Kenya Tanzania Safaris

Day 1: Lake Naivasha (Kenya)

You will be met by the Arkman driver and guide at the airport or hotel and get a short briefing before driving to the Lake Naivasha in the Great Rift Valley.

Arrive at lunch time; Lunch will be served at Lake Naivasha Sopa Lodge or similar. In the afternoon there are boat trips on the lake or nature walks on crescent Island. You will have the chance to see some of the animals at very close range e.g. Zebras, Giraffes and Wildebeest.

Accommodation: Lake Naivasha Sopa Lodge or similar

Meal Plan: Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included)

 

Day 2: Masai Mara National Reserve (Kenya)

After breakfast, check out and drive to Masai mara – Kenya’s finest game reserve –with gentle rolling grasslands teeming with a plethora of animals and bird life.

Arrive in time for lunch and later afternoon game drive to see the Big five and other game like Thompson’s and Grant Gazelles, Topi, Eland, Zebra, Water buck, Giraffe, Hippo, wildebeest, warthog, Crocodiles, Ostrich, and Vultures among others. There are over 450 birds species, with over 50 birds of prey. One thing is for sure in Masai mara: you will experience nature in its wild wonder. Return to the camp for Dinner and overnight.

Accommodation: Oldarpoi Mara Camp or similar

Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch & Dinner

Day 3: Masai Mara National Reserve (Kenya)

A full day in the magnificent Masai Mara Game Reserve which is regarded as the most spectacular wildlife viewing area in Kenya with over 95 species of mammals and over 450 species of birds. With a picnic lunch at crocodile point.

Morning and afternoon game viewing in the reserve

All meals and overnight stay at Camp lodge of choice.

Accommodation: Oldarpoi Mara Camp

Mid-range tented camp located just outside Masai Mara NR

Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 4: Serengeti National Park (Tanzania)

After breakfast, check-out of hotel and drive to Serengeti game reserve via Isebania border. The Serengeti is a very substantial national park, the undisputed highlight of the wonderful Northern Tanzania safari area and surely the greatest wildlife reserve in East Africa. Being a vast endless grassy plain, but in reality it comprise a wide range of different scenery and ecosystems. The area is best known for it massive wildebeest migration, which is a rolling year round spectacle. In addition this is the most productive area in Africa for lions and cheetahs in particular. Afternoon game drives en-route to tented camp.

 

Accommodation: Angata Serengeti Tented Camp

Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 5: Serengeti National Park (Tanzania)

After breakfast, proceed on a full day game viewing in Serengeti, the best of East Africa’s game can be seen in the park, with its high number of resident carnivores, the opportunity to find lion, cheetah and leopard is unparalleled. In addition, experience the annual wildebeest migration with over 2 million animals crossing the Mara River towards the Maasai Mara, less than a kilometer away from the lodge.

The spectacle of predator versus prey dominates Tanzania’s greatest park. Golden-maned lion prides feast on the abundance of plain grazers. Solitary leopards haunt along the acacia trees lining the Serener River, while a high density of cheetahs prowls the southeastern plains. Almost uniquely, all three African jackal species occur here, alongside the spotted hyena and a host of more elusive small predators, ranging from the insectivorous aardwolf to the beautiful serval cat.

Return to the camp for dinner and overnight.

Accommodation: Angata Serengeti Tented Camp or similar

Meals & Drinks: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

 

Day 6: Ngorongoro Crater (Tanzania)

After breakfast you collect your picnic lunch boxes and drive to Ngorongoro Conservation Area for a half-day game drive in the Crater. Enjoy your lunch in the Crater. After game viewing in the crater you ascend back to your lodge.

Dinner and overnight at Tloma (FB)

The drive commences with the 600m descent to the crater floor, a magnificent natural amphitheatre. Covering 260 sq. Km, the crater is an attraction in its own rights and is one of the natural wonders of the world. It supports a year round resident population of a variety of wildlife; lion, elephant, rhino, buffalo and many plains game e.g. wildebeest, zebra, reed buck, Thompsons gazelle.

Accommodation: Angata Camps or similar

Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 7: Lake Manyara National Park (Tanzania)

After an early morning game buffet breakfast you leave the lodge and then depart the Conservation Area with picnic lunch for Lake Manyara National Park. Enjoy your lunch en-route. Check in at your camp and proceed for an afternoon game viewing drive that runs until sunset.

Dinner and overnight at Manyara Wildlife Camp (FB) or similar

Accommodation: Manyara Wildlife Camp or similar

Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

 

Day 8: Lake Manyara – Arusha (Tanzania)

Breakfast and game drive in the park. This enchanting park is noted for its beauty and incredibly lush acacia forest of giant fig and mahogany trees, which are home to troops of baboons and blue monkeys. It is very famous for its stunning bird variety. The park is also home to a large numbers of buffalos, giraffes, elephants, impalas and a Hippo lake, where large numbers of hippos usually gather. This park has become famous for the climbing lions and the flamingos in the lake shore. The game drives are done along the shore of the lake, providing incredible views of animals in the foreground with the lake, flamingos and flat plains in the horizon. In the afternoon, transfer to Arusha for lunch, dinner and Overnight stay.

 

Accommodation: Peace Hotel or similar

Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 9: Amboseli National Park (Kenya)

After breakfast, drive to Namanga border, after Immigration formalities; proceed to Amboseli national park to arrive for lunch and later afternoon game drive.

The game proceeds to the area of Lake Amboseli, which is a wide salt pan, consisting of permanent swamps. In the late afternoon one is likely to see a lion or cheetah make a kill. This is Ideal photography opportunities with the view of Mount Kilimanjaro: the highest mountain in Africa providing a beautiful back drop. Return to the camp for dinner and overnight stay.

Accommodation: Kibo Safari Camp or similar

Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch and dinner

 

Day 10: Nairobi (Kenya)

Early morning game drive, in search of elephant, antelope, zebra, wildebeest, buffalo and the rare black rhino. We also venture into the crisp morning air in search of the great herds, and, if we’re lucky, to a view of Kilimanjaro often unclouded in the early morning sky, then return to the lodge for delicious breakfast. Relax in the hotel for two hours as we use hotel facilities.

Then drive back to Nairobi with enroute packed lunch, arriving in good time.

Accommodation: No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks: Breakfast & Lunch, (dinner not included)

Additional accommodation can be arranged at an extra cost.

SERVICES INCLUDED

• Accommodation as per the itinerary.
• All meals as per the itinerary; full board while on safari, bed and breakfast for Nairobi city accommodation.
• Transportation, transfers, sightseeing and game viewing as detailed in the itinerary.
• Local, professional English speaking driver guides that are knowledgeable, helpful and highly experienced with extensive training.
• Game drives in a 4×4 Safari Van or Land Cruiser (optional with different cost)that are custom built to provide ample leg room, large pop-up roof hatches for game viewing and photographic opportunities and fitted with two spare tires, cooler boxes, equipped toolkits, a comprehensive first aid kits, fire extinguishers, seat belts, canvas seats and VHF radios
• Each client two bottles 500ml drinking water per day.
• All park and conservancy entry fees
• Service charges, hotel taxes and government taxes as per NOW.

 

SERVICES NOT INCLUDED

• Any optional activities.
• Extra meals and drinks.
• All statutory increases beyond our control.
• All items of personal nature and not mention in itinerary e.g. phone calls, shopping etc.
• International flights.
• Travel Insurance.
• Visa fee.
• Tips for hotel or tour driver or tour guide.