Masai & Tanzania Camping Safari

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Duration: 10 days

Begins: Nairobi

Ends: Arusha

Trip Code: DKMT

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    Long on yearning for the savannahs of East Africa but short on time? This should do the trick. This adventure spreads the wonders of the Serengeti, the Ngorongoro Crater, magnificent Lake Manyara, and campouts under the broad midnight skies of the Masai Mara over 10 adventure-filled days. Our all-terrain vehicles cut down the travel time, making sure your every minute in Africa is spent interacting with the locals and tracking the "big five." Africa in a flash? It can be done.
    Is this tour for me?
    Travel Style
    Classic
    All of the highlights, culture, access, and I-can’t-believe-we-did-that moments, all at a great price.
    Service Level
    Camping
    Camping most nights with some hotel/hostel stays to start and throughout; affordable public and private transport.
    Physical Rating
    2 - Light
    Light walking and hiking suitable for most fitness levels. Nothing too challenging.
    Trip Type
    Small Group
    Small Group experience; Max 14, avg 10
    Age requirement
    12+
    All travellers under age 18 must be accompanied by an adult.
    What's Included
    • Your G for Good Moment: Amani Ya Juu Lunch, Nairobi
    • Your G for Good Moment: Mto wa Mbu Community Visit and Lunch, Mto wa Mbu
    • Your G for Good Moment: Clean Cookstove Project Visit, Mto wa Mbu
    • Your Welcome Moment: Welcome Moment - Meet Your CEO and Group
    • Masai Mara National Reserve entrance and wildlife safari drives
    • Lake Manyara wildlife safari drive
    • Serengeti wildlife safari drives
    • Ngorongoro Crater wildlife safari drive
    • All transport between destinations and to/from included activities
    Accommodations

    Simple hotels (3 nts), full-service camping (4 nts), permanent tented camp (2 nts)

    Meals

    9 breakfasts, 8 lunches, 6 dinners

    Allow USD75-100 for meals not included.

    Transportation

    7-seat 4x4 safari van, private minibus/shuttle, 7-seat 4x4 safari vehicle.

    Staff & experts

    Chief Experience Officer (CEO), certified driver/guide.

    Day 1 : Nairobi

    Arrive at any time.

    There are no planned activities until an evening welcome meeting.

    Welcome Moment - Meet Your CEO and Group

    1h

    Your opportunity to meet your CEO and fellow travellers, and learn more about your tour. Opt to join the group for a local meal afterwards. Don't forget to see the notice in the lobby (or ask reception) for the official time and place to meet up with the group.

    Acommodation

    Hotel Boulevard

    Optional Activities - Day 1

    Bomas of Kenya Tour

    Nairobi

    This tour gives you a glimpse into the life of 42 different tribes of the country that make up Kenya's rich culture. Get a better understanding of village life by visiting homesteads and enjoy a display and sounds of folk dances performed. Entrance fee and hotel pick-up included.

    The Carnivore Restaurant

    Nairobi 2h

    Feast on a range of familiar and exotic meats roasted over an open flame barbecue pit. Ever wanted to try ostrich or crocodile? Here's your chance to do so (at a world-renowned restaurant, at that). Price includes the price of a meal (without a beverage) and hotel pick-up.

    National Museum

    Nairobi

    Take a stroll through this museum to get a better understanding of Kenya's rich heritage through a range of cultural and natural-history exhibits. Learn more about the region's bird population at the Birds of East Africa exhibit, a huge gallery of at least 900 stuffed specimens. Get a refreshing take on Kenyan history counterpoint to colonial historiographies at the Historia Ya Kenya display. Entrance fee and hotel pick-up included.

    Karen Blixen Museum

    Nairobi 3h

    Converted from the former home of pioneer coffee farmer and acclaimed writer Karen Blixen, this museum provides visitors insight into life of a Danish settler in pre-Independence Kenya. Take a walk through the home, and magnificent gardens that provide a stunning view of the Ngong hills. Hotel pick-up and entrance fee included.

    Railway Museum

    Nairobi

    Adjacent to the Nairobi railway station, this museum contains exhibits from the East African Railways opened in 1971.

    Acommodation

    Hotel Boulevard

    Day 2 : Nairobi/Masai Mara

    Journey through the Great Rift Valley on the way to one of the most famous national parks in Africa. Enjoy a late afternoon wildlife safari drive in the hopes of spotting the "big five".

    Travel from Nairobi, through the Great Rift Valley on to Kenya's premier wildlife reserve. In the afternoon, arrive in the area and get settled at the safari camp, our base for our time here.

    Head out for a late afternoon wildlife safari drive with excellent chances of seeing the "big five" — watch for lion, cheetah, buffalo, elephant and giraffe. The varied wildlife and natural environment come together to provide a spectacular safari experience.

    Safari Vehicle

    Nairobi - Masai Mara 7h 386km

    Get a better view and take better snapshots aboard this off-road ride.

    Maasai Mara Wildlife Safari Drive

    Masai Mara Evening

    Maasai Mara is one of the world’s top safari destinations, known for its abundance of big cats – cheetahs, leopards and lions – as well as the two million wildebeest, Thomson’s gazelles and zebra that migrate annually across the vast grasslands in search of water. Set off on safari with our driver/guide and keep your eyes and ears peeled for movement and memories. Watch elephants and giraffe grazing, photograph zebras and wildebeest and, with a little luck, you'll even spot animals feasting on a recent kill.

    Acommodation

    Kenia Campsite

    Acommodation

    Kenia Campsite

    Meals Included:

    Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner

    Day 3 : Masai Mara

    Enjoy an early wildlife safari drive when animals are most active. Opt to visit a Masai village, learn to dance like a warrior, stop in the manyatta (family compound) and learn about this nomadic culture.

    Opt to go for a balloon safari for a new perspective over the beautiful landscape. Pre-book on the checkout page to include this optional activity on your tour or ask your GCO or travel agent for assistance.

    Maasai Mara Wildlife Safari Drive

    Masai Mara Morning

    Maasai Mara is one of the world’s top safari destinations, known for its abundance of big cats – cheetahs, leopards and lions – as well as the two million wildebeest, Thomson’s gazelles and zebra that migrate annually across the vast grasslands in search of water. Set off on safari with our driver/guide and keep your eyes and ears peeled for movement and memories. Watch elephants and giraffe grazing, photograph zebras and wildebeest and, with a little luck, you'll even spot animals feasting on a recent kill.

    Free time:

    Masai Mara Afternoon

    Explore the area with some free time.

    Acommodation

    Kenia Campsite

    Optional Activities - Day 3

    Maasai Mara Balloon Safari

    Masai Mara 1h

    The adventure begins just before dawn and lasts an hour in the sky. Fly over the Mara River, plains, and forests of the Maasai Mara. Toast your return to earth with a champagne breakfast, cooked wherever you land. Please note that single passengers can book on this activity, the balloon will require a minimum of two passengers to take flight. In the rare case that this minimum is not reached by the time of your flight, passengers will be refunded for this activity.

    Acommodation

    Kenia Campsite

    Meals Included:

    Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner

    Day 4 : Masai Mara/Nairobi

    Travel back to Nairobi today with a stop along the way at the G for Good supported Ubuntu Cafe. Enjoy lunch here with the group and learn about how this initiative is empowering the local community. After lunch the group will resume the drive back to Nairobi.

    Breathe in the fresh morning air as you begin the drive back to Nairobi. Stop in the rural settlement of Maai Mahiu and visit the G for Good supported Ubuntu Cafe for lunch. This initiative has created over 400 sustainable local jobs for mothers of children with disabilities, and is working to support pediatric health and education programs in the region.

    Safari Vehicle

    Masai Mara - Nairobi 5h30m - 6h30m 245km

    Get a better view and take better snapshots aboard this off-road ride.

    Café Ubuntu Farm-to-Table Lunch

    Maai Mahiu

    In the rural settlement of Maai Mahiu is the very special G Adventures for Good supported project, Ubuntu Café. A true social enterprise in the heart of Kenya, this initiative empowers the community, creating over 400 sustainable local jobs for mothers of children with disabilities, and supporting pediatric health and education programs in the region. Enjoy a delicious, organic farm-to-table lunch with tastes of quality coffee, breakfast tacos, soup, salad, freshly made pizzas, curry dishes and burritos.

    Acommodation

    Hotel Boulevard

    Acommodation

    Hotel Boulevard

    Meals Included:

    Breakfast | Lunch

    Day 5 : Nairobi/Arusha

    Spend the day travelling to Tanzania.

    Journey across the border into Tanzania, arriving in the picturesque town of Arusha in the afternoon. Spend some time exploring the town and its bustling markets, and have another night in the comfort of a hotel. Upon arrival into Arusha, you may be joined by other G Adventures travellers starting the Tanzania portion of the trip.

    Shuttle

    Nairobi - Arusha 7h - 8h 290km

    Move efficiently from point A to point B aboard this dependable ride.

    Border Crossing (Kenya - Tanzania)

    Namanga

    Ready for a little more ink in your passport? Grab your bags and get ready to check another country off your bucket list.

    Acommodation

    The Outpost Lodge

    Acommodation

    The Outpost Lodge

    Meals Included:

    Breakfast

    Day 6 : Arusha/Mto wa Mbu

    Experience the Mto wa Mbu village with a guided cultural walk and traditional lunch with a local family. Take a wildlife safari drive in Lake Manyara NP.

    Travel to Mto wa Mbu village and take part in a cultural walk to learn about village life in the area. Meet the women who run the village tours and enjoy a delicious home made traditional lunch.

    Spend the afternoon viewing wildlife along the main road that winds through a lush cool forests of Lake Manyara National Park, overgrown with ficus trees and covered with bromeliads.

    This area is truly stunning, as the western wall of the Rift Valley escarpment provides a gorgeous backdrop. Search for the phenomenal birdlife, tree-climbing lions, elephants, giraffes, and hippos.

    7-Seat 4x4 Safari Vehicle

    Arusha - Mto wa Mbu 2h - 3h 130km

    Get a better view and take better snapshots aboard this off-road ride with a pop-up top.

    Mto wa Mbu Village Visit and Lunch

    Mto wa Mbu

    Take part in a cultural walk to learn about life in this East African town. Mto wa Mbu has attracted some 18,000 residents from 120 different tribes. During the two-hour tour, visit the village's local market, go right to the farmer's fields, see how huts are constructed, and meet artisans in their shops. Afterwards, sit down with our new friends and enjoy a traditional lunch of meat and plantains.

    Lake Manyara National Park Safari

    Lake Manyara National Park Afternoon

    This western wall of the Rift Valley escarpment is truly stunning. It provides a backdrop for your search for the park's phenomenal bird life (including raptors), tree-climbing lions, elephants, zebras, hippos, baboons, and buffalos. Look up and see some of the more than 400 species of birds, including pink flamingos, pelicans, cormorants, and storks. Beyond wildlife, Lake Manyara NP is home to giant fig trees, acacia woodlands, mahogany trees, and grassy flood plains. The contrasts of this area are simply breathtaking; the open plains, huge escarpment, central alkaline lake, dense woodlands, and distant volcanic peaks coming together in an area best described by Ernest Hemingway as “the loveliest I have seen in Africa.”

    Acommodation

    Twiga Campsite

    Acommodation

    Twiga Campsite

    Meals Included:

    Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner

    Day 7 : Mto wa Mbu/Serengeti National Park

    Enjoy a wildlife safari drive en route to the central Serengeti.

    Drive through the Ngorongoro Conservation Area and on to Serengeti National Park. En route marvel at the sheer vastness of this territory, and spot the multitude of animal and birdlife while cruising through this acacia-accented savanna.

    7-Seat 4x4 Safari Vehicle

    Mto wa Mbu - Serengeti National Park 8h - 9h 190km

    Get a better view and take better snapshots aboard this off-road ride with a pop-up top.

    Serengeti National Park Safari

    Serengeti National Park

    This is the reason you came to Africa. Charge your camera, grab your binoculars, and set out on safari. Your eagle-eyed driver will keep an eye out for wildlife – buffaloes, elephants, lions, wildebeests, zebras, and more. Tanzania’s Serengeti tends to be less crowded than some of Kenya’s reserves, so enjoy the scenery, the vast expanse of the grasslands, the play of light and shadow, and the up-close look at wild Africa.

    Acommodation

    Seronera Campsite

    Acommodation

    Seronera Campsite

    Meals Included:

    Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner

    Day 8 : Serengeti National Park

    Rise early for a full-day wildlife safari drive in the Serengeti. Enjoy a picnic lunch in the bush and continue the search for the "big five" while taking in the vastness of the Serengeti plains.

    If you have pre-booked a Serengeti Balloon Safari, your flight will be in the morning. You will miss the morning wildlife safari drive with the group, but you will have spectacular views from above. If you have not yet pre-booked, add it to your checkout page, or ask your GCO or travel agent for assistance.

    7-Seat 4x4 Safari Vehicle

    Serengeti National Park

    Get a better view and take better snapshots aboard this off-road ride with a pop-up top.

    Serengeti National Park Safari

    Serengeti National Park Full day

    This is the reason you came to Africa. Charge your camera, grab your binoculars, and set out on safari. Your eagle-eyed driver will keep an eye out for wildlife – buffaloes, elephants, lions, wildebeests, zebras, and more. Tanzania’s Serengeti tends to be less crowded than some of Kenya’s reserves, so enjoy the scenery, the vast expanse of the grasslands, the play of light and shadow, and the up-close look at wild Africa.

    Acommodation

    Seronera Campsite

    Optional Activities - Day 8

    Serengeti Balloon Safari

    Serengeti National Park

    Spirited aloft in a hot-air balloon, view the wildlife and terrain of the Serengeti that only the birds see. Enjoy a champagne breakfast and keep that shutter-finger good and limber—you’ll be using it plenty over the course of your hour in the air.

    Be wowed with your bird's eye view of the wildlife and terrain of the majestic Serengeti. Enjoy a champagne breakfast and keep that shutter-finger ready —you’ll be using it plenty over the course of your hour in the air.

    Acommodation

    Seronera Campsite

    Meals Included:

    Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner

    Day 9 : Serengeti National Park/Ngorongoro

    Take a morning wildlife safari drive as you depart the Serengeti, then continue wildlife viewing in the Ngorongoro Crater, before getting a spectacular view of the crater from your campsite on its rim.

    The rich pasture and permanent water of the Crater floor supports a resident population of more than 20,000 to 25,000 large mammals.

    Please note that due to the high-altitude location of our camp, temperatures can drop at night. We recommend bringing extra layers to wear during the evening and following morning.

    7-Seat 4x4 Safari Vehicle

    Serengeti National Park - Ngorongoro 4h 160km

    Get a better view and take better snapshots aboard this off-road ride with a pop-up top.

    Serengeti National Park Safari

    Serengeti National Park Morning

    This is the reason you came to Africa. Charge your camera, grab your binoculars, and set out on safari. Your eagle-eyed driver will keep an eye out for wildlife – buffaloes, elephants, lions, wildebeests, zebras, and more. Tanzania’s Serengeti tends to be less crowded than some of Kenya’s reserves, so enjoy the scenery, the vast expanse of the grasslands, the play of light and shadow, and the up-close look at wild Africa.

    Ngorongoro Crater Afternoon Wildlife Safari Drive

    Ngorongoro Crater

    Head down into the crater and to all the best spots to view wildlife. Spot zebras, gazelles, buffaloes and warthogs. The swamp and forest are home to hippos, rhinos, elephants, baboons and monkeys. Keep your eyes peeled and camera ready to capture a pride of lions or a lone leopard walking along the crater floor.

    Acommodation

    Simba Campsite

    Acommodation

    Simba Campsite

    Meals Included:

    Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner

    Day 10 : Ngorongoro/Arusha

    Visit an authentic Maasai village and the G Adventures-supported Clean Cookstove Project, then return to Arusha where the tour ends on arrival. Onward flights can be booked from 6pm, or extend your stay in Arusha by a night, or two.

    7-Seat 4x4 Safari Vehicle

    Ngorongoro - Arusha 4h - 5h 200km

    Get a better view and take better snapshots aboard this off-road ride with a pop-up top.

    Clean Cookstove Project Visit

    Mto wa Mbu - Arusha

    Visit a Maasai village in the Monduli District and witness the benefits of the G Adventures-supported Clean Cookstove Project. In Tanzania, 95% of people rely on cooking with wood and coal. Women and girls spend hours walking to collect wood every day (making them vulnerable to assault and unable to use their time to go to school). Indoor smoke from open-fire stoves causes cancer, emphysema, pneumonia, blindness, and burns. Take a guided tour of these villages and meet the women that have been trained as stove engineers, visit bomas (traditional homes), and observe (or get your hands dirty) by helping the Stove Team build a stove in a home. See the beneficial impact of the clean-burning stoves on the health and daily lives of the Maasai villagers, especially the women.

    Departure Day

    Not ready to leave? Your CEO can help with travel arrangements to extend your adventure.

    Meals Included:

    Breakfast | Lunch

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