Upon arrival at Kigali Airport disembark from the aircraft and proceed to clear customs and immigration formalities. Proceed to the arrivals lounge where our Customer Service Manager will meet you and assist you to the waiting transfer vehicle. Transfer to Kigali Serena Hotel, where you have a welcome dinner and spend the first night.
After a leisurely morning breakfast at 10:00 am, you will be picked up by your driver/guide for a city tour of Kigali and visit the genocide Museum. Lunch at Hotel Mille Collins and thereafter depart by road to the Volcanoes National in the north western part of the country; the area commonly known for the home of the Mountain Gorillas.
Volcanoes National Park is situated along the border with neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda. The international boarder stretches across the whole Virunga Range, The parks boundary in Rwanda extends over some 65 km from the Congo border near Gisenyi all the way near Uganda border near Kisoro. The Volcanoes National park covers an area of 16000 hectares and is the home for the famous habituated Mountain Gorillas where 10 Gorilla families are available for trekking and 3 Families are for research.
The drive is through beautiful rolling hills, awesome landscape, bypassing coffee and banana plantations on a comfortable paved road and is approximately 3 hours from Kigali to your lodge.
Upon arrival to your lodge you will check in and the reminder of your day at leisure enjoying the beautiful nature of the surroundings of the Lodge.
An early breakfast, served at the lodge, before departing by road to the Parc National des Volcans headquarters at approx. 6:30am. Here you will be allocated a guide for one of the habituated Mountain Gorilla families and given a safety briefing. You will then be taken by vehicle to a starting point, to commence your gorilla trek in the forest. The amount of time spent walking is dependent upon which family of Gorillas you are allocated to and where they are to be found on that day. Once the family is sighted you will spend a maximum of one hour with the Gorilla family. After this phenomenal wildlife experience, return to your vehicle on the edge of the forest, returning to the lodge for late lunch. Afternoon at leisure.
After an early morning breakfast at around 7am, you will report again to the park headquarters for another experience with different endangered species in the volcanoes “the Golden Monkeys”. It is normally an easy trek which might take between 1-2 hours
The golden monkeys are the rare species of old world monkey now found only in the Virunga mountain range. Now endangered it is one of the species on the endangered red list. It lives in social groups of up to 90 individuals usually led by one adult male. There are two habituated groups of Golden Monkey, one group comprises around 80 – 100 members and has its home at the foot of Mt Sabyinyo. As with treks to see the Mountain Gorillas, treks to see the Golden Monkeys take place in the mornings and visitors are permitted to stay for 1 hour with the monkeys.
Return to the lodge for lunch.
After lunch private road transfer back to Kigali – 3 hours
On arrival, VIP and fast track through immigration formalities and board your scheduled flight to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, Kenya.
Upon arrival disembark from the aircraft where you will be met by our Customer Service Manager who will lead you to clear customs and immigration formalities and proceed to the arrivals lounge. You will be assisted to your transfer vehicles. Transfer by road to your hotel.
After breakfast, transfer to Wilson Airport for a private chartered flight to Segera Retreat in Laikipia
Tropic Air flight No.001: Wilson Airport – Segera Airstrip: ETD 11:00 ETA 12:00
After flying for approximately 1 hour, You land at the Mukenya Airstrip, here you will be met by the retreat vehicle and driver/guide. Found deep within the highlands of Laikipia, Segera is a unique sanctuary offering you a chance to really connect with African nature. The camp runs entirely on solar energy and comprises seven two-storey villas gazing over the Laikipia Plateau with views of Mount Kenya. The villas have en-suite bathrooms and private sun decks, complete with Jacuzzi baths and swing beds. Meals and private dining are served al fresco in a number of locations, or in the retreat’s luxurious reception rooms. Activities available include game drives, walks, hides or sleep-outs, visits to cultural villages. Helicopter flights can be arranged for those looking to venture further afield – Optional at an extra cost. All meals and Overnight at the Segera Retreat.
Segera Retreat - Hides and Look out Points
Segera Retreat - Art Exhibitions
You may opt to sleep in or an early morning game drive after which you will be driven back to Segera Retreat for your breakfast. Safari activities from the Retreat as planned by your guide.
OPTIONAL ACTIVITY: You may opt to spend a night in the NAY PALAD BIRD NEST @ US$857.00 per person, per night:
Built alongside a river teeming with wildlife, the NAY PALAD Bird Nest offers a unique concept of nesting and sleeping like a bird – set above the ground, with a 360 degree birds-eye-view of this beautiful wilderness.
How does it work? After an exhilarating game drive or bush walk, guests are brought to the NAY PALAD Bird Nest just before sunset. The nest is lit up with lanterns, with champagne and culinary delights laid out on the open-air nest, and inviting beds (either open-air or within the shelter of the first floor) prepared with luxurious linens and hot water bottles, ready for the night ahead. From the cozy comfort of the NAY PALAD Bird Nest, guests will enjoy a magical African sunset, feast on a picnic-style dinner and can fall asleep under the sparkling African sky… The following morning, a picnic breakfast delivery is enjoyed while watching elephants, giraffe and other wildlife gather at the river. To wake up to the magical sounds of wild animals at play, surrounded by pristine nature as far as the eye can see – this is a place of true, untouched wonderment.
With one fully-equipped bathroom, the NAY PALAD Bird Nest is technically designed to sleep two guests, but a cosy family would also be welcome – for example the parents may choose to sleep in the shelter of the first floor, but children would love the adventure of sleeping out on the top deck.
After breakfast transfer back to the Airstrip. Board a private chartered flight to Masai Mara Game Reserve.
Tropic Air flight No.002: Segera Airstrip – Kichwa Tembo Airstrip: ETD 11:00 ETA 12:40
You are now in Masai land. You will be met at the airstrip by the camp driver/guide. The Maasai Mara, is the northernmost extension of the Serengeti and a gem in itself. The camp operates throughout the year, the migration of wildebeest covers July through October, quickly followed by the birthing season from October to March. April and May offer the best opportunities for keen ornithologists and those wishing to enjoy the solitude and verdant green of the quiet season. Lunch at the camp and thereafter enjoy your first game viewing drive.
Return to the camp for dinner and overnight at Sanctuary Olonana
Early Morning and afternoon game drives in the MAASAI MARA NATIONAL RESERVE, Kenya’s best and most scenic game park. At the northern extremity of the unique Serengeti ecosystem, blessed with a permanent water supply, the Maasai Mara has a thriving, permanent population of plains game. Of the hunter’s "big five," elephant, buffalo, lion, and leopard are quite common, while even the much rarer rhino might come out of the thicket for you. Hyenas are plentiful and the cheetah, a 60-miles-per-hour daytime hunter, is often seen. Besides being the setting for the ancient and often tragic spectacle of the Great Migration, other marvels of the Masai Mara include giraffe, elephant, red-tailed monkeys and a host of antelope. Twice-daily interpretive game-drives led by our highly trained and experienced rangers, bird watching with resident guides and naturalists reveal the wonders of the Mara. Extra excursions included: Bush walks and Maasai community visits .
OPTIONAL ACTIVITY: Today you may opt for an early morning balloon excursion to experience the panoramic Mara from a birds-eye @ US$603.00 per person.
Return for all meals and overnight at Sanctuary Olonana
After breakfast, say good-bye to the Mara plains and transfer back by road to Kichwa Tembo Airstrip for a scheduled flight back to Nairobi. Gain an overview of Africa on your plane ride back to Nairobi:
Safarilink Aviation flight No.002: Kichwa Tembo Airstrip – Wilson Airport: ETD 11:00 ETA 12:20
You will be met and assisted to connect onto your flight to Lake Manyara Airstrip via Kilimanjaro Airport in Arusha.
On arrival at 14:10, clear customs and immigration formalities and connect on another scheduled flight on a light Aircraft to Lake Manyara Airstrip.
You will land at Lake Manyara Airstrip at 15:30, here you will be met by our waiting safari/driver who will meet and transfer you to the lodge.
This afternoon descend 600m (0ver 2000 feet) to the floor of the crater for a half day game drive. Explore the forest areas that are inhabited by monkey and elephant, the lake area, where you may see the flamingos and the open savannah where the lions hunt for food. Return at sunset for dinner and overnight at the Lodge
After breakfast, you will depart for a full Day Safari Tour on the crater floor of Ngorongoro with packed lunches; the Ngorongoro Crater is the world's largest intact caldera in an exceptional geographical position, forming a spectacular bowl of about 265 square kilometers with sides up to 600m deep, the stalking ground of around 20,000 to 30,000 wild animals at any one time.
The crater floor consists of a number of ecological environments that include grassland, swamps, forests and Lake Makat, a central soda lake filled by the Munge River. All these various habitats attract various wildlife to drink, wallow, graze, hide or climb. Although animals are free to move in and out of this contained environment, the rich volcanic soil, lush forests and spring source lakes on the crater floor tend to incline both grazers and predators to remain here throughout the year. After the tour return to your lodge.
OPTIONAL ACTIVITY: Tonight you may enjoy a specially prepared for you a honeymoon rose petal dinner @ US$81.00 per person.
The ultimate romantic experience, your private dinner begins with a long soak in a hot bubble bath large enough for two, from where you can admire magnificent views of the Ngorongoro Crater. From there, a carpet of rose petals leads to an elegant table set up just for you in the privacy of your opulent suite. Attentive yet discrete, your personal butler serves up a delicious feast, prepared by the lodge’s professional chefs and accompanied by a bottle of the finest French champagne.
After breakfast transfer back to Lake Manyara Airstrip for your scheduled flight to Seronera Airstrip in the central plains of the Serengeti National park.
The flight departs at 11:30 and arrives in Serengeti at 13:00
On arrival you will be met by the camp driver/guide. Transfer to your luxury camp which is located 45 minutes-drive away to arrive in time for check-in and lunch. Later enjoy an afternoon game drive.
Seronera is one of many world famous attractions in the Central Serengeti. Seronera Valley supports a much greater diversity of resident wildlife than anywhere else in the Serengeti including elephant, giraffe, impala, waterbuck, hippo, topi, reedbuck, buffalo and baboon. This resident prey in turn attracts the highest concentrations of large predators in Africa (lion, hyena, leopard and cheetah) and a multitude of smaller predators (mongoose, jackal, serval and bat-eared fox)
All meals and overnight at One Nature Nyaruswiga.
Depending on your preference, there are a couple of options with regards to how your day is structured. One option is to break camp early and head out with a picnic breakfast returning to camp in time for lunch. Alternatively, you can eat breakfast in camp and head out with picnic lunch returning in the mid afternoon.
With a shared Game drive vehicle, the camp will do everything it can to ensure that your ideal structure is met. Dinner and overnight at the camp
Today you may opt for an early morning balloon excursion to experience the panoramic Western Corridor from a birds-eye view (The Balloon excursion costs US$745.00 per person and this is not included in the tour package).
Return for all meals and overnight at the Camp
After breakfast transfer in 4x4 land rover (approximately 45mins) to Seronera Airstrip for your onward scheduled flight on a light aircraft departing at 10:05am via Kilimanjaro Airport back to Nairobi.
Upon arrival disembark from the aircraft where you will be met by our Customer Service Manager who will lead you to clear customs and immigration formalities and proceed to the arrivals lounge. You will be assisted to your transfer vehicles. Transfer by road to your hotel.
Breakfast at the hotel. Your room has been booked at Hemingsway Nairobi until your departure for the airport for your departure flight.
Private road transfer back to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport to catch your departure flight.
