Our 12 Day Kenya – Tanzania Great Migration Safari package is designed to follow the 2022 Great Wildebeest Migration path from the Serengeti National park to Masai Mara National Reserve during the river-crossing spectacle period, between June and October. Lodging in a combination of mid-range lodges and luxury safari camps. After the first night in Nairobi, drive to Masai Mara National Reserve for 3 nights following the wildebeest migration. Then cross over into Serengeti National park for another 3 nights in the western Serengeti. From Serengeti, drive to Ngorongoro Conservation area. A full day Crater Tour is scheduled the following day. Then on to Lake Manyara National park and Tarangire National park, before driving back to Nairobi at the end of the safari.
Arrive Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. After the immigration and customs procedures, you are met by Roaming Africa Tours & Safaris representative and transfer to for your hotel in Nairobi for overnight stay –The Tamarind Tree Hotel or similar.
After breakfast at your hotel in Nairobi, depart for Masai Mara, Kenya’s finest and best known game reserve. Arrive for lunch at your lodge – Simba Oryx Camp. Later in the afternoon, enjoy a game viewing drive running till sunset.
The greatest attraction in the Mara is watching the animals in their natural element; a lion’s roar, a cheetah making a kill, and the big elephant herds are all very fascinating events.
This is the traditional land of the Masai people, nomadic herders who choose a traditional lifestyle and who are permitted to graze their cattle in the area. A proud and largely aloof tribe who have held on to their customs and traditions for hundreds of years. The park’s habitats include the forests along the banks of the Mara and Talek Rivers, acacia forests and open savanna. Dinner and overnight at Simba Oryx Tented Lodge or similar.
Enjoy 2 full days of the migration spectacle in Masai Mara. With almost every species of animal great and small in the park, this is one of Africa’s premier wildlife areas and today we enjoy both morning and afternoon game drives in search of the Big Cats and the ‘Big Five’ (lion, leopard, buffalo, elephant and rhino).
The heartland of the Masai, presents a landscape where Africa is laid bare in all its majesty. Here the endless struggle for survival is played out across the vast open plains and riverine forests of this captivating land. Each year the Mara explodes into life, as the annual migration of great herds of wildebeest journey from the Serengeti to fresh pastures in the north. Between July and October the Mara River becomes the setting for the crossing of some 1.3 million animals, bringing with them the inevitable predators and the inevitable dramas. Dinner and Overnight at Simba Oryx Tented Lodge or similar.
Early breakfast before departure with picnic lunch boxes for Kenya-Tanzania border at Isebania, where we cross back into Tanzania. Proceed on to your lodge in Serengeti, one of Africa’s most iconic wildlife-viewing areas. You are booked at the Serengeti Wild Camp. Hope to spot the national park’s resident big cats as well as the Big Five amongst its rolling plains. Arrive your lodge for dinner and overnight at Serengeti Wild Campor similar.
For the next 2 days, you will enjoy morning and afternoon game drives in the Serengeti. On one of the days in Serengeti, you have the option for a hot-air balloon safari over the Serengeti plains.
If you choose to take the hot air balloon flight, you’ll rise early and take off at dawn in order to witness sunrise over the vast savannah. Alternatively, just enjoy the schedule safari activities till sunset. Dinner and overnight at Serengeti Wild Camp or similar.
Early morning game drive in Serengeti. Breakfast. After breakfast, leave the Serengeti for Ngorongoro, stopping en route to visit Olduvai Gorge – a rich archaeological site where evidence of the first signs of human life was found.
You expect to arrive Ngorongoro Crater in the late afternoon. Most of the lodges are located near or on the crater rim and enjoys spectacular views and sunsets. Dinner and overnight at the Rhino Lodge or similar.
Today you’ll depart early on a full day game drive down into the crater. Discover the diverse areas of forest, swamp lands, lakes and open grasslands in this volcanic caldera that’s home to the densest concentration of wildlife in Africa.
There is good game viewing year-round, as most animals do not leave the crater. You might also spot Maasai tribesmen guiding their cattle down the steep crater walls to graze. In the early afternoon, ascend back to the crater rim and transfer to Lake Manyara. Dinner and overnight at Rhino Lodge or similar.
After breakfast at your lodge, enter the park for a full day game drive in Lake Manyara. An isolated lake subject to intense evaporation during the dry season, Lake Manyara is a slightly salty lake that is home to hippopotamus, flamingoes, and a large variety of aquatic life. Despite its salt content, it is safe for animals to drink and is a popular watering hole for the park’s animal population.
The lions of Lake Manyara National Park are a rarity among their own kind, being some of the only lions in the world to regularly climb trees and use them as places as rest. Only Uganda’s Ruwenzori National Park shares this distinction. Return to the lodge for dinner and overnight – Rhino Lodge or similar.
After breakfast leave Lake Manyara, depart with picnic lunch boxes, driving southwards to Tarangire National Park. Enjoy a game drive in the park till late afternoon when you drive to your lodge for dinner and overnight.
This park offers wide panoramas of open acacia woodland and grass savanna, where huge herds of Elephants and other unique residents, such as fringe-eared Oryx and Lesser Kudu roam free, Lion, Cheetah and Leopard. Dinner and overnight at Roika Tented Lodge or similar.
After breakfast at the lodge depart for Nairobi, via Arusha. Enjoy an early hot lunch at a restaurant, then proceed to Namanga, the Kenya-Tanzania border point. Drop off at 1500hrs. After immigrations and customs procedures at the border, you will proceed to Nairobi to arrive by around 1800 hours. Transfer to the airport or hotel in Nairobi (not included)
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2022 Tour Cost
USD 4,190 Per person sharing
Validity 01 Jun to 31 Oct 2022 & 16 Dec to 03 Jan 2023
DEPARTURE/RETURN LOCATION
Starts from Nairobi and Ends in Nairobi
Tour Cost Includes
✔Arrival meet and Greet at Nairobi
✔Arrival Transfer to Hotel in Nairobi
✔1 night on Bed and Breakfast in Nairobi
✔3 nights in Masai Mara on Full board
✔2 nights in Serengeti on Full board
✔2 nights in Ngorongoro on Full board
✔Park Entrance fees on safari
✔A professional driver/guides
✔All transportation (unless labeled as optional)
✔All flights during the tour
✔All Government Taxes
Tour Cost Excludes
✔Accommodation on the last day
✔International flights (from/to home)
✔Tips
✔Souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc
✔Some meals (as specified in the day-by-day)
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