Arrival
Arrival
Day 1
Nairobi
Nairobi
Upon arrival at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, you will be met by an Africa Marvel Tours representative who will transfer you to your hotel in Nairobi. Arrive in good time for check-in and overnight. If time permits, you will have a short briefing on the following day's schedule.
- Main Destination:
- Nairobi (City, Kenya)
- Accommodation:
- Hilton Garden Inn Nairobi Airport
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Nairobi to Amboseli
Nairobi to Amboseli
In the morning, our driver-guide will be at the Hilton Garden Inn Hotel at 8:00 AM for pick up and to start your safari. After a briefing on the day's schedule, you will start your journey through the Nairobi/Mombasa road. Turn at the Emali junction towards Amboseli National Park, passing through small towns and villages. Arrive at Amboseli in good time for check-in and lunch. Amboseli is well known for its large herds of elephants and the backdrop view of Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa. After lunch, you embark on afternoon game drives until sunset, when you return to your lodge for dinner and overnight.
- Main Destination:
- Amboseli National Park (Kenya)
- Accommodation:
- Kibo Safari Camp
Wildlife in Amboseli NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Amboseli
Amboseli
Today, you will start with early morning game drives. At mid-morning, you will return to your camp for breakfast, relaxation and lunch. After lunch, you embark on an afternoon game-viewing drive until the evening, when you head back to your tented camp/lodge for dinner and overnight. If you are lucky, you will spot big cats, buffaloes, antelopes, hyenas and large herds of elephants, among many other wild game and bird species.
- Main Destination:
- Amboseli National Park (Kenya)
- Accommodation:
- Kibo Safari Camp
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Amboseli to Karatu via Namanga Border Point
Amboseli to Karatu via Namanga Border Point
Today, you start with breakfast, check out of your camp, and depart Amboseli for the Namanga border point. After clearing customs formalities, your Tanzanian guide will pick you up and proceed with your safari in Tanzania, arriving at Karatu in good time for check-in and lunch. After lunch, you spend the afternoon relaxing in preparation for the next day's descent down the Ngorongoro Crater.
- Main Destination:
- Karatu (Town, Tanzania)
- Accommodation:
- Karatu Tented Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5
Descent to Ngorongoro Crater - Drive to Serengeti
Descent to Ngorongoro Crater - Drive to Serengeti
Today, you start with an early morning breakfast and depart for the Ngorongoro Crater with a picnic lunch. Descend the crater for an enchanting half-day game-viewing drive with a picnic lunch inside the crater. Known as the "Eighth Wonder of the World", the Ngorongoro Crater is one of Africa's best-known wildlife arenas. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, it offers a unique biosphere which has remained virtually unchanged since the dawn of time. Deep within the crater, enclosed by towering walls, some 25,000 large mammals wander the plains, lakes and forests of "the land that time forgot", dominated by enormous bull elephants, rhinos and lions.
- Main Destination:
- Ngorongoro Crater (Tanzania)
- Accommodation:
- Kirimu Camp
Wildlife in Ngorongoro Crater
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 6
Central Serengeti
Central Serengeti
After breakfast, depart for a full-day game-viewing drive in the Central Serengeti National Park. The areas you will visit depend upon the location of the herds. During the short rainy season in November and December, the herds move from the hills in the north to the plains in the south, while during the longer rainy season from April to June, they return up north. This circle of life is determined by rainfall. The locations of the herds might vary from year to year, but your guide will know where to find the animals and where to see them best.
A visit to the Serengeti Visitor Centre is also possible. Here you can learn more about the history of the park and the research that is being done by the Frankfurter Zoological Society. Return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
- Main Destination:
- Serengeti National Park (Tanzania)
- Accommodation:
- Kirimu Camp
Wildlife in Serengeti NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 7
Serengeti to Masai Mara via Isebani Border Point
Serengeti to Masai Mara via Isebani Border Point
Today, you start with an early breakfast, then check out and depart for the Isebania border point of Kenya/Tanzania. After clearing with immigration officials, the Tanzanian guide will hand you over to the Kenyan guide, who will be ready to continue the safari in Kenya. You will arrive at Masai Mara in good time for check-in and lunch. After lunch, you embark on an afternoon game drive. At sunset, you will return to your camp for dinner and overnight.
- Main Destination:
- Masai Mara National Reserve (Kenya)
- Accommodation:
- Zebra Plains Mara Camp
Wildlife in Masai Mara NR
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 8
Masai Mara
Masai Mara
After breakfast, you will embark on a full-day game drive in the vast plains of Masai Mara with picnic lunch boxes. Masai Mara is an all-year destination characterized by rolling plains of grassland savannah with a high concentration of game in this part of Africa. You will have a chance to spot lions, elephants, rhinos, leopards, hyenas, buffaloes, antelopes, baboons, and a wide variety of birds. At times in the Mara, you can spot 4 of the Big Five members in record time.
The reserve is well known for the annual migration of millions of wildebeest, thousands of zebras, and other antelopes, which occurs between July and October. A visit to a Maasai village at minimal extra cost is encouraged; it gives a direct connection to the Maasai community's traditional way of life. In the evening, you return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
At an extra cost, you can opt for a balloon safari with a champagne bush breakfast and a full-day game drive afterwards.
- Main Destination:
- Masai Mara National Reserve (Kenya)
- Accommodation:
- Zebra Plains Mara Camp
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 9
Masai Mara to Lake Nakuru
Masai Mara to Lake Nakuru
Today, you start with breakfast, then check out and depart for Lake Nakuru National Park at the foot of the Great Rift Valley. You will arrive in good time for check-in and lunch.
Lake Nakuru is well known for its large population of lesser and greater flamingos and its concentration of wild game. The park is also a gem for rhino lovers - you can spot both white and black rhinos in this park. The park is rich in birdlife, with over 400 bird species in an area of 188 square kilometers. After lunch, you proceed for an afternoon game drive within the park, and if lucky, you can spot 4 of the Big Five species found here (lion, leopard, buffalo, and rhino), among many other wildlife.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Nakuru National Park (Kenya)
- Accommodation:
- Sarova Lion Hill Game Lodge
Wildlife in Lake Nakuru NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 10
Lake Nakuru to Nairobi
Lake Nakuru to Nairobi
You start your day with an early morning game drive, then return to the lodge for breakfast and check out.
You depart for Nairobi, making some stops en route, and arrive in the afternoon. Lunch will be at your own cost before you are transferred to the airport for check-in on your international flight back home, with many safari memories.
- Main Destination:
- Nairobi (City, Kenya)
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks:
