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Best of Kenya & Tanzania (Under Canvas)

Experience East Africa’s most iconic wildlife destinations on an unforgettable 11-day journey through Kenya and Tanzania – staying in intimate, eco-friendly safari camps that bring you closer to nature without compromising on comfort. This exclusive adventure blends two of Africa’s greatest safari nations into one seamless itinerary, taking you from the foothills of Mount Kenya to the vast Serengeti plains.

Begin in the award-winning Ol Pejeta Conservancy, home to the last two Northern White rhino and the only place in Kenya where you can see chimpanzees. Continue to the world-famous Masai Mara, where thrilling day and night game drives reveal the Big Five and an abundance of predators and plains game. Your days here end with sundowners against fiery African skies, while nights are spent under canvas listening to the sounds of the wild.

Cross into Tanzania for game drives in the bird-rich Lake Manyara National Park, followed by the awe-inspiring Ngorongoro Crater – a natural amphitheatre teeming with wildlife year-round. The adventure culminates in the legendary Serengeti, where sweeping grasslands host the planet’s most spectacular gatherings of game, and golden sunsets paint the horizon.

Throughout, you’ll stay in handpicked tented camps and lodges that combine authentic safari style with warm hospitality, expert guiding, and prime locations for game viewing. Fully inclusive of meals, drinks, park fees, and activities, this is a safari designed for those seeking a truly immersive East African experience – one where every day brings a new wildlife encounter and every night ends beneath a blanket of stars.

Step into the wild and discover why Kenya and Tanzania together offer the ultimate African safari.

  • 2 nights at Porini Rhino Camp (Full Board basis, inclusive of house drinks)
  • 2 nights at Porini Mara Camp (Full Board basis, inclusive of house drinks)
  • 1 night at Hamerkop House by Lemala 
  • 1 night at Acacia Lodge (Full Board basis)
  • 1 night at Lemala Ngorongoro (Full Board basis, inclusive of house drinks)
  • 3 nights at Lemala Ewanjan (Full Board basis, inclusive of house drinks and shared game drives)

Optional Add-On: Add on 1 night at Nairobi Tented Camp from US$95 per person.

Close Encounters with Rare Wildlife
  • Spot endangered black rhinos in Ol Pejeta Conservancy and visit the only chimpanzee sanctuary in Kenya.
Unmatched Game Viewing
  • Experience thrilling day and night game drives in exclusive conservancies and world-famous reserves, including the Masai Mara and Serengeti.
Guided Walking Safaris
  • Explore the bush on foot with expert Maasai warriors and guides for a deeper connection to the landscape and its wildlife.
Iconic Landscapes
  • From Mount Kenya’s foothills to the Ngorongoro Crater and Serengeti plains, witness Africa’s most breathtaking scenery.
Luxury Under Canvas
  • Stay in small, eco-friendly tented camps and lodges that combine authentic safari style with comfort and exceptional service.
Price Includes
  • Transfers and accommodation as stated
  • Internal flights Nairobi-Ol Pejeta-Mara-Nairobi-Kilimanjaro and Serengeti-Kilimanjaro-Nairobi.
  • Crater visit on Day 7
  • All game drives as per itinerary.
  • All park entrance fees.
  • Shared game drives in 4×4 safari vehicle with qualified guide
  • Sundowners
  • Walks with Maasai warriors.
  • AMREF Flying Doctors medical evacuation cover
  • Wildlife Habitat Trust Payment (US$ 5 per person per night)
Price Excludes
  • Private game drives/vehicles
  • Hot air ballooning
  • Maasai Mara National Reserve park fees
  • Tips & gratuities
  • Visa
  • International Flights
  • Travel Insurance
  • Any personal items or anything not mentioned in the itinerary
  • Lunch on day 5 EXCLUDED. However, a light lunch is possible at Wilson airport, payable direct.
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Itinerary in Detail

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Tour Experiences

Day 1

Depart Nairobi’s Wilson airport on the 10.20h flight to Nanyuki, arriving at approximately 11.30h. You will be met at the airstrip and transferred to Porini Rhino Camp, located in the Ol Pejeta Conservancy, in the foothills of Mount Kenya. Enjoy lunch and afternoon tea in camp and then head off on a game drive with your driver-guide in the camp’s 4×4 safari vehicle. Return to Porini Rhino Camp for dinner and overnight.

Day 2

Full day in Ol Pejeta Conservancy with game drives and walking activities from camp. Stop for a Sundowner at a scenic viewpoint and later return to camp for dinner. Overnight Porini Rhino Camp.

Day 3

After breakfast we depart Ol Pejeta and transfer to the airstrip for the direct flight to the Masai Mara (duration approx 1 hr 15 mins), where you will be met at Naboisho Ol Seki airstrip by Porini Mara staff and transferred to camp.

Upon arrival, settle into your tent and enjoy a freshly prepared lunch by the camp’s chef. In the afternoon, embark on a game drive in the Ol Kinyei Conservancy, culminating with a sundowner at a scenic viewpoint. Return to camp, with a night game drive en route, using a spotlight with a red filter to observe nocturnal wildlife. Dinner and overnight at Porini Mara Camp.

Day 4

Following an early breakfast, take a game drive into the Masai Mara National Reserve in search of the Big Five. Return to camp in the late afternoon, after a picnic lunch in the Reserve. Later, head out on an evening game drive within Ol Kinyei Conservancy, – stopping at a viewpoint for a sundowner. Continue on a night game drive looking for nocturnal animals. Dinner and overnight at Porini Mara Camp.

Day 5

Take an early morning walk in the Ol Kinyei Conservancy escorted by Maasai warriors and return for breakfast. Transfer to the airstrip and fly back to Nairobi to connect to the 12.40h flight to Kilimanjaro (arrives approx 13.35h). At Kilimanjaro Airport you will be met and assisted by our local representative. Transfer to Arusha for overnight at Hamerkop House – Lemala(FB).

Day 6

After breakfast, check out and drive to Lake Manyara National Park, for a game drive (we’ll carry picnic lunches from Hamerkop House – Lemala). Later, proceed to Karatu for dinner and overnight at Acacia Lodge (LDBB).

Day 7

After breakfast, drive to the Ngorongoro Crater, the largest intact caldera in the world. Its enduring charm stems from its overwhelming beauty and the abundance of wildlife permanently resident on the crater floor. Afternoon tour of the crater. Dinner and overnight at Lemala Ngorongoro. 

Day 8

After breakfast, drive to the Serengeti National Park, undoubtedly the most famous wildlife sanctuary in the world, unequalled for its natural beauty and the greatest concentration of plains game anywhere. Arrive for lunch at the lodge (vehicle returns to Arusha, subsequent game drives in shared 4×4 camp vehicle). Afternoon game drive until sunset. Dinner and overnight at Lemala Ewanjan.

Day 9 & 10

Spend two full days exploring the Serengeti, with shared game drives. Dinner and overnight at Lemala Ewanjan.

Day 11

After breakfast, check out and transfer to Seronera airstrip for your scheduled flight to Kilimanjaro (departs at 0925hrs to arrive at 1230hrs approx) where you will be assisted to check in for scheduled flight back to Nairobi. Met at Wilson airport and transferred to JKIA for onward flight home.

Tour Experiences

Day 1

Depart Nairobi’s Wilson airport on the 10.20h flight to Nanyuki, arriving at approximately 11.30h. You will be met at the airstrip and transferred to Porini Rhino Camp, located in the Ol Pejeta Conservancy, in the foothills of Mount Kenya. Enjoy lunch and afternoon tea in camp and then head off on a game drive with your driver-guide in the camp’s 4×4 safari vehicle. Return to Porini Rhino Camp for dinner and overnight.

Day 2

Full day in Ol Pejeta Conservancy with game drives and walking activities from camp. Stop for a Sundowner at a scenic viewpoint and later return to camp for dinner. Overnight Porini Rhino Camp.

Day 3

After breakfast we depart Ol Pejeta and transfer to the airstrip for the direct flight to the Masai Mara (duration approx 1 hr 15 mins), where you will be met at Naboisho Ol Seki airstrip by Porini Mara staff and transferred to camp.

Upon arrival, settle into your tent and enjoy a freshly prepared lunch by the camp’s chef. In the afternoon, embark on a game drive in the Ol Kinyei Conservancy, culminating with a sundowner at a scenic viewpoint. Return to camp, with a night game drive en route, using a spotlight with a red filter to observe nocturnal wildlife. Dinner and overnight at Porini Mara Camp.

Day 4

Following an early breakfast, take a game drive into the Masai Mara National Reserve in search of the Big Five. Return to camp in the late afternoon, after a picnic lunch in the Reserve. Later, head out on an evening game drive within Ol Kinyei Conservancy, – stopping at a viewpoint for a sundowner. Continue on a night game drive looking for nocturnal animals. Dinner and overnight at Porini Mara Camp.

Day 5

Take an early morning walk in the Ol Kinyei Conservancy escorted by Maasai warriors and return for breakfast. Transfer to the airstrip and fly back to Nairobi to connect to the 12.40h flight to Kilimanjaro (arrives approx 13.35h). At Kilimanjaro Airport you will be met and assisted by our local representative. Transfer to Arusha for overnight at Hamerkop House – Lemala(FB).

Day 6

After breakfast, check out and drive to Lake Manyara National Park, for a game drive (we’ll carry picnic lunches from Hamerkop House – Lemala). Later, proceed to Karatu for dinner and overnight at Acacia Lodge (LDBB).

Day 7

After breakfast, drive to the Ngorongoro Crater, the largest intact caldera in the world. Its enduring charm stems from its overwhelming beauty and the abundance of wildlife permanently resident on the crater floor. Afternoon tour of the crater. Dinner and overnight at Lemala Ngorongoro. 

Day 8

After breakfast, drive to the Serengeti National Park, undoubtedly the most famous wildlife sanctuary in the world, unequalled for its natural beauty and the greatest concentration of plains game anywhere. Arrive for lunch at the lodge (vehicle returns to Arusha, subsequent game drives in shared 4×4 camp vehicle). Afternoon game drive until sunset. Dinner and overnight at Lemala Ewanjan.

Day 9 & 10

Spend two full days exploring the Serengeti, with shared game drives. Dinner and overnight at Lemala Ewanjan.

Day 11

After breakfast, check out and transfer to Seronera airstrip for your scheduled flight to Kilimanjaro (departs at 0925hrs to arrive at 1230hrs approx) where you will be assisted to check in for scheduled flight back to Nairobi. Met at Wilson airport and transferred to JKIA for onward flight home.

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