Kenya Tanzania Safaris

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DAY 1: NAIROBI JKIA - AMBOSELI

Our driver guide will come to Crown Plaza Hotel for a shot safari briefing. Start our safari to the shadow of Kilimanjaro. Amboseli National Park sits on an international border, its Kenyan sights flanked by Tanzania's imposing strato-volcano - the tallest peak in Africa and the highest free-standing mountain the world. Amboseli is well known for the vast elephant herds that saunter these plains, seemingly unaware that here, in the shadow of Kilimanjaro, they are not the biggest game in town. Ferocious lions, motionless on their elevated perches, survey their kingdom. African buffalo, wildebeest, zebra, black rhinos and cheetah share the savannah. There's no question why photographers consider Amboseli to be one of Kenya's most photogenic destinations. Dinner and overnight at SERENA LODGE/SIMILAR.

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DAY 2: FULL IN AMBOSELI.

Early morning game drives around the park with the beautiful view of Africa's tallest Snow Capped Mt. Kilimanjaro (19340ft). The park provides vantage view of the majestic mountain with its snowcapped peaks easily seen. Further game drives take us into the wilds of Amboseli which is well known for the vast elephant herds that saunter these plains, seemingly unaware that here, in the shadow of Kilimanjaro, they are not the biggest game in town.

Ferocious lions, motionless on their elevated perches, survey their kingdom. African buffalo, wildebeest, zebra, black rhinos and cheetah share the savannah. There's no question why photographers consider Amboseli to be one of Kenya's most photogenic destinations.

Drive across the Maasai country and visit a traditional Maasai Manyatta (homestead) where you will interact with them and learn their cultures and traditions.

Dinner and Overnight at SERENA LODGE.
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DAY 3: AMBOSELI-MANYARA

After breakfast depart towards the Namanga boarder. On this point our Kenyan driver guide will hand you over to our Tanzanian counterpart who will lead you through the migration and drive you further to Lake Manyara, the superb scenic park set most famous for the tree climbing lions. Lake Manyara is a birdwatcher's paradise. Marvel at the variety of species, spoonbill, teal, pelican, kingfisher, hornbill and cormorant. In the tall trees, forest monkeys leap from branch to branch on the slope of the Great Rift escarpment, elephants stand in the shade of the baobab.

Dinner and Overnight at Fanaka Camp

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DAY 4: NGORONGORO

After breakfast you will drive to Ngorongoro Conservation area on arrival at the gate your driver Guide will pay your park fees and from there you will descend into the crater for a wonderful game drive (with a picnic lunch) inside the Ngorongoro Crater considered as an UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Ngorongoro Crater is often called 'Africa's Eden' and the'8th Natural Wonder of the World,' a visit to the crater is a main draw card for tourists coming to Tanzania and a definite world-class attraction As very few animals migrate in and out of the crater with its 2000 ft. high walls the Ngorongoro Crater has the highest wild animal density worldwide. Among the species are lions, elephants, giraffes, zebras, hippos, flamingos, jackals, rhinos, antelopes, many birds and other species. You might expect to see the 'Big Five' in one day. The crater houses 30,000 animals and a large variety of birds, which rarely move from the area due to the availability of water through wet and dry seasons. Ascend back to your lodge for dinner and overnight. Rhino Lodge

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DAY 5: NGONGORO - SERENGETI

After breakfast, leave the lodge to Serengeti, one is overwhelmed by a seemingly unending expanse of barren rocky vistas. In Swahili, Serengeti means 'endless plains']. lt's difficult to understand how the wildlife we encounter can survive in this harsh environment. En route, the landscape changes character with the appearance of rocky outcropping  ‘kopjes', which are often the napping places of magnificent prides of the lion, or a cheetah. All meals and overnight

Dinner and Overnight in Serengeti Kati Kati/Similar.

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DAY 06: SERENGETI.

Today you have full day game drive of Serengeti; your driver guide will take you out looking for Serengeti Great Migration. Can also expect to see lions, elephants, giraffes, zebras, monkeys, baboons, hippos, rhinos, antelopes and different species of birds. We will serve Lunch at private picnic site inside Serengeti bus, You will enjoy lunch outside the car with table full of food and drinks, After this special lunch you will proceed with Game drive of Serengeti with enough time to see more animals. In the evening you will have sunset pictures heading to Serengeti Kati Kati/Similar for Dinner and Overnight.

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DAY 07: SERENGETI - MAASAI MARA

After breakfast leave the lodge with picnic boxes and drive to Isebania where you will be met by our former Kenyan driver guide who will take you through the custom migration then drive you to Masai Mara. The road safari to the Maasai Mara is a journey via Maasai country and along the floors of the Great Rift Valley.

The Maasai Mara game reserve is arguably Kenya's most popular game sanctuary. Virtually every type of wildlife can be seen at the Mara. You will embark for a game enroute, the Park is well known for its wide variety of wildlife. The black manned lions, leopards, elephants, cheetah, buffaloes, wildebeests, giraffes and different species of birds. Dinner and overnight at Serena Mara Lodge.

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DAY 08 AND 9: FULL DAY MAASAI MARA

Full day in Maasai Mara with unlimited game drives which involves early morning, mid-morning, and evening game drives. We search for grazing giraffes, speedy antelopes and hippos, but our most sought-after sightings are of Africa's Big Five - the five most fierce and dangerous animals on the continent: African buffalo, black rhinos, bush elephants, leopards and lions. There's more if we timed our safari right: the Great Migration. This annual event is considered the Eighth Wonder of the World, and for good reason: every year, millions of wildebeest (gnu) and hundreds of thousands of zebra thunder across Tanzania's Serengeti and into the Maasai Mara, comprising the largest land animal migration in the world. Lunch, Dinner and overnight at Serena Mara Lodge.

Options:

You may take an early morning hot air balloon ride (5.45am) to see wildlife migration from the air USD $450 per person or visit a traditional Maasai Manyatta /village to get to know their cultures, traditions and very authentic way of life.
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DAY 10: MASAI MARA - NAKURU

Early morning game drive in Maasai Mara, good for viewing of nocturnal animals before they take a rest. After breakfast drive across the white highland farms to Lake Nakuru, another shallow Soda Lake, which has been described as "an ornithologist paradise and one of the world's most magnificent sights".

Here one has an opportunity to view millions of pink flamingoes, pelicans, heroin, cranes, weaver birds, Egyptian geese and many other species of birds are found here.

Lake Nakuru has the largest rhino sanctuary in Kenya. Lions, giraffe, impalas, gazelles, eland, orlyx, hippos, buffalo, zebra, baboons, waterbucks, and other wild animals are found here. Lunch at Lake Nakuru Lodge/ Similar. Afternoon game drives which enables you to see variety wild animals and different species of birds. Dinner and overnight at Lake Nakuru Lodge/ Similar.

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DAY 11: NAKURU - SAMBURU

After breakfast, you will drive to Lake Nakuru via the Thompson falls, coffee, tea and wheat plantation among other subsistence crops. Further drive to the north to Samburu national Reserve. Arrive at the Samburu National Reserve, in time for lunch, where you spot crocodiles along the sun-baked banks of the Ewaso Ng'iro River. And if Samburu's scenery looks familiar, it's not déjà vu; these open plains featured prominently in the award-winning British drama, Born Free. Our destination is Samburu National Reserve, a wilderness retreat of grassy savannah, rolling mountains and glimmering horizons obstructed only by passing elephants, lions, leopards, zebras, and giraffes.

Your very first game drive is a smorgasbord of once-in-a-lifetime experiences, including sightings of hippos and Nile crocodiles (oh my!). The reserve is also home to kind-hearted Kamunyak ("Blessed One"), the miracle lioness who adopted at least six oryx calves. She hasn't been seen since 2004; will you be the one who spots her next? Dinner and overnight at Samburu Sopa/Similar.

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DAY 12: SAMBURU

Early morning game drives enable you to see wild animals in the cool of the morning along other species of birds. You're on the lookout for Samburu's special "Big Five" - rare sightings of Beisa oryx, gerenuk, Grevy's zebra, Masai ostrich, and reticulated giraffe (Somali giraffe). Further game drives after breakfast enables you to see Rhinos, lions, giraffes, eland, buffaloes, impalas, zebras, and other wild animals and birds could be seen here. Lunch in the Lodge.

Afternoon game drive to follow, the reserve is also home to kind-hearted Kamunyak ("Blessed One), the miracle lioness who adopted at least six oryx calves. She hasn't been seen since 2004; will you be the one who spots her next? Dinner and overnight at Samburu Sopa Lodge.

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DAY 13: SAMBURU - NAIROBI

Depart after breakfast and drive through the white highlands farms, cross the Equator line and have very beautiful views of Mt. Kenya back to Nairobi. Arrive at Crown plaza for dinner and overnight.

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