10 Day Kenya And Tanzania Safari Tour Exploring 6 Iconic Parks!

10 Day Kenya Tanzania Safaris From Your Nairobi Pickup Point

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Option to Begin Tour at Amboseli and Finish in Arusha

We’ll pick you up in style – your own private 4 x 4 Land Cruiser Jeep.

Ten full days discovering the best of Kenya and Tanzania – three parks in each!  You’ll visit the great Serengeti and the Masai Mara, two massive parks that face each other at their international borders. And there, you’ll witness the herding of wildebeests and zebra crossing from one park and country to the other.

Both Kenya and Tanzania amaze safari-goers with their one-of-a-kind parks. Witness the stunning herds of great elephants parading at Amboseli Park before the snow-capped splendor of Mt. Kilimanjaro.

At Tanzania’s Ngorongoro Crater, you’ll descend into the world’s largest intact volcanic crater absolutely teeming with wildlife. Here you’ll discover prides of lions, plus rhino, elephant, leopard, buffalo, and cheetah.

This ten-day safari tour has been designed to balance your time between the natural wonders and wildlife of these two East African countries. Not many can say they’ve been to the Serengeti and the Masai Mara. But soon you will!

What’s Cool About These Parks?

Starting in Nairobi you’ll pass the Rift Valley arriving at charming Lake Nakuru National Park, with its beautiful acacia forests, waterfalls, and the lovely lake itself. Look for both Black and White rhinos here and possibly lion and leopard.

Then we’re off to the world-famous Masai Mara National Reserve, home to dense concentrations of big cats, elephants, buffalo, giraffe, and dozens more species. This is the spot where you can see the Great Migration of wildebeests, zebra, and gazelle pour into the park on their annual trek.

Those thousands of herding grazers are coming across the Tanzanian border from Serengeti National Park, our next stop. The immense treeless savannahs here hold more than 3,000 lions. We’ll be tracking for them along with leopard, rhino, buffalo, elephant, eland, impala, and warthog.

We next adventure to one of the most unique spots on the planet, the world’s largest intact volcanic caldera – Ngorongoro Crater. Descending into this blue/green world we’ll be tracking the big cats and all of Africa’s “Big Five”. Then we continue to the unusual Tarangire National Park, the site of bizarre baobab trees, huge termite mounds, and lots of elephants.

Speaking of the great tuskers, we’ll now cross back into Kenya, arriving at Amboseli National Park, known for its guaranteed sightings of great elephant families. You’ll see them marching before the imposing backdrop of snow-capped Mt. Kilimanjaro. An amazing finale to your ten-day, six-park, two-country excursion safari!

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Fast & Flexible

At AKS you write the rules. Travel and explore at your own pace in you own way. We’re fast, flexible, and always ready to respond to your requests. Book in advance or even the day before. We’ll get you out on safari – pronto!

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The Extras

Depending on your choice of accommodation you can enjoy extras like a bush breakfast/lunch/ dinner, traditional dances around the boma, massage, aromatherapy, Ayurveda, special dietary menus, dinner at a Maasai homestead, game walks, overlook a natural watering hole, and more.

Stay Connected or Not. Your Choice.

We realize you’re on safari to get away from the usual. Still, there are times you may want to go online… perhaps to share your photos and adventures with friends. Our safari vehicles connect with Wi-Fi, about 75% of the time so you can usually connect when you want.

The Details

No one is more important to the success of your safari than your guide. At Africa Kenya Safaris, we have the friendliest, most experienced driver/guides. They will guide, host, inform and look after you like the special guest you are. That’s our guarantee.

You’ll safari in style out to the parks in your own private 4 x 4 Land Cruiser Jeep – the best way to experience Africa with its higher seating for better views and its rugged all-wheel drive.

We give you more at AKS – customization, flexibility, and lots of choices. Your safari includes park entrance fees, game drives, accommodations, and meals. Plus, we always offer economy, comfort, superior comfort, or luxury safari lodges or tented camps.

Please give us a shout at Africa Kenya Safaris to set up your personalized safari adventure for yourself, your family, and your friends.

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Check Out Your Ride

Experience your Africa Kenya Safari in a customized pop-top roof 4x4x Safari Jeep that features: Portable fridge/Cooler Box, 4 Binoculars, long-range high-frequency radio, 4G/LTE broadband WIFI connectivity, AC 230 V Power Outlets, First Aid Kit, Safari Guide Books, Baby Seats (on request), Side steps (on request) and most importantly an expert multi-lingual safari guide who will ensure you have an incredible safari experience.

Day 1

Nairobi – Lake Nakuru National Park

3 Hour Drive

Meals: Lunch, Dinner

7:30 am – Is your safari gear packed and ready to go? Get ready for 10 full days of wildlife action! Your Africa Kenya Safaris driver/guide will come by in a private 4 x 4 Land cruiser Jeep.

Hop in and we’re off through the Great Rift Valley, with views of its dramatic escarpment. We’ll arrive at Lake Nakuru Park in the late morning and take in the lake and its surrounding acacia forests.

The park is a delightful blend of water birds (sometimes flamingoes!) and also rhinos at a special sanctuary here. But also look for lions, zebra, giraffe, warthog, and many other species.

Come evening, we’ll retire to our safari lodge or tented camp to relax, enjoy dinner and reflect on our journey’s first day.

 

Day 2

Lake Nakuru National Park – Masai Mara

6 - 7 Hour Drive

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

We’re on safari time so let’s be up early for a game drive around the park to watch the animals and the birdlife emerge into the soft light of the new day.

We’ll breakfast and proceed to the Masai Mara, making rest and scenic stops along our way.

Arriving at the great Mara, you can check in at your new accommodation to freshen up… or just head out on your first of many game drives on the park’s pretty rolling hills.

Adorning the landscape, you can’t miss Africa’s special acacia trees, adding still more texture to this amazing park. You won’t have to look far or long before spotting some of the park’s voluminous wildlife. Over 95 species of mammals populate these Mara lands.

Toward late afternoon, you might be treated to one of the park’s glorious sunsets and you’ll know you have arrived at a very special place. We’ll head back to our Mara accommodation for a relaxing evening.

Day 3

Full Day at the Masai Mara

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

We’ll head out early on this day of unlimited game drives. The Masai Mara is known for its many prides of lions, plus cheetah, buffalo, antelope, hyena and so much more.

To maximize our time on the savannah we’ll take along a picnic lunch and perhaps enjoy it down at the Mara River, the site of the crossing of wildebeests and zebra, flowing in from neighboring Serengeti. This is a dramatic spot where predators meet grazers, so we’ll look for crocodiles down in the river as well as all sorts of big cats.

Adding new dimensions to your safari, take advantage of two optional activities: A visit to a nearby Maasai village will broaden your cultural horizons as you meet these indigenous people and learn about their lifestyle.

For a special one-of-a-kind treat, sign up for the optional hot air balloon safari over the park. You’ll float up at dawn as the park comes alive with all its wonders lighting up beneath you in the new day. An unforgettable safari moment!

We’ll spend the evening at our Mara accommodation, enjoying a delicious meal while swapping stories of the day.

Day 4

Masai Mara – Serengeti Game Reserve

6 Hour Drive

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Today our safari goes international, crossing the border into Tanzania at the town of Isebania.

Part of the same ecosystem as the Masai Mara, the Serengeti features a different look, its vast plains being treeless. But it offers as rich an array of wildlife, perhaps even more lions.

We’ll arrive in time for an afternoon game drive to better understand the look, feel, and “vibe” of the Serengeti. This is where the millions of wildebeest, zebra, and gazelle, calve before heading on to the Masai Mara.

We’ll head to our Serengeti lodge or tented camp for relaxation and dinner.

Day 5

Full Day Serengeti Game Reserve

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

This will be a great day of exploration as we travel over the immense tract of the Serengeti, spotting for lion, cheetah, zebra, giraffe, eland, klipspringer, gazelle, warthog, and even hippo!

As always, you set the pace of your safari – opt for morning, afternoon, or full-day game viewing. The choice is yours.

Depending on the season (January/February), you may see great numbers of wildebeests and zebras calving. In the following months, the young will be raised in time for the annual Great Migration, across to the Masai Mara, from July to October.

This evening, we’ll relax and swap stories at our Serengeti accommodation.

Day 6

Serengeti Game Reserve – Ngorongoro Crater

3 – 4 Hour Drive

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

An exciting day awaits! We’ll be up early to enjoy another game drive through the Serengeti, as we exit the reserve and head to the spectacular Ngorongoro Crater, the largest intact volcanic caldera in the world.

Hold on, as our 4 x 4 takes us down the steep crater walls, into this magical expanse of green landscapes holding every sort of wildlife, from lions to pink flamingoes.

We’ll enjoy lunch, perhaps watching hippos at one of the park’s lakes as we keep an eye out for rhino, buffalo, elephant, and of course, the big cats.

Toward late afternoon, we’ll head back up to the edge of the caldera in time to catch one of Africa’s signature attractions – a magnificent sunset lighting up the crater’s rim.

And then we’re off to our Ngorongoro safari lodge or tented camp to settle in for dinner and rest.

Day 7

Ngorongoro Crater -Tarangire Park

3 Hour Drive

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Remember last night’s spectacular sunset? Let’s get up in time to catch an equally awesome sunrise at the crater’s rim!

And now we’re off to Tarangire National Park, a small but quite beautiful reserve. We’ll take an afternoon game drive looking for the park’s signature massive elephant herds. Tarangire is also known for its wildlife migration where over 250,000 animals enter the park. 

We’ll spend the evening at our Tarangire accommodation.

Day 8

Tarangire Park – Amboseli Park

5 -6 Hour Drive

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

As always on safari, we’ll be up with the birds to enjoy another game drive through the park.

After breakfast, we’ll head out to our final park, Amboseli, crossing back into Kenya at the border town of Namanga.

Amboseli is Kenya’s second most popular park, framed by the snow-capped majesty of Mt. Kilimanjaro and home to unlimited herds of great elephants. Their numbers are so constant you are guaranteed to see them parading to and fro.

Come late afternoon, the typical cloud covering obscuring Kilimanjaro’s summit may dissipate, revealing the mountain’s breathtaking peak.

We will spend our 8th Safari evening at our Amboseli lodge or tented camp.

Day 9

Full Day at Amboseli Park

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

The park is especially attractive in the early morning so let’s take advantage of the day and head out for our first game drive.

Of course, we’ll be looking for elephants but the park may also present us with sightings of lions, cheetah, buffalo, wildebeest, gazelle, monkeys, and many rare birds.

We’ll stop at Observation Hill, where we can take in the many varieties of landscapes and wildlife in all directions.

If we’re lucky we’ll catch another glimpse of Kilimajaro’s snowy peak toward the evening.

And here on our last safari night we’ll relax and dine at our Amboseli accommodation.

Day 10

Amboseli Park – Nairobi

4 Hour Drive

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

By now as an experienced safari-goer, you know the drill: We’ll be up early for a pre-breakfast game drive looking for elephants, lions, gazelle, antelope, and more.

We’ll stock up on breakfast before taking our final game drive through the park and head off to Nairobi.

En route, we’ll make stops for lunch and take in the scenic vistas.

Ten days – six parks… and how much wildlife and landscapes have we seen? Enough for many memories and lots of stories to be told and retold. We hope you enjoyed your two-country safari as much as we enjoyed showing you all the wonders of East Africa. From the entire team at Africa Kenya Safaris, a big Asante! for your time and commitment to see our natural world.

Tour Highlights

Accommodations

Lake Nakuru

HOTEL

LOCATION

Lake Nakuru Lodge

Inside Lake Nakuru National Park

HOTEL

LOCATION

Lake Nakuru Sopa Lodge

Inside Lake Nakuru National Park

Sarova Woodlands

State house road, Lake Nakuru town

Mbweha Camp

Congreve Conservancy, bordering Lake Nakuru National Park

HOTEL

LOCATION

Sarova Lion Hill Game Lodge

Inside Lake Nakuru National Park

Flamingo Hill Tented Camp

Inside Lake Nakuru National Park

Lake Elementaita Serena Camp

Soysambu Conservancy

Cliff Nakuru Lodge* * *

Inside Lake Nakuru National Park

Masai Mara

Best hotels, safari lodges & tented camps at Masai Mara National Reserve & its adjacent private wildlife sanctuaries. Choose from Economy, Comfort, Luxury or Superior Luxury.

Economy level lodge/tented camp
  • Mara Chui Camp
  • Elangata Olerai Camp
  • Jambo Mara Safari Lodge
  • Olorien Mara Camp
  • Mara Duma Camp
Comfort level lodge/ tented camp
  • Mara Simba – Lodge Rooms
  • Mara Sopa Lodge
  • Mara Leisure Camp
  • Sentrim Mara Camp
  • Prideinn Mara Camp
  • Osero Camp
  • Enkorok Mara Camp
  • AA Mara Lodge
  • La Maison Royale Mara Camp
  • Mara River Lodge
  • Basecamp Masai Mara
  • Sekenani Camp
  • Olengoti Eco Safari Camp
  • Julia’s River Camp
  • Mara Big Five Camp
  • Mara Sweet Acacia Lodge
  • Ol Kinyei Mara Tented Camp
  • Mara Kimana Camp
Luxury level lodge / tented camp
  • Mara Serena Safari Lodge
  • Sarova Mara Camp – Deluxe tents
  • Zebra Plains Mara Camp Camp
  • Kandili Camp
  • Naserian Mara Camp
  • Emayian Camp
  • Mara Simba – Tent Rooms
  • Mara River Camp
  • Mara Siria Camp
  • Mara Maisha Camp (Main Camp)
  • Keekorok Lodge
  • Matira Bush Camp
  • Loyk Mara camp
  • Fig Tree Camp-Ngamboli Tents
  • Enchipai Mara Camp
  • Kilima Camp Mara
Superior Luxury level lodge/ tented camp 
  • Karen Blixen Camp
  • Sarova Mara Camp – Club tents
  • Mara Intrepids Camp
  • Neptune Mara Rianta Luxury Camp
  • Mara Eden Safari Camp
  • Ashnil Mara Camp
  • Mara Crossings Camp
  • Saruni Mara Camp
  • Olare Mara Kempinski Camp
  • Porini Mara Camp
  • Entumoto Safari Camp
  • Kicheche Mara Camp
  • Mara Bushtop Luxury Camp
  • &Beyond Kichwa Tembo Camp
  • Entim Mara Camp
  • Mara Explorer Camp
  • Mara Eden Safari Camp
  • Sroi Mara Bush Camp
  • Fairmont Mara Safari Club
  • Basecamp Eagle View Camp
  • Saruni Leopard Hill Camp
  • Governors Camp Mara
Accommodations with a * attract a supplement. Your tour consultant shall advice on the supplement value.

Accommodations with a * attract a supplement. Your tour consultant shall advice on the supplement value.

HOTEL

LOCATION

Serengeti Ikoma Wild Camp

Northwest of Serengeti, between Grumeti and the Ikorongo Game reserve

Serengeti Wild Camp

Central Serengeti

Serengeti Wildebeest Camp

Central Serengeti, Seronera Tana – Extra area

Serengeti Safari Lodge

Central Serengeti, Seronera Tana Spring Area

Serengeti Osopuko Camp

Central Serengeti, Rongai Hills 

Pamoja Serengeti Luxury Camp

Center of the vast Serengeti National Park, in Seronera

HOTEL

LOCATION

Kirurumu Serengeti Central Camp

Seronera area, central Serengeti

Kirurumu Serengeti South Camp

South West Serengeti

Ang’ata Serengeti Tented Camp

Seronera Area, Central Serengeti

Acacia Migration Camp- Kogatende

Kogatende, Northern Serengeti

Mbalageti Lodge

Western corridor of Serengeti

Acacia Central Camp

Seronera, central Serengeti

Lobo Wildlife Lodge

Northern Serengeti

HOTEL

LOCATION

Serengeti serena lodge

Kyabatero Hills, north-west of Seronera, Serengeti National Park

Kubu Kubu Tented Camp/lodge 

Seronera area, central Serengeti

Mbalageti tented Lodge Chalet Rooms

Western corridor, Serengeti National Park

Ndutu Under Canvas

December to March: south plains,

June to July: East Corridor,

August to November: North.

Mara Under Canvas

Mara Triangle area of Serengeti.

December to March: south plains (Ndutu Under Canvas). June to July: East corridor.

August to November: North

Lahia Tented Lodge

Central Western Corridor of Serengeti 

Kirurumu Serengeti North Camp

Sonzo private site at Kogatende (June to October)

Seronera Wildlife Lodge

Seronera area, Serengeti

Acacia Seronera Luxury Camp

Makoma Hills, Seronera Central Serengeti

Ngorongoro Crater

Accommodations with a * attract a supplement. Your tour consultant shall advice on the supplement value.

HOTEL

LOCATION

Ngorongoro Wild Camp

South of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area

Ngorongoro Safari Lodge

South of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area

Tloma Lodge

Outskirts of Karatu village within the Ngorongoro Highlands Area

Marera Valley Lodge Karatu 

Outskirts of the village of Karatu, about halfway between Lake Manyara and the Ngorongoro Crater

Octagon Lodge Karatu

Karatu, 20 mins from the Ngorongoro Conservation Area

Country Lodge Karatu

Karatu, midway between Lake Manyara and the Ngorongoro Conservation Area

Bougainvillea Safari Lodge

Karatu, midway between Lake Manyara and the Ngorongoro Conservation Area

Ngorongoro Forest Lodge

Karatu, Ngorongoro highland, northern safari circuit

Pamoja Africa Lodge Karatu

Karatu, midway between Lake Manyara and Ngorongoro Crater

HOTEL

LOCATION

Hhando Coffee Lodge

Karatu

Angata Ngorongoro Tented Camp

Right after Lemala Gate, inside the Craters boundaries on the Lemala descent road

Ngorongoro farmhouse

4 km from the Lolduare entrance to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area

Ngorongoro Coffee Lodge

Between the villages of Rhotia and Karatu

Ngorongoro Rhino Lodge

On the edge of the Ngorongoro crater rim

HOTEL

LOCATION

Ngorongoro serena lodge

Rim of the Ngorongoro Crater 

Ngorongoro farmhouse Suite

Just outside the Ngorongoro Conservation Area,4 km from the Lolduare entrance

Ngorongoro Oldeani Mountain Lodge

Oldeani, 130kms from Arusha, 9kms from Ngorongoro Gate, 54kms from Mto wa Mbu Village, 43kms from Lake Manyara Airport.

Kitela camp

Karatu, Ngorongoro Highlands

Acacia Farm Lodge

Karatu, between Tarangire and Lake Manyara National Parks on one side and Ngorongoro Conservation Area and Serengeti National Park on the other.

The Retreat at Ngorongoro

Karatu, Tloma area, 25min to Ngorongoro, 40min to Manyara

Tarangire National Park

Accommodations with a * attract a supplement. Your tour consultant shall advice on the supplement value.

HOTEL

LOCATION

Sangaiwe tented camp

Near the new Sangaiwe gate to Tarangire National Park

Burunge Tented Lodge

On the banks of Lake Burunge,10 minutes from Tarangire National Park

Tarangire Osupuko lodge

Burunge Wildlife Management Area, 116 km from Arusha Town, 36 km from Makuyuni (Tarangire National Park/ Manyara Junction)

HOTEL

LOCATION

Kirurumu Tarangire Lodge

Just outside the park, 15 minutes drive from the main Tarangire park gate.

Ang’ata tented Camp – Tarangire

In the heart of Tarangire National Park overlooking the Tarangire River.

Acacia Tarangire Luxury Camp

Central Tarangire National Park, a 20-minute drive from the Kuro Airstrip

HOTEL

LOCATION

Tarangire Sopa Lodge

North-eastern corner of Tanzania’s Tarangire National Park, 45-minute drive from Kuro Airstrip

Tarangire Safari Lodge

Inside Tarangire National Park ,10km from main gate

Maramboi Tented Lodge

Burunge Wildlife Management Area, between Tarangire National Park and Lake Manyara, 20-minute drive from Tarangire Park main gate

Amboseli

Best hotels, safari lodges & tented camps at Amboseli National Park. Choose from Economy, Comfort, Luxury or Superior Luxury.

Economy level lodge/tented camp 

  • Amboseli Sopa Lodge – Standard rooms

Comfort level lodge/ tented camp 

  • Amboseli Sopa Lodge – Premium rooms
  • AA Amboseli Lodge
  • Sentrim Amboseli Camp
  • Penety Resort
  • Hunter’s Luxury Manor-Amboseli

Luxury level lodge/ tented camp 

  • Amboseli Serena Lodge
  • Oltukai lodge
  • Kibo Safari Camp
  • Kilima Safari Camp
  • Oilepo Safari Lodge

Superior Luxury level lodge/ tented camp 

  • Tulia Amboseli Safari Camp
  • Elerai Camp
  • Tawi lodge
  • Tortilis Camp
  • Porini Amboseli camp
Accommodations with a * attract a supplement. Your tour consultant shall advice on the supplement value.

ALL SAFARI PRICES ARE LISTED BY SEASON, NUMBER OF PERSONS, AND COMFORT TIER

Please check out our prices for these private safaris – you’ll see they are the most reasonable anywhere for each tour. You’ll travel in safari-style in a 4 x 4 Land Cruiser Jeep.

 PLEASE NOTE: Advertised safari prices may not be exact and can vary depending on accommodation category and availability at time of booking. Exact Safari prices shall be provided at booking. Expect marginal +/- Price Variations based on specific accommodation choices / Safari seasons.

Prices are in USD Per  Person Sharing in a double/twin en-suite room.

To view our tour prices for the 3 Safari Seasons, please click High, Peak or Low

Your Tour Includes

  • Transport in a private 4 x 4 Landcruiser Jeep
  • Nairobi airport/hotel pick up and drop off
  • Stay in economy, comfort or luxury lodge/tented camps (your choice)
  • Our experienced and friendly English speaking/other language guide/driver
  • Bottled drinking water
  • Park entrance fees
  • Game viewing drives
  • All meals on safari
  • Government taxes and local levies
  • The Flying Doctors emergency medical evacuation/rescue insurance cover
Not Included In the Tour Price:

– Bottled & Soft Drinks
– Items and services of a personal nature
– Tips & Gratuities

Lots of Ways To Stay

Safari Lodge or Tented Camp?
Economy, Comfort, or Luxury?

We offer lots of ways to settle into your safari evening. Some people like the familiar four walls of a traditional lodge. Others go for the outdoors feel of a tented camp. Either way, both lodge or tented camp come in economy, comfort, and lux editions. Choose the accommodation style that suits your needs. And then, which level of service works for you.

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