14 DAYS/13 NIGHTS – KENYA & TANZANIA COMBINED
Safari Highlights
- Start/End: Nairobi
- Departures: Daily, Private
- Sweetwaters – 1 Night: Sweetwaters Tented Camp
- Lake Nakuru – 1 Night: Sarova Lion Hill Game Lodge/Flamingo Hill Tented Camp
- Lake Naivasha – 1 Night: Lake Naivasha Sopa Lodge/Crescent Camp
- Maasai Mara – 2 Nights: Fairmont Mara Safari Club/Osero Enarau Camp
- Lake Victoria (Musoma) – 1 Night: Lukuba Island Lodge/Serenity Eco Lodge
- Serengeti – 2 Nights: Four Seasons Serengeti Safari Lodge/Kati Kati Camp
- Ngorongoro – 2 Nights: Neptune Ngorongoro Luxury Lodge/Ngorongoro Rhino Lodge
- Lake Manyara – 1 Night: Lake Manyara Serena Safari Camp/Lake Manyara Wildlife Camp
- Amboseli – 2 Nights: Tortilis Camp/Kibo Safari Camp
Activities: Game viewing, birding, photography, cultural visit, nature walk and sight seeing
Detailed itinerary
Day 1: Nairobi – Transfer to Ol Pejeta (Approx. 4 hours)
You will be picked at 7a.m. from your Nairobi hotel and immediately head to Sweetwaters (Ol Pejeta). This is a beautiful private game reserve and home to rare species such as Beisa oryx, Rothschild’s giraffe and black rhino. Game drives here reveal the full range of African wildlife including lion, leopard, cheetah, elephant and hippo. Enjoy a private visit with the tame animals at the wildlife orphanage. Observe chimps at the Chimpanzee Sanctuary as well.
Overnight: Sweetwaters Tented Camp
Meals: Lunch & Dinner
Day 2: Ol Pejeta – Transfer to Lake Nakuru (Approx. 4 hours)
Have breakfast then depart for Lake Nakuru. Have a game drive as soon as you arrive to see one of the largest a variety of wildlife not forgetting the famous white Rhino and black rhino found in this park. Another game drive is at 3 or 4p.m. till 6p.m.
Overnight: Sarova Lion Hill/Flamingo
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 3: Lake Nakuru – Transfer to Lake Bogoria – Lake Naivasha
Have breakfast then head to Lake Bogoria carrying packed lunch with you. Have guided nature walks on the shores of the lake. Later have lunch then head to Lake Naivasha.
Overnight: Lake Naivasha Sopa/Crescent
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner.
Day 4: Lake Naivasha – Transfer to Maasai Mara
Have an early breakfast then depart for Maasai Mara to arrive for lunch at the camp. Have lunch then relax before an afternoon game drive at 3 o’clock till 6p.m.
Overnight: Fairmont Mara/Osero
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner.
Day 5: Maasai Mara – Full day game drives
This whole day will be spent with morning and afternoon game drives that lead one to some of Africa’s largest lion prides, herds of zebra, antelopes, buffaloes, wildebeest, giraffes, cheetahs, and hyenas. Accommodations include en suite restroom facilities and secluded verandas.
Optional activities: Balloon ride and visit to Maasai Village
Overnight: Fairmont Mara/Osero
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner.
Day 6: Mara – Lake Victoria via Isebania border
Have breakfast then depart for Tanzania via Isebania border. You will be met by our Tanzania guide/driver who will drive you to the Serenity Eco lodge to arrive in time for lunch. Afternoon is spent on leisure.
Optional activities: Boat ride
Overnight: Lukuba Island Lodge/Serenity Eco Lodge
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner.
Day 7: Lake Victoria – Transfer to Serengeti
Have breakfast then depart for Serengeti to arrive by mid-morning. Have a game drive as you enter the park and later drive to the lodge for lunch. Afternoon game drive is at 4 p.m. or just relaxes at the camp/lodge.
Overnight: Four Seasons Serengeti/Kati Kati
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner.
Day 8: Serengeti – Full day game drive
This whole day, have breakfast then depart for a full-day game drive carrying packed lunch with you. Enjoy searching for wildlife in this vast savannah land. Picnic lunch will be served at lunch time.
Overnight: Four Seasons Serengeti/Kati Kati
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner.
Day 9: Serengeti – Transfer to Ngorongoro
Depart for Ngorongoro after breakfast arriving before lunch time. Have a game drive en route to your lodge for lunch. After lunch relax before an afternoon game drive at the crater area.
Overnight: Neptune Ngorongoro/Ngorongoro Rhino
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 10: Ngorongoro Crater – Full day
After breakfast, check out of the lodge with packed picnic lunch and depart for a tour of the crater floor, which is home to numerous plains game and the big five. Spend the day within the crater and have lunch at one of the famous picnic spots in the park. In the evening you will return to the lodge which is strategically perched on the rim of the collapsed volcano, with the most magnificent views of the crater floor.
Overnight: Neptune Ngorongoro/Ngorongoro Rhino
Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Day 11: Ngorongoro – Transfer to Lake Manyara
Have breakfast then head to Lake Manyara to arrive mid-morning. Drive to the lodge for lunch. Have lunch then relax before another game drive at 4p.m till 6p.m
Overnight: Lake Manyara Serena/Wildlife Camp
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 12: Lake Manyara – Transfer to Amboseli (Via Namanga)
After breakfast at the camp depart with picnic lunch boxes to the Namanga border. Clear customs and immigration formalities then join our Kenya tour driver and proceed to Amboseli. You will have lunch en route. Once you arrive at the park, you will enjoy a game drive. Look out for large herds of elephants, lions, leopard, gazelles, wild dogs and the magnificent view of Mt. Kilimanjaro.
Overnight: Tortilis/Kibo
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 13: Amboseli – Full day
Spend this day with morning and afternoon game drives. All meals are taken at the lodge.
Overnight: Tortilis/Kibo
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 14: Amboseli – Transfer to Nairobi
Have breakfast then depart for Nairobi to arrive in time for lunch. Have lunch at Carnivore Restaurant and later be dropped at the airport or your hotel.
Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Rates; Enquire
Accommodations
Option 1; Luxury
Sarova Lion Hill Game Lodge, Lake Naivasha Sopa Lodge, Fairmont Mara Safari Club, Lukuba Island Lodge, Four Seasons Serengeti Safari Lodge, Neptune Ngorongoro Luxury Lodge, Lake Manyara Serena Safari Lodge & Tortilis Camp
Option 2; Mid-range
Flamingo Hill Tented Camp, Crescent Camp, Osero Enarau Camp, Serenity Eco Lodge, Kati Kati Camp, Ngorongoro Rhino Lodge, Lake Manyara Safari Camp & Kibo Safari Camp
Notes;-
- Rates are per person in USD
- Accommodation is subject to availability and similar lodges or camps will be suggested in case the proposed ones are fully booked
Inclusive of;
- – All government taxes/VAT
- – Park fees in all the parks including Ngorongoro Crater Fees
- – Accommodation while in Safari on full board basis
- – Drinking water
- – Transportation in a customized 4*4 Land cruisers all with pop-up roof to facilitate game viewing and photography
- – All game drives as mentioned in the tour description
- – Services of professional tour driver/guide
- – Lunch on the last day in Nairobi
Exclusive of;
- – International flights from home and back
- – Tips & porterage
- – Visa fees (if applicable)
- – Travel insurance
- – Other personal items
- – Cultural visit to a Maasai Village: $30 per person
- – Hot Air Balloon ride $450 per person