Day notes
On arrival at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (KRO) in Nairobi, you will meet your English speaking guide who will transfer you to your hotel near the Wilson Airport. You have the rest of the day at leisure to relax.
Self Drive from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport [NBO] to Tamarind Tree Hotel
Self Drive
Jomo Kenyatta International Airport [NBO]
Tamarind Tree Hotel
Check-in to Tamarind Tree Hotel
Day notes
Pick up after breakfast for sightseeing in Nairobi including visits to Giraffe center, Daphne Sheldrick's Elephant Orphanage (11am public visit), Karen Blixen Museum.
Drop back at hotel late afternoon (minivan full day, 8hrs max).
Included:
Includes entry fees to Giraffe Center, Sheldrick Orphanage 11 am visit, Karen Blixen Museum.
Excluded:
Lunch & Dinner excluded.
Day notes
After breakfast your guide will meet up with you and you will transfer to Wilson Regional Airport for your flight to the Masai Mara (Flight Wilson - Mara (10h00/11h00).
On arrival at the airstrip the lodge will meet you and transfer you to the lodge, you have leisure time to seetle in before departing on your first afternoon game drive.
Return to the lodge for dinner.
Check-out from Tamarind Tree Hotel
Self Drive from Tamarind Tree Hotel to Wilson Airport [WIL]
Self Drive
Tamarind Tree Hotel
Wilson Airport [WIL]
Self Drive from Wilson Airport [WIL] to Encounter Mara
Self Drive
Wilson Airport [WIL]
Encounter Mara
Check-in to Encounter Mara
Included:
Airport transfer
Charter flight to your lodge in the Masai Mara
Overnights: Encounter Mara Camp, with all meals, including snacks, plus limited standard drinks included (normally water, sodas, juice, beer, house wine & spirits), game drives, night drives, walking safari in Naboisho Conservancy, laundry service, all park entry and conservancy fees, Flying Doctor's coverage for one emergency evacuation per person whilst at Naboisho.
Excluded:
Cold beverages and alcohol; laundry; optional activities that require additional charges; gratuities to trip leaders, guides, drivers, crew, or other staff; international airfare; airport departure taxes; additional accommodations made necessary by airline schedule changes or other factors; pre-trip expenses such as medical immunizations, travel insurance, passports, and visas; and any expenses of a personal nature.
Day notes
Early morning rise before your morning game drive.
Return to the lodge for breakfast and some leisure time. Speak to your game ranger about optional activities on offer at the lodge.
In the later afternoon depart on another game drive befoer dinner at the lodge.
Leleshwa Game Drive
Included:
Full day shared game drive and safari activities in Naboisho conservancy.
Excluded:
Cold beverages and alcohol; laundry; optional activities that require additional charges; gratuities to trip leaders, guides, drivers, crew, or other staff; international airfare; airport departure taxes; additional accommodations made necessary by airline schedule changes or other factors; pre-trip expenses such as medical immunizations, travel insurance, passports, and visas; and any expenses of a personal nature.
Day notes
Depart after breakfast for Naboisho airstrip.
Flight Mara - Migori (08h45/09h30) including transfer to Tarime.
Coastal Aviation flight from Tarime to Kogatende Airstrip in the northern Serengeti, 11:00 - 11:30. Softsided luggage only, 15kg (33lb) per person.
Meet your SENE safari guide at the airstrip for a game drive en route to camp.
The Serengeti is the most famous wildlife area in the world. More than 4 million animals reside within its ecosystem, including a million and a half wildebeest, a quarter million zebra, twice that many gazelle, and tens of thousands of their predators (lion, leopard, cheetah, hyena, crocodile, etc.). Moreover, the vast park offers breathtaking scenery unto itself. Scattered throughout the southeastern short grass plains are kopjes, geologic wonders comprised of exposed gneiss and granite shaped by the wind and temperature fluctuations. Different environments emerge as you head deeper into the Serengeti, where you will find riverine forests, acacia woodlands, forested hills, and open grassland that create a vast geographic mosaic.
Check-out from Encounter Mara
Self Drive from Encounter Mara to Mara Under Canvas
Self Drive
Encounter Mara
Mara Under Canvas
Check-in to Mara Under Canvas
Expert tips:
Flight: Coastal Aviation flight from Tarime to Kogatende Airstrip in the northern Serengeti, 11:00 - 11:30.
Softsided luggage only, 15kg (33lb) per person.
Location: Serengeti N.P.
Accommodation: Mara Under Canvas
Description : Located in the wild remote Mara Triangle above the Mara River, this camp is in a prime Serengeti wildlife area for witnessing the Great Migration from June to November. The luxurious and intimate tented camp provides absolute comfort combined with the authenticity of nights spent in the African bush.
Mara has the most spacious safari tents, each with large double or twin beds, en suite bathroom, separate portable WC and a hot shower.
Meals: Full Board
Included:
Charter flights
Excluded:
Cold beverages and alcohol; laundry; optional activities that require additional charges; gratuities to trip leaders, guides, drivers, crew, or other staff; international airfare; airport departure taxes; additional accommodations made necessary by airline schedule changes or other factors; pre-trip expenses such as medical immunizations, travel insurance, passports, and visas; and any expenses of a personal nature.
Day notes
Unlimited game drives all days in the Serengeti, according to your interests and preferences for
length and timing. Discuss with your SENE guide, a trained expert in East African wildlife and ecology, about areas to explore in search of the best game-viewing opportunities, dependent on the seasonal and daily migration patterns. You may take early morning drives at dawn and late afternoon drives at dusk – the times of day during which the animals are most active – with a mid-day rest at camp. Or, take a picnic lunch and a full day drive to explore a greater range of the vast savanna.
Expert tips:
Location: Serengeti N.P.
Accommodation: Mara Under Canvas
Meals: Full Board
Excluded:
Cold beverages and alcohol; laundry; optional activities that require additional charges; gratuities to trip leaders, guides, drivers, crew, or other staff; international airfare; airport departure taxes; additional accommodations made necessary by airline schedule changes or other factors; pre-trip expenses such as medical immunizations, travel insurance, passports, and visas; and any expenses of a personal nature.
Day notes
Unlimited game drives all days in the Serengeti, according to your interests and preferences for
length and timing. Discuss with your SENE guide, a trained expert in East African wildlife and ecology, about areas to explore in search of the best game-viewing opportunities, dependent on the seasonal and daily migration patterns. You may take early morning drives at dawn and late afternoon drives at dusk – the times of day during which the animals are most active – with a mid-day rest at camp. Or, take a picnic lunch and a full day drive to explore a greater range of the vast savanna.
Expert tips:
Location: Serengeti N.P.
Accommodation: Mara Under Canvas
Meals: Full Board
Excluded:
Cold beverages and alcohol; laundry; optional activities that require additional charges; gratuities to trip leaders, guides, drivers, crew, or other staff; international airfare; airport departure taxes; additional accommodations made necessary by airline schedule changes or other factors; pre-trip expenses such as medical immunizations, travel insurance, passports, and visas; and any expenses of a personal nature.
Day notes
Drive through the heart of the Serengeti from the northern woodlands to the southern grass plains and Lakes Ndutu and Masek area. Game drive throughout with stops and viewing according to your interests (discuss preferences with your SENE guide).
Location: Serengeti South - Ndutu
Accommodation: Lake Masek Tented Camp
Description : Luxurious Lake Masek Tented Camp is located by the shores of Lake Masek, situated between the vast plains of the Serengeti and the woodlands of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Accommodations are in spacious tents on raised platforms set high above the lake and feature en suite bathrooms with tub and star shower. The main lodge contains a magnificent lounge for sundowners, a well-appointed library, and a dining area and balcony with sweeping views of the lake.
Meals: Full Board
Check-out from Mara Under Canvas
Charter Flight from Mara Under Canvas to Lake Masek Tented Lodge
Charter Flight
Mara Under Canvas
Lake Masek Tented Lodge
Check-in to Lake Masek Tented Lodge
Expert tips:
Location: Serengeti South - Ndutu
Accommodation: Lake Masek Tented Camp
Meals: Full Board
Included:
Luxurious Lake Masek Tented Camp is located by the shores of Lake Masek, situated between the vast plains of the Serengeti and the woodlands of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Accommodations are in spacious tents on raised platforms set high above the lake and feature en suite bathrooms with tub and star shower. The main lodge contains a magnificent lounge for sundowners, a well-appointed library, and a dining area and balcony with sweeping views of the lake.
Meals: Full Board
Excluded:
Cold beverages and alcohol; laundry; optional activities that require additional charges; gratuities to trip leaders, guides, drivers, crew, or other staff; international airfare; airport departure taxes; additional accommodations made necessary by airline schedule changes or other factors; pre-trip expenses such as medical immunizations, travel insurance, passports, and visas; and any expenses of a personal nature.
Day notes
Morning ranger-guided bush walk (1-2hrs) through the acacia forest and open plains of the Lake
Ndutu area.
Unlimited game drives.
Lunch at camp.
Afternoon depart from the plains for the Ngorongoro Crater rim (1.5hr).
Check-out from Lake Masek Tented Lodge
Self Drive from Lake Masek Tented Lodge to Ang'ata Ngorongoro Camp
Self Drive
Lake Masek Tented Lodge
Ang'ata Ngorongoro Camp
Check-in to Ang'ata Ngorongoro Camp
Excluded:
Cold beverages and alcohol; laundry; optional activities that require additional charges; gratuities to trip leaders, guides, drivers, crew, or other staff; international airfare; airport departure taxes; additional accommodations made necessary by airline schedule changes or other factors; pre-trip expenses such as medical immunizations, travel insurance, passports, and visas; and any expenses of a personal nature.
Day notes
Enter the famous Ngorongoro Crater for a day game drive in what is often referred to as “Africa’s
Eden.” The descent into the crater, 2,500 feet below the rim, is an unforgettable experience. While only 100 square miles in area, it offers several distinct habitats: acacia forest, swamp, short grass plains, long grass plains, riverine, and woodland. Each habitat attracts a unique variety of the crater's 30,000 resident animals that create a density and diversity of wildlife unseen anywhere else in Africa.
Picnic lunch in the crater or hot lunch back at your lodge or camp.
Activity: Afternoon walk on the rim of the Ngorongoro Crater with a guide and ranger. 1.5 - 2 hours.
Included:
Ang’ata Ngorongoro Camp is located on the crater rim near the Lemala descent road, ideally
situated for early morning game drives into the crater. The camp consists of 8 guest tents, a lounge and a dining tent, all set in the cool shadow of an acacia forest. Each guest tent is individually solar powered and contains a bedroom and en-suite bathroom with shower, a dressing table with sink, and a flush toilet.
Meals: Full Board
Excluded:
Cold beverages and alcohol; laundry; optional activities that require additional charges; gratuities to trip leaders, guides, drivers, crew, or other staff; international airfare; airport departure taxes; additional accommodations made necessary by airline schedule changes or other factors; pre-trip expenses such as medical immunizations, travel insurance, passports, and visas; and any expenses of a personal nature.
Day notes
Transfer from Ngorongoro to the Lake Manyara Airstrip (1hr).
Board your Coastal Aviation flight at 11:25 for your flight to Pemba (via Arusha and Zanzibar), with arrival at 15:05.
Soft-sided luggage only, 15kg (33lb) per person.
Pick-up by Manta for transfer to their resort.
Location: Pemba island
Accommodation: The Manta Resort
Scheduled Flight from Ang'ata Ngorongoro Camp to The Manta Resort
Scheduled Flight
Ang'ata Ngorongoro Camp
The Manta Resort
Stay at The Manta Resort
Expert tips:
The Manta Resort on Pemba Island offers something different from most tropical islands.
Elevated and crafted along an idyllic island beach, the resort offers privacy, romance, adventure and water sports on East Africa’s finest island sanctuary. For serenity, close encounters with nature and a family of staff, the Manta Resort is the place.
UNDERWATER ROOM. The one and only. A private floating island with your bedroom four meters below the surface. It is yours to enjoy while sunbathing and stargazing on the top deck, lounging and dining on the water deck and sleeping surrounded by a tropical marine environment.
Meals: Full Board
Included:
Charter flight
Airport transfer
Excluded:
Cold beverages and alcohol; laundry; optional activities that require additional charges; gratuities to trip leaders, guides, drivers, crew, or other staff; international airfare; airport departure taxes; additional accommodations made necessary by airline schedule changes or other factors; pre-trip expenses such as medical immunizations, travel insurance, passports, and visas; and any expenses of a personal nature.
Day notes
Activity: Morning transfer to the Pemba Airport.
Activity: Auric Air flight Pemba - Dar es Salaam (via Zanzibar), 12:20 - 13:25.
Check-out from The Manta Resort
Transfer from The Manta Resort to Pemba Airport [POL]
Transfer
The Manta Resort
Pemba Airport [POL]
Charter Flight from Pemba Airport [POL] to Dar es Salaam Domestic Terminal
Charter Flight
Pemba Airport [POL]
Dar es Salaam Domestic Terminal
Included:
Airport transfer
