11-Day Kenya & Tanzania Safari– Where the Wild Runs Wide

Detailed Itinerary

Day 1: Nairobi NP half-day drive

You land in Nairobi and immediately after a meet and greet by our safari expert, head straight to the Nairobi National park gates—skyscrapers fading behind tree-lined roads. By early afternoon, you are already in the presence of giraffes, antelopes, lions and rhinos grazing beneath acacia trees and spot giraffes strolling across savannah lawns.By sunset, you’ll already feel the wild pulse of Africa beating beneath your feet.

Overnight:

• Camping: Nairobi National Park Campsite
• Budget: Wildebeest Eco Camp
• Standard: Nairobi Tented Camp
• Luxury: Giraffe Manor

Day 2: Nairobi → Amboseli NP

A morning pickup whisks you south toward Amboseli, set beneath Africa’s highest peak. By late afternoon you’re at your lodge with Kilimanjaro looming, watching elephant families bathe in marshes as clouds drift across the summit sightseeing elephants bathing, zebras grazing, and if you’re lucky, that perfect sunset silhouette beneath the mountain.

Overnight:

• Camping: Ol Tukai Campsite
• Budget: Amboseli Sopa Camp
• Standard: Kibo Safari Camp
• Luxury: Tortilis Camp by &Beyond

Day 3: Full day Amboseli under Kilimanjaro

Today is your day to explore the best of Amboseli National Park. Wake up early morning and depart to look out for the lone bull elephants roam the marsh, waterbuck graze—and your camera clicks in rhythm with the rising sun. In the afternoon, you may visit a local Maasai village to learn more about the red-shukas people, about their food, dances, rituals and life in general.

Overnight:

• Camping: Ol Tukai Campsite
• Budget: Amboseli Sopa Camp
• Standard: Kibo Safari Camp
• Luxury: Tortilis Camp by &Beyond

Day 4: Amboseli → Lake Nakuru via highlands

You wave goodbye to Kilimanjaro’s peak and climb into Kenya’s central highlands. After breakfast, you leave Amboseli and travel north through Kenya’s ever-changing landscapes. You’ll drive past several Maasai villages, rolling tea hills, and breathtaking escarpments before arriving at Lake Nakuru—an emerald lake rimmed with thousands of flamingos, endangered rhinos, leopards, and the park’s signature acacia forests.

Overnight:

• Camping: Lake Nakuru Campsite
• Budget: Flamingo Hill Tented Camp
• Standard: Sarova Lion Hill Lodge
• Luxury: Lake Nakuru Lodge

Day 5: Nakuru birding & boat safari

You wake up early to explore the shores of the lake, where pelicans and cormorants glide past your lens. Don’t be surprised to see baboons lounging on the road or buffalo blocking your path. The quiet beauty of Nakuru offers a different kind of thrill—subtle, yet unforgettable.

In Lake Nakuru, drive past thousands of flamingos, rifling for fish in shallows. An afternoon walk along the eastern lake shore shall give you great opportunity to meet the park’s baboons and black rhino tracks under fever trees.

Overnight:

• Camping: Lake Nakuru Campsite
• Budget: Flamingo Hill Tented Camp
• Standard: Sarova Lion Hill Lodge
• Luxury: Lake Nakuru Lodge

Day 6: Nakuru → Masai Mara

After breakfast you head southwest to the legendary Mara. Rolling plains welcome you, dotted with termite mounds and doting zebra families.Today, the real drama begins. After settling into camp, your first game drive sweeps you into a land where lions rule, gazelles leap, and vultures swirl above fresh kills. This is the African safari you’ve seen in dreams.

Overnight:

• Camping: Mara River Campsite
• Budget: Mara Simba Lodge
• Standard: Mara Explorer Camp
• Luxury: Angama Mara

Day 7: Full day Masai Mara game drives

From sunrise to sunset, you weave through prides of lions, ambush hotspots for leopards and thunderous herds of buffalo. Pack your camera and an open heart. You’ll spend the day tracking prides of lions, watching elephants in tight-knit families, and listening to the Mara River’s hippos grunt and splash. You might witness a hunt. You’ll definitely feel alive.

Overnight:

• Camping: Mara River Campsite
• Budget: Mara Simba Lodge
• Standard: Mara Explorer Camp
• Luxury: Angama Mara

Day 8: Mara → Serengeti (via Isebania)

You cross into Tanzania, skirting Lake Victoria before arriving in western Serengeti. Afternoon game drive hints at tomorrow’s wildebeest bonanza.

Overnight:

• Camping: Kirawira Campsite
• Budget: Western Serengeti Campsite
• Standard: Grumeti Migratory Camp
• Luxury: Singita Sasakwa Lodge

Day 9: Full day Serengeti migration viewing

With a full day in the Serengeti, we go deep into the wild. Wildebeest stretch to the horizon. All day you track massive herds of wildebeest, zebras and buffaloes—on trails, across plains, skirting predators. Lunch by a tributary finds hippos yawning; by late afternoon you’ve seen every stage of the great migration.

Lions nap beneath kopjes. Cheetahs scan the plains for prey. At Serengeti Lion Safaris, our guides know when to wait… and when to follow the dust.

Overnight:

• Camping: Kirawira Campsite
• Budget: Western Serengeti Campsite
• Standard: Grumeti Migratory Camp
• Luxury: Singita Sasakwa Lodge

Day 10: Serengeti Adventure

Today is your final day here in Serengeti. Start the day with a morning game drive that brings an exciting opportunity to sightsee the incredible lions, hyenas, leopard, cheetahs and more. Have lunch and relax before proceeding for another moment of wilderness encounters before proceeding to your Ngorongoro crater safari accommodation for dinner, relaxation and overnight.

Overnight

• Budget: Karatu Safari Camp Lodge
• Standard: Africa Safari Karatu
• Luxury: Ngorongoro Nimali Lodge

Day 11: Ngorongoro Crater and transfer to Arusha

Today’s finale is a showstopper. You shall descend 600 meters into the Ngorongoro Crater, a collapsed volcano teeming with wildlife: black rhinos, golden jackals, and hyenas in the mist. After a picnic by the hippo pool, we begin the drive back to Arusha (or Nairobi by request). You’ll leave tired, dusty… and utterly changed.