11-Day Kenya & Tanzania Luxury Fly-In Safari: Amboseli, Manyara, Serengeti & Ngorongoro

Embark on the ultimate East African bush journey with this 11-day Kenya and Tanzania luxury combined fly-in safari. By utilizing scheduled light aircraft bush flights between iconic destinations, you bypass long overland transits to maximize time in Africa’s premier wildlife reserves in this Amboseli Serengeti Ngorongoro Luxury Tour.

Track giant elephant herds framed by Mount Kilimanjaro in Amboseli, discover tree-climbing lions from secluded treehouse suites in Lake Manyara, experience the drama of the Great Migration from an exclusive luxury camp in the Serengeti, and descend into the primeval caldera of the Ngorongoro Crater.

Detailed Itinerary for the 11 days Kenya Tanzania combined high end Safari

Day 1: Arrival in Nairobi – Historic Elegance at Fairmont The Norfolk

Upon touch down at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO) in Nairobi, your private Bushtroop Tours & Safaris concierge greets you at the arrival terminal.

Enjoy a private transfer through the vibrant capital to the legendary Fairmont The Norfolk. Since opening its doors in 1904, this historic landmark has served as the traditional launch point for East Africa’s most storied expeditions. Unwind in your deluxe room, stroll the quiet tropical courtyard gardens, or relax beside the heated outdoor pool ahead of your morning flight to the bush.

Accommodation: Fairmont The Norfolk / Hemingways Nairobi
Meal Plan: Room Only / Bed & Breakfast (Dinner available at the Lord Delamere Terrace)

Day 2: Nairobi to Amboseli National Park – Check-In at Tortilis Camp

Flight Time: ~45 minutes scenic flight from Wilson Airport (WIL) to Amboseli
Safari Focus: Elephant herds, Mount Kilimanjaro panoramas, and spring-fed wetlands
Habitat: Acacia woodland, open dry lakebed savanna, and freshwater marshes

Take an early morning private transfer to Wilson Airport for your scheduled light aircraft flight to Amboseli National Park. As you approach the airstrip, look out the window for aerial views of Mount Kilimanjaro (5,895m) rising above the southern clouds.

Your private camp guide meets you on the runway and transfers you to Tortilis Camp, situated in an exclusive private conservancy along the southwestern border of the park. Named after the umbrella acacia (Acacia tortilis) trees sheltering the grounds, this luxury eco-camp offers spacious canvas-tented suites with en-suite stone bathrooms and private semicircular verandas facing the snow-capped peak of Kilimanjaro.

Set out on an introductory afternoon game drive across the acacia plains and permanent swamps nourished by melting mountain snow. Spot large elephant families wading belly-deep in green reeds, alongside herds of Cape buffaloes, burchell’s zebras, impalas, and resident lion prides. Return to camp at sunset for hot showers, a chef-curated Italian-inspired dinner, and an evening listening to the nocturnal sounds of the African bush.

Accommodation: Tortilis Camp

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner – All inclusive

Day 3: Full-Day Amboseli Safari – Walking Safaris & Hillside Sundowners

Safari Focus: In-depth elephant tracking, guided bush walks, and big cats
Activity: Morning and afternoon game drives, optional guided nature walk, and panoramic sundowners

Dedicate a full day to exploring Amboseli’s diverse ecosystems:

Morning Game Drive: Head out at first light when Mount Kilimanjaro is most often free of clouds, creating prime conditions for photographing elephants walking beneath the peak. Search the open plains for cheetahs hunting Thomson’s gazelles and spotted hyenas returning to their dens.
Guided Walking Safari: Join a resident naturalist and local Maasai tracker for a guided walk outside the park boundaries. Learn to read animal tracks, study medicinal wild plants, and discover the micro-ecosystems of the savanna.
Midday Leisure: Return to Tortilis Camp for a fresh lunch, followed by a swim in the shaded pool or quiet relaxation on your private veranda.
Afternoon Drive & Hillside Sundowners: Venture back into the park for golden-hour wildlife viewing. In the evening, ascend the hills behind camp for chilled sundowner drinks and gourmet hors d’oeuvres while watching the sun sink behind the mountain horizon.

Accommodation: Tortilis Camp
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 4: Amboseli to Lake Manyara National Park via Namanga Border – Treehouse Luxury

Transit Logistics: Scenic morning road transfer to Namanga; private cross-border transfer to Arusha; light aircraft flight to Lake Manyara airstrip; 2.5-hour park game drive
Safari Focus: Cross-border transition, groundwater forests, and treehouse architecture
Habitat: Rift Valley escarpment to dense ancient mahogany forest

After breakfast, depart Amboseli by road toward Namanga, the bustling border crossing between Kenya and Tanzania. Complete immigration and customs formalities with the assistance of your guide, then meet your private Tanzanian driver for the transfer to Arusha.

Connect with your scheduled light aircraft flight to the Lake Manyara airstrip. Upon landing, meet your &Beyond guide for an immersive 2.5-hour game drive through Lake Manyara National Park, journeying deep into the secluded southern sector.

Check into &Beyond Lake Manyara Tree Lodge, the only luxury lodge situated inside the park. Set in the shade of an ancient mahogany canopy where Ernest Hemingway once roamed, the property features 10 stilted luxury treehouse suites crafted from local timber and makuti thatch, complete with outdoor forest showers, ceiling fans, and wrap-around viewing decks. Enjoy an afternoon safari drive through the forest boughs, followed by an open-air dinner in the traditional outdoor boma with an interactive kitchen.

Accommodation: &Beyond Lake Manyara Tree Lodge Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 5: Full-Day Lake Manyara Exploration – Tree-Climbing Lions & Soda Lake Birdlife

Safari Focus: Tree-climbing lions, forest elephants, and alkaline lake flamingos
Activity: Custom 4×4 game drives and interpretive forest nature walks

Spend a full day discovering the varied habitats sheltered below the sheer 600-meter wall of the Great Rift Valley:

Tree-Climbing Lions: Keep your eyes trained on the horizontal limbs of giant mahogany and umbrella acacia trees. Manyara is one of the few places in Africa where lions regularly climb trees, a unique behavioral adaptation to escape biting ground flies and catch cool breezes.
Groundwater Forest Primates: Explore subterranean spring-fed forests where troops of baboons forage beside noisy blue monkeys and hornbills.
Alkaline Lakeshore: Drive out onto the open grassy floodplains flanking Lake Manyara, where thousands of lesser flamingos tint the shallows pink alongside pelicans, cormorants, and Egyptian geese.
Big Game Encounters: Encounter large herds of elephants browsing wild figs, Cape buffaloes, and giraffes moving through the acacia clearings.

Return to your treehouse retreat in the late afternoon to unwind on your elevated deck before dinner under the forest canopy.

Accommodation: &Beyond Lake Manyara Tree Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 6: Lake Manyara to Serengeti National Park – Western Corridor

Flight Time: ~45 minutes scenic flight to the Serengeti

Camp Selection: Choose between &Beyond Grumeti Serengeti Riverbed Camp (Western Corridor) or &Beyond Klein’s Camp (Northeast Private Concession)
Safari Focus: Endless savanna plains, private concession freedoms, and Great Migration tracking

Transfer to the Manyara airstrip for your morning flight over the Great Rift Valley into Serengeti National Park—the

Maasai “Siringet,” meaning “the place where the land moves on forever.” Touch down on the bush runway and transfer to Serengeti Migration Camp. Set out on an introductory afternoon game drive tracking resident lion prides, leopards, and vast herds of grazing plains game before returning for fireside cocktails and fine bush dining.

Accommodation: Serengeti Migration Camp
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Days 7 & 8: In-Depth Serengeti Wilderness Safari – Big Cat Tracking & The Great Migration

Spend two full days immersed in the heart of Africa’s premier wildlife sanctuary aboard customized open-sided 4×4 safari vehicles:

The Great Migration Spectacle: Depending on the season and real-time animal movements, witness the legendary migration in motion—from vast breeding columns traversing the plains to dramatic river crossing attempts.
Apex Predators on the Hunt: The Serengeti holds the highest concentration of large predators in Africa. Track prides of lions resting on smooth granite kopjes, watch cheetah coalitions sprint across open short-grass plains, and spot leopards resting with their kills high in sausage trees.
Optional Hot Air Balloon Safari: Rise before dawn for an optional sunrise balloon flight drifting over the waking herds, followed by a five-star champagne breakfast served in the open bush.

Accommodation: Serengeti Pioneer Camp
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 9: Serengeti to Ngorongoro Crater Rim – Baroque Splendor at Ngorongoro Crater Lodge

Flight & Transit: Short scheduled flight from Serengeti airstrip to Lake Manyara; private road transfer ascending to the crater rim
Safari Focus: Afro-baroque architecture, 600m caldera drop, and introductory rim exploration

After a final morning game drive, transfer to the airstrip for your flight to Manyara, followed by a scenic drive up through highland cloud forests to the rim of the Ngorongoro Crater.

Enjoy an introductory afternoon game drive down into the volcanic caldera, or relax by the fire in the panoramic guest lounge while your personal butler attends to every detail. In the evening, watch colorful Maasai dancers perform traditional songs before a gourmet multi-course dinner.

Accommodation: Serengeti Pioneer Camp
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 10: Full-Day Ngorongoro Crater Floor Safari – The Eighth Wonder of the World

Crater Floor Duration: Full-day caldera exploration with private picnic
Safari Focus: Big Five tracking, critically endangered black rhinos, and Lerai Forest leopards
Habitat: 260 sq km volcanic caldera floor, alkaline soda lake, fever tree forests, and open grasslands

Descend 600 meters (2,000 feet) down the steep, forested caldera walls into the Ngorongoro Crater—the world’s largest intact, unflooded volcanic caldera and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Spend the entire day tracking over 25,000 large mammals living within this natural amphitheater:

The Big Five: High probabilities of spotting resident lion prides, heavy bull elephants carrying long ivory tusks, Cape buffaloes, leopards, and northern Tanzania’s most stable sanctuary for the rare black rhino.
Lake Magadi: An alkaline soda lake on the crater floor supporting large flocks of pink flamingos, pelicans, and waterbirds.
Ngoitoktok Springs: Enjoy a private catered bush picnic beside the hippo pool, watching giant bulls bathe and wallow.

Ascend the crater walls in the late afternoon and return to the lodge for a warm bath drawn by your butler, fireside cocktails, and a celebratory farewell dinner.

Accommodation: The Manor at Ngorongoro
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Bush Picnic Lunch, Dinner

Day 11: Ngorongoro to Arusha – Day Room & International Departure

Flight & Transit: Scenic road transfer to Manyara airstrip; scheduled flight to Arusha Airport (ARK); road transfer to base lodge/Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO)

Enjoy a leisurely breakfast on the terrace watching the morning mist clear from the crater floor. Depart by road to the airstrip for your scheduled flight back to Arusha.

Upon arrival in Arusha, you are transferred to a boutique luxury lodge where a private day room is reserved for your comfort. Unpack, freshen up with a hot shower, enjoy lunch in the gardens, or visit local art boutiques for tanzanite gemstones and hand-carved crafts.

In the evening, your private chauffeur escorts you to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) for your scheduled international departure flight home, concluding your 11-day luxury Kenya and Tanzania flying safari.

Day-Use Facility: Luxury Day Room in Arusha (e.g., Arusha Coffee Lodge or Legendary Lodge)
Meal Plan: Breakfast included

Full day spent exploring the Ngorongoro Crater. (B, L, D)

DAY 11 Ngorongoro / Arusha

Fly to Arusha where a day room is available until the evening flight at Kilimanjaro Airport.(B)

Rates Per Person

HIGH SEASON : 1 Jan – 4 Jan ; 1 Jul – 31st Oct, 20 Dec – 31st Dec – USD $23,300

MID SEASON: 5 Jan – 31 March; 1 Jun – 30 Jun; 1 Nov – 19 Dec – $21,000

GREEN SEASON: 1 April – 31 May – $20,000

Child Policy

– Children in own room (minimum 2 / maximum 3): 75% of the per person adult rate
– Children under 12 sharing with 1 adult: Child(ren) are paying under 12 child rate and the adult is paying adult single room rate.

Options & Enhancements

– Exclusive use of game drive vehicle per vehicle for the entire itinerary $3,890
– Balloon Safari, per adult or child > 8 years $540

Includes

– The Nairobi overnight is at Girrafe Minor on Halfboard, drinks* included
– All domestic flights in aircraft
– All statutory taxes for the flights mentioned above
– Full board accommodation, at Amboseli Tortilis Camp – 2 nights, Lake Manyara Tree Lodge- 2 nights, Grumeti tented Camp-3 nights, Ngororngoro Crater Lodge- 2 nghts
– Shared daytime game drives in specially adapted 4×4 game drive vehicles
– Services of an English-speaking driver-guide
– Safari activities such as: bush breakfast, walking safari, scenic sundowners, spa treatment, nature walk, authentic Masai village visit, farewell dinner
– All transfers, including to / from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport
– Medical Emergency Evacuation Insurance
– Jomo Kenyatta International Airport Transfers
– Drinks include: mineral water, soft drinks, juices, tea/coffee, beer, house wines, selected spirits

-Flying Doctor rescue

Exclusions

– International flights
– Airport taxes
– All meals and drinks not specified
– Tips and gratuities
– Items of a personal nature

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