Description
Day 1: Nairobi to Masai Mara
Our representative will meet you at the airport at 1:40 pm to facilitate your transfer to Wilson airport to catch your afternoon departure flight to Maasai Mara. The flight takes about an hour, upon arrival you will be met by our driver guide who will pick you from Maasai Mara airstrip and drive you to Governors Camp. You will check in, freshen up and depart for a sunset evening game viewing drive in the Mara Reserve (4.00 to 6.00 p.m.). Return back to the camp for dinner and overnight.
Dinner and Overnight at Governors Camp Maasai Mara– Full board basis.
Day 2: Explore Masai Mara Reserve.
You will wake up to a relaxed morning breakfast after which you will depart for a morning game drive exploring Masai Mara in search of the Big Five. At midday, you will return back to camp for your lunch followed by an afternoon siesta before leaving for an evening game drive till sunset. Return to camp in the evening for dinner and overnight.
On this day, you will visit the site of the yearly wildebeest migration and see the resident crocodiles and hippos sited at the banks of Mara River. 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 zebras 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 Governors Camp Maasai Mara– Full board basis.
Day 3: Explore Masai Mara Reserve.
On this day you have an opt to partake in an early morning balloon ride over the Mara plains that will be crowned by champagne breakfast. A Masai Mara Balloon Safari is the best way to experience Masai Mara from a very exclusive vantage point as you drift over the Maasai Mara Plains breathtaking landscapes and abundant wildlife. A Masai Mara balloon ride is also a chance to interact with family, friends and create memories never to be erased and an adventure of a lifetime the perfect way to crown off your Maasai Mara Safari. After your champagne breakfast, you will enjoy an en-route Morning game drive as you drive back to the camp. You will have your lunch and head out in the late afternoon to the Maasai Village for a cultural encounter. After learning about the Maasai culture you will enjoy an evening game drive till sunset then head back to camp for dinner and overnight.
Dinner and overnight stay at Governors Camp Mara– Full board basis.
Day 4: Maasai Mara- Serengeti.
You will have an early breakfast, check out and depart to the airstrip to catch your 08:15 flight to Serengeti. This is an inter connecting flight (Mara- Tarime- Serengeti). You will arrive at Seronera airstrip in Serengeti at 12:10 pm where you will be met by our driver for your transfer to your camp. Arrive for your lunch, afternoon siesta, followed by an evening game drive till dusk. Serengeti National Park is home to lion, leopard, Elephant, Cheetah, Buffalo, Zebra, Wildebeest, Eland, Wild dog, Gazelles, Crocs and more. Lots of birds include the Eurasia migrants.
Accommodation at Serengeti Serena Safari Lodge or Ole Serai Luxury camp– Full board basis.
Day 5: Explore Serengeti.
After breakfast, continues with both morning and afternoon game drives in Serengeti national Park. Serengeti is very large and your guide knows very well how to locate animals within the park. Serengeti means endless plains in Maasai language. In the central plains there are carnivores like leopards, lions, hyena and cheetah. This park is normally the scene of the annual migration of wildebeest and zebra that occurs between the Kenyan Mara and the Serengeti. Varied bird species can be seen here including eagles, ducks, geese, egrets, vultures, secretary birds, ibis, stork, herons, kites, pelicans, cranes and guinea fowl.
Accommodation at Serengeti Serena Safari Lodge or Ole Serai Luxury camp– Full board basis.
Day 6: Serengeti – Ngorongoro
Wake up to an early morning game breakfast, then check out and drive with lunch and game viewing en route to Ngorongoro. Ngorongoro Crater- The largest unbroken caldera in the world, Ngorongoro has an area of 260 kilometers and a depth of 610 meters. The crater provides a protected habitat for thousands of mammals and birds. Arrive at Ngorongoro and descend into the 100-square-mile Ngorongoro Crater to view game on the vast grasslands of the crater floor. The bottom of the crater dotted with watering-holes, shelters almost 30 000 animals in an area naturally enclosed by the slopes of the volcano. You will find the Big Five lion, elephant, buffalo, rhino, and leopard among others. Ngorongoro crater is the largest unbroken caldera in the world and surrounded by very steep walls rising 610 meter from the floor, it is considered to be one of the Wonders of the Natural World and is a veritable haven for wildlife. Spectacular animal life can be found throughout the year due to the permanent availability of grass and water. Picnic lunch at the Hippo Pool, later ascend and arrive at your lodge for a sunset.
Accommodation at Ngorongoro Oldeani Mountain Lodge https://www.wellworthcollection.co.tz/Ngorongoro-Oldeani-Mountain-Lodge.- Full board basis.
Day 7: Ngorongoro- Arusha
After breakfast at the lodge, drive to Mto wa Mbu for cultural visit to the local women and learn how they do their daily activities including farming, small women financing groups, you will have local lunch with the local women to taste the local African food After lunch drive back to Arusha.
Mto wa Mbu Cultural Village visit- USD 30 per person *** Not included in cost***
Accommodation at Gran Melia Arusha
Inclusions:
- All airport/ airstrip transfers
- All accommodation during safari on a full board Basis
- 3 meals per day during Safari tour
- One way flight- Nairobi- Maasai Mara
- One way flight- Maasai Mara- Serengeti
- Transport in a 4×4 landcruiser jeep in Kenya and Tanzania with a pop up roof for easy game viewing and photography.
- All park entrance fees in all parks in Kenya and Tanzania
- Ngorongoro area conservation fees
- Bottled water in the car at least 1 liter per person per day.
Exclusions:
- Gratuities (optional)
- Drinks e.g. alcohol
- Visit to Masai Village @ 40 USD per person(conducted on day 2 early in the morning and continue with the normal program)
- Balloon Safari @ 550 per person
