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12 Days Kenya | Tanzania Safari | Lake Nakuru | Masai Mara |
Serengeti | Ngorongoro | Zanzibar
Day 1. Nairobi-Aberdares.
Depart Nairobi at around 0830hrs and drive to the shoulders of Mt.
Kenya arriving at the Outspan Hotel for lunch. After lunch transfer
by lodge vehicle to the Treetops Lodge where from the lodge balcony
you view game that oftenly visit the floodlit waterhole and
saltlick--e.g elephants, rhino, buffalo and giant forest hog. Dinner
and overnight at Treetops Lodge.
Day 2. Abedares-Lake Nakuru National Park.
Breakfast at Treetops lodge and depart for Lake Nakuru via Thomson
falls arriving in time for lunch, afternoon game drive at the Pink
lake referred so for it's thousands of pink flamingos and other bird
life-it's a bird watchers paradise. It has a surprisingly number of
animals, all the "big five" except the elephant can be seen here,
Dinner and overnight at Lake Nakuru Lodge/Sarova lion Hill.
Day 3. Nairobi-Maasai Mara National Reserve.
Depart Nairobi in the Morning for masai mara passing through the
dramatic Great Rift Valley stopping at the view point, Ascend the
western rim of the valley crossing the loita plains (maasai-land),
see red-clad maasai warriors tend their multi-colored herds amongst
plains game. Game viewing enroute to lodge for lunch. Afternoon game
drive inside the most scenic park in Kenya where great concentration
of game is seen including the "Big Five". Dinner and overnight at
mara sopa lodge/similar.
4. Maasai mara National Reserve.
Morning and afternoon game viewing inside the Park. Search for wild
game black manned lion for which Mara is famous for, cheetah,
buffalo, wildebeest, zebra, leopard, grants gazelle are quite
common, even the rare rhino might come out of the thicket for you,
hyenas are plentiful, Extend your drive to the hippo point where
schools of hippo submerge on the approach of vehicles only to
surface seconds later to shot and gamble their displeasure as the
crocodiles sunbathe on the river banks mouths agape. Between meals
there is optional visit to the maasai villages for an insight to
their culture if clients so wish. Meals and overnight at Mara Sopa
Lodge/similar. Optional Balloon ride at $450 per person.
Day 5 Serengeti.
After breakfast depart for Serengeti passing through Sirari border
with enroute lunchThe Serengeti ecosystem is one of the oldest on
earth. The essential features of climate, vegetation and fauna have
barely changed in the past million years. Early man himself made an
appearance in Olduvai Gorge about two million years ago. Some
Patterns of life, death, adaptation and migration are as old as the
hills themselves. Meals and overnight at wildlife lodge.
Day 6. Serengeti.
Full day in Serengeti plains with morning and afternoon game viewing
and drive. Search for wild game you might have missed the previous
game drive. It is the migration for which Serengeti is perhaps most
famous. Over a million wildebeest and about 200,000 zebras flow
south from the northern hills to the southern plains for the short
rains every October and November, and then swirl west and north
after the long rains in April, May and June. So strong is the
ancient instinct to move that no drought, gorge or crocodile
infested river can hold them back. Meals and overnight at Wildlife
lodge.
Day 7. Ngorongoro Crater.
Morning game viewing and drive in Serengeti. After breakfast depart
to one of the natural wonders of the world, Ngorongoro crater. The
Crater is one of the world's greatest natural spectacles; its
magical setting and abundant wildlife never fail to enthral
visitors. It borders the Serengeti National Park to the north and
west. Arusha is known as the gateway to the Ngorongoro Conservation
Area and the Northern Parks. Dinner and overnight at a lodge.
Day 8. Ngorongoro crater.
After breakfast you will be taken 2000ft down the crater by a 4wheel
drive vehicle for a full day crater tour, picnic lunch at crater,
Also referred to as the eighth wonder of the world? and stretching
across some 8,300 sq km, the Ngorongoro Conservation Area in
northern Tanzania boasts a blend of landscapes, wildlife, people and
archaeology that is unsurpassed in Africa. The volcanoes,
grasslands, waterfalls and mountain forests are home to an abundance
of animals and to the Maasai. In the evening ascend to the lodge for
dinner and overnight.
Day 9 Arusha-Zanzibar.
After breakfast, depart to Arusha town- Safari Destination; it is a
starting point for safaris in the northern circuit arriving in time
for lunch. After lunch transfer to the airport for flight to
Zanzibar, met at the airport and transfer to Blue bay beach
club/Similar
Day 10. & 1 Zanzibar.
Full days in Zanzibar enjoying optional beach activities, dinner and
overnight at Blue Bay beach club.
Day 12,Zanzibar-Nairobi.
Morning at leisure, afternoon transfer to the airport for flight to
Nairobi, arriving Jomokenyatta international airport in good time
for your connecting flight out.
Price per person sharing $4650
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