- Upon your arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport, you will transfer to your short flight to Seronera airstrip and your drive to camp.
- Once you arrive at the camp, you can settle into life at Namiri Plains and enjoy watching the wildlife pass by from the stylish main area of the camp.
- Later in the afternoon, you can explore this exclusive corner of the famous Serengeti on an afternoon game drive. You can also stop for your favourite sundowners on top of the magical and ancient Soit Le Motonyi rocks, offering spectacular views of the short grassy plains and the acacia woodlands. With not another soul in sight, you are entitled to feel like you are the only adventurers in the Serengeti!
- Back in camp, enjoy a delicious three-course meal beneath the Milky Way and listen to the sounds of the night as they unfold around you.
- During your next few days, enjoy morning and afternoon game drives and walking safaris from Namiri Plains, accompanied by our expert guides who know the grassy plains, kopjes, and acacia woodland like the back of their hands. Seek out the cheetah which prowls the vast flat grasslands, and lion prides lounging on kopjes, but don’t forget the other species, from giraffe and hippo to wildebeest and buffalo, as well as plentiful birdlife.
- You will return to camp during the day’s heat to relax by the pool or have a massage to revive you for the afternoon’s activities.
- After breakfast, it’s “kwaheri”, or “goodbye” in Swahili to Namiri Plains, as you depart to the airstrip for your flight hop to Kogatende Airstrip in the Northern Serengeti. On arrival, you will be met by a guide from Sayari and begin a game drive en route to camp.
- Once in camp, lunch will be served, and in the afternoon, you can relax in camp or head out for a game drive to explore this new region of the park. The terrain here is quite different to Namiri Plains, with riverine forests and grassy valleys to explore, and distant views of the Olololo Escarpment which runs all the way into Kenya’s Masai Mara. Return to camp to freshen up and enjoy a drink around a traditional safari campfire.
- Depending on your preference, there are some options regarding how your day is structured. One option is to break camp early and head out for a picnic on a morning game drive, returning to camp in time for lunch.
- Enjoy another game drive in the afternoon, or relax by the pool with a good book. Alternatively, you can eat breakfast at camp and head out on your game drive with a picnic lunch, returning in the mid-afternoon.
- Game drives are enjoyed on a shared basis with other guests from camp. However, the camp will do everything possible to meet your ideal program.
- Private vehicle hire is an optional extra, increasing flexibility, but must be booked in advance. Hot air ballooning is another fantastic option to enhance your safari from Sayari, witnessing the wildlife and vast plains from the sky, followed by a champagne breakfast in the bush.
- Today, you will fly south to the stunning and diverse Ruaha National Park.
- Upon your arrival at Msembe Airstrip, a guide will be waiting to greet you. Enjoy your first taste of this incredible park by game driving to Jabali Ridge, through the woodland and plains, and into the valley of baobab trees where the lodge is located. Settle into your suite and immerse yourself in the breathtaking views of the valley.
- After lunch, you can relax by the pool, or perhaps have a massage and then head out on an afternoon game drive following afternoon tea.
- Over the next few days, our managers and guides will discuss options, and you can decide how to spend your day. Walking safaris are a great way to start the day, as you can explore the environment and the wildlife during the more temperate morning hours.
- You can arrange breakfasts and lunches in camp or the bush during your activities. Alternatively, you can spend time in camp, enjoying the spa, watch the local wildlife graze nearby, and unwinding in the swimming pool before venturing on a night game drive.
- Enjoy your final breakfast before waving goodbye to Jabali and heading back to Msembe for your flight to Dar es Salaam.
- You will land at the international airport, collect your luggage, and check-in for your international flight home, with your return visit already taking shape in your mind’s eye.
