Day 1

Nairobi Airport to Nairobi
Meet on arrival and transfer to Nairobi for dinner and overnight.
Accommodation: Fairview Hotel
Meal Plan: N/A

Day 2

Nairobi to Amboseli National Park

You will be picked up from your hotel in Nairobi in the morning and transferred to Amboseli National Park, located 4-5 hours drive away from Nairobi, arriving for lunch, followed by an afternoon game drive.

Amboseli National Park is located at the Kenya-Tanzania border. It is a photographer’s paradise thanks to the abundant wildlife such as lions, cheetahs, rhinos and buffalo roaming under the shadows of the majestic Mt. Kilimanjaro, Africa’s tallest mountain. With its large concentration of African elephants, Amboseli National Park is a fantastic park to visit on the Kenya and Tanzania border, in front of the world’s finest photographic backdrop.

Accommodation: Amboseli Serena Safari Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 3

Amboseli National Park to Arusha via Namanga border

After an early morning game drive, transfer to Arusha via the Namanga border.

Accommodation: The African Tulip Hotel
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch

Day 4

Arusha to Tarangire National Park 

Tarangire National Park is probably one of the least visited of the northern Tanzanian game parks, and retains a real air of undiscovered Africa, particularly in the south of the park. Just two hours drive away from Arusha. It lies a little distance to the south east of Lake Manyara and covers an area of approximately 2,850 square kilometers. It is named after the Tarangire River that flows through the park. The swamps, tinged green year round, are the focus for 550 bird varieties, the largest number of species in one habitat anywhere in the world; on drier ground, the Kori bustard – the heaviest flying bird – can be found.

After dinner, you have the option to go for a night game drive where you will get to spot nocturnal animals such as aardvarks, civets, genets, serval cats, bush babies and various night birds. (Extra fees apply.)
Accommodation: Tarangire Safari Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Day 5

Tarangire to Ngorongoro Crater Rim
After your morning game drive in Tarangire, proceed to your lodge located on the crater rim for relaxation and overnight stay. The world-famous Ngorongoro Crater is at the eastern edge of the Serengeti in northern Tanzania. Nearly three million years old, the ancient caldera of the once-volcanic Ngorongoro shelters one of the most beautiful wildlife havens on earth, ringed with towering walls and sheltering forests, grasslands, fresh springs and a large soda lake.

Accommodation: Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 6

Ngorongoro Crater to Serengeti National Park
Leave very early in the morning for game viewing in Ngorongoro Crater. Descend into the Ngorongoro caldera to view the wildlife on the crater floor. 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.

In the afternoon, proceed to Central Serengeti where you will have dinner and spend your evening.

Accommodation: Kubu Kubu Tented Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 7

Central to Northern Serengeti
After your morning game drive in Central Serengeti, transfer to the northern part of the park with en-route game viewing in the afternoon.

Wildebeest Migration – July to October:
This is the long dry season and the wildebeest migration is moving north with the thundershowers. The period from July to September is the time when wildebeest herds cross the Mara River in the very north of the Serengeti in an area called Kogatende before they migrate to the Maasai Mara in Kenya. This provides for some amazing wildlife viewing.

Hundreds of thousands of wildebeest can congregate at crossing points: all crossing in a single continuous wave of beasts. And all this while tooth and claw are waiting around the sides to pick off the weak and the careless.

Enjoy game drives in the Serengeti, with “plains that never end”.

Accommodation: Chaka Camp
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 8

Full day in Northern Serengeti
Many visitors only want to see the river crossings but the true spectacle of the migration is more than 1,500,000 wildebeests, 200,000 Burchell’s zebras, 18,000 elands and 500,000 Thomson’s Gazelles filling the entire stretch of landscape.

Besides the amazing wildlife in Kogatende another very positive feature is that there are very few lodges and camps here so all the viewing can happen with few others around.

Spending more days here increases your chance to witness endless herds of wildebeest crossing the Mara River. The shifting columns of the herds as they traverse the valleys and the hills can only be watched in awe. There is nothing else like this on earth.

Return to camp in late afternoon for dinner and overnight stay.

Accommodation: Chaka Camp
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 9

Full Day in Northern Serengeti
Rise early in the morning to catch up with the early risers. You can go for an optional hot air balloon ride over the Serengeti plains. (Extra fees apply.) Or, go for a morning drive for an amazing game viewing experience.

There is no bad time to visit the Serengeti as every season has its own special highlight – even the rainy season has the daily thunder and lightning to look forward to. Changing seasons and light patterns form the most beautiful backdrop to view Africa’s majestic and incredible wildlife.
Accommodation: Chaka Camp
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 10

Serengeti to Maasai Mara 
You will be dropped off at Kogatende Airstrip in the morning for your flight to Mara North Conservancy, via Tarime and Migori. On arrival, you will be picked up for transfer to your luxury camp for lunch, followed by an afternoon game drive.

Covering an area of over 1500 square kilometers, the Maasai Mara Game Reserve is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Kenya. The reserve is located in the beautiful Great Rift Valley and is home to some 95 species of mammals, amphibians, reptiles and over 400 bird species. Other than the big five (buffalo, elephant, leopard, lion and rhino), other game including hippos, cheetahs, Grant’s gazelle, impala, topi, Coke’s Hartebeest, giraffe, Roan antelope and the nocturnal bat-eared fox can also be seen here.

Accommodation: Neptune Mara Rianta Luxury Camp
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 11

Full Day in the Maasai Mara
The Masai Mara with its savannahs, grasslands and undulating hills all combine to set the scene for the splendor of a Kenyan safari. Spend a full day in this wild game park to experience the ultimate adventure in Kenya before returning to camp.

Accommodation: Neptune Mara Rianta Luxury Camp
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 12

After your morning game drive, you will be dropped off at Mara North airstrip for your flight to Nairobi Wilson Airport, from which you will be transferred to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for your departure flight home.
Accommodation: N/A
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch

Price:
US$6,800 per person, based on 2 people sharing
US$5,900 per person, based on 4 people sharing

N.B.
(1) Prices shown are based on double occupancy. Single supplement applies.
(2) Prices are valid for travel between July to October 2014.
(3) Accommodation suggested are subject to availability. Please email us to inquire.

Inclusions:

• Transfers between Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Airport (NBO) and Nairobi
• Game viewing in 4×4 Land Cruiser with pop-up roof
• Services of a professional English-speaking driver guide
• Accommodation as per itinerary
• Meals as per itinerary
• Drinking water while on safari
• Park fees and conservations fees as per itinerary
• Government taxes and levies

Exclusions:

• Tourist visas for Kenya and Tanzania
• Personal travel/medical insurance
• Yellow fever vaccination (for entry into Tanzania from Kenya)
• Optional night game drive at Tarangire (advance booking required)
• Optional hot air balloon ride in Masai Mara or Serengeti (advance booking required)
• Optional Maasai Village visit
• Optional Olduvai Gorge Museum visit
• Optional activities not mentioned in itinerary
• Soft drinks or alcoholic beverages
• Tips for driver guide and lodge/camp staff
• Any items of personal nature (laundry service, telephone/internet bills, souvenirs)
• Any domestic flights
• Any international flights and departure taxes

Night game drive at Tarangire

US$125 per person

Hot Air Balloon Ride in Masai Mara or Serengeti

US$560 per person

Maasai Village visit

US$50 per person

Olduvai Gorge Museum visit

US$25 per person

Guided walk on Ngorongoro Crater rim

US$25 per person