Day 1
When you arrive at Jomo Kenyatta Airport, your driver will be waiting to meet you and will take you to Silver Springs hotel, where you will stay overnight on a bed and breakfast basis. The Silver Springs Hotel is in the picturesque neighborhood of Hurlingham at the Argwings Kodhek and Valley Road roundabout, and just a stone’s throw away from the city centre.
Day 2
You’ll meet your driver at the reception after breakfast and begin your safari by driving to Masai Mara National Reserve. Enjoy the breathtaking scenery as you descend the Great Rift Valley. As you drive into the reserve, you will see Masai homesteads and the Masai people, who have a very rich culture. We will arrive in good time to check in and have lunch at the Elagata,Enchoro or Mara wildebeest Tented Camp. In the afternoon, you’ll experience your first game drive and head back to the camp for dinner and overnight stay.
Day 3
You will have a full day to spend in this vast game reserve. You can either have a morning and afternoon game drive, or have breakfast and then head out on a full-day game drive with picnic lunches. Masai Mara is known as one of Africa’s greatest wildlife reserves, situated in south-west Kenya. It is famous for the abundance of the big cats – lions, leopards, cheetahs – and also for the Masai people, well known for their distinctive culture. After your day in the wild, head back to the camp for dinner and overnight stay.
Day 4
Have an early breakfast and check out. With a game drive on your way out of the park, you’ll head to Lake Naivasha arriving at Lake Naivasha Resort/Crescent in time for lunch. You can spend the rest of the afternoon at leisure – you may want to do some of the optional activities offered in Lake Naivasha, such as bird walks and boat rides payable directly at the resort. Stay overnight at the resort
Day 5
Have breakfast at the resort; then head south to Amboseli National Park. You’ll arrive at Kibo Safari Camp / Amboseli Sentrimin Safari Camp or AA Lodge on time for lunch. Amboseli National Park is located at the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro, the second-highest mountain in the world and the highest in Africa. It is home to a large population of elephants. The snow-capped peaks of the mountain are very attractive to look at. You can relax a little after lunch and then head out for an afternoon game drive, returning to the camp for dinner and overnight stay on full board.
Day 6
Spend a full day in Amboseli National Park with game drives. You can do a half day or morning and afternoon game drives. Stay overnight at Kibo Safari Camp,Amboaeli Sentrim etc
Day 7
Have an early breakfast and check out. Enjoy a game drive on your way out of the park, then drive to Namanga where you will go through immigration and customs for Kenya and Tanzania, and continue with your safari in Tanzania with the Tanzanian Crew. On arrival at Namanga border, you’ll be met by our driver-guide and escorted to Arusha town in the heart of Tanzania’s safari centre. You will then be driven to Tarangire National Park. Tarangire National Park is famous for its giant baobab trees, large herds of elephants, plains game and predators. Tarangire also boasts a large variety of spectacular bird life, including endemic species. You will have dinner and stay overnight at the Whistling Thorn camp, which is a small and friendly community camp, with only six tents. It is only five minutes’ drive from the gate to Tarangire National Park.
Day 8
After breakfast you’ll embark on a full day’s game drive with picnic lunch, ranging far and wide. Your guide will point out, among many aspects of animal behaviour, the fascinating way that elephants communicate with subtle interactions. Then, drive to Karatu in the heart of coffee country. Arrive in time for a cool drink and hot shower before a delicious dinner and restful night. Stay overnight at Crater Forest tented camp.
Day 9
We will drive to the spectacular Ngorongoro Crater, a collapsed volcano, that teems with a variety of wildlife, including the highest density of lions per square kilometre in Africa, open savannah grasslands, the Lerai groundwater forest and a soda lake tinged pink by thousands of flamingos. We’ll then drive back up to the Karatu for dinner and stay overnight at the Crater Forest tented camp.
Day 10
Leave camp after breakfast for the drive to Serengeti National Park, passing through rich farmland until reaching the lush montane forests of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area Crater Highlands. After ascending and descending the rift escarpment, we’ll stop first at Olduvai Gorge, one of the world’s most famous fossil and archaeological sites, dating back two million years and where many finds of early humans were discovered. Tour the Olduvai Museum before having a picnic lunch. In the afternoon, continue game-viewing in the Serengeti. Undoubtedly the best-known wildlife sanctuary in the world, the Serengeti is home to the highest density of animals in the world as well as being unrivalled for its natural beauty, diversity and scientific value. During your daily game drives you’ll witness the annual ancient drama of life, death and rebirth in this primeval wilderness. Spend two nights in our luxurious Ikoma tented camp.
Day 11
As the animals begin to stir, an option of a sunrise hot air balloon ride over the Serengeti’s boundless plains for a different perspective on the wildlife action. Watch as early morning activities begin: hippos return to water after foraging for food in the dark; elephants rustle through trees in search of breakfast; and lions amble back from a hunt with wide, yellow eyes. During an afternoon game drive, watch for cheetahs, crocodiles and leopards. Stay overnight at Ikoma tented camp.
Day 12
Morning game-viewing at Serengeti National Park with packed lunches, followed by an afternoon drive to Lake Manyara National Park in the Great Rift Valley wall. Lake Manyara National Park is a home to the tree-climbing lion, elephants, hippos, and flamingos, pelicans and numerous other birds. You will have afternoon game drive in the park before dinner and stay overnight at Migunga tented camp.
Day 13
After a relaxing breakfast at Migunga tented camp, drive to Lake Manyara National Park for game driving with packed lunches. After lunch, we will drive back to Arusha town and you can visit the national museums (at your own costs) and spend some time swimming in the pool at Moivaro Lodge. Stay overnight at Moivaro Coffee Plantation Lodge.
Day 14
After breakfast, we will take you to the Kilimanjaro International Airport for your departure flight.
