9 days, 8 nights budget Kenya and Tanzania safari

Overview

Day by day itinerary

1. 1Nairobi to Maasai Mara⌄

   On arrival at the airport ,you will be picked and dropped off at the Decasa Hotel where you will experience the delight complimentary first night before the commence of the safari Pick up in Nairobi from your hotel or residency within Nairobi CBD at 8:00 am and  Start your safari to Maasai Mara at 08:30. You will have a stopover at the Rift Valley viewpoint at 10:00 to see the escarpments and the flat lands below. The Rift Valley is a geographical formation that formed millions of years ago and runs from the top to bottom of Africa. Arrive Maasai Mara game Reserve at the time for lunch. Take an evening game safari drive for two hours.

   You will have a stop over at the Great Rift Valley point, Mai Mahiu Road, where you will have a breaking view of the floor of the rift valley. The rift valley system was formed 5 million years ago and the rift runs from the red sea through Ethiopia and Kenya and Tanzania. The rift valley is an active volcanic area and has some of the most interesting features including more than 8 lakes, dormant and active volcanic mountains and hotsprings and geysers like the Olkaria geothermal wells and Lake Bogoria geysers. You can actually see the volcanic Mt Suswa and Mt Longonot from this high place with their evergreen craters and the undulating green rift valley floor. The view from here is just amazing. Make sure to take as many photos from here as you can.

   Meals: Lunch · Dinner

   Overnight: Overnight at Enkajiang camp/ Rhino Camp or similar, with flushing toilets and bathroom, linen and mosquito nets.

2. 2Full Day Game Drive in Maasai Mara⌄

   At 07:30, you will start a full-day game drive all the way to the Mara River, the site of the great wildebeest migration. picnic lunch in the park under a croton shade tree at 13:00, then complete the game drive and return to your accommodation at 16:00. In the evening, you will visit Maasai Village to learn more about their culture

   The Mara River is a river in Narok County (Kenya) and in Mara Region (Tanzania), and lies across the migration path of ungulates in the Maasai Mara/Serengeti game reserves. This is the site where the wildebeest migration takes place. There are a lot of resident hippos and crocodiles.

   Meals: Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner

   Overnight: Overnight at Enkajiang camp/ Rhino Camp or similar, with flushing toilets and bathroom, linen and mosquito nets.

3. 3Maasai mara to Naivasha⌄

   Masai Mara to Naivasha. Depart maasai mara and start drive to Naivasha. Lunch is served at a travellers Hotel Arrive Naivasha in time for an afternoon Boat ride in the lake for Hippo viewing and bird watching. There is also an optional 2 Hours Horse riding for 70 USD. Accomodation at Chambai Hotel Or Astrian Hotel.

   Meals: Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner

   Overnight: Astorian Hotel

4. 4Naivasha to Namanga⌄

   Hells gate biking safari Then to Namanga Depart 7 AM to hellsGate Park; here you have the option of enjoying a biking or a walking safari up and close to the animals. Walk down the gorges and see the beautiful Land mass depressions. Head Kifaru Restaurant for Lunch then Head to the border town of Namanga.Accommodation at Namanga River Hotel

   Meals: Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner

   Overnight: Namanga River Lodge

5. 5Namanga to Arusha⌄

   Drive to Arusha to join the group heading to Manyara National Park for a 2-3 hr game drive. Lake Manyara an alkaline lake, home to an endangered tilapia, flamingos that feed along the edge of the lake, pelican, more than 390 species of birds and over 180 species of butterflies. Returning to Camp for dinner and overnight stay. We will help set up the camp for you and will be travelling with a driver and a chef to make delicious hot meals for you We will also provide for the camping equipment and help set it up for you. The campsites are safe and protected.

   Meals: Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner

   Overnight: Jambo Campsite

6. 6Serengeti National Park and Ngorongoro Crater⌄

   Leave For Serengeti National Park, best known for its abundance of animals and the great wildebeest migration and a World Heritage Site teeming with wildlife: Wildlife refuge on it's Plain in north-central Tanzania. It is partly adjacent to the Kenya border. End the game drive en-route

   Meals: Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner

   Overnight: Seronera campsite

7. 7Serengeti Natinal Park⌄

   Full day game drive in Serengeti National Park, big sky country, feels like untamed wilderness and the density of wildlife offers a spectacular safari experience no matter what time of the year. You will have picnic lunch. After a day of exploration return to the campsite.

   Meals: Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner

   Overnight: Seronera Campsite

8. 8Serengeti to Ngorongoro⌄

   The last full day visit Ngorongoro Crater, largest intact caldera in the world for a half-day tour. Have a picnic lunch with you at the end of the day you will be driven to Arusha

   Meals: Breakfast · Lunch

   Overnight: Venus Premier Hotel.

9. 9Depart to Nairobi⌄

   After breakfast, you will a board the shuttle for Nairobi, arriving back at around 2:30pm. Drop Hotel or International airport.