12 Days Kenya & Tanzania Luxury Safari | Amboseli, Tarangire, Ngorongoro, Serengeti & Masai Mara

Luxury Kenya & Tanzania Safari Overview

Your 12 Days Kenya & Tanzania Safari showcases East Africa's most celebrated wildlife destinations. Explore Amboseli National Park, Tarangire National Park, Ngorongoro Crater, Serengeti National Park, Northern Serengeti, and Masai Mara.

Carefully designed for discerning travellers, this luxury safari combines exceptional Big Five game viewing, elegant accommodations, exclusive safari experiences, and the opportunity to witness the spectacular Great Migration across Kenya and Tanzania.

Arrival in Nairobi

Upon arrival at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO), you will be warmly welcomed by your professional safari representative. Afterwards, transfer to your luxury hotel in Nairobi and relax after your international flight before your safari adventure begins.

Optional Experiences in Nairobi

Enhance your stay in Nairobi with one of the following optional experiences:

• Visit the Giraffe Centre.
• Tour the Karen Blixen Museum.
• Visit the David Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage.
• Enjoy fine dining at the famous Carnivore Restaurant.

Overnight in Nairobi

Spend the evening relaxing at your luxury hotel and prepare for the start of your unforgettable Kenya and Tanzania Safari the following morning.

Scenic Drive to Amboseli

After breakfast, depart Nairobi for the magnificent Amboseli National Park, arriving in time for lunch at your luxury safari lodge.

Afternoon Game Drive

Set beneath the majestic snow-capped summit of Mount Kilimanjaro, Amboseli is world-famous for its large elephant herds and breathtaking scenery. During your afternoon game drive, explore open savannahs, seasonal wetlands, and acacia woodlands while searching for elephants, lions, cheetahs, giraffes, buffaloes, zebras, hyenas, and more than 400 bird species.

Optional Sundowner Experience

Enhance your safari with an optional private sundowner overlooking Mount Kilimanjaro. Relax with refreshments while watching the African sunset over one of the continent's most iconic landscapes.

As the golden sunset paints the landscape, return to your luxury safari lodge for dinner and an overnight stay with spectacular views of Mount Kilimanjaro.

Early Morning Game Drive

Spend a full day discovering the remarkable wildlife of Amboseli National Park. Begin with an early morning game drive, the best time to photograph Amboseli's famous elephant herds with Mount Kilimanjaro as a spectacular backdrop before clouds gather around the summit.

Wildlife Viewing

Continue exploring the park's marshlands, swamps, and open plains. Search for hippos, buffaloes, elephants, lions, cheetahs, giraffes, zebras, hyenas, wildebeests, and abundant birdlife while enjoying the park's breathtaking scenery.

Gourmet Bush Picnic

Later, enjoy a gourmet picnic lunch in a scenic location within the park before continuing your afternoon safari.

Optional Cultural Experience

Enhance your safari with an optional visit to an authentic Maasai village. Meet the Maasai people, learn about their traditions and customs, watch traditional dances, and gain insight into one of East Africa's most iconic cultures.

Return to your luxury safari lodge in the evening for dinner and an overnight stay, reflecting on another unforgettable day in Amboseli National Park.

Border Crossing into Tanzania

After breakfast, depart Amboseli National Park and travel to the Namanga Border. Complete the Kenya Tanzania immigration formalities before meeting your Tanzanian safari guide and continuing your journey.

Journey to Tarangire National Park

Continue to Tarangire National Park, one of Tanzania's most beautiful and least crowded safari destinations. The park is renowned for its giant elephant herds, ancient baobab trees, and the life-giving Tarangire River, which attracts abundant wildlife throughout the year.

Afternoon Game Drive

Upon arrival, enjoy an afternoon game drive while searching for elephants, lions, leopards, cheetahs, giraffes, buffaloes, zebras, elands, and more than 550 bird species. Keep your camera ready as Tarangire offers some of Tanzania's most spectacular wildlife and landscapes.

Optional Night Game Drive

If staying at a participating luxury lodge outside the park, you may choose an optional guided night game drive (additional cost). This unique experience offers the chance to spot nocturnal wildlife, including bush babies, genets, civets, porcupines, and other species rarely seen during the day.

Later, return to your luxury lodge for dinner and an overnight stay, surrounded by the peaceful wilderness of Tarangire National Park.

Journey to Ngorongoro Conservation Area

After breakfast, travel to the spectacular Ngorongoro Conservation Area, home to the world's largest intact volcanic caldera and one of Africa's most remarkable wildlife destinations.

Morning Crater Safari

Descend approximately 600 metres into the magnificent Ngorongoro Crater for a full-day safari. Often called Africa's "Garden of Eden," the crater offers one of the best opportunities to spot the Big Five, including the endangered black rhino.

Wildlife Viewing

Explore the crater's diverse habitats while searching for lions, elephants, buffaloes, leopards, hippos, hyenas, flamingos, zebras, wildebeests, and numerous bird species. Your expert guide will also share fascinating insights into this unique ecosystem.

Picnic Lunch

Enjoy a luxury picnic lunch beside the famous Hippo Pool, surrounded by the crater's spectacular scenery.

Afternoon Game Drive

Continue exploring the crater floor in search of more incredible wildlife before ascending the crater walls in the late afternoon.

Transfer to your lodge on the Ngorongoro Crater Rim for dinner and a relaxing overnight stay, ready for your journey to Central Serengeti the following day.

Scenic Drive to Central Serengeti

After breakfast, depart the Ngorongoro Conservation Area and journey toward Central Serengeti (Seronera Valley). Travel through the scenic Ngorongoro Highlands before entering the endless plains of Serengeti National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site renowned for its exceptional wildlife and breathtaking landscapes.

Optional Cultural and Historical Experiences

Along the way, you may choose one of the following optional experiences

• Visit Olduvai Gorge, one of the world's most significant archaeological sites, where some of the earliest human fossils were discovered.

• Visit a traditional Maasai Boma to experience authentic Maasai culture, traditional dances, local customs, and daily life.

Afternoon Game Drive in Central Serengeti

Upon entering Serengeti National Park, enjoy an afternoon game drive through the wildlife-rich Seronera Valley. This region is famous for its year-round resident wildlife and high concentration of predators, including lions, leopards, and cheetahs. You may also encounter elephants, giraffes, buffaloes, zebras, wildebeests, and numerous antelope species.

Later, arrive at your safari lodge or luxury camp in Central Serengeti for dinner and an overnight stay, ready for another unforgettable safari adventure.

Morning and Afternoon Game Drives

Spend the day exploring Central Serengeti (Seronera Valley), one of Africa's finest wildlife destinations. This wildlife-rich region is renowned for its permanent water sources, abundant resident animals, and exceptional year-round game viewing.

Big Five and Predator Viewing

Search for lions resting on granite kopjes, elusive leopards in acacia trees, and cheetahs hunting across the open plains. You may also encounter large herds of elephants, giraffes, buffaloes, wildebeests, zebras, hippos, crocodiles, and numerous antelope species.

Throughout the day, your experienced safari guide will tailor the game drives according to the latest wildlife movements, maximizing your chances of unforgettable sightings.

Optional Experience

Enhance your safari with an optional sunrise hot air balloon safari, followed by a champagne bush breakfast overlooking the endless Serengeti plains.

Return to your safari lodge in the evening for dinner and an overnight stay after another remarkable day in the Serengeti.

Journey to Northern Serengeti

After breakfast, travel north through the vast Serengeti National Park toward the legendary Northern Serengeti. This remote region is one of Africa's premier safari destinations and is renowned for the Great Migration between July and October.

Great Migration Experience

Depending on the season, witness thousands of wildebeests and zebras gathering along the Mara River before making their dramatic crossing. Watch as crocodiles and predators wait nearby, creating one of nature's most spectacular wildlife events.

Wildlife Viewing and Photography

Throughout the journey, enjoy outstanding game viewing while searching for lions, leopards, cheetahs, elephants, giraffes, and other wildlife. The Northern Serengeti also offers exceptional opportunities for wildlife photography and unforgettable safari moments.

Later, arrive at your luxury safari camp in the Northern Serengeti. Enjoy dinner and an overnight stay in the heart of the Great Migration.

Morning Game Drive

After an early breakfast, set out on a full-day game drive in the breathtaking Northern Serengeti. This remote region is one of Africa's premier safari destinations and the best place to witness the Great Migration between July and October.

Great Migration Experience

Explore the spectacular landscapes surrounding the Mara River, where vast herds of wildebeests and zebras gather before attempting dramatic river crossings. During the migration season, you may witness one of nature's greatest wildlife spectacles as crocodiles, lions, leopards, and cheetahs wait nearby.

Outside the migration season, the Northern Serengeti still offers exceptional wildlife viewing. Look for elephants, giraffes, buffaloes, hyenas, elands, topis, and an impressive variety of birdlife in this peaceful and less-crowded region.

Picnic Lunch and Afternoon Safari

Enjoy a picnic lunch at a scenic location before continuing your afternoon game drive. Explore rolling hills, riverine forests, rocky outcrops, and endless grasslands. Meanwhile, your professional safari guide will follow recent wildlife movements to maximize your chances of outstanding sightings and wildlife photography.

Optional Experience

Enhance your safari with a private bush breakfast or a professionally guided wildlife photography experience (additional cost).

As the sun sets over the Serengeti, return to your luxury camp for dinner and a relaxing overnight stay surrounded by the sounds of the African wilderness.

Morning Border Crossing

After breakfast, depart Serengeti National Park and travel to the Isebania Border. Complete Tanzania–Kenya immigration formalities before meeting your Kenyan safari guide.

Journey to Masai Mara

Continue to the world-famous Masai Mara National Reserve, renowned for its rolling grasslands, abundant wildlife, and the spectacular Great Migration. Arrive in time for lunch or refreshments before beginning your afternoon safari.

Afternoon Game Drive

Set out on an exciting game drive across the Masai Mara. Search for lions, leopards, cheetahs, elephants, buffaloes, giraffes, zebras, and numerous antelope species. Depending on the season, you may also witness the Great Migration as thousands of wildebeests and zebras cross the reserve.

Later, transfer to your safari lodge or luxury tented camp for dinner and a relaxing overnight stay in Masai Mara, ready for another unforgettable safari the following day.

Morning Game Drive

Spend an unforgettable day exploring the legendary Masai Mara National Reserve with your expert safari guide. Visit different regions of the reserve, including remote wildlife areas that receive fewer visitors. This offers a more exclusive safari experience and increases your chances of remarkable wildlife sightings.

Great Migration Experience

Depending on the season, follow the Great Migration near the Mara River. You may witness thousands of wildebeests and zebras crossing crocodile-filled waters. Throughout the day, look for lions, leopards, cheetahs, elephants, buffaloes, giraffes, hippos, hyenas, crocodiles, and numerous antelope species.

Afternoon Wildlife Safari

After a picnic lunch, continue exploring the rolling grasslands, riverine forests, and open plains of the Masai Mara. Your guide will follow recent wildlife movements to maximize your opportunities for exceptional game viewing and photography.

Optional Luxury Experiences

Enhance your safari with one of the following optional experiences (additional cost):

• Sunrise hot air balloon safari followed by a champagne bush breakfast.
• Horseback safari (available at selected conservancies).
• Private bush breakfast in the heart of the Masai Mara.
• Sundowner experience overlooking the African savannah.

Return to your luxury safari lodge in the evening for dinner and a relaxing overnight stay in Masai Mara.

Return to Nairobi

After breakfast, depart Masai Mara National Reserve and drive back to Nairobi, enjoying scenic views of the Great Rift Valley along the way.

For a faster and more comfortable journey, you may also choose an optional scheduled flight from Masai Mara to Nairobi (additional cost), subject to flight availability.

Free Great Rift Valley Viewpoint Stop

If travelling by road, enjoy a free stop at the Great Rift Valley Viewpoint for panoramic photographs of one of Africa's most spectacular landscapes.

Free Time in Nairobi

Depending on your flight schedule, enjoy some free time in Nairobi. You may do some last-minute shopping, visit a local craft market, or enjoy a farewell lunch before your airport transfer.

Airport Transfer

At the appropriate time, transfer to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO) for your onward flight.

End of Your Luxury Safari

Your 12 Days Kenya & Tanzania Luxury Safari comes to an end, leaving you with unforgettable memories of the Big Five, the Great Migration, breathtaking landscapes, authentic cultural encounters, and some of East Africa's finest safari experiences.