9 Days Kenya Tanzania Big Five Wildlife Safari

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Overview of the 9 Days Kenya Tanzania Big Five Wildlife Safari

The 9 Days / 8 Nights Kenya Tanzania Predator Safari is an amazing inter country safari covering the wilderness highlights of these two countries. The Safari starts from Nairobi – Jomo Kenyatta International Airport Kenya and ends at Kilimanjaro International Airport Tanzania traversing the prime wildlife safari destinations including Lake Naivasha, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Crater and eventually Tarangire National Park.

Safari Highlight of the 9 Days Kenya Tanzania Big Five Wildlife Safari

Day 1: Arrive in Kenya – Jomo Kenyatta International Airport & transfer to the Hotel

Day 2: Transfer from Nairobi – Lake Naivasha (120kms – Approx 2.5 drive)

Day 3: Lake Naivasha – Maasai Mara (255kms – Approx 5hrs drive)

Day 4: A day of game drive in Maasai Mara National Reserve

Day 5: Maasai Mara – Isebania – Serengeti (400kms – Approx 9hrs drive)

Day 6: A day of game drive in Serengeti National Park

Day 7: Serengeti – Ngorongoro Conservation area – Karatu (180 km – 3 Hrs drive)

Day 8: Ngorongoro Conservation area – Tarangire National Park (155 km – 3 hrs drive)

Day 9: Tarangire – Arusha (125 km – 2 hrs) – JRO (55 Km – 40 Minutes)

Day 1 Arrive in Kenya – Jomo Kenyatta International Airport & transfer to the Hotel
Meet and greet at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.

After a brief introduction a transfer will be arranged to the hotel for leisure.

Accommodation: Jacaranda Hotel
Day 2 Transfer from Nairobi – Lake Naivasha (120kms – Approx 2.5 drive)
After early breakfast depart at 0800hrs for Lake Naivasha. Enjoy a leisurely and scenic drive with a brief stopover at The View Point to marvel at the scenic beauty of The Great Rift Valley. On arrival a transfer will be arranged to the Jetty to experience a 01hour boat ride as you view resident hippos and spot the Fish Eagle Hunt its prey. A transfer will be arranged to the lodge for lunch and leisure.

Spend the afternoon at a game of Golf or enjoy a swim as you enjoy being at the highest point within the Great Rift Valley.

Accommodation: Great Rift Valley
Day 3 Lake Naivasha – Maasai Mara (255kms – Approx 5hrs drive)
After early breakfast depart at 0800hrs for The world’s famous Maasai Mara Game Reserve. Enjoy a leisurely drive arriving in time for lunch at the lodge and spend the early afternoon at leisure.

Enjoy a game drive at 1600hrs in search of wildlife

Accommodation: Mara Base Camp
Day 4 A day of game drive in Maasai Mara National Reserve
Enjoy an early morning game drive at 0630hrs in search of wildlife.

Return to the lodge for breakfast and spend the day at leisure.

Enjoy a game drive at 1600hrs in search of wildlife.

Accommodation: Mara Base Camp
Day 5 Maasai Mara – Isebania – Serengeti (400kms – Approx 9hrs drive)
After early breakfast depart at 0800hrs for Isebania “The Kenya – Tanzania Border’.

Picnic lunch will be served.

Meet and greet at Isebania Border and after clearing with immigration officials depart for Serengeti National park. Game drives en route to the lodge.

Accommodation: Serengeti Acacia Tented Camp
Day 6 A day of game drive in Serengeti National Park
After breakfast depart with picnic lunch for a full day game drives to the vast plains of Serengeti. Serengeti covers an area of 14,763 sq km and is a contiguous of the Masai Mara Game Reserve in Kenya. Serengeti is among the largest National Park in Tanzania and also the most famous National Park in Tanzania.

It’s most famous because of the annual migration of wildebeest’s herds in search of better grazing. Serengeti is also famous for its lions, cheetahs, large herds of Zebras, herds of giraffes, Thomson’s and

Grant’s gazelles, elands, impalas, warthogs, and also rich in bird life Return to the lodge late afternoon.

Accommodation: Serengeti Acacia Tented Camp
Day 7 Serengeti – Ngorongoro Conservation area – Karatu (180 km – 3 Hrs drive)
After breakfast depart with picnic lunch and a game drives en route to Ngorongoro Conservation area via Ol duvai Gorge.

Descend down the Ngorongoro Crater rim for game drives.

The Ngorongoro Crater is just one part of a larger area of interrelated ecosystems consisting of the crater highlands (to which the Ngorongoro Crater belongs) together with larger stretches of plains bush and woodland.

Ngorongoro conservation area covers an area of about 8300 sq km. Near its centre is the Olduvai Gorge where many fossils have been earthed.

After a thrilling day, ascend the Crater rim and head to the lodge for leisure

Accommodation: Endoro Lodge
Day 8 Ngorongoro Conservation area – Tarangire National Park (155 km – 3 hrs drive)
After breakfast depart with picnic lunch for Tarangire National Park.

Tarangire National park (130 km from Arusha) covers an area of 2,600 km squared, between the plains of the Maasai steppe to the south-east, and the lakes of the Great Rift valley to the north and west. The Northern park is dominated by the perennial Tarangire River which flows to Lake Burungi.

Large numbers of elephant herds congregate here, as well as Wildebeest and zebra.

Others includes impalas, giraffes, gazelles, both greater and lesser Kudu among others.
Accommodation: Tarangire Sopa Lodge
Day 9 Tarangire – Arusha (125 km – 2 hrs) – JRO (55 Km – 40 Minutes)
Morning breakfast and depart with picnic lunch for a final game drives.

Later depart for Arusha and transfer to JRO for your onward flight out

End of the 9 Days / 8 Nights Kenya Tanzania Predator Safari

Safari Overview and Highlights