10-DAY MASAI MARA - SERENGETI MAGICAL SCENES
Our Kenya & Tanzania Combined Safaris offer comprehensive adventure and are the most popular safaris in East Africa. These are magnificent journeys through Kenya and Tanzania, sampling the best game parks, encompasses the magnificent scenery, wildlife, and adventure for which East Africa is famous. And all the experience creates everlasting memories. Some of the Parks visited include: Lake Naivasha, Masai Mara, Serengeti, Ngorongoro crater, Tarangire and amboseli.
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You'll be collected
from the airport (or hotel).
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Accommodation before
the tour departs can be arranged for an extra cost.
DAY 1: NAIROBI | LAKE
NAIVASHA
You will be met by our
driver guide and office representative for briefing then drive to the Lake
Naivasha in the Great Rift Valley. Proceed on your adventure to various
attractive features and other optional activities undertaken in Lake Naivasha.
Hell's Gate National Park is characterized by diverse topography and geological
scenery. The park is home to a profusion of plains game and bird life. Walking
is permitted, making it ideal for hiking, biking, and rock climbing. Much of
the lake is surrounded by forests of the yellow barked Acacia Xanthophlea,
known as the yellow fever tree. These forests abound with bird life, and
Naivasha is known as a world class birding. The waters of the lake draw a great
range of game to these shores. Giraffes wander among the acacia, Buffalo wallow
in the swamps and Colobus monkeys call from the treetops while the Lakes large
hippo population sleeps the day out in the shallows. The region surrounding the
Lake is well worth exploring the Lakes large hippo population sleeps the day
out in the shallows. The region surrounding the Lake is well worth exploring.
All meals and overnight at the lodge
Main Destination: Lake Naivasha
Activities: Afternoon optional tours & excursions |
Lodging & Meals: Lake Naivasha Sopa Resort | Similar
Meal
Plan: {Lunch & Dinner} | Drinks not Included | Drinking Water
DAY 2: LAKE NAIVASHA | MASAI MARA
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 plain game
like, Thompson's and Grant Gazelles, Topi, Eland, Zebra, Water buck, Giraffe,
Hippo, wild beast, warthog, Crocodiles, Ostrich, Vultures among others and 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.
Main Destination: Masai Mara Game Reserve
Activities: Afternoon game drive | Sightseeing |
Excursions | Photography
Lodging & Meals: Masai Mara Sopa Resort | Similar
Meal Plan: {Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner} | Drinks not Included |
Drinking Water
DAY 3: MASAI
MARA
Spend the whole day in
the Masai Mara on game drives and sightseeing. Masai Mara Game Reserve offers
wonderful scenery and plenty of game. It is perhaps the only region left in
Kenya where a visitor may see animals in the same super abundance as existed a century
ago. The reason being that this hilly region is both humid and fertile and is
crossed by Mara and Talek rivers full of crocodiles and hippos. The abundance
of water and excellent availability of food are the reasons masai mara has
greatest population of wild animals in the whole of Africa.
There is a particularly dramatic spectacle from July to October, the annual
migration of huge herds of Gnus and Zebras, predators such as Hyenas, Jackals,
Leopards and lions closely follow these herds. The plain is literally covered
with these animals. Grunts and other animal sounds are heard, and territorial
fights are commonplace. The migration, now declared the Seventh Wonder of the
World takes place from end July to September
Main Destination: Masai Mara Game Reserve
Activities: Full day guided game drive | Sightseeing |
Excursions | Photography
Lodging & Meals: Masai Mara Sopa Resort | Similar
Meal Plan: {Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner} | Drinks not Included |
Drinking Water
DAY 4: MASAI MARA |
ISBANIA BORDER | SERENGETI
Breakfast, check out and drive to Serengeti game reserve via
Isbania border. This transfer takes almost the whole day but during a great
part of the journey. 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 its 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 can be upgraded to higher level options (at extra
costs) or downgraded to more economic ones (price reduction).
Main Destination: Serengeti National Reserve (Tanzania)
Activities: Morning en-route game drive | Sightseeing |
Excursions | Photography
Lodging & Meals: Serengeti Sopa Lodge | Similar
Meal Plan: {Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner} | Drinks not Included |
Drinking Water
DAY 5: SERENGETI
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, that combine
with over two million wild beast, mankind their journey every year to the Masai
mara less than a kilometer from the lodge makes an encounter.
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 the acacia trees lining the Seronera 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.
Main Destination: Serengeti National Reserve
Activities: Full day game drive | Sightseeing | Excursions
| Photography
Lodging & Meals: Serengeti Sopa Lodge | Similar
Meal Plan: {Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner} | Drinks not Included |
Drinking Water
DAY 6: SERENGETI |
NGORONGORO
After breakfast, check
out for a morning game drive in Serengeti; proceed to Ngorongoro, where traces
of per-historic man dating back to 3.5 million years have been discovered by
the world famous archeologist Dr. L.S.B Leakey. With walls 2,000 ft high and a
crater floor that spreads for 102 sq. miles, the crater is a virtual Noah's
Ark, inhabited by almost every species of wildlife indigenous to East Africa
including the rare black rhino. In fact, the crater has the greatest
concentration of wild life in the planet. It contains a river, several swamps,
from the top, looks like steam, full of flamingoes, a forest and open plains.
The large bull elephants that reside here have extremely large tusk, due to the
rich mineral content of the volcanic soil and its grasses. Possibility for an
afternoon walking safari in Ngorongoro highlands.
Main Destination: Ngorongoro Crater
Activities: Morning , afternoon game drive | Sightseeing
| Excursions Photography
Lodging & Meals: Ngorongoro Sopa Resort | Similar
Meal Plan: {Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner} | Drinks not Included |
Drinking Water
DAY 7: NGORONGORO | LAKE MANYARA OR TARANGIRE
After breakfast you
will descend into the crater for a wonderful game drive (with a picnic lunches)
The Ngorongoro Crater often described as one of the wonders of the world. It is
the world's largest intact volcanic caldera and a natural sanctuary for some of
Africa's densest animal populations. It is one of the few places where the rare
black rhino can be observed in their natural setting. As very few animals
migrate in and out of the crater with its 2000 ft. high walls, you can expect
to see lions, elephants, zebras, hippos, flamingos, jackals, rhinos, antelopes,
many birds and other species. With a bit of luck the Big Five can be spotted
during one game drive only, ranging far and wide. Your guide will point out,
among many aspects of animal behavior, the fascinating way that elephants
communicate with subtle interactions. After a stop for a picnic lunch drive up
the steep road out of the crater and transfer to Lake Manyara or Tarangire for
dinner and Overnight.
Main Destination: Lake Manyara national park
Activities: Morning to Midday game drive | Sightseeing |
Excursions | Photography
Lodging & Meals: Lake Manyara Serena Lodge | Similar
Meal Plan: {Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner} | Drinks not Included |
Drinking Water
DAY 8:
LAKE MANYARA | ARUSHA
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 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.
Main Destination: Arusha Town
Activities: Morning game drive | Sightseeing | Excursions
| Photography
Lodging & Meals: Mt. Meru Hotel | Similar
Meal Plan: {Breakfast, ( Lunch & Dinner Not included}
Drinks not Included | Drinking Water included
DAY 9: ARUSHA |
NAMANGA | AMBOSELI
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. Ideal photography opportunities with Mount Kilimanjaro highest mountain in Africa providing a beautiful back drop. There is an advantage to this because one has to drive inside a park to be rewarded with the sight of many different species of animals. Amboseli has an endless underground water supply filtered through thousands of feet of volcanic rock from Kilimanjaro's ice cap, which funnel into two clear water springs in the heart of the park. However, the climatic pendulum can swing from drought to flood, and in the early 1990's ceaseless rain changed Amboseli into a swamp. Return to the camp for dinner and overnight.
Main Destination: Amboseli national park
Activities: Afternoon game drive | Sightseeing |
Excursions | Photography
Lodging & Meals: Amboseli Sopa Resort | Similar
Meal Plan: {Lunch & Dinner} | Drinks not Included | Drinking Water
DAY 10: AMBOSELI | NAIROBI | DEPARTURE
Early morning game drive can be taken in Amboseli when Mt. Kilimanjaro usually appears from its mantle of clouds, morning and afternoon game viewing in Amboseli, the game Proceeds to the area of Lake Amboseli, which is a wide salt pan, consisting of permanent swamps. This area has much game, large and small, high concentration of Elephant, rhino, buffalo, Burchell's zebra, eland, Masai giraffe and small species of the antelope family, the common water buck, klipspringer, Grant's gazelle, impala, topi, and the diminutive duiker among others. Check out and drive back to Nairobi arriving in the evening. Driver to drop you at the place of your choice or transfer to the airport to catch your flight back home.
Main Destination: Nairobi
Activities: Morning game drive | Sightseeing | Excursions
| Photography
Lodging & Meals: Not Applicable | End of the Tour
Meal Plan: Breakfast {Lunch & Dinner Not Included}
Drinks: Not Included | Drinking Water
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Additional
accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
·
You'll be dropped off
at the airport (or hotel).
Included
- Park fees (For non-residents)
- All activities (Unless labeled as optional)
- All accommodation (Unless listed as upgrade)
- A professional driver/guide
- All transportation (Unless labeled as optional)
- All Taxes/VAT
- Roundtrip airport transfer
- Meals (As specified in the day-by-day section)
- Drinking water (On all days)
Excluded
- International flights (From/to home)
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
- Tips (Tipping guideline US$10.00 pp per day)
- Personal items (Souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)
- Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
- Some meals (As specified in the day-by-day section)