Arrival
Arrival
Day 1
Nairobi to Masai Mara National Reserve
Nairobi to Masai Mara National Reserve
Have breakfast at the hotel and later depart to Maasai Mara National Reserve. Upon arrival in the park, you will have an en-route game drive heading to the lodge, for check in and lunch. Then you will have an evening game drive. Later, return to the lodge for dinner and your overnight stay. An exploratory drive around the 1,792sq km game park with its low hills and savannah-type rolling grasslands, gallery forest on the Mara River and its tributaries. Get introduced to the herbivores; elephants, rhinos, buffalo, the variety of antelopes, the Masai giraffes and the Burchell zebras. The carnivores are the black-maned lion, cheetah and leopard. Also to be seen are the largest birds, the Masai ostrich, the secretary bird, the crested crane and saddle-billed stork. Crocodiles and hippos share the river. Dinner and your overnight stay are at Miti Mingi Eco Camp.
- Main Destination:
- Masai Mara National Reserve (Kenya)
- Accommodation:
- Miti Mingi Eco Camp
Wildlife in Masai Mara NR
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Full-Day in Masai Mara National Reserve
Full-Day in Masai Mara National Reserve
You can take the optional early morning balloon safari ride (US$450.00 per person ), across the Maasai Mara plains. Have breakfast at the lodge then enjoy morning and afternoon game drives. Masai Mara is an extension of the Serengeti ecosystem to the south. Game abounds here. The Mara is noted for its abundance of lions particularly the superb black-maned males. It is where the great migration of over 1.5 million wildebeest and other antelopes cross the mighty Mara River. You are also likely to see lots of elephants here often in large herds and if you're lucky, leopard, cheetah and rhino. All of the Big Five are residents. You're sure to see the African buffalo. Get the cameras ready, stock up on film/tapes, and enjoy yourselves! In the evening, visit the Maasai village. Dinner and your overnight stay are at Miti Mingi Eco Camp.
- Main Destination:
- Masai Mara National Reserve (Kenya)
- Accommodation:
- Miti Mingi Eco Camp
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Masai Mara National Reserve to Nairobi
Masai Mara National Reserve to Nairobi
Enjoy in the morning, have a game drive in Masai Mara and try spotting the animals you didn't see the previous day. Enjoy the breeze and later depart to Nairobi. You will have your lunch en-route. Depending on your arrival time, have a city tour. Dinner and your overnight stay are at After 40 Hotel.
- Main Destination:
- Masai Mara National Reserve (Kenya)
- Accommodation:
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After 40 Hotel
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Nairobi to Arusha Town
Nairobi to Arusha Town
Enjoy your morning breakfast. Then depart to Arusha from Nairobi through the Namaga border using a shuttle bus. Upon arrival at the border, clear with immigration then proceed with your journey to Arusha town. You will be transferred to your hotel. Your lunch and overnight stay are at Arusha Tourist Inn Hotel.
- Main Destination:
- Arusha (City, Tanzania)
- Accommodation:
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Arusha Tourist Inn Hotel
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5
Arusha to Lake Manyara National Park
Arusha to Lake Manyara National Park
At 8:30 am, drive from Arusha to Lake Manyara National Park for game drives with picnic lunch boxes. Dinner and your overnight stay are at Panorama Campsite.
Lake Manyara National Park is a small but scenic safari park, excellent for bird watching and a good area to find elephants as well as the potential excitement of spotting the legendary Lake Manyara tree-climbing lions. Lake Manyara is a good soft introduction to the safari experience in Tanzania. It is a magical and pretty park that winds its way around a mainly forested driving route between the banks of the soda water lake and the impressive rise of the Great Rift escarpment.
Elephants, giraffes, buffalo, and wildebeest can be found grazing in unexpected clearings or heading towards the water to drink or wash. The rivers and riverbeds provide scenic vistas for possible animal spotting.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Manyara National Park (Tanzania)
- Accommodation:
- Budget camping
Wildlife in Lake Manyara NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 6
Lake Manyara National Park to Serengeti National Park
Lake Manyara National Park to Serengeti National Park
After breakfast, depart for Serengeti National Park with picnic lunch boxes and game drives en-route to Serengeti. Dinner and your overnight stay are at Seronera Campsite.
This land is justifiably famous for its huge concentrations of wildlife, especially the big cats, as well as for being the stomping ground of the Great Migration. This is a massive accumulation of 1.5 million wildebeest, 200,000 zebras and 350,000 gazelles stretching their legs over 1,200 miles in an annual race to find enough water and green grass for their survival. The park is broadly divided into three distinct areas, the Seronera Valley and Seronera River, the Western Corridor and the Northern Lobo area that extends northwards through the Lamai Wedge to the Masai Mara.
- Main Destination:
- Serengeti National Park (Tanzania)
- Accommodation:
- Budget camping
Wildlife in Serengeti NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 7
Full-Day in Serenegti National Park
Full-Day in Serenegti National Park
Have a full-day exploration of the Serengeti National Park enjoying morning and afternoon game drives.
After breakfast, leave your lodge with packed lunch (or have lunch at the lodge). Have game drives in the park and arrive at your lodge in the late afternoon or at your request.
Serengeti is easily Tanzania’s most famous national park. The wildebeests travel through a variety of parks, reserves and protected areas and through a variety of habitats. Join us to explore the different forms of vegetation and landscapes of the Serengeti ecosystem and meet some of their most fascinating inhabitants. Your overnight stay is at Seronera Campsite.
- Main Destination:
- Serengeti National Park (Tanzania)
- Accommodation:
- Budget camping
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 8
Serenegti National Park to Ngorongoro Conservancy Area
Serenegti National Park to Ngorongoro Conservancy Area
Today after you have enjoyed breakfast, depart to a game drive with packed lunch. Do wildlife viewing till 1:00 pm, then drive to Ngorongoro for dinner and your overnight stay at Simba Campsite.
The Ngorongoro Crater is the world's largest intact caldera in an exceptional geographical position, forming a spectacular bowl of about 265sq km with sides up to 600m deep. It is the stalking ground of 20,000-30,000 wild animals at any one time.
- Main Destination:
- Ngorongoro Crater (Tanzania)
- Accommodation:
- Budget camping
Wildlife in Ngorongoro Crater
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 9
Ngorongoro Crater then Depart to Arusha
Ngorongoro Crater then Depart to Arusha
Today you will wake up, have your early breakfast and drive to Ngorongoro Crater. Explore the conservancy with morning and afternoon game drives visiting the crater. With walls 2,000 ft high and a crater floor that spreads for 102sq miles, the crater is a virtual Noah's Ark. Its inhabited by almost every species of wildlife indigenous to East Africa including the rare black rhino. In fact, the crater has the greatest concentration of wildlife on the planet. It contains a river, several swamps, a soda lake that, from the top, looks like steam, full of flamingoes, a forest, and open plains. The large bull elephants that reside here have extremely large tusks, due to the rich mineral content of the volcanic soil and its grasses. They are the most incredible elephants you'll ever see in your life. After lunch, you will depart to Arusha, where you will be transferred to the airport for your home flight.
- Main Destination:
- Ngorongoro Crater (Tanzania)
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks:
