$5,257 to $6,460 pp (USD)
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Arrival
Day 1
Arrival Nairobi
Arrival Nairobi
Upon arrival at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, you will go through the mandatory usual customs, immigration and health check procedures. You will then be welcomed by a member from Hallmark Travel Planners team who will transfer you to your hotel in Nairobi for the night.
- Main Destination:
- Nairobi (City, Kenya)
- Accommodation:
- Tamarind Tree Hotel
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Road Transer from Nairobi to Masai Mara
Road Transer from Nairobi to Masai Mara
After breakfast at the hotel, we check out and depart by 8 am, we expect to arrive in good time for lunch and afternoon game drive running tills sunset.
The Masai Mara is magnificent, home to Kenya’s richest concentration of wildlife, and regarded by many travelers as an essential stop on any tour of Africa. When westerners think of Africa and safari, this is place they imagine – golden grassland plains pocked with acacia, wildebeests, zebras, lions, and jackals bound by together by the cycle of life and death. Tonight, tuck into a delicious dinner at the lodge, swopping stories of your adventures so far.
- Main Destination:
- Masai Mara National Reserve (Kenya)
- Accommodation:
- Zebra Plains Mara Camp
Wildlife in Masai Mara NR
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Safaris in Masai Mara National Reserve
Safaris in Masai Mara National Reserve
This day is spent game viewing in Kenya’s finest wildlife park, the Masai Mara National Reserve.
Our morning and afternoon game drives take us in search of Africa’s Big Five and the plethora of other wildlife inhabiting this vast Kenyan game reserve. On clear days, the Masai Mara offers fantastic orange tinged sunsets well-worth capturing on camera.
Wherever you go in the vast Masai Mara you will see an abundance of wildlife such as Masai giraffe, baboons, warthogs, bat eared foxes, grey jackals, spotted hyena, topis, impala, hartebeests, wildebeest. Elephants, buffaloes, zebras and hippos are also found in great numbers. It is also common to see lions either basking after a heavy meal, or surveying the plains for their next meal. Cheetahs and leopards are harder to spot, but reasonably common.
- Main Destination:
- Masai Mara National Reserve (Kenya)
- Accommodation:
- Zebra Plains Mara Camp
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Road Transfer from Masai Mara to Serengeti
Road Transfer from Masai Mara to Serengeti
By 0600am take a cup of tea or Coffee and leave for a morning game viewing. You will have the sunrise view and track the wildcats as they hunt their prey, if you will be lucky enough you will be able to see a Kill. By 0900am to 0930am return to the camp or lodge for full breakfast, Check out drive to the Kenya-Tanzania border of Isebania.
After Visa processing proceed drive to Serengeti which shares the same ecosystem with the Maasai Mara game reserve. This is Tanzania's largest game park, covering some 14736 km² of African bushveld. The Serengeti is a year-round game viewing destination, offering world-class game viewing throughout the year.
Serengeti Park and the neighbouring Masai Mara National Park in Kenya, are however best known for the annual Wildebeest Migration. Also known as the Great Migration, this wildlife spectacle is set in motion when an endless sea of grazers migrate across the plains in search of fresh grazing.
- Main Destination:
- Serengeti National Park (Tanzania)
- Accommodation:
- Safari View Luxury Camp
Wildlife in Serengeti NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5-6
Safaris in Serengeti National Reserve
Safaris in Serengeti National Reserve
During these 2 days, we explore the vast Serengeti plains on game drives, going in search of the staggering variety of wildlife found here. The Serengeti is one of Africa's most famous game parks, boasting prime open savannahs, teeming with wild animals.
This epic wildlife migration sees a wildebeest population of over a million stampeding through grasslands and river. The incredible wildlife migration also includes several other hoofed animals, such as zebra, Thomson's gazelle, impala, topi, Grants gazelle, Kongoni, Eland, Kirk's dik-dik, oryx, oribi, waterbuck, buffalo, giraffe and more!
This awe-inspiring herd of grazers, in turn, attracts the predators of Serengeti, from lion, leopard, and cheetah, to hyena, jackals and bat-eared foxes.
The bird watching in Serengeti Park is also impressive, with common sightings including ostrich and kori bustard, as well as larks, finches, raptors and the distinctive lilac breasted roller.
- Main Destination:
- Serengeti National Park (Tanzania)
- Accommodation:
- Safari View Luxury Camp
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 7
Road Transer to Ngorongoro and Karatu area
Road Transer to Ngorongoro and Karatu area
Have your breakfast and after proceed for a game drive within Serengeti National Park, within the valley of Seronera valley, you will find many zebras, lions and the wildebeests, the big cats here include; leopards and the cheetahs. Return to the lodge and check out with picnic lunch boxes, heading for Ngorongoro Area.
A short stop over visit at the Ol Duvai Gorge before proceeding to the crater. Olduvai Gorge stands at the far end of the NCA. It is home to an archaeological site that is regarded as the cradle of humankind. It is considered the most important prehistoric site in the world.
In the afternoon drive into the crater which has one of the biggest caldera filled with rich and diverse wildlife species.
The Ngorongoro Crater is the world’s largest inactive, intact and unfilled volcanic caldera. Estimates say that about 3 million years ago, the intact volcano was almost as high as Kilimanjaro, between 4,500 and 5,800 metres.
- Main Destination:
- Ngorongoro Crater (Tanzania)
- Accommodation:
- Farm of Dreams Lodge
Wildlife in Ngorongoro Crater
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 8
Road Transfer to Arusha then Fly to Zanzibar
Road Transfer to Arusha then Fly to Zanzibar
Today is the last day of safari. You will take your last early morning game drive before returning back to the camp for breakfast. After breakfast, drive to the airstrip to catch a flight to Zanzibar Island.
Zanzibar Island is known as Africa’s tropical paradise, offering the world’s most beautiful beaches. Miles of white sandy beaches dotted with palm trees, surrounded by the clear azure water of the Indian Ocean. The Island is part of the Zanzibar archipelago together with Pemba Island and many smaller islands. These islands are also called the Spice Islands because of its rich history in spice trade and many spice plantations. Zanzibar offers laid-back beach life, but also an diversity of activities and a colourful culture and history. The old Stone Town is amazing mix of cultures.
On arrival in Zanzibar you will be met by Hallmark Travel Planner’s representative and transferred to the beach
hotel – Neptune Pwani Beach Resort.
- Main Destination:
- Zanzibar Island (Tanzania Beaches, Tanzania)
- Accommodation:
- Neptune Pwani Beach Resort & Spa
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 9-11
Rest and Relaxation in Zanzibar
Rest and Relaxation in Zanzibar
Spend the days enjoying beaches of Zanzibar and the Swahili way of living or at the resorts swimming pool. One of the favorite things to do in Zanzibar is to visit one of the small-scale spice farms on the island - you get a really hands-on experience tasting and smelling the spices for which the island is famous. Another area to explore on Zanzibar is the enchanting Jozani Forest where you can see the rare red Kirk's colobus monkeys.
Scuba diving or diving course for beginners are available (at an Extra cost) at most of the beach resorts in Zanzibar.
- Main Destination:
- Zanzibar Island (Tanzania Beaches, Tanzania)
- Accommodation:
- Neptune Pwani Beach Resort & Spa
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 12
Transefr to the Airport - Depart
Transefr to the Airport - Depart
Today, we wave a fond farewell as you are collected for your flight back to the airport for a flight back home.
- Main Destination:
- No major destination visited
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks:
