Arrival
Arrival
Day 1
Nairobi to Masai Mara National Reserve
Nairobi to Masai Mara National Reserve
Today, you will be picked up at around 7:30 am. After a safari briefing by your guide, you'll depart to Masai Mara, with a stopover at the Great Rift Valley viewpoint which takes almost 30 minutes. Then, you will proceed with your journey to Mara, with another short stopover in Narok town for a short call. You will arrive at Mara in time for lunch. After lunch, you'll embark on an afternoon game drive. Later, you'll return to the camp for dinner and an overnight stay at Ashnil Mara Luxury Camp.
You'll enjoy a drive around the 1,792 sq. km game park with its low hills and savannah-type rolling grasslands, forest on the Mara River, and its tributaries. You'll see elephants, rhinos, buffalos, and a variety of antelopes, the Masai giraffes, and the Burchell zebras. The carnivores are the black mane lions, cheetahs, and leopards. Also to be seen are the largest birds, the Masai ostrich, the Secretary bird, the crested crane, and the saddle-bill stork. Crocodiles and hippos share the river.
- Main Destination:
- Masai Mara National Reserve (Kenya)
- Accommodation:
- Ashnil Mara Camp
Wildlife in Masai Mara NR
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Masai Mara National Reserve
Masai Mara National Reserve
You'll have an optional early morning balloon safari ride (US$450.00 per person ) across the Maasai Mara plain. You'll 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. There, the great migration of over 1.5 million wildebeest and other antelopes crosses the mighty Mara River. You are also likely to see lots of elephants here often in large herds, as well as — if you're lucky leopards, cheetahs, and rhinos. All of the Big Five are residents. You're sure to see the African buffalos. Get the cameras ready, stock up on film/tapes, and enjoy yourselves! In the evening, you will visit a Maasai village.
- Main Destination:
- Masai Mara National Reserve (Kenya)
- Accommodation:
- Ashnil Mara Camp
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Masai Mara to Serengeti National Park
Masai Mara to Serengeti National Park
You will have an early morning breakfast. You'll check out and depart to Kenya Tanzania border – Isibania/Sirare with a packed lunch. You'll have an en-route game drive. Upon reaching the border, you'll finalize with the immigration department, where you will exchange the vehicle and the tour guide. Later, you'll proceed with your tour. Upon arrival in the park, you'll have an en-route game drive heading to the camp. You will arrive at your camp on time for dinner and relaxation at Kubu Kubu Tented Lodge.
- Main Destination:
- Serengeti National Park (Tanzania)
- Accommodation:
- Kubu Kubu Tented Lodge
Wildlife in Serengeti NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Serengeti National Park
Serengeti National Park
You will explore central Serengeti, with morning and afternoon game drives. After breakfast, you'll leave at your lodge with a package lunch (or have lunch at the lodge). You'll have a game drive in the park and arrive at your lodge in the late afternoon or on your request.
Tanzania's Serengeti offers superb wildlife viewing even out of migration time when vast herds of buffalos, elands, topi, waterbucks, impalas, kongoni, and Grant’s gazelles can be seen grazing in the thousands. The Serengeti is famous not only for its migrating wildebeest and herbivores but also for its high concentration of big cats and other predators that these grazers attract. The Serengeti is also home to smaller cats, such as the caracals and servals, as well as jackals, foxes, mongoose, and genets.
- Main Destination:
- Serengeti National Park (Tanzania)
- Accommodation:
- Kubu Kubu Tented Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5
Serengeti National Park to Ngorongoro Crater
Serengeti National Park to Ngorongoro Crater
Today, you will have an early morning game drive before breakfast( you will carry a picnic breakfast) so that you can spot animals when they are active, and enjoy the sunrise. Later, you will head back to the lodge for your lunch. In the afternoon, you'll head to Ngorongoro Crater. (The crater is one of the most amazing sights of the world to be seen anywhere). You will arrive after a 2-hour drive. You'll relax at the lodge, swim while waiting for your dinner, and an overnight stay at Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge.
- Main Destination:
- Ngorongoro Crater (Tanzania)
- Accommodation:
- Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge
Wildlife in Ngorongoro Crater
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 6
Ngorongoro Crater Game Drive then Drive to Arusha
Ngorongoro Crater Game Drive then Drive to Arusha
You'll descend into the Ngorongoro Crater for a crater tour. This is a world heritage site, the incomparable Ngorongoro Crater is the world’s largest “caldera”*. Dominated by cliffs standing some 600 meters high and presenting a sheer drop down to a wide-open space of some 246 square km, you may see everything from elephants to lions, and if you’re lucky, the near-extinct black rhinos, all amongst large herds of zebras and wildebeest. In the afternoon, you'll drive back to Arusha.
You can extend your stay in Arusha or fly to Zanzibar for a white-sand beach experience.
- Main Destination:
- Ngorongoro Crater (Tanzania)
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks:
