12 Days Best Of Kenya and Tanzania Safari - Luxury
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Nairobi

Embark on a 12-day Kenya and Tanzania safari to explore the rich Maasai culture and witness the incredible wildebeest migration. Experience the wonders of Maasai Mara, Serengeti, and Ngorongoro Crater on this unforgettable adventure.

Duration: 12 days
Highlights

Jomo Kenyatta International Airport - Nairobi

Nairobi - Welcome to your Kenya & Tanzania safari! Upon arrival, our driver will take you to your Nairobi hotel. This customized safari is all about your choices, so discuss your preferences with your guide. Spend your first day relaxing and soaking in the African ambiance. Your adventure starts tomorrow with a day full of wildlife and scenic beauty, tailored just for you.
On arrival at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, you will be warmly welcomed by one of our experienced driver guides, ready to greet and escort you to Nairobi and your chosen hotel. He will introduce you to this wonderful city and country.

Nairobi - Lake Naivasha

Lake Naivasha - Today starts with an 8 am pickup from your Nairobi hotel, heading to the scenic Lake Naivasha in Kenya’s Great Rift Valley. Enjoy a 2-hour boat ride and a nature walk at Lake Naivasha National Park. After lunch at the resort, take an afternoon boat ride to Crescent Island and a relaxing walk around the lake. End your day with a sunset dinner at Lake Naivasha Sopa Resort, surrounded by the serene wilderness.

Lake Naivasha - Masai Mara National Reserve

Maasai Mara National Reserve - After breakfast in the resort, drive to Masai Mara National Reserve, arrived for hot lunch in the lodge, then afternoon game drive till African sunset, later end of afternoon drive back to the lodge for dinner and overnight

Journey time and Distance 6.3 hours 297 km from Lake Nakuru to Masai Mara.

Main Destination: Masai Mara National Reserve(Kenya)

Accommodation: Masai Mara Serena Lodge

Luxury Lodge located inside Masai Mara NR

Meals & Drinks: > All meals included

Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Masai Mara National Reserve

Maasai Mara National Reserve - Ahead is a full day of adventure in the world’s most famous Masai Mara. With packed lunch, we start today with the morning section of our game drive emphasis on wildebeest migration and the perfect spot for river crossing or predators all explained to you by your expert driver guide, after the African sunset drive back to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay.

Main Destination: Masai Mara National Reserve(Kenya)

Accommodation: Masai Mara serena Lodge

Luxury Lodge located inside Masai Mara NR

Meals & Drinks: > All meals included

Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

More Game Viewing in Maasai Mara

Maasai Mara National Reserve - After breakfast in the lodge, continue with a morning game drive in Masai Mara, afternoon hot lunch in the lodge, later depart for an evening game drive and sunset viewing, and later end of afternoon drive back to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay.

Main Destination: Masai Mara National Reserve(Kenya)

Accommodation: Masai Mara Serena Lodge

Luxury Lodge located inside Masai Mara NR

Meals & Drinks: > All meals included

Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Masai Mara - Serengeti National Park

Serengeti National Park - Today our journey continues as we head from the edge of the Serengeti in Tanzania, with packed lunch, First, you will have a quick stop at Isebania/Serare Border Towns for visa registration and exchange vehicle, it’s time to say goodbye to Kenya guide, you will meet him again in the final part of the safari.

Enjoy an en-route game drive as you enter Serengeti national, and arrived at the lodge perfect time for dinner and an overnight stay.

Journey time and Distance 6 hours 280 km from Masai Mara to Central Serengeti.

Main Destination: Serengeti National Park(Tanzania)

Accommodation: Serengeti Serena Lodge

Luxury Lodge located inside Serengeti NP

Meals & Drinks: > All meals included

Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Serengeti National Park

Serengeti National Park - Waking up in the Serengeti is something really special. The sights, sounds, and smells of Africa are all around us, and ahead is a full day of adventure in the world’s most famous national park. Pick your packed breakfast and lunch with your morning section of game drive in Serengeti National Park, marveling at the stunning scenery ever-changing light, and always entertaining wildlife.

After our picnic lunch, we set off again searching for wildlife in this awe-inspiring park. At the end of the afternoon, we return to the camp for dinner and some much-needed rest.

Main Destination: Serengeti National Park(Tanzania)

Accommodation: Serengeti Serena Lodge

Luxury Lodge located inside Serengeti NP

Meals & Drinks: > All meals included

Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Serengeti Nationa Park

Serengeti National Park - After breakfast in the lodge, continue with a game drive in Serengeti, afternoon hot lunch in the lodge, later depart for evening game drive and sunset viewing with a sundowner, later end of afternoon drive back to the lodge for dinner and overnight.

Main Destination: Serengeti National Park(Tanzania)

Accommodation: Serengeti Serena Lodge

Luxury Lodge located inside Serengeti NP

Meals & Drinks: > All meals included

Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Serengeti National Park - Ngorongoro Crater Floor

Ngorongoro Crater - After breakfast in the Lodge, drive to Ngorongoro Crater floor for a game drive, lunch served on the Crater floor, later end of the afternoon drive to the lodge in the Crater rim for dinner and overnight stay.

Main Destination: Ngorongoro Crater(Tanzania)

Accommodation: Ngorongoro Serena Lodge

Luxury Lodge located on the crater rim of Ngorongoro Crater

Meals & Drinks: > All meals included

Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Ngorongoro Crater - Amboseli National Park

Amboseli National Park - After breakfast in the Lodge, drive to the Namanga border and Kenya to Amboseli National Park arrived for an afternoon game drive, then drive to the lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.

Journey time and Distance 5.4 hours 295 km from Arusha to Amboseli.

Main Destination: Amboseli National Park(Kenya)

Accommodation: Amboseli Serena Lodge

Luxury Lodge located inisde Amboseli NP

Meals & Drinks: > All meals included

Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Amboseli National Park

Amboseli National Park - After breakfast in the lodge, continue with a game drive in Amboseli, afternoon hot lunch in the lodge, later depart for evening game drive till African sunset, later end of afternoon drive back to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay.

Main Destination: Amboseli National Park(Kenya)

Accommodation: Amboseli Serena Lodge

Luxury Lodge located inside Amboseli NP

Meals & Drinks: > All meals included

Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Amboseli - Jomo Kenyatta International Airport

Amboseli National Park - If time permits after breakfast - morning game drive till midday when you will have lunch at your lodge and say farewell to Best of East Africa Safari, pm proceed to Nairobi and drop at Nairobi Airport for your onward journey back home.

End of Safari.

Main Destination: Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (Nairobi, Kenya)

Accommodation: No accommodation (End of tour)

Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)

Meals & Drinks: > Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)

Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

What's Included
  • All activities (Unless labeled as optional)
  • Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
  • Meals (As specified in the day-by-day section)
  • All fees and/or taxes
  • Roundtrip airport transfer
  • A professional driver/guide
  • Drinking water (On all days)
What's Not Included
  • International flights (From/to home)
  • Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
  • Tips (Tipping guideline US$25.00 pp per day)
  • Personal items (Souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)
  • Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
Additional Information

Enjoy crossing Kenya and Tanzania through rich, fertile Maasai land on 12-days the wonders of Kenya and Tanzania before you on this incredible safari adventure, which goes deep to the heartland of the Maasai tribe`s people and the finest game park of Maasai Mara, Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater. With window seats guaranteed, this safari feature informative commentary from your driver guide as you drive over plain of Serengeti, you will pass over 2 million wildebeest migration, zebra, Thomson gazelle and impala, predator lurk around feeding on new born and weak prey. Your safari includes free transfer from the airport as well as Maasai Boma visit.

  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
  • You MUST confirm and obtain any visa requirements prior to border crossing. All visa requirements are the sole responsibility of the traveler
Location
Nairobi
Cancellation Policy

All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.

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L4277widd
Jul 5, 2024
Once in a lifetime family experience - Outstanding itinerary and knowledgeable guides. Flexible to meet our requests. Fabulous accommodations. Our kids all want to return.
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Jims579
Jul 4, 2024
Fabulous Experience with B2C - After a lot of research, I chose to go on our safari to Kenya and Tanzania with Bush2City Adventures and have to pat myself on the back for such a wise choice. We had a fabulous time. The owner, Jackson Solomon, was extremely attentive from initial contact to end of journey to assure that we would have a wonderful experience. The guides, John and Ali were great. Both have lots of years experience as guides and that equated to a lot of imparted knowledge about each area, the wildlife and culture. All in all, from correspondence to accommodations to guide services, I would highly recommend B2C for any African Safari.
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Dopie127
Aug 12, 2023
Amazing memories in Kenya and Tanzania - We got back from a 12 day tour in Kenya and Tanzania and it was absolutely fabulous. Jackson was so incredibly accommodating and helpful in planning our amazing safari. He responds super fast, gives great advice, and is extremely patient. We had a guide waiting for us at the airport when we got in at 4 am. Then the same guide took us to the Giraffe Center, Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage, and lunch at Carnivore later at 9 am. The following day, another Jackson showed up to explain to us what we were doing and how long the drive was between parks to prepare us. He answered all of our questions and introduced us to our guide Q. Q was extremely knowledgeable and really tried to find us everything we were looking for. He answered so many questions about animals and really helped us maximize our game drives there. Q handed us off to Vincent in Tanzania and he was an absolute hoot. We laughed so much and Vincent really tried so hard to help us find the elusive leopard. We had a lot of boxed lunches and Vincent would always try to find places with amazing views to eat our food. One of the best memories was visiting a preschool. The kids were so friendly and it was such a nice way to start the day. I had an absolute blast and was so happy with the service that was provided by Bush 2 City.
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Smfike
Jul 1, 2023
Great value and amazing experience - We had an amazing experience using Bush 2 City Adventure as our tour operators. We arrived in Nairobi late due to flight issues and had to change our departure time, which was not an issue for our tour guide, Michael. Michael was very professional, friendly and did everything he could to make our experience memorable, to see a wide variety of animals, and to make us comfortable. We traveled around in Toyota Landcruisers from park to park which was at times very bumpy on the dirt roads, but gave us a unique experience to see the countryside and the way that the locals live each day. Michael was very kind and caring towards our adult special needs daughter which was much appreciated. We had no issues at the border between Kenya and Tanzania thanks to the information we were given ahead of time by Bush 2 City. Once in Tanzania we had a new tour guide, Aziz who was equally amazing. He was very knowledgable about the birds in particular and helped us to appreciate the Serengeti fully. We had great success viewing every animal we wished to see and we loved the camps and lodges everywhere we stayed. I can't say enough about the amazing experience we had. The only downside would be the age of the vehicles due to the wear and tear they experience, but I know Bush 2 City is replacing some of their fleet in the near future. Of all of the tour companies we could have chosen, I am grateful that we chose Bush 2 City. They were very reasonably priced compared to others that we reached out to.
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Kg3200
May 24, 2023
Amazing 15 Day Kenya/Tanzania Safari with Bush 2 City!!! - Amazing 15 Day Kenya/Tanzania Safari with Bush 2 City!!! We had an incredible 15 day Kenya and Tanzania safari! Jackson has earned my full trust and respect - he set everything up, and then he came through in the clutch when our international flights into Kenya got completely fubared at the last minute and everything went sideways. With the trip on the line and us not knowing what was going to happen (arrival ended up being delayed by three full days, but we then extended the trip from 12 to 15 days), Jackson didn't even blink, he just said "don't worry about it, I'll take care of it." This had to entail a ***last minute*** rebooking of 5 different accommodations (lodges and tent camps throughout the Masai Mara, Serengeti, Ngorongoro, and Amboseli), airport meet and greet and transfers, a last minute schedule change for our guides in both Kenya and Tanzania, rescheduling a much-better-than-expected hot air balloon ride that we had on the books, and probably a whole lot of other stuff that I don't know anything about. I feared the worst, but he handled it all like it was nothing and once we arrived the entire trip absolutely went off without a hitch. Had the opportunity to meet Jackson in person over lunch in Arusha and have to say that I couldn't have been more impressed with him and his entire team. We're already planning our next trip, and it will ~definitely~ be with Bush 2 City! Highly recommend with zero hesitation. The vehicles - they couldn't have been better. Both vehicles we had were pop-top Toyota Landcruisers (the gold standard). Both were relatively new and were in great condition. The guides - they were incredible. I'm a wildlife photographer based in Montana, USA, living in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem just a few miles from the border of the Park itself. So I spend a significant amount of time in the field, tracking and photographing grizzly bears and all of our local wildlife. Basically, I do this all the time. And I was shocked by how good our guides were. I'm not easily impressed, but I was thoroughly impressed by them. They were the best in every way - incredibly knowledgeable, personable, passionate, and professional... and really just as cool as could be. They were a huge part of our experience and we really had so much fun with them. They were in the know, had the inside track with everyone and everything, and put us on the spot time after time after time throughout the entire trip. They were respectful of the wildlife and the park regulations, while continually putting us on the spot. Could not have been better. They both exceeded my expectations in every way possible. The wildlife - I couldn't even begin to list the wildlife or numbers involved. Saw the Big 5 several times over, far too many lions to count, lost count of the leopards (one incredible encounter right outside our tent one night), lost count of the the cheetahs (one on a fresh kill at sunset that I'll never forget), birdlife and raptors galore, 13 black rhinos(!), massive bull elephants, etc etc etc. The wildlife was truly nonstop. There's a lot of safari companies out there and I have to say that in the 15 days we were in the bush I didn't see a single one I would have rather been with. I will not hesitate to book with Bush 2 City again. The only thing I'll do differently is to give Jackson carte blanche to set it all up. The last minute tented camp he chose for us was better than all the accommodations that I picked myself and there was no discernable difference in price - just quality. #Respect
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Vherzberg
Feb 27, 2023
Great trip to Kenya and Tanzania ! - We just got back from our private 12-day safari to Kenya and Tanzania organized by the Bush 2 City Adventures . The trip was great and what we saw and experienced in East Africa exceeded all our expectations. Jackson spent a lot of time and effort to create a perfect itinerary for us. We kept changing our safari starting time and our lodges preferences and Jackson was quick to make all the needed changes. He provided a number of invaluable suggestions and helped us all along in our planning process. Our guides Gideon in Kenya and Said in Tanzania were excellent and we highly recommend them. I think that Bush 2 City Adventures is an exceptional company and deserves more than 5 stars. I highly recommend it to everybody who is planning trip to East Africa.
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Ronit
Jan 5, 2023
Incredible trip to Kenya and Tanzania - We absolutely loved working with Jackson. We extended our stay to 15 days, and he worked with us to custom our itinerary. We were incredibly happy with his service, attention to detail, his communication, the guides he provided were phenomenal. We got up close and personal with the animals. The local people we met were incredible. I wish I could give more than 5 stars.
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L7241bxcarolw
Nov 6, 2022
Bucket List Item Checked Off (and then some) - After over 60 years having passed, during which time I spent watching nature shows and documentaries on television with my father, who loved nature and instilled the love of animals in me, my feet finally landed in Nairobi, Kenya on September 2, 20022. This trip was on my "bucket list" for many years and now it had became a reality. My good friend Jerry arranged and coordinated this 12 day African adventure with Jackson of Bush 2 City Adventures that made my dream come true. Jackson was always available to answer all of our travelling group of six, questions concerning every detail of our safari. We wanted to not only experience up close encounters with Africa's diverse wildlife, but also make connections with the people of Kenya and Tanzania and learn about their culture and how they lived their daily lives. We were guided by two excellent drivers/game-spotters. In Kenya, Simon, using his incredible eyesight, spotted animals while driving that we couldn't see looking through binoculars. The very first day of safari produced almost all of the animals I came to see; four of the five of Africa's Big Five. The only missing animal was a rhino. We saw many herds of Masai cattle along the roadside and were told by Simon how the nomadic Masai men moved from place to place looking for the best grazing locations to ensure that the wealth which is in their cattle was maintained. We visited a Masai village and interacted with the adults and the children that lived there. My lasting memory of this experience will be how friendly the people were; especially the children who ran toward our group to greet us. In Tanzania, NIckson became our guide and like Simon, had eagle eyes, spotting big and small animals and birds. Bush 2 City Adventures went above and beyond our expectations to make a "bucket list" safari an experience of a lifetime. Now when I watch a nature show on TV, I can say, "I was there." Unbelievable!
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Tomlt7573nn
Oct 9, 2022
Incredible Luxury Private Safari of Kenya/Tanzania! - Me and my partner spent 13 days on a private safari tour of Kenya/Tanzania, organized through Bush2City Adventures and what an incredible experience it was. We dealt with Jackson during the planning process, who was so quick to respond to all of our questions and optimize the itinerary to ensure we had the best experience on safari. He also provided guidance on how to obtain our Visas to enter Tanzania and Kenya and frequently checked in with us to ensure all our needs were met. All of the guides we had were absolutely incredible. Nick took us around Nairobi on day one, then George took us to Lake Navaisha and Nakuru. Simon showed us the Masai Mara and Amboseli, and Nickson took us exploring around the Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater. They were all very experienced guides, each with over 10-15 years of experience running Safari tours. It was incredible how they would spot the animals from such far distances. I really appreciated how they would give additional context as to why the animals were behaving in certain ways or explain key facts about the animals. The game drives were all incredible and I appreciated how the guides really tailored the experience to what we wanted. Sometimes they would let us go for longer drives when we weren’t ready to go back, they always had a nice stock of alcoholic/non-alcoholic beverages and often served us luxury hot lunches with wine or beer (which many other tour companies didn’t seem to do!). Every game drive delivered some sort of new, interesting experience. We saw so many cool things like lion hunts, leopard bringing it’s prey up a tree, multiple Wildebeest river crossings (which was such a life experience to see!) baby rhino’s, baby lions, baby cheetahs, cheetahs feasting on a kill and the list goes on! We also had a few add-on experiences to our package, all of which were just incredible. We visited the Giraffe Centre and Elephant Orphanage in Nairobi, as well as the Karen Blixen museum. We visited a Masaai tribe in the Mara, learning about how they live and their cultural traditions. We opted to do a hot air balloon ride in the Masai Mara and in the Serengeti, we had a beautiful dinner set-up in the middle of the wilderness (which was scary, but beautiful and felt safe since they had rangers patrolling and monitoring the area around us). Without these incredible and very knowledgeable guides, we definitely would not have had such an amazing experience. I’ll also say that Bush2City has very new, clean and well maintained safari jeeps. All the lodges and camps were so luxurious with incredible food and stunning views. The people at every lodge or luxury tented camp were so friendly and provided just the most incredible service. I truly felt like this Luxury Safari was the experience of a lifetime and I credit Bush2City Adventures for making that happen! I’ll definitely be booking future African tours with them again. Thanks!
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Mrbarrycuda
Oct 30, 2023
One BAD APPLE did spoil the bunch! - DO NOT BOOK WITH BUSH 2 CITY! Going on an African Safari is a bucket list item and a trip of a lifetime! There is a lot of research, planning, and a lot of money is involved. Therefore, be very careful who you book your tour with! Our tour started in Kenya with our driver/guide Dixson who was with us for 5 days. On our first night of safari, we arrived at our scheduled lodge Lake Naivasha Sopa Resort which was an absolutely beautiful resort. Upon our arrival, we were told that we had no reservation at the property! We were shocked and very disappointed, and we were literally turned away! Not a good way to start out on our safari. This was not our driver’s fault, however the poor planning of our tour operator Bush 2 City. Our driver took us to another lodge quite some distance away arriving about 2 hours after dark around 8 p.m. This was a very nice small boutique lodge and all of the staff were wonderful. However, arriving late in the evening and in the dark was disappointing, especially since we were to have stayed at the beautiful resort that we were turned away from that was on our scheduled itinerary. We made the best of it and the following days in Kenya were amazing. The 2nd portion of our safari was Tanzania. This is when things went terribly wrong! On our 1st night, we had been turned away from TWO lodges due to not having a reservation! It took THREE attempts before we arrived at the lodge where our reservation was! On day 2 in Tanzania, our driver/guide Nickson flipped out and had a crazed lunatic meltdown! Nickson yelled and screamed at both of us on 2 occasions this day, unprovoked. We were nothing but polite and respectful to this man. When I politely and calmly told him that he should never raise his voice and yell at his customers he went into a lunatic rage! On this same day, Nickson did a couple of things that were appalling to us. Throwing water on a male lion that was sleeping to antagonize the lion was very disturbing! And driving the vehicle within inches of lions that were lying on the ground resting in what seemed like for the purpose of harassing the lions! Can you imagine how excited we were to be on this once-in-a-lifetime trip and to be screamed at by our guide? If you ever encounter a driver by the name of Nickson in Tanzania, DO NOT GET INTO THE VEHICLE! THIS MAN IS DANGEROUS! Tragically this absolutely damaged our trip and our memories. For this reason - ABSOLUTELY DO NOT BOOK WITH BUSH 2 CITY TOURS! Jackson the owner is a very nice man and tried to make the best of the remainder of our tour by arranging for us another driver/guide by the name of Barick who was an employee of Karibu Sametu Camp that we stayed at the night of Nickson’s raging meltdown. After experiencing the HELL of Nickson, Barick was an Angel! He was a nice man and the remainder of our tour in Tanzania was wonderful. Wrapping up the 2 last days of our tour back in Kenya we acquired a new driver/guide Edison. Edison was excellent! He was extremely knowledgeable about photography and had endless knowledge of all kinds of animals. We would have loved to have Edison for all 12 days! Unfortunately, one bad/lunatic driver has given us a bad memory experience for us. It is true, one bad apple can spoil the bunch. Bush to City changed some of our scheduled accommodations for lesser types of lodges after we were provided our day-by-day itinerary when we booked. Communication with this company was intermittent and sometimes poor prior to our arrival in Kenya. STAY AWAY FROM AND DO NOT BOOK WITH BUSH 2 CITY TOURS!
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