Kenya & Tanzania Safari

Kenya & Tanzania Safari

12 Days East Africa Safari

Depart on your flight to Nairobi. On arrival, transfer to your hotel to relax ahead of your safari. Stay: Southern Sun Mayfair (or similar).

After breakfast, drive to Lake Naivasha, arriving in time for lunch. This afternoon, there’s the option to take a boat ride (at extra cost) or relax at your lodge, the Lake Naivasha Sopa Lodge, where rooms are housed in characterful cottages close to rock gardens. You might even be lucky enough to see a giraffe wandering through the grounds. Approx. journey time: 2 hours. Stay: Lake Naivasha Sopa Lodge (or similar) Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Today you’ll head out on a day trip to Lake Nakuru National Park. The park is a haven for bird lovers, with over 400 species of bird – although the number fluctuates dependent on water level, so it’s best to check with the park if this is your primary reason for visiting. Lake Nakuru National Park also provides habitat for lion, leopard, buffalo and Rothschild giraffe, as well as white rhino and the endangered black rhino, Naivasha Sopa Lodge.

After an early breakfast, drive to the Maasai Mara National Reserve with lunch en route, The most famous reserve in the world, the Maasai Mara is what safari dreams are made of – rolling grasslands and wide open savannah, rich in African wildlife. Here is the place to see the incredible annual great wildebeest migration between July and October as over a million animals thunder across the plains in search of water and grazing, Mara Serena Lodge.

A full day in the Mara awaits, with the option of a hot-air balloon ride this morning. Take flight and drift upwards as the sun rises for an entirely different perspective of the Mara, when the bright pink-orange haze is visible for miles across the vast savannah and wildlife becomes distinguishable from their silhouette forms below. Afterwards, you’ll head out on morning and afternoon game drives. Stay: Mara Serena Safari Lodge (or similar)

After an early breakfast, you’ll begin the long drive back to Nairobi (approx. journey time: 7 hours). Transfer to the airport for your flight to Arusha where, on arrival, you’ll be taken to the Kibo Palace Hotel – a welcoming hotel with a refreshing pool in landscaped grounds and views of Mount Meru and Kilimanjaro. Stay: Kibo Palace Hotel (or similar).

Set off on your Tanzania safari, boarding your 4x4 vehicle for the two-hour drive to Lake Manyara and Nestled on the rim of the Great African Rift Valley, this rustic-luxe lodge has stunning views over Lake Manyara. After lunch enjoy an afternoon game drive in Lake Manyara National Park, home to hippos, elephants, flamingos, plains game and the famous tree-climbing lions that reside here. Approx. journey time: 2 hours.

This morning begin the long scenic drive north through the highlands to the world-renowned Serengeti National Park, arriving at the Embalakai Camp in time for lunch. This afternoon, board your safari vehicle for a game drive exploring the open plains in search of abundant wildlife. Return to the camp for dinner and overnight. Approx. journey time: 5 hours. Stay: Embalakai Camp (or similar) Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Today there’s the option to take a hot-air balloon flight over the plains at sunrise to gain a whole new perspective of the Serengeti. Then morning and afternoon game drives in the Serengeti await, seeking out the big cats, rhino, buffalo and giraffe that inhabit the vast open plains of this huge park which borders the Maasai Mara in its north-east corner. Stay: Embalakai Camp (or similar) Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

After breakfast depart for Ngorongoro, viewing game across the vast Serengeti plains, with the option to visit to the archaeological marvel of Olduvai Gorge − the discovery site of some of the earliest hominid remains. Lunch is a picnic en route. Continue on for an afternoon game drive in the Ngorongoro Crater, one of nature’s wonders. Its collapsed volcanic crater is 12 miles in diameter and 600 metres deep. Approx. journey time: 4½ hours.

After breakfast depart for Tarangire National Park. Enjoy the ride through beautiful vistas of Mount Meru and unspoilt sceneries, Enjoy safari drives within this picturesque National Park, later drive for dinner and overnight at lodge/camp on Full Board Basis. After a gentle walk to a secluded bush ravine site at the southern edge of the lodge’s grounds, u and your group will enjoy a traditional boma-style barbecue dinner complete wth Masai dance

This morning return to Arusha (approx. journey time: 3 hours) for lunch before your return flight to the home, arriving the following day. Alternatively, choose to extend your time in Africa with a beach stay. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch