Arrive in Nairobi, where you’re met and transferred to a hotel
This day is set for a visit to Karen suburb, a round of golf, a visit to the AFEW Giraffe Centre and the Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage foster.
Leave Nairobi with a packed lunch and drive through fertile Kikuyu farms, over the ridge of the Escarpment down into the Great Rift Valley, pass Lakes Naivasha and Elementaita into Nakuru National Park for a game drive.
After lunch in the park, transfer to The Cliff
You will depart from Lake Nakuru to Masai Mara arriving in time for lunch. Spend the afternoon at leisure. At 1600hrs – 1830hrs you enjoy your evening game drive.
Leave early morning for a game drive in the Mara followed by breakfast. After breakfast you could either go on a game walk or visit a local Maasai Village or go on another game drive followed by lunch. After lunch, leave on an afternoon game drive.
Have an early breakfast and check out with packed lunch as you continue to Tanzania through Isebania Tanzania/Kenya border . You will proceed with a Tanzania guide to Serengeti. . Your destination shall be at the Northern part of Serengeti. Dominated by the Mara river, full of crocs & hippos, this area is great for lion prides as well as big herds of buffalo, elephant, cheetah as well as leopard in the many kopjes that make this landscape so distinctive.
After breakfast, enjoy game drives on the way to Central Serengeti.
Early morning game drive to see also nocturnal predators returning from hunting and animals waking up in early morning light in the morning. After breakfast continue game driving on your way to Naabi Hill Gate and towards Ngorongoro Conservation Area and you will descend into the crater for a wonderful game drive (with a picnic lunch) inside the Ngorongoro Crater often described as one of the wonders of the world.It is the world’s largest intact volcanic caldera and aa natural sanctuary for some of Africa’s densest animal populations. It is one of the few places where the rare black rhino can be observed in their natural setting. As very few animals migrate in and out of the crater with its 2000 ft. high walls, you can expect to see lions, elephants, zebras, hippos, flamingos, jackals, rhinos, antelopes, many birds and other species. With a bit of luck the ‘Big Five’ can be spotted during one game drive only
After breakfast, drive to Tarangire National Park, the third largest national park in Tanzania. There will be many opportunities for game viewing as we drive through the park. Tarangire contains a range of ecosystems from grassland and woodlands in the north, to scrub and wetlands further south. The Tarangire river cuts through the park and empties into Lake Burunge in the west. Tarangire boasts one of the largest and most conspicuous elephant populations in East Africa. There are large family groups with many calves being born each year as the population continues to recover from the devastating effects of poaching in the eighties. You will see herds of elephants and experience close contact with the matriarchs, the babies, teenagers, and bulls. Your close contact will help you in understanding these incredible animals. Spend several hours surrounded by the herds and you cannot help but feel their wisdom. Tarangire is also known for its abundant baobab trees, most of which are over 400 years old, and its beautiful landscape.
After breakfast drive to Arusha and then to Kilimanjaro Airport for your international flight back home.
