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Kenya & Tanzania

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 Trip Length
20 Days
 Trip Starts
Arusha
 Trip Finishes
Nairobi
20 Day Kenya & Tanzania Itinerary (Bunnik Tours)
Countries Explored: Tanzania, Kenya
Departures
Accommodation
3.5 - 4 Star
Max. Group Size
12
Guide Level
Fully Guided
Trip Code
BUN199

Overview

Read 2 reviews and enjoy exclusive savings on Bunnik Tours 20 Day Kenya & Tanzania. Experience the true essence of Africa on this spectacular wildlife journey. As the location of the 'Great Migration', Kenya & Tanzania are a photographer’s delight. See incredible birdlife in Tarangire, visit an authentic Tanzanian boma, spot gazelles and zebras in the Serengeti and search for the 'Big 5' in the Maasai Mara. Return international flights are included between Australia and the start & end point of your trip. Surcharges may apply.

Itinerary

Welcome to Tanzania, a country known for its stunning natural beauty, diverse wildlife, and vibrant culture. We begin in Arusha, a vibrant city located in northern Tanzania, at the base of Mount Meru. Referred to as the "safari capital" of Tanzania, it serves as the gateway to many of the country's most famous national parks and wildlife reserves, including the Serengeti, Ngorongoro and Tarangire.

We don’t want you to miss out on any aspect of your small group tour. To ensure that you don’t, we recommend you arrive at your hotel by 6.30pm.
Tonight, join your fellow travellers for a group welcome dinner.

This morning we transfer to the Arusha Airport to depart for the vast plains of the Serengeti. The Serengeti National Park is famed for its annual migration, when some 6 million hooves pound the open plains in the search for fresh grazing. The spectacle of predator versus prey is prevalent here.

Lion prides feast on the abundance of plain grazers and solitary leopards haunt the acacia trees lining the river, whilst a high density of cheetahs prowl along the south-eastern plains. We'll arrive at our lodge for lunch and have some time to relax before our first game drive in this amazing park later this afternoon. Don't forget to bring your binoculars before heading out to spot the incredible wildlife!

Today is spent discovering the spectacular Serengeti. The landscape is characterised by treeless plains where the eye can see for kilometres, even back to the Ngorongoro Crater which rises from the horizon in the distance. The plains are dotted with rocky outcrops known as kopjes, where lions often laze the day away. Cheetahs favour this landscape and can often be seen sitting atop an old termite mountain scanning for their next meal. We'll enjoy a full day of game drives, searching for big cats, gazelle and zebra. Returning to the lodge later this afternoon, we'll have time to relax and enjoy the surrounds before dinner.

Optional Excursion: Serengeti Balloon Safari - This morning, enjoy an amazing experience as you take a balloon ride over the Serengeti National Park. Launching at dawn, as the sun rises, you'll gently float over the plains of the magnificent Serengeti. On landing, you'll be provided with a delicious bubbly-style bush breakfast (a 5% surcharge applies when paying by debit/credit card). 2.5 hours – from US 450pp (minimum 4 participants)

After enjoying one last game drive in the Serengeti this morning, we'll continue to Olduvai Gorge, a steep-sided ravine in the Great Rift Valley. One of the most important paleoanthropological sites in the world, it has proven invaluable to improving our understanding of early human evolution. Homo habilis, probably the first early human species, occupied Olduvai Gorge approximately 1.9 million years ago. Whilst here we will visit the museum and enjoy a tour with a local guide. After lunch we continue our journey to Ngorongoro Crater stopping en route at a Maasai village where we will get a glimpse into their culture and unique way of life.

The implosion of a volcano approximately 3 million years ago created the impressive UNESCO World Heritage-listed Ngorongoro Crater. It sinks to a depth of 610 metres and its base covers 260 square kilometres. The crater itself is virtually a game park and is home to lion, elephant, hippo, rhino and bird species. This morning we descend into the crater for a game drive in search of some of the 'Big Five'. The backdrop of the forest-covered crater walls will create a stunning setting for all your photographs!

We'll travel through the Lerai Forest, past Lake Magadi and across the crater floor in search of rhino and lions basking in the sun. Zebra, wildebeest and buffalo will be in abundance grazing on the plains. After an incredible experience in the crater, this afternoon we'll enjoy a walk with a local ranger along a section of the rim. The ranger will point out different shrubs and flowers and explain their uses for the local Maasai tribes.

This morning we depart for Lake Manyara. The scenic lake offers us a different safari experience, in a setting extolled by Ernest Hemingway as ‘the loveliest I had seen in Africa', with lush jungle and forests, grassy floodplains and a vast alkaline lake. After lunch at the lodge, we take a game drive before continuing to the Manyara Treetop Walkway. Admire the scenery on a sky-high adventure in the beautiful forest treetops, one of the longest in Africa. We will walk among the treetops and experience untouched nature and wildlife from a unique perspective.

We begin this morning with a forest hike in Lake Manyara. We'll walk through the vast greenery and tall trees and listen to the sounds of surrounding waterfalls before heading to Mto wa Mbu.

Special Experience: Experience a unique taste of Tanzanian culture as we visit Mto wa Mbu, an authentic Tanzanian village, and enjoy lunch prepared by the villagers.

Challenging Day: Today is a particularly challenging day, where there will be extended periods of walking time, often across uneven ground and in areas of high altitude or heat and humidity.

We begin this morning with an early game drive in Tarangire National Park before crossing the border into Kenya. Our destination is Amboseli National Park, which is one of Kenya's most popular national parks and is set against the stunning backdrop of Mt Kilimanjaro. En route we will stop in Arusha for lunch at the Arusha Coffee Lodge. We'll arrive at our lodge in the heart of the national park later this afternoon.

An early start for our first morning game drive across Amboseli's beautiful, rugged landscape. Years ago, this was where famous writers such as Ernest Hemingway and Robert Ruark spun their stories of big-game hunting in the African wilds. The abundant wildlife framed against Mt Kilimanjaro's snow-covered peak, make this a photographer's paradise. After lunch at the lodge, the afternoon is at leisure for you to unwind in this stunning setting.

Optional Excursion: Guided Walk – Spend the afternoon on a walk with a local ranger from the Amboseli Masai Village outside the lodge grounds – from US 20pp (minimum 2 participants)

We'll transfer to the airport this morning for our flight to Nairobi, Kenya's capital and the largest city between Cairo and Johannesburg. Although it is just south of the equator, it enjoys spring-like weather year-round – warm during the day and cool at night. It is a modern city, yet its main avenues blaze with colour from tropical bushes and vines. Less than 100 years ago, there was a river in an empty wilderness where Nairobi now stands.

Arriving in Nairobi we'll visit two of Kenya's great conservation projects, beginning with the Daphne Sheldrick animal orphanage at the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust. For over 25 years, Kenyan-born Daphne Sheldrick lived and worked alongside her husband David, during which time they raised and successfully rehabilitating many wild species. Daphne's involvement with wildlife has spanned a lifetime.

She is now a recognised international authority on the rearing of wild creatures and is the first person to have perfected the milk formula and necessary husbandry for infant milk-dependent elephant and rhino. We then visit the AFEW Giraffe Centre, an important conservation initiative created by the African Fund for Endangered Wildlife. Here we can get up close whilst feeding the giraffe from an elevated platform. After lunch we enjoy a visit to the Karen Blixen Museum - the former residence of famous novelist Karen Blixen. The house contains many of her original pieces along with some exhibits donated by the makers of the film, ‘Out of Africa'.

This morning we make our way to Aberdare National Park, a protected area in Kenya's central highlands. Known for its stunning high moorland, bamboo forests and thundering waterfalls, it is home to a variety of wildlife, including elephant, buffalo, leopards and several primate species. On the way we'll stop at the Nanyuki Spinners and Weavers, a women's self-help group that produces beautiful, handcrafted items. We'll learn about the traditional techniques used to make these items and will have the chance to purchase unique souvenirs to take home. After lunch at the Aberdare Country Club, we are transferred to our quirky ‘Ark' accommodation. Here, we'll enjoy the afternoon at leisure to gaze out over the floodlit waterhole, watching the wildlife bask in this beautiful setting.

Shaba National Reserve is our destination today, located by the banks of the Ewaso Ng'iro River in the northern part of Kenya. The river attracts a lot of wildlife thanks to its shady trees, so the likelihood of seeing a diverse range of wildlife here is even higher. An afternoon game drive will introduce us to some of the unique animals in this area, including the reticulated giraffe, Grevy's zebra and the Somali ostrich.

An early start today for our morning game drive across Shaba's beautiful, rugged landscape. We'll search for lions, buffalo, leopards and the famous 'red elephant of Samburu' - named for the red dust that coats their hide. We return to our lodge for breakfast and some downtime before taking another game drive this afternoon. After our afternoon game drive, we'll also visit a local community.

Special Experience: Uncover Samburu Unity Village, a women-only community, to learn about ‘a day in the life’ of a Samburu woman and her children. The Samburu are semi-nomadic pastoralists and are extremely reliant on animals such as cattle, sheep, goats and camels for their way of life.

Today we will travel to Lake Nakuru National Park, part of the UNESCO Kenya Lake System in the Great Rift Valley. Lake Nakuru National Park has a reputation for being one of the best places in the country to spot the elusive leopard and is also home to some of east Africa's rarest creatures, including fast-growing populations of black and white rhino and Rothschild's giraffe. We'll stop in Nyahururu for lunch, taking in the beautiful, lush gardens and rolling hills surrounding the resort. Continuing to Lake Nakuru, we'll enjoy a game drive en route, which is a great chance to spot some of the park's diverse wildlife, including flamingos, buffalo, and rhino.

This morning, we'll leave a positive mark on the environment by participating in a special tree planting ceremony at our lodge. We then continue to Lake Naivasha, which is the highest and one of the most beautiful lakes that form part of the Great Rift Valley. Taking its name from the Maasai word En-aiposha, meaning ‘heaving' or ‘to and fro', the water is well-known to be turbulent in the afternoons. A popular spot for British flying boats of the 1930s, it was also the home of Joy Adamson, conservationist and author of ‘Born Free'.

Before lunch we'll experience a boat safari on Lake Naivasha, in search of its residents which include over 400 bird species and numerous pods of hippos. We will enjoy afternoon tea at the famous Elsamere Conservation Centre, located in Joy's former house. The museum contains a collection of her paintings and artefacts as well as memorabilia from the ‘Born Free' film, with photos documenting Joy and George Adamson's work. We then return to our lodge for dinner.

After an early breakfast, we depart for the Maasai Mara, one of the world's finest game reserves. The landscape of the Maasai Mara is characterised by wide open plains and rolling grasslands, dotted with the occasional tree. The Maasai Mara flows into the Serengeti, making it one of the biggest reserves in the world.

Special Experience: Enjoy a Swahili cooking class at Sarova Mara Game Camp, first exploring the in-house herb and vegetable garden.

Special Experience: Relax amidst the beauty of the Maasai Mara plains as we sip on sundowners and devour delicious canapes.

We have an early start for a morning game drive to enjoy this beautiful landscape as the sun rises over the savannah. We'll return to the lodge for breakfast and lunch, with some time to relax. Later we'll head out on one last safari before a special farewell bush dinner.

Optional Excursion: Maasai Mara Balloon Safari – This morning, enjoy an amazing experience as you take a balloon ride over the Maasai Mara. This is probably one of the most scenic views you will ever experience as you depart at dawn and float, suspended in a basket beneath a canopy while viewing the sights of the mighty Maasai Mara and its wildlife. On landing, you'll be provided with a delicious bubbly-style bush breakfast. 3 hours – from US $450pp.

Today marks the end of our spectacular African adventure. A light plane flight from the Maasai Mara will take us to Nairobi. We hope you leave with fantastic memories!

Trip Inclusions

Experience the incredible display of nature and tradition in Tanzania

  • Search for the ‘Big 5’ in the Serengeti
  • Visit Olduvai Gorge
  • Visit Maasai Village
  • Descend to the floor of Ngorongoro Crater
  • Walk a section of the Ngorongoro Crater's rim
  • Lake Manyara National Park safari
  • Manyara Treetop Walkway
  • Hike through Lake Manyara National Park’s forest
  • Visit local homes and markets at Mto Wa Mbu village
  • Lunch in Mto Wa Mbu prepared by the village
  • Explore Tarangire National Park
  • Lunch at Arusha Coffee Lodge

Witness Kenya’s amazing wildlife and spectacular scenery

  • Spend 2 nights in Amboseli National Park with uninterrupted views of Mt Kilimanjaro
  • Amboseli National Park game drive
  • Visit the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust
  • Visit the Giraffe Centre
  • Tour the Karen Blixen Museum
  • Visit Nanyuki Spinners and Weavers
  • Visit a Samburu Village
  • Samburu National Reserve game drives
  • Lake Nakuru National Park game drive
  • Lake Nakuru tree planting ceremony
  • Visit Lake Naivasha
  • Cruise Lake Naivasha on a boat safari
  • Afternoon tea at Elsamere in Lake Naivasha
  • Spend 2 nights in a luxury tent in the Maasai Mara
  • Swahili cooking class at the Sarova Mara Game Camp
  • Sundowners and canapes in the Maasai Mara plains
  • Maasai Mara game drives
  • Bush dinner under the Maasai Mara stars

  • Return economy-class flights from Australia to Africa. Taxes included
  • 2 economy-class flights within Africa
  • 1 light plane flight within Kenya
  • Airport transfers on the first and last day of tour
  • All touring in open safari 4WDs

  • 2 nights in a 4 star hotel
  • 11 nights in 3-4½ star African lodges
  • 2 nights in Amboseli National Park with uninterrupted views of Mt Kilimanjaro
  • 2 nights in a luxury tent in the heart of the Maasai Mara
  • Four Points by Sheraton, Arusha
  • Serengeti Serena Safar Lodge, Serengeti National Park
  • Ngorongoro Serena Lodge, Ngorongoro Crater
  • Escarpment Luxury Lodge, Lake Manyara National Park
  • Tarangire Sopa Lodge, Tarangire National Park
  • Ol Tukai Lodge, Amboseli National Park
  • Tamarind Tree Hotel, Nairobi
  • The Ark Lodge, Aberdare National Park
  • Sarova Shaba Game Lodge, Shaba National Reserve
  • Sarova Lion Hill Game Lodge, Lake Nakuru National Park
  • Lake Naivasha Simba Lodge, Lake Naivasha
  • Sarova Mara Game Camp, Maasai Mara

  • 17 breakfasts, 16 lunches, and 16 dinners, including group welcome and farewell dinners

  • English-speaking locally based driver/guides

  • Accommodation, itinerary and inclusions subject to change.
  • Disruptions to itinerary may occur.
  • Luggage Information: Due to the limited storage space in light aircraft and safari vehicles in Africa, please note the following luggage restrictions for this tour: Hand Luggage: 1 soft-sided bag per person and there is a maximum weight of 15kg per person.
  • Both Kenya and Tanzania have enforced a total ban on single-use plastic bags. This includes garbage bags, carrier bags and shopping bags. Zip-lock bags that a lot of airlines require passengers to place their liquids within are okay to use and carry, however, in line with their environmental intentions, we recommend you take them with you when you depart. Please ensure that before you either board a flight to Kenya and/or Tanzania, or arrive at a border entry point, that you have disposed of any plastic bags that may be within your checked or hand luggage. Failure to do so may result in a penalty.
  • Whilst on safari, ensure you wear layers, it can be quite cool in the early hours but can warm up as the sun rises.
  • Hot air balloon safaris will be done in lieu of the early morning game drive that is scheduled.
  • The walk within Lake Manyara forest is roughly 2 hours in duration and may be quite strenuous for some. It includes walking up steep walkways, down narrow paths and over un-even rocks. Although it is a rewarding and enjoyable experience, should you wish to not participate, please make your guide aware prior to the excursion.
  • If you’re looking to purchase Kenyan souvenirs, the gift shops within the lodges are very reasonably priced and offer a good range of products. Shops at rest stops can be more expensive and can often pressure sales.
  • The bush dinner experience may be undertaken at breakfast, lunch or dinner and is dependent on the weather forecast for the day. The final decision will be made by your guide and the lodge locally. Regardless, all meal inclusions will remain the same.
  • All optional excursions are based on minimum participants and are subject to availability. The length of optional excursions advised is an approximate only. Optional excursions can be booked on tour directly with your Tour Director or guide. We recommend arranging the booking at the beginning of the tour to avoid disappointment. Please note some optional excursions may also be available on multiple or alternate days. Prices are a guide only and are subject to change without prior notice. Payment by cash is preferred as there are no guarantees that credit card facilities will be available. Please check with your Tour Director or guide locally for information relating to this. Credit card fees and exchange rates are at the discretion of your bank.

Trip Reviews (2) Most Recent 'Kenya & Tanzania' Reviews

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Kenya and Tanzania - Bunnik Tours   2 , WA, Australia, Feb 2020
We had a great group of 8 including us, we would have preferred a slightly larger group where you get to know people and enjoy their company. A couple of days driving without seeing much in grassland. However the tour was well organised by Bunnik, all the Drivers / Guides were excellent, always on time, friendly, always with a smile, what else can you ...read more hope for.
All the highlights of Kenya and Tanzania 1 , NSW, Australia, Feb 2020
This trip lived up to the normal Bunnik high standards with only 8 of us in our tour group. Although some of our game drives were very long days and there were also long travelling days between game parks, we visited 8 game parks and saw a lot of Kenya and Tanzania. Perhaps more flying between these parks would of been better. Accommodation, food, sightseeing, ...read more and especially our drivers, were all fantastic. A tip for visiting Kenya and Tanzania is that the online visas can be a little complicated to fill in and you need to get all the necessary information and contact details from Bunnik early to complete these forms in a timely manner.

Visiting in February is a nice time to go. Although you won't see the great migration, you will see the migratory animals during their calving season. The landscapes are nice and green, and the game parks are less crowded. Overall this was a great trip, we saw lots of animals and it was nice to have some relaxing days at the end with our Zanzibar extension. Booking with Global Journeys was easy as usual, and both Global Journeys and Bunnik handled arranging early flights home for us because of the pandemic.
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