Aberdares

13 days KENYA - TANZANIA SAFARI

Embark on an extraordinary Kenya-Tanzania safari that takes you from lush highlands to sweeping savannahs, immersing you in the heart of East Africa’s most iconic landscapes and wildlife. Begin your adventure in the mystical Aberdare National Park, where misty forests and cascading waterfalls set the stage for encounters with elusive wildlife. Journey to the tranquil shores of Lake Naivasha, a haven for birdlife and hippos, before exploring the dramatic landscapes of Hell’s Gate National Park, famous for its towering cliffs and unique walking safaris.

Next, experience the legendary Masai Mara National Reserve, renowned for its spectacular wildlife density and the breathtaking Great Migration. Cross into Tanzania’s vast Serengeti National Park, where endless plains teem with lions, cheetahs, and the awe-inspiring wildebeest migration. Finally, descend into the Ngorongoro Crater, a UNESCO World Heritage site, where one of Africa’s densest concentrations of wildlife awaits against a stunning volcanic backdrop.

This tailor-made safari promises a seamless blend of adventure, culture, and nature, designed around your interests, time, and budget, delivering memories that will last a lifetime. Witness the best of Kenya and Tanzania in one unforgettable journey through some of Africa’s most treasured wildernesses.

This 10 days tour gives you a golden opportunity to see Kenya's wildlife in a special way. We visit world class national parks and reserves where we get close to the beautiful and diverse wildlife and scenes.

We visit: Aberdare National Park, Hell's Gate National Park, Lake Naivasha, Maasai Mara National Reserve and Amboseli National Park.

Among the animals we will see on this safari are: Leopards, Lions, Cheetahs, Hyenas, Rhinos, Elephants, Buffaloes, Giraffes, Hippos, Antelopes, Zebras, monkeys, crocodiles and hundreds of bird species.

If this tour is taken between June and October every year you will witness one of the wonders of the world by watching the spectacular wildebeest migration in Maasai Mara. About 2 million wildebeest cross river Mara from Serengeti National Park. While they cross, predators like lions and crocodiles prey on them in plenty but they are just too many.

TOUR ITINERARY

Day 1:                    Nairobi-Aberdare National Park
Depart Nairobi for Aberdare National Park arriving in the Ark Lodge in time for lunch. Ark Lodge is a unique tree lodge with a veranda that overlooks a floodlit waterhole and saltlick allowing undisturbed views of wildlife visiting the waterhole. Resembling and named after Noah's Ark, the Lodge is designed with 'decks' from which numerous balconies and lounges provide superb vantage points for game viewing. A ground level bunker provides excellent photographic opportunities and takes you closer than you would believe possible to the wildlife.
In each room, a buzzer system will alert you when there is something special to see, such as a leopard that might sneak to the floodlit waterhole in the dead of night.

Dinner & overnight at Ark Lodge

Day 2:                    Aberdare

Explore Aberdares visiting Karuru water fall, the highest in Kenya with our picnic lunches. The park harbours one of the biggest populations of the gravely endangered black rhino in the country. It offers the best opportunities to see the bongo, that rare, gorgeous forest antelope. Its also one of the best places to see leopards in Kenya - probably second only to Samburu National Reserve.
 

Dinner & overnight at Ark Lodge

Day 3:                    Aberdare - Samburu
Drive to Samburu National Reserve with picnic lunch en route. Evening game drive in the reserve.

Dinner & overnight at Ashnil Samburu

Day 4:                    Samburu
Experience the unique Samburu; with morning and afternoon game drives.

Dinner & overnight at Ashnil Samburu

Day 5:                    Samburu – Meru National Park

Drive to Meru National Park. Evening game drive

Dinner & overnight at Elsa's Kopje

Day 5:                    Meru National Park

Whole day in Meru. Meru National Park is a complete wilderness that habours Grevy's Zebra, Elephants, Eland, Bush Pig,  Waterbuck, Cheetah, Leopard, Reticulated Giraffe, Hippopotamus, Bohor Reedbuck, Hartebeest, Python, Puff Udder, Cobra, Buffalo, more than 427 recorded species of birds
Dinner & overnight at Elsa's Kopje

Day 6.    Meru – Nairobi

Game drive on our way out to Back to Nairobi

Game drives in Aberdare National Park, Samburu, and Meru National Park
Day 1:   Nairobi-Aberdare National Park
Depart Nairobi for Aberdare National Park arriving in the Ark Lodge in time for lunch. Ark Lodge is a unique tree lodge with a veranda that overlooks a floodlit waterhole and saltlick allowing undisturbed views of wildlife visiting the waterhole. Resembling and named after Noah's Ark, the Lodge is designed with 'decks' from which numerous balconies and lounges provide superb vantage points for game viewing. A ground level bunker provides excellent photographic opportunities and takes you closer than you would believe possible to the wildlife.
In each room, a buzzer system will alert you when there is something special to see, such as a leopard that might sneak to the floodlit waterhole in the dead of night.
Dinner & overnight at Ark Lodge
Day 2:    Aberdare
Explore Aberdares visiting Karuru water fall, the highest in Kenya with our picnic lunches. The park harbours one of the biggest populations of the gravely endangered black rhino in the country. It offers the best opportunities to see the bongo, that rare, gorgeous forest antelope. Its also one of the best places to see leopards in Kenya - probably second only to Samburu National Reserve.

Dinner & overnight at Ark Lodge
Day 3:   Aberdare - Samburu
Drive to Samburu National Reserve with picnic lunch en route. Evening game drive in the reserve.
Dinner & overnight at Ashnil Samburu
Day 4:   Samburu
Experience the unique Samburu; with morning and afternoon game drives.
Dinner & overnight at Ashnil Samburu
Day 5:   Samburu – Meru National Park
Drive to Meru National Park. Evening game drive
Dinner & overnight at Elsa's Kopje
Day 6:  Meru National Park
Whole day in Meru. Meru National Park is a complete wilderness that habours Grevy's Zebra, Elephants, Eland, Bush Pig,  Waterbuck, Cheetah, Leopard, Reticulated Giraffe, Hippopotamus, Bohor Reedbuck, Hartebeest, Python, Puff Udder, Cobra, Buffalo, more than 427 recorded species of birds
Dinner & overnight at Elsa's Kopje
Day 7. Meru – Nairobi
Game drive on our way out and back to Nairobi where our tour ends.