THE VERY BEST OF KENYA & TANZANIA WILDLIFE SAFARI
East Africa is the perfect place to go big, and this comprehensive trip has it all: Serengeti, Tarangire, Amboseli and Masai Mara. Let Whereagain Travels, the professional African experts guide you on a Tanzania and Kenya Adventure. Witness the Great Migration, where millions of animals gallop and graze their way through the southern and eastern plains. Explore Ngorongoro Crater, a verdant, tranquil world that’s part Garden of Eden and part Noah’s Ark. Surrounded by glorious scenery- grasslands, lush green crater walls, and the snow caped peak of Mount Kilimanjaro in the distance, you will encounter wildebeests and zebras, elephant herds, lions and leopards, buffalo, rhinos, and amazing birdlife. After each remarkable day in the bush, you will spend the night in comfortable lodges and tented camps. What else would you ask for? This sweeping survey of the great wildlife paradises of the region is ideal for you: whether it is your first time on safari or your tenth!
DAY 1: ARRIVAL IN NAIROBI
JAMBO!
Upon arrival at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, you will be met by Whereagain travels Customer Care Representative who will assist you with the transfer to your hotel. Before checking in at hotel, he will brief you on your program ahead and introduce the Driver Guide who will be with you throughout the safari.
Overnight: Nairobi Serena Hotel/Hotel Boulevard
Meals: Breakfast
DAY 2: NAIROBI TO LAKE NAKURU
After your breakfast, you will depart for the Lake Nakuru National Park to arrive in time for check in and lunch at your lodge. You will then spend the afternoon at leisure before going for an evening game drive around the lake till dusk when you return to your camp.
Lake Nakuru’s claim to fame is anchored on its flamingo’s and the over 400 species of birds found here. The lake itself is a soda lake on the floor of the rift valley. The sighting at times of millions of flamingos is quite spectacular. From a distance the lake appears ringed in pink. The Lake has also earned a reputation as an important haven for endangered species- particularly the Rothschild Giraffe and the black and white rhino. Lions, water buck, buffalo and baboons are all residents here.
Overnight: Lake Nakuru lodge/Buraha Zenoni
Meals: Full board
DAY 3: LAKE NAKURU TO MASAI MARA NATIONAL PARK
You’ll depart from Lake Nakuru with Enroute game drive through the park after breakfast and begin the long drive south to the Masai Mara.
Stopping along the way to take in the stunning view of the Tea plantations, you’ll arrive at the park in time for lunch at your lodge before enjoying an afternoon game drive through the iconic park. Home to the entirety of the Big Five, the Maasai Mara also plays host to the Wildebeest Migration each year and makes for a stunning backdrop for your first day of safari.
Overnight: Mara Serena lodge/Mara Sopa lodge
Meals: Full board
DAY 4: MASAI MARA FULL DAY
Wake before the dawn for the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to witness a Maasai Mara sunrise. After a quick cup of coffee, you’ll head out into the park to watch as the sun sets fire to the savannah and the big cats take advantage of the morning cool to search for a meal.
Alternatively, you can take to the skies with a hot air balloon safari that will see you soar above all of the action before setting down on the plains for a champagne breakfast among the wildlife. Ask your safari expert about adding a hot air balloon adventure to your safari. You’ll then return to your lodge for a late breakfast before packing a picnic lunch and heading back out into the park for a day-long exploration of the Maasai Mara. You may also opt to relax at your lodge in the morning, enjoy lunch on site, and then head out again in the afternoon once the weather has cooled off a bit.
Overnight: Mara Serena lodge/Mara Sopa lodge
Meals: Full board
DAY 5: MASAI MARA TO SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK
You’ll make your way to the Isebania border after breakfast where you will be picked by your Tanzania Guide and head into Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park. You will have your packed Lunch which will be taken on the way.
Upon arrival in the park, you’ll proceed for an afternoon game drive in the famed park.
Home to huge populations of wildebeest, zebras, and antelopes – the picturesque Serengeti is an excellent place to spot predators such as lions, leopards, and cheetahs as well as herbivores including elephants, hippos, and giraffes.
Overnight: Serengeti Serena lodge/Tanzania Bush camp
Meals: Full board
DAY 6: SERENGETI FULL DAY
After breakfast, enjoy a full day’s game driving (meals taken in true safari style ‘in the bush’) in the vast and sensational Serengeti, which covers 14,763 sq km of endlessly rolling savannah. Venue for ‘the greatest wildlife show on Earth’, the annual migration of over one million wildebeest, the park is also renowned for its lions, cheetahs, zebras, giraffes and plains game. Overnight at the lodge.
Overnight: Serengeti Serena lodge/Tanzania Bush camp
Meals: Full board
DAY 7: SERENGETI TO NGORONGORO CRATER
After breakfast, we get right on the road back towards the Ngorongoro Crater National Park.
Our drive takes us back through the Serengeti via a different route, offering plenty of opportunities to spot the animals that eluded you on day two. As far as the eye can see, you’ll spot thousands upon thousands of animals in herds; wildebeests and zebras migrating together, tall and graceful giraffes, jumping antelopes and gazelles, the powerful African elephant and the most respected group of animals: the predators.
You will have the chance to spot lean cheetahs and shy leopards, foraging hyenas, and last but not least, the king himself; the lion.
Dinner and overnight on the rim of the Ngorongoro Crater or in nearby Karatu Town.
Overnight: Ngorongoro Serena lodge/Marera valley lodge
Meals: Full board
DAY 8: NGORONGORO
After breakfast, you’ll depart for Ngorongoro Crater; considered by some to be the Eighth Wonder of the World. When you get your first glimpse of this vast, verdant caldera from the panoramic viewpoint, you’ll soon understand why it has earned such a lofty reputation.
Home to over 120 species of mammal including the fabled Big Five, the Ngorongoro Conservation Area is one of the most sought after safari destinations in the world. It’s a particularly good place to see the endangered black rhinoceros enjoying a lonely meal out on the grass plains, as well as a place to see large numbers of hippopotamus enjoying the cool water.
From the comfort of your open-top vehicle, you’ll be able to observe and photograph some of Africa’s most recognisable faces. The crater is home to a large number of predators including lions, leopards, cheetahs, jackals, and hyenas, as well as a large population of wildebeest, zebras, antelope, cape buffalo, and more. It is truly one of Africa’s premier safari destinations.
Overnight: Ngorongoro Serena lodge/Marera valley lodge
Meals: Full board
DAY 9: NGORONGORO TO LAKE MANYARA- ARUSHA
You’ll make your way to Lake Manyara National Park shortly after breakfast, with the scenic two hour drive whetting your appetite for your day of exploration.
The park is truly a photographer’s playground and offers some of the best game viewing in the world. You can expect to see many of Africa’s most well-known animals, with the tree-climbing lions a particular treat. These proud predators lounge in acacia trees practically begging to be photographed.
Bird-watchers will find Lake Manyara is an absolute delight, with a huge variety of birds on display in the park. Even the novice can expect to be amazed by large flamingo flocks, circling birds of prey, and the brightly coloured lilac breasted roller.
You’ll then proceed to Arusha to overnight.
Overnight: Arusha coffee lodge/Kili villas
Meals: Breakfast
DAY 10: ARUSHA TO AMBOSELI NATIONAL PARK
You’ll depart Arusha after breakfast and begin your trip back towards Kenya.
The drive itself is a scenic one, and you’ll once again go through immigration and meet with your new driver before proceeding to the park.
Amboseli National Park is called the “Royal Court of Kilimanjaro” with good reason, and you’ll enjoy an afternoon game drive where you’ll see herds of wildebeest and zebras, proud lions, skulking hyenas, a variety of antelopes, and some of Kenya’s largest herds of elephants – all set against the startling backdrop of Mount Kilimanjaro.
Overnight: Amboseli Serena lodge/Kibo safari camp
Meals: Full board
DAY 11: AMBOSELI NATIONAL PARK FULL DAY
This day you will spend yet another full day in magical Amboseli National park, you will easily see Lions hunting, Elephants, Cheetah, Bufallos etc.
You will also drive to Lake Amboseli to see the Pink flamingos which colours the lake.
Later you will have your picnic lunch inside the park before embarking on afternoon game drives up to 5pm before a transfer to your camp/Lodge for Dinner and overnight.
Overnight: Amboseli Serena lodge/Kibo safari camp
Meals: Full board
DAY 12: AMBOSELI TO NAIROBI
You’ll be up early today for your opportunity to see Kilimanjaro at dawn. The Roof of Africa is often shy, but in the early morning light, you’ll have your best chance to see the tallest mountain on the continent.
You’ll then make your way back to Nairobi, where you’ll be taken to the airport or your hotel.