9 Days Kenya–Tanzania Budget Safari Itinerary

Your unforgettable safari adventure begins with a morning meet-up at your pickup location. Transfer to the office for a briefing and meet your Kenya professional safari guide.

Depart by road through the Great Rift Valley with scenic photo stops en route, including a viewpoint overlooking the escarpment. Stop in Narok Town for early lunch before continuing to Masai Mara Game Reserve.

Arrive at MitiMingi Eco Camp in the late afternoon. After check-in and a short rest, embark on your first game drive across the savannah, in search of wildlife such as elephants, zebras, lions, and giraffes. Enjoy the golden sunset over the Mara.

Overnight: MitiMingi Eco Camp | Meals: Lunch, Dinner

Enjoy an early breakfast and carry your packed picnic lunch for a full-day game drive across the expansive Masai Mara.

Track herds of herbivores and predators across the open plains, riverine forests, and rolling grasslands. This park is renowned for the Great Migration (July–October) and is home to all Big Five species.

Expect to encounter lions, cheetahs, hyenas, elephants, buffaloes, gazelles, hippos, crocodiles, and an impressive range of birdlife.

✅ Optional: Maasai Village cultural visit ($10 pp)

Overnight: MitiMingi Eco Camp | Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

After an early breakfast, enjoy an optional visit to a traditional Maasai village. Return to camp, check out, and depart for Nakuru Town. Enjoy the views of the Rift Valley landscapes as you traverse Kenya’s highlands.

Arrive in Nakuru town in the afternoon for check-in and relaxation.

Overnight: CityMax Hotel | Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

After early breakfast, enter Lake Nakuru National Park, known for its vibrant birdlife and a sanctuary for both black and white rhinos.

Explore the diverse park ecosystems: acacia forests, grasslands, rocky cliffs, and the flamingo-lined lake shore. Look out for lions, leopards, baboons, buffaloes, and waterbucks.

Exit the park and drive to Naivasha for afternoon leisure.

✅ Optional: Lake Naivasha Boat Ride ($20 pp)

Overnight: Newstead Hotel | Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Start with breakfast and drive to Hell’s Gate National Park, Kenya’s only park where you can walk or cycle among wildlife.

✅ Optional: Bike rental and guided hike through the gorge

See geothermal activity, unique lava formations, zebras, giraffes, and antelopes.

Return to Nairobi via the Rift Valley escarpment with a lunch stop along the way.

Drop off at your hotel or JKIA Airport.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

After early breakfast, transfer to the Nairobi–Arusha shuttle bus. Cross into Tanzania via Namanga Border, complete immigration, and continue to Arusha, the safari capital of Tanzania.

Check in at your Arusha hotel. Dinner on your own.

Overnight: Charity Hotel Arusha | Meals: Breakfast

Depart Arusha after breakfast, driving through the Ngorongoro Conservation Area to Serengeti National Park.

Enjoy a game drive en route upon entering the park. Serengeti is known for its open savannahs, massive herds of wildebeest, and predators like lions and cheetahs.

Arrive at Seronera Camp in the evening.

Overnight: Seronera Campsite | Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Begin the day with a sunrise game drive, the best time to spot predators on the hunt.

Exit the park with game drive en route and continue toward Ngorongoro Conservation Area, stopping (optional) at the Olduvai Gorge Museum ($40 pp).

Arrive at Simba Campsite overlooking the crater rim.

Overnight: Simba Campsite | Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

After breakfast, descend 600 meters into the Ngorongoro Crater, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the largest intact volcanic caldera in the world.

Enjoy half-day crater game viewing with a picnic lunch by the hippo pool. Spot endangered black rhinos, lions, elephants, hyenas, zebras, wildebeest, and flamingos.

After the tour, ascend the crater wall and drive back to Arusha.

Overnight: Charity Hotel Arusha (bed & breakfast) | Meals: Breakfast, Lunch