13 Days Kenya and Tanzania Combined

Seeing all of the Big 5 animals as well as other wildlife that Kenya and Tanzania have to offer on an African safari is possible with this 13-day combined Kenya and Tanzania trip, which is the ideal safari to experience African wildlife. Bird watching, game viewing, and optional community visits will all be covered on this 13-day trip that combines Kenya and Tanzania. Starting in Nairobi, Kenya, and ending in Arusha, Tanzania, this journey is all-inclusive.

Day by day

DAY 01:  Drive to Aberdares national park, game viewing

After picking up in Nairobi in the morning, we drive north via magnificent Aberdares National to Sweetwaters Tented Camp in the heart of the Sweetwaters Game Reserve. The main building was millionaire Adnan Khashoggi’s ranch manager’s home in the early 1970s. The 30 spacious en-suite tents overlook the grasslands and Mount Kenya’s snow-capped peaks.
Sweetwaters Tented Camp is an oasis in savannah grasslands with ‘Whistling Thorn’ plants and Acacia trees. It has a pool, Kenya’s best tented accommodations, and customized service.
Sweetwaters offers lots to see. Giraffe, Zebra, Eland, Oryx, water buck, Grant’s gazelle, Thompson’s gazelle, elephant, buffalo, cheetah, lion, silver-backed Jackals, Ostrich, Hartebeest, Baboon, and Rhino accompany guests on game drives. Many hundred bird species can be seen. Luxury tents, great wildlife viewing, and great food set Sweetwaters tented camp apart.
Lunch at the camp, rest and freshen up, then visit Chimps orphanage in the reserve. Dinner and sleep at the camp.

DAY 02: Morning en-route game viewing as you drive to Lake Nakuru National Park

After Lodge breakfast En route to Lake Nakuru National Park, you’ll do a game drive. Your lunch stop in Nairobi will be brief. Lake Nakuru National Park is home to leopards, lions, buffaloes, hippos, waterbucks, warthogs, baboons, Rothschild’s giraffes, white rhino, and the rare black rhino, which are protected and guarded here. Visit for a late afternoon game drive.
The park has leopards, lions, waterbuck, zebra, and eland, as well as the Rothschilds giraffe. Of course, Lake Nakuru’s Flamingo population is its main draw. Dinner and stay at the resort after sunset after an evening game drive.

DAY 03: Morning en-route game viewing as you drive to Masai Mara

Drive to the renowned Masai Mara National Reserve, which is the setting for “the greatest wildlife spectacle on earth,” which is the yearly migration of more than a million wildebeest, following breakfast and a briefing from your driver guide. Get to your camp in time for lunch. Take a safari in the most visited reserve in Kenya for the afternoon. Return to the lodge in time for supper and campfire cocktails.

DAY 04: Full day game viewing and an optional cultural village visit in Masai Mara

Take in the Masai Mara game reserve for a full day of game drives. You will attempt to track migratory groups near the Mara River today; if you are fortunate, you may witness them crossing the water while crocodiles attempt to capture or hunt some of the participants. Drive back to the camp in the evening for dinner and the night.

DAY 05: Morning Game viewing in Masai Mara and drive back to Lake Victoria Musoma Tanzania Side

You will drive to Tanzania after breakfast at the Lodge, passing through small settlements and farmlands. You will then cross the Kenya-Tanzania border and head to Musoma Serenity Lodge for an evening stroll and bird watching along Lake Victoria before supper and sleep.

DAY 06: Musoma to Serengeti national park, game viewing

Following breakfast, you will travel northwest to reach Serengeti National Park. Continue to the Serengeti National Park (endless plain) after ascending the rugged, switchback route into the Ngorongoro Highlands. After an afternoon to dusk wildlife drive, head to your overnight camps for food and rest.

DAY 07: Full Day Game Drives In The Endless Plain Of Serengeti Park

On this day, you will explore Serengeti National Park on full-day wildlife drives. This will provide you with the chance to see lions, leopards, and cheetahs. You go on a game drive at 6 a.m. to look for early bird grazers, and then you have a bush breakfast at 8 a.m. After that, you go on another game drive to look for more animals. At noon, you enjoy a picnic and unwind while taking in the stunning Serengeti. Following lunch, you will continue your afternoon wildlife drive before returning to the lodge for dinner and the night.

DAY 08: Morning game drive in Serengeti and transfer to Ngorongoro Crater

Following the transfer, there will be wildlife drives in the morning before sunrise before dinner and sleep at the Ngorongoro Crater Rim. For breathtaking views of hippos and other wildlife, you will stop by the Retima Hippo Pool en route. Additionally, you might choose to go through the Olduvai Gorge. Numerous amazing archeological finds have been made in this region. It’s also a lovely place with Tanzanian Acacia trees towering over the countryside and lush, grassy ground. Another choice would be to go to a Masai village and discover their captivating singing and dance as well as their nomadic culture. You should definitely attempt to compete in the high jumps of the Maasai men!

DAY 09: Ngorongoro Crater Floor to Tarangire National Park.

You will descend more than 600 meters into the crater to observe wildlife after an early breakfast. The Ngorongoro conservation area is home to a wide range of wildlife, including herds of wildebeest, zebra, buffalo, eland, warthog, hippo, and enormous African elephants. It is also supported by a year-round supply of water and forage.

Many people call Ngorongoro Crater the eighth wonder of the world! The crater, which was created by a volcano erupting millions of years ago, is home to more than 25,000 huge creatures. You will travel to Tarangire National Park after visiting Ngorongoro Crater, arriving late in the afternoon for an evening game drive and overnight stay.

DAY 10: Full Day Game drives in Tarangire National Park

You will have your first Game Drive adventure at Tarangire National Park following breakfast. With more than 500 different species of birds, the National Park is a birdwatcher’s paradise. Additionally, about 30 huge herbivores call it home! Large grassy plains, savannah, forest, woods, lakes, and marshes make up this intriguing habitat. Every region is home to a variety of animals. Make sure to see the termite mounds scattered around the terrain. The termites abandon them, and the dwarf mongooses occupy them and make them their homes. They serve a picnic lunch.

DAY 11: Morning game drive and transfer to Lake Manyara National Park

Following breakfast, you will go to Lake Manyara National Park for a dawn wildlife drive. Despite being the smallest park in Tanzania, Lake Manyara National Park offers a wide range of species for visitors to witness, including guinea fowls, dik-diks, bushbacks, zebras, and wildebeests. following arriving in the afternoon, you will have dinner and spend the night following a quick evening game drive.

DAY 12: Full Day Game drives in Lake Manyara National Park

A full day of wildlife viewing is planned for today in Lake Manyara National Park. You will drive through bush roads and explore the lake, which is home to hundreds of Flamingos, as well as the winding river, where you may spot elephants playing and drinking in the cool waters. You will visit the local town and take an optional short trip down the Great Rift Valley in the late afternoon. During the hike, you will get the opportunity to take in the sounds of the surrounding waterfalls and forest. Before you travel to the lodge for dinner and the night, you will enjoy a picnic lunch and continue your game drive until the sun sets.

DAY 13: Transfer to Arusha to end your Trip

The 13-day combined trip to Kenya and Tanzania will come to an end when our driver will drop you off at the airport so that you can board your aircraft back home.

End of your safari