Encounter the Big Five
12 Day Safari to Kenya & Tanzania Premium Park
$4607-5587 USD
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Safari summary
For a safari experience of your lifetime; this twelve-day Tanzania & Kenya circuit safari combines focus on the best of East African safari destinations. This trip gives you a taste of Amboseli, Tarangire, Ngorongoro Crater, Serengeti, Masai Mara, Lake Nakuru and Ol Pejeta parks. This will grant you a wholesome East Africa safari experience!
About this tour
Tour type | Custom, tailor-made, private | |
Main focus | Game drives | |
Activity level | Easy activity | |
Best months | All months | |
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Fine details
Safari highlights
- Night game drives
Itinerary
Day 1
Nairobi
Day 1: 2020: Nairobi Overnight Arrive at Jomo Kenyatta International office and after clearing with customs authorities, you will be transferred by our courtesy vehicles to a city hotel for overnight Overnight (B&B): Intercontinental Hotel https://www.ihg.com/intercontinental/hotels/us/en/nairobi/nboha/hoteldetail
Day 2
Amboseli | Kilimanjaro
Day 2: 2020: Nairobi-Amboseli NP 07:00hrs; early morning breakfast and then depart for Amboseli National Park arriving in time for lunch. On arrival check-in and have lunch at the lodge. Mid-afternoon at leisure to enjoy lodge facilities. At 15:30hrs, embark on the afternoon game drive at the park. Amboseli National Park is located immediately North West of Mt. Kilimanjaro. Amboseli is known for its vast wildlife and its great scenic beauty. The landscape is dominated by the mighty Mt. Kilimanjaro. Tanzania owns the mountain but Kenya got the best view!! 19:00hrs; Dinner and overnight Meals & Overnight (FB): Zebra Plains Amboseli Camp https://zebraplainscollection.com/amboseli-camp
Day 3
Amboseli | Arusha | Tarangire
Day 3: 2020: Amboseli-Namanga Border-Arusha Town-Tarangire NP 06:00hrs; early breakfast at the lodge. Then depart for Namanga border crossing with a game drive en-route. After clearing with customs authorities, you will exit Kenya and enter Tanzania Republic. You will then board your Tanzania registered safari Land cruiser for the onward journey to Tarangire National Park. 12:00hrs; Hot Lunch at the Kibo Palace Hotel in Arusha. After lunch, depart for Tarangire National Park for a sun-set game drive in the park. Then check-in at for dinner and overnight. Meals & Overnight (FB): Tarangire Simba Lodge http://www.simbaportfolio.com/tarangiresimbalodge/
Day 4
Ngorongoro Crater
Day 4: 2020: Ngorongoro Crater Tour: A World Heritage Site 07:30hrs: Breakfast at the lodge and check-out. Depart for to the rim of Ngorongoro Crater and descend to the floor of this world heritage site. Enjoy the game drive at the floor of the Iconic Caldera. 13:00hrs: Enjoy your box lunches at a picnic site at the floor of the crater. 16:00hrs: Drive out of the crater and transfer to the lodge for night stop. Meals & Overnight (FB): Ndutu Safari Lodge https://www.ndutu.com/ Ngorongoro Conservation area: is a World Heritage Site and is home to nearly 25,000 animals. This caldera, formed by a volcano sinking, hosts a unique cross-section of ecosystems, from Soda Lake to savanna and is home to almost every major species of African mammals. Later in the day, our time will run out and we will ascend on the steep slopes, back to the rim of this world famous crater.
Day 5
Serengeti
Day 5: 2020: Full Day in Ndutu Area After breakfast depart for South Ndutu area in Ngorongoro Conservation area where you will have a chance to explore the vast plains to pursue the wildlife. Ndutu Area At the heart of the South Serengeti lies the world famous Ndutu. Offering consistently the best wildlife viewing during the green season, Ndutu is strategically situated at the center of the southern plains although the immediate area is blanketed with a forest of acacia trees. Accommodation (FB); Ndutu Safari Lodge
Day 6
Serengeti
Day 6: 2020: Ndutu Area- Central Serengeti NP Enjoy your hot breakfast, check-out then depart with picnic lunch boxes for Serengeti National Park. On arrival experience a game drive at the park in search of the big 5. At 1300hrs enjoy your box lunches at a picnic site. Spend the rest of the day with game drives and later at 17:00hrs; check in at the Camp in Central Serengeti. Meals & Overnight (FB): Serengeti Kati Kati Tented Camp http://twctanzania.com/accommodation/kati-kati-tented-camp/
Day 7
Masai Mara | Serengeti
Day 7: 2020: Serengeti NP - Masai Mara At 07:00hrs; early morning breakfast and depart for Kenya Tanzania border point of Sirari/ Isebania. After the cross border formalities you change the Tanzania registered driver guide(s) and the vehicle to Kenya registered guides and 4x4 land cruiser. You will have either Picnic lunch on this day or a hot Lunch (if time allows) at Border Point Lodge http://www.bplodge.com/. Thereafter embark on a drive to Masai Mara game reserve with game drive en-route to the camp. In the evening check-in at the camp. Meals & Overnight (FB): Zebra Plains Mara Camp https://zebraplainscollection.com/mara-camp
Day 8
Masai Mara
Day 8: 2020: Full Day in Masai Mara Game Reserve Early breakfast on this day at the Mara, then depart for a full day game drive with picnic lunches that will take you to the Mara River to see the hippos and the crocodiles; and best of all the Annual Wildebeests’ migration. Meals & Overnight (FB): Zebra Plains Mara Camp
Day 9
Masai Mara
Day 9: 2020: Full Day in Masai Mara 0600hrs, early morning game drive before breakfast to return at 0900hrs for breakfast at the camp. Mid-morning at leisure to enjoy the camp facilities. At 1300hrs is lunch at the Camp followed by afternoon game drive at 1530hrs to pursue wildlife in their busiest hour. Later at 1830hrs return to the camp for dinner and overnight. Meals & Overnight (FB): Zebra Plains Mara Camp
Day 10
Lake Nakuru
Day 10: 2020: Lake Nakuru National Park At 08:00hrs; After Breakfast, depart for Lake Nakuru NP and on arrival, mid-morning game drive till lunch hour when you will check-in at the camp for lunch. At 15:00hrs; go for the afternoon game drive till sunset. Lake Nakuru: is a bird paradise with hundreds of pink flamingoes (depends on water levels) and pelicans, Rhinos, (White and Black), Buffaloes, Lions, the elusive Leopard, the rare bushbuck are also present park. Meals & Overnight (FB): Sarova Lion Hill Game Lodge https://www.sarovahotels.com/lionhill-nakuru/
Day 11
Day 11: 2020: Ol Pejeta Conservancy 07:00hrs; early morning breakfast and then depart for Ol Pejeta Conservancy arriving in time for lunch. Mid-afternoon at leisure to enjoy camp facilities. At 15:30hrs, embark on the afternoon game drive at the Conservancy. Return at 19:00hrs for dinner and overnight Meals & Overnight (FB): Sweetwaters Serena Tented Camp (FB) https://www.serenahotels.com/serenasweetwaters/en/default.html
Day 12
Nairobi
Day 12: Departure 07:30hr take breakfast and depart for Nairobi where you will be transferred to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for your International flight. END OF SERVICE:
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