$10,124 to $12,711 pp (USD)
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Arrival
Day 1-3
Into the Wild – Discovering Samburu National Reserve
Into the Wild – Discovering Samburu National Reserve
Your safari begins when your Tapestry of Africa safari guide picks you up from Nairobi International Airport or your Nairobi hotel. From there, travel north through Kenya’s beautiful countryside to Samburu National Reserve, arriving in time for lunch and a chance to settle into your lodge. Later that afternoon, head out on your first game drive through Samburu’s rugged landscapes and along the wildlife-rich Ewaso Nyiro River.
Over the next two days, enjoy morning and afternoon game drives searching for elephants, lions, leopards, giraffes, and Samburu’s unique northern species, including Grevy’s zebra, reticulated giraffe, gerenuk, Somali ostrich, and Beisa oryx. Between game drives, relax at your lodge or choose an optional Samburu village visit for an opportunity to learn about the traditions, culture, and daily life of the Samburu people.
- Main Destination:
- Samburu National Reserve (Kenya)
- Activities:
- Game drives (Pop-up roof 4x4 vehicle)
- Accommodation:
- Soroi Samburu Lodge
Wildlife in Samburu NR
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4-5
Wildlife & Conservation – Exploring Ol Pejeta
Wildlife & Conservation – Exploring Ol Pejeta
After breakfast, leave Samburu and travel south through Kenya’s beautiful highlands to Ol Pejeta Conservancy, arriving around lunchtime. After checking into your lodge and enjoying lunch, head out to begin exploring this remarkable private conservancy, known for its beautiful Laikipia landscapes, excellent wildlife viewing, and some of the most important conservation programs in East Africa.
During your stay, search for elephants, lions, buffalo, giraffes, zebras, antelope, and both black and white rhinos. Visit the Sweetwaters Chimpanzee Sanctuary, which provides a lifelong home for rescued chimpanzees, and learn about Ol Pejeta’s extraordinary rhino conservation work. You’ll also have an opportunity to visit Najin and Fatu, the world’s last two northern white rhinos.
- Main Destination:
- Ol Pejeta Conservancy (Laikipia Plateau, Kenya)
- Activities:
- Game drives (Pop-up roof 4x4 vehicle)
- Accommodation:
- Sweetwaters Serena Camp
Wildlife in Ol Pejeta Conservancy
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 6-7
Lakes, Wildlife & Water – Lake Nakuru & Lake Naivasha
Lakes, Wildlife & Water – Lake Nakuru & Lake Naivasha
After breakfast, travel into Kenya’s spectacular Great Rift Valley toward Lake Nakuru National Park, with the option to stop along the way at beautiful Thomson’s Falls. Arrive at your lodge around lunchtime, check in, and enjoy lunch before heading out for an afternoon game drive. Explore the park’s forests, grasslands, and lakeshore while searching for black and white rhinos, Rothschild’s giraffes, buffalo, zebras, lions, and abundant birdlife.
The following morning, travel to nearby Lake Naivasha for a scenic boat safari among hippos, fish eagles, pelicans, and other waterbirds. Continue to Crescent Island for a guided walking safari, where you can walk among giraffes, zebras, antelope, and other wildlife. Return to Lake Nakuru for lunch at your lodge, followed by another afternoon game drive through the national park.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Nakuru National Park (Kenya)
- Activities:
- Game drives (Pop-up roof 4x4 vehicle), Walking safaris (with an armed guide) & Boat trip
- Accommodation:
- Sarova Lion Hill Game Lodge
Wildlife in Lake Nakuru NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 8-10
Legends of the Savannah – The Maasai Mara
Legends of the Savannah – The Maasai Mara
Leave Lake Nakuru after breakfast and travel through the magnificent Great Rift Valley toward the legendary Maasai Mara National Reserve. Arrive at your safari lodge or tented camp around lunchtime, enjoy lunch and time to settle in, then head out that afternoon for your first game drive across the Mara’s sweeping grasslands and classic African savannah.
Over the next two days, enjoy morning and afternoon game drives searching for lions, leopards, cheetahs, elephants, giraffes, buffalo, hyenas, zebras, wildebeest, and numerous antelope species. Visit areas along the Mara River where hippos and crocodiles gather and watch for seasonal Great Migration activity. You may also choose an optional Maasai village visit to experience the traditions and culture of the Maasai people.
- Main Destination:
- Masai Mara National Reserve (Kenya)
- Activities:
- Game drives (Pop-up roof 4x4 vehicle)
- Accommodation:
- Enchipai Camp
Wildlife in Masai Mara NR
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 11-13
Across the Border and Into the Iconic Serengeti
Across the Border and Into the Iconic Serengeti
After breakfast, leave the Maasai Mara and begin your journey toward Tanzania, traveling through rural communities, farmland, and small villages before reaching the border. After completing immigration formalities and stopping for lunch, meet your Tanzania safari guide and continue toward Serengeti National Park, enjoying wildlife viewing as you make your way across the plains toward your lodge or tented camp.
The next two days are devoted to exploring the legendary Serengeti on morning and afternoon game drives. Travel across vast grasslands, acacia-dotted plains, rocky kopjes, and river valleys while searching for lions, leopards, cheetahs, elephants, giraffes, buffalo, wildebeest, zebras, and countless other species. Enjoy plenty of time to stop, observe, photograph, and experience the incredible wildlife around you.
- Main Destination:
- Serengeti National Park (Tanzania)
- Activities:
- Game drives (Pop-up roof 4x4 vehicle)
- Accommodation:
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Serengeti Serena Safari Lodge
Wildlife in Serengeti NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 14-15
To the Garden of Eden of Africa – The Ngorongoro Crater
To the Garden of Eden of Africa – The Ngorongoro Crater
After breakfast, leave the Serengeti and travel toward the spectacular Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Descend into the enormous volcanic crater around midday, where you’ll enjoy a picnic lunch surrounded by some of Africa’s most dramatic scenery before spending the afternoon game viewing across the crater floor. Later, ascend the crater walls and continue to your lodge for dinner and a relaxing evening.
The following morning, return to the crater for a full day of exploration through its grasslands, forests, wetlands, and lakes. Search for lions, elephants, buffalo, hippos, wildebeest, zebras, hyenas, and the endangered black rhino. Enjoy another scenic picnic lunch inside the crater before continuing your game drive and returning to your lodge later that afternoon.
- Main Destination:
- Ngorongoro Crater (Tanzania)
- Activities:
- Game drives (Pop-up roof 4x4 vehicle)
- Accommodation:
- Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge
Wildlife in Ngorongoro Crater
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 16-17
Elephants and Baobabs – Journey to Tarangire
Elephants and Baobabs – Journey to Tarangire
After breakfast, travel toward Tarangire National Park, stopping along the way at colorful Mto wa Mbu village for a glimpse of everyday Tanzanian life and a chance to sample the area’s famous red bananas. Continue to your safari lodge, arriving around lunchtime. After lunch and time to settle in, head out for your first game drive through Tarangire’s beautiful baobab-dotted landscapes.
Spend the following day exploring a park renowned for its enormous elephant herds and impressive concentrations of wildlife. Follow the Tarangire River, which attracts animals from throughout the surrounding ecosystem, while searching for elephants, giraffes, zebras, wildebeest, buffalo, lions, antelope, and abundant birdlife. Between game drives, enjoy time relaxing at your lodge and taking in the distinctive scenery of northern Tanzania.
- Main Destination:
- Tarangire National Park (Tanzania)
- Activities:
- Game drives (Pop-up roof 4x4 vehicle)
- Accommodation:
- Mbali Mbali Tarangire River Camp
Wildlife in Tarangire NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 18-19
Grand Finale – Amboseli National Park and the Shadows of Kilimanjaro
Grand Finale – Amboseli National Park and the Shadows of Kilimanjaro
After breakfast, leave Tarangire and travel north toward the Kenya border, where you’ll complete immigration formalities and reunite with your Kenya safari guide. Continue to Amboseli National Park, arriving around lunchtime. After checking into your lodge and enjoying lunch, head out for an afternoon game drive across Amboseli’s open plains, wetlands, and acacia woodland beneath magnificent Mount Kilimanjaro.
Enjoy morning and afternoon game drives searching for Amboseli’s famous elephant herds, along with lions, cheetahs, giraffes, zebras, buffalo, wildebeest, hippos, hyenas, and abundant birdlife. Clear mornings and evenings often provide spectacular views of snowcapped Kilimanjaro towering above the plains, creating incredible photographic opportunities and a memorable finale to your safari through Kenya and Tanzania.
- Main Destination:
- Amboseli National Park (Kenya)
- Activities:
- Game drives (Pop-up roof 4x4 vehicle)
- Accommodation:
- Ol Tukai Lodge
Wildlife in Amboseli NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 20
Farewell to Africa and Return to nairobi
Farewell to Africa and Return to nairobi
After breakfast at your lodge, say goodbye to Amboseli and begin your journey back to Nairobi. Enjoy the changing scenery along the way as you travel from the landscapes surrounding Mount Kilimanjaro back toward Kenya’s capital.
Upon arrival in Nairobi, your Tapestry of Africa safari guide will drop you off at your Nairobi hotel or Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for your departing flight, bringing your unforgettable 20-day journey through Kenya and Tanzania to an end.
- Main Destination:
- Nairobi (City, Kenya)
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks:
