Highlights Of Kenya & Tanzania

15 days - from $5980

This outstanding adventure is our most popular trip, travelling through the greatest game parks in East Africa

This is East Africa's premier safari experience! Utilising lodges and two alluring permanent tented camps, this journey features two of Africa's most prolific and spectacular wildlife countries. In Nakuru we are also able to support the incredible Ujima Foundation, which is giving many impoverished locals an opportunity to develop certain skills that will give them a better chance in life.

In Kenya we explore the Masai Mara and Meru National Park, as well as visit the alkaline Lake Nakuru. Kenya’s game reserves are among the best in the world, with large quantities of animals inhabiting vast tracts of land. The ecosystems, landscapes and wildlife highlight the diversity of this region and our guide will be happy to explain to us all the intricacies of this fascinating area. Our beautiful tented camp on the outskirts of Masai Mara National Reserve also affords opportunities for a game walk and a night drive, in addition to the traditional full day game drive in 'the Mara' itself.

Tanzania boasts some of the most impressive national parks in Africa, containing some of the best collection of wildlife in the entire continent. We visit Lake Manyara National Park, Serengeti National Park and Tarangire National Park, as well as the Ngorongoro Conservation Area and Ngorongoro Crater.

Tanzania boasts some of the most impressive national parks in Africa, containing some of the best range of wildlife on the entire continent. We visit Lake Manyara National Park, one of many such soda lakes in East Africa's Great Rift Valley, for our first game drive from our base at an incredible lodge overlooking the lake. From Lake Manyara we travel through the Ngorongoro Conservation Area and into the bordering Serengeti National Park. This is the quintessential Africa, where wide open plains stretch as far as the eye can see, supporting vast numbers of plains animals, including over two million wildebeest. We also pay a visit to the world-renowned Ngorongoro Crater. Just 20 kilometres wide, the crater floor teems with vast quantities of animals, including elephant, lion, cheetah and black rhino. The park is truly a mini Garden of Eden. We will explore the crater from our lodge, which is spectacularly perched on the rim of the Ngorongoro Crater. From Ngorongoro we travel to our final national park, Tarangire National Park, which has a wildlife concentration second only to the Ngorongoro Crater. 

Highlights

• The black-maned tree-climbing lions and flamingos of Lake Manyara National Park
• Tarangire National Park's migratory animals, savannahs, acacias and baobabs
• The 'Garden of Eden' of UNESCO World Heritage-listed Ngorongoro Crater
• Game drives in the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Serengeti
• The flamingos of Lake Nakuru
• Game drives in the Masai Mara
• Masai Mara's mammal migrations
• Tented camp stays

Itinerary:

Day 1: Nairobi2: Meru National Park3: Meru National Park4: Nakuru5: Lake Nakuru National Park6-7: Masai Mara National Reserve8: Nairobi9: Arusha - Lake Manyara10: Lake Manyara National Park - Serengeti National Park11: Serengeti National Park12: Serengeti National Park - Ngorongoro Conservation Area13: Ngorongoro Crater14: Ngorongoro Conservation Area - Tarangire National Park15: Tarangire National Park - Arusha/Nairobi
Included:

• The services of Peregrine’s expert English-speaking local leader throughout the tour, and specialist local guides at some sites.

• 2 days in Meru National Park; 1 day in Lake Nakuru National Park; 2 days in Masai Mara National Reserve and surrounding area; 1 day in Lake Manyara National Park; 2 days in the Serengeti National Park; 1 day in Ngorongoro Crater; and 1 day in Tarangire National Park (including entrance fees where applicable).

• Game drives in Meru, Lake Nakuru, the Masai Mara, Lake Manyara, the Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater and Tarangire.

• Game walk with Masai guides in a private reserve adjoining the Masai Mara and a nature walk in Menengai Crater.

• Visit to a rhino sanctuary.

• Sightseeing in Olduvai Gorge.

• Authentic accommodation at an eco-lodge on the edge of Meru National Park; in a permanent tented camp with ensuite facilities in Nakuru; in a permanent tented camp in the Masai Mara staffed entirely by Masai people and reminiscent of the old safari camps; in Lake Manyara Serena Lodge overlooking Lake Manyara; in Serengeti Sopa Lodge; at a lodge located on the rim of Ngorongoro Crater; and in a safari lodge situated inside Tarangire National Park.

• Arrival transfer.

International flights, airport departure taxes, visas, meals unless specified in the itinerary, insurance, laundry, any optional tours or activities during free time, tips and items of a personal nature.

This trip includes 2 days in Meru National Park, 1 day in Lake Nakuru National Park, 2 days in Masai Mara National Reserve and surrounding area, 1 day in Lake Manyara National Park, 2 days in the Serengeti National Park, 1 day in Ngorongoro Crater and 1 day in Tarangire National Park.

You may choose to finish your safari in Arusha on Day 15.