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Kenya & Tanzania grand safari

12 Days Experiences in Two Worlds

A rich safari combining Kenya and Tanzania’s wildlife highlights, scenery and cultural encounters.

Duration12 Days / 11 Nights
JourneyKenya Highlands • Mara • Serengeti • Ngorongoro • Amboseli
DestinationKenya & Tanzania
Safari stylePrivate & tailor-made
Safari overview

A journey designed around the wildlife, landscapes and pace of Kenya & Tanzania.

A rich safari combining Kenya and Tanzania’s wildlife highlights, scenery and cultural encounters.

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The experience

Safari highlights

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Two countries

Enjoy this experience with the flexibility of a private itinerary and your own professional driver-guide.

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Extended wildlife viewing

Enjoy this experience with the flexibility of a private itinerary and your own professional driver-guide.

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Varied landscapes

Enjoy this experience with the flexibility of a private itinerary and your own professional driver-guide.

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Day by day

Your safari itinerary

Daily timings remain flexible according to wildlife activity, road conditions and your preferred pace.

Day1

Arrival & safari begins

Nairobi arrival. After the day’s activities, settle into your safari accommodation, freshen up and enjoy the atmosphere of the destination before dinner and your overnight stay. Exact timings may vary with road, weather and wildlife conditions, allowing the safari to remain flexible while preserving the planned route and experiences for the day.

Meals as per itinerary Safari lodge / camp
Day2

Wildlife exploration

Samburu. Samburu offers a distinctive northern Kenya experience, with time spent around the Ewaso Nyiro ecosystem searching for elephants, predators and specialist dry-country species. Exact timings may vary with road, weather and wildlife conditions, allowing the safari to remain flexible while preserving the planned route and experiences for the day.

Meals as per itinerary Safari lodge / camp
Day3

Wildlife exploration

Samburu. Samburu offers a distinctive northern Kenya experience, with time spent around the Ewaso Nyiro ecosystem searching for elephants, predators and specialist dry-country species. Exact timings may vary with road, weather and wildlife conditions, allowing the safari to remain flexible while preserving the planned route and experiences for the day.

Meals as per itinerary Safari lodge / camp
Day4

Wildlife exploration

Lake Nakuru. Around Lake Nakuru, the safari explores woodland, grassland and lakeshore habitats known for rhino, buffalo, giraffe and rich birdlife. Exact timings may vary with road, weather and wildlife conditions, allowing the safari to remain flexible while preserving the planned route and experiences for the day.

Meals as per itinerary Safari lodge / camp
Day5

Wildlife exploration

Maasai Mara. In the Maasai Mara, the day focuses on the open savannah, riverine areas and productive wildlife plains, with possibilities for sightings of big cats, elephants, giraffes, buffalo and numerous plains-game species. Exact timings may vary with road, weather and wildlife conditions, allowing the safari to remain flexible while preserving the planned route and experiences for the day.

Meals as per itinerary Safari lodge / camp
Day6

Wildlife exploration

Maasai Mara. In the Maasai Mara, the day focuses on the open savannah, riverine areas and productive wildlife plains, with possibilities for sightings of big cats, elephants, giraffes, buffalo and numerous plains-game species. Exact timings may vary with road, weather and wildlife conditions, allowing the safari to remain flexible while preserving the planned route and experiences for the day.

Meals as per itinerary Safari lodge / camp
Day7

Wildlife exploration

Serengeti. The programme is deliberately paced to give you time to experience the destination rather than simply pass through it. Your guide will adjust stops and timing where practical to make the day comfortable and rewarding. There will be opportunities for photography, short comfort breaks and interpretation of the landscapes, wildlife and local environment encountered during the day. Exact timings may vary with road, weather and wildlife conditions, allowing the safari to remain flexible while preserving the planned route and experiences for the day.

Meals as per itinerary Safari lodge / camp
Day8

Wildlife exploration

Serengeti. The programme is deliberately paced to give you time to experience the destination rather than simply pass through it. Your guide will adjust stops and timing where practical to make the day comfortable and rewarding. There will be opportunities for photography, short comfort breaks and interpretation of the landscapes, wildlife and local environment encountered during the day. Exact timings may vary with road, weather and wildlife conditions, allowing the safari to remain flexible while preserving the planned route and experiences for the day.

Meals as per itinerary Safari lodge / camp
Day9

Wildlife exploration

Ngorongoro. The programme is deliberately paced to give you time to experience the destination rather than simply pass through it. Your guide will adjust stops and timing where practical to make the day comfortable and rewarding. There will be opportunities for photography, short comfort breaks and interpretation of the landscapes, wildlife and local environment encountered during the day. Exact timings may vary with road, weather and wildlife conditions, allowing the safari to remain flexible while preserving the planned route and experiences for the day.

Meals as per itinerary Safari lodge / camp
Day10

Wildlife exploration

Tarangire. The programme is deliberately paced to give you time to experience the destination rather than simply pass through it. Your guide will adjust stops and timing where practical to make the day comfortable and rewarding. There will be opportunities for photography, short comfort breaks and interpretation of the landscapes, wildlife and local environment encountered during the day. Exact timings may vary with road, weather and wildlife conditions, allowing the safari to remain flexible while preserving the planned route and experiences for the day.

Meals as per itinerary Safari lodge / camp
Day11

Wildlife exploration

Amboseli. In Amboseli, particular attention is given to the park’s elephant herds, seasonal wetlands and open plains, with Mount Kilimanjaro providing a spectacular backdrop when weather conditions are clear. Exact timings may vary with road, weather and wildlife conditions, allowing the safari to remain flexible while preserving the planned route and experiences for the day.

Meals as per itinerary Safari lodge / camp
Day12

Final game drive & onward journey

Nairobi departure. Your driver-guide will brief you on the day’s route, planned stops and wildlife areas before departure. The journey is taken at a comfortable safari pace, with scenic stops and opportunities to observe changing landscapes along the way. Exact timings may vary with road, weather and wildlife conditions, allowing the safari to remain flexible while preserving the planned route and experiences for the day.

Meals as per itinerary Safari lodge / camp
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What's covered

Included & not included

Included

  • Private 4x4
  • All park fees
  • Full-board stay
  • Cross-border logistics
  • Guide

Not included

  • International flight
  • Tips
  • Things of personal use
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Travel details

What to expect

TransportPrivate safari vehicle with professional driver-guide
AccommodationHandpicked safari lodge or tented camp
MealsFull board during safari unless otherwise stated
Best forTravellers wanting an immersive East Africa journey

Good to know

This itinerary is a flexible starting point. We can adjust departure point, accommodation standard, room arrangement, activities and extensions to match your travel plans. No prices are published online—request a personalised quotation for your preferred dates.

Tailor-made travel

Want to change something?

Add extra nights, upgrade your lodge, combine parks or finish with a beach stay. We can shape this safari around you.

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