Swagman Migration Seeker - 21 Sep 2021

Check in for your flight via Perth to Johannesburg.

Clear customs and immigration at Perth Airport.

On arrival into Johannesburg take the Hotel Courtesy shuttle to the Hotel to check in for 1 night.

After breakfast take the Hotels Courtesy Shuttle back to the airport arriving in time for your scheduled flight through to Nairobi. 

JAMBO - KARIBU!! You will be  warmly met upon arrival at the Jomo Kenyatta International airport with a special welcome  (a drink, wet towels and presentation of authentic safari hat and a beautiful authentic canvas pouch filled with safari essentials). You will then be transferred to the Sarova Stanley Hotel, located in the heart of the central business district. Enjoy overnight stay.

This morning after a hearty leisurely breakfast, our guide driver will pick you from the hotel for Nairobi Excursions.

Drive to Daphne Sheldricks orphanage. This orphanage is opened only one hour a day from 1100Hrs to 1200Hrs. It is located 8 Kilometres drive from the city centre and it is set in the Nairobi National Park. The orphanage gives you a rare opportunity to come close to baby elephants. The ages vary from a few months to 3 years. Each orphaned elephant is assigned its own keeper, who acts as a replacement mother and will stay with the elephant until it is re-introduced into the wild. The keeper as well gives a talk about the elephants, where they came from, how they are getting on, and how some of the previous orphans are progressing.

You will then drive to the Karen Blixen Museum with lunch at Karen Blixen Coffee Garden. This museum was the home of the Danish renowned writer – Karen Blixen, also known by her pen name as Isak Dinesen. The house was her residence between 1914 to 1931. Most of the household items that Karen used are still intact in the house. Surrounding the house is some nicely, natured coffee gardens that lady Karen grew. In the house she has a small library, offering some of Karen’s writings among other collections.

This will be followed by a visit to Kazuri Beads and Pottery Centre. This is a popular place for many guests who have just a few hours to spend seeing the sights of Nairobi.  Kazuri beads produce brightly-colored, hand-made ceramic jewellery which are sold all over the world.

Tonight’s dinner is a special event with our host, The Manji Family who will entertain you over drinks and dinner at their family home. Thereafter return to the hotel for an overnight stay.

This morning after breakfast, your guide driver will pick you from the hotel, and you will drive to Lake Nakuru with a brief stop at the Rift valley view point. We arrive at the lodge to a very warm welcome, check-in then lunch. This afternoon we depart on a game viewing. Some of the interesting places to visit include the baboon cliff, the lion hill and the Mau escarpment. The park is one of the best game viewing parks with various animal species including prides of lion, Cape buffalo, waterbucks, wart hogs, the endangered Rothschild giraffes, the black & white Rhino, the Burchell’s zebra, impalas, and the elusive leopard among many others. Over 300 bird species have been recorded here too. Lake Nakuru National Park is one of the best places to see the endangered black and white Rhino. Enjoy dinner and overnight at the Lodge.

A hearty early morning breakfast then we depart for the Masai Mara National Reserve, offering wonderful scenery and plenty of game. Arrive to a very warm welcome for lunch, some leisure. This afternoon is the moment we have been longing for – we depart on an exciting game viewing drive. The Rolling plains and grasslands, stretching far into the horizons as far as the eye can see is home to the black-manned lion, the Savannah elephant, the Cape buffalo, wildebeests, the elusive leopard, cheetah, the spotted & stripped hyena, the rhino ,topi, burchelle’s zebra, the Masai giraffe among many others. The Mara game reserve is one that can never disappoint. One is spoilt by the variety of bird and wildlife species in this game reserve….. For a long time, Mara Game Reserve has stubbed her authority as the ‘granary’ of wildlife in Kenya. We return back to the lodge for dinner and overnight.

Sumptuous breakfasts then we depart for a full day adventure. Be on the look-out for the big five that Masai Mara is famous for. These include the lion, Savannah (African) elephant, the Cape buffalo, the leopard and the black rhino. In the early 20th century, Kenya was a famous hunting destination. Killing any of the big five game one pride, a sense of class, a feeling of heroism. We may even be so lucky to witness a leopard or a cheetah sprint and make a kill! We return back to the lodge for dinner and overnight.

OPTIONAL ACTIVITY: Balloon Safari over the Mara plains followed by a champagne breakfast or visit a traditional Masai Manyatta (off the beaten track) and experience the culture of this world famous community. The Masai still live as they did for centuries -interact with these nomadic people and experience their way of life as you learn about their customs and traditions.

We enjoy a hearty breakfast then depart with picnic lunch boxes via the Isebania & Sirari border where our guide drivers will help you through the immigration procedures then continue into Tanzania. Covering an area of 14,763 square kilometres, the world famous Serengeti National Park is Tanzania's oldest park, and one of the world's last great wildlife refuges. The Serengeti ecosystem supports the greatest remaining concentration of plains game in Africa, including more than three million large mammals. We arrive at our lodge for check-in, dinner and overnight.

This morning after breakfast, we depart with picnic lunch boxes for a full day of game viewing drives on the vast Serengeti plains. In the early morning and evening light, the Serengeti landscape is stunningly beautiful. The Rolling plains and grasslands, stretching far into the horizons as far as the eye can see is home to the black-manned lion, the Savannah elephant, the Cape buffalo, wildebeests, the elusive leopard,cheetah,the spotted & stripped hyena, the rhino, topi, burchelle’s zebra, the Masai giraffe among many others. Serengeti National Park is one that can never disappoint. One is spoilt by the variety of bird and wildlife species in this game reserve with game-viewing drives. Enjoy dinner and overnight at our lodge.

OPTIONAL ACTIVITY: Dawn Balloon Safari over the Serengeti Plains ending with a champagne breakfast.

After breakfast, we depart to Ngorongoro. We stop at the Oldupai Gorge, one of the most important prehistoric sites in the world to learn on human evolution. We will enjoy an on-site talk on the interpretation of the gorge by the resident guide.

We arrive at our crater rim lodge to a warm welcome, check-in then lunch. This afternoon we relax and from our lodge enjoy the breath-taking spectacular views of the crater below. Ngorongoro Crater has the largest unbroken caldera in the world. It has been described as one of the great natural wonders of the world. Eight million years ago, the Ngorongoro Crater was an active volcano but its cone collapsed, forming the crater that is 610 meters deep, 20 kilometres in diameter, and covers an area of 311 sq. km. Spectacular as it is, the crater accounts for just a tenth of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. The crater is home to many species of wild game and birds. With the exception of impala and topi (due to fierce competition with the wildebeest) and the giraffe (because there is not much to eat at tree level), almost every species of African plains mammal lives in the crater, including the endangered black rhino, and the densest population of predators in Africa. The birdlife, which includes the flamingo, is mainly seasonal, and is also affected by the ratio of soda to fresh water in Lake Magadi on the crater floor. Dinner and overnight at crater lodge.

NOTE: Warm jacket/cardigan is highly recommended.

After breakfast descend some 610 metres into the crater, which is home to an abundance of wildlife and a photogenic paradise, for a full day of game-viewing drive with a picnic lunch. Ngorongoro Crater teams with an abundance of wildlife permanently resident on the crater floor. Unmatched for its natural variety & breath-taking beauty, there are few places on earth where such a tremendous diversity of landscapes exist inside a region this size. Apart from its wildlife riches, the crater is also of great archaeological importance, with the remains of some of mankind’s earliest ancestors discovered in the area.

Return late afternoon to your lodge. Enjoy dinner and overnight.

Enjoy an early morning breakfast then depart via the Namanga border to Amboseli National Park. Arrive at the lodge to a very warm welcome, check-in then lunch. Depart on an afternoon game viewing drive. Amboseli is home to lions, buffalo, cheetah, giraffe, baboon, gazelle hippo and wildebeest among many others. It is also an ornithological paradise with over 400 species of birds, flora and fauna and some of the most soul-searing views in Africa. Enjoy dinner and overnight at your lodge.

Morning and afternoon game viewing drives. Amboseli offers some of the most breath-taking views in Africa. On a clear day it is one of the best places for a photogenic view of Mount Kilimanjaro. Amboseli National Park provides the classic Hollywood image of Africa. The park is famous for her large herds of giant elephants. Enjoy meals and overnight at the lodge.

This morning we enjoy our breakfast then check-out. Unbelievable but true, our good bush moments have come to an end. We bid farewell to our wonderful lodge manager and his team then depart back to Nairobi. Not empty handed though. With us are photographs – a capture of the special moments we have had on this tour to immortalize the experience. Our guide driver will transfer you to the Carnivore restaurant for lunch (time permitting) then on to the Jomo Kenyatta International airport for your home-bound flight via Johannesburg and Perth.

The flight from Johannesburg to Perth with South African Airways takes approximately 9hrs 10 mins and is full service. Upon arrival in Perth you will need to collect your luggage and pass through customs and immigration as your next flight is domestic.

After clearing customs and immigration check in for your domestic forwarding flight.