13 Day Best of East Africa Group Tour
Our scheduled, small group 13 Day Best of East Africa Tour takes you on the trip of a lifetime to East Africa's best game-viewing areas. From Amboseli, Lake Naivasha, Lake Nakuru and Masai Mara in Kenya to Lake Victoria, Serengeti, the Ngorongoro Crater and Lake Manyara in Tanzania, our Best of East Africa Tour is big on wildlife adventure and filled with unique cultural experiences.
Highlights
- The best of Kenya and Tanzania in two weeks
- Guided sightseeing tour of Nairobi, Kenya
- Two nights on safari in Amboseli National Park, Kenya
- One night at Lake Naivasha, Kenya
- One night at Lake Nakuru, Kenya
- Two nights on safari in the Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya
- One night at Lake Victoria, Tanzania
- Two nights on safari in the Serengeti National Park, Tanzania
- Six-hour game drive in the Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania
- One night at Lake Manyara, Tanzania
- Four-star, deluxe accommodation
- Colourful cultural tour of Mto Wa Mbu in support of local villagers
Arguably one of the best places in the world to see Africa's iconic animals in the wild, East Africa, home to the world-famous Masai Mara and game-rich Ngorongoro Crater, is the stage on which the drama of the wildebeest migration plays out every year. Our scheduled, small group 13 Day Best of East Africa Tour takes you on safari in some of Kenya and Tanzania's most beautiful landscapes and connects you with an eclectic mix of East Africa's vibrant cultures.
13 Day Best of East Africa Tour Itinerary
Day 1
Nairobi
Your safari guide will meet you at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport and assist you with the transfer to your overnight accommodation in Nairobi.
Overnight in Nairobi I Bed & Breakfast
Day 2
Nairobi — Amboseli National Park
After an early breakfast, you will go on a guided morning sightseeing tour of Nairobi. Highlights include visits to Nairobi's buzzing city centre, the parliament house, the Nairobi National Museum, a giraffe centre and the Karen Blixen Museum. After lunch, we head to Amboseli National Park.
Overnight in Amboseli I Full Board
Day 3
Amboseli National Park
Situated on the Tanzanian border northwest of Mount Kilimanjaro, Amboseli National Park is probably best known for its large concentration of elephants, often photographed with the majestic snow-capped Mount Kilimanjaro in the background.
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Elephants in Amboseli National Park
Amboseli's varied landscape — open savannahs, acacia woodlands, rocky thornbush and marshlands — is home to an abundance of wildlife, which grows in number in the dry season. On your game drives, keep an eye out for lion, leopard, elephant, buffalo, cheetah, spotted hyena, Maasai giraffe, zebras, various antelope species and other East African plains game.
Overnight in Amboseli I Full Board
Day 4
Amboseli National Park — Lake Naivasha
After breakfast on the morning of Day 4, we leave Amboseli and head to Lake Naivasha. Part of the Great Rift Valley, the ancient freshwater lake is home to various iconic bird species such as African Kingfishers, Herons, Jacanas, Cormorants and Pelicans, as well as enormous pods of hippos. Set against the purple, volcanic complex backdrop of Ol Doinyo Eburru, Lake Naivasha is lined by thick, yellow-barked fever trees and zebra, buffalo, giraffe, hartebeest, waterbuck and other wildlife gather on the shoreline to graze.
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Lake Naivasha birdlife
Optional add-on: After lunch, you can explore Lake Naivasha on an hour-long guided boating excursion for US$50 per person. The unique boat safari experience takes in the beauty of the area and the wealth of wildlife that call Lake Naivasha home from a different perspective.
Overnight at Lake Naivasha I Full Board
Day 5
Lake Naivasha — Lake Nakuru National Park
After an early breakfast, we head down to Lake Nakuru National Park on the floor of the Great Rift Valley where we spend the morning on game drive. Famous for its enormous flocks of Greater and Lesser Flamingos and other waterbirds, Lake Nakuru National Park is home to other wildlife, including the Big Five. The park is one of the few fenced national parks in Kenya. That, together with the grassy floodplains that white rhinos favour and the thick acacia woodlands that black rhinos prefer, make Lake Nakuru National Park a haven for rhinos.
Overnight at Lake Nakuru I Full Board
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White rhino at Lake Nakuru
Day 6
Lake Nakuru National Park — Masai Mara National Reserve
After breakfast on the morning of Day 6, we head to the Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya's most famous safari destination. Apart from the Big Five, a remarkable variety of wildlife call the Masai Mara's endless savannah grasslands home.
Overnight in Masai Mara I Full Board
Day 7
Masai Mara National Reserve
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Wildlife-rich Masai Mara
Day 7 is spent on safari. On your morning and afternoon game drives, you can expect to encounter a wide range of game, including elephant, lion, leopard, buffalo, cheetah, hyena, black-backed and side-striped jackal, giraffe, crocodile, hippo, Thompson's and Grant's gazelle, waterbuck, warthog, topi, eland, oribi, reedbuck, over 400 bird species and large numbers of wildebeest and zebra.
If the Masai Mara leg of your safari falls in August and September, you stand an excellent chance of witnessing part of the Great Wildebeest Migration where millions of wildebeest and zebra leave the parched plains of the Serengeti and flood into the Masai Mara in search of better grazing.
Overnight in Masai Mara I Full Board
Day 8
Masai Mara National Reserve — Lake Victoria
Day 8 sees the end of your adventures in Kenya and the first leg of the Tanzanian part of your 13 Day Best Of East Africa Group Tour. After breakfast, your Kenyan safari guide will drive you to the Isebania Border and bid you farewell. You will be welcomed by your Tanzanian safari guide and continue your journey to Lake Victoria.
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Lake Victoria, Tanzania
Three times the size of Wales, Lake Victoria is Africa's largest lake and the source of the longest branch of the Nile River and the White Nile. The lake has a shoreline measuring 3,440 kilometres long, and its waters are rich in fishlife which sustains the local communities that inhabit over 3,000 islets.
Overnight at Lake Victoria I Full Board
Day 9
Lake Victoria — Serengeti National Park
The morning of Day 9 is spent exploring Lake Victoria on water or foot. There are a number of optional add-on activities (not included in the price of this tour) you can book with us in advance, such as a Lake Victoria boating or canoeing excursion with local villagers and a Lake Victoria cultural experience and fisherman village walking tour with a local guide.
At midday, we convene at our Lake Victoria accommodation for an early lunch and make our way to Serengeti National Park. Our first Serengeti game-viewing experience begins the moment we enter the park on the western side and cross through the famous wildlife-rich Western Corridor to the Seronera in Central Serengeti.
Overnight in Central Serengeti I Full Board
Day 10
Serengeti National Park
Game drives in Tanzania's largest national park are the order of the day on Day 10. As we explore the vast open plains, occasionally interrupted by granite outcrops and scattered acacia woodlands here and there, look out for the predators and plains game that call Serengeti home.
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Serengeti lion cubs
Most famous for the Great Migration, the annual migration of over a million wildebeest, Serengeti National Park with its breathtaking scenery and prolific game is a spectacular place to visit any time of the year. With over 70 mammal species, including huge populations of lions and other predators and over 500 bird species, the Serengeti is a safari-goers paradise.
Overnight in Central Serengeti I Full Board
Day 11
Serengeti National Park — Ngorongoro Crater
After breakfast, we spend another morning on safari in Serengeti, stopping for a picnic lunch before heading to the Ngorongoro Highlands. En route, optional pre-booked, add-on activities (not included in the price of this tour) are available, such as a cultural tour of a Maasai village and a visit to the prehistoric archaeological site of Olduvai Gorge. You will arrive late afternoon at your accommodation at Lake Magadi in the southwest of Ngorongoro Crater.
Overnight at Ngorongoro Crater I Full Board
Day 12
Ngorongoro Crater — Lake Manyara
After breakfast, we descend 2,200 feet to the Ngorongoro Crater floor for a six-hour game drive. One of Africa's most popular safari destinations, Ngorongoro Crater is a collapsed volcano about 260 square kilometres in size that boasts a diverse range of habitats.
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Ngorongoro Crater wildlife
The crater's montane forests, grasslands, acacia forests, soda lake and swamps provide refuge for an enormous range of birds and animals, including the Big Five and large herds of wildebeest and zebra. The dense concentration of animals means you're likely to see a wide variety of wildlife in a short period of time.
After our game drive, we head to Lake Manyara, a shallow soda lake flanked by a steep rift escarpment to the west, the Ngorongoro Highlights to the north and undulating plains to the east and southeast.
Overnight at Lake Manyara I Full Board
Day 13
Lake Manyara — Arusha
The final day of your 13 Day Best of East Africa Group Tour is spent exploring the vibrant African village of Mto Wa Mbu and the areas surrounding Lake Manyara on foot. Home to about 120 tribes, Mto Wa Mbu is a lively melting pot that hums with a colourful blend of languages, cultures and traditions. We spend the morning in the company of a local guide visiting the market, a banana beer brewery, a school and a church and interacting with local farmers, artisans and craftsmen before preparing an authentic, home-cooked meal for lunch in the home of the host family.
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The colourful village of Mto Wa Mbu
A portion of the funds raised through Mto Wa Mbu's cultural interaction programme is used to improve schools, sanitation and water in the communities living around Lake Manyara. After midday lunch, we drive to Arusha.
Please speak to us about adding a few extra days of beach time in Zanzibar to the end of this itinerary. If you are catching a flight to Zanzibar Island or Dar Es Salaam, you will be dropped off at Arusha Airport for your onward flight. If you have an international flight home, we will continue to Kilimanjaro International Airport.
Optional add-on activities and excursions
- Hot air balloon safari in Amboseli, Masai Mara in Kenya and Serengeti
- Lake Naivasha boat tour
- Maasai village tour
- Night game drive in Lake Manyara National Park
- Olduvai Gorge tour
- Lake Victoria tour
Please note: The optional add-on activities listed above are not included in the price of this tour and cost extra. They also need to be booked in advance.
Scheduled, small group tour
Our 13 Day Best of East Africa Tour is a scheduled, small-group safari, guaranteed to depart with two guests minimum. Airport transfers are as per the itinerary. Day 1 of the itinerary includes an airport pick-up, and Day 13 an airport drop-off. If you arrive earlier and/or leave later as per the itinerary, extra charges for airport transfers apply.
2024 Departure Dates
- 5 July 2024 to 17 July 2024
- 19 July 2024 to 31 July 2024
- 2 August 2024 to 14 August 2024
- 16 August 2024 to 28 August 2024
- 30 August 2024 to 11 September 2024
- 13 September 2024 to 25 Setptember 2024
- 4 October 2024 to 16 October 2024
- 18 October 2024 to 30 Otober 2024
- 1 November 2024 to 13 November 2024
- 15 November 2024 to 27 November 2024
- 6 December 2024 to 18 December 2024
- 20 December 2024 to 1 January 2025
2025 Departure Dates
Please contact us for the 2025 departure dates for our 13 Day Best of East Africa Group Tour.
Rates
Period | Price per person (pp) |
---|---|
July 5, 2024 - October 30, 2024 |
$6,115
£4,655
€5,524
R109,326
|
November 1, 2024 - December 18, 2024 |
$4,950
£3,768
€4,472
R88,498
|
December 20, 2024 - January 1, 2025 |
$6,190
£4,712
€5,592
R110,667
|
January 5, 2025 - January 31, 2025 |
$5,970
£4,544
€5,393
R106,733
|
February 2, 2025 - February 28, 2025 |
$6,145
£4,678
€5,551
R109,862
|
March 1, 2025 - March 27, 2025 |
$5,530
£4,209
€4,996
R98,867
|
April 5, 2025 - May 29, 2025 |
$5,135
£3,909
€4,639
R91,805
|
May 31, 2025 - June 26, 2025 |
$5,905
£4,495
€5,335
R105,571
|
July 5, 2025 - October 30, 2025 |
$6,730
£5,123
€6,080
R120,321
|
November 1, 2025 - December 18, 2025 |
$5,445
£4,145
€4,919
R97,347
|
December 20, 2025 - January 1, 2026 |
$6,810
£5,184
€6,152
R121,751
|
The quoted rates are per person sharing. Please contact us about single supplement rates and rates and conditions for children. All T&Cs apply. The quoted rates are based on currently published park fees, taxes and reserve fees.
All rates on our website are provided to give a price estimate only and should not be seen as a firm quote. Likewise, our currency converter will give you a rough idea of the price in another currency, but should not be seen as a firm quote. It is only intended as a guideline, based on the daily interbank exchange rate. The total price includes our tour arrangement fee and local support fees, if applicable. Please contact us to check availability and receive an accurate, free quote with no obligation.
Includes
- Deluxe, 4-star accommodation for 13 days and 12 nights
- 12 breakfasts, 7 hot lunches, 5 picnic lunches and 11 dinners as per the itinerary
- All transfers
- Park Fees
- Game viewing with an English-speaking guide as per the itinerary
- Nairobi sightseeing excursion
- Transportation in a 4x4 safari vehicle with a pop-up roof
- One single-entry park fee for Masai Mara
- In the event of a second park fee at Trans Mara, guests will have to pay US$80 per person per day direct
- Luggage allowance of 15kg per person in a soft bag
Excludes
- Laundry
- Items of a personal nature
- Travel Insurance
- Domestic and international flight tickets
- Entry visa to Kenya
- Entry visa to Tanzania
- Drinking water
- Gratuities and tips
- Phone, fax and any other item not mentioned in the itinerary
- Upgrades to five-star accommodation
- Cross-country Safari Kenya and Tanzania Yellow Fever Vaccination Certificates (yellow fever vaccination is mandatory and vaccination certificates mus be provided)
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