ONCE-IN-A-LIFE TIME HOLIDAY: KENYA & TANZANIA (17 Days)

Breakfast at the hotel and commence drive to Samburu, via Karatina town and Equator point at Nanyuki to arrive for lunch. Afternoon game viewing drives. The name Samburu is of Maasai origin, a ‘samburr’ is a traditional leather bag the Masai use for carrying honey and milk. This region is characterized by vast, open landscapes, dry riverbeds (depending on the season of the year) and its red volcanic soil. There are five animals in particular which are usually only found north of the equator; the long necked gerenuk, the reticulated giraffe which is characterized by its liver-colored geometric patches defined by narrow white lines, the Grevy’s zebra which is smaller than the common zebra and looks more like a horse, the beisa oryx with black horizontal stripes running across its lower flank and the Somali ostrich males which have blue-grey necks and thighs. Dinner and overnight at your lodge.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Spend the entire day on full day game viewing drives, all meals and overnight at your lodge.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner.

Breakfast at the lodge and drive to Aberdare National Park for lunch at Aberdare Country Club. Later transfer to your Tree Lodge with an enroute game viewing and later a night game viewing from the Lodge precincts where you will be able to see animals coming for a drink in the nearby water hole. Rare wildlife species include–Black rhino, Black Serval, Black Leopard (seldom seen) and the Eastern Bongo (a huge forest Antelope). Also present are elephants, buffalos, giraffes, blue monkey and colobus monkey, leopard, lion, warthog, giant forest hog, bushbuck, red duiker, suni, reedbuck and eland. Dinner & overnight at The Ark Lodge.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner.

After breakfast, check out and drive towards Lake. Nakuru National Park, arriving in time for Lunch at the hotel. Afternoon game viewing drive. Notable game within the lake include hippos and clawless otters. On the shores roam waterbuck, Bohor's Reedbuck and zebra. The woodlands and forest are now home to both black and white rhino. Buffalo, leopard, lion, Rothschild's giraffe, Black and White Colobus monkey are plentiful in the forest. The bush lands offer eland, steinbok, impala, Chandler's reedbuck and dik dik, whilst rock hyrax and klipspringer occupy the cliffs and escarpment. Dinner and overnight at your Lodge.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner.

After breakfast, drive to Maasai Mara National Reserve via Narok Town to arrive at your camp / lodge for check-in and Hot Lunch. Afternoon game viewing drives. Maasai Mara National Reserve is an area of preserved savannah wilderness in southwestern Kenya, along the Tanzanian border. Its animals include lions, cheetahs, elephants, zebras and hippos. Wildebeest traverse its plains during their annual migration. The landscape has grassy plains and rolling hills, and is crossed by the Mara River. The area nearby is dotted with villages (enkangs) of Maasai people. Dinner and overnight stay at your lodge.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner.

Breakfast at the Camp and depart for a full day of game viewing drives with picnic lunch boxes. Dinner and overnight stay at your lodge.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner.

Early breakfast at the camp and depart for Isabenia Border with picnic lunch boxes. Change vehicles after customs and immigration formalities and depart to Lake Victoria. You arrive at your hotel located on the shores of this historical Lake. Lake Sango, as it is known by the local people has its biggest portion in Tanzania, with other portions shared between Uganda and Kenya. We shall sit and enjoy the soft wind with its evening fresh breeze revitalizing our spirits. Dinner and overnight at the Serenity of the Lake.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Picnic Lunch & Dinner.

After breakfast, we shall be joined by a local guide who will take us to a local Fishing Village where we shall be given an insight of various fishing methods used locally. As we move deeper into the village, we shall meet the Fishermen coming from the Lake after a whole night of fishing expedition. A short stop at the Fish Market will grant us a glimpse of how they sell their fresh catch and get to see the variety of fish found in this fresh water lake.

The outgoing guide will explain to us on the traditional values of the main tribe living in the area called Wasukuma, plus countless other tribes living in the Mara region. Just before midday, we head to the nearby Serengeti National Park. An afternoon game drive along the Grumeti River spotting giant crocodiles, eland and other game. Thereafter, proceed to our lodge for dinner and overnight.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner.

Breakfast at our lodge. We shall do game viewing in this park exploring different places. Herbivores are plenty but the highlights will be spotting the big cats especially prides of lions, families of cheetahs, the elusive leopard etc. The hippos almost fully emersed in water, countless flying birds will punctuate our drives. We shall do our best to locate the big numbers of wildebeests and zebras depending on their movement at each given period.

For both days, we shall take picnics to enable us to move comfortably, hence return to our lodge early evening.

Dinner and overnight at our Lodge / Tented Camp.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Picnic Lunch & Dinner.

Breakfast.

Soon after, we are on the road passing through the seemingly endless plains heading to the famous Ngorongoro Crater arriving on the rim by 930am. Once we absorb the aerial views of the crater, we descend to the crater floor where we shall spend the rest of the day game viewing. Apart from the sheer wonder of the huge caldera, this is home to black rhino, the huge black-manned lions, huge male savannah elephants and bat eared foxes. The Ngoitokitoki swamp also harbours some aquatic birds and countless hippos. Late afternoon, we shall go through the Elerai Forest, then take the scenic ascent out of the Crater. Dinner and overnight at our lodge.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Picnic Lunch & Dinner.

After breakfast, we take a beautiful drive through the Mbulu countryside on to the cliff of the Rift Valley for an unforgettable views of the expansive lake located on the floor of the Rift Valley below. We drive on to Tarangire; a special park due to its huge concentration of fully-grown gigantic baobab trees, big herds of savannah elephants, huge herds of buffaloes, a range of species of birds etc.

Dinner and overnight at our lodge.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Picnic Lunch & Dinner.

This day is spent in this beautiful park. All meals and overnight at our Lodge / Tented Camp.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner.

Breakfast. We collect our picnics and drive straight to the border town of Namanga where we shall go through the customs and immigration formalities, then shift into Kenyan Safari cars and commence drive to Amboseli National Park which is known for its large elephant herds and views of immense Mount Kilimanjaro, across the border in Tanzania. Observation Hill offers panoramas of the peak and the park’s plains and swamps. Varied wildlife includes giraffes, zebras, cheetahs and hundreds of bird species. The western section is dominated by vast Lake Amboseli, which is dry outside the rainy season. Arrive at your Lodge for check-in and Hot Lunch. Afternoon game viewing drives. Dinner and overnight at your lodge.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Picnic Lunch & Dinner.

Breakfast at the camp followed by full days of game viewing drives with picnic lunch boxes. Return to your camp for dinner and overnight at;

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Picnic Lunch & Dinner.

Breakfast at the camp and drive back to Nairobi Eka Hotel for day room for a quick shower. Thereafter transfer to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for your departure flight.

Meal Plan: Breakfast.

*PRICES BASED ON Accommodation Category of your choice.

MID-RANGE LEVEL – In both Kenya + Tanzania

PLEASE NOTE THE COMBINATION OF LODGES BELOW ESPECIALLY IN THE SERENGETI

LUXURY LEVEL IN KENYA & SUPER LUXURY IN TANZANIA (EXCEPT THE FIRST NIGHT BY THE LAKE VICTORIA)

 *VERY IMPORTANT NOTE

It is important to note that, in the event that a certain property is NOT available at the time of Booking, then we shall provide another one of a similar level and let you know about it when giving the Booking Status.

*If staying in a SINGLE ROOM, there is a SUPPLEMENT. This Supplement is only applicable to the person staying in a Single room.