Day 1: Nairobi / Maasai Mara

Depart Nairobi in the morning and drive to Maasai Mara arriving in time for lunch. Afternoon game drives. Dinner and overnight at Maasai Mara campsite.

Day 2-4: Maasai Mara

Full day in game drives in the Masai Mara to observe the wildebeest migration, Kenya's most popular game sanctuary where you will have the best opportunity of spotting the Big Five - lion, leopard, buffalo, rhino and elephant. Morning and afternoon game drives. All meals and overnight at the campsite.

Day 5: Maasai Mara/Lake Manyara

After breakfast drive to Lake Manyara Park for afternoon game drive. The parks boast tree-climbing lions not found elsewhere in Tanzania and East Africa. Apart from this, there are several different types of forests with a variety of fauna including hippopotamuses, baboons, buffaloes, leopards, giraffes, elephants, zebra, monkey and large variety of birds, including flamingoes. Nights: Jambo campsite.

Day 6: Lake Manyara (walking on rift valley)

Breakfast this is good day to go for a walking along Great Rift Valley escarpment. Visit Masai Bomas, Banana plantation and go up Kirurumo hill and have panoramic views across the volcano-studded floor of the Great Rift Valley, get good view of Mto WA Mbu village. Dinner and overnight Jambo campsite.

Day 7: Lake Manyara to Lake Natron

After breakfast depart to Lake Natron, taking back roads through distant Maasai villages. Along the way, pass through acacia woodland before reaching the flat lands of Lake Natron. View antelopes, ostrich and giraffe along the way. Reach Lake Natron in the afternoon. Picnic lunch, and spend a relaxing evening by the river at Lake Natron Campsite.

Day 8: Lake Natron

Spend the day exploring the river and waterfalls near the campsite of Lake Natron. Trek across the mineral lake observing many birds that feed on the lake. Hot lunch at the campsite. If interested, climb Ol'doinyo Lengai, a volcanic mountain at Lake Natron. Begin hiking at midnight, reaching the peak at dawn. View the molten lava in the volcano and descend the mountain to return to camp for a hot breakfast.

Ol'doinyo Lengai means Mountain of God in Maasai language. According to Maasai tradition, God lives at the top of Ol'doinyo Lengai and the sound created by the magma is the voice of God. Overnight at Lake Natron Campsite.

Day 9-10: Lake Natron to Serengeti National Park

After a late breakfast, load up the vehicles and prepare for the drive to Serengeti National Park. Serengeti National Park, which has been declared a World Heritage Site and Biosphere Reserve, is a vast and beautiful expanse of 5,600 square miles, which supports the largest concentration of plain game in the world. The park boasts many species of plain animals from hare to the elephant. Game drive en-route with picnic lunch. Overnight at Seronera Campsite. 2 Nights.

Day 11: Serengeti/Ngorongoro

Down game drive, breakfast then proceed with game drive till lunchtime. After hot lunch drive to Ngorongoro. Dinner and overnight at Simba campsite.

Day 12: Ngorongoro Crater Tour

Early after breakfast then depart for Ngorongoro Crater for full day tour with picnic lunch.

A few words about Ngorongoro crater:

Often described as one of the wonders of the world, it was declared a WORLD HERITAGE SITE in 1978. The world's largest intact volcanic caldera, it is a natural sanctuary for some of Africa's densest animal populations. Grasslands, swamps, lakes, rivers, mountains and wildlife are all there. The approach road winds up and up through the densely forested outer slopes to Heroes Point where there is a spectacular viewpoint over the 260 square km crater floor lying 600 m below. The Gol Mountains are at the far rim, Lake Magadi in the centre with Seneto springs to the left. Gorigor swamp lies to the right and Lerai Forest in the foreground. Access to the crater is strictly monitored, with only three roads (two of them, one-way,) to the crater floor. The authorities rigidly forbid tourists from entering the crater before 07:00 and they must leave before 18:00. It is estimated that there are up to 25,000 large mammals in the 100 square miles of the crater floor so you always see many animals on a game drive. They are mainly grazers but carnivores include a population of about 100 lions and approx. 400 hyenas. Open grassland covers most of the crater floor and this supports large concentrations of wildebeest and zebra. Buffalo, Thompson's and Grantís gazelle, eland, hartebeest and warthog are also common. There are no giraffe, Topi or impala in the crater. Elephant are mainly found in the swamp and there is a population of about 25 black rhino. Hippos are mainly found at Ngoitokitok Springs. There are many birds including flamingoes on Lake Magadi. You will find many water birds around the other Lakes and springs with ostriches and the Koori Buzzard the most common. Late afternoon ascend and drive to Jambo campsite for dinner and overnight.

Day 13: Tarangire

After breakfast drive to Tarangire National Park for game drive. This is a famous park for its high concentration of elephant herds and tree climbing Pythons. You will also find huge Baobab trees with their legendary enormous circumference. We have lunch in the park and then an evening game drive. Dinner and overnight at Kigongoni campsite.

Day 14: Tarangire

After breakfast. Full day game drive. Night at same camp.

Day 15: Arusha Park

After breakfast, drive to Arusha national park for full day game drive. The park has three distinct zones: Ngurdoto Crater (often described as a mini Ngorongoro), the Momella Lakes, a group of shallow alkaline lakes fed by underground streams, and Mount Meru, one of the most rewarding mountains to climb in Africa.
Animals here include buffalo, elephant, hippo, giraffe, zebra and a variety of antelope, blue monkey and black and white colobus monkey, leopard and hyena. Picnic lunch. Late afternoon drive to Maasai camp for dinner and overnight.