater lodge or tented camp.

Awesome sunrise views from the crater rim.

Leave the Ngorongoro after and proceed to the Olduvai Gorge.

Here, we visit various sites of the gorge to see where the remains of pre-historic man were discovered.

Later proceed to the vast Serengeti plains with afternoon game viewing.

Overnight at your Serengeti safari lodge or tented camp.

Day spent at the Serengeti on game viewing drives.

Serengeti is large, the variety and concentration of game is mind boggling.

This we encounter as we traverse the reserve on rewarding game viewing drives.

Overnight at your Serengeti safari lodge or tented camp.

Leave the Serengeti with a short game viewing drive on the way.

We shall proceed to the Kenya / Tanzania political border where we proceed with immigration formalities. (Your Kenya visa is valid for entry)

The Serengeti shares the same ecosystem with the Maasai Mara game reserve.

Ideally Maasai Mara is the smaller extension of the Serengeti.

It is well located for game viewing drives.

A game viewing drive is scheduled for this afternoon game along the route to your overnight stop.

Overnight at your Masai Mara safari lodge or Tented camp.

The Mara is impressive in its grand sweep of savannah highlighted with the familiar flat-topped acacia trees so often seen in photos. The park is rich with wildlife, the greatest density of any reserve in the region. So, it’s not unusual to come upon some or all of Africa’s “Big Five”, including lion and leopard.And during the Great Migration from July to October, this reserve becomes the site of the greatest animal show on earth.

Crossing into the park over the Mara River is a fantastic avalanche of wildebeests and zebra advancing in search of life-sustaining vegetation.Waiting for them are crocodiles and other predators playing out the endless cycle of life on the African plain. It is a never to be forgotten spectacle.

If you wish you can also view this awesome display from above on an optional hot air balloon safari. You’ll rise into the prevailing winds early in the morning and float over the infinite herds below, forging ahead as they have for millions of years.

For another experience of the Mara’s timelessness, take an optional visit to a local Masai village. Here you’ll meet the villagers and see firsthand their bomas and learn about their lives.

We shall visit the Mara river where we watch hippos & crocodiles or maybe the great migration (July – October)Other options at the Masai mara

Balloon excursion =$ 450 per person (enquire with us)
Masai village visit =$ 20 per person payable to village (arrange with your safari driver / guide)

What you may see at Masai Mara Game Reserve

Lion, Cheetah, Elephant, Giraffe, Buffalo, Warthog, Banded Mongoose, Crocodile, Hippopotamus, Black-Backed Jackal, Crested Porcupine, Waterbuck, Bushbuck, Grants Gazelle, Hartebeest…

Overnight shall be at your Masai Mara safari lodge / tented camp.

Next, we head out to Lake Naivasha but there will be rest and viewing stops along the way and of course, lunch.

This is a pretty area of forest, extinct volcanoes, imposing gorges, and Africa’s signature acacia trees. Naivasha is another Rift Valley lake that attracts over 450 species of birds.

We’ll take a sailing safari across this lake looking for weavers, fire finches, cormorants, and pelicans. As we glide by the hippos foraging about, we may also take in giraffe and zebra grazing on the nearby shore of this idyllic spot.

Then it’s a quick trip to Crescent Island Game Sanctuary, a private preserve where we’ll enjoy a guided walking safari amongst the grazing buffalo, zebra, and giraffe. And if bicycling is more your speed, take advantage of an optional riding safari at nearby Hell’s Gate National Park.

This is a place of dramatic cliffs, canyons, and active steam vents rising from the earth below. But it’s also an easy-going opportunity to bicycle past impala, eland, and even baboon.

What you may do at Lake Naivasha ………

Boat ride, bicycle tour, Hell’s gate national park tour

Overnight at your Lake Naivasha hotel.

Now it’s time to head back to Nairobi.

Though it was a long safari, we’re sure you’ll agree it was generally slow-paced and filled with numerous sightings and fond recollections.

Thanks for joining us on this special 10 Day Kenya Tanzania safari. When you next make your safari plans, we hope you’ll think of Vulture African Safaris.

We should arrive back in town in the early evening and will bring you to your hotel or the airport.