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Vast National Parks full of wildlife, an orphanage for elephants, a Maasai village and an ancient volcano: this isn't a film plot, it's just a taste of what East Africa has to offer. We've included all our morning and afternoon game drives in all the national parks including the Maasai Mara and Serengeti for your best shot at seeing the Big 5, and even better, you'll be driving through valleys and plains in our top of the range open-top vehicles and staying in some of the best lodges and luxury campsites for the ultimate safari experience.
Locations Visited
Nairobi, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Amboseli, Arusha, Tarangire National Park, Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater, Lake Manyara
Countries Visited
Kenya, Tanzania
Travel Style
Accommodations
10
nights included
Age Requirements
Travel for 18-35 year olds
Itinerary
COLLAPSE ALLEXPAND ALL
Day 1
Nairobi to Maasai Mara
Today your adventure begins. You’ll meet your guides and your fellow travellers, and then we’ll load up the safari vehicles and be on our way. Passing through the Great Rift Valley, we’ll get to our Maasai Mara lodge just in time for lunch – and then head out for our first game drive. Keep your eyes peeled for wildlife large and small as we make our way across those magnificent rolling hills.
Accommodation
Sentrim Mara (or similar)
Meals
Lunch
Dinner
Highlights
Take an Evening Game Drive in the Maasai Mara MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience
How to make the most of our time in Maasai Mara? This afternoon/evening, you’ll have the chance to set off in search of whatever wildlife you missed in the morning – binocs at the ready!
Day 2
Maasai Mara
After an early breakfast, you'll get the chance to head out on a hot air balloon ride to check out the African Savannah as the sun rises. Then, after a champagne breakfast to top it all off, you'll rejoin the morning's game drive. At midday, we’ll head back to the lodge for lunch and a swim, and then embark on our second game drive this afternoon – in search of Africa's elusive big cats. The Maasai Mara is the setting for one of nature’s greatest phenomena: The Great Migration. If you’re here at the right time of year, you’ll have the chance to witness millions of wildebeest and zebras en route to greener pastures.
Accommodation
Sentrim Mara (or similar)
Meals
Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner
Highlights
Take a morning Game Drive in the Maasai Mara MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience
Known for its grassy plains and rolling hills, home to lions, cheetahs, elephants, zebras and hippos, the Maasai Mara is a jewel in Africa’s wildlife crown – don’t miss your chance to explore it at sunrise.
Take another afternoon Game Drive in the Maasai Mara MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience
It’s your last evening in the Mara to see the epic wildlife on this vast savannah.
Day 3
Maasai Mara to Nairobi
Rise and shine, Kenyan explorers! With the Maasai Mara lodged firmly in our memories (and our hearts), we'll make our way back to Nairobi this morning - where plenty more magic awaits.
This afternoon we head back to Nairobi, where something truly special awaits us. We'll visit the Kibera Slum to see the incredible work being done by the Mirror of Hope Foundation - working to break the cycle of poverty through education, helping the women and children to improve their quality of life. Afterwards, the afternoon is yours to relax and choose from a variety of hotel restaurants with views of the Nairobi National Park.
Accommodation
2.5.4. Ole Sereni (or similar)
Meals
Breakfast
Highlights
Support Mirror of Hope MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience
Meet the dedicated team and see for yourself the work being done to help the women and children who live here in the Kibera slum.
Day 4
Nairobi to Amboseli
Back in Nairobi, we'll have the chance to take a unique game drive in Nairobi National Park. Keep your eyes peeled for waterholes, cityscapes and the elusive white rhino too. We'll also visit the Sheldrick Elephant rehabilitation nursery to watch baby elephants play and bathe in the water (the most beautiful chaotic mess you'll ever encounter), and hear the fascinating story of their road to recovery too.
After a picnic lunch and a visit to a local Curio shop, we’ll head for our lodge (right on the edge of the Amboseli National Park, might we add, with views of Mt Kilimanjaro too!) to enjoy a delicious included dinner.
Accommodation
Sentrim Amboseli (or similar)
Meals
Breakfast
Dinner
Day 5
Amboseli
After our morning's buffet breakfast, we will do a short safari walk to a Maasai village, guided by Maasai warriors as they teach us about their culture and everyday lives co-existing with wild animals. After lunch we will head out to Amboseli National Park, famous for its iconic shots of elephants and wildlife feeding in the foreground while the peak of Africa rises in the background: Mt Kilimanjaro. It's a photographer's dream, and it's all yours. Our final dinner in Kenya will be included back at the lodge.
Accommodation
Sentrim Amboseli (or similar)
Meals
Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner
Highlights
Take a Game Drive in Amboseli National Park MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience
Get that iconic wildlife shot with the snow-capped peak of Kilimanjaro as a backdrop.
Day 6
Amboseli to Tarangire
This morning we will have one final game drive in Amboseli before we head across to the Tanzanian border. We say goodbye to our Kenyan guides as we are welcomed by our Tanzanian guides and drive to the town of Arusha.
This morning we will have one final game drive in Amboseli before we head across to the Tanzanian border. We say goodbye to our Kenyan guides as we are welcomed by our Tanzanian guides and drive to the town of Arusha.
After lunch we will head off to our first lodge and national park in Tanzania - Tarangire. Famed for its two African giants; the elephant and baobab trees.
Accommodation
Roika Tented Camp (or similar)
Meals
Breakfast
Dinner
Highlights
Visit Shanga Community Project MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience
Support this social enterprise that employs local disabled people with artisanal skills. Watch weaving, glass blowing, beading, paper making and metal work.
Take a morning Game Drive in Amboseli MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience
Get up early in search of the famous elephants in this iconic Kenyan National Park.
Day 7
Tarangire
An early start this morning will take us into the Tarangire National Park for a full day, in the hopes for a glimpse of some of its elusive predators and changing landscapes. We'll stay here for most of the day with a packed lunch provided to give us the most opportunity of exploring this wildlife wilderness. Afterwards, we'll visit a Maasai village, meeting some of the locals to learn all about their customs and way of life. There'll be a buffet dinner tonight too, so be sure to save some room!
Accommodation
Roika Tented Camp (or similar)
Meals
Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner
Highlights
Take a Game Drive in Tarangire MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience
Take a drive through the ‘land of giants’. This national park is known for its elephants and sprawling Baobab trees.
Day 8
Tarangire to Serengeti
After breakfast we'll set out in our safari vehicles to our next destination: the Serengeti.
We take in views of the Rift valley and the rim of Ngorogoro Crater as we make our way to the main gate of the Serengeti, stopping off to visit Mto Wa Mbu Village and a local market. We'll drive through the endless plains of this vast reserve to reach our accommodation for the night. Tonights accommodation will be a safari-style lodge in the middle of the Serengeti. A buffet meal will be served for dinner, and you're free to sit outside and listen to the sounds of nocturnal animals waking up to forage or hunt, all while sitting under the bright canopy of stars in the African sky.
Accommodation
Kon tiki Serengeti Camp (or similar)
Meals
Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner
Highlights
Stay at Kon tiki Serengeti Camp
Hello new accommodation – Kon tiki Serengeti Camp (yep, they're called Kon tiki). Here, you'll have easy access to prime game viewing areas, and you'll also be able to witness one of nature’s most extraordinary events - the Great Wildebeest Migration! Plus, it comes with luxurious beds, linen and professional chefs to serve up the freshest food.
Take an afternoon Game Drive in the Serengeti MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience
Watch out for local wildlife as we head to our camp, which is bang in the middle of these endless plains. Could the location be any more epic?
Explore Mto Wa Mbu Market
Stroll through the Maasai Market with vibrant stalls of fruit, handmade shukas and beaded jewellery. And even sample traditional dishes (washed down with banana beer!). You'll also learn about the art of Makonde carving in this little town that's home to around 120 Maasai tribes - all with their own unique language and customs.
Day 9
Serengeti
We'll spend a full day seeking out the game of Africa's plains, with predators in hot pursuit of their prey. If the wildebeest migration is around, then you are in for a wildlife treat: millions of wildebeest and zebra grazing for as far as the eye can see really is one of Africas' greatest spectacles to observe. If you want to make today even more unforgettable, you can opt in for a once-in-a-lifetime Balloon safari. A buffet dinner awaits us back at our safari camp.
Accommodation
Kon tiki Serengeti Camp (or similar)
Meals
Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner
Highlights
Take a morning Game Drive in the Serengeti MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience
Was that lion we heard last night? Let’s go find out. Take an incredible morning drive in search of the wildlife we heard throughout the night.
Take another afternoon Game Drive in the Serengeti MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience
Cruise around the plains at sunset to explore new areas and spot a few more animals before they head off to bed.
Day 10
Serengeti to Ngorongoro Crater
Enjoy some breakfast before we depart the Serengeti with a morning game drive on our way to our next destination, the Ngorongoro Crater.
In the late morning we reach the Ngorongoro Crater, an ancient volcano, boasting one of the highest densities of predators stalking the abundant wildlife enclosed inside the volcano's centre. We'll stop here for a picnic lunch before we ascend the plateau. A true natural wonder, only found in Africa.
Accommodation
Eileen's Tree Inn (or similar)
Meals
Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner
Highlights
Take another morning Game Drive in the Serengeti MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience
Another day, another game drive, giving us the most amount of opportunities to see the wildlife that roams these plains.
Take a Game Drive through Ngorongoro Crater MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience
Experience a one-of-a-kind drive inside an ancient volcano that’s packed with incredible wildlife and right in the heart of the action.
Day 11
Ngorongoro Crater to Arusha via Lake Manyara
Its our last day on safari and our last chance for some wildlife viewing. Opt to jump on one last game drive to Lake Manyara National Park.
Renowned for its famed tree-climbing lions, Lake Manyara is a completely different ecosystem to the other parks we have visited with grassy floodplains and massive forests to spot unique wildlife and bird-life to this region.
With full hearts and memories made, it's time to say fond farewells to your new lifelong friends, and to our African adventure.
A modular trip means fellow travellers will join and leave at various locations. There’ll be some goodbyes, sure, but there’ll also be plenty of hellos with new like-minded travellers.
Luxe Glamping is camping with a bougee twist. That means sleeping in permanent tented structures - with proper beds, hotel-style facilities and en-suite bathrooms too.
You’ll be crashing on a proper bed, complete with pillows and a cosy duvet. Camping, but make it comfy.
Nope. This trip includes Luxe Glamping accommodation. That means, you'll stay in permanent tented structures complete with en suite bathrooms. No tent setting up required!
You'll have access to your very own private ensuite (shared with just one more traveller). These come with proper toilets, hot showers and everything you need.
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