Kenya and Tanzania Safari: Maasai Mara, Serengeti, Ngorongoro

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Embark on a 12-day Kenya and Tanzania safari to explore the rich Maasai culture and witness the incredible wildebeest migration. Experience the wonders of Maasai Mara, Serengeti, and Ngorongoro Crater on this unforgettable adventure.

Duration: 12 days

Cancellation: 6 days

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Highlights

Jomo Kenyatta International Airport - Nairobi

Nairobi - Welcome to your Kenya & Tanzania safari adventure! Upon arrival, our driver will transport you to your hotel in Nairobi. This personalized safari is designed around your preferences, so feel free to discuss your interests with your guide. Spend your first day unwinding and absorbing the African atmosphere. Your journey begins tomorrow with a day filled with wildlife and breathtaking scenery, customized just for you.
Upon arrival at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, you will be warmly greeted by one of our experienced driver guides, who will escort you to Nairobi and your selected hotel. He will introduce you to this magnificent city and country.

Nairobi - Lake Naivasha

Lake Naivasha - Your day begins with an 8 am pickup from your Nairobi hotel, heading to the picturesque Lake Naivasha in Kenya’s Great Rift Valley. Enjoy a 2-hour boat ride and a nature walk at Lake Naivasha National Park. After lunch at the resort, take an afternoon boat ride to Crescent Island and enjoy a leisurely walk around the lake. Conclude your day with a sunset dinner at Lake Naivasha Sopa Resort, surrounded by tranquil wilderness.

Lake Naivasha - Masai Mara National Reserve

Maasai Mara National Reserve - After breakfast at the resort, travel to Masai Mara National Reserve, arriving in time for a hot lunch at the lodge, followed by an afternoon game drive until the African sunset. Later, return to the lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.

Travel time and Distance: 6.3 hours, 297 km from Lake Nakuru to Masai Mara.

Main Destination: Masai Mara National Reserve (Kenya)

Accommodation: Masai Mara Serena Lodge

Luxury Lodge located inside Masai Mara NR

Meals & Drinks: > All meals included

Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Masai Mara National Reserve

Maasai Mara National Reserve - A full day of adventure awaits in the world-renowned Masai Mara. With a packed lunch, begin the day with a morning game drive focusing on wildebeest migration and the ideal spot for river crossings or predators, all explained by your expert driver guide. After the African sunset, return to the lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.

Main Destination: Masai Mara National Reserve (Kenya)

Accommodation: Masai Mara Serena Lodge

Luxury Lodge located inside Masai Mara NR

Meals & Drinks: > All meals included

Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

More Game Viewing in Maasai Mara

Maasai Mara National Reserve - After breakfast at the lodge, continue with a morning game drive in Masai Mara, enjoy a hot lunch at the lodge, then depart for an evening game drive and sunset viewing. Later, return to the lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.

Main Destination: Masai Mara National Reserve (Kenya)

Accommodation: Masai Mara Serena Lodge

Luxury Lodge located inside Masai Mara NR

Meals & Drinks: > All meals included

Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Masai Mara - Serengeti National Park

Serengeti National Park - Today, the journey continues as you head from the edge of the Serengeti in Tanzania, with a packed lunch. First, make a brief stop at Isebania/Serare Border Towns for visa registration and vehicle exchange. It’s time to bid farewell to your Kenyan guide, whom you’ll meet again at the safari’s conclusion.

Enjoy an en-route game drive as you enter Serengeti National Park, arriving at the lodge just in time for dinner and an overnight stay.

Travel time and Distance: 6 hours, 280 km from Masai Mara to Central Serengeti.

Main Destination: Serengeti National Park (Tanzania)

Accommodation: Serengeti Serena Lodge

Luxury Lodge located inside Serengeti NP

Meals & Drinks: > All meals included

Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Serengeti National Park

Serengeti National Park - Waking up in the Serengeti is truly special. The sights, sounds, and scents of Africa surround you, and a full day of adventure in the world-famous national park lies ahead. With a packed breakfast and lunch, embark on a morning game drive in Serengeti National Park, marveling at the stunning scenery, ever-changing light, and captivating wildlife.

After a picnic lunch, continue exploring this awe-inspiring park in search of wildlife. At the end of the afternoon, return to the camp for dinner and some well-deserved rest.

Main Destination: Serengeti National Park (Tanzania)

Accommodation: Serengeti Serena Lodge

Luxury Lodge located inside Serengeti NP

Meals & Drinks: > All meals included

Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Serengeti National Park

Serengeti National Park - After breakfast at the lodge, continue with a game drive in Serengeti, enjoy a hot lunch at the lodge, then depart for an evening game drive and sunset viewing with a sundowner. Later, return to the lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.

Main Destination: Serengeti National Park (Tanzania)

Accommodation: Serengeti Serena Lodge

Luxury Lodge located inside Serengeti NP

Meals & Drinks: > All meals included

Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Serengeti National Park - Ngorongoro Crater Floor

Ngorongoro Crater - After breakfast at the lodge, drive to the Ngorongoro Crater floor for a game drive, with lunch served on the Crater floor. Later, drive to the lodge on the Crater rim for dinner and an overnight stay.

Main Destination: Ngorongoro Crater (Tanzania)

Accommodation: Ngorongoro Serena Lodge

Luxury Lodge located on the crater rim of Ngorongoro Crater

Meals & Drinks: > All meals included

Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Ngorongoro Crater - Amboseli National Park

Amboseli National Park - After breakfast at the lodge, drive to the Namanga border and into Kenya to Amboseli National Park, arriving for an afternoon game drive. Then, proceed to the lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.

Travel time and Distance: 5.4 hours, 295 km from Arusha to Amboseli.

Main Destination: Amboseli National Park (Kenya)

Accommodation: Amboseli Serena Lodge

Luxury Lodge located inside Amboseli NP

Meals & Drinks: > All meals included

Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Amboseli National Park

Amboseli National Park - After breakfast at the lodge, continue with a game drive in Amboseli, enjoy a hot lunch at the lodge, then depart for an evening game drive until the African sunset. Later, return to the lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.

Main Destination: Amboseli National Park (Kenya)

Accommodation: Amboseli Serena Lodge

Luxury Lodge located inside Amboseli NP

Meals & Drinks: > All meals included

Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Amboseli - Jomo Kenyatta International Airport

Amboseli National Park - If time allows after breakfast, enjoy a morning game drive until midday, when you will have lunch at your lodge and bid farewell to the Best of East Africa Safari. In the afternoon, proceed to Nairobi and be dropped off at Nairobi Airport for your onward journey home.

End of Safari.

Main Destination: Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (Nairobi, Kenya)

Accommodation: No accommodation (End of tour)

Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)

Meals & Drinks: > Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)

Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

What's Included

All activities (Unless labeled as optional)
Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Meals (As specified in the day-by-day section)
All fees and/or taxes
Roundtrip airport transfer
A professional driver/guide
Drinking water (On all days)

What's Not Included

International flights (From/to home)
Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
Tips (Tipping guideline US$25.00 pp per day)
Personal items (Souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)
Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees

Additional Information

Experience the breathtaking journey across Kenya and Tanzania, traversing the lush, fertile lands of the Maasai on a 12-day safari adventure. This remarkable expedition delves into the heart of the Maasai tribe’s territory and explores the premier wildlife parks of Maasai Mara, Serengeti, and Ngorongoro Crater. With guaranteed window seats, enjoy…

Location

Nairobi

Cancellation Policy

If you cancel at least 6 full day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.
If you cancel between 2 and 6 day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a 50% refund.
If you cancel within 2 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.

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Jrestr1234

Nov 3, 2025

Amazing company - This was our second Safari. The company did an amazing job with all the planning, selection of hotels, guides and vehicles. Jackson organized our trip and he did an amazing job. Our guides were David in Tanzania and Richard in Kenya. They went above and beyond the call of duty. We use this company because a friend of ours from Switzerland had used them and had an amazing experience with them as well. I highly recommend them.

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Leonoram208

Sep 23, 2025

Best trip ever - We booked this 13 days best of Kenya and Tanzania luxury tour with Jackson, the owner of the company. It was privet tour. He answerd all our questions. Added one extra day in Nairobi. Everything was very organized . And the nice touch to the trip was that Jackson meet with us in the middle of the tour. The guides- drivers Patrik and Ali are the best! They are very knowledgeable and experienced guides and great people. The best! They new where to go to find animals. And we saw all of them! All the lodges and camps were excellent. All of them were inside the parks. It's very important not to waist time,while you'd like to see animals. It was amazing to see animals and birds walking on camp or lidge territory, you can here at night elephants or lions make noise. The food was delicious! Mostly it was buffet. If you need to take lunch box , chef would come to your tabe and ask what to cook for you (at camps). The most important part of the trip are people . They are so nice! I'd like to say special thanks to people from. Sametu camp. Ian, Alex and everyone else made out stay feel like being at home with my friends. Thanks to everyone for making our trip unforgettable!

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148juliec

Jul 8, 2025

Absolutely fabulous - The trip was absolutely fabulous and Mali from Bush2City was wonderful to work with! She took care of everything for us and would quickly respond to all of our questions and needs. Our guides, Steve and Ally, were incredible and we feel so fortunate to have had them both!!! We already miss them! Our favorite camp was Sametu where Ramadhan took incredible care of us! The food was superb and the accommodations outstanding! We enjoyed wonderful drinks with an amazing sunset there. My one complaint, would have liked to stay there for another day or two to actually enjoy the property. Huge thank you to Mali, Steve, Ally, Ramadhan and all the others that had any part in our incredible adventure! Oh, and we saw plenty of the big 5 as well as every other animal we expected and didn't expect to see! Thank you all for an incredible trip!

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Anuja66

Sep 10, 2024

Amazing. Spectacular. Highly recommend. - No words are enough for a spectacular experience we had on this trip. One of the best. Maliwaza was our sales rep- efficient, prompt and took care of each and everything for us. From the time we were picked in Nairobi to the point we took off- she was there for us. She even kept track of our flights at all times. She came and met us in Arusha which we all thought was such a very nice gesture. The two drivers we had - Joseph and Ali- my God they were the best. They were patient and made sure we saw and experienced the best of their countries. They were so proud of showing us their spectacular land. Ali took us to the best place for shopping. Every hotel we stayed in was over the top. I know I am coming back and will use Bush2City again. All our friends want to know more about the trip and we will for sure recommend this company and Maliwaza. Thank you Maliwaza and thank you Bush2City.

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Wanderer64247628096

Sep 10, 2024

Amazing Safari Experience!!! - I cannot say enough about our safari. Just absolutely marvelous. From my first conversation with Maliwaza a year ago, to the completion of an absolutely marvelous life changing experience, Bush 2 city was nothing but outstanding. Planning a safari takes a lot of research. Maliwaza patiently answered all my questions and planned an incredible experience for us. For anyone wanting to do a safari, don't look no further. Just call Maliwaza at Bush 2 city. It will save you a lot of hassle and decision making. Joseph was our guide in Masai Mara and Ali was our guide in Serengeti. Two absolutely marvelous individuals who gave us just a phenomenal experience. They knew where to look for great sightings and give us an incredible adventure. The lodges Maliwaza booked for us were nothing short of amazing. Ilkilani in Masai Mara, River camp in Northern Serengeti, Sametu camp in central Serengeti and Lions Paw in Ngorongoro crater...all just amazing with great service, fabulous people, lovely amenities, great food and drinks, sunrise or sunset views and amazing wild life views right from your camp room. In Tarangire we stayed at the Sopa lodge, another lovely experience...elephants in your back yard:) We saw just about everything we could through the trip...lions, cheetah, leopards, wildebeest migration crossings ( we were so lucky, we saw two crossings...Ali was just amazing). Joseph got us to see a lioness hunt for her cubs.. phenomenal. Can't forget to mention the giraffe, zebra, warthog, baboons, elephant herds, buffalo herds and more. Just outstanding. The land cruisers both Joseph and Ali drove were in amazing condition. They kept the vehicles in great shape..and both are excellent drivers. They were always and ever ready to show us more. Can't miss telling you about the balloon safari in the Serengeti. Just phenomenal. Must do. Don't skip it. Also, highly highly highly recommend flying from Masai Mara into Serengeti...its way more convenient and a fabulous adventure...3 small planes with flight durations of 8 mins, 15 mins and 18 mins. Amazing out of Africa experience. All in all, Maliwaza at Bush 2 city, Joseph, Ali all are just fabulous. We will be back in 2026! Highly recommend using Maliwaza at Bush 2 city for planning your safari adventure!!!

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Davidcs1061ey

Sep 8, 2024

A Safari Beyond Expectations - We, my husband and I went on a trip to Africa that was planned through Maliwaza Kazimoto at Bush2City in Tanzania. We would recommend both without hesitation! As we had no idea where/how to start planning such a trip, we initially emailed several tour companies in Africa. Although all responded, Maliwaza was the only one who sent us detailed information and an itinerary before even knowing if we were truly interested. From beginning to end, Maliwaza planned our trip, was available by phone (WhatsApp) and email, responded within hours and answered all of our MANY questions, made changes with dates and places, and helped to set up an itinerary that not only included their specialty with Safaris but a trip to Victoria Falls as well. Even while on the trip, Maliwaza checked in with us and our tour guides to ensure all was going well. Our two tour guides (Joseph in Kenya and Hussein in Tanzania) were fantastic. They were friendly, helpful, and extremely knowledgeable As my husband is hearing impaired, both readily agreed to wear a hearing aid microphone on their shirts so that he could hear all they had to say. Our accommodations were amazing. We stayed in tent camps/lodges in all the parks. The tents were fully equipped, beautifully decorated, and as comfortable as any luxury hotel room. We have never encountered staff as friendly and accommodating as we did throughout our trip. They greeted us at our safari jeep upon arrival, knew our names within hours, accommodated all of our needs (including my husband’s picky eating), and welcomed us “home” when coming back at the end of the day. Every aspect of the trip went smoothly and we never had to worry about what we were doing next, how we were getting there, and who would be meeting us. Our entire trip was beyond expectations due to the amazing sights, and the wonderful planning, execution, and follow-up of Bush2City. The only exception to our accommodation was the Acacia Ngorongoro Luxury Camp and this was due to no fault of Bush2City. They were clearly not ready to have opened in July but told Bush2City that they were. However, when we arrived there and saw all the shortcomings, our guide was immediately on the phone to Maliwaza who immediately contacted the lodge manager, who did all she could to make our stay as pleasant as possible. We would use Bush2City again in a heartbeat.

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Cruiser531125

Sep 3, 2024

Highly Recommend Bush 2 City! - Maliwaza from Bush 2 City organized a private safari for a friend and me last year to Tanzania. I loved it so much that I returned this year with my daughters, adding Kenya to the tour. Maliwaza's attention to detail is amazing. She managed to find the most beautiful lodges for us with great food. I am on a strict gluten free diet and she made numerous calls to each lodge to confirm that my dietary needs could be met. Aziz was our guide in Tanzania. He was wonderful, managing to find all the animals that we hoped to see, patiently allowing us as much time as we wanted observing the animals, and answering all of our questions. We highly recommend him. In Kenya, Kevin, along with his trainee Richard were our guides. Again we were most pleased. Kevin is a skilled driver and both are enthusiastic and passionate guides, as well as environmentalists. Starting at sunrise breakfast, they always took full advantage of each day, ensuring we maximized the precious time that we had on the trip. Thank you for a great trip Bush 2 City!

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Justinb994

Aug 21, 2024

Let Bush 2 City handle your safaris. They are the best. - The greatest experience of our lives! But Africa will always be amazing, what makes the difference is the customer support and 1 on 1 communication you have with Bush 2 City to make sure every detail of your trip is perfect. We ended doing a custom 24 day safari with multiple flights, boat rides, hot air balloon rides ect... and the execution was flawless. Bush 2 city made sure everything was on time and exactly what we wanted. I can't say enough good things about them.

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L4277widd

Jul 5, 2024

Once in a lifetime family experience - Outstanding itinerary and knowledgeable guides. Flexible to meet our requests. Fabulous accommodations. Our kids all want to return.

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Sherrieseg

Nov 28, 2025

Our Worst Nightmare Tour - DO NOT BOOK WITH THIS TOUR COMPANY!!! I am writing this review to highlight the worst experience I have ever had with a foreign tour company. It all began in July of 2024 when I reached out to Bush2City and finalized an agreement for a "13 day Best of Kenya Tanzania Safari-Luxury" that included 10 luxury accommodations. In retrospect, I should have booked with another tour company that offered me a great package and had warned me about Bush2City. I had many communications with Mali over the following months until I fully paid the trip in May of 2025 for the trip that began July 15th. I was informed without advanced notice or rationale that 4 out of 10 of our accommodations were changed to lower category places. I was extremely upset, and we had just started our trip since I meticulously selected all the accommodations. We found that 3 of the accommodations were terrible including the last one which was supposed to be the best lodge in Amboseli and instead it was a wholesale lodge outside of the park with tons of tourists. Mr. Solomon Jackson finally agreed to meet with my husband and I at almost the end of our tour in Arusha. He apologized and promised to provide us with a 20% refund that totaled $3200 USD. Since July, he offered several excuses as to why he did not provide the refund and then finally, he has not responded to any of my emails, calls, or texts for the past month. At the very least, I hope that no one else suffers from his fraudulent actions.

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