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DAY 1 NAIROBI, PANAFRIC HOTEL
Welcome to Kenya, our homeland of safari adventure that has continued to thrill from time immemorial.
Arrive JKIA, meet and assist, transfer to the hotel, pre safari brief and orientation, evening at leisure. Dinner and overnight. BB.
DAY 2 MASAI MARA GAME RESERVE, SAROVA MARA LUXURY TENTED LODGE
Breakfast at 0700, depart at 0730 for Masai Mara, driving south west to what has been aptly dubbed as the “ultimate game viewing destination in the world,” home to the largest wildebeest migration across two countries. Descend into the Great Rift Valley, breif rest halt at Narok town, proceed further south arrive at the lodge by 1200. Lunch. Afternoon game viewing drive at 1600, return by 1845. Dinner and overnight. FB.
DAY 3 MASAI MARA GAME RESERVE, SAROVA MARA LUXURY TENTED LODGE
Early morning game viewing run at 0630 (optional Balloon Safari with Champagne Breakfast, additional cost), return for breakfast by 0900. Day at leisure.
Blessed with an outstanding concentration of animals and panoramic views of across the plains and dotted woodlands, the Masai Mara provides an experience unsurpassed. As the northern extension of the great Serengeti grassland, the reserve is host to the annual migration of over a million wildebeest –the most awesome wildlife spectacle on planet earth.
The Mara covers an area of about 1,500 square kilometers in the south-western corner of Kenya, is not fenced and bordered on the west by the Olooloo escarpment and in the east by the Ngama hills. The common language of the Masai is Maa in which the word Mara means spotted –referring to the clusters of bush which dot the plains.
In addition to the wildebeest and hordes of zebra which join them in their annual pilgrimage for pastures, the Masai Mara supports the lion, cheetah, elephant, kongoni, topi, Thomson’s gazelle and the Defassa waterbuck, as well as eight species of primate. Afternoon game viewing run at 1600. Return by 1845. Dinner and overnight. FB.
(optional full day game drive with picnic lunch)
DAY 4 LAKE NAKURU NATIONAL PARK, LION HILL LODGE
Breakfast at 0700, depart at 0730 for Nakuru, driving to the floor of the Great Rift Valley. Arrive at the lodge by 1230, time at leisure. The lake is home to millions of flamingo which give the lake an unmistakable pink hue on the horizon. Lunch at 1230, early afternoon at leisure, game viewing run at 1600. The park hosts the endangered white rhino, lions, buffaloes, the elusive leopard and hordes of plains game. Return to the lodge by 1845. Dinner and overnight. FB.
DAY 5 AMBOSELI NATIONAL PARK, AMBOSELI SERENA LODGE
Depart at 0600, picnic breakfast enroute, driving south east towards Africa’s highest mountain, Kilimanjaro. Rest halt at Namanga, the ever busy border town between Kenya and Tanzania. Proceed further east to the home of The African Elephant, a very apt norm for Amboseli which hosts huge herds of the majestic African elephant. Arrive at the lodge by 1300. Lunch. Early afternoon at leisure, game viewing drive at 1600, return to the lodge by 1845. Dinner and overnight. FB.
DAY 6 AMBOSELI NATIONAL PARK, AMBOSELI SERENA LODGE
Game drive 0630, return to the lodge by 0900 for breakfast. Day at leisure.
South east of Kenya’s capital Nairobi, the park nestles at the foot of the highest mountain in Africa, Kilimanjaro, which borders both Kenya and Tanzania. The park is famed for the huge herds of the African Elephant that it is home to. The park also plays host to lions, buffaloes, the elusive leopard, wildebeest, giraffes, zebras, a variety of antelopes and other smaller plains game. During the dry season it is semi arid terrains and during the wet season, the seasonal “Amboseli Swamp” becomes home to many species of birds.
Afternoon game viewing run at 1600. Return by 1845. Dinner and overnight. FB.
DAY 7 NGORONGORO CRATER, NGORONGORO SERENA LODGE
Breakfast at 0700, depart by 0730 for Namanga, arrive by 0930, border formalities, depart thereafter at 0945 for Arusha to arrive by 1200, lunch at Impala Hotel, depart thereafter for Ngorongoro by 1230. Check in at the lodge, perched high on the rim of the “eighth wonder of the world,” the Ngorongoro Crater, by 1700. Dinner and overnight. FB.
DAY 8 SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK, SERENGETI SERENA LODGE
Breakfast at 0700, check out and depart at 0730 for crater tour to view the animal antics within this animal kingdom.
A UNESCO protected ‘’World Heritage Site’’, the Ngorongoro Conservation Area is situated some 190 kms west of Arusha, between Lake Manyara and Serengeti National Parks. Covering approximately 8,288 square km, the Ngorongoro Conservation Area consists of the Ngorongoro Crater itself, the Olduvai Gorge, the Empakai crater and the Oldonyo Lengai Mountain. The Ngorongoro Conservation Area is a pioneering experiment in multi-purpose land use where the diverse interests of wild animals, plants and people are being integrated. Wild animals are protected as in the National parks. The craters of Ngorongoro and Empakai are reserved exclusively for wildlife, while the rest of the Conservation Area is shared by wildlife, people and livestock. The Ngorongoro Crater, which is the central attraction in the area, is the largest Caldera in the world that has its walls intact. The Ngorongoro Crater floor lies 610 metres below the rim and has an area of 265 sq. km, with a diameter of 16 km to 19 km. The sight of the Ngorongoro Crater is simply stunning. “There is nothing with which to compare. It is one of the wonders of the world…” once wrote Professor Bernard Grzimek. The crater floor is covered with plains animals, including wildebeest, zebra, gazelles, elands, rhino, and a large predator population of lions, hyena and jackal which can all be viewed at close quarters. Cheetah and leopard can also be seen here. The crater rim is about 2286 metres high and is chilly during the evenings.
Picnic lunch by the hippo pools, depart at 1400 for Serengeti. Arrive at the lodge by 1800. Check in. evening at leisure. Dinner and overnight. FB.
DAY 9 SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK, SERENGETI SERENA LODGE
Breakfast at 0730, depart by 0800 for a full day game drive with a picnic lunch. Return to the lodge by 1730, evening at leisure, dinner and overnight. FB.
Covering an area of 14,763 sq. km, Serengeti National Park is the largest National Park in Tanzania. The Serengeti, derived from the Masai word “siringet” meaning endless plains, these vast plains are the origins of the greatest wildlife spectacle on earth, the migration of over 1 million wildebeest to the Masai Mara plains in Kenya. Pursued by hungry predators, this becomes a struggle of life and death that only the Serengeti and Masai Mara are honoured to host. Serengeti provides sanctuary to the highest concentration of plains animals in the world. Survey estimates indicate an animal population of about 4 million including 3,000 lions, 1,600,000 wildebeests, 500,000 zebras. There are over 400 species of birds.
DAY 10 LAKE MANYARA NATIONAL PARK, LAKE MANYARA SERENA LODGE
Breakfast at 0730, depart by 0800 for Lake Manyara, arrive by 1230, lunch, early afternoon at leisure, game drive at 1500, return to the lodge by 1830, evening at leisure, dinner and overnight. FB.
DAY 11 NAIROBI / HOMEWARD BOUND
Breakfast at 0630, depart by 0700 for Arusha, arrive by 0930, transfer to Namanga to arrive by 1200, border formalities. Depart thereafter at 1215 for Nairobi, picnic lunch enroute, arrive by 1630, drop off with memories of your African safari to cherish.
End of safari.
