This whopper of a safari highlights the very best of Tanzania and Kenya over 15 fantastic days. Relax for a night on a coffee plantation, on the shores of a lake, before jetting off to the famous Serengeti. After descending into the magnificent Ngorongoro Crater, it’s off to Amboseli to see the elephant under Mount Kilimanjaro. Next up are Laikipia and a Rift Valley Lake, before you end up at Kenya’s marvellous Masai Mara.
Welcome to Tanzania! On arrival at Kilimanjaro Airport, you’ll be met by a representative who will escort you to your evening’s accommodation, Arusha Serena Hotel, which is set amid coffee plantations on the shores of Lake Duluti. Overlook the coffee farm with its ancient indigenous trees from your private deck, while you settle in and relax.
Enjoy breakfast and a private road transfer to Arusha Airport to board a light aircraft flight into the world-famous Serengeti National Park, where you’ll be welcomed at the airstrip next to the lodge. Settle in and relax before heading out on a game drive to discover this vast wilderness that abounds with wildlife. Enjoy dinner at the lodge.
Rise and shine! Enjoy a hot cup of coffee and scrumptious breakfast before you set off for a full day of game viewing in the Serengeti, world renowned for its annual wildebeest and zebra migration … but the game viewing here is truly spectacular at any time of the year, and won’t disappoint, whenever you travel.
Cross the Serengeti plains to the impressive Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Arrive at your safari lodge, perched on the rim of Ngorongoro Crater, in time for lunch. The afternoon is at leisure to enjoy the magnificent views of the crater floor or take an optional visit to the local Masai village.
A very early morning starts your day, followed by winding along the narrow track to the caldera floor, a mini biosphere of animal and bird species – including the black rhino. Enjoy a picnic breakfast before commencing your game drive following the myriad animal tracks.
Enjoy breakfast at the lodge before returning to Arusha. After a quick lunch, continue to cross the border into Kenya, where you’ll enter Amboseli National Park. Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest peak, will provide a spectacular backdrop on your afternoon game drive as you drive towards your safari lodge.
Set off on your early morning game drive, hoping that Mount Kilimanjaro’s snow-covered peak is clear and uncovered. Return for a late breakfast, with the remainder of the morning to relax at your lodge. After lunch, take a late afternoon game drive – around the many lakes and springs fed by Kilimanjaro’s melting snows – in search of Amboseli’s legendary elephant herds. You’ll be invited to plant an acacia tree as part of the Amboseli Reforestation Project, and receive a commemorative certificate. Return to your lodge for dinner.
Enjoy an early breakfast and depart for Ol Pejeta, a private wildlife sanctuary overlooking Mount Kenya. Break for lunch at a unique location as well as a fun photo opportunity at the equator en route. Arrive late afternoon at your safari camp, built around a floodlit waterhole. Dinner is served in the old farmhouse.
Take in a day of game-viewing activities with your safari guide in the Ol Pejeta reserve, visiting the only chimpanzee sanctuary in Kenya, where abandoned and rescued chimps are rehabilitated. A selection of optional activities – including night game drives, escorted walking safaris and camel rides with the local naturalist – are available.
Enjoy breakfast, then depart for the Great Rift Valley, location of some of the oldest, largest and deepest lakes in the world. The alkaline shallow soda lakes of Lake Elmenteita and Lake Nakuru are famous for their flamingo flocks, which gather to feed and breed along the lakeshore. Arrive at your safari lodge for lunch and take the afternoon at your leisure, enjoy a dip in the pool or one of the optional activities on offer. Dinner will be enjoyed at the Lodge.
Your safari guide will arrange a day of exploring to suit your preferences before you return to your lodge. You may visit nearby Lake Nakuru National Park, known for its flamingo as well as a breeding sanctuary for the endangered black rhino, white rhino and the rare Rothschild giraffe. Alternatively, travel further north to another Rift Valley lake, Bogoria, for some great bird watching. Enjoy a picnic lunch before returning to your safari lodge for the evening.
Depart after breakfast and drive along the Great Rift Valley floor and enter the Masai Mara National Reserve, where you immediately begin game viewing, passing wildlife herds on the vast savannah plains as you drive towards your accommodation. After lunch, take a late afternoon game drive, returning to your lodge for dinner.
Enjoy a full day of exceptional game viewing in the Masai Mara following herds of wildebeest, zebra, gazelle, eland, topi, impala and many other species. Herds of giraffe and elephant create a magical silhouette against the treeless savannah. Your safari guide can arrange an extended game viewing drive, travelling further into the sanctuary far away from the other visitors and vehicles. Enjoy a picnic lunch before returning late afternoon to your safari lodge.
Experience another full day of game viewing, enjoying a picnic lunch under a magnificent acacia tree before returning late afternoon to your safari lodge. Lion, leopard and cheetah are found here in greater concentrations than anywhere else in Africa and you may be lucky to catch one of the big cats stalking its prey.
After a final morning game drive, return for breakfast before your transfer to the airstrip for your flight to Wilson Airport in Nairobi. Your guest representative will meet and transfer you to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for your onward travel arrangements.
