01. Arrival to Nairobi. Met upon arrival by our representative and proceed to Mt.Kenya National Park in Nanyuki. Arrive in time for lunch at Serena Mountain Lodge or similar. Afternoon game viewing. Dinner and overnight at your lodge.
02. Depart after breakfast and drive further north crossing the Equator to the semi-desert Northern frontier where Samburu, buffalo springs and Shaba Reserves are located to arrive in time for lunch. Unique to this area are reticulated giraffe, Grevy’s Zebra Gerenuk, Beisa Oryx and Somali ostrich. There are also lions, cheetahs, elephants, buffalo, leopards, other big game and 100 species of birds.Meals and overnight at Samburu Sopa Lodge or other in full board
03. Leave with picnic lunch for game drive in Samburu. This area is quite unique for its geographical and also its wildlife. You can expect to witness an abundance of wildlife here including the long necked gerenuk, Grey’s zebra and reticulated giraffe. Meals & ON lodge.
04. Leave after breakfast and drive via Nyahururu Falls for a photostop before proceeding down into the Great Rift to Lake Nakuru National Park, famous for its thousands flamingos and other birds. After lunch enjoy a game drive through the park and a visit to the lake. The park is also a sanctuary for the rare black rhino, leopard, waterbuck and other species of birds.
Meals and Overnight at Flamingo Hills Tented Camp or other in full board
05. Depart after breakfast leaving Lake Nakuru behind and drive across the Rift Valley to Narok town, proceed on to Masai Mara Game Reserve to arrive in time for lunch. The Mara is actually the Northern tip of the famous Serengeti. During your afternoon game drive you may see all of the Big Five (Lion, Leopard, elephant, buffalo and rhino) as well as plains game such as giraffe, antelope and Zebra.
Meals and Overnight at Mara Sopa Lodge or other in full board
06. Early morning game drive and after breakfast game drive until time for lunch. Afternoon game drive in Masai Mara Game Reserve Kenya’s premier reserve, home to huge numbers of plains games such as wildebeest, Zebra and gazelle as well as large populations of lions. The Mara River which runs through the reserve contains many hippo and crocodile.
Meals and overnight lodge in full board
07. Early morning game-viewing drive. Return to the lodge for breakfast. Proceed to Amboseli National Park right on the border with Tanzania. Mount Kilimanjaro is Africa’s highest mountain at 19,340 feet (5,895 metres). Afternoon you enjoy a game drive in majestic Amboseli.
Lunch on the way; dinner & ON Amboseli Sopa Lodge or other in full board
08. This morning you enjoy a game drive in Amboseli National Park. The park is particularly famous for its huge herds of elephants which take on a red color from the dust they coat themselves in. This mid morning transfer to Namanga and then proceed to Arusha, Tanzania side. Accommodation at Charity Hotel or other based on Bed and Breakfast
09. After Breakfast drive to Ngorongoro Conservations Area, visiting local market and community activities on the way then followed by dinner and ON at your lodge
10. Head to the heart of Ngorongoro Crater, one of the largest calderas in the world, which contains a variety of ecosystems and an astounding concentration of birds and animals. Encounter massive herds of zebra, wildebeest, and gazelles. This area affords an opportunity to spot the Big Five, which includes African elephant, leopard, the black maned lion, buffalo, and the rare black rhinoceros. Enjoy a picnic lunch in the crater. Dinner & ON lodge
11. After Breakfast travel to Lake Manyara National Park, famed for flamingos and birds of prey. Game viewing at Lake Manyara National Park, keeps a sharp eye for tree-climbing lions lazing among the limbs of acacia trees on an afternoon game drive.
Meals & ON at your lodge.
12. TUE. After Breakfast drive to Arusha for lunch, and then transfer at Kilimanjaro International Airport to fly back home.
