12-Day Kenya and Tanzania Classic Safari Combined
Kenya and Tanzania Safaris

• Drive Time: Game drive within the park
• Highlight: Big Five sightings and endless game viewing

Rise early for a full-day exploration of the Maasai Mara, one of Africa’s most wildlife-rich reserves. With a packed lunch, you’ll venture deep into the park, following herds of wildebeest and zebra as predators lurk nearby. Your guide will take you to prime areas for spotting cheetahs, leopards, and elephants. The Mara’s dramatic landscapes and sheer abundance of animals make every turn a photographic opportunity. As the sun sets, return to camp for stories around the fire.

🏠 Accommodation: Zebra River Camp

🍽 Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

• Drive Time: Game drive within the park
• Highlight: Another full day immersed in Mara’s wildlife spectacle

Spend another day in this wildlife paradise, exploring new areas and habitats. The morning drive might lead you to hippo pools, while the afternoon could bring encounters with the rare serval cat. Your guide will share insights about animal behavior, migration patterns, and the unique ecology of the region. A picnic lunch in the shade of an acacia tree keeps you close to the action. The day concludes with a sunset drive before returning to the warm comfort of your camp.

🏠 Accommodation: Zebra River Camp

🍽 Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

• Drive Time: Full day with border crossing
• Highlight: Cross into Tanzania and arrive in migration country

After an early breakfast, set off on a scenic cross-border drive from Kenya into Tanzania. You’ll pass through remote savannahs and rolling hills, crossing at the Isebania border post. Once inside Tanzania, the landscape gradually transforms into the wild beauty of the Northern Serengeti. This region is famed for the dramatic Mara River crossings of the Great Migration (seasonal). Arrive at camp in the late afternoon, just in time to enjoy a sundowner with sweeping views of the plains.

🏠 Accommodation: Gnu Mara Migration Camp

🍽 Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

• Drive Time: Game drive within the park
• Highlight: Witness the migration and predator action (seasonal)

Today is dedicated to tracking the Great Migration (when in season) along the Mara River. Watch as wildebeest hesitate on the banks, then plunge into the water while crocodiles lie in wait. Predators like lions, cheetahs, and hyenas patrol the surrounding plains. Even outside migration season, the north offers outstanding year-round sightings of elephants, giraffes, and big cats. Your guide will position you perfectly for dramatic photography moments.

🏠 Accommodation: Gnu Mara Migration Camp

🍽 Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

• Drive Time: Game drive within the park
• Highlight: Explore more of the remote northern plains

With fewer visitors than the central Serengeti, the northern region feels wild and untouched. Spend the day exploring riverine forests, open grasslands, and rocky outcrops where leopards may be resting. Your guide will tailor the day’s route to maximize sightings and match your interests. Expect encounters with elephants feeding on acacia branches, large buffalo herds, and perhaps a lion pride lounging in the morning sun. The evening ends with a campfire under a dazzling sky.

🏠 Accommodation: Gnu Mara Migration Camp

🍽 Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

• Drive Time: Approx. 4–5 hours (with game drive en route)
• Highlight: Transition from remote north to predator-rich central plains

After breakfast, head south into the central Serengeti, enjoying game drives along the way. This area is renowned for its large predator populations and classic savannah landscapes. Keep your eyes open for cheetahs sprinting across the plains and hyenas patrolling for an easy meal. Arrive at your tented camp surrounded by the sounds of the wild. Spend the evening enjoying a warm meal and sharing stories of the day’s sightings.
🏠 Accommodation: Mawe Tented Camp

🍽 Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

• Drive Time: Game drive within the park
• Highlight: Big cats and endless plains

Start at sunrise to catch predators returning from a night’s hunt. The central Serengeti is a photographer’s dream, with sweeping grasslands dotted by lone acacia trees. You’ll likely see lions lounging on kopjes, leopards draped over tree branches, and herds of elephants moving through the golden light. A picnic lunch keeps you in the heart of the action, with plenty of time for afternoon sightings before returning to camp.

🏠 Accommodation: Mawe Tented Camp

🍽 Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

• Drive Time: Approx. 4–5 hours (plus game drive in crater)
• Highlight: Safari in the world’s largest intact volcanic caldera

Early departure takes you to Ngorongoro Crater, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of Africa’s most unique ecosystems. Descend 600 meters into the lush crater floor for a game drive among rhinos, hippos, wildebeest, and large antelope herds. Predators roam freely here, and you might even spot a serval cat in the grasslands. After a picnic lunch, ascend and drive to Karatu for a relaxing evening in the cool highlands.

🏠 Accommodation: Karatu Tented Lodge

🍽 Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

• Drive Time: Approx. 3–4 hours
• Highlight: Tarangire’s elephants and baobab-studded landscapes

Head to Tarangire National Park, known for its vast elephant herds and ancient baobabs. Your afternoon game drive may reveal lions resting in the shade, giraffes stretching for treetop leaves, and large numbers of migratory birds. The Tarangire River draws wildlife from miles around, especially in the dry season. As evening falls, return to camp for dinner surrounded by the park’s wild soundtrack.

🏠 Accommodation: Baobab Tarangire Camp

🍽 Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

• Drive Time: Approx. 3–4 hours (plus game drive)
• Highlight: Morning wildlife viewing in Tarangire

Enjoy a morning drive while the park is alive with activity. Elephants bathe in muddy waterholes, impalas graze peacefully, and warthogs trot between the trees. With luck, you might see a leopard slipping through the tall grass. After your game drive, travel back to Karatu for a relaxed afternoon and overnight stay in the highlands.

🏠 Accommodation: Karatu Tented Lodge

🍽 Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

• Drive Time: Approx. 3–4 hours (plus game drive)
• Highlight: Tree-climbing lions and Rift Valley scenery

Depart early for Lake Manyara National Park, famous for its tree-climbing lions and flamingo-filled lake. Drive through lush groundwater forests and open floodplains, spotting elephants, hippos, and playful baboons. After a picnic lunch, continue to Arusha or Kilimanjaro Airport for your onward flight, marking the end of your East African adventure.

🍽 Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch