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Game drives in Maasai Mara in a customized safari vehicle with a pop roof
Big cats are guaranteed
8-Day Best of Kenya and Tanzania Safari from Nairobi
8-Day Best of Kenya and Tanzania Safari from Nairobi
8-Day Best of Kenya and Tanzania Safari from Nairobi

8-Day Best of Kenya and Tanzania Safari from Nairobi

By PERFECT WILDERNESS TOURS AND SAFARIS
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Free cancellation available
Price is P 274,475 per adult* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple adult tickets
Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 8d
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
Overview

This tour will give you the best Safari experience ever for Kenya and Serengeti. The Maasai Mara and the Serengeti are where the movie Lion King is set. The Maasai Mara game reserve has been voted one of Africa best safari destination. The wildebeest migration that happens every July to August has been named the 8th wonder of the world. You are guaranteed to see lions and other animals that form the Big 5! You will visit the scenic Ngorongoro crater and Lake Manyara park in Tanzania.

Activity location

  • Retima Hippo Pool
    • Serengeti, Mara Region, Tanzania

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Retima Hippo Pool
    • Serengeti, Mara Region, Tanzania

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Budget- ground camping
  • Activity duration is 8 days8d8d
  • English

Semi-luxury tented camps: Semi-luxury tented camps with a toilet, shower, bed , linen and mosquito nett inside @ extra USD 400 pp. This applies both for Kenya and Tanzania
Pickup included

Language options: English
Starting time: 7:00
Price details
P 274,474.50 x 1 AdultP 274,474.50

Total
Price is P 274,474.50
Luxury Lodge option
  • Activity duration is 8 days8d8d
  • English

This is the same tour but instead of budget Hotels you will be staying in luxury tented lodges which have are self contained.
Luxury Lodge Option: Mara- Simba orxy, Serengeti- Osinon, Ngorongoro and Manyara- Octagon, Arusha- Venus Premier
Duration: 8 days
Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Safari Van, 4WD Land cruiser : In Kenya we use a safari van with a pop up roof. In Tanzania we use a 4WD Land Cruiser JEEP.
Pickup included

Language options: English
Starting time: 7:00
Price details
P 334,471.12 x 1 AdultP 334,471.12

Total
Price is P 334,471.12

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedTransport by safari vehicle with a pop up roof for easier game viewing
  • What's includedWhat's includedFirst Night Complimentary accommondation at Raha Suites
  • What's includedWhat's included7-night accommodation
  • What's includedWhat's includedFree comlimentary airport pickup
  • What's includedWhat's includedPickup and drop off to your hotel or Airport
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedAlcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedGratuities
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedBaloon safari in Maasai mara ( can be arranged upon request) USD 380 per person
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedvisit to the maasai village

Know before you book

  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
  • Visa to Tanzania can be gotten at the border.

Activity itinerary

Day 1: Nairobi to Masai Mara National Reserve
  • 2 stops
  • Meals: snacks, lunch
  • Accommodation: Overnight at Lenchada Tourist camp which is an all ensuite tent with bathroom, flushing toilets and linen
Maasai Mara National Reserve
  • 8h
Pick up from your hotel or residency within Nairobi CBD. Start your safari to Maasai Mara at 8:00 a.m. Stop over at the Rift Valley viewpoint at 10 a.m. to see the escarpments and the flat lands below. The Rift Valley is a geographical formation that formed millions of years ago and runs from the top to bottom of Africa. Eat lunch in Narok town at 12 p.m. Arrive in Maasai Mara at 3 p.m. Take an evening game safari drive at 4 p.m till late. Eat dinner and end your day at your lodging at the Lenchada Tourist Camp, which includes a big tent with a bed, toilet, hot running water, and shower. All food is served at the restaurant there, and a generator is provided to charge phones and cameras at night.
Rift Valley Province
  • 20m
Originally named the ‘Great Rift Valley’ by British Explorer John Walter Gregory, the Rift Valley is a geographic stretch extending 6000km across the Middle East and Africa from Jordan to Mozambique. The valley encapsulates tremendous changes in topographic diversity with its scarps and volcanoes, lakes, ancient granitic hills, flat desert landscapes and coral reefs and islets. The astounding view, as you approach from Nairobi, Kenya is quite unbelievable. To show you just how expansive the rift is, the ground unexpectedly disappears from under you, extending thousands of kilometers in either direction. An excellent starter to the Kenyan Rift Valley, it may appear, the most amazing part of this experience is sinking deeper to explore the Lake System of the Rift
Day 2: Full Day in Masai Mara
  • 2 stops
  • Meals: breakfast, lunch, snacks
  • Accommodation: Overnight at Lenchada Tourist camp
Maasai Mara National Reserve
  • 8h
At 7:30 a.m., start a full-day game drive all the way to the Mara River, the site of the great wildebeest migration. Eat a picnic lunch in the park at 1 p.m. Complete the game drive and return to your accommodation at 4 p.m. In the evening, visit a Masai village to learn more about their culture for an hour. Eat dinner and enjoy free time in the evening
Mara River
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
Here is the river where the great river crossing takes place. There are lots of resident Hippos and crocodiles all year round. We will also be able to see lots of the antelopes and buffaloes coming for a drink
Day 3: Masai Mara to Serengeti National Park
  • 2 stops
  • Meals: breakfast, lunch, snacks
  • Accommodation: Overnight at the campsite
Serengeti National Park
  • 8h
Eat breakfast at 6 a.m. Take a morning game drive for 2 hours and exit through the South Gate. Drive to the Isebania border of Tanzania to arrive around midday. Complete the hour-long process to cross the Tanzania border. Meet your Tanzanian driver/guide and chef. Start the game drive in Serengeti en route to the accommodation. Eat dinner and relax. Here you sleep in tents that you will be provided with. You will also be offered a sleeping bag. The camp area is very safe and protected by armed guards and other tourists from other companies will be joining us. All meals are included in the Tanzania safari and will be made by the private chef traveling with you. This day you will have an evening game drive enroute to the camp Or Lodge.All camping equipment we provide and set it up for you.
Retima Hippo Pool
It a seasonal river that is close to the fort ikoma gate area and there are lots of hippos fighting for survival here
Day 4: Full Day Game Drive in Serengeti
  • 2 stops
  • Meals: lunch, snacks, breakfast
  • Accommodation: Overnight at the Campsite
Serengeti National Park
  • 8h
Depart at 6 am. This is the day that you spend full day game drives in serengeti with picnic lunch. Serengeti is very big, endless and your guide will know the best places for game spoting. You will have picnic lunch in the park.
Serengeti Hippo Pool
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
Many families of hippo live in this big stretch of pools in the central serengeti area. Its a beautiful site for photography
Day 5: Serengeti to Ngorongoro
  • 1 stop
  • Meals: breakfast, lunch, snacks
  • Accommodation: Overnight at Simba Campsite
Ngorongoro Crater
  • 8h
  • Admission ticket included
Depart Serengeti at 7 a.m. Game drive through the serengeti as you head for the Nabi hills. Lots of wildlife to see in this area. Picnic Lunch at Nabi hills. Drive through the conservation area to arrive in the crater rim in the evening. Stop over at the crater Rim viewpoint. Evening camping at campsite or Lodge
Day 6: Ngorongoro to lake Manyara
  • 1 stop
  • Meals: breakfast, snacks, lunch
  • Accommodation: Overnight at Hotel in Karatu. After 3 night of camping, we will upgrade all clients to a hotel in the karatu area.
Ngorongoro Crater
  • 8h
  • Admission ticket included
Depart at 5.30 am for an early morning descent into the crater to see the early hunters. Volcanic craters form stunning backdrops to some of the most fertile and richest grazing grounds in Africa. The most famous such crater is without question Ngorongoro, the world's largest intact volcanic caldera and home to the highest density of big game in Africa You will spend the whole day morning hours in the crater with a picnic lunch in the lodge. Once done, you will depart in the afternoon to your hotel in the Karatu area.
Day 7: Lake Manyara to Arusha
  • 1 stop
  • Meals: breakfast, snacks
  • Accommodation: Overnight at Venus Premier Hotel
Lake Manyara
  • 8h
  • Admission ticket included
Depart at 7 am Half-day game drive in Lake Manyara National Park that begins at 7 a.m. Lake Manyara National Park boasts a spectacular array of diverse terrain as well as plant and animal species. Established specifically to protect the elephant herds that have made the area renowned, the park provides an amazing wildlife experience. An astounding variety of habitats and incredible biodiversity. Elephants are not the only animals that Lake Manyara is famous for. Tree-climbing lions and thousands of flamingos inhabit the lake shore. An incredible number of birds and waterfowl call the lake home. Huge herds of buffalo, cheetahs, Masai giraffes, hippopotamus, and impalas are also common sights in Lake Manyara National Park. Picnic Lunch in the Park. Depart for Arusha and arrive around 4 p.m. Check-in at the Venus Premier Hotel for a relaxing dinner on half board
Day 8: Arusha to Nairobi
  • 1 stop
  • Meals: breakfast
  • Accommodation: Not included
Namanga
  • 6h
Eat breakfast at 6:30 a.m., and then depart for Nairobi with a morning luxury shuttle that departs at 7 a.m. Arrive around 3 p.m. in Nairobi. You will cross into Kenya at the Namanga one stop border point Onward drop off to your hotel or residency within Nairobi CBD. You can customise this safari to Depart By flight from The Kilimanjaro International airport in Arusha.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESRetima Hippo Pool
    • Serengeti, Mara Region, Tanzania

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLERetima Hippo Pool
    • Serengeti, Mara Region, Tanzania

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