Day 1: Nairobi - Maasai Mara

You will be collected from your hotel in Nairobi at 08h30 hours, after which we will head through the escarpment of the Great Rift Valley past the extinct volcanoes of Longonot and Suswa, towards Narok for our lunch stop. We will continue across the Loita Plains, passing both occupied and abandoned manyattas - nomadic Maasai villages. We will drop off our luggage at the Sekenani Campsite and head on an afternoon game drive before returning for dinner and overnight. (Full Board)

 

Day 2: Maasai Mara

After breakfast, we will head out on a early morning game drive with an optional add-on visit to the Maasai Villages before returning to the campsite for lunch. After lunch we will head out on a further drive and return to our campsite for dinner, and to spend the night ( Full Board)

 

Day 3: Maasai Mara - Nairobi

After a brief early morning game drive, we will have breakfast and return to Nairobi, arriving

 

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Day 1: Nairobi to Lake Baringo

We leave Nairobi at 08h30 hrs and head through the escarpment of the Great Rift Valley towards Lake Baringo for a boat trip, having lunch along the way. Lake Baringo is a fresh water lake, and supports a great variety of birds as well as hippos and crocodiles. Overnight at a campsite.

 

Day 2: Lake Baringo - Lake Nakuru

This morning, we head south via Lake Bogoria, a shallow soda Lake with a beautiful scenery and also home to a sizable number of flamingos and other species of birds, as well as boiling hot springs and a geyser, which also contributes to the beauty of the lake. After lunch we proceed to Lake Nakuru, another shallow soda lake. Here, on a good day, one has an opportunity to see up to two million flamingos besides tens of thousands of others birds. Lake Nakuru is a rhino sanctuary and also home to lion, warthog, waterbuck, buffalo, hippo and many other animals. Dinner and overnight in a Hostel inside the park

 

Day 3: Lake Nakuru - Maasai Mara

After breakfast, we head for the Maasai Mara with a brief stop-over at Narok. We continue across the Loita Plains pasts occupied and abandoned manyattas - nomadic Masai villages, and arrive at Mara Sekenani Camp for picnic lunch. Later, we head on an afternoon game drive before returning for dinner and overnight. (Full Board)

 

Day 4: Maasai Mara

Today, we have a full day of game viewing with a picnic lunch, before heading back to camp. (Full Board)

 

Day 5: Maasai Mara

Today, you can either head off an pre-dawn optional extra balloon ride or a morning game drive, followed by breakfast and a further optional add on visit to a cultural Masai Village. In the afternoon we head off an a further game drive. (Full Board)

 

Day 6: Maasai Mara - Nairobi

After a brief early morning game drive, we will have breakfast and return to Nairobi, arriving around 15h30.

 

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Day 1: Nairobi - Amboseli

Depart Nairobi for Amboseli game reserve, having a picnic lunch en route. On arrival, we will proceed for an afternoon game drive, dinner and overnight at the campsite.

 

Day 2: Amboseli National Park

We head off on an early morning game drive, returning for breakfast. Later, you can go on an optional visit to the Masai Villages or head out on another game drive, followed by lunch and an evening game drive. Dinner and overnight at the campsite.

 

Day 3: Amboseli - Nairobi - Mt Kenya.

We leave Amboseli and head towards the second highest mountain in Africa, Mount Kenya passing coffee plantations en route. Time permitting, we will go on a nature walk into the Mount Kenya Forest to Mau Mau Caves. We will have dinner and overnight at the Bantu Lodge campsite.

 

Day 4: Mount Kenya - Samburu

After breakfast, we depart for Samburu Game Reserve, have lunch at the campsite followed by an afternoon game drive in search of lions, elephants, gerenuk, zebra, onyx, giraffe and other animals. Dinner and overnight at the campsite.

 

Day 5: Samburu Game Reserve

We head out on an early morning game drive, returning to the campsite for breakfast. After breakfast, another game drive after which we return for lunch. We head out again for an evening game drive, dinner and overnight at the campsite.

 

Day 6: Samburu Game Reserve - Lake Nakuru

After breakfast, we head past the northern tip of the Aberdare Mountains and descend into the Great Rift Valley where Lake Nakuru is located. Time permitting, we will proceed for an evening game drive, dinner and overnight at a campsite inside the park.

 

Day 7:Nakuru - Maasai Mara.

We depart after breakfast for Maasai Mara with a picnic lunch en route. On arrival we will head out on an afternoon game drive, dinner & overnight at our campsite.

 

Day 8-9: Maasai Mara.

Today, we will have a full day of game drives. Overnight at the campsite.

 

Day 10: Maasai Mara - Nairobi

Early morning game drive, followed by our departure for Nairobi with picnic lunch en route, to arrive by 16h00.

 

 

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Day 1

Arrive Tanzania and transfer to the hotel. Overnight.

 

Day 2: Lake Munyara

After breakfast, we load up the vehicle, and drive away from Moshi to Lake Munyara. By comparison with Ngorongoro and Tarangire, Manyara is much smaller but no less scenic. It is thus ideally suited as an introduction to safari touring. It is situated between the escarpment formed by the rift valley and the soda water lake Manyara. It is an ideal spot for bird lovers and is home to large groups of elephant as well as the 'tree climbing lion". We overnight at the camp or lodge. (BLD)

 

Day 3: Serengeti

After breakfast drive to and tour Serengeti with overnight at camp or lodge. The areas is particularly famous for the massive migration of 1.5million Wildebeest, and several thousand Gazelle and Zebra all heading for greener pastures and improved grazing area's, risking life and limb to predators such as Lion and Crocodile.The National 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 to join the Maasai Mara. (BLD)

 

Day 4: Serengeti

Full day tour in Serengeti national park (picnic lunch) overnight at camp or lodge. (BLD)

 

Day 5: Ngorongoro

After breakfast drive to Ngorongoro past the Olduvai gorge. The Ngorongoro Crater is the world's largest intact caldera, forming an incredible bowl shape with sides of about 600m deep, and covering a distance of about 270km square. Various habitats form a complete microcosm within the crater floor, from grasslands to forest, swamps and lake Makat. As a result, it is home to some 20 000 wild animals and although the animals move in and out of the area consistently, the vegetation in the crater floor attracts is a source of ongoing food supply attracting the gazers, and thus, predators as well. We will enjoy a picnic lunch in the crater and later, proceed to the camp to spend the evening (BLD)

 

Day 6: Ngorongoro

After breakfast, we enjoy a morning hike in the Southern Ngorongoro Conservation Area to the elephant cave and waterfall. In the afternoon we visit the Iraqw tribe cultural centre in Karatu to learn how the tribe protected their cattle from Massai incursions using underground settlements. We then return to Moshi. Overnight .(BL)

 

Or

 

Option to return for a visit to Ngorongoro Crater for a half day game drive and then return to Moshi (see supplement cost on prices below)

 

 Day 7: Tarangire

After breakfast we head towards Tarangire National Park which lies south of the Ngorongoro National Park. It covers about 2600 sq km of floodplains, grassland and tall woodlands of acacia. It is also home to the famous Baobab trees, hundreds of years old. During the dryer winter months of July to September, a large number of migrant animals flock to the plains, which tend to be less concentrated with game in the months of April and May when there is more rain.  Tarangire is well known for its elephants as large numbers pour into the area around June, along with many of the buck species, the clown of the animals, the wildebeest, and their companion, the zebra. The area is also rich in bird life as well as a few resident lion who tend to remain all year round. At the end of the day, interrupted only by watching game and taking in a picnic lunch, we head back to our hotel or the airport, arriving late afternoon. (BL)

 

Day 8:

Depart Kilimanjaro Airport (B)

 

 

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Day 1:

Arrive Moshi and transfer to Hotel.

 

Day 2: Lake Munyara

After breakfast, we load up the vehicle, and drive away from Moshi to Lake Munyara. By comparison with Ngorongoro and Tarangire, Manyara is much smaller but no less scenic. It is thus ideally suited as an introduction to safari touring. It is situated between the escarpment formed by the rift valley and the soda water lake Manyara. It is an ideal spot for bird lovers and is home to large groups of elephant as well as the 'tree climbing lion". We overnight at the camp or lodge. (BLD)

 

Day 3: Serengeti

After breakfast drive to and tour Serengeti with overnight at camp or lodge. The areas is particularly famous for the massive migration of 1.5million Wildebeest, and several thousand Gazelle and Zebra all heading for greener pastures and improved grazing area's, risking life and limb to predators such as Lion and Crocodile.The National 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 to join the Maasai Mara. (BLD)

 

Day 4: Serengeti

Full day tour in Serengeti national park (picnic lunch) overnight at camp or lodge. (BLD)

 

Day 5: Ngorongoro

After breakfast drive to Ngorongoro past the Olduvai gorge. The Ngorongoro Crater is the world's largest intact caldera, forming an incredible bowl shape with sides of about 600m deep, and covering a distance of about 270km square. Various habitats form a complete microcosm within the crater floor, from grasslands to forest, swamps and lake Makat. As a result, it is home to some 20 000 wild animals and although the animals move in and out of the area consistently, the vegetation in the crater floor attracts is a source of ongoing food supply attracting the gazers, and thus, predators as well. We will enjoy a picnic lunch in the crater and later, proceed to the camp to spend the evening (BLD)

 

Day 6: Southern Ngorongoro

After breakfast, we enjoy a morning hike in the Southern Ngorongoro Conservation Area to the elephant cave and waterfall. In the afternoon we visit the Iraqw tribe cultural centre in Karatu to learn how the tribe protected their cattle from Massai incursions using underground settlements. Camp or Lodge. (BLD)

 

Or

 

Option to return for a visit to Ngorongoro Crater for a half day game drive and then return to Moshi (see supplement cost below)

 

 

Day 7: Tarangire

After breakfast we head towards Tarangire National Park which lies south of the Ngorongoro National Park. It covers about 2600 sq km of floodplains, grassland and tall woodlands of acacia. It is also home to the famous Baobab trees, hundreds of years old. During the dryer winter months of July to September, a large number of

migrant animals flock to the plains, which tend to be less concentrated with game in the months of April and May when there is more rain. Tarangire is well known for its elephants as large numbers pour into the area

around June, along with many of the buck species, the clown of the animals, the wildebeest, and their companion, the zebra. The area is also rich in bird life as well as a few resident lion who tend to remain all year round. Overnight at camp or lodge. (BLD)

 

Day 8: Tarangire to Moshi

Morning tour in Tarangire national park (picnic lunch) drive back to Moshi for overnight stay. (BL)

 

Day 9:

Depart Kilimanjaro Airport (B)

 

 

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Day 1:

Arrive Moshi and transfer to Hotel.

 

Day 2: Lake Munyara

After breakfast, we load up the vehicle, and drive away from Moshi to Lake Munyara. By comparison with Ngorongoro and Tarangire, Manyara is much smaller but no less scenic. It is thus ideally suited as an introduction to safari touring. It is situated between the escarpment formed by the rift valley and the soda water lake Manyara. It is an ideal spot for bird lovers and is home to large groups of elephant as well as the 'tree climbing lion". We overnight at the camp or lodge. (BLD)

 

Day 3: Serengeti

After breakfast drive to and tour Serengeti with overnight at camp or lodge. The areas is particularly famous for the massive migration of 1.5million Wildebeest, and several thousand Gazelle and Zebra all heading for greener pastures and improved grazing area's, risking life and limb to predators such as Lion and Crocodile.The National 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 to join the Maasai Mara. (BLD)

 

Day 4: Serengeti

Full day tour in Serengeti national park (picnic lunch) overnight at camp or lodge. (BLD)

 

Day 5: Serengeti

Full day tour in Serengeti national park (picnic lunch) overnight at camp or lodge. (BLD)

 

Day 6: Ngorongoro

After breakfast drive to Ngorongoro past the Olduvai gorge. The Ngorongoro Crater is the world's largest intact caldera, forming an incredible bowl shape with sides of about 600m deep, and covering a distance of about 270km square. Various habitats form a complete microcosm within the crater floor, from grasslands to forest, swamps and lake Makat. As a result, it is home to some 20 000 wild animals and although the animals move in and out of the area consistently, the vegetation in the crater floor attracts is a source of ongoing food supply attracting the gazers, and thus, predators as well. We will enjoy a picnic lunch in the crater and later, proceed to the camp to spend the evening (BLD)

 

Day 7: Southern Ngorongoro

After breakfast, we enjoy a morning hike in the Southern Ngorongoro Conservation Area to the elephant cave and waterfall. In the afternoon we visit the Iraqw tribe cultural centre in Karatu to learn how the tribe protected their cattle from Massai incursions using underground settlements. Camp or Lodge. (BLD)

 

Or

 

Option to return for a visit to Ngorongoro Crater for a half day game drive and then return to Moshi (see supplement cost below)

 

 

Day 8: Tarangire

After breakfast we head towards Tarangire National Park which lies south of the Ngorongoro National Park. It covers about 2600 sq km of floodplains, grassland and tall woodlands of acacia. It is also home to the famous Baobab trees, hundreds of years old. During the dryer winter months of July to September, a large number of

migrant animals flock to the plains, which tend to be less concentrated with game in the months of April and May when there is more rain. Tarangire is well known for its elephants as large numbers pour into the area

around June, along with many of the buck species, the clown of the animals, the wildebeest, and their companion, the zebra. The area is also rich in bird life as well as a few resident lion who tend to remain all year round. Overnight at camp or lodge. (BLD)

 

Day 9: Tarangire to Moshi

Morning tour in Tarangire national park (picnic lunch) drive back to Moshi for overnight stay. (BL)

 

Day 10:

Depart Kilimanjaro Airport (B)

 

 

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