Day 1 Nairobi - Welcome
to Nairobi
where you
will be
met and
transferred
to your
hotel.
Nairobi
city hotel.
Day 2
Nairobi-Samburu
(BLD)
Your adventure
begins
this morning
as a light
aircraft
flight
takes
you to
the northern
frontier
and semi-arid
environment
of Samburu
National
Park.
Settle
into your
lodge or luxury tented camp along
the Uaso
Nyiro
River
before
setting
out on
your afternoon
game drive.
Samburu’s
size and
diversity
make it
a wonderful
park for
game viewing.
Look for
the reticulated
giraffe, beisa oryx, grevy's zebra, long-necked gerenuk
- unique
to this
area of
Kenya.
Overnight at the lodge or luxury tented camp.
Day 3
Samburu
(BLD)
Morning
and afternoon
game drives
provide
opportunity
to search
for the
elusive
leopard,
frequently
spotted
in Samburu.
Look for
the gerenuk
- nicknamed
the giraffe
gazelle.
The gerenuk
can stand
on its
hind legs
for long
periods
of time,
allowing
it to
reach
the succulent
leaves
at the
top of
tree branches.
Overnight at the lodge or luxury tented camp.
Day 4
Samburu-Masai
Mara (BLD)
Your light
aircraft
flight
takes
you to
Kenya’s
most famous
reserve,
the Masai
Mara.
After
lunch
and time
to settle
in, have
your cameras
and binoculars
ready
for an
afternoon
of superb
game viewing.
The plains
of the
Masai Mara are
frequently
dotted
with hundreds
of wildebeest,
zebra,
impala
and other
plains
game together with their assorted predators.
Overnight at the lodge or luxury tented camp.
Day 5
Masai
Mara (BLD)
This is
big cat
country,
so your
chances
of seeing
several
of the
big cats
are very
good.
It’s
not uncommon
to drive
very close
to a pride
of lions
dozing
beneath
the shade
of a tree,
but you
might
have to
search
a bit
harder
for the
elusive
leopard
who prefers
snoozing
on higher
tree branches.
Among
the more
than 450
species
of birds
recorded
in the
Masai Mara,
at least
53 of
them are
raptors.
Enjoy
morning
and afternoon
game drives
today.
Overnight at the lodge or luxury tented camp.
Day 6
Masai
Mara-Nairobi
(BL)
A light
aircraft
flight
takes
you back
to Nairobi
this morning.
Stop for
lunch
at the
Carnivore
Restaurant
before
visiting
Karen
von Blixen’s
former
home.
Continue
to the
Giraffe
Center
where
you have
an opportunity
to feed
the Rothschild
giraffe
and learn
about
this special
mammal.
Overnight at a Nairobi city hotel.
Day 7
Nairobi-Manyara
(BLD)
Drive
south
and cross
the border
into Tanzania,
stopping
in Arusha
for lunch.
Your drive
then takes
you south
of Lake
Manyara
a soda lake.
Overnight at the lodge or luxury tented camp.
Day 8
Manyara
(BLD)
Rise early
this morning
for the
first
of two
game drives
today.
lake Mayara
is famous
for its
tree climbing lions,
but you
will also
spot a
wide variety
of plains
game and bird viewing.
Overnight at the lodge or luxury tented camp.
Day 9
Manyara-Ngorongoro
(BLD)
Your drive
takes
you along
the Rift
Valley
today
to Ngorongoro Crater.
Enjoy
a delightful
sights of lodge nestled on the rim of the crater.
Overnight at the lodge or luxury tented camp.
Day 10
Ngorongoro
(BLD)
Breathtaking
vistas
await
on this
morning’s
descent
into Ngorongoro
Crater.
Spend
full day in the crater with game drives.
The diversity
of eco-systems
from open
grassland
to forest
area brimming
with yellow
fever
trees,
helps
support
a wide
variety
of wildlife.
You’ll
find large
concentrations
of zebra
and gazelle
-- and
predators
like lion
and hyena
right
along
with them!
Overnight at the lodge or luxury tented camp.
Day 9
Ngorongoro-Serengeti
(BLD)
As you
leave
Ngorongoro
your first
stop is
at Olduvai
Gorge,
site of
the famous
discovery
of “homo
habilis” - a direct
ancestor
of modern
man. Then,
continue
across
the plains
into the
Serengeti,
arriving
in time
for lunch.
This afternoon,
get ready
for an
amazing
experience
as you
game drive
in the
Serengeti.
Overnight at the lodge or luxury tented camp.
Day 12
Serengeti
(BLD)
You cannot
describe
the Serengeti
without
using
a superlative.
The sheer
size and
expanse
of the
plains
spread
out around
you is
awesome
and the
number
of animals
as far
as the
eye can
see is
simply
amazing.
The Serengeti
is perhaps
most famous
for the
annual
migration,
but game
viewing
here is
superb
year round.
Plains
game,
big cats
and hundreds
of bird
species
are all
here.
Overnight at the lodge or luxury tented camp.
Day 13
Serengeti-Depart
(BL)
Your safari
comes
to an
end today
as a light
aircraft
flight
takes
you to
Kilimanjaro to connect another flight back to Nairobi.
