12 Days Private Safari to Kenya & Tanzania with Zanzibar Beach Extension

12 Days Private Safari to Kenya & Tanzania with Zanzibar Beach Extension

Day 1: Arrival-Nairobi

Upon arrival at Jomo Kenyatta International airport you will be met and transferred to EKA hotel for overnight you will be booked at this hotel on bed and breakfast.

Day 2:  Nairobi-Masai Mara

Today you will be picked from Lake Nakuru National park by your safari guide and drive to famous Masai Mara game reserve. Overnight at Mara Leisure Camp.

Breakfast, lunch and dinner provided. Drinking water will be provided every day per person.

Masai mara is the home of the big 5 as well as the best place to witness the annual wildebeest migration taking place this July/Nov Lunch break en-route so that you drive straight to the park for your afternoon game drive.

Day 3: Full Masai Mara

Breakfast then proceed with your game drive in Masai mara.

Overnight at Mara Leisure Camp.

Breakfast, lunch and dinner provided.

Drinking water will be provided every day per person.

Masai mara is situated in the southwest of Kenya, covering an area of 1 510 square km (583 square miles), the Masai Mara National Reserve is a land of breathtaking vistas, abundant wildlife and endless plains.

The quintessential Masai Mara safari delivers many attractions, as the reserve is home to an excellent year-round concentration of game, including the more than two million wildebeest, zebras and other antelopes that make up the famous Great Migration.

Day 4:  Masai Mara –Serengeti

After breakfast you will driving to Isebania Tanzania/Kenya Boarder and get your visa and then drive to Serengeti. Overnight at Kati kati Tented Camp.

Breakfast, lunch and dinner provided.

Drinking water will be provided every day per person.

There are several documented resident lion prides just within a one-hour game drive radius from Seronera. During the dry season, the resident prides begin to shift west and north in their territories and concentrate in the central region of the park. The dry season is a particularly good time for lion viewing in the Central Serengeti The Central Serengeti is also one of the best areas in Africa to spot the elusive leopard. You may be lucky enough to encounter this majestic cat in the branches of the sausage trees that dot the banks of the Seronera River.

Day 5 & 6:  Full Serengeti

After breakfast you will proceed with your game drive in Serengeti. Overnight at Kati kati Tented Camp.

Breakfast, lunch and dinner provided. Drinking water will be provided every day per person.

The Central Serengeti offers superb game viewing all year round due to its abundance of resident animals. Specifically, the Seronera River Valley in the Central Serengeti is a ‘must see’ on every safari regardless of the specific month of travel. Game viewing in Central Serengeti is at its best during the dry season (June – November) as resident animals are more concentrated in the immediate area due to the lack of water on the plains. Resident herbivores include impala, buffalo, hippo, warthog, topi, hartebeest and giraffe. Resident carnivores include lion and leopard.

Day 7 :  Serengeti-Ngorongoro.

Have the morning Serengeti and then after lunch drive to the rim of Ngorongoro Crater.

Overnight at Ngorongoro Rhino Lodge,

Breakfast, lunch and dinner provided Drinking water will be provided every day per person.

The endless plains of Serengeti are also the setting for the world’s greatest wildlife spectacle – the 1.5 million wildebeest endless migration in search for fresh pastures Each year this huge herd of wildebeest (along with over 200,000 zebra and gazelle) migrate in a clockwise direction around the Serengeti, up to the Masai Mara in Kenya and then back down to the Serengeti to have their young (over 8000 wildebeest are born a day between mid Feb and mid March). Each year they trek over 2,500km and are constantly threatened and followed by some of Africa’s greatest predators. Depending on the time of your visit, your driver guide will be able to share with you where the herd’s current location is at Ndutu

Day 8:  Ngorongoro- Zanzibar

After breakfast, descend into the crater for a crater game tour. Later on the day you will drive to Arusha and proceed to Kilimanjaro International airport for your flight to Zanzibar for overnight at Tembo hotel on bed and breakfast. Breakfast and lunch provided. Drinking water will be provided every day per person.

Often called the eighth natural wonder of the world, the Ngorongoro Crater is the largest intact crater in the world. About 2 million years ago the Ngorongoro volcano erupted, and its walls collapsed. The volcano floor sank to create a natural enclosure with its 600m tall walls. Now, at over 19 kilometres wide, Ngorongoro Crater is filled with great areas of acacia forest, hippo filled swamps and open grasslands. These different habitats contain over 30,000 animals – including elephants, warthogs, flamingoes, magnificent birdlife, the rare black rhinoceros and all the predatory cats. The Maasai can also be seen grazing their cattle alongside the buffalo and wildebeest.

Day 9: Zanzibar

At 9am you will be picked from the hotel and taken on a Stone Tour which will take you through fabled Stone town, where history appears to stand still. With visits to the house of wonders, the palace museum (People’s Palace), Dr Livingston’s house and the Arab fort amongst others, it is a fascinating look at the essence of Zanzibar. You will see Zanzibar’s bustling market, winding alleyways, ornately carved and studded doors, two cathedrals and countless mosques.

After lunch, you will be taken by boat to Prison Island to see the turtles and you have snorkeling.

Later after all excision you will drive to Nungwi in Northern Zanzibar for overnight at Double Tree By Hilton Nungwi.

Day 10 & 11:  North Zanzibar (Beach) 

Today you will be picked up and transferred to Nungwi in northern Zanzibar for beach holiday.

Enjoy the beach. Overnight at Double Tree By Hilton Nungwi again.

On Bed and breakfast

Day 12: Zanzibar- Departure

Today you will be picked up and transferred to the Zanzibar Airport for your back home.

Safari cost

2 pax USD$ 5,260 Per person
3 pax USD$ 4,755 Per person
4 pax USD$ 4,500 Per person
5 pax  USD$ 4,345 Per person
6 pax  USD$ 4,245 Per person
7 pax USD$ 4,175 Per person