10 Days
Kenya | Tanzania Safari | Lake Nakuru
| Masai Mara | Serengeti | Ngorongoro
| Zanzibar
Day 1. Nairobi-Maasai Mara
National Reserve.
Depart Nairobi in the Morning
for masai mara passing through
the dramatic Great Rift Valley
stopping at the view point, Ascend
the western rim of the valley
crossing the loita plains (maasai-land),
see red-clad maasai warriors tend
their multi-colored herds amongst
plains game. Game viewing enroute
to lodge for lunch. Afternoon
game drive inside the most scenic
park in Kenya where great concentration
of game is seen including the
"Big Five". Dinner and
overnight at mara sopa lodge/similar.
Day 2. Maasai mara National
Reserve.
Morning and afternoon game viewing
inside the Park. Search for wild
game black manned lion for which
Mara is famous for, cheetah, buffalo,
wildebeest, zebra, leopard, grants
gazelle are quite common, even
the rare rhino might come out
of the thicket for you, hyenas
are plentiful, Extend your drive
to the hippo point where schools
of hippo submerge on the approach
of vehicles only to surface seconds
later to shot and gamble their
displeasure as the crocodiles
sunbathe on the river banks mouths
agape. Between meals there is
optional visit to the maasai villages
for an insight to their culture
if clients so wish. Meals and
overnight at Mara Sopa Lodge/similar.
Optional Balloon ride at $450
per person.
Day 3 Serengeti.
After breakfast depart for Serengeti
passing through Sirari border
with enroute lunch. The Serengeti
ecosystem is one of the oldest
on earth. The essential features
of climate, vegetation and fauna
have barely changed in the past
million years. Early man himself
made an appearance in Olduvai
Gorge about two million years
ago. Some Patterns of life, death,
adaptation and migration are as
old as the hills themselves. Meals
and overnight at wildlife lodge.
Day 4. Serengeti.
Full day in Serengeti plains with
morning and afternoon game viewing
and drive. Search for wild game
you might have missed the previous
game drive. It is the migration
for which Serengeti is perhaps
most famous. Over a million wildebeest
and about 200,000 zebras flow
south from the northern hills
to the southern plains for the
short rains every October and
November, and then swirl west
and north after the long rains
in April, May and June. So strong
is the ancient instinct to move
that no drought, gorge or crocodile
infested river can hold them back.
Meals and overnight at Wildlife
lodge.
Day 5. Ngorongoro Crater.
Morning game viewing and drive
in Serengeti. After breakfast
depart to one of the natural wonders
of the world, Ngorongoro crater.
The Crater is one of the world's
greatest natural spectacles; its
magical setting and abundant wildlife
never fail to enthral visitors.
It borders the Serengeti National
Park to the north and west. Arusha
is known as the gateway to the
Ngorongoro Conservation Area and
the Northern Parks. Dinner and
overnight at a lodge.
Day 6. Ngorongoro crater.
After breakfast you will be taken
2000ft down the crater by a 4wheel
drive vehicle for a full day crater
tour, picnic lunch at crater,
Also referred to as the eighth
wonder of the world? and stretching
across some 8,300 sq km, the Ngorongoro
Conservation Area in northern
Tanzania boasts a blend of landscapes,
wildlife, people and archaeology
that is unsurpassed in Africa.
The volcanoes, grasslands, waterfalls
and mountain forests are home
to an abundance of animals and
to the Maasai. In the evening
ascend to the lodge for dinner
and overnight.
Day 7. Arusha-Zanzibar
After breakfast, depart to Arusha
town- Safari Destination; it is
a starting point for safaris in
the northern circuit arriving
in time for lunch. After lunch
transfer to the airport for flight
to Zanzibar, met at the airport
and transfer to Blue bay beach
club/Similar
Day 8. & 9 Zanzibar.
Full days in Zanzibar enjoying
optional beach activities, dinner
and overnight at Blue Bay beach
club.
Day 10.Zanzibar-Nairobi.
Morning at leisure, afternoon
transfer to the airport for flight
to Nairobi, arriving Jomokenyatta
international airport in good
time for your connecting flight
out.
Price per person sharing $4450
2012 rates
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