Itinerary

1. Day 1 - Arrival - Nairobi

   • You will be picked up at the airport on your arrival and taken to the office or hotel for a tour briefing. You will later be dropped at your hotel, where you will spend the night before your tour begins the following day since the whole night you will spend at Limpopo Hotel and Suites BB.

2. Day 2 - Masai Mara National Reserve

   • Have an early morning breakfast, and drive through the Great Rift Valley to Kenya's premier wildlife reserve. In the afternoon, we will arrive and settle at our safari lodge, our base for our time here. 
   • Then we head out for a late afternoon game viewing drive, with excellent chances of seeing the "Big 5" - lion, leopard, buffalo, elephant and rhino. The varied wildlife and natural environment combine to provide a spectacular safari experience.

3. Day 3 - Masai Mara National Reserve

   • Option 1: Today, there will be a possibility to take a hot air balloon ride. Talk to the skies for the ultimate Maasai Mara wildlife adventure, soaring in a hot air balloon over herds of game to the inner reaches of the Mara. You'll ascend in the early morning when the winds are calmest. Watch as the professional crew fills the balloon with hot air. Slowly the big, colourful bag begins to bulge and take shape. Now board the traditional wicker gondola basket while the expert pilot makes final adjustments. As the pink and red fireball of the sun rises in splendour over the plains, you're up, up and away - for the flight of a lifetime! Your balloon can soar over the most inaccessible and undisturbed parts of the Mara, with only the intermittent whisper of the balloon's gas burners punctuating the silence of your majestic flight. Because wind and weather conditions vary, every flight is a new and different experience! From your vantage point about 50-500 feet above the reserve, you have a fantastic 360-degree bird's-eye view as one of the most dramatic scenes in nature unfolds beneath you. Depending on the season, you might witness herds of antelope flowing like schools of fish across the plain, groups of elephants grazing undisturbed in a remote ravine, lionesses stealthily stalking a herd of grunting wildebeest, or zebras conferring in a confusion of black and white stripes and bark-like calls. 
     • After your incredible flight, it's time to return to Earth for breakfast. As you sip champagne and dig into a splendid breakfast of sizzling bacon, eggs, sausage, home-made bread, fresh tropical fruit and steaming cups of Kenyan coffee or tea under the clear blue sky, you might wonder what all the ordinary people are doing on this perfect African morning! Before leaving, the pilot will present you with your balloon flight certificate, and then you'll enjoy a game drive en route back to the camp. No flight of the imagination can match this airborne experience! Note: Comfortable clothes, a hat or visor, sunglasses, sunscreen and a light jacket or sweater are recommended. This tour will be offered at a very special price if booked with the safari.

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   • Option 2: 6.00 am - Wake-up call. Tea, coffee and cookies will be served at the campsite. 
     • 6.30 am - Set out for an early morning game drive in the reserve. This is usually the most popular game viewing time. During the early hours, temperatures are low, thus providing a favourable atmosphere for the game and the viewer. Lions, Cheetahs and Leopards roam the vast grasslands for their next meal. It may be an unsuspecting Impala or a small one like the warthog. Whatever the players, the spectacle of nature unfolding is always awe-inspiring!

   Overnight at Explore Nature Mara Lodge. 

4. Day 4 - Lake Nakuru National Park

   • You will be picked up from the hotel. Depart for Lake Nakuru in the western direction. You will ascend the eastern wall of the Rift Valley, where lush coffee and tea plantations reveal themselves, and your driver guides will give you a brief talk about coffee farming in Kenya. You will have a short stop-over at the Great Rift Valley viewpoint for photographs and then proceed with your drive to arrive in Lake Nakuru in time for lunch. 
   • After lunch, you will set for a game drive in the park in search of the big five animals like lion, rhino, leopard, cheetah, and other animals. Lake Nakuru is famous for its millions of flamingoes and migrant birds worldwide; in Nakuru, we have upto 425 bird species.
   • You will return to the hotel before dark for dinner and overnight at your lodge. 

5. Day 5 - Crescent Island

   • Located along Lake Naivasha in the Great Rift Valley, Crescent Island Sanctuary is one of the most beautiful parks in Kenya and is often called Naivasha's “best-kept secret”. It is private, secure and patrolled by guides who can accompany anyone who wishes for a guided walk.
     • Surrounded by water, Crescent Island is a peninsula accessible by boat from the east or west. One can access it under two hours from Nairobi on a tarmac road. The sanctuary’s shores host abundant birdlife, including many pelicans, cormorants and fish-eagles with their haunting cry. There are more animals per acre than any other Kenyan Park. This brings many film companies here—Naivasha West Beach Camp.

6. Day 6 - Lake Naivasha to Amboseli National Park

   • Early morning check out after breakfast, then drive to Amboseli with early check in with game drive enroute spend the day in Amboseli National Park, with midmorning and afternoon game drives. This park is termed an animal's paradise. 
   • Visit Masai village and learn about its rich culture at an extra cost. In the early evening, the clouds clear, exposing the snow-capped dome of Mt. Kilimanjaro.

   Meals & drinks: All meals and drinking water included (other drinks not included) at Amboseli Sentrim Lodge. 

7. Day 7 - Amboseli National Park - Arusha

   • After breakfast, we will depart for Arusha via the Nanamga border with a morning game drive. Our journey will take us across the border into Tanzania, and we will arrive in the picturesque town of Arusha in time for lunch. Arusha sits at the foot of rugged Mount Meru and is the gateway to most of Tanzania’s safari areas. The afternoon will be spent at your leisure.

8. Day 8 - Arusha - Serengeti National Park

   • After breakfast, you will transfer to the famous Serengeti National Park. This park is in Tanzania, and the Masai Mara Game Reserve is in Kenya. Covering 14,763 sq km, the Serengeti is dominated by vast, open plains and abundant wildlife. A picnic lunch will be provided en route, and the afternoon will be spent game viewing and absorbing the breathtaking scenery.

   Overnight at Tukaone Tented Luxury Camp. 

9. Day 9 - Serengeti - Ngorongoro Crater

   • Transfer to the Ngorongoro crater via Olduvai Gorge. Ngorongoro is an impressive 20km wide volcanic crater with 600m walls. The views from the crater rim are breathtaking, and there is an ever-present abundance of wildlife due to the permanent water supply on the crater floor. Olduvai Gorge is famed for discovering 3.5 million-year-old fossil fragments from early human civilization. We will enjoy lunch overlooking the crater and spend the afternoon at the park doing a game drive. 

10. Day 10 - Ngorongoro Crater- Arusha - Zanzibar

    • After breakfast, you will be driven back to Arusha for your flight to Zanzibar Island. Upon arrival in Zanzibar, you will meet a Zanzibar Dhow Inn chauffeur who will take you to the retreat resort. You will have a good time. This will be your residence for the next four days of relaxing.

    Main destination: Zanzibar Island

    Accommodation: Dhow Inn Luxury Resort, located in or near Zanzibar. 

    Meals & drinks: Breakfast & dinner (lunch not included) and drinking water. (Other drinks are not included.)

11. Day 11 - Zanzibar Island

    • Today after you enjoy your buffet breakfast, you will enjoy a full day of uninterrupted relaxing time. After the long game drives and viewing wildlife, you will have free time in a calm and quiet environment. This day will be well spent on the beach.

    Main destination: Zanzibar Island

    Accommodation: Dhow Inn Luxury Resort, located in or near Zanzibar. 

    Meals & drinks: Breakfast & dinner (lunch not included) and drinking water. (Other drinks are not included.)

12. Day 12 - Another Day at Zanzibar Island

    • (Optional): Today, you go on an excursion to the spice and fruit plantations close to Stone Town for the famous 'Spice Tour.' We have developed a unique Spice Tour with in-depth information about spices and organically grown herbs and a detailed description of their traditional uses in medicine, cosmetics and cooking. After the tour, we invite you for an opulent lunch at our guides’ home, where you can taste the spices and fruits. Or you can spend the day relaxing. 

    Main destination: Zanzibar Island

    Accommodation: Dhow Inn Luxury Resort, located in or near Zanzibar. 

    Meals & drinks: Breakfast & dinner (lunch not included) and drinking water. (Other drinks are not included.)

13. Day 13 - Optional Spice Tour in the Zanzibar Island

    • You can even opt to go for a Spice Tour on Day 13. We have developed a unique Spice Tour with in-depth information about spices and organically grown herbs and a detailed description of their traditional uses in medicine, cosmetics and cooking. After the tour, we invite you for an opulent lunch at our guides’ home, where you can taste the spices and fruits. Or spend te day relaxing at the inn. 

    Main destination: Zanzibar Island

    Accommodation: Dhow Inn Luxury Resort, located in or near Zanzibar. 

    Meals & drinks: Breakfast & dinner (lunch not included) and drinking water. (Other drinks are not included.)

14. Day 14 - Zanzibar Island to Nairobi

    • After a luxurious safari experience and a relaxing beach holiday, bid farewell to Tanzania as you are transferred to the airport for your flight home (via Nairobi).

    Main destination: Nairobi

    Accommodation: End of tour (no accommodation)

    Meals & drinks: Breakfast (lunch & dinner not included) and drinking water. (Other drinks are not included.)