Route: Nairobi – Maasai Mara – Nakuru – Naivasha – Amboseli – Arusha – Tarangire – Manyara – Serengeti – Ngorongoro – Arusha – Nairobi
Embark on a breathtaking 13-days combined Kenya and Tanzania budget camping group safari expedition through Kenya and Tanzania, exploring the most iconic wildlife parks, UNESCO World Heritage Sites, and scenic landscapes in East Africa. Designed for nature lovers and thrill-seekers, this budget safari delivers unforgettable game drives, up-close encounters with the Big Five, and spectacular vistas from the Great Rift Valley to the plains of the Serengeti.
Jambo! Karibu Kenya!
You’ll be warmly welcomed by your Nature Romp Safaris driver/guide at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport or your Nairobi hotel/residence. Depart for the iconic Masai Mara Game Reserve, with a stop at the Great Rift Valley Viewpoint for scenic photos.
After lunch in Narok, continue to the reserve and enjoy your first afternoon game drive, tracking elephants, lions, giraffes, and more across the rolling savannah.
📸 Photography Highlight: Golden light, big cats, Maasai Mara sunset scenes.
Dinner and overnight.
After breakfast, depart for a full-day game drive with a picnic lunch at the Mara River, famous for its crocodiles, hippos, and seasonal wildebeest migration crossing point.
The Masai Mara offers one of the highest wildlife concentrations in Africa and is well-suited for close-range photography thanks to its expansive road network.
📸 Photography Highlight: Predator-prey interactions, river crossings, wide-angle savanna shots.
Dinner and overnight
Enjoy an early sunrise game drive, then depart for Lake Nakuru National Park, with views of Mount Longonot and Lake Naivasha en route.
Arrive in Nakuru in the evening and settle in for dinner and overnight.
📸 Photography Highlight: Rift Valley landscapes, roadside wildlife scenes.
Dinner and overnight
Start your day with a morning game drive in Lake Nakuru, famous for its pink flamingos, rhinos, and tree-climbing lions.
Later, depart for Lake Naivasha, arriving in time for lunch. Optional activities in the afternoon include:
📸 Photography Highlight: Lake reflections, flamingo flocks, hippos at water level.
Dinner and overnight
Begin with a nature walk or optional morning game drive at Hell’s Gate. Afterward, drive south toward Amboseli National Park, famous for its backdrop of Mount Kilimanjaro.
📸 Photography Highlight: Lava cliffs, geothermal springs, giraffes near Lake Naivasha.
Dinner and overnight
Spend the day exploring Amboseli’s swamps and open plains, known for large herds of elephants and clear views of Mount Kilimanjaro (weather permitting).
Other sightings include cheetahs, zebras, hyenas, buffalos, and a variety of bird species.
📸 Photography Highlight: Elephants with Kilimanjaro in the background.
Dinner and overnight
Enjoy a short early game drive, then head to Namanga Border where your Tanzanian guide awaits. Cross into Tanzania and continue to Arusha, a safari hub city.
📸 Photography Highlight: Border landscapes, mountain vistas.
Overnight at Christina House (Bed & Breakfast).
After breakfast, begin your Tanzania safari with a visit to Tarangire National Park, known for its massive elephant herds, baobab trees, and Tarangire River ecosystem.
Wildlife highlights include lions, cheetahs, buffalo, impalas, giraffes, oryx, and over 500 bird species.
📸 Photography Highlight: Elephants under baobab trees, predator encounters near water.
Dinner and overnight
After breakfast, drive to Lake Manyara National Park, a compact but wildlife-rich gem with diverse habitats.
It’s famous for its tree-climbing lions, hot springs, large elephant populations, and vibrant flamingo flocks.
📸 Photography Highlight: Tree-climbing lions, lake vistas with birdlife.
Dinner and overnight
Drive to Serengeti National Park, one of the most iconic wildlife parks in the world. En route, stop at Olduvai Gorge Museum (optional, $40 pp), an important archaeological site.
Enjoy an evening game drive across the endless plains, spotting lions, leopards, elephants, wildebeest, and more.
📸 Photography Highlight: Open plains, predators on the move, cultural landscapes.
Dinner and overnight
Start your morning with a final game drive in Serengeti before continuing toward Ngorongoro.
Stop at the Olduvai Gorge (if missed on Day 10), then proceed to the crater rim for sunset views.
📸 Photography Highlight: Predator tracking, shifting landscapes, crater rim sunset.
Dinner and overnight at Simba Campsite or lodge.
Descend 600 meters into the Ngorongoro Crater, a natural wildlife amphitheater and UNESCO World Heritage Site, for a 6-hour game drive.
This is the best place in East Africa to spot the rare black rhino, as well as lions, elephants, hyenas, and flamingos.
📸 Photography Highlight: Crater walls, dense wildlife, picnic by the lake.
Return to Arusha in the evening.
Overnight at Christina House (Bed & Breakfast).
After breakfast, meet our representative for your transfer to Nairobi, either by shuttle bus or private vehicle. Drop-off at your hotel, residence, or Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.
Asante sanana safari njema!
| 13 DAYS KENYA TANZANIA BUDGET GROUP CAMPING SAFARI | LOW SEASON
(JAN – JUNE) P.P.S |
HIGH SEASON
(JULY – DEC)P.P.S |
| $2350 | $2650 |
NOTE : This is a budget camping group safari. You can make a request for a private camping safari at an extra cost
