Itinerary

Day 1

Arrival – Nairobi



On arrival at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport you will be met by our tour manager who will brief you on your safari and thereafter you will be transferred to your Nairobi hotel where you will rest for the night as you prepare to depart for Arusha town the next day.



Dinner and overnight stay at Fairview Hotel.

Day 2

Nairobi – Namanga-Amboseli National Park



After breakfast at your Nairobi hotel depart for Amboseli National Park via Namanga and arrive in time for lunch at your lodge or tented camp. After Lunch, you will be taken for an afternoon game drive through the park till dusk evening.



Amboseli sits on the lower slopes of mighty Mount Kilimanjaro Africa’s highest mountain whose peak lies across the boarder in Tanzania. It is quite an experience to see Kilimanjaro hovering above the clouds in an early morning. The animal pictures arising against the dramatic backdrop of the mountain will thrill the photography enthusiast. Amboseli national park is renowned for its huge elephant herds. You will also see buffalo, black rhino’s zebras, wildebeest and other plain animals.
Dinner and overnight at Amboseli Sopa lodge.

Day 3

Amboseli National Park-Namanga-Arusha-Moshi
After breakfast depart for Arusha town by shuttle bus via Namanga border town for immigration formalities and arrive in time for lunch. After Lunch, you will proceed to Moshi town where you will reach in the evening.

Dinner and Overnight Stay at Capricorn hotel.

Day 4

Moshi-Marangu Gate-Mandara Hut

Breakfast and depart from your hotel at around 08:00 am. Drive 2 hours to Marangu Gate for Park formalities. Afterwards you will ascend three hours to Mandara hut 2700m above sea level. Picnic lunch will be served enroute.



Dinner and Overnight Stay at Mandara Hut

Day 5

Mandara Hut-Horombo Hut



Depart in the morning for a trek up the Horombo Hut (10 hours, 3761m), more rigid and rocky landscape but with nice views of Mawenzi and Kibo peaks.



Dinner and Overnight Stay at Horombo Hut.

Day 6

Horombo Hut-Kibo Hut



Proceed after breakfast through spectacular nature of mountain vegetation to Kibo Hut
(6 hours).



Dinner and Overnight Stay at Kibo Hut.

Day 7

Kibo Hut-to Summit-To Horombo Hut



This is the final attempt to the summit taken in the early hours of the morning(2.00am)taking you about 5 hours to the most difficult steep part of the route to Gilman’s’ point(5681m).From here you will take 1.5 hours to Uhuru peak(5895m).Descend to Horombo Hut in the evening.



Dinner and Overnight Stay at Horombo Hut

Day 8

Horombo Hut-Marangu Gate-Moshi

Descend from Horombo Hut to Marangu Gate. The waiting car will take you to your hotel in Moshi.

Day 9

Moshi-Lake Manyara-Ngorongoro Crater

After breakfast you will depart for Lake Manyara National Park where you will make a stopover for Game viewing then proceed to Ngorongoro crater reaching in the evening.



Lake Manyara covers 330 sq. km, 70% of which is occupied by the lake. Its varied ecosystem consists of ground water forests, acacia woodland, and open savannah grassland along the lakeshores and sustains a wealth of wildlife, including the Big Five -Lion, Elephant, Leopard, and Rhino and Buffalo the Park renowned for its climbing lions with no mane.
Dinner & overnight stay at Ngorongoro Wildlife Lodge or a tented Camp.

Day 10

Ngorongoro Crater-Serengeti National Park

After breakfast, descend into the crater for a full day of game viewing. A picnic lunch will be taken on the crater floor. You will then depart for Serengeti National Park in the early afternoon reaching in the evening.



Ngorongoro crater supports up to 25,000 large mammals. Grazers dominate, for example, the zebras, wildebeest (accounting for almost half the animals), gazelles, buffaloes, elands, hartebeests and wart hogs. There are examples of some grazers and browsers that they find this environment not suitable such as Giraffes, for example, they stay away because there is insufficient food at tree level; topi because they compete directly with wildebeest. Another interesting characteristic of this conservancy is that almost all of the populations of crater elephants are bulls. Breeding herds – comprising large numbers of females and their young with a few attendant older males – are probably unable to find sufficient quality food in the crater. Ngorongoro has carnivores in quantity, drawn by the large herds of prey. It has probably the densest population of large predators, mainly lions about 100 and more and 400 spotted hyenas, living in eight clans of up to eighty individuals. Both lions and hyenas will scavenge from each other, depending on weight of numbers and lack of enough food.



Dinner and overnight at Seronera Wildlife Lodge or a tented Camp.

Day 11

Serengeti National Park

After breakfast enjoy the magnificent views across the Serengeti plains and explore the area in your vehicle the whole day returning to your lodge/tented camp in the evening. Picnic lunch.



The Serengeti National Park is a continuation of the Maasai Mara game reserve in Kenya. It is one of Tanzanian’s largest and most famous national parks covering an area of 14,763sq.km the greatest spectacle of annual wildlife migration in the world happens in the two adjoining parks as about a million Wildebeest cross north and south looking for greener pasture. The Serengeti also boasts of its lions and Cheetahs whereas zebras number about 200,000 other animals include giraffes grant and Thomson’s gazelle Impalas, elands, warthogs and klipspringers. It is also rich with bird life.



Dinner and overnight at Seronera Wildlife Lodge or a tented Camp.

Day 12

Serengeti National Park-Nairobi



After breakfast drive to Arusha arriving in time for lunch. After lunch you shall then continue to Nairobi via Namanga using a shuttle bus arriving in the evening at your Nairobi Hotel.



Dinner and overnight stay at Fairview Hotel.

Day 13

Nairobi-Maasai Mara National Park



After breakfast depart for Maasai Mara through the flow of Great Rift Valley arriving on time for lunch. Have lunch at your lodge. Then afternoon game drives till dusk.

The Maasai Mara , now the 7th wonder of the world and 4th preferred tourist destination in the world is a home to wildlife in such abundance ad variety that it is difficult to imagine The annual migration of the wildebeest and the zebras from the Serengeti in such of water and pasture while being followed on their heels by the predators of the savannah; Lion, cheetah, wild dog, jackal, hyena, and vultures. It hosts over 450 species of animals which includes lions, rhinos, hippos, crocodiles, giraffe, wildebeests, zebras, buffalo, leopard, many kinds of antelopes and elephants.
Dinner and overnight at Sopa lodge or Keekorok Lodge.

Day 14

Maasai Mara National Reserve

After breakfast, have full game drive in Maasai Mara National Reserve. Drive back to the lodge for your lunch, then in the afternoon Visit a Maasai Village and school to experience this nomadic tribe’s way of life and participate in a service project with them, from school renovations to ecological rehabilitation projects, such as planting indigenous trees or soil erosion control.

The Masai Mara is famous for it’s black manned lions, elephants and buffalo that make three out of the ‘big five’ though luck is essential for spotting the other two namely park’s animal concentration and abundance is second to none. We will cater for a picnic lunch at the hippo pool where with luck you may spot crocodiles basking on the rocks. Numerous plains game including antelopes, wildebeest, zebra, and Maasai giraffe can be seen as well as scavengers like hyena and vulture. In the late afternoon (at an extra cost), go for optional activities like having a nature walk, visiting Maasai villages to see the nomadic lifestyle or swimming in the nearby lodges.

OR Optional (On one of the days)



Take the opportunity to fly over the Mara in a Hot air Balloon provided at an extra cost. The balloon package includes a champagne breakfast in the wild! If you can spare the money, viewing abundant game afloat a balloon is an unforgettable experience.
Dinner and overnight at Sopa lodge or Keekorok Lodge.

Day 15

Maasai Mara Game Reserve-Lake Naivasha



After breakfast, have a chance to enjoy a morning game drive through the Reserve as you depart for Lake Naivasha where you will reach in time for lunch at your lodge and enjoy an afternoon Game drive till dusk.
Lake Naivasha is the highest of all the Rift Valley Lakes at 1880 m above sea level. This area is a birdwatcher’s paradise with over 450 species of recorded birds in the area. A small islet on the lake is home to a number of game. One can enjoy a boat safari, viewing wildlife and birds from the tranquil lake. A private ranch (Kongoni Game Sanctuary) located in the area which is a home to lions, leopards, cheetah and some translocated Grevy's zebras.



Dinner and Overnight Stay at Lake Naivasha Simba lodge.

Day 16

Lake Naivasha –Nairobi

After breakfast, have final game drive through the park. Drive back to Nairobi in the afternoon arriving at your Nairobi Hotel in the evening. Lunch en route.

Dinner and overnight stay at Fairview Hotel.

Day 17

Nairobi-Jomo Kenyatta International Airport-Departure



After breakfast check out from hotel and proceed to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for your flight to your next destination.



End of safari.

General Information

Duration:

17 Days

Location Start:

Nairobi.Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.

Location Finish:

Nairobi.Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.

Payment Types:

Cash, Paypal, Cheque, Travellers Cheque, Payment Transfer

We Speak:

English

Extra Information

Inclusions -

Game drives as per the Itinerary

Exclusions -

Tips to porters and drivers.