You'll arrive in Nairobi the day before. As discussed, you'll be spending the night with a family member - I assume that they will also collect you from the airport on arrival.
This morning, transfer to Wilson Airport where you'll board your flight to Loisaba. Your ranger will meet you on arrival and transfer to your lodge. Settle in to your room ahead of the afternoon safari activity which is followed by dinner.
Overnight Loisaba Tented Camp - Fully Inclusive of all meals, selected beverages and shared safari activities
Fully Inclusive of all meals, selected beverages and shared safari activities
Enjoy morning and afternoon game drives when the animals are most active.
One of the best ways to view the wildlife at Loisaba is on a game drive. Whether you go early in the morning or late afternoon, your informative guide will take you in an open vehicle across the open plains, through the bush or along the river bank viewing the wide variety of game, birds, plants and trees.
Walking safaris are also offered and this is a great way to view the stunning diversity of Loisaba is on foot. You will be accompanied by traditional Samburu guides whose knowledge of local flora, fauna, cultural and history is unmatched.
For a unique cultural experience, spend an afternoon down at the traditional Masai village - a great experience see how the Masai live, watch them dance and view some of their beadwork.
Horse riding is also offered if you're interested.
Fully Inclusive of all meals, selected beverages and shared safari activities
Check out and transfer to the airstrip where you will check in for your flight to the Masaai Mara.
Your ranger will meet you and transfer you to your camp where you will check in. Enjoy the afternoon safari drive before returning to camp for a sumptuous dinner.
Overnight Elewana Sand River Mara - Fully Inclusive of all meals, selected drinks and safari activities
Fully Inclusive of all meals, selected beverages and shared safari activities
Game viewing in the Masaai Mara.
The Masai Mara is still one of the best game experiences you could hope to have. Aside from the undeniably spectacular prospect of seeing tens of thousands of wildebeest brave the crocodiles as they cross the Mara River en masse, the Mara has a huge variety of general wildlife and among the best chances to get great views of lion, cheetah and even leopard.
The rolling plains and treed thickets are reminiscent of the days of early explorers and many of the small camps retain the same authentic, low-key feel that we like so much. A fairly concentrated wildlife experience, days start early to take advantage of predators on the move, but afternoons are spent lazily in camp before heading out once again in the cool of the evening.
Fully Inclusive of all meals, selected beverages and shared safari activities
On safari - enjoy game viewing from your camp.
You have the option of doing a hot air balloon safari today (additional cost of $550 per person).
The adventure begins just before dawn. Enjoy a cup of coffee while you watch the balloons inflating. Suspended in a basket beneath the rainbow-coloured canopy, you’re off for a wildlife viewing adventure with an entirely different perspective. What amazes most first-time balloonists is the absolute stillness: the silence as you float above the plains, the forest and the rivers of the Masai Mara.
Even if you’ve flown elsewhere, this is a unique experience. The flight lasts an hour or so, drifting wherever the air currents take you, and with ample opportunities for photography and video filming. Upon landing, enjoy a glass of sparkling wine before returning to camp for breakfast.
Enjoy game viewing from your camp this afternoon.
Fully Inclusive of all meals, selected beverages and shared safari activities
Transfer to the airstrip for your flight to Migori near the Tanzanian border. Cross the border by vehicle and then you'll board your next flight to the Serengeti.
Transfer to your camp and check in ahead of the afternoon safari drive and dinner.
Overnight Serengeti Migration Camp - Fully Inclusive of all meals, selected drinks and safari activities
Fully Inclusive of all meals, selected beverages and shared safari activities
Morning and afternoon game drives in the Serengeti.
The vast and sensational Serengeti, covering 14,763 sq km of endlessly rolling savannah plains, is Tanzania's first-established, largest and most famous park wherein tens of thousands of hoofed animals roam in a constant and unremitting search for the fresh grasslands upon which their survival depends. Here, the million-plus wildebeest are the predominant herbivore and also the main prey of a huge cast of large carnivores, principally lion and hyena.
Whilst the annual migration is the Serengeti's most famous attraction, the Park is also renowned for its lion, many of which have been fitted with radio-transmitter collars so that their movements may be tracked, and additionally for its wealth of cheetah, zebra, giraffe, Thomson's and Grant's gazelle, eland, impala, klipspringer, hippo and warthog.
Fully Inclusive of all meals, selected beverages and shared safari activities
On safari in the Serengeti.
Serengeti Migration camp is situated right in the path of the migration which has recently been coined as the 8th wonder of the world. There is no better place to view this spectacle of monumental proportions. Nowhere else on earth is there a movement of wildlife on such a grand scale.
Day-long game drives are a must in the Serengeti. You can set-off early with champagne picnic breakfast and stay out all day carrying your delectable picnic lunch. You will be delighted and awed by the sheer numbers of game including the big-five.
Fully Inclusive of all meals, selected beverages and shared safari activities
Check out and transfer to the airstrip for your flight to Lake Manyara. You'll enjoy a game drive in the park with a picnic lunch.
The park offers abundant sightings of; monkeys, jackals, mongooses, hyena, hyrax, zebra, hippo, warthog, buffalo, Masai giraffe, duiker, waterbuck and impala. Significant numbers of elephant are also resident in the Park whilst sightings of black rhino and leopard are not uncommon. Manyara is also especially noted for its wealth of birdlife being visited by many thousands of sugar-pink Lesser Flamingos, significant numbers of Greater Flamingos and a host of other woodland, plains and water birds.
Continue to the Ngorongoro Crater, arriving at your camp in time for dinner.
Overnight The Manor at Ngorongoro - Fully Inclusive of all meals, selected drinks and safari activities
Fully Inclusive of all meals, selected beverages and shared safari activities
Today you will descend into the Crater for a full day tour - a packed picnic lunch will be provided en route.
You will descend into the crater through a lush highland forest, with magnificent birdlife to be spotted among the different tree species. Once on the grassy crater floor, you may discover a large variety of grazing herbivores, as well as the predators that are attracted by this abundant supply of prey. Depending on the time of year, you may see huge flocks of pink flamingo around the shores of the shallow Lake Magadi, while the surrounding swamp is inhabited by hippo.
Return to camp in the afternoon and relax ahead of dinner.
Fully Inclusive of all meals, selected beverages and shared safari activities
Check out and transfer to the Manyara Airstrip for your flight to Zanzibar.
Your driver will collect you and transfer you to your beach resort. Kick off your shoes and relax!
Overnight Kilindi in a Villa - Fully Inclusive of all meals, selected drinks, kayaking and paddle boarding
Fully Inclusive of all meals, selected drinks, kayaking and paddle boarding
The boutique hotel features 15 Eastern-styled domed Pavilions nestling amongst a 35-acre tropical garden, they are the perfect and intimate retreat for each and every guest.
The Pavilions have their very own private plunge pool, and possess a separate but extraordinary 'rainfall' shower room which is annexed to each of the Pavilion rooms. These same showers provide not only a spectacular view to the Ocean but the liberating sensation of being 'at one with nature'.
With each Pavilion set in its own private tropical gardens and served by a dedicated butler, privacy is guaranteed. It is this same dedicated butler who will offer you a wide selection of places to enjoy your breakfast, lunch and dinner. And should our guests wish to leave the oasis of tranquility and calm of their private Pavilion, the butler can help, advise and arrange as to the many activities and excursions that Kilindi and the island can offer.
Fully Inclusive of all meals, selected drinks, kayaking and paddle boarding
At leisure.
Fully Inclusive of all meals, selected drinks, kayaking and paddle boarding
Check out and transfer to Zanzibar Airport where your journey ends.
BON VOYAGE!
