The Best Game of East Africa

Masai Mara | Nairobi | Samburu

Day 1: Nairobi to Samburu National Reserve Pick up from Nairobi airport or Nairobi hotel. Drive on the scenic route via the central highlands to the Samburu National Reserve in the semi arid northern frontier of Kenya. Samburu, Shaba and Buffalo springs game reserves are a place of endless skies, dust-red plains and palm-fringed rivers. The reserves lie on the fringes of the vast and arid desert once known as the Northern Frontier District. The combined landscape of the Samburu game reserve features rocky battlements, craggy scarps, dry river beds and fallen boulders rising out of the thorn scrub against a backdrop of the far-distant hills and the great red table mountain known as Ololokwe. Overnight at your Samburu safari lodge or tented camp.. Main Destination: Masai Mara National Reserve. Accommodation:  Ashnil Mara Camp Mid-range tented camp located inside Masai Mara NR Meals & Drinks: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included).

Mount Kenya | Samburu

Day 3: Samburu to Olpejeta Conservancy After breakfast depart for the cooler Mount Kenya / Laikipia region. Arrive for lunch at the your camp, afternoon game viewing drives at the Olpejeta wildlife sanctuary. Visit the chimps sanctuary- A Jane Goodall site. Later drive back to your camp for overnight.

Lake Nakuru | Masai Mara

Day 5: Lake Nakuru or Naivasha to Masai Mara Safari proceeds to the Masai Mara Game Reserve Late afternoon game viewing drive at the Mara. The Mara makes the ideal hunting ground for Kenya's famous ‘big cats' and hosts her largest population of lions It also offers the best chance of spotting a leopard in the wild. Other predators include cheetah and spotted hyena. The Masai Mara is famous for the large herds of elephant and buffalo that inhabit the plains; also for the pods of hippo that wallow in its muddy river beds. Other animal species include the Masai giraffe, Topi, Hartebeest, Grant's and Thomson's gazelle, zebra, impala, dik-dik, bushbuck, waterbuck and red duiker. The Reserve also boasts plentiful crocodile, monitor lizard, baboon, vervet; blue and red-tailed monkeys, bush babies, and tree hyrax. There are over 550 resident and migratory species of birds.. Overnight at your Masai Mara Leisure camp or similar tented camp.

Masai Mara | Serengeti

Day 7: Maasai Mara to Serengeti National Park Depart Masai Mara and proceed across the border in to Tanzania and the Serengeti game reserve. The Serengeti game reserve shares the same boundary and is an extension of the Masai mara Ideally the Masai mara is an extension of the Serengeti It is well located for game viewing drives together with optional activities including balloon safari excursions and guided nature / bird walks. Afternoon game viewing drive at the Serengeti. Overnight at your Serengeti safari lodge/ tented camp...

Ngorongoro Crater | Serengeti

Day 9: Ngorongoro conservation area Depart the Serengeti and proceed to the Ngorongoro crater. Descend to the crater floor for a day of game viewing in this natural wildlife habitat. Picnic lunch at the crater floor. Later ascend to the crater rim for your overnight. The Ngorongoro Crater rim offers the finest sunset and sunrise views. Overnight at your Ngorongoro Farm house or Tloma lodge..

Amboseli | Kilimanjaro | Lake Manyara

Day 11: Lake Manyara to Amboseli National Park Proceed to the Amboseli national park. Border crossing and immigration formalities at the Namanga border town. Afternoon game drive at the Amboseli National park with views of Mount Kilimanjaro. Amboseli is an international biosphere nature reserve featuring dried-out lake bed, rolling savannah and lush green swamps. Amboseli hosts various animal species including the Elephant, Antelope, Spotted Hyena, Jackal, Warthog, Olive baboon, Vervet monkey. There are chances of spotting Lion, Leopard or Cheetah. The observation hill at Amboseli park is easily climbed and offers stunning views of Mount Kilimanjaro. Overnight at your Kibo Safari Camp...