Description
(First night and Airport pick up complimentary)
Day 1: Arrival in Nairobi
Arrive at Nairobi airport for a transfer to your hotel. Check in, relax and your guide will help you to orientate yourself on places to visit within Nairobi. You will be staying at the Heron hotel :http://www.theheronporticohotelnairobi.com/ on bed and breakfast.
Day 2: Nairobi to Lake Naivasha/Hell’s Gate
Morning departure to Lake Naivasha. On arrival check in and thereafter go to Hell’s Gate National Park. You will also enjoy an evening boat on Lake Naivasha .
Lake Naivasha is famous for its high populations of hippos and birds and you are almost guaranteed to see one. The lake is a birder’s paradise as it is home to over 400 bird species.
Dinner and overnight at Villa Grazia Hotel.:http://www.villagraziah.com/
Day 3: Lake Naivasha/Hell’s Gate to Lake Nakuru
Breakfast at the hotel and then commence drive to Lake Nakuru national park with packed lunch for a full day game drive.
Lake Nakuru National park for a special sighting of the rare black rhino (an endangered species), one of the big five animals.
Dinner and overnight at Lanet Matfam Resort http://www.lanetmatfamresort.co.ke/
Day 4: Nakuru to Maasai Mara National Reserve
After breakfast, start the safari to Maasai Mara National Reserve.
Arrive in the camp in time for lunch .Check in and have lunch. In the evening at 4:00pm depart for a sunset game viewing drive in the Maasai Mara National Reserve where chances of seeing the big cats is extremely high which lasts for 2 hours ,ends at 6:00pm.
Return back to the camp/lodge for a sumptuous buffet dinner ending with good time for resting.
Dinner and overnight at: Rhino Tourist Camp/similar
Rhino tourist camp:https://rhinotouristcamp.com/
Day 5: Full day Maasai Mara
Have breakfast at 6:30 am and at 7 am, leave for a full day game viewing in the park. On this day, spend the full day exploring Maasai Mara in search of the big five, hippos and Nile crocodile. Thereafter, go for picnic lunch in park under a croton tree shade overlooking the vast landscape of the park.
It is in the Mara that perhaps the most spectacular event of the natural world takes place: the great migration. This is the annual migration of millions of wildebeest and zebra from the Serengeti (in Tanzania) in search of water and pasture. Following on their heels are the predators of the savanna – lions, cheetahs, jackals, hyenas and vultures.
Dinner and overnight at: Rhino Tourist Camp/similar
Rhino tourist camp:https://rhinotouristcamp.com/
Day 6: Maasai Mara to Serengeti via Isebania Border
Breakfast at 6 am and then depart for Serengeti Through the Isebania border; Arrive border at Lunch time.30 Minutes process of getting visa. Hand over to our Tanzanian driver and cook. In Tanzania we use 4 wheel drive land cruiser. evening game drive en route to the camp.
Dinner and overnight at Serengeti Wildebeest Tented Camp/Osinon Camp
Serengeti Wildebeest Tented Camp http://www.tanzaniawildcamps.com/accommodation/serengeti-wildebeest-camps/
Osinon camp:https://www.osinoncampsandlodges.com/
Day 7: Full day in Serengeti
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.
Serengeti National Park (Serengeti) is located in Tanzania, best known for its abundance of animals and the great wildebeest migration .The Serengeti stretches 14,763 (5,700 sq. miles) stretching North to Kenya and bordering Lake Victoria to the West. Serengeti has the highest concentration of large mammals on this planet and its famous known for its 2,500 Lions the largest concentration found anywhere. The park also has over 518 identified bird species where some of them are Eurasian migrants who are present in the European winter months from October to April.
Dinner and overnight at Serengeti Wildebeest Tented Camp/Osinon Camp
Serengeti Wildebeest Tented Camp http://www.tanzaniawildcamps.com/accommodation/serengeti-wildebeest-camps
Osinon camp:https://www.osinoncampsandlodges.com/
Day 8 : Serengeti to Ngorongoro
After a relaxing morning and an early lunch, proceed to Ngorongoro, where the night will be spent on the Crater Rim.
Dinner and overnight at Octagon Lodge
Octagon Lodge: http://www.octagonlodge.com/index.php/en/index.html
Day 9: Ngorongoro to Lake Manyara
Early breakfast, proceed directly to the Crater floor for a full day crater tour with picnic lunches. Later proceed to Lake Manyara.
Ngorongoro Crater, the world’s largest caldera. The property has global importance for biodiversity conservation due to the presence of globally threatened species, the density of wildlife inhabiting the area, and the annual migration of wildebeest, zebra, gazelles and other animals into the northern plains. Extensive archaeological research has also yielded a long sequence of evidence of human evolution and human-environment dynamics, including early hominid footprints dating back 3.6 million years.
Dinner and overnight at Octagon Lodge
Octagon Lodge: http://www.octagonlodge.com/index.php/en/index.html
Day 10: Lake Manyara to Arusha
After breakfast, proceed for a full day game drive in beautiful Manyara National Park. See buffalo, giraffe, zebra and many more species, all set against the stunning backdrop of the Great Rift Wall. Proceed to Arusha for drop off.
Lake Manyara National Park is a protected area in Tanzania’s Arusha and Manyara Regions, situated between Lake Manyara and the Great Rift Valley. It is administered by the Tanzania National Parks Authority, and covers an area of 325 km² including about 230 km² lake surface.
Dinner and overnight at the Venus Premier Hotel
Venus Premier Hotel http://venushotels.co.tz/
Day 11: Arusha to Nairobi
Breakfast and then catch your shuttle back to Nairobi to be dropped at the airport.
The first shuttle leaves at 7 am and arrives Nairobi around 2 pm. We have another shuttle for 9 am that arrives Nairobi at 4 pm and the last one for 11 am that arrive Nairobi at 5 pm
You will advise us where you want us to drop you.
COST:
2024 LOW SEASON RATES (JANUARY- JUNE)
1 person is USD 4515
2-3 people is USD 3350 per person
4-5 people is USD 2795 per person
6-7 people is USD 2615 per person
2024 HIGH SEASON RATES (JULY- DECEMBER)
1 person is USD 4755
2-3 people is USD 3550 per person
4-5 people is USD 2995 per person
6-7 people is USD 2850 per person
Inclusions in the cost:
- Accommodation as per the itinerary
- Complimentary first night accommodation at Heron Portico Hotel and airport pick up
- All Park entrance fees in Kenya and Tanzania
- Bottled water
- All meals as per itinerary
- All Transport in a van with a pop up roof for easy game viewing in Kenya and a land cruiser in Tanzania
- Our assistance at any point.
- Shared transfer form Arusha to Nairobi on the last day (Shuttle)
- Pickup and drop off to your hotel
Exclusions in the cost
- Gratitutes
- Drinks e.g alcohol
- Balloon Safari @ USD 430 per person.
- Masai village visit @ USD 20 per person
