Kenya · Tanzania
Great Game Parks
14 days · from $8,495
This is one of the best value tours combining Kenya and Tanzania you will find. In two weeks you will visit the best game viewing areas of both Kenya and Tanzania - including Kenya's Masai Mara and Tanzania's incredible Serengeti National Park.
Immerse yourself in game viewing as your eagle-eyed driver guide points out both game and the prolific and colorful birdlife found in Africa's parks. Travel is by 4-wheel drive safari vehicles with pop-up roofs to allow for 360 degree views.
Along with First Plus accommodations, all meals, park entry fees and transfers are included.
See the Great Game Parks of East Africa today!
Visiting
- Nairobi
- Masai Mara
- Lake Naivasha
- Amboseli
- Lake Manyara
- Serengeti
- Ngorongoro
- Tarangire
This Tour Includes
- Luxury accommodations with private facilities
- Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily except while in Nairobi where only breakfast is included
- Game viewing by 4WD vehicle with experienced driver-guide with guaranteed window seat
- Complimentary water while on safari (please bring your own water bottle)
- All park entry fees, service charges and hotel taxes
- UTG Take Me With You Kit
Day-by-Day Itinerary
Day 1: Arrive Nairobi
Welcome to Kenya! Upon arrival this evening you will be met and transferred to your hotel.
Overnight: Nairobi Serena Hotel
Day 2: Nairobi
Start the day at the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust Elephant Orphanage. Meet the special care-givers who raise their tiny charges. Fall in love with these special elephants who are learning to live as an elephant in the wild. Stop for lunch before continuing to the Karen Blixen Museum, where you have time to stroll the grounds and visit the home of the famous author of "Out of Africa." Then, it's on the Giraffe Center for a fun opportunity to feed the giraffes from an elevated platform,
Overnight: Nairobi Serena Hotel
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Day 3: Nairobi-Masai Mara
Begin your safari in Kenya's most famous park, as your drive takes you to the Masai Mara today. Arrive in time for lunch and then enjoy an afternoon game drive. Have your game-viewing checklist handy, as the Masai Mara has one of the richest varieties of birdlife and wildlife in the world. Buffalo and wildebeest herds are huge in the Mara - and predators like lion and hyena are equally
abundant.
Overnight: Mara Serena Lodge
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 4: Masai Mara
You might want to start the day with an optional balloon safari, floating over the Mara as the animals begin to stir. Morning and afternoon game drives are always exciting in the Masai Mara, as you never know what you will see! Topi, gazelle and elephant are frequently seen, as are silverbacked jackals, hippo and crocodiles.
Overnight: Mara Serena Lodge
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 5: Masai Mara-Great Rift Valley
Your journey takes you into the Rift Valley and ecologically diverse Lake Nakuru National Park. Enjoy an afternoon game drive which might reveal rhino, Rothschild giraffe, waterbuck and impala. Watch the treetops for the playful black and white Colobus monkeys. Then, continue to Lake Nakuru or Lake Naivasha for the night.
Overnight: Lake Elementaita Serena Camp
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 6: Great Rift Valley-Amboseli
Leave early this morning and drive towards Nairobi and then turn south towards stunning Amboseli National Park at the foot of Mt. Kilimanjaro. Cynthia Moss focused much of her research on elephants in Amboseli National Park as herds of these gentle giants dot the plains.
Overnight: Amboseli Serena Lodge
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 7: Amboseli
Rise early this morning to catch the first views of Mt. Kilimanjaro as its snow-capped summit peaks out from under the clouds. Amboseli boasts five different wildlife habitats and the wide open flat plains make spotting wildlife a little easier. Look for the amusing warthog along with jackal, baboons, lions and cheetahs.
Overnight: Amboseli Serena Lodge
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 8: Amboseli-Tarangire
Following an early breakfast, catch your last views of the majestic Mount Kilimanjaro as you depart
Amboseli. You travel by road to the Namanga border where you will say goodbye to your Kenya
driver/guide. You meet your Tanzanian transfer driver and travel by road to Arusha where you have lunch. You meet any other travellers joining the trip in Arusha and continue to Tarangire National Park. Once you pass the park gate, you begin game viewing as you make your way to the lodge, arriving for dinner and overnight.
Overnight: Tarangire Sopa Lodge
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 9: Tarangire-Lake Manyara
Spend the morning on a game drive in Tarangire National Park. The park is named after the Tarangire River which runs through it and is known for its large herds of elephants and diverse wildlife. The park covers an area of 2,850 square kilometres and is home to over 550 bird species, as well as lions, leopards, zebras, wildebeest, giraffes, and many more animals. The park is also known for its baobab trees and picturesque views of the Maasai Steppe and the Rift Valley.
After lunch at the lodge, continue on to Lake Manyara. As you approach Lake Manyara, you are sure to be struck by the dramatic views. The lake lies in a depressed valley with the brown and red cliffs of the escarpment rising strikingly on one side. Springs rise up from the base of the escarpment, providing a welcome water supply.
Overnight: Lake Manyara Serena Lodge
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 10: Lake Manyara-Serengeti
Enjoy an early morning game drive before departing for Tanzania's most famous park, the Serengeti. The name Serengeti is derived from the Maasai word "siringet," which means endless plains. Appropriately named, every year the Serengeti plays host to one of the world's most impressive migration of herbivores. Game-viewing is exciting year-round, as the Serengeti supports large prides of lions as well as a healthy population of leopards.
Overnight: Serengeti Serena Lodge
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 11: Serengeti
The short grass plains of the Serengeti combined with an abundant source of food in large herds of zebra, wildebeest, impala and buffalo, make the Serengeti an ideal place to spot cheetah on the hunt. Cheetahs (unlike lions and leopards) will hunt during the day. Unfortunately, its open hunting technique also makes it easy for lion and leopard to steal the cheetah's kill. Enjoy morning and
afternoon game drives today.
Overnight: Serengeti Serena Lodge
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 12: Serengeti-Ngorongoro
Game drive your way across the plains, stopping for a picnic lunch enroute. We arrive at Ngorongoro Conservation area early afternoon, where the remainder of the day is at leisure. At just 100 square miles, Ngorongoro Crater comprises a small portion of the 3200 square mile conservation area.
Overnight: Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 13: Ngorongoro
Spend the morning game-viewing on the crater floor. Supporting more than 20,000 mammals, Ngorongoro Crater is home to a wide variety of both herbivores and carnivores. Zebra, wildebeest, buffalo and eland are abundant. With such a rich food supply, carnivores like lion, hyenas and leopard are also at home in the crater. Watch for the kori bustard (the world's largest flying bird) to see if you can spot its elaborate territorial display during breeding season.
Overnight: Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 14: Ngorongoro-Nairobi-Depart
Return to Arusha for lunch and then continue to Nairobi, arriving at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for your late evening departure flight.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Dates & Prices
| Land Only Per Person Prices in US Dollars |
| Departs Sunday |
| | Per Person Sharing a Twin Bedded Room | Per Person in a Single Bedded Room |
| 17 MAY 26 - 30 SEP 26 | $10,295 | $12,695 |
| 01 OCT 26 - 31 OCT 26 | $9,895 | $11,995 |
| 01 NOV 26 - 10 DEC 26 | $8,495 | $9,995 |
| 11 DEC 26 - 03 JAN 27 | $10,495 | $12,895 |
| 04 JAN 27 - 28 FEB 27 | $9,095 | $10,695 |
| 01 MAR 27 - 31 MAR 27 | $9,795 | $11,895 |
| 01 APR 27 - 15 MAY 27 | $8,495 | $9,995 |
| 16 MAY 27 - 30 SEP 27 | $11,195 | $13,695 |
| 01 OCT 27 - 31 OCT 27 | $10,495 | $12,695 |
| 01 NOV 27 - 10 DEC 27 | $9,095 | $10,695 |
| 11 DEC 27 - 03 JAN 28 | $10,995 | $13,495 |