Kenya and Tanzania Migration Combo, 13 Days

When you land in Nairobi, you are met and taken to the hotel. The rest of the day is free, and you can enjoy a good night there.

Overnight at Eka Hotel Nairobi (http://www.ekahotel.com/)

Meal plan: HB

Travel time without game viewing: 4.5 hours
Distance: 260 km

You leave Nairobi after breakfast and travel toward Kenya's fertile highlands before descending the Rift Escarpment. On the way across the Valley to Narok, you pass the impressive Longonot earth satellite station, and then you cross acres of wheat and barley and arrive in the Masai Mara in time for lunch. After lunch and a rest, an afternoon game drive follows, and then you drive to Mara Sopa Lodge in the Oloolaimutia Valley as the sun sets.

Overnight at Mara Sopa Lodge (https://www.ashnilhotels.com/mara/)

Meal plan: breakfast, lunch, and dinner

As an option, you can have an early wake-up call and set off on a spectacular hot air balloon ride over the Maasai Mara. The BALLOON SAFARI ADVENTURE starts in the pre-dawn hours, and the thrilling, magnificent view over the park usually begins at sunrise and lasts one hour, followed by a game drive. You float above herds of wildlife in the Masai Mara game reserve in a hot air balloon. Lunch is at the picnic site, and the afternoon game drive continues until sunset, when you head back to the lodge.

Overnight at Mara Sopa Lodge

Meal plan: breakfast, lunch, and dinner

Non-game-viewing travel time:  3-4 hours
Distance:  228 km

After breakfast you leave the Masai Mara and cross the ‘breadbasket of Kenya, where acres of wheat and barley spread across the landscape, heading north to Narok, the district headquarters of this part of Maasailand. The drive then goes over the broad plains of the Rift Valley and up the Mau Escarpment, and you reach Lake Nakuru Lodge for lunch (picnic lunch boxes are optional if you want to save time). Following lunch, enjoy an afternoon game drive in Nakuru National park, then go on to Lake Nakuru Sopa Lodge for the night, in the heart of one of Kenya’s most densely populated wetland National Parks.

Overnight at Lake Nakuru Sopa Lodge (http://www.sopalodges.com/lake-nakuru-sopa-lodge/about-lake-nakuru)

Meals: breakfast, lunch and dinner

Non game-viewing travel time:  3-4 hours
Distance:  228 km

You have an early breakfast and leave the Rift Valley behind, taking a picnic lunch with you as you continue toward Amboseli national park. You enjoy the picnic lunch and an afternoon game drive in the park on the way to the Amboseli Sopa Lodge, set on 200 acres of private land at the foothills of Africa’s highest mountain, Mount Kilimanjaro.

Stay overnight at Amboseli Sopa Lodge

Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner

Non-game-viewing travel time:  4 hours
Distance:  390 km

After a sumptuous breakfast in the morning, you set out for a full-day game drive in Amboseli national park, visiting different areas at different times of day. Amboseli has a large elephant population. Enjoy a hot picnic lunch at a picnic site and return to the lodge later in the day.

Overnight at Amboseli Sopa Lodge (http://www.sopalodges.com/amboseli-sopa-lodge/overview)

Meals: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner

Non-game-viewing travel time:  3 hours
Distance:  181 km

Have breakfast early, then drive 2 hours to Namanga border to get your Tanzania visa, which takes about 20 minutes. With the paperwork done, drive 1 hour to Arusha for an early lunch, then 2 hours on to Lake Manyara national park. The park is small, so 3 to 4 hours will be spent at Lake Manyara. Late in the evening, drive about 40 minutes to Farm Of Dreams Lodge: (https://farmofdreamslodge.com/)

Overnight at Farm Of Dreams Lodge

Meals: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner

After breakfast, drive to Serengeti national park through the Ngorongoro Masai Boma (Village), with a visit to Olduvai Gorge along the way. Most of our best safaris include a 1-2 hour stop at Oldupai/Olduvai Gorge and a Masai boma, plus a few halts at interesting points for photographs and a taste of Tanzania at its finest. Getting from Ngorongoro to Serengeti national park takes 3 hours. Lunch boxes go with you so that there is plenty of time for afternoon animal sightings in the Serengeti. Once lunch is eaten, a game drive continues until sunset.

Overnight in central Serengeti at Mbugani Tented Camp (http://mbuganicamps.com/

Meals: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner

Today you leave the lodge at sunrise after breakfast and begin your game drives, taking a picnic lunch. The full day, from 6 am to 6 pm, is spent watching animals at different times and in different places in the Serengeti, where you can expect huge herds of elephants, prides of lions, cheetah, leopard, giraffe, buffaloes, and many species of birds and trees.

Overnight in central Serengeti at Mbugani Tented Camp (http://mbuganicamps.com/

Meal plan: breakfast, lunch, and dinner

Begin the day with an early breakfast at your lodge, then pack up before leaving for morning animal sightings. At midday you stop for a picnic lunch, and the afternoon brings more animal sightings as you drive to the Ngorongoro crater rim for the night, passing through Olduvai Gorge.

Overnight at Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge

Meals: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner

Have an early breakfast at your lodge and pack up before leaving for morning animal sightings in the crater. Ngorongoro crater is the world’s unbroken Caldera and thousands of animals live inside it; if you are lucky, the big five may appear. Your picnic lunch is at the hippo pool in the afternoon, followed by more animal sightings as you drive out of the crater en route to Tarangire.

Stay overnight at Eileen's Tree Lodge: (http://www.eileenstrees.com/

Meals: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner

Early in the morning after breakfast, drive about 1.5hrs  to Tarangire national park for a full day of animal sightings. Tarangire national park is the third-largest national park in Tanzania and holds high populations of elephants. Giant Baobab trees dot the park and can be seen everywhere, and the Tarangire river sustains the life of the park. Late in the evening, drive to Arusha and stay at Planet Lodge.

Overnight at Arusha Planet Lodge (https://planet-lodges.com/arusha_planet_lodge/

Meals: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner