$4,444 to $5,016 pp (USD)
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Arrival
Day 1
Nairobi to Amboseli National Park
Nairobi to Amboseli National Park
You will be picked up by our company representative from the airport or your accommodation facility. After a short briefing about the safari, you will be handed over to your experienced driver guide in the morning for a scenic drive southeast towards Amboseli National Park, arriving in good time for lunch. You'll embark on your first-afternoon game drive exploring this acacia woodland, freshwater swamps, scrub brush, and open plains in search of wildlife returning back at sunset for dinner and your overnight stay.
Amboseli National Park (392sq km) is famously known for the breathtaking view of Mount Kilimanjaro, the tallest freestanding mountain on earth and the tallest in Africa (5895m). Amboseli is also an elephant’s paradise where the massive African savannah elephants roam from swamp to swamp grazing all day. Because of the abundance of water and pasture, other animals to be spotted here are cheetahs, zebras, giraffes, gnus, gazelles, hippos, and many others.
- Main Destination:
- Amboseli National Park (Kenya)
- Accommodation:
- Amboseli Sopa Lodge
Wildlife in Amboseli NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Amboseli National Park
Amboseli National Park
You'll leave the camp after breakfast, carrying your packed lunch to be enjoyed in the wild. You will spend the whole day exploring the marshlands and swamps of Amboseli which are fed by subterranean water channels. Water is abundant throughout the year and so is the pasture. Elephants and various other herbivores are found here. You'll retreat to the lodge late in the afternoon after a long exploration of this 392sq km.
You'll also have an option of starting the day with an early morning game drive to search for animals when they're at their most active. Then, you will return to the lodge for a relaxed breakfast and lunch.
You'll spend the hottest part of the day relaxing in the camp reading your favourite book or writing your journal about the safari or observing the birds. Don't stress, the animals will be doing the same. Afterwards, you'll head off in the afternoon (4:00 pm) for another drive through the park. You'll return to the lodge at sunset for dinner and an overnight stay.
- Main Destination:
- Amboseli National Park (Kenya)
- Accommodation:
- Amboseli Sopa Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Amboseli to Lake Nakuru National Park
Amboseli to Lake Nakuru National Park
Today after an early breakfast, you'll drive west past Nairobi city for scenic views towards Lake Nakuru National Park. You will have a stopover at the spectacular Great Rift Valley viewpoint to stretch your legs and photograph the contrasting landscapes. Thereafter proceed to your lodge arriving in good time for an English buffet. After lunch, Embark on your first game drive in this park known to be home to both the most endangered animals black and white rhinos returning to the camp at sunset for dinner and overnight.
This park is gorgeous all year round and boasts rocky escarpments, patches of yellow-barked acacia forest, and a waterfall. It is home to flamingos, both black and white rhinos, lions, leopards, buffaloes, and the endangered Rothschild's giraffe. The southern end of the lake is the best place to see wildlife. The forested area below the Rhino Cliff is a favorite lion-spotting point where lionesses love to sleep in the trees, and leopards frequent the same area.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Nakuru National Park (Kenya)
- Accommodation:
- Flamingo Hill Camp
Wildlife in Lake Nakuru NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Lake Nakuru to Masai Mara National Reserve
Lake Nakuru to Masai Mara National Reserve
Today after breakfast, you will drive through the Rift Valley floor to Masai Mara National Reserve arriving at the lodge in good time for lunch. You'll embark on your first game drive in the reserve this afternoon in search of the Big Five and other herbivores that roam around in this beautiful savanna. You'll return to your lodge at sunset for dinner and your overnight stay.
One of our favourite places to look for wildlife in Kenya is the Masai Mara National Reserve. That's because the wildlife here is incredible, with big cats (lions, leopards, and cheetahs) and elephants among the highlights. There's a very good chance you'll also see giraffes, buffaloes, wildebeests, zebras, hippos, hyenas, and, of course, impalas. Bring your binoculars, because more than 500 species of birds have been recorded in the reserve. It's a place of beautiful savannah landscapes as well, with lots of acacia trees. Visiting the reserve is a highlight for many travellers.
- Main Destination:
- Masai Mara National Reserve (Kenya)
- Accommodation:
- Mara Maisha Camp
Wildlife in Masai Mara NR
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5
Masai Mara National Reserve
Masai Mara National Reserve
This is a full day spent game viewing across the rich tree-studded grassland and rolling hills of the famous "Eighth Wonder of the Animal World."The Mara is renowned for its great herds of plains game animals like leopards, cheetahs, and lions. It also has numerous elephants and virtually every other type of wildlife to be found in Kenya. You will have a full-day game drive in Masai Mara National Reserve.
Your lunch today is picnic lunch boxes in the savannah under a flat-top acacia tree while watching the animals grazing. You'll continue with the game viewing en route to your camp, arriving back in the evening after thoroughly exploring this massive grassland savannah measuring 1,500sq km.
You have an option of booking a balloon ride today which takes off early in the morning. After landing, the crew helps you out of the basket and escorts you to a lovely setting for a bush breakfast. It is a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
- Main Destination:
- Masai Mara National Reserve (Kenya)
- Accommodation:
- Mara Maisha Camp
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 6
Masai Mara- Serengeti National Park
Masai Mara- Serengeti National Park
Today after breakfast,(prepare for a long but scenic drive) carrying picnic lunch boxes, and head towards the border separating Kenya and Tanzania(Isebania border post). Prepare to pay for your visa which costs $50- $100 Depending on the nationality (visa cards NOT accepted). After clearing the border immigration process, you will transfer vehicles and join your Tanzanian driver/guide who will welcome you and proceed to this expanse of Serengeti National Park in Tanzania which means (endless plains). You will arrive at the camp, late afternoon with a game drive en route.
You will have your first Serengeti game drive en route to your camp keeping an eye out for millions of animals that call this place home. Tonight you'll have a true African safari experience. The lodge is an unfenced site within the national park, right in the heart of the animal action. Your driver/guide and the camp manager will give you a full safety briefing once you arrive.
- Main Destination:
- Serengeti National Park (Tanzania)
- Accommodation:
- Matawi Serengeti Camp
Wildlife in Serengeti NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 7
Serengeti National Park
Serengeti National Park
You'll wake up to another glorious day in the Serengeti. Start the day with an early morning game drive to search for animals when they're at their most active. Then, you'll return to the lodge for a relaxed breakfast and lunch.
You will spend the hottest part of the day relaxing in the camp reading your favorite book or writing your journal about the safari or just listening to your favorite music while observing the birds. Don't stress, the animals will be doing the same. You'll head off again in the afternoon for another drive through the park. In the evening, you'll return to the lodge for dinner and another night under the Serengeti's stars.
Note: There's also an option of an early hot air balloon ride here. Please ask the tour manager before booking this trip if you're interested.
- Main Destination:
- Serengeti National Park (Tanzania)
- Accommodation:
- Matawi Serengeti Camp
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 8
Serengeti - Ngorongoro Crater
Serengeti - Ngorongoro Crater
You'll have an early breakfast at 6:00 am, Enjoy a final game drive through the Serengeti as you exit the park this morning. Thereafter, Depart for Ngorongoro with picnic lunches. Descend into the crater floor for the half-day crater tour. There are only two roads that connect the crater rim with the crater floor, One for driving down, One for driving up, and another that goes both ways. The crater is roughly 20 km/12 miles wide and 600 m/2,000 ft deep. Once you’ve reached the top of the caldera it takes about 45 minutes to descend to the crater floor. The floor is home to a rich and highly concentrated wildlife. Some 20,000 mammals of size live there, Including about 20 black rhinoceros, Making the crater the best place in Tanzania to see the rhino.
The animals here are less wary of humans and vehicles and as a result, it's easier to watch them from up close. Where animals roam the lakes, rivers, woodlands, and hills. Exit the crater and drive to your lodge for dinner and overnight.
- Main Destination:
- Ngorongoro Crater (Tanzania)
- Accommodation:
- Ang'ata Ngorongoro Camp
Wildlife in Ngorongoro Crater
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 9
Ngorongoro - Tarangire National Park via Lake Eyasi
Ngorongoro - Tarangire National Park via Lake Eyasi
After an early morning breakfast, Make your way to Lake Eyasi, a huge seasonal soda lake home to the Hadzabe people for more than 10,000 years and is one of the few places in Africa where traditional tribal life continues without modern influence.
Today’s visit to the Hadzabe lands offers incredible insight into this ancient culture and a chance to learn about their way of life. You’ll have the opportunity to meet members of the community and join in on daily activities like hunting, gathering, and traditional dances and also learn about their unique ‘click’ language, thought to be one of the oldest languages still in use today. You'll thereafter proceed to your lodge in Tarangire National Park arriving in good time for lunch. After lunch, you will embark on your first game drive exploring this beautiful park believed to be the 2nd park with the highest concentration of wildlife in Tanzania after Serengeti. You'll return to the lodge for your dinner and overnight.
- Main Destination:
- Tarangire National Park (Tanzania)
- Accommodation:
- Acacia Tarangire Luxury Camp
Wildlife in Tarangire NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 10
Tarangire - Nairobi via Namanga Border
Tarangire - Nairobi via Namanga Border
You'll set off early this morning, at around 7:30 am, heading for the Kenyan border (Namanga border post) passing through Arusha and leaving Tarangire National Park behind. On arrival at the border, you will head to the immigration office which is a one-stop border post. After clearance at the border, you will meet your Kenyan driver guide who will drive you to Nairobi (approximately 4 hours from the border) arriving in good time.
On arrival in Nairobi, you'll head straight to the airport or you can proceed to the famous Carnivore Restaurant for an (optional) celebratory late lunch or dinner. Thereafter, you will be dropped off at your hotel or the airport for your flight back home.
- Main Destination:
- Nairobi (City, Kenya)
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks:
