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Nairobi

Airport transfer with private vehicle and guide. Includes Flying Doctors air ambulance emergency evacuation to Nairobi in the event of serious illness. Nairobi is the least expensive arrival city for flights with a full range of hotels and local attractions. Dubbed the “Safari Capital of the World” cool, clear and cosmopolitan Nairobi is the natural departure point for most safari itineraries. A city of contrasts, it is simultaneously the largest, the youngest, the most modern, the highest (1700m) and the fastest growing city in East Africa. High-altitude Nairobi enjoys a pleasant tropical climate all year round. There are ATMs and banks to stock up on cash, great restaurants, and malls where you can purchase any forgotten items. Includes Flying Doctors air ambulance emergency evacuation to Nairobi in the event of serious illness.

Amani Afrika donates $50 per person to Support for indigenous Children program, a non-profit organization supporting which provides funds to supply food and Mosquito nets to the orphanages in Tanzania (www.sichildren.org).

Nairobi - Masai Mara

Airport transfer with private vehicle and guide. Enjoy lunch (included in tour price). Game viewing in Masai Mara National Park with your skilled guide. Drives are typically done in the morning at 6:30am for a few hours and/or 4pm for a few hours. Includes game reserve fees. Masai Mara is the northernmost portion of the larger Serengeti ecosystem and features the best game viewing in the region. The small size funnels animals into a tight space, and park rules allowing off-road driving which means that guests can venture into plains covered with hundreds or even thousands of animals. Take an optional hot air balloon ride over the plains, with the opportunity for amazing pictures of the animal herds below.

Masai Mara

Game viewing in Masai Mara National Park with your skilled guide. Drives are typically done in the morning at 6:30am for a few hours and/or 4pm for a few hours. Includes game reserve fees. Enjoy lunch (included in tour price). Sign up for optional activities at your lodge (not included in tour price); hot air balloon ($460pp), guided nature walk ($40pp), or other. Enjoy dinner (included in tour price).

Masai Mara

Game viewing in Masai Mara National Park with your skilled guide. Drives are typically done in the morning at 6:30am for a few hours and/or 4pm for a few hours. Includes game reserve fees. Enjoy lunch (included in tour price). Enjoy afternoon game viewing with your skilled guide. Enjoy dinner (included in tour price).

Serengeti

Game viewing with your expert guide in Serengeti National Park. Includes national park fees. Enjoy lunch (included in tour price). Enjoy afternoon game viewing with your skilled guide. Enjoy dinner (included in tour price).

Serengeti

Game viewing with your expert guide in Serengeti National Park. Includes national park fees. Enjoy lunch (included in tour price). Enjoy afternoon game viewing with your skilled guide. Enjoy dinner (included in tour price).

Serengeti

Game viewing with your expert guide in Serengeti National Park. Includes national park fees. Enjoy lunch (included in tour price). Enjoy afternoon game viewing with your skilled guide. Enjoy dinner (included in tour price).

Serengeti - Ngorongoro

Includes a stop at the famous Olduvlai Gorge where the homonid "Lucy" and other significant archeological discoveries have been made. Enjoy picnic lunch (included in tour price). Game viewing with your skilled guide in Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Includes park fees. Hike the hills of Ngorongoro with a local guide ($10pp). "The Ngorongoro Crater is often called ‘Africa’s Eden’ and the ‘8th Natural Wonder of the World’. A massive extinct volcano, the sheet walls drop thousands of feet to a "Noah's Ark" of animals on the verdant floor below. Large herds of zebra, buffalo, antelope and wildebeest graze nearby while sleeping lions laze in the sun. At dawn, the endangered black rhino returns to the thick cover of the crater forests after grazing on dew-laden grass in the morning mist.

Ngorongoro - Lake Manyara

Descend into the Ngorongoro caldera to view the wildlife on the crater floor. Enjoy lunch (included in tour price). Game viewing with your expert guide in Manyara National Park. Lake Manyara National Park is a national park two hours west of Arusha. The majority of the land area of the park is a narrow strip running between the Gregory Rift wall to the west and Lake Manyara, an alkaline or soda-lake, to the east. It is famous for its population of flamingos. Manyara is used as an alternate or extension to Ngorongoro, located just outside the the conservation area gate. Guests can sightsee in two completely different temperate zones only 90 minutes apart. Park fees are less expensive than Ngorongoro. From soaring groundwater forests and a tranquil lake, to the mountain escarpment of the Great Rift Valley, Lake Manyara National Park boasts an incredible wealth of habitats and diverse African wildlife. Guests are offered an exciting, interpretive safari experience in game-rich surrounds which include large herds of elephant and buffalo.

Lake Manyara - Zanzibar

Morning game drive in Lake Manyara National Park with your skilled driver guide. This beautiful park with its lush vegetation and tropical forests of giant fig and mahogany trees, takes its name from the Maasai word for "euphorbia tirucalli", a bush which is used to make a thorny hedge to protect their cattle. Elephant, giraffe, buffalo, zebra and a variety of antelope inhabit the park as well as a variety of monkeys and a large population of hippo’s. If you are lucky you may see the Manyara lions, well known for their tree climbing habits, lazily resting on the branches of an "Acacia tortilis" tree. The birdlife is also abundant, with flamingoes, pelicans, hornbills and plenty of forest species.

After lunch, transfer to Arusha airstrip to catch your onward flight. ARK-ZNZ Transfer to/from the east coast resorts in private vehicle and driver. Zanzibar is the ultimate relaxation destination with history, culture, architecture, spice plantations and dazzling sand beaches. Exotic cuisine, diving and snorkelling, sailing dhows. There are so many unique experiences in store. Our favourite place to unwind and the perfect end to a safari. Resting on the eastern shore, nudging shoulders with the Indian Ocean.

Zanzibar

Sign up for optional activities at your resort (not included in tour price); deep sea fishing, boat excursions, scuba diving, or other. Enjoy dinner (included in tour price).

Zanzibar Stone Town

Includes a fascinating tour of the fabled Spice Gardens of Zanzibar, the tour also includes a visit to the Persian baths and the Sultan’s palace. Includes a guided tour of historic Zanzibar and Stone Town.

Zanzibar - Nairobi

ZNZ-NBO Airport transfer with private vehicle and guide. Enjoy a family style meal with a sampling dinner featuring indigenous dishes from the region (On request; we can arrange dinner at Carnivore game meat restaurant, though there is limited wild meat on the menu these days) Nairobi is the least expensive arrival city for flights with a full range of hotels and local attractions. Dubbed the “Safari Capital of the World” cool, clear and cosmopolitan Nairobi is the natural departure point for most safari itineraries. A city of contrasts, it is simultaneously the largest, the youngest, the most modern, the highest (1700m) and the fastest growing city in East Africa. High-altitude Nairobi enjoys a pleasant tropical climate all year round. There are ATMs and banks to stock up on cash, great restaurants, and malls where you can purchase any forgotten items. Depart from Nairobi international airport - end of itinerary. Airport transfer with private vehicle and guide.

Trip Includes:

• Accommodation as per itinerary

• Domestic flights as per itinerary

• Spice tour and Stone town tour

• Local evacuation medical cover (Flying Doctor)

• All ground transport in a comfortable safari bus fitted with pop up roof for easy photography and game viewing whilst on safari

• Guaranteed window seating

• Guaranteed departure

• Free airport transfers as per the itinerary

• Services of an English speaking tour driver/guide

• Game viewing drives and parks entrance fees as per itinerary

• All Government taxes and levies

• Mineral Water all days on Safari

Trip Excludes:

• All items of a personal nature e.g. telephone bills

• Tips and gratuities for hotel, lodge, camp staff and driver/guide

• Alcoholic and non alcoholic drinks

• International flight and departure taxes

• Laundry services

• Any other items not specified in this itinerary

• Holiday supplements over Christmas and New Year

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