Samson’s Safaris

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Arrival (See Getting There for more details)

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  • You'll be collected from the airport.
  • Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Day 1

Arrive Nairobi, Kenya

Arrive Nairobi, Kenya

Arrive Jomo Kenyatta International Airport where our representative will be waiting to receive you. After a short brief, transfer to your city hotel for check in and relaxation. Evening pick up and transfer to Safari Park Hotel for a Barbecue Dinner and Entertainment by the Safari Cat Dancers. After a wonderful time drive back to your hotel for overnight stay.

Main Destination:
Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (Nairobi, Kenya)
Accommodation:
Sarova Stanley Hotel
  • Luxury hotelin Nairobi (City, Kenya)
Meals & Drinks:
  • Meals at own expense
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 2

Nairobi To Lake Nakuru Via Lake Naivasha

Nairobi To Lake Nakuru Via Lake Naivasha

Morning breakfast followed by check out at 8:00 Am. Drive to Lake Nakuru with a Stopover at Lake Naivasha for a boat ride and and walking safari at the Crescent Island. Continue with drive and arrive Nakuru hotel for check in and lunch. Afternoon head out for your first game drive at the Lake Nakuru National Park. Here you will spot the Rhinos, Buffaloes, Lions, Pink Flamingoes among others. At Sunset drive back to your hotel for dinner and overnight stay.

Main Destination:
Lake Nakuru National Park (Kenya)
Best Time To Visit June to February (Best for wildlife viewing; little rain)
High Season July to February (The park gets very busy)
Best Weather June to February (Little rainfall)

Wildlife in Lake Nakuru NP

GiraffeCommon
BuffaloCommon
ZebraCommon
HippoCommon
Black RhinoOccasional
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LionOccasional
LeopardOccasional
HyenaOccasional
Accommodation:
Sarova Woodlands Hotel & Spa
  • Mid-range hotel located less than 1hr drive from Lake Nakuru NP (Kenya)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 3

Drive From Nakuru to Maasai Mara

Drive From Nakuru to Maasai Mara

Early Morning breakfast and check out. Depart for Maasai Mara via Narok to arrive in time for check in and lunch. Relax in your room before heading out for an afternoon game viewing drive. Here you will enjoy the views of the Mara Savannah, wildlife and Sunset. Head back to Camp for Dinner and Overnight stay.

Main Destination:
Masai Mara National Reserve (Kenya)
Best Time To Visit June to October (For general wildlife viewing) and July or August to October (For wildebeest migration)
High Season June to October and December to March
Best Weather June to October (Sunny, but not too hot)

Wildlife in Masai Mara NR

ElephantCommon
GiraffeCommon
LionCommon
CheetahCommon
ZebraAbundant
WildebeestAbundant
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BuffaloCommon
HippoCommon
HyenaCommon
LeopardOccasional
Wild DogVery Rare
Accommodation:
Zebra Plains Mara Camp
  • Mid-range tented camp located inside Masai Mara NR (Kenya)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 4-5

Game Viewing Drives in The Mara Reserve

Game Viewing Drives in The Mara Reserve

Experience two incredible full days of wildlife viewing where you search for the Big 5 Wildlife. During the Migration season, search for the wildlife and world famous River Crossing at the Mara River. Picnic lunches will be served under an acacia tree on the savannah or at the banks of the Mara river. Optional Hot Air Balloon Rides to begin the morning and watch the wildlife from the skies. On Second day of game drive stopover at the Maasai Village for a Complimentary Cultural Experience.

Main Destination:
Masai Mara National Reserve (Kenya)
Accommodation:
Zebra Plains Mara Camp
  • Mid-range tented camp located inside Masai Mara NR (Kenya)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 6

Maasai Mara - Isibania - Serengeti

Maasai Mara - Isibania - Serengeti

0600hrs: On this day the guests will have an early breakfast at the camp in Masai Mara and then equip with picnic lunches and drive to Isebania border (Kenya/Tanzania Border). On arrival the guests will do the immigration formalities to enter Tanzania side. After the immigration formalities, the guests will meet with a Tanzanian Safari guide and bid farewell to a Kenyan Safari guide.
The guests will drive to Serengeti National Park and once in the park the guests will continue with en route game drive to the camp in central Serengeti for rest, dinner and overnight.

Main Destination:
Serengeti National Park (Tanzania)
Best Time To Visit January to February and June to October (Different areas are best at different times)
High Season July to March (The Seronera area is crowded)
Best Weather June to October (Little to no rainfall)

Wildlife in Serengeti NP

ElephantCommon
LionCommon
CheetahCommon
BuffaloAbundant
ZebraAbundant
WildebeestAbundant
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GiraffeCommon
HippoCommon
HyenaCommon
LeopardOccasional
Black RhinoVery Rare
Wild DogVery Rare
Accommodation:
Serengeti Pure Migration Camp
  • Mid-range tented camp located inside Central Serengeti NP (Tanzania)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 7-8

Serengeti Game Drives

Serengeti Game Drives

0700hrs: The guests will spend two full days exploring The Serengeti National Park with picnic lunches obtained from the camp.
The Serengeti supports an incredible abundance and diversity of wildlife, from the Big Five (although black rhino is rarely seen) to giraffe, cheetah, spotted hyena, black-backed jackal, warthog and a huge variety of antelope. The Grumeti and Mara Rivers are home to grunting hippos and gigantic prehistoric-looking crocs, known for their feeding frenzy during the annual wildebeest river crossings.

Main Destination:
Central Serengeti National Park (Tanzania)
Accommodation:
Serengeti Pure Migration Camp
  • Mid-range tented camp located inside Central Serengeti NP (Tanzania)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 9

Seregeti To Ngorongoro Crater

Seregeti To Ngorongoro Crater

0630hrs: On this day, the guests will have their early breakfast at the camp and then with en route game drive proceed to Ngorongoro for a crater drive.

On arrival at the crater entry gate the guests will descend over 600 meters into the crater floor to view wildlife with picnic lunches. Supported by a year round water supply and fodder, the Ngorongoro conservation Area supports variety of animals, which include herds of wildebeest, zebra, buffalo, eland, warthog, hippo and giant African elephants. Another big draw card to this picturesque national park, is its dense population of predators, which include lions, hyenas, jackals, cheetahs and the ever-elusive leopard, which sometimes requires a trained eye to spot without forgetting a large number of flamingos, hippos and other water birds can usually be seen here.

In the late afternoon, the guests will ascend from the crater and proceed to the lodge for rest, dinner and overnight.

Main Destination:
Ngorongoro Crater (Tanzania)
Best Time To Visit June to October (Wildlife viewing is best)
High Season Most of the year – July to March (Expect crowds)
Best Weather June to October (Rainfall is little to none)

Wildlife in Ngorongoro Crater

LionCommon
BuffaloAbundant
ZebraAbundant
WildebeestAbundant
HyenaAbundant
Show more
ElephantCommon
HippoCommon
LeopardOccasional
Accommodation:
Eileen's Trees Inn
  • Mid-range lodge located 1-2hr drive from Ngorongoro Crater (Tanzania)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 10

Lake Manyara Game Drive

Lake Manyara Game Drive

0800hrs: On this day the guests will have breakfast at the hotel and then with picnic lunches proceed to Lake Manyara National park for a game drive.
Lake Manyara National Park is dominated by a shallow alkaline lake at the base of the Rift Valley escarpment. It is famous for its tree-climbing lions and large elephant herds. The park entrance leads to a junglelike groundwater forest, which is home to big numbers of olive baboon and blue monkey.
Later in the afternoon proceed to the camp for rest, dinner and overnight.

Main Destination:
Lake Manyara National Park (Tanzania)
Best Time To Visit June to October (Easier to spot animals)
High Season July to March (The northern section gets crowded)
Best Weather June to October (Little rainfall)

Wildlife in Lake Manyara NP

ElephantCommon
GiraffeCommon
BuffaloCommon
ZebraCommon
HippoCommon
Show more
LionOccasional
HyenaOccasional
Wild DogVery Rare
Accommodation:
Tarangire Pure Tented Camp
  • Mid-range tented camp bordering Lake Manyara NP (Tanzania) without fences
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 11

Tarangire Game Drives

Tarangire Game Drives

0700hrs: On this day the guests will spend a full day in Tarangire National Park either with morning and afternoon game drives (hot lunch at the camp) or with picnic lunches and spend whole day out there.
Getting an opportunity to visit various places along Tarangire River and explore a number of different wildlife species available in the park without forgetting the largest population of Elephants in the Park.

Main Destination:
Tarangire National Park (Tanzania)
Best Time To Visit July to November (Animals come to the Tarangire River)
High Season June to October (The park is full of visitors)
Best Weather June to October (Little rainfall)

Wildlife in Tarangire NP

ElephantAbundant
GiraffeCommon
LionCommon
BuffaloAbundant
ZebraAbundant
WildebeestAbundant
Show more
HippoCommon
HyenaOccasional
Wild DogVery Rare
Accommodation:
Tarangire Pure Tented Camp
  • Mid-range tented camp bordering Tarangire NP (Tanzania) without fences
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 12

Arusha - Flight Back Home

Arusha - Flight Back Home

0900hrs: On this day the guests will have a leisure breakfast at the camp in Tarangire and with picnic lunches slowly will depart for Arusha Town. Depending on their flight out the guests will be transferred o Kilimanjaro Int Airport or Namanga border or simply dropped off at the hotel of their choice In Arusha or Moshi.

Main Destination:
Kilimanjaro Airport (Tanzania)
Accommodation:
No accommodation (End of tour)
Meals & Drinks:
  • Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

End of tour (See Getting There for more details)

End of tour (See Getting There for more details)

  • Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
  • You'll be dropped off at the airport.

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