Between 7:30 and 8:00 a.m., you will be picked up from your Nairobi hotel and depart for the Masai Mara Game Reserve, traveling via the scenic Great Rift Valley viewpoint and Narok Town, with stops for refueling and lunch. Arrive at your camp in Masai Mara between 2:00 and 3:00 p.m. After a short rest, proceed for your first afternoon game drive in Masai Mara, offering an exciting introduction to the reserve’s abundant wildlife. Return to the camp in the evening for dinner and overnight stay.

After breakfast at the camp, embark on a full day of game viewing in Masai Mara Game Reserve. The reserve features scenic savannah grasslands and rolling hills, offering excellent opportunities to spot wildlife. With an extensive network of roads and tracks, you can enjoy close-range wildlife viewing and photography, making it one of the best safari parks in Kenya. Stop for a picnic lunch at the Hippo Pool, where you can observe hippos and crocodiles in their natural habitat. Return to Fisi Camp in the evening for dinner and overnight stay.

Start the day with an early morning pre-breakfast game drive in the Masai Mara, taking advantage of the cooler hours when wildlife is most active. After breakfast at the camp, depart for Lake Nakuru National Park, enjoying scenic views of Mt. Longonot and Lake Naivasha along the main highway. Stop for lunch en route before arriving at your accommodation. Dinner and overnight stay will be at Chester Hotel, ready for the next day’s safari adventure.

After breakfast, embark on a morning game drive in Lake Nakuru National Park, renowned for its prolific birdlife, including thousands of flamingos. The park is also home to a white rhino sanctuary, and you may spot species such as Cape buffalo and waterbuck along the shoreline. After the game drive, depart for Amboseli National Park, enjoying wildlife viewing en route. Arrive at Kimana Camp in the late evening for dinner and overnight stay.

After breakfast at Kimana Camp, enjoy a full day of game drives in Amboseli National Park, famous for its swampy grounds where elephants and hippos bathe in abundance. The park is also home to a variety of plains game, antelopes, and diverse bird species. On clear days, enjoy breathtaking views of Mt. Kilimanjaro’s snow-capped peak in the background. Picnic lunch will be served in the park before continuing your wildlife exploration. Return to Kimana Camp in the evening for dinner and overnight stay.

Start the day with an early morning game drive in Amboseli National Park, followed by breakfast at Kimana Camp. After breakfast, check out and proceed to the Namanga border for immigration formalities before crossing into Tanzania. From the border, catch the shuttle to Arusha, where you will be met by your guide and transferred to Arusha Sterio Hotel for your overnight stay on bed and breakfast basis. Dinner is at your own leisure tonight, giving you the flexibility to explore Arusha’s local dining options.

After breakfast at Arusha Sterio Hotel, depart for Tarangire National Park, arriving in time for lunch. Spend the afternoon on a game drive, exploring this scenic park famous for its multitude of ancient baobab trees and unique wildlife, including tree-climbing lions, lions, lesser kudu, eland, and gerenuk. Return to the Tarangire campsite in the evening for dinner and overnight stay.

After breakfast at Tarangire campsite, drive to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. In the afternoon, descend approximately 2,000 feet (over 600 meters) to the crater floor for a full-day Ngorongoro Crater tour, with picnic lunch included. Explore the diverse habitats, including forests inhabited by monkeys and elephants, crater lakes where flamingos can be spotted, and open savannahs where lions hunt. In the evening, return to Simba Campsite for dinner and overnight stay.

After breakfast at Simba Campsite, drive to Serengeti National Park via the famous Olduvai Gorge, the site of Louis and Mary Leakey’s archaeological discoveries. You may choose to visit the Olduvai Gorge museum at an additional cost, which showcases some of humanity’s earliest ancestral remains. Stop for lunch at Seronera Camp before embarking on an afternoon game drive in the Serengeti’s vast plains, where you can witness great herds of wildebeest, zebras, and gazelles, or spot a pride of lions resting in the shade. Return to Seronera Campsite in the evening for dinner and overnight stay.

After breakfast at Seronera Campsite, set out with picnic lunch for a full-day game drive in Serengeti National Park. Explore the vast savannah grasslands while tracking a wide variety of wildlife, including lions, cheetahs, elephants, giraffes, zebras, and wildebeest. Break for picnic lunch within the park before continuing your afternoon game drive. Return to Seronera Campsite in the evening for dinner and overnight stay.

Begin the day with an early morning game drive in Serengeti National Park before breakfast, returning to Seronera Campsite for a late breakfast. After a mid-morning drive, depart for Lake Manyara National Park, stopping for lunch en route. Upon arrival, enjoy an evening game drive until sunset, exploring the park’s diverse wildlife and scenic landscapes. Return to Twiga Campsite for dinner and overnight stay.

After breakfast at Twiga Campsite, enjoy a morning game drive in Lake Manyara National Park, home to hippos, monkeys, tree-climbing lions, flamingos, and a wide variety of birdlife. Return to the campsite for lunch, then drive back to Arusha, arriving at Arusha Sterio Hotel to conclude your 12-day Kenya and Tanzania Budget Group Camping Safari.