$4,431 to $5,444 pp (USD)
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Arrival
Day 1
Nairobi to Lake Nakuru National Park
Nairobi to Lake Nakuru National Park
On this first day and the beginning day of your classic safari, your driver will meet you at the airport or Nairobi Hotel and brief you about the entire safari. You will embark on your journey to Lake Nakuru National Park, which is approximately 3-4 hours long. You'll pass through the Great Rift Valley Escarpment and stop for photography and scenic views of the Escarpment, stretching from the Middle East in the north to Mozambique in the south. The area is geologically active and features volcanoes, hot springs, and geysers. You'll arrive in time for check-in and have lunch. You can catch a siesta or freshen up and later head to an afternoon game drive at Lake Nakuru National Park. It's home to migratory flamingoes and about 350 other bird species. The park is also a haven for the endangered black and white rhino species.
Your dinner and overnight stay will be at the Lake Nakuru Sopa Lodge.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Nakuru National Park (Kenya)
- Accommodation:
- Sarova Lion Hill Game Lodge
Wildlife in Lake Nakuru NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Lake Nakuru National Park to Masai Mara National Reserve
Lake Nakuru National Park to Masai Mara National Reserve
You will have an early morning breakfast. After breakfast, you will check out and leave Lake Nakuru for Masai Mara, a 5-hour drive. You'll enjoy en route game drives of Lake Nakuru National Park. You'll arrive in time for check-in and have lunch. You will embark on a game drive at the Masai Mara in the afternoon till sunset. The Masai Mara National Reserve features a stunning Kaleidoscope of wild and rugged landscapes, warm and welcoming people, and an exciting array of big or small creatures. The reserve is famous for hosting the epic great wildebeest migration. The reserve welcomes over 1.5 million wildebeests onto its sprawling savannahs each July through October.
Later, you will return to the camp for dinner and your overnight stay.
- Main Destination:
- Masai Mara National Reserve (Kenya)
- Accommodation:
- Zebra Plains Mara Camp
Wildlife in Masai Mara NR
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Masai Mara National Reserve
Masai Mara National Reserve
You will enjoy an early breakfast and a full day in the park with a picnic lunch break along the Mara River. The Masai Mara plains are full of wildebeest during the migration season from early July to the end of September. Zebras, impalas, topis, giraffes, and Thomson gazelles are regularly seen, as well as leopards, lions, hyenas, cheetahs, jackals, and bat-eared foxes. Black rhinos are a little shy and hard to spot but are often seen at a distance if you are lucky. Hippos and Nile crocodiles are abundant in the Mara River.
You will return to the camp for dinner and an overnight stay.
- Main Destination:
- Masai Mara National Reserve (Kenya)
- Accommodation:
- Zebra Plains Mara Camp
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Masai Mara National Reserve to Serengeti National Park
Masai Mara National Reserve to Serengeti National Park
You will enjoy an early morning breakfast, you'll check out with lunch boxes, and then go to the Tanzanian border post at Isebania. You will meet our Tanzanian liaison for your transfer to the Serengeti. Please ensure you have a valid visa to enter Tanzania, as visa application arrival can cost you a lot of time.
After clearing the Kenya/Tanzania border of Isebania, you'll exchange your vehicle after immigration formalities. The driving itself, although long, is spectacular. This will be an unforgettable moment for anyone seeing it for the first time. As you progress well into the Serengeti, you will know why the name means, in the local language, "endless plains." It is the home of the great migration and to 2 million wildebeests, hundreds of thousands of zebras, and all kinds of antelopes.
You will check in at the Embalakai Tented Camp in the evening.
- Main Destination:
- Serengeti National Park (Tanzania)
- Accommodation:
- Embalakai Serengeti Camp
Wildlife in Serengeti NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5
Serengeti National Park
Serengeti National Park
You will spend the whole day in the Serengeti National Park. We are completely flexible with your preferences, and this day will be organized according to your wishes. Every day of the safari, your guide will discuss the best times for you, including the game drives and the wake-up time. For example, on this day, you could do a morning game drive, you will return to the camp for lunch and relaxation, and finish with an afternoon game drive. Alternatively, you could do a full-day game drive with a picnic lunch.
Your dinner and overnight stay will be at the Embalakai Tented Camp.
- Main Destination:
- Serengeti National Park (Tanzania)
- Accommodation:
- Embalakai Serengeti Camp
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 6
Serengeti National Park to Ngorongoro Crater
Serengeti National Park to Ngorongoro Crater
After breakfast, you will drive to Ngorongoro Conservation and descend into the 100-square-mile Ngorongoro Crater to view the game on the vast grasslands of the crater floor. The bottom of the crater, dotted with watering holes, shelters almost 30,000 animals in an area naturally enclosed by the volcano's slopes. You will find the Big Five: lion, elephant, buffalo, rhino, and leopard. Ngorongoro Crater is the largest unbroken caldera in the world and is surrounded by very steep walls rising 610 meters from the floor. It is considered one of the Wonders of the Natural World and a veritable wildlife haven. Spectacular animal life can be found throughout the year due to the permanent availability of grass and water. You will have a picnic lunch at the Hippo Pool. Later, you will ascend and arrive at your lodge in the Karatu area for sunset, dinner, and an overnight stay at your lodge.
Your dinner and an overnight stay will be at the Marera Valley Lodge.
- Main Destination:
- Ngorongoro Crater (Tanzania)
- Accommodation:
- Marera Valley Lodge
Wildlife in Ngorongoro Crater
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 7
Ngorongoro Crater to Tarangire National Park
Ngorongoro Crater to Tarangire National Park
You'll enjoy a sumptuous breakfast, check out, and drive to Tarangire National Park. You will have a full-day game drive inside this park and have your picnic lunch inside the park.
Tarangire National Park hosts up to 300 elephants scraping the waterless river bed for alternative streams, while nomadic wildebeest, zebras, buffalos, impalas, gazelles, hartebeest, and elands mass at the decreased lagoons. It's also the one place in Tanzania where dry-country antelope such as the stately fringe-eared oryx and peculiar long-necked gerenuks are regularly practical. Additionally, it is the only national park that holds migrants during the dry season and welcomes different species of animals home.
Later, you will drive to Baobab Tented Camp for dinner and your overnight stay.
- Main Destination:
- Tarangire National Park (Tanzania)
- Accommodation:
- Baobab Tented Camp
Wildlife in Tarangire NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 8
Tarangire National Park to Amboseli National Park
Tarangire National Park to Amboseli National Park
You will enjoy an early morning breakfast, check out with lunch boxes, and then go to the Namanga border post, where you will meet our driver for your transfer to Amboseli National Park.
You'll enjoy game drives in Amboseli looking for elephants, lions, zebras, giraffes, cheetahs, ostriches and so many others. Amboseli is known as a park where wildlife viewing is easy and abundant. The park is also a photographer's dream, framed by the snowy flanks and summit of Kilimanjaro. The daytime clouds obscuring this tallest peak drift off toward the evening and sometimes early morning, giving lucky viewers a stuffing view of the mountain's iconic summit.
Dinner and overnight stay at Kibo Safari Camp.
- Main Destination:
- Amboseli National Park (Kenya)
- Accommodation:
- Kibo Safari Camp
Wildlife in Amboseli NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 9
Amboseli National Park
Amboseli National Park
We like to rise early while on safari to set an adventurous tone for the day. After breakfast, you will be picked up from your lodge and head to the plains of Amboseli for a day full of adventure. You'll soak in the excellent views of Mount Kilimanjaro before the clouds build up over the summit. You'll catch the big cats as they stroll through the savannah. This is the best time to spot lions, leopards, and cheetahs. Our game drive will also take you to Observation Hill to have an overall view of the park. Gaze at the big herds of elephants crossing near your vehicle and get the chance to spot over 80 different mammals and over 400 different bird species.
You'll enjoy a picnic lunch before you continue with the game drive. In the evening, you will return to your camp to relax, enjoy dinner and an overnight stay.
Dinner and your overnight stay are at the Kibo Safari Camp.
- Main Destination:
- Amboseli National Park (Kenya)
- Accommodation:
- Kibo Safari Camp
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 10
Amboseli National Park to Nairobi
Amboseli National Park to Nairobi
You'll enjoy your breakfast and last moments in your hotel. Later, you'll check out and head back to Nairobi. You'll enjoy your lunch in Nairobi. Later, your driver-guide will drop you off at the Nairobi hotel/ airport for your flight home.
You've experienced much of Africa in just ten days with plenty of memories and stories to bring back home.
- Main Destination:
- Nairobi (City, Kenya)
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks:
