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11 days
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“This is not a tour. It is an expedition. By the time it is over, you will have driven across the Serengeti at sunrise, descended into the Ngorongoro Crater, watched elephants beneath Kilimanjaro in Amboseli, and — if you add the Uganda extension — sat within arm’s reach of a mountain gorilla in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest. East Africa is one of the most extraordinary places on Earth. This is the way to see all of it.”
The East Africa Grand is our most ambitious itinerary — a multi-country private safari that moves through the continent’s greatest wildlife destinations in a single continuous journey. Kenya’s Mara. Tanzania’s Serengeti. The Ngorongoro Crater’s contained perfection. Amboseli’s Kilimanjaro backdrop. And for clients who want the ultimate addition: a Uganda extension for chimpanzee and gorilla trekking in Bwindi and Murchison Falls.
This tour is fully bespoke. The itinerary above is our recommended sequence — but if you have different priorities, tell us. We build it around you.
This is the trip that ends conversations. When someone at a dinner party asks about your best travel experience, this is the one you’ll still be describing fifteen years later. We have been running East Africa circuits since 2013. We know every crossing, every lodge, every sequence that works.
LENS TAGS
🌿 Senior-friendly
GROUP SIZE / FORMAT
Private
The East Africa Grand operates across Kenya and Tanzania with optional Uganda extension. Cross-border logistics including Tanzania permits, Uganda visa coordination, and vehicle cross-border documentation are managed entirely by Lilac Roller Safaris from our Nairobi base. We use vetted local ground operators in Tanzania and Uganda, all briefed by our operations team. This tour is fully customisable in length — standard format is 11 days Kenya/Tanzania; Uganda extension adds 3–4 days. Gorilla trekking permits ($1,500 per person) must be pre-booked well in advance and are arranged directly by our team.
Nairobi to Maasai Mara
Pick up from your hotel or airport and drive to Masai Mara, arriving in time for lunch. After lunch, depart at 4 p.m. for a 2-hour evening wildlife safari drive.The Masai Mara Reserve is Kenya's most popular tourist attraction. Located mostly in open grassland in the Great Rift Valley. The reserve's western escarpment has the most wildlife. It is considered the crown jewel of Kenya's wildlife viewing zones. Over 1.5 million animals arrive in July and go in November during the annual wildebeest migration. A tourist is unlikely to miss seeing the big five. The astonishing wildbeeste migration, a magnificent phenomenon only seen in Maasai Mara, is a world wonder. Dinner and overnight in Jambo Mara.
Maasai Mara Full Day
After breakfast,begin a full-day game drive at 7:30 a.m., all the way to the Mara River, the site of the big wildebeest migration. At 1 p.m., have a picnic lunch in the park. Return to your lodging at 4 p.m. after finishing the game drive.
Optional: Visit a Masai community in the evening for an hour at an extra cost of USD 20 to learn more about their culture. Dinner and overnight stay at the Jambo Mara Safari Lodge
Depart Masai Mara to Isebania Border to Serengeti
Morning game drive at the Masai Mara enroute with packed lunch and drive to the border which is around 4 hours and depart for Serengeti Through the Isebania border In Tanzania we use 4 wheel drive land cruiser. Game drive en route to the camp. Dinner and overnight at Osinon camp
Full day in Serengeti
At 7:00AM ,Set out for the endless open plains and stunning skies of the Serengeti. A scenic four hour drive, full day game drive together with late evening game drive.The Serengeti is Tanzania's largest and most famous park, known worldwide for its endless plains, migrating wildebeest, herds of lions and predators such as hyenas, cheetahs and leopards and also plenty of birdlife. The Grumeti River is home to crocodiles, hippos, giraffes, antelopes and gazelles. Later return to your camp for dinner and overnight
at Osinon Camp.
Serengeti- Ngorongoro
After breakfast, depart on a morning game drive en way to Ngorongoro Crater Rim with a picnic lunch. Thousands of creatures and birds use the crater as a safe haven. The entire day is spent on the crater floor, where you can see lions, hyenas, wildebeest, zebra, black rhinoceros, and a variety of small antelopes.The Crater is a breathtaking site in which to enjoy an African safari. Some scientists believe that before it erupted, Ngorongoro Crater, the world's biggest intact caldera, would have been higher than Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest point.
It is one of the few spots in Africa where you may go on a game drive and view the Big Five (lion, leopard, buffalo, rhino, and elephant).Local Maasai have permission to graze their cattle on the Crater floor, and it is not uncommon to see Maasai cattle and buffalo grazing with lions just meters away. In the Crater, there are roughly 1000 lions, approximately 20 black rhino, and the beautiful Lerai Forest is one of the best spots in Africa to spot a leopard.
OPTION: Visit the Olduvai Gorge for an additional charge to see the museum. USD 45. Evening leisure at the Lodge with a view of the crater.
Later meal and sleep At the Ngorongoro Conservation Area's Ngorongoro Rhino Lodge
Lake Manyara to Arusha
After breakfast, check out and drive to Ngorongoro Crater for a morning wildlife drive from 6:30 to 9:00 AM, followed by a visit to Lake Manyara National Park. When you arrive, you will be taken to the park for a game drive. It's a little park. A 3 to 4 hour game drive will be enough. Picnic lunch will be served. You will then travel to the resort to spend the night. Out and then on to Arusha.
When you arrive, check for dinner and Overnight at Venus hotel
Arusha to Amboseli through Namanga Border
Breakfast is served at the hotel. Then, crossing the Namanga border, proceed for Amboseli National Park. Our Kenyan driver will pick you up and transport you to Amboseli for an afternoon game drive, which includes a picnic lunch.
Dinner and stay at Amboseli AA Lodge
Full Day Amboseli National Park.
Early morning game drive later return back to lodge for breakfast. After breakfast Full day spent in the park with packed lunch in search of its popular residents like large herds of elephants and the well-known predators and their opponents like the Zebra, Wildebeest, Giraffe, Hippo with a view of Mt Kilimanjaro. Later return to the AA lodge for dinner and overnight.
Amboseli National Park-Nairobi
Breakfast at the Lodge and thereafter proceed to check out and drive back to Nairobi for a drop off at your hotel/Airport for your departure flights.
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