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Day 1. Nairobi

On arrival at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, meet and transfer to your Nairobi Hotel

Overnight at a Nairobi Hotel

Meals: None

Day 2. Nairobi –Amboseli National Park

After breakfast, leave Nairobi in the morning and drive across the Athi Plains where the Maasai once roamed fearlessly mingling with the game animals, zebra, giraffe, antelope and lion, grazing their livestock. Clumps of acacia grow along the Athi River and Giraffe may sometimes be seen in the distance feeding on the upper branches. The road is now the busy Nairobi-Mombasa highway.

Amboseli National Park is arrived at in time for lunch. An afternoon game drive will introduce you to the beauty of this park which lies in the shadow of Africa’s highest mountain, Kilima Njaro (19,340 ft). Return to your lodge at sunset to watch a spectacular African sunset.

Overnight at a lodge in Amboseli

Meals: Lunch and Dinner

Day 3. Amboseli National Park

After breakfast, a whole day’s game viewing in the area of Lake Amboseli, which is a wide salt pan, consisting of permanent swamps. This area has much game, large and small. Elephant, rhino, buffalo, Burchell’s zebra, eland, Masai giraffe and small species of the antelope family, the common water buck, klipspringer, Grant’s gazelle, impala, topi, and the diminutive duiker among others. Lodges have a swimming pool where one can cool off in the mid-day heat before lunch, served with cool drinks by attentive staff.

After lunch, a game drive, returning at sunset for dinner and overnight stay.

After dinner take a seat overlooking the waterhole and saltlick to watch the procession of animals come to drink.

Overnight at a lodge in Amboseli

Meals: Lunch and Dinner

Day 4. Amboseli – Lake Manyara

An early morning drive is bound to reveal either lion at a kill or enjoying a kill, with hyena and marabou stork waiting for their turn to feast. Mount Njaro will not be cloud covered at this time, revealing its majesty. The visitor can bid farewell to this mountain after breakfast before transferring to Namanga border point. After a brief border formality, depart for Arusha which is arrived in time for lunch. At 14.00 hrs depart Arusha for Lake Manyara arriving at the lodge in the early evening.  The lodges are situated on the Mto-wa-Mbu escarpment, overlooking the Great Rift Valley and the soda Lake Manyara.

Overnight at a lodge in Manyara

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and dinner

Day 5. Manyara

After breakfast tour Lake Manyara National Park which is famous for it’s tree climbing lions and vast flocks of flamingoes.  In the afternoon proceed for another game drive to explore the park

Overnight at a lodge in Manyara

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Day 6. Manyara – Serengeti

After breakfast,  proceed to Serengeti National Park which is arrived in time for lunch. Afternoon game drive will be conducted

Overnight at a lodge in Serengeti

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Day 7. Serengeti

After breakfast proceed on a morning game drive returning to the lodge for lunch.  In the afternoon another game drive can be taken to explore this world famous park.  The park is famous for large concentration of plains game such as zebra, wildebeest and gazelle.

Overnight at a lodge in Serengeti

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Day 8. Serengeti – Ngorongoro

After breakfast depart for Ngorongoro Crater, via Olduvai Gorge, site of archaeological findings, where traces of pre-historic people dating back to 3.5 million years have been discovered.  Lunch is at the lodge situated on the crater rim with spectacular views down into the crater.  Afternoon at leisure.

Overnight at a lodge in Ngorongoro

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Day 9. Ngorongoro

After breakfast at the lodge proceed on a half-day crater tour with picnic lunch.  In the crater, which is considered the “Eighth wonder of the world” you can see a spectacular concentration of wildlife including the big five.  The crater has a variety of habitats including grassland, forest and swamp.  The lake on the crater floor is home to flamingoes and many other species of birds.  Return to the lodge in the early evening.

Overnight at a lodge in Ngorongoro

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Day 10. Ngorongoro – Arusha

After breakfast depart via Mto wa Mbu Village for lunch in Arusha.

Included features:

  • Pick up/drop off in your Nairobi Hotel
  • Accommodation as described (or similar), based on double occupancy
  • Meals as described by Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
  • 02 litters bottled mineral water per person per day whilst on safari
  • Transportation by specially equipped comfortable Tourist Van with a Pop-up Roof (Guaranteed window seat)
  • Services of a professional and experienced English speaking driver/guide
  • Game drives and sightseeing as described in the itinerary, inclusive of applicable entrance fees
  • Applicable local and government taxes on accommodation and transportation.

Not included:

  • Airport transfers airport/hotel /airport
  • International Airfare, airport taxes and security related fees
  • Meals not described in the itinerary
  • Tips and gratuities to driver/guide; hotel/camp and restaurant staff; room service etc.
  • Travel Insurance
  • Items of a personal nature i.e., telephone/internet usage, laundry, bottled water and other alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, etc.
  • Any optional tours or excursions not mentioned in the itinerary

Note: The above rates are subject to availability of rooms at the time of booking

Last Updated on Monday, 11 January 2010 10:04