20 Days Kenya Tanzania Safari
20 Days Kenya Tanzania takes you to 2 must visit safari destinations in Africa of Kenya & Tanzania, visiting top world Known conservancies of Olpejeta conservancy, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, and Serengeti National Park.
All these National Parks and reserves to visit offer a mixture of cultural discovery & a wide range of animals among others lions, leopards, buffalo, cheetahs, elephants, giraffes, rhinos, hippos, plains game and hundreds of species of birds.
You can also prioritize in applauding the man-made world by visiting the coffee and tea plantations, museums, having break stops at colonial villages.
The 20 days Kenya & Tanzania safari then ends with great leisure in Zanzibar, where you will visit the winding alleys, grand mosques and Arab houses and enjoy a captivating spice tour.
Detailed 20 Days Kenya Tanzania Safari
Day 1: Welcome to Nairobi
Depending on your time of arrival, You will be picked and be by one of our professional driver guide, who will (if you reach early) take you on a brief tour to visit the orphan elephants at Sheldrick wildlife trust, the Giraffe manor where you have close contact with the Giraffes, the National museum among other attraction sites, and end your day with heavy dinner at the carnival-“for all meat varieties”
Overnight in your Nairobi Accommodation.
Included Meal(s): Dinner
Day 2 Nairobi – Ol Pejeta Conservancy
Breakfast will be served, after then you will embark on your day 2 safaris, driving northwards through White Highlands, to the lower slopes of Mt Kenya which is famous of its second highest peak in Africa at 5199 m (16,728 feet).
Thereafter you will proceed with your drive through the coffee and tea plantations on mount Kenya slopes. You will arrive in time for lunch at Sweetwaters, which is suitably located in the Private Olpejeta Conservancy.
Olpejeta Conservancy is a non profitable organization protecting black Rhinos, Chimpanzees and the vast predator densities in Kenya. Lunch will be served, then after you proceed for your afternoon game drive withing the Conservancy.
Day 3 Ol Pejeta Conservancy
Wake up early for the morning game drive which normally starts from 0600hrs and then be back at the Lodge at 0830hrs for breakfast. Thereafter you will checkout for lake Nakuru National Park, reaching in time for lunch at the lodge.
You will have a nap at the lodge, after which you will head for an evening game drive at 14hrs. lake nakuru is famous for the lage flock of Pink Flamingo birds, white and Black Rhinos as well as the Big 5. Lake Nakuru National Park is the perfect destination for bird watching (with more than 450 species of birds), hiking, picnic and game drives.
Dinner will be served, then after have an overnight rest.
Day 5 Lake Nakuru – Maasai Mara National Reserve
Depart Lake Nakuru national Park in the Morning after breakfast, for Maasai mara National Reserve. Enroute, you will have a break stop at the view point of the great rift valley, so as to view the escarpment, as well as capture memorable photographs.
You will also stop briefly in Narok, where you will engage in purchasing some hand made iems from the locals, while interacting with them, as well as buying edible fruits.
You will arrive at the Lodge at an ideal time to have lunch, after check in. Later in the evening, embark on your game drive, where you will explres the vast plains of Maasai Mara. Animals you might see include, many zebras & Wildebeests, giraffes, Lions, Gazelles,cheetah, leopards, wild dogs, warthogs, elephants among other.
Return for dinner and overnight at the Hotel.
Day 6 & 7: Maasai Mara National Reserve
Set off for your full day game drive along with Packed lucnch, to explore the plains of Maasai Mara national reserve. during your morning , mid-morning and evening game drive, lookout for animals including Leopards, Lions, Buffaloes, Elephants, Giraffes, Wildebeests, Zebras, Rhinos, cheetahs, hyenas and many more, not forgetting the great number of bird species.
Day 8: Transfer to Nairobi
After breakfast, exit Maasai Mara National Park for Nairobi City. You will arrive in time for lunch at either Karen Blixen Coffee Garden or world’s-renown Carnivore Restaurant. It is then follwed by a visit to the Karen Blixen Museum which is known to have featured in the movie, “Out of Africa”.
Head to your hotel for an overnight rest
Day 9: Nairobi – Amboseli National Park Kenya
Depart Nairobi city after morning breakfast for Amboseli National Park in Loitoktok District in Kenya(Rift Valley Province).
The park is the best landing destination for spot a large population of Elephants against the beautiful backdrop of Mountain Kilimanjaro National Park. Other animal to look out include; Cheetahs, Zebras, and Wildebeest among others. Don’t miss out on the opportunities to meet the Maasai .
You will reach in time for lunch at the lodge, then relax for a while before proceeding for your evening game viewing drive.
Return for dinner and overnight at the lodge.
Day 10: Full day Amboseli national Park
Have breakfast early, then depart from the camp at 0700 Hrs for a full day game drive (Morning and evening game drives) with lunch and dinner at the lodge. You will have a game drive at Amboseli National Park returning to the camp at 1100 Hrs.
Day 11:Amboseli Kenya to Lake Manyara Tanzania
Drive out , exiting Amboseli National park after breakfast, and proceed across the salty pan to the Kenya and Tanzania border.
There we will introduce to you another driver guide, who is experienced and deep knowledge about all the Tanzania national Parks. Immediately, he will take you to Arusha town where you will have your first lunch break in Tanzania.
Thereafter, you will be taken to lake Manyara National Park, where you will arrive in the evening at the camp for check in, dinner and overnight rest.
Day 12: Lake Manyara
Depart after breakfast at the camp for a full day game drive at Lake Manyara national park . The game drive will take a full day with a small lunch break at the picnic site. Look out for animals like the buffaloes, giraffes, impalas, baboons and the blue monkeys. On a lucky day, you might spot the tree climbing lions, but the shoreline is always pink with millions of flamingos flocking around. Post your whole day game drive, return to your camp/lodge where a delicious dinner awaits you.
Day 13: Lake Manyara- Transfer to serengeti
This days starts with a morning drive towards the Serengeti National Park. You will be driven via the magnificent high lying farmland of Karatu and the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, leaving behind the highlands, and sloping down to endless plains of the Serengeti National Park.
You will then head to the central park area of Seronera, famous for its abundant wildlife habitats in the park, as well as Seronera River, which is the major water source where all animals converge for cooling.
Lunch will be served enroute, then after proceed for the amazing afternoon game drive in Serengeti National Park. Expect to also see lions, Thomson gazelle, topi, ostrich and cheetah sightings. You can also go around the Kopjes circle in the anti-clockwise direction or around the Maasai Kopjes, which usually attracts lions and a few large cobras.
Dinner and overnight at Serengeti for the two days
Day 14: Full day Serengeti
After breakfast, we dedicate the entire day for game viewing in the Serengeti National Park. Depending on the season and the area you will be visiting, you might encounter some migrating herds, with predators following closely behind the trekking them such as lions, leopards and cheetahs.
You will have dinner and spend another night in the previous accommodation.
Day 15: Serengeti to Ngorongoro Crater
Have breakfast in the camp, then proceed to Ngorongoro Conservation Area, where you will descend 600m into this impressive crater for a whole-day game drive.
Ngorongoro Conservation area is home to approximately 30,000 animals, with some of Tanzania’s last remaining black rhinos and herds of wildebeest, zebra, buffalo, eland, warthog, hippo, and giant African elephants, not forgetting the huge population of predators, such as lions, hyenas, jackals, cheetahs and the ever-elusive leopard.
Picnic lunch will be served on the crater floor. You will exit.
Return in the evening for dinner and an overnight sleep
Day 16: Ngorongoro to Tarangire
Depart Ngorongoro Conservation area for Tarangire National park (Home to vast number of Elephants) towards the Tarangire. Enroute you will stop at Mto wa Mbu for a morning cultural tour and hot lunch.
You will arrive Early enough for the later afternoon game drive, the after proceed to the Lodge/camp for dinner and an over stay.
Day 17: Tarangire to Arusha Tanzania
After an early breakfast , check out from the cam, and head for a half day game drive.
Tarangire National Park is one among the best places to view vast population of elephants nearby. The park hosts buffaloes, zebras and wildebeests which are closely followed by predators like lions, Leopards, while cheetahs are very rare.
Return to Arusha for a 2 hours drive from Tarangire National Park where you spend the Night in your accommodation.
Day 18: Zanzibar Island Beach Leisure
You will be transferred to Arusha Airport, where you will fly to Zanzibar, where you will another driver guide who will transfer you to your beach resort accommodation.
Dinner and overnight at the Resort
Day 19: Visit Jozani Forest & stone town
Visit the Jozani Natural Forest Reserve, in the central east region of Zanzibar Island,. You will encounter rare red colobus monkey, which are endemic to Zanzibar. Besides Red Colobus Monkeys, Jozani is home to other species including Syke’s monkeys, small buck and bush pigs.
Spend your afternoon in Stone Town, where we find the ancient houses that were built in the 19th Century when Zanzibar was part of the best trading centers in the Indian Ocean region, like the coraline rock of Zanzibar .
Head for dinner and overnight in Stone town
Day 20: Flight back home
Spend he rest of the day at leisure at leisure to enjoy the beach and to rest up after our journey, and later transfer to the the Zanzibar airport for your flight back home