08 Days / 07 Nights Kenya - Tanzania
DAY 01: Nairobi ttaya
Arrive Nairobi. Met on arrival at the Jomo Kenyatta International you are met by our Airport Representative and transferred to your hotel.
Overnight at Nairobi Serena Hotel on bed/breakfast basis.
DAY 02: Nairobi – Nakuru-Naivasha
After breakfast, depart for Nakuru. It is 160 kilometers from Nairobi to Lake Nakuru National Park, however after about 60 Kilometers the tour arrives at the Mau escarpment. There is a ‘look out’ from where one can view this natural wonder. Here the road descends into the Great Rift Valley. On the descent one is surprised to see just off the road, a small Italian style chapel. It was built by the Italian prisoners of war who constructed this fine road. It should be mentioned here that this road from Nairobi to Nakuru was the first overland road to be surfaced with tarmac in Kenya. This park was famous only as a bird sanctuary especially the lesser and greater flamingos. However now it is home to the white rhino and Rothschild giraffe, besides the herbivores like buck and antelope. Leopard can also be seen in this park. The vegetation is of the drier type. The flat-topped acacia and the candelabra cactus are a feature of the landscape.
Meals and overnight at your hotel. (B.L.D)
DAY 03: Lake Nakuru – Masai Mara
If you overnight at Naivasha which is at an altitude of 6,233 feet, and in the centre of a farming area you may see the myriad of bird life at the Lake. After breakfast, drive across the plains to arrive at the Masai Mara National Reserve in time for lunch.
An afternoon drive will doubtless offer a sight of the black-manned lion for which the Mara is famous, sheltering from the heat. This park has a large concentration of wildlife big and small. The Masai Mara is at the bottom of the Rift Valley. There is a definite change in vegetation. The trees on the slopes resemble gnarled olive trees, later their place is taken by flat-topped acacia. Meals and overnight at your hotel. (B.L.D)
DAY 04: Masai Mara
A full day of game viewing and exploring in this Kenya’s finest reserve or alternatively a morning game drive followed by an afternoon swim in the cool water of the hotel swimming pool. You may witness the lion making a kill or a leopard enjoying the meal he had dragged up the tree with him. The vegetation is mostly savanna type with forested areas near the rivers and of course the dwarf acacias to cater for the giraffes. More than 60 species of animals are found here and countless bird species, this includes the Masai ostrich and the secretary bird. This is where the great migration of the wildebeest takes place. Meals and overnight at your hotel. (B.L.D)
DAY 05: Masai Mara – Speke Bay
You will depart with picnic boxes after breakfast. Drive to the Isebania border where you will meet with the Tanzania driver and after some brief border formalities, you will proceed on safari. Lunch will be en route to Serengeti National Park. Game drive will be conducted en-route to the lodge.
Meals and overnight at your hotel. (B.L.D).
DAY 06: Serengeti
After breakfast proceed on a morning game drive returning to the lodge for lunch. In the afternoon, another game drive can be taken to explore this park famous for large concentrations of plains game such as zebra, wildebeest and gazelle.
Meals and overnight at Serengeti Sopa Lodge. (B.L.D)
DAY 07: Serengeti – Ngorongoro
After breakfast, depart for Ngorongoro crater via Olduvai Gorge site of archaeological findings, where traces of prehistoric people dating back to 3.5 million years have been discovered. Continue to Ngorongoro and arrive in time for lunch. After lunch at the lodge, proceed on a half-day crater Tour. In the crater you can see a spectacular array of wildlife including the big five. The crater has a variety of ecosystem including grassland forest and swamp. The lake on the crater floor is home to Flamingoes and many other species of birds.
Meals and overnight at Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge.
BLDDAY 08: Kilimanjaro - Delhi
After breakfast, drive to Arusha which is arrived in time for lunch. After lunch, transfer to the airport for your scheduled flight to Nairobi. Connect with your onward flight. (B.L)
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