$3,718 to $5,005 pp (USD)
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Arrival
Day 1
Nairobi to Masai Mara Game Reserve
Nairobi to Masai Mara Game Reserve
Your safari starts off with a pick-up from the Airport or from your hotel residence. Embark on a morning drive to the Masai Mara National Reserve. On your way, stop-over at the Great Rift valley viewpoint for a panorama view of the escarpment, get a chance for a photo session, washrooms, and enjoy a cup of Kenyan coffee. Proceed on to Masai Mara, one of Africa’s greatest Wildlife Reserves adorned with grassy plains and rolling hills. Check-in at your reserved lodge or camp in good time to enjoy a sumptuous hot lunch followed by a brief relaxation.
At 4 pm, head out for an afternoon game drive in this expansive reserve globally famous for its exceptional population of Big cats and the Great annual wildebeest migration from the Serengeti that occurs every year between July to October, also known as the 7th Wonder of the world. After the game drive, head back to the lodge by sunset for dinner and overnight stay.
- Main Destination:
- Masai Mara National Reserve (Kenya)
- Accommodation:
- Zebra Plains Mara Camp
Wildlife in Masai Mara NR
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Masai Mara full day exploration
Masai Mara full day exploration
Early morning breakfast then depart from the lodge with packed lunch for a whole day game drive inside the Mara National Reserve, this will enable you to penetrate the park further on an unhurried game drive. Spend time searching for the Big 5 and other herbivores found here in abundance. In case your safari falls from July to October, you will have the privilege to witness the 7th wonder of the world, the annual wildebeest migration especially the thrilling event of Mara river crossing where ravenous crocodiles await them in great anticipation. Afterwards, enjoy a picnic lunch under the shade of a convenient acacia tree overlooking the glorious endless plains of the Mara. Return to camp on an en-route game drive with an option of visiting a traditional Masai village for a cultural interaction {extra cost}. Finally arrive back to the camp for a freshly prepared hot dinner and enjoy a brilliant campfire and an overnight stay.
- Main Destination:
- Masai Mara National Reserve (Kenya)
- Accommodation:
- Zebra Plains Mara Camp
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Masai Mara 2nd full day exploration
Masai Mara 2nd full day exploration
Today’s program is also flexible; you can choose between three options-
Option 1: Take an early morning hot air balloon safari (extra cost) to explore the entire Mara reserve from a bird’s eye view, this is followed by a champagne breakfast in the wilderness and a mid-morning game drive before driving back to the lodge for lunch. Later have an afternoon game drive until sunset.
Option 2: Take an early breakfast and exit the lodge with packed lunch for a whole day game drive at the Mara Reserve, searching for the Big 5 and other animals, return to the camp with an option of visiting a traditional Masai village.
Option 3: Embark on an early morning game drive in search of the big cats and observe some predator activities, return for breakfast, freshen up and spend the rest of the mid-morning at leisure, either swimming in the pool or just relaxing. Later have hot lunch and proceed for the afternoon game drive from 4 pm until sunset when you return for dinner and overnight.
- Main Destination:
- Masai Mara National Reserve (Kenya)
- Accommodation:
- Zebra Plains Mara Camp
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Masai Mara to Serengeti National Park
Masai Mara to Serengeti National Park
After breakfast, depart your camp with packed lunch heading to the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania. After visa formalities at Isebania border, get introduced to our Tanzania guide and proceed on to access the Serengeti. Your lunch will be served at a convenient location along the route.
Serengeti National Park is Tanzania’s oldest and most famous national park; also an acclaimed world heritage site and recently declared a 7th wonder of the world, the Serengeti is famed for its annual wildebeest migration, where some six million hooves pound the open plains, as more than 200,000 zebras and 300,000 Thomson’s gazelle join the wildebeest’s trek for an epic journey of finding fresh grazing sites. You will arrive in the late afternoon at our reserved Tanzania Bush Camp with an en-route a game drive. Freshen up to enjoy a sumptuous dinner and a peaceful night at the Camp.
- Main Destination:
- Serengeti National Park (Tanzania)
- Accommodation:
-
Tanzania Bush Camps Central Serengeti
Wildlife in Serengeti NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5
Serengeti National Park full day exploration
Serengeti National Park full day exploration
Wake up to the sounds of nature and witness a beautiful sunrise from the African skies. After enjoying a full breakfast at the camp, depart with packed lunch for a whole day game drive, this will enable you to penetrate the park further having great opportunities of finding great game specifically focusing on the BIG 5 of Africa, follow the Migration route, and encounter hundreds of grazing herbivores. You are likely to see an impressive number of different prides of lions and other big cats. Take a break under a convenient acacia tree shade and enjoy your picnic lunch in a timeless atmosphere while looking at the endless golden savannah plains. You will later return for dinner and overnight at the marvelous Tanzania Bush Camp in Serengeti.
- Main Destination:
- Serengeti National Park (Tanzania)
- Accommodation:
- Tanzania Bush Camps Central Serengeti
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 6
Serengeti to Ngorongoro conservation area
Serengeti to Ngorongoro conservation area
Early morning breakfast followed by a drive to the Ngorongoro Conservancy area. You will arrive in time for lunch at the Ngorongoro forest lodge situated on the edge of the crater. In the afternoon, leave the camp for a half-day crater tour.
About the Crater: The Ngorongoro Conservation Area as a whole has much to offer, but the jewel in its crown is, without a doubt, the eponymous crater – an area of 265 Sq. km, which is 610 meters deep and 19 km across. The rim of the crater is an astounding 2,286 meters above sea level. The floor contains a small soda lake called Lake Magadi, and it is estimated that 30,000 animals live in the crater, making it the most intensive safari game viewing area on earth. It was therefore very fittingly declared a World Heritage Site in 1978. A visit to Tanzania is incomplete without a safari visit to this park. Enjoy an interesting and comprehensive game drive before being driven back to the forest camp for dinner and overnight.
- Main Destination:
- Ngorongoro Crater (Tanzania)
- Accommodation:
- Ngorongoro Forest Tented Lodge
Wildlife in Ngorongoro Crater
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 7
Ngorongoro to Amboseli National Park
Ngorongoro to Amboseli National Park
Have breakfast and then embark on a drive to Amboseli National Park with packed lunch. Lunch break is scheduled at a convenient spot along the way. After visa formalities at the Namanga border point, connect with your Kenyan safari guide and proceed on to Amboseli National Park. Arrive Amboseli at around 4 pm and immediately embark on a game drive heading straight to the observation hill; the highest point in Amboseli. The hill offers spectacular views of Mt Kilimanjaro and a bird's eye view of the entire park. Continue with your game drive in this majestic park anticipating great sightings. The park is famous for its abundance of free ranging elephants. Over 1,600 elephants are estimated to live within the Amboseli -Tsavo ecosystem, get close to majestic elephant herds moving in parade caravans. Capture their great and unique photographs against the backdrop of Mt. Kilimanjaro. Exit the Park by sunset and proceed to our reserved Kibo Safari Camp for check in, dinner and overnight.
- Main Destination:
- Amboseli National Park (Kenya)
- Accommodation:
- Kibo Safari Camp
Wildlife in Amboseli NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 8
Amboseli National Park full day exploration
Amboseli National Park full day exploration
Early breakfast at the camp enjoying beautiful views of Mt. Kilimanjaro from the camp restaurant, we then leave the camp with packed picnic lunches to spend an entire day inside the park, we shall have great opportunities and unhurried pace of watching animal behavior and capturing the best photographs, we shall be visiting the numerous water holes where wildlife like to concentrate for food and mud bathing, Our lunch today will be at the observation hill, the highest point in the reserve with a beautiful 360 degrees view of the entire reserve. We embark on a return game drive after lunch with an option of visiting a community village for a cultural interaction. We shall arrive back to the camp later after a marvelous day out in the park. Enjoy a camp fire outside by the night. Meals and overnight at Amboseli Kibo safari camp.
- Main Destination:
- Amboseli National Park (Kenya)
- Accommodation:
- Kibo Safari Camp
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 9
Amboseli to Nairobi
Amboseli to Nairobi
After an unhurried breakfast, prepare for your drive to Nairobi, you will have some scheduled stops for refreshing, washrooms and shopping. Your guide will recommend anything extra that you may want to do on this final day depending on your flight schedule. Some options to consider includes:-
• Visit the Kazuri beads factory.
• Visit Utamanduni art gallery.
• Visit the Giraffe Center.
• Dinner at the famous Carnivore Restaurant for meat lovers.
This marks the end of your 9-Day Kenya and Tanzania Savannah Symphony Safari full of great memories.
- Main Destination:
- Nairobi (City, Kenya)
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks:
