East Africa Safari – Tanzania | Kenya Tour for Young Adults & Young Solo Travellers

East Africa Safari 18-35 year olds

The one that combines the lush Kenyan plains and abundant Tanzanian wildlife in one boundless adventure

Vast National Parks full of wildlife, an orphanage for elephants, a Maasai village and an ancient volcano: this isn’t a film plot, it’s just a taste of what East Africa has to offer. We’ve included all our morning and afternoon game drives in all the national parks including the Maasai Mara and Serengeti for your best shot at seeing the Big 5, and even better, you’ll be driving through valleys and plains in our top of the range open-top vehicles and staying in some of the best lodges and luxury campsites for the ultimate safari experience.

“Most popular youth travel company in the world”

Info by the very experienced and internationally popular operator of this tour for young adults (“Most popular youth travel company in the world”, Wikipedia): “Our trips are exclusively for 18-35s, and whether you join us solo or in a group, our trips are designed so you can share incredible experiences with young travellers just like you.”

Reviews by tour participants:

4.8 out of 5 stars (32 Reviews)*

Trip duration and price:

12 days, 2 countries from about $3,253* (you’ll find other currencies and final prices on the booking page)

Included Meals:

11 Breakfasts, 7 Lunches, 9 Dinners

Included Accommodations:

4 nights in Lodges, 3 nights in Hotels, 2 nights in , 2 nights in Special Stay

Group Size:

Maximum 20 people

Planned Itinerary:

Day 1: Nairobi

Day 2: Nairobi

Maasai Mara National Reserve

Day 3: Maasai Mara National Reserve

Day 4: Maasai Mara National Reserve

Nairobi

Day 5: Nairobi

Amboseli

Day 6: Amboseli

Day 7: Amboseli

Arusha

Tarangire National Park

Day 8: Tarangire National Park

Day 9: Tarangire National Park

Serengeti

Day 10: Serengeti

Day 11: Serengeti

Ngorongoro Crater

Day 12: Ngorongoro Crater

Lake Manyara

Arusha

Day 1: Start Nairobi

Nairobi
Your Africa adventure begins as the plane touches down in red-earthed Nairobi. Make your own way to our hotel for the night on the edge of Nairobi National Park. Set your bags down and keep a look out for wildlife grazing on plains below from its pool deck, bars and restaurants. Meet the team and feel the excitement build as your Trip Manager runs through the itinerary. This evening you’ll have a chance to head out for some dinner at a local restaurant, a perfect time to practise your ‘Jambo’ (hello) and ‘Asante-sana’ (Thank you very much). Get to know your new mates over a hearty Kenyan meal before a big day tomorrow.

2.5.4. Ole Sereni (or similar)Day 2: Nairobi to Maasai MaraMake Travel Matter

NairobiWe start the day with a hot breakfast at the hotel before meeting our local guides and loading up in the safari vehicles for the start of our great Masai Mara adventure.Maasai Mara National Reserve
We’ll pass down and through the Great Rift Valley as we arrive at our classic African safari lodge, just in time for lunch in the famous Maasai Mara. After lunch, you’ll have time for a quick siesta or a dip in the pool. This afternoon will include your first game drive, seeing some of Africa’s vast array of wildlife both big and small on the rolling hills of this magnificent nature reserve.

Sentrim Mara (or similar)

Included Meals:

Breakfast

Lunch

Dinner

Take an afternoon Game Drive in the Maasai Mara (MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience)  Go wildlife spotting with our expert guides in our snazzy pop-top safari trucks. The ultimate selfie op!

Day 3: Maasai MaraMake Travel Matter

Maasai Mara National Reserve
This morning you have the option for a once-in-a-lifetime hot air balloon Safari experience, or join the early morning game drive – one of the best times to see the wild animals as they relax in the cooler climate before the midday heat. In the late morning we’ll all head back to the lodge for some lunch and lounging around the pool, before departing on an evening game drive in search of Africa’s elusive big cats: the lion, leopard and cheetah. This reserve is the scene of one of nature’s most incredible and humbling events: the Great Migration. During the right season, watch with your jaw open as millions of wildebeest and zebra risk their lives crossing crocodile-infested waters with lions lurking on the banks as they bravely press forward to greener pastures.

Sentrim Mara (or similar)

Included Meals:

Breakfast

Lunch

Dinner

Take a morning Game Drive in the Maasai Mara (MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience)Hop in the safari truck for a scenic jaunt through the rolling plains of the Maasai Mara. And watch out for the ‘Big Five’.  Maasai Mara Balloon SafariRise with the sun as this excursion takes-off at sunrise for a spectacular start to the morning. Wildlife spotting commences immediately as you drift along the Masai Mara savannah from just a few feet above to ground to high in the sky for glorious views. The flight lasts about 50mins and is followed by a bush breakfast complete with bubbly.
Additional costs apply

Day 4: Maasai Mara to NairobiMake Travel Matter

Maasai Mara National ReserveWe’ll treat ourselves to our last spectacular morning drive in the unforgettable Maasai Mara before we head north. Make sure your camera’s ready for your last glance. What a place.NairobiThis afternoon we head back to Nairobi for an unforgettable Make Travel Matter experience. In Kibera, Africa’s largest slum, we’ll visit the Mirror of Hope foundation, a community-based organisation that enhances education, entrepreneurship and employment opportunities for vulnerable children, youths and women. After meeting the locals (and feeling inspired), head back to our Nairobi hotel to relax at the pool, get a spa treatment or spot wildlife from the bar before choosing a dinner venue at one of the hotels restaurants.

2.5.4. Ole Sereni (or similar)

Included Meals:

Breakfast

Take another afternoon ‘Game Drive’ in the Maasai Mara (MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience) It’s your last evening in the Mara to see the epic wildlife on this vast savannah. Support Mirror of Hope (MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience)See the work being done to protect and help women and children who live in the Kibera slum.
 

Day 5: Nairobi to Amboseli

NairobiEveryone ready for more wildlife? Of course you are.  A morning game drive in Nairobi National park gives us our best chance to spot some majestic rhinos. Then it’s time for ALL the feels as we visit an elephant orphanage, where the locals are doing some heartwarming work to reintegrate adorable baby elephants back into the wild. Nawww.AmboseliThen, after an included picnic lunch (and a quick visit a Curio Shop) we’ll head to our lodge on the edge of the Amboseli National Park. More epic scenery to soak up. Another included dinner to enjoy. The good times don’t stop rolling.

Sentrim Amboseli (or similar)

Included Meals:

Breakfast

Dinner

Morning Game DriveA game drive through Nairobi National Park, the only National Park located in a Capital City – a prime example of how nature and people can co-exist.
Additional costs apply

Day 6: AmboseliMake Travel Matter

Amboseli
After our morning’s buffet breakfast, we will do a short safari walk to a Maasai village, guided by Masaai warriors as they teach us about their culture and everyday lives co-existing with wild animals. After lunch we will head out to Amboseli National Park, famous for its iconic shots of elephants and wildlife feeding in the foreground while the peak of Africa rises in the background: Mt Kilimanjaro. It’s a photographer’s dream, and it’s all yours. Our final dinner in Kenya will be included back at the lodge.

Sentrim Amboseli (or similar)

Included Meals:

Breakfast

Lunch

Dinner

Take a ‘Game Drive’ in Amboseli (MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience)Get that iconic wildlife shot with the snow-capped peak of Kilimanjaro as a backdrop. 
 
Maasai Village Tour, Amboseli (MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience)Take an inside look at these nomadic tribes and see what life is like for the Maasai people of East Africa. You will be welcomed into their village while a Maasai warrior takes you on a tour of their everyday life as well as customs and traditions. 
Additional costs apply

Day 7: Amboseli to TarangireMake Travel Matter

AmboseliThis morning we will have one final game drive in Amboseli before we head across to the Tanzanian border. We say goodbye to our Kenyan guides as we are welcomed by our Tanzanian guides and drive to the town of Arusha. 

ArushaHere we will visit the Shanga Community Project, offering employment opportunities to disabled community members through arts and crafts.Tarangire National ParkAfter lunch we will head off to our first lodge and national park in Tanzania – Tarangire. Famed for its two African giants; the elephant and baobab trees.

Roika Tented Camp (or similar)

Included Meals:

Breakfast

Dinner

Visit Shanga Community Project (MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience) Support this social enterprise that employs local disabled people with artisanal skills. Watch weaving, glass blowing, beading, paper making and metal work. 
Take a morning ‘Game Drive’ in Amboseli (MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience)Get up early in search of the famous elephants in this iconic Kenyan National Park. 

Day 8: TarangireMake Travel Matter

Tarangire National Park
An early start this morning will take us back into the Tarangire National Park for a full day, in the hopes for a glimpse of some of its elusive predators and changing landscapes. We’ll either stay the whole day here with a packed lunch provided, or head back to the lodge to enjoy a hot lunch and a swim in the pool. Save some room for our buffet dinner tonight.

Roika Tented Camp (or similar)

Included Meals:

Breakfast

Lunch

Dinner

Take a ‘Game Drive’ in Tarangire (MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience)Take a drive through the ‘land of giants’. This national park is known for its elephants and sprawling Baobab trees. Maasai Village Tour, Tarangire (MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience)Take an inside look at these nomadic tribes and see what life is like for the Maasai people of East Africa. You will be welcomed into their village while a Maasai warrior takes you on a tour of their everyday life as well as customs and traditions.
Additional costs apply

Day 9: Tarangire to SerengetiMake Travel Matter

Tarangire National ParkAfter breakfast we’ll set out in our safari vehicles to our next destination: the Serengeti.SerengetiWe take in views of the Rift valley and the rim of Ngorogoro Crater as we make our way to the main gate of the Serengeti, stopping off to visit Mto Wa Mbu Village and a local market. We’ll drive through the endless plains of this vast reserve to reach our accommodation for the night. Tonights accommodation will be a safari-style lodge in the middle of the Serengeti. A buffet meal will be served for dinner, and you’re free to sit outside and listen to the sounds of nocturnal animals waking up to forage or hunt, all while sitting under the bright canopy of stars in the African sky.

Sound of Silence Camp (or similar)

Included Meals:

Breakfast

Lunch

Dinner

Take an afternoon Game Drive in the Serengeti (MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience) Watch out for local wildlife as we head to our camp, which is bang in the middle of these endless plains. Could the location be any more epic? 
 

Day 10: SerengetiMake Travel Matter

Serengeti
We’ll spend a full day seeking out the game of Africa’s plains, with predators in hot pursuit of their prey. If the wildebeest migration is around, then you are in for a wildlife treat: millions of wildebeest and zebra grazing for as far as the eye can see really is one of Africas’ greatest spectacles to observe. If you want to make today even more unforgettable, you can opt in for a once-in-a-lifetime Balloon safari. A buffet dinner awaits us back at our safari camp.

Sound of Silence Camp (or similar)

Included Meals:

Breakfast

Lunch

Dinner

Take a another afternoon Game Drive in the Serengeti (MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience)Cruise around the plains at sunset to explore new areas and spot a few more animals before they head off to bed. Take a morning Game Drive in the Serengeti (MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience)Was that lion we heard last night? Let’s go find out. Take an incredible morning drive in search of the wildlife we heard throughout the night. 
Serengeti Balloon SafariRise with the sun as this excursion takes-off at sunrise for a spectacular start to the morning. Wildlife spotting commences immediately as you drift along the Serengeti savannah from just a few feet above to ground to high in the sky for glorious views. The flight lasts about 50mins and is followed by a bush breakfast complete with bubbly.
Additional costs apply

Day 11: Serengeti to Ngorogoro CraterMake Travel Matter

SerengetiEnjoy some breakfast before we depart the Serengeti with a morning game drive on our way to our next destination, the Ngorogoro Crater.Ngorongoro CraterIn the late morning we reach the Ngorogoro Crater, an ancient volcano, boasting one of the highest densities of predators stalking the abundant wildlife enclosed inside the volcano’s centre. We’ll stop here for a picnic lunch before we ascend the plateau. A true natural wonder, only found in Africa

Eileen’s Tree Inn (or similar)

Included Meals:

Breakfast

Lunch

Dinner

Take a Game Drive through Ngorongoro Crater (MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience) Experience a one-of-a-kind drive inside an ancient volcano that’s packed with incredible wildlife and right in the heart of the action. 
Take another morning Game Drive in the Serengeti (MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience)Another day, another game drive, giving us the most amount of opportunities to see the wildlife that roams these plains.

Day 12: Ngorogoro Crater to Arusha

Ngorongoro CraterIts our last day on safari and our last chance for some wildlife viewing. Opt to jump on one last game drive to Lake Manyara National Park.

Lake ManyaraRenowned for its famed tree-climbing lions, Lake Manyara is a completely different ecosystem to the other parks we have visited with grassy floodplains and massive forests to spot unique wildlife and bird-life to this region.ArushaWith full hearts and memories made, it’s time to say fond farewells to your new lifelong friends, and to our African adventure.

Included Meals:

Breakfast

Game DriveLake Manyara Game Drive
Additional costs apply

Destination:

Africa > Tanzania | Kenya > Vast National Parks full of wildlife, an orphanage for elephants, a Maasai village and an ancient volcano: this isn’t a film plot, it’s just a taste of what East Africa has to offer. We’ve included all our morning and afternoon game drives in all the national parks including the Maasai Mara and Serengeti for your best shot at seeing the Big 5, and even better, you’ll be driving through valleys and plains in our top of the range open-top vehicles and staying in some of the best lodges and luxury campsites for the ultimate safari experience.

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