13 Days East Africa Migration Explorer
Overview
ITINERARY
Day 1: Arrival Nairobi
Arrival at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport Nairobi, you will be met at the arrival lounge by our driver guide and transferred to your city hotel for relaxation and acclimatization after long flight
Accommodation: Eka Hotel or Similar – BB
Day 2: Masai Mara
After breakfast, you depart for Masai Mara National Reserve, arriving at your camp for lunch. After lunch you enjoy an afternoon game drive of the park.
Accommodation: Masai Mara Tented Camp or Similar – BLD
Day 3: Masai Mara
Spend this day with morning and afternoon game drives in the reserve. Masai Mara National Reserve is one of Africa’s most famous safari destinations. World renowned for its great wildlife population, the reserve stretches 1,510 sq km (580 sq miles) and raises 1,500-2,170 meters above sea level. The terrain of the reserve is primarily grassland and riverine forest with clumps of the distinctive acacia trees. This is where the Great wildebeest migration between the park and the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania unfolds with over TWO MILLION Wildebeest, Zebra and Thomson’s gazelle migrating annually.
Accommodation: Masai Mara Tented Camp or Similar – BLD
Day 4: Lake Naivasha
Early morning game drive, followed by breakfast. After breakfast, you depart for Lake Naivasha; arriving at your lodge for lunch. After lunch you visit the Crescent Island where you get there by boat to have a walking safari in the park to see the animals such as giraffe, zebra, and antelopes. Naivasha is also known for the many birds
Accommodation: Lake Naivasha Sopa Lodge or Similar – BLD
Day 5: Amboseli
After an early breakfast, you depart to Amboseli National Park with a picnic lunch. On arrival into the park, you enjoy a game drive before continuing to your camp in the afternoon.
Accommodation: Kibo Tented Camp or Similar – BLD
Day 6: Amboseli
Spend the entire day game-driving in the park, which is an International Biosphere Reserve featuring the dried-out lakebed of prehistoric Lake Amboseli, rolling savannah and lush green swamps. The plains offer numerous antelopes, spotted hyenas, jackals, warthogs, olive baboons, vervet monkeys and the chance of spotting a lion, leopard or cheetah.
Accommodation: Kibo Tented Camp or Similar – BLD
Day 7: Arusha – Lake Manyara
After breakfast, you are transferred to Namanga border. Upon completing border formalities, you are met by your Tanzania Driver guide and drive towards Arusha, arriving in time for lunch. After lunch, drive to your lodge in Manyara
Accommodation: Lake Manyara Lake View or Similar – BLD
Day 8: Lake Manyara
After breakfast, the tour departs towards Lake Manyara National Park! This spectacular national park is located at the north-western corner of Lake Manyara, a shallow soda lake at the foot of the Great Rift Valley’s western escarpment. Lake Manyara is not only known for its large flocks of flamingos, but also for the elusive tree-climbing lions. The park being small and depend with time of the year, your driver will advise you weather to depart with lunch boxes or return to your lodge for hot lunch.
Afternoon at own leisure, deep yourself in swimming pool or any other activities available. Any additional activities payable directly at the lodge
Accommodation: Lake Manyara Lake View or Similar – BLD
Day 9: Tarangire
Your safari begins after breakfast this morning as we head off on an exciting safari experience towards Tarangire National Park! This park has diverse landscapes as well as a large variety of wildlife and is considered as one of the most attractive parks in northern Tanzania. It has one of the largest elephant populations and is also home to predatory big cats such as lions, leopards and cheetahs. In the park, you will also see many giraffes, buffalos, zebras and various antelopes and gazelles. After extensive game drive, return to your lodge for dinner and overnight
Accommodation: Lake Manyara Lake View or Similar – BLD
Day 10: Serengeti
This morning with picnic lunch, we head through the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, towards Serengeti via the Ngorongoro higher lands; we will do a game drive within the park along the way to the lodge; en route you visit Masai Village. The Serengeti is a UNESCO World Heritage Site that is sure to captivate your imagination
Accommodation: Kati Kati Tented Camp or Similar – BLD
Day 11: Serengeti
Enjoy a full day of game viewing in the Serengeti National Park. The Serengeti is renowned for its annual wildebeest migration and large predator population. From February to May, a herd of over a million wildebeest (gnu) migrate for the Western Corridor of the park, in search of greener pastures. The Serengeti’s other animal attractions include lion, leopard, zebra, Thompson gazelle, impala, Grant’s gazelle and buffalo. Most of the park is open swathes of grassland, broken by isolated granite kopjes (hills) and patches of acacias woodlands
Accommodation: Kati Kati Tented Camp or Similar – BLD
Day 12: Ngorongoro Crater
After an early breakfast, you drive towards Ngorongoro Conservation area. After clearing formalities, you descend the Crater where you spend the day with game drives and a picnic lunch on the floor of the crater. You ascend the crater in the late afternoon, returning to your lodge for overnight.
Accommodation: Ngorongoro farm house or Similar – BLD
Day 13: Depart
After breakfast, you depart to Arusha, arriving mid-day. You visit the Shanga Workshop at Arusha Coffee Lodge where you enjoy lunch before your transfer to Kilimanjaro Airport for your departure flight (flight booked by client).
End of services
Possible options:
- Fly to Zanzibar
- Road transfer to Nairobi via Namanga boarder
- Included
- Meet and greet services including assistance at the airport
- Exclusive use of 4×4 Safari Vehicle
- Services of an experienced English speaking driver guide
- Transfers as specified
- Game drives as specified
- Accommodation and meals as specified
- Park fees and government taxes
- Mineral water per person per day during game drives
- Not Included
- International flights
- Visas
- Airport tax (International – pay direct)
- Travel/medical/baggage insurance
- Driver guide gratuities
- Drinks/laundry (unless specified)
- Dining rooms tips
- Porterage
- Telephone bill
- Any other items of a personal nature