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Budget safari · Kenya & Tanzania

10-Day Private Safari - Kenya & Tanzania Circuit

The same ten-day Kenya and Tanzania loop, run privately: your own guide and 4x4 Land Cruiser from Nairobi through the Maasai Mara, Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater and Lake Manyara to Amboseli.

  • 10 days
  • Kenya & Tanzania
  • Budget safari
  • Quoted to your dates
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The journey

A closer look at your trip.

The same ten-day Kenya and Tanzania loop, run privately: your own guide and 4x4 Land Cruiser from Nairobi through the Maasai Mara, Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater and Lake Manyara to Amboseli.

NairobiLake NakuruMaasai MaraSerengetiNgorongoroLake ManyaraArushaAmboseli
Duration
10 days
Countries
Kenya & Tanzania
Trip style
Budget safari
Transport
4x4 Land Cruiser
Start
Nairobi
End
Nairobi
Price
On Request

Choose your safari style

The same route, at the level you want to travel.

This journey follows the same wildlife route whichever style you choose. What changes is where you sleep, the level of service and how the trip is quoted.

Choose your safari style

Budget: where you stay

Suggested accommodation

Suggested accommodation is subject to availability. A property of a similar standard may be proposed where necessary.

What this style means

  • Practical camps and lodges, and public campsites inside the Tanzanian parks. The wildlife itinerary, the guiding and the 4x4 Land Cruiser are the same as on the upgraded styles of this route.
Price
On Request
Catalogue reference
Product 53
Enquire about the budget option

Midrange: where you stay

Suggested accommodation

Suggested accommodation is subject to availability. A property of a similar standard may be proposed where necessary.

What this style means

  • Upgraded rooms, dining and a higher service level throughout, with a 4x4 Land Cruiser for game drives.
Price
On Request
Catalogue reference
Product 90
Enquire about the midrange option

Trip highlights

The places that shape this journey.

  • 01

    Nairobi

  • 02

    Lake Nakuru

  • 03

    Maasai Mara

  • 04

    Serengeti

  • 05

    Ngorongoro

  • 06

    Lake Manyara

Your route

Across Kenya & Tanzania.

Nairobi → Lake Nakuru → Maasai Mara → Serengeti → Ngorongoro → Lake Manyara → Arusha → Amboseli → Nairobi

We will confirm the day-by-day sequence and overnight stops in your detailed proposal.

KENYATANZANIANairobiLake NakuruMaasai MaraSerengetiNgorongoroLake ManyaraArushaAmboseli

Schematic route · See the day-by-day programme for travel details.

Day by day

10 days in East Africa.

  1. Day 1

    Nairobi – Lake Nakuru

    Your private safari starts with pick-up from your Nairobi hotel or the airport and a transfer to our office to meet your guide, then an immediate departure for Lake Nakuru, roughly two hours away. Stop at the escarpment viewpoint, and watch for Mount Longonot and Lake Naivasha in the distance as the highway runs along the Rift Valley. Picnic lunches are collected in Nakuru before going straight into the national park, famous for flamingos and endangered rhino, with game viewing until around 6pm. Dinner follows on arrival, with the night spent in Nakuru.

    Overnight
    Buraha Zenoni, Lake NakuruLake Nakuru Sopa Lodge
    Meals
    Picnic lunch and dinner

  2. Day 2

    Lake Nakuru – Maasai Mara

    After breakfast, leave the hotel and descend to Lake Naivasha, where an optional boat ride gets you close to the hippo and the lake's birds. Continue through Narok for lunch and refuelling, then deeper into the Maasai plains to your camp in the reserve. In the afternoon the 4x4 Land Cruiser sets out on the first introductory game drive, tracking the reserve's animals and birds with your driver-guide until sunset. Dinner and overnight at the eco camp.

    Overnight
    Miti Mingi Camp, Maasai MaraZebra Plains Mara Camp
    Meals
    Breakfast, lunch and dinner

  3. Day 3

    Maasai Mara National Reserve

    The day starts with breakfast at camp and an 8am departure with picnic lunches for an extensive game drive. The scenery is savanna grassland on rolling hills, and the extensive road and track network is what makes the Mara the best park for game in Kenya, allowing close-range viewing and photography. Drive to the Mara River, the point where the migration crosses, to look for crocodile and hippo, then break for lunch. Game viewing runs until 5pm, followed by a couple of hours for optional activities outside the park. Dinner and overnight at camp.

    Overnight
    Miti Mingi Camp, Maasai MaraZebra Plains Mara Camp
    Meals
    Breakfast, picnic lunch and dinner

  4. Day 4

    Maasai Mara – Serengeti National Park

    After breakfast, a Maasai village visit: watch the dancing, hear the songs, see how a homestead is laid out and learn some of the community's bush skills, including lighting a fire. Your Kenyan guide then transfers you to Isebania, where you complete border formalities and meet your Tanzanian guide. Proceed into the Serengeti with a game drive en route to Seronera camp for dinner and overnight.

    Overnight
    Seronera Camp, SerengetiSerengeti Serena Safari Lodge
    Meals
    Breakfast, lunch and dinner
    A male lion and lioness resting in grass at sunset.
    The Maasai Mara — the heart of this journey.

  5. Day 5

    Serengeti National Park Game Viewing

    Leave camp with picnic lunches and embark on a full day of game viewing in the Serengeti, tracking the animals of this vast savanna grassland from the 4x4 Land Cruiser. The park's size means your guide's experience matters in the search; the Big Five can all be seen here, along with large groups of wildebeest, and the central Seronera valley is one of the best places in Africa for leopard and lion. Dinner and overnight at Seronera camp.

    Overnight
    Seronera Camp, SerengetiSerengeti Serena Safari Lodge
    Meals
    Breakfast, picnic lunch and dinner

  6. Day 6

    Serengeti – Ngorongoro Crater

    After breakfast and a final game drive in the Serengeti, pack up and drive to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area with picnic lunches en route, passing through the Naabi Hill gate and across the plains to the highlands. The Ngorongoro Crater is counted among the seven natural wonders of Africa, and the campsite sits on its rim. Dinner follows, and the night is spent in tents with beds and bedding provided.

    Overnight
    Simba Campsite, NgorongoroNgorongoro Serena Safari Lodge
    Meals
    Breakfast, picnic lunch and dinner
    An acacia tree above grassland at sunset.
    Serengeti plains, where the next stage of the route takes you.

  7. Day 7

    Ngorongoro Crater – Lake Manyara

    After breakfast, descend 2,000 feet into the Ngorongoro Crater in the 4x4 Land Cruiser, game viewing from the descent road and across the crater floor until it is time to climb back to the rim; lion, elephant, buffalo, hyena and, with luck, black rhino are all resident, and flamingo feed on the soda lake. Picnic lunch in the crater, then ascend and drive down to Lake Manyara for dinner and the night.

    Overnight
    Fanaka Campsite, Lake ManyaraLake Manyara Serena Safari Lodge
    Meals
    Breakfast, picnic lunch and dinner

  8. Day 8

    Lake Manyara – Arusha – Amboseli

    After breakfast, leave with picnic lunches for an extensive game drive in Lake Manyara National Park, known for tree-climbing lions and large numbers of flamingo, with elephant, giraffe, hippo and baboon in the forest and along the shore. Have lunch inside the park, then drive via Arusha to the Namanga border, where you say goodbye to the Tanzanian guide and meet the Kenyan guide again. Continue to Amboseli, arriving at camp in the evening for dinner and overnight.

    Overnight
    Nyati Safari Camp, AmboseliKibo Safari Camp, Amboseli
    Meals
    Breakfast, picnic lunch and dinner

  9. Day 9

    Amboseli National Park

    A day of game drives in Amboseli National Park, whose swamps are where elephant and hippo bathe in abundance. Beyond the wetlands, zebra, wildebeest, antelope and many birds use the dry plains, and Observation Hill gives a view over the whole park. You might also see Mount Kilimanjaro's peak if the weather permits, usually at dawn or dusk. Picnic lunches are provided, and you return for your overnight stay.

    Overnight
    Nyati Safari Camp, AmboseliKibo Safari Camp, Amboseli
    Meals
    Breakfast, picnic lunch and dinner
    Elephants on open grassland with a snow-capped mountain behind them.
    Amboseli, and its elephant herds beneath Kilimanjaro.

  10. Day 10

    Amboseli National Park – Nairobi

    An early morning game drive from 6am to 9am for a last look at Amboseli, then back to camp for a full breakfast and check-out. Leave the park and drive to Nairobi, where you are dropped at your hotel or transferred to the airport for your flight home. This private safari is priced on request and needs at least two people to book; share your onward travel details so the final day is timed correctly.

    Meals
    Breakfast

What is included

Your written quotation itemises every one of these for your dates, so you can compare it line by line with any other:

  • Park, reserve and conservancy entry fees
  • Accommodation for each night, named
  • Meals on each day
  • Game drives in the 4x4 Land Cruiser, with its seating
  • Driver-guide and fuel
  • Airport or hotel pick-up and drop-off
  • Whether the vehicle is private or shared

What to allow for

Most travellers also budget separately for the items below. Your quotation confirms which apply to this trip.

  • International flights
  • Kenya eTA and any Tanzania visa
  • Travel and medical insurance (Tanzania now requires inbound cover)
  • Optional activities such as a balloon flight
  • Drinks and tips for guides and camp staff
How safari prices and park fees work →

When to travel

Seasonal considerations.

The Great Migration is a natural phenomenon, not a scheduled event. The herds move through the Serengeti and Maasai Mara with the rainfall, so their position shifts from month to month and year to year, and river crossings can never be guaranteed on a given date. Broadly, the calving months in the southern Serengeti fall around January to March, the western and central plains hold the herds from roughly April to June, and the northern Serengeti and the Mara are the usual focus from about July to October. We plan around the most current reports rather than a fixed calendar.

Read the full season guide →

Who it suits

Is this the right journey?

  • Travellers with time to spend and a wish to see the region properly rather than in outline.
  • Anyone who would rather see both countries on one trip than choose between them. Expect a border crossing and separate entry requirements for each.
  • Travellers at different budgets — this route is sold as Budget, Midrange, with the same wildlife itinerary throughout.
  • Parties who want the vehicle and the pace to themselves; this journey is arranged privately.

Pricing

Plan with the details in view.

On Request

Published catalogue reference rate. Confirm availability and the final quotation for your travel dates.

This itinerary can also be arranged privately in a 4x4 Land Cruiser on request. A private departure is quoted separately and confirmed with your dates and group size.

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4.9/5 from 31 traveller reviews on SafariBookings (opens in a new tab)
  1. 01

    Tell us your dates

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  2. 02

    Get a written quotation

    Our Nairobi team checks availability and sends a quotation stating the route, accommodation and exactly what is and is not included.

  3. 03

    Adjust it until it fits

    Change the pace, the style of accommodation or the parks. Ask anything before you decide.

  4. 04

    Book when you are ready

    Nothing is reserved or charged until you accept the quotation in writing.

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Your questions, answered.

How do I request a quotation?

Send your travel dates, party size and accommodation preferences. We will confirm availability and send a written quotation before you book.

Can I customise this trip?

Ask our team about adjustments to the itinerary, accommodation and pace. We will explain what is practical for your dates and confirm any price changes.

What is the published price for this 10-day trip?

On Request. Ask us to confirm the quotation for your dates and group size.

What vehicle is used for game drives?

Safari game drives use a 4x4 Land Cruiser. Your quotation will confirm whether your trip is private or shared and specify any separate transfer arrangements.

Before you choose

Understand the places, stays and practical details.

Read the destination guides alongside this itinerary to compare access, wildlife habitat and accommodation position. The named comfort option and written quotation confirm the actual overnight stays, meals and activities.

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