Shared Guided 16 Day Tour to Kenya and Tanzania

Overview

Day by day itinerary

1. 1Nairobi to Masai Mara National Reserve⌄

   Your hotel pickup happens early this morning, then you'll drive to the Great Rift Valley viewpoint before heading down the escarpment through Narok town to reach Masai Mara. After lunch at camp, the afternoon game drive is your chance to spot the black-maned lions and see the wildebeest migrations between Serengeti and Masai Mara

   Meals: Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner

   Overnight: Enkorok Mara Camp or similar

2. 2Masai Mara Full Day Game Drive⌄

   Start with an early breakfast, then spend your full day doing game viewing throughout Masai Mara. A picnic lunch gets served at the Mara River border between Kenya and Tanzania. You'll return to camp by evening for dinner and your overnight stay.

   Meals: Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner

   Overnight: Enkorok Mara Camp or similar

3. 3Masai Mara to Lake Nakuru National Park⌄

   After breakfast, you'll leave Masai Mara and drive through the Rift Valley to reach Lake Nakuru, a shallow alkaline lake where flamingo populations cover the water. The park lets you spot large game including zebras, elephants, gazelles, and possibly both white and black rhinos along with Rothschild's giraffes

   Meals: Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner

   Overnight: Lake Nakuru Lodge or similar

4. 4Lake Nakuru to Nairobi⌄

   An early breakfast comes first, then a morning game drive in Lake Nakuru National Park, known as the pink lake from all the flamingos on its surface. You'll have good chances to see black and white rhinos and other big five members. After lunch in the park, a 3-hour drive takes you to Nairobi for dinner and overnight.

   Meals: Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner

   Overnight: Best Western Plus Meridian or similar

5. 5Nairobi to Lake Manyara National Park⌄

   An early pickup from your Nairobi hotel gets you to Arusha with a stop at the Namanga border for immigration, arriving around 9:00 am. From there, head to Lake Manyara National Park for a game drive where you might spot tree-climbing lions, leopards, black rhinos, buffalo, elephants, and various birds including lesser flamingos.

   Meals: Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner

   Overnight: Karatu Lodge or similar

6. 6Lake Manyara to Ngorongoro Crater⌄

   After breakfast, leave Lake Manyara and head to Ngorongoro Crater, arriving in the afternoon. You'll descend 2,000 feet onto the crater floor for a full afternoon game drive with lunch at Ngoitoktok Springs picnic site. Spot black-maned lions, rhinos, buffalo, and elephants before heading back up to the crater rim for dinner and overnight.

   Meals: Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner

   Overnight: Ngorongoro Serena Lodge or similar

7. 7Ngorongoro to Serengeti National Park⌄

   After breakfast, depart Ngorongoro Crater toward Serengeti, arriving in time for lunch. The afternoon game drive takes you out to explore the endless plains and the diverse wildlife living across the area.

   Meals: Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner

   Overnight: Osinon Tented Camp or similar

8. 8Serengeti National park⌄

   You'll have both morning and afternoon game drives in the Serengeti with a lunch and leisure break at your lodge mid-afternoon. Explore the endless plains where leopards, hyenas, and cheetahs roam, and watch for various bird species like eagles and flamingos. Depending on season, you might see the wildebeest and zebra migrations.

   Meals: Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner

   Overnight: Osinon tented camp or similar

9. 9Serengeti to Tarangire national park⌄

   After breakfast, head out from Serengeti toward Tarangire National Park with lunch served during your drive. The park has a remote feel and is home to monkeys, hornbills, pelicans, herons, and other wildlife. You'll have time to explore before dinner and your overnight stay at the lodge.

   Meals: Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner

   Overnight: Sangaiwe Tented Camp or similar

10. 10Tarangire National Park to Arusha⌄

    An early breakfast starts your day, then a morning game drive through Tarangire National Park before leaving for Arusha in the afternoon. You'll arrive at your Arusha hotel in time for dinner and overnight.

    Meals: Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner

    Overnight: Arusha Inn Hotel

11. 11Arusha to Machame Basecamp⌄

    An early pickup from your Arusha hotel takes you to Kilimanjaro National Park. At the Machame Park Gate, your trek begins directly to Machame Hut campsite, a roughly 6-hour hike ending at 3,100m elevation where you'll rest, eat meals, and sleep in tents.

    Meals: Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner

    Overnight: Machame Basecamp

12. 12Machame Hut to Shira Hunt⌄

    After breakfast, hike to Shira Hut in approximately 4 hours through rainforest, past valleys and steep rocky ridges, ending at a river gorge heading westward. You'll rest, have dinner, and overnight at Shira Hut campsite at 3,658m elevation.

    Meals: Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner

    Overnight: Shira Hut

13. 13Shira Hut to Barronco Hut⌄

    From Shira, hike to Barranco Hut in roughly 6 hours, bypassing the lava tower and passing the second junction near Arrow Glacier at 4,876m before descending to Barranco Hut at 3,860m. This is your third overnight on Kilimanjaro

    Meals: Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner

    Overnight: Barronco Hut

14. 14Baranco Hut to Barafu Hut⌄

    After breakfast, leave Barranco and continue to Karanga Valley, then hike to Barafu Hut in approximately 8 hours. You'll have dinner and overnight at 4,600m altitude, where you might see both Mawenzi and Kibo Peaks.

    Meals: Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner

    Overnight: Barafu Hut

15. 15Barafu Hut to Summit Uhuru Peak⌄

    Rise early and head for Stella Point at 5,745m on your way to Uhuru Peak summit at 5,896m, an approximately 6-hour ascent. After reaching the summit, you'll descend to Mweka Hut campsite at 3,100m in roughly 5 hours, then have dinner and overnight.

    Meals: Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner

    Overnight: Mweka Hut