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Best Of Kenya And Tanzania

Day 1
Met on arrival and transfer to Safari park hotel and Casino. This is a Zebrabeautiful 64-acre hotel to relax and rest after your long flight. The beautiful landscape of lush gardens and pools, set amidst thatched roof buildings in African motif is a perfect beginning to an African safari.

Distance From Airport to Safari Park – Approx 30Kms
Driving Time – Approx 30Minutes
Dinner and overnight - Safari Park Hotel.
                                                               
Day 2
After Breakfast depart for Kenya Tanzania border. Met on arrival and transfer to Arusha where you will have lunch before departing for Ngorongoro Crater. Arrive at your lodge in the late afternoon and enjoy the breathtaking views of the immense crater below.

Distance from Nairobi to Ngorongoro Crater: km
Dinner and Overnight - Ngorongoro crater lodge                  Ngorongoro Serena Lodge

Serena hotel Serena game drive
                                                               
Day 3:
After breakfast, an exciting day spent exploring the floor of this collapsed volcano crater, offering some of the best wildlife viewing in Africa. The first light of the day sends its golden shaft under the ethereal mist and fog hovering on the rim, to spill in puddles of gold on the crater floor far below. The crater is actually a huge caldera, 12 miles across, providing a “Garden of Eden” for thousands of animals that live there. A full days tour of the crater with picnic lunches

Dinner and Overnight - Ngorongoro crater lodge                  Ngorongoro Serena Lodge
                                                               

Day 4
Breakfast and  drive through the Ngorongoro rainforest past the crater and then continue to Olduvai gorge, where the Leakey family in their search for the origins of Mankind found the remains of the skull of 'zinjanthropus' believed to have lived over 1.5 million years ago. Enter Serengeti National Park – a wildlife legend in Africa. Game viewing en-route to Serengeti Serena Lodge for dinner & overnight:

Distance from Ngorongoro Crater to Serengeti: 170km
Driving Time: 3 ½hrs
Dinner and Overnight - Serengeti Sopa Lodge                       Serengeti Serena Lodge

Serengeti sopa Serengeti sopa
                                                      

Day 5
Early morning game drive followed by breakfast at the lodge. Another morning game drive in the famous park with chances of seeing all the big five. Lunch at the lodge. Afternoon game drive extended to the late evening. The immensity of the Serengeti can be best expressed in its numbers. It is recorded that over a million animals live in this area, more than a third of them the wildebeest they offer an enormous food supply for the predators.

Dinner and Overnight - Serengeti Sopa Lodge/ Serengeti Serena Lodge

Serengeti sopa Serengeti sopa game watching

Day 6
After breakfast, leave for Lake Manyara this is a lake set  in the heart of a mahogany forest, and is the only lodge in the diverse Lake Manyara National Park in northern Tanzania. Arrive in time for lunch then afternoon game drive. Look out for the tree-climbing lions that the park is famous for.

Distance from Serengeti to Lake Manyara: 225 km
Driving Time:5¼ hrs
Dinner and Overnight - Lake Manyara Tree Lodge Lake Manyara Serena lodge
                                                               

Day 7:

After Breakfast depart for Kenya/Tanzania border where you will be met and transferred to  Amboseli National park. The park lies at the foot of Africa’s highest mountain, the snow capped Mt. Kilimanjaro. Mt. Kilimanjaro dominates the sky creating the finest photogenic back drop to a game park anywhere in the world. It  is renowned for its elephant habitat. Hundreds roam the swampland that borders the Mt. Kilimanjaro. Its snow capped peak holds the magic the gives Amboseli life. Giraffe, buffalo, lion, as well as the herd animals make up for the huge population of this intriguing land. After Lunch enjoy a game drive..

Distance from Namanga  to Amboseli – Approx Kms 80Kms
Driving Time – Approx 1 Hr
Dinner and overnight - Amboseli Serena Lodge or Similar
                                                                                

After Breakfast transfer to the airstrip for flight to Nairobi. On arrival in Nairobi connect with flight to Nanyuki. Pick up from the air strip and transfer to  Mount Kenya Safari club arrive in time for lunch. This is a perfect place to come down and relax in the lap of luxury after days of safari. Its 100 acres of lovely grounds, featuring golf, tennis, swimming, trout fishing, hikes and much more. The cuisine is elegant and the suites a delight to stay in. Don’t miss a walk through the animal orphanage.

Dinner and overnight - Mount Kenya Safari Club
                                                               
Day 9
After breakfast depart for Nakuru National park the home of Flamingoes, waterbucks, Lions and Hippos. Lunch will be served at the camp. An afternoon game drive gives you the opportunity to view Lake Nakuru well knows for its famous spectacle of birds it is the home of say, a million pink Flamingos. Standing tall their beauty, is simply breath taking. This park also serves as the home to the white and black rhino, be on the look out.

Distance form Mt. Kenya Safari Club to Nakuru - Approx 235km
Driving time - Approx 3½Hours
Dinner and overnight - Flamingo Tented Camp

                                                                                   
Day 10
After breakfast depart for the famous Maasai Mara Game Reserve a northern extension of the Serengeti. Arrive at Fig tree camp in time for lunch. An afternoon game drive at the Mara plains. Look out for the large herds of Zebras, Buffalos, wildebeest, elephants and a multitude of other game the Lion, Cheetah, Leopard, Hyena, Jackal and bat-eared foxes.

Distance form Nakuru to Mara - Approx 350km
Driving time  - Approx 5½Hours
Dinner and overnight - Fig Tree Camp

Fig tree swimming pool Fig tree tent

Day 11
Go on an early game drive returning to the lodge for breakfast. Time at leisure and after lunch there is another game drive down the Mara River Hippos are abundant in the Mara River as well as very large Nile crocodiles, who lay in wait for a meal as the wildebeest cross on their annual quest to find new pastures. The Mara birds come in every size and color including common but beautiful ones like the lilac breasted roller and plenty of large species like eagles, vultures and storks. There are 53 different birds of prey.

Meals and overnight stay - Fig tree Camp.


Day 12

Enjoy an early morning game drive. This will give you a chance to view some of the wildlife you were not able to see. Return to the lodge for breakfast and depart for Nairobi. Transfer to the airport for your departure.

Distance from Mara to Nairobi Approx 320km
Driving Time approx 4½ Hours

 

BEST OF KENYA AND TANZANIA
NAIROBI X 1; NGORONGORO X 2; SERENGETI X 2; L. MANYARA X 1; AMBOSELI X 1; MT.KENYAX 1; NAKURU X 1; MARA X 2

 

HIGH SEASON PEAK SEASON LOW SEASON

 

01.03.10 – 09.04.10
01.06.10 – 30.06.10
01.11.10 – 20.12.10
03.01.10 – 29.02.10
01.07.10 – 31.10.10
23.12.10 – 02.01.11
10.04.10 – 31.05.10

 

½DBL,
US$

SGL Suppl $

½DBL,
US$

SGL Suppl $

½DBL,
US$

SGL Supp $

2 PAX

5280

936

5934

1098

4074

240

3 PAX

4608

936

5250

1098

2736

240

4 PAX

4020

936

4914

1098

3150

240

5 PAX

4056

936

4705

1098

2958

240

6 PAX

3960

936

4614

1098

2886

240

7 PAX

3888

936

4542

1098

2826

240

EASTER SUPPLEMENT – US$ 50 per person per day FROM GOOD FRIDAY TO EASTER MONDAY.
Christmas and New Year supplement – US$ 50 per person per day FROM DEC 24 TO JAN 01.

Price Includes:

  • Accommodation with private bathrooms as stipulated in the itinerary or equivalent
  • Private transportation in a guide driven minivan with pop-up roof for easy game viewing & photography
  • Services of an experienced English-speaking driver-guide
  • Game viewing drives as indicated in the itinerary
  • All Government taxes parks entrance fees and levies
  • All meet and greet services
  • All arrival and departure transfers
  • All meals as indicated in the itinerary B-Breakfast L- Lunch D- Dinner
  • Guaranteed window seat in each vehicle

Price Excludes

  • All items of personal nature e.g. Laundry services / telephone call bills / fax / email bills etc
  • Tips and gratuities to hotel
  • lodges
  • camp staff and driver-guide(s)
  • All alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks
  • Any other item(s) not included in our itinerary

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