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Explore the highlights of Kenya and Tanzania on this 12
days private East African Safari. Visit
Aberdare Mountains, Lake Nakuru in Kenya, and Masai Mara, Lake Victoria,
Serengeti and Ngorongoro in Tanzania.
Day 1 Arrival Nairobi
You will be met at the International Airport of Nairobi by your
Driver/Guide and our representative and taken to your hotel, the
traditional Norfolk
Hotel. Rest of the day at leisure (depending
on your arrival time into Nairobi). Dinner included
Day 2 Nairobi - Aberdare Mountains
Departure from your Nairobi Hotel at 0800hrs, drive to Nyeri via
local villages with arrival to the Aberdares around noon. After
lunch you go on some game drives in the rich Aberdares mountain
forest before return to your lodge. Accomodation will be at the
unique The Ark, a tree-top style stilted lodge
is set in thick woodland in the heart of the Aberdare National Park
overlooking a floodlit waterhole and a saltlick which attracts a
host of wildlife. Elephants, rhinos, leopards and bushbucks are
frequently seen. Numerous balconies and lounges provide superb game
viewing and excellent photographic opportunities. Overnight at The
Ark . All meals included
Day 3 Aberdare Mountains-Lake Nakuru
After breakfast you proceed to Lake Nakuru. After arrival you check
in at your lodge. After lunch and some rest game drive at Lake Nakuru,
one of the Rift Valley soda lakes and best known for its thousands,
sometimes millions of flamingoes nesting along the shores. The surface
of the shallow lake is often hardly recognizable due to the continually
shifting mass of pink. The number of flamingoes on the lake varies
with water and food conditions and the best vantage point is from
Baboon Rocks. Also of interest, an area of 188 km around the lake
fenced off as a sanctuary to protect Rothchild giraffe and black
rhinos. Overnight at the Lion
Hill Lodge at Lake Nakuru, beautifully located close
to the entrance with a view towards Lake Nakuru and its flamingo
flocks. All meals included
Day 4 Lake Nakuru- Lake Naivasha - Masai
Mara
After breakfast you proceed to Lake Naivasha where you enjoy a beautiful
boat trip on Lake Naivasha, a true bird sanctuary. On your way along
the lakeshores you will see hippos socializing lazily in the shallow
waters or hiding in dense papyrus forest. Lunch will be taken at
Elsamere, a haven for lovers of nature, set in Acacia forest on
the banks of Lake Naivasha. It is the former home of the late Joy
Adamson who, together with her husband George, became world famous
for their pioneering conservation work and relationship with lioness
Elsa, as told in her best selling book ‘Born Free’.
After lunch you make your way to Masai Mara with viewing various
games on the way, birds, herds of Antelopes, Zebra, giraffe, Elephants,
gazelle, etc. While on the way, you have chances to visit Maasai
local village (Manyata) and take some photos of really Maasai with
their culture attires. At Masai Mara you go for an afternoon game
drive with high chances of seeing the’ Big five’ and
many other wild animals set to retire for the day. Overnight at
the luxurious Keekorok
Lodge . All meals included
Day 5 Masai Mara
Fullday of game drive at Maasai Mara.. Depending on the game drive
nature you will have a great moment to visit the famous Mara River
whereby different types of animals mingle to drink water, Picnic
lunch in the bush. You will have either at Masai Mara or Serengeti
the chance to experience the ‘Great Migration’ and some
1.5 millions of wildbeast an zebras on the move. In the evening
you go for a night game drive which is an extraordinary safari experience
watching Masai Mara’s nocturnal life like porcupines, aardwarks,
serval cats and mongoose.
Overnight at the luxurious Keekorok
Lodge. All meals included
Day 6 Masai Mara – Isebania - Lake
Victoria
Early morning game drive at Masai Mara and return to the Camp for
breakfast. Proceed to Isebania for Border crossing into Tanzania.
After visa and border procedures we drive along the lakeshore to
Musoma one of the major towns at Lake Victoria In Musoma we embark
a speedboat which will take us to an Island in Lake Victoria and
to a private Island retreat, the Lukuba Island Lodge.
Rest of the day at leisure and possibility to swim in the warm water
of Lake Victoria. All meals included.
Day 7 Lake Victoria - Serengeti
In the morning we go out for a boattrip to Lake Victoria by local
fishermen. Afterwards you proceed towards Ndabaka Gate and enter
Serengeti through the Western Corridor. You pass through green Savannah
with Elephants and Giraffs roaming around through a stretch of land
which is rarely visited by travellers to reach Central Serengeti.
The name Serengeti comes from the Maasai word “Siringet”
referring to an endless plain which you will experience on your
way to your lodge located at the Niaroboro Hills where you have
spectacular views through huge panorama windows .
Overnight at Mapito
tented camp at Serengeti. All meals included
Day 8 Serengeti
A full day of game drives around Serengeti. You can expect to see
wildebeest, lions, elephants, giraffes, zebras, monkeys, baboons,
hippos, rhinos, antelopes and many birds and other species. We are
very flexible with choosing our route will be on the track with
the migration on its way to Masai Mara. Overnight at Mapito
tented camp
at Serengeti. All meals included
Day 9 Serengeti – Olduvai Gorge -
Ngorongoro
One Early morning game drive after tea/coffee which is the best
time to see the animals as they get out from their hide for the
morning preys or return from their night hunt. After lunch breakfast
you leave for Ngorongoro Conservation Area. On the way you will
stop at the Olduvai Gorge where anthropologists Louis and Mary Leakey
made many significant discoveries, contributing to the theory that
human life originated in Africa. Arrival to Ngorongoro for lunch.
In the afternoon you go for a Walking safari at the Northern Crater
Rim inhabited by buffaloes, elephants and different species of monkeys
escorted by an armed ranger. Overnight at Ngorongoro
Sopa Lodge
at Ngorongoro providing a wonderful view towards the crater. All
meals included
Day 10 Ngorongoro Crater
After breakfast you will descend into the crater for a wonderful
game drive (with a picnic lunch) inside the Ngorongoro Crater on
World Heritage Site holding a permanent population of more than
30 000 animals. As only very few of those migrate in and out of
the crater with its 2000 ft. high walls, you can expect to see lions,
elephants, giraffes, zebras, hippos, flamingos, jackals, rhinos,
antelopes, many birds and other species. The Crater is also home
to the rare black rhino almost extinct in Tanzania. With a bit of
luck you will see the ‘Big Five’ during one game drive.
Overnight at Ngorongoro
Sopa Lodge
at Ngorongoro. All meals included
Day 11 Ngorongoro – Lake Manyara
In the morning you drive to Lake Manyara National Park. Nestling
at the base of the Great Rift Valley Escarpment, the park is recognized
for its incredible beauty with lush vegetation and tropical forests
of giant fig and mahogany trees. Lots of elephants, giraffe, buffalo,
zebra and a variety of antelope inhabit the park as well as a variety
of monkeys and a large population of hippos. 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. Overnight at E
Unoto Retreat at Lake Manyara. All meals
included
12 Day Ngorongoro-Arusha-Nairobi
Time at leisure in the morning until your departure transfer to
Kilimanjaro Airport for departure or to Arusha Airport for your
flight to Zanzibar for beach extension.
Breakfast included.
Please note that we only organise private
Safaris, only you and your travel partner(s) will be on
the transfers, tours and the Safari vehicle; and we can organise
that tour for you for any date!
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