10 Days East Africa Adventure
On our 10 Days East Africa Adventure you will discover the hidden gems of Kenya and Tanzania. This safari journey starts from Nairobi, Kenya. Travel to some of the East Africa’s most famous safari destinations including Masai Mara National Reserve, Serengeti National Park and Ngorongoro Crater, where you will enjoy multiple game drives in search of the Big Five animals and more.
Highlights of 10 Days East Africa Adventure
Day 1: Nairobi
Day 2: Maasai Mara National Reserve
Day 3: Maasai Mara National Reserve
Day 4: Lake Victoria
Day 5: Serengeti National Park
Day 6: Serengeti National Park
Day 7: Karatu
Day 8: Karatu
Day 9: Arusha
Day 10: Arusha
Detailed Itinerary of 10 Days East Africa Adventure
Day 1: Nairobi
Karibu! Welcome to Kenya. Your East Africa Adventure begins in Nairobi – Kenya’s capital with a welcome from our representative. If you arrive early, head out and explore the National Museum of Kenya, the Karen Blixen Museum and the Bomas of Kenya, where traditional homesteads of several Kenyan tribes are displayed in an outdoor village.
Accommodation: Nairobi Serena Hotel
Meal Plan: Lunch and Dinner
Day 2: Maasai Mara National Reserve
After a delicious breakfast, transfer to Masai Mara National Reserve one of the best game drives in Africa with a stop in Loita Hills, a remote region home to the traditional Maasai people. This is one of the key places where the Maasai people still practice their traditional way of life, with little influence from modernity and technology.
Visit the Tepesua Village, known for championing Maasai women’s health and education. You will be welcomed by the Maasai Warriors by way of traditional song and dance. Meet your hosts and attend a talk full of insights into this remarkable and ancient culture. Take a walk to the community village which was founded for widows who can never remarry and lost their cows due to drought. The village offers supports, safety and economic growth through the Tepesua Widows Income Project. Here, the women make handicrafts and sew hand bangs using sustainable materials as well as washable sanitary pads and backpacks to sell to visitors and locals. Learn about the village life and be shown around a traditional Maasai home and its cattle enclosures. Continue to the outskirts of the Masai Mara, where your lodge is found.
Accommodation: Julia’s River Camp
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 3: Maasai Mara National Reserve
Wake up early and head to the reserve for a hot air balloon ride and bush breakfast, giving you a rare chance to see the open plains at sunrise, teeming with wildlife. After, go on a game drive exploring the reserve in morning and the afternoon giving you the best chance to spot the Big Five. This is the quintessential African Experience, and with sparse open plains and some of the world’s most impressive animals. Keep your eyes peeled for wildebeests, lions, leopards, antelopes, giraffes among others along the way.
Accommodation: Julia’s River Camp
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 4: Lake Victoria
After breakfast, embark on a journey toward the Kenya – Tanzania border and make your way to the magnificent Lake Victoria. This vast lake is the main source of the Nile, the longest river in the world, and spans the shores of Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.
On arrival, unwind with a lakeside sinner while you ponder the magnitude of the world’s largest tropical lake.
Accommodation: Julia’s River Camp
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 5: Serengeti National Park
Enjoy a relaxed morning taking in the magnificent views of Lake Victoria in the morning light. Travel to Serengeti National Park, a famous Tanzania Safari Park renowned for its incredible wildlife and vast, open landscapes. After passing through the park gate, experience the greatest commute possible as we slowly make our way to our lodge via the scenic safari route. Along the way, stop to take photos of the abundant wildlife and stunning views.
Tonight, you will have a true African experience in your lodge or camp set right in the heart of the Serengeti. After dinner, gather around the campfire to share stories, then fall asleep to the sounds of the wild.
Accommodation: Serengeti Serena Safari Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 6: Serengeti National Park
Wake up for another day of adventure in Serengeti National Park. Start the day with an early morning game drive to spot the wildlife when they are at their most active, then return to the lodge for a relaxed brunch. This afternoon, head off again for another game drive through the park. Return to camp for dinner and another night under the starts of Serengeti.
Accommodation: Serengeti Serena Safari Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 7: Karatu
Enjoy a full day game drive through the Serengeti National Park this morning as you exit your camp inside the park and make your way to the park gate. From here, drive to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, where you will descend to the crater floor. Take in the spectacular views from the crater’s rim as you make your way to the bottom, where animals roam the lakes, rivers, woodlands, and hills. Keep an eye out for wildebeests, lion, zebras, cheetahs, buffaloes, gazelles, endangered black rhinos and the Maasai People colorfully dressed as they water their cattle at the lake here.
In the afternoon, leave the Ngorongoro Crater and drive to Karatu, a small town on its outskirts.
Accommodation: Acacia Farm Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 8: Karatu
After breakfast, make your way towards Lake Eyasi, a vast seasonal soda lake, stopping at a scenic viewpoint to take in the magnificent views across its shimmering waters. The area surrounding Lake Eyasi has been home to the Hadzabe people for more than 10,000 years and is one of the few places in Africa where traditional tribal life continues with little modern influence. Today’s visit to the Hadzabe lands offers fascinating insight into the ancient culture and a chance to learn about their way of life. Meet community members and take part in daily activities such as hunting, gathering and traditional dance, while learning about their “click” language – believed to be one of the oldest still spoken today.
Return to your lodge in Karatu later in the day to relax and unwind.
Accommodation: Acacia Farm Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 9: Arusha
Today is a free day to relax or choose from the various optional activities available. You might like to head to a local coffee plantation or take a game drive in Lake Manyara National Park. May be opt for a hike through the Ngorongoro Reserve Forest to Elephant Caves accompanied by an expert local guide and armed ranger. This is the perfect way to stretch your legs after a few days of travel.
You will hike through the Ngorongoro rainforest as your local guide explains ins and outs of the area and points out interesting animal tracks and footprints. Marvel at the wild landscape and spot the varied birdlife as you walk. In the afternoon, you will head to Arusha, where you spend your last night.
Accommodation: Arusha Coffee Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 10: Arusha
Your East Africa Adventure comes to an end today. After breakfast depart for Kilimanjaro International Airport for your departure flight back home.
End of 10 Days East Africa Adventure.
