Description
The safari covers the best of Kenya and Tanzania parks.
Description
Day 1: Nairobi to Lake Naivasha/Hell’s Gate
Pick up from your hotel/Airport and thereafter depart to Hell’s Gate National Park for a biking safari if you can’t bike then you will be driven by vehicle.
Later you will proceed to the hotel for lunch and check in. Later in the evening boat on Lake Naivasha.
Dinner and overnight at Lake Naivasha country club/similar:
Day 2: Lake Naivasha to Lake Nakuru
Morning departure to Lake Nakuru National park for a special sighting of the rare black rhino (an endangered species), one of the big five animals. Arrive in time for lunch. check in and have lunch. Later depart for a game drive to the park. Its a small park with magnificent, rare white rhinos which form part of the Big five animals. There is also a possibility to see the pink flamingos. Later dinner and overnight at the lodge.
Dinner and overnight at Lake Nakuru Lodge https://lakenakurulodge.com/
Day 3 : Lake Nakuru to Maasai Mara National Reserve
Early morning breakfast. En route Maasai Mara Reserve. Arrive at the camp in time for lunch after you check in . Later at 4:00pm depart for a game viewing drive in the Mara Reserve which lasts till 6:00pm. Return back to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Masai Mara Reserve is the most popular tourism destination in Kenya. Located in the Great Rift Valley in primarily open grassland. Wildlife is most concentrated on the reserve’s western escarpment. Its regarded as the jewel of Kenya’s wildlife Viewing areas. The annual wildebeest’s migration alone involves over 1.5 million animals arriving in July and departing in November. Hardly can a visitor miss to spot the big five. The phenomenal wildebeest migration which is a spectacular event only seen in Maasai mara is the wonder of the world.
Dinner and Overnight Jambo Mara Safari Lodge http://www.jambomara.com/
Day 4: 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 Jambo Mara Safari Lodge http://www.jambomara.com/
Day 5: Depart Maasai Mara to Isebania Border to Serengeti
Have breakfast at 6:00 am, followed by checkout with packed lunch and drive to the Isebania 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 https://www.osinoncampsandlodges.com/
or
Serengeti Wildebeest Tented Camp: http://www.tanzaniawildcamps.com/
Day 6: 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.
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 Osinon camp https://www.osinoncampsandlodges.com/ or
Serengeti Wildebeest Tented Camp: http://www.tanzaniawildcamps.com/
Day 7: Serengeti to Ngorongoro
Breakfast check out with breakfast game drive enroute to Ngorongoro crater rim with picnic lunch .
Ngorongoro crater provides a protected habitat for thousands of mammals and birds. The entire day is spent on the crater floor viewing lion, hyena, wildebeest, zebra, black rhinoceros, and many species of small antelopes. The Crater is a spectacular setting in which to experience your African safari. Some scientists maintain that before it erupted, Ngorongoro Crater- the largest intact caldera in the world would have been higher than Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest point in Africa. It is one of the few places in Africa where you stand a very good chance of seeing the Big Five (lion, leopard, buffalo, rhino and elephant) in the course of a game- drive. The local Maasai have permission to graze their cattle on the Crater floor, and it is not unusual to see Maasai cattle and buffalo grazing together with lion mere meters away. There are around 1000 lions in the Crater, approximately 20 black rhino, and the spectacular Lerai Forest is one of the best places in Africa to spot leopard.
OPTION: Visit the Olduvai Gorge at extra fee for the museum. USD 45
Evening relaxation at the Lodge as you enjoy the view of the crater.
Later dinner and overnight At Ngorongoro Rhino Lodge https://rhino.co.tz/
Day 8: Lake Manyara to Arusha.
Breakfast then proceed to Lake Manyara National park. Upon arrival you will proceed to the park for game drive. This is a small park 3 to 4 hours game drive will be enough. Lunch will be picnic. Later you will proceed to the lodge for an overnight
Out and later depart to Arusha.
Upon arrival you will check in at Venus for dinner and Overnight.
Dinner and Overnight at Venus hotel http://venushotels.co.tz/#
Day 9: Arusha to Amboseli through Namanga Border
Breakfast at the hotel. Then later depart for Amboseli National park via Namanga border. Our driver from Kenyan side will pick you up and proceed to Amboseli for an afternoon game drive enroute with picnic lunch.
Dinner and overnight at Sentrim Amboseli https://sentrim-hotels.com/sentrim-amboseli
Or AA Amboseli https://aalodges.com/aa-lodges/aa-amboseli/
Day 10: 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 the well-known predators and their opponents like the Zebra, Wildebeest, Giraffe, Hippo with a view of Mt Kilimanjaro. Later return to the camp/ lodge.
Dinner and overnight at Sentrim Amboseli https://sentrim-hotels.com/sentrim-amboseli
Or AA LODGE AMBOSELI https://aalodges.com/aa-lodges/aa-amboseli/
Day 11: Amboseli to Nairobi
Breakfast at the Lodge and thereafter proceed, check out and drive back to Nairobi drop off Airport for your departure flights.
COST:
2024 LOW SEASON RATES (JANUARY- JUNE)
1 person is USD 6140
2-3 people is USD 4485 per person sharing
4-5 people is USD 3485 per person sharing
6-7 people is USD 3245 per person sharing
2024 HIGH SEASON RATES (JULY- DECEMBER)
1 person is USD 6730
2-3 people is USD 4790 per person sharing
4-5 people is USD 3980 per person sharing
6-7 people is USD 3800 per person sharing
Note: Single Room Supplement is applicable for one per is going in a single room.
Inclusions in the cost:
9 Nights accommodation on safari
1 night accommodation in Arusha on half board (breakfast and dinner)
All Park entrance fees in Kenya and Tanzania
Bottled water
All meals as per itinerary
All Transport in a customized safari vehicle in Kenya and a 4 x 4 Land cruiser Jeep with a pop up roof for game viewing in Tanzania
Our assistance at any point.
Pickup and drop off to your hotel
Exclusions in the cost
Gratitude’s
Drinks e.g alcohol
Maasai village @USD 20 per person
Balloon Safari @ USD 430 per person(conducted on day 2 early in the morning and continue with the normal program)
The above accommodation options are subject to availability by the time of package booking
Easter and Christmas supplements applicable during Easter and Christmas and New year period
