Feed your wonderlust; wander, explore, discover Tanzania which hosts the biggest game park in Africa. With a beautiful landscape and many parks and sites to visit, it is a haven for thrill-seekers.
Day 1: Transfer to Eka Hotel
On arrival, our driver shall pick you from the airport and take you to the Eka hotel in Nairobi. Enjoy the luxurious accommodation and get enough rest as the next day’s journey will be quite lengthy
Day 2: Depart for Lake Nakuru
On arrival at the Lake Nakuru National park, you will commence your visit with a game drive even before checking to your lodge. You’ll be welcomed by millions of flamingos, which you’ll see floating on the calm waters of Lake Nakuru. The parks host several species of wildlife, and if fortunate, you shall see some of the remarkable species that inhabit the park like the white rhinos, baboons, hippopotamus, lions, and leopards. Many reptiles, like the python, will be seen moving around the cliffs. At sunset, you shall transfer to your lodge.
Day 3: Maasai Mara
The next destination is one of the most visited parks in Africa, Maasai Mara. You’ll arrive at the lodge in time for Lunch. In the afternoon, you’ll head out for a game drive. As the sun sets, many animals, and especially cats, will emerge from the shades and become active. Mara sunsets are breathtaking and a sight to behold!
Meal plan: full board
Day 4: Full day game drive in masai mara.
After your breakfast, an early morning drive is always the best way to start the day since you can be able to spot many animals. Apart from the famous wildebeest migration, the Mara reserve is home to rich flora and fauna hosting other animals such as buffalos, gazelles, impalas, waterbucks, topi, zebras and many more all of which quench their thirst in the famous Mara river, Grumeti and the Talek rivers. The afternoon can also be spent by visiting the Maasai villages getting the chance to interact with the local community.
Dinner and overnight by the lodge or campsite.
Meal plan: full board
Day 5: Serengeti through Isebania border
After an early breakfast, drive towards the south to the Serengeti in Tanzania through the Isebania, Kenya / Tanzania boarder. The Serengeti and Maasai Mara form the similar ecosystem of the Mara-Serengeti ecosystem and also share the spectacle of the great wildebeest migration. The park also acts as the breeding grounds for the gnus. With picnic lunch en route, there is much to enjoy in the park before checking in the lodge or campsite for dinner and overnight. Meal plan: full board
Day 6: full day game drive in Serengeti.
Serengeti is a big national park and apart from the great annual migration of more than 1.5 million brindled wildebeests, some 250,000 zebras and for the abundant presence of the Nile crocodiles, it is also home to a variety of other animal and bird species. After the breakfast, proceed to a morning game drive to spot the hunting of the game. Covering an area of 14,750 Km2 of savannah and grassland, some of the animals that can be easily spotted include the lions, leopards, elephants, black rhinoceros that are mainly found in the kopjes at the centre of the park and buffalos. The park is also home to over 500 recorded bird species and the maasai community.
Dinner and overnight by the lodge or campsite.
Meal plan: full board
Day 7: Drive to Ngorongoro ngorongoro crater
The 125 square miles of coverage will keep you engaged for the day. Explore the acacia forests, the plains of the crater floor, and peculiar behaviors adapted by the animals as a result of the enclosure by the mountain. Did you know that it’s only in Ngorongoro conservancy that the hyena is the king of the jungle? Find out why on this full day of exploration.
Meal plan: full board.
Day 8: Embark on your journey to Tarangire national park.
After breakfast embark on your journey to Tarangire National park which hoards about 1100 square miles of land, full of species of many kinds, and that’s why early morning driver is necessary for you to witness the drama that precedes sunrise. You’ll be back for breakfast, a little rest, and then a more comprehensive drive. Expect to see immense herds of elephants, baboons, lions, cheetahs, water hogs, waterbucks, impalas, the elusive leopard, and many Lunch and afternoon game drive. Meal plan: full board
Day 9: Amboseli National Park
After breakfast depart for Amboseli national park through Namanga border with picnic lunch boxes. Game enroute to your hotel. Meal plan: full board.
Day 10: Explore Amboseli
Parks can be quite extensive and are therefore time-consuming for anyone who wishes to explore one fully. This is why we will set off very early in the morning, even before breakfast, in the hope of observing the occasional scene of a predator having its breakfast. The park’s ecosystem supports a variety of wildlife species like the Elephants, cape buffaloes, cheetahs, lions, blue wildebeest, spotted hyenas, giraffes, zebras, and many others. The territory is covered with swamps, a seasonal lake, and mountainside vegetation. Watch out for the observational hill, strategically placed to view the landscape and wildlife as a whole.
Meal plan: full board.
Day 11: Departure to Nairobi
After breakfast we shall pack our luggage and Drive back to Nairobi, lunch at a city restaurant and later transfer to the airport for your outbound flight.
INCLUDED:
- Meet and Greet and transfer to hotel day 1
- Bed & Breakfast accommodation on day 1
- Park entrance fees where applicable
- All activities (unless labeled as optional)
- Meals (as specified in the day-by-day section)
- All accommodation on safari
- Round trip airport transfers
- A professional driver/guide
- All transportation (unless labeled as optional)
- All Taxes/VAT
NOT INCLUDED
- Accommodation on the last day – unless requested
- International flights (from/to home)
- Tips (tipping guideline US$10.00 pp per day)
- Personal items (souvenirs, insurance, visa fees, etc.)
- Some meals (as specified in the day-by-day)
- Extra tours not mentioned in the itinerary