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Arrival
Day 1
Nairobi - Lake Nakuru National Park
Nairobi - Lake Nakuru National Park
You will be met by our company representative at the Airport or hotel in Nairobi and be handed over to your driver guide. Drive west towards Lake Nakuru National Park, with a stopover at the spectacular Great Rift Valley Viewpoint. Lunch today will be a local cuisine served at a local restaurant en route or an English buffet at your lodge/hotel. After lunch, proceed for your first game drive in the park for the whole afternoon, and later, check into your hotel in the evening.
Lake Nakuru is among Kenya's finest national parks. It 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:
- Sarova Lion Hill Game Lodge
Wildlife in Lake Nakuru NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Lake Nakuru to Masai Mara
Lake Nakuru to Masai Mara
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 will 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 favorite 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. You'll visit the reserve is a highlight for many travelers.
- Main Destination:
- Masai Mara National Reserve (Kenya)
- Accommodation:
- Little Zebra River Camp
Wildlife in Masai Mara NR
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Masai Mara
Masai Mara
This is a full day spent game viewing across the rich tree-studded grassland and rolling hills of the famous savannah. The Mara is renowned for its great herds of plains game animals like leopards, cheetahs, lions, and other herbivores. It has virtually every other type of wildlife to be found in Kenya. You will have a full-day game drive in Masai Mara Savannah.
Your lunch today is picnic lunch boxes in the savannah under a flat-top acacia tree while watching the animals grazing. You will continue with the game viewing en route to your camp, arriving late in the afternoon after thoroughly exploring this massive grassland savannah measuring 1,500 sq.
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 which is a lifetime experience and worth the
price. Later, join your driver guide at a location and proceed with your full-day game drive.
- Main Destination:
- Masai Mara National Reserve (Kenya)
- Accommodation:
- Little Zebra River Camp
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Masai Mara to Serengeti
Masai Mara to Serengeti
After breakfast, get ready for a long but visually stunning drive to the Isebania border post, separating Kenya and Tanzania. Once you complete the border immigration process, you will switch vehicles and meet your Tanzanian driver/guide. They will welcome you and take you to the vast Serengeti National Park in Tanzania, which means "endless plains." Lunch will be served on route.
You will arrive at the camp late in the afternoon. Keep an eye out for the millions of animals that call this place their home during the drive. Tonight, you will have an authentic African safari experience. The lodge is situated within the national park, right in the middle of all the animal action. Once you arrive, your driver/guide and the camp manager will provide you with a comprehensive safety briefing.
Please note that the drive from Masai Mara to Serengeti can take up to 8- 9 hours, including the border crossing and two pitstops. Alternatively, we can arrange a 3-hour flight transfer to Serengeti.
- Main Destination:
- Serengeti National Park (Tanzania)
- Accommodation:
- Acacia Seronera Luxury Camp
Wildlife in Serengeti NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5
Serengeti
Serengeti
You will wake up to another glorious day in the Serengeti. You'll 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'll spend the hottest part of the day relaxing in the camp reading your favorite book writing your journal about the safari or just listening to your favourite 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. 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:
- Acacia Seronera Luxury Camp
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 6
Serengeti to Ngorongoro
Serengeti to Ngorongoro
You will have an early breakfast at 6:00 am, followed by a final game drive through the Serengeti as you exit the park in the morning. After that, you will depart for Ngorongoro with picnic lunches. You will descend into the crater floor for a 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 approximately 20 km (12 miles) wide and 600 m (2,000 ft) deep. The floor is home to a rich and highly concentrated wildlife. Some 20,000 mammals of various sizes 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, making it easier to watch them up close as they roam the lakes, rivers, woodlands, and hills. After your time at the crater, you will exit and drive to your lodge located at the rim for dinner and an overnight stay.
- Main Destination:
- Ngorongoro Crater (Tanzania)
- Accommodation:
- Acacia Ngorongoro Luxury Camp
Wildlife in Ngorongoro Crater
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 7
Ngorongoro to Tarangire via Lake Eyasi
Ngorongoro to Tarangire via Lake Eyasi
After an early morning breakfast, you’ll make your way to Lake Eyasi, a huge seasonal soda lake. Lake Eyasi has been home to the Hadzabe people for more than 10,000 years and is one of the few places in Africa where traditional life continues without modern influence.
Today You Have an (Option) of driving to Tarangire directly or visiting the Hadzabe land. You’ll have the opportunity to meet members of the community and join in on daily activities like hunting, gathering, and traditional dances. You'll also learn about their unique ‘click’ language, which is thought to be one of the oldest languages still in use today. Proceed to your lodge in Tarangire National Park arriving in good time for lunch. After lunch, embark on your first game drive exploring this beautiful park, believed to be the second park with the highest concentration of wildlife in Tanzania after Serengeti. Return to the lodge for your dinner and your overnight stay.
- Main Destination:
- Tarangire National Park (Tanzania)
- Accommodation:
- Acacia Tarangire Luxury Camp
Wildlife in Tarangire NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 8
Tarangire to Nairobi
Tarangire to Nairobi
Your day starts early after breakfast from around 7:30 AM, heading towards the Namanga border post, passing through Arusha, and leaving Tarangire National Park in the rearview. Upon arrival at the border, you'll handle immigration formalities at the one-stop border post before meeting your Kenyan driver guide. From there, you'll have a roughly four-hour drive to Nairobi, arriving in good time.
Once in Nairobi, you'll have the option of heading straight to the airport for your outbound flight or stopping by the famous Carnivore Restaurant for a celebratory early dinner. Afterward, you'll either be dropped off at your hotel or the airport.
You also have flexibility in your travel plans: either head to Kilimanjaro Airport, drive to Nairobi's Jomo Kenyatta Airport or fly from Arusha to Zanzibar if you're extending your stay with a beach holiday.
- Main Destination:
- Nairobi (City, Kenya)
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks:
