Jewel of African safaris
13 days—Lake Nakuru Masai Mara Serengeti & Zanzibar Island. Enjoy the Jewel of this African Safari in Kenya’s Maasai Mara and Tanzania’s Serengeti.
$4193-5902 USD
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Safari summary
Enjoy the Jewel of this African Safari in Kenya’s Maasai Mara and Tanzania’s Serengeti. This is a great safari circuit which will take you into the best parks and reserves in Africa. Experience exclusive white & black rhino at Lake Nakuru National Park! See “BIG CATS” hunting in the early morning in Maasai Mara. Experience the Great Migration of wildebeest in Serengeti. Come explore Africa with us!
About this tour
Tour type | Custom, tailor-made, private | |
Main focus | Game drives | |
Activity level | Easy activity | |
Best months | January, February, March, June, July, August, September, October, November, December | |
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Fine details
Safari highlights
- Night game drives
Itinerary
Day 1
Lake Nakuru | Nairobi
Day 1: Nairobi City to Lake Nakuru Nationa Park: Pick up from your hotel in Nairobi or from Nairobi Airport then depart to Lake Nakuru National Park the ultimate destination to see the exclusive white & black rhino at Lake Nakuru National Park. Along the way you will explore the beautiful nature of The Great Rift Valley formed back more than two million years ago. Upon arrival at Lake Nakuru you will check-in and enjoy a hot lunch at the lodge. After lunch you will embark on an exciting game drive through the evening. You will see the spectacular concentration of majestic pink flamingo; which is just one of the many wildlife features in the park. You will return to the lodge later in the evening for dinner and your overnight stay.
Day 2
Lake Nakuru | Masai Mara
Day 2: Lake Nakuru National Park to Masai Mara National Reserve: After breakfast game drive in Lake Nakuru National park, this lake is famous for its Flamingos, Pelicans and other water birds. This is a salty water lake on the floor of the Rift Valley. It’s also a rhino sanctuary so there is almost a hundred percent guarantee to see both black and white rhinos. There is also variety of other wildlife such as Water-buck, Impala, Gazelle and Buffalo game drive till noon then with your picnic lunch then proceed to Masai Mara arrival for late afternoon game drive to enjoy wildlife the nature will provide for your, arrival the hotel for dinner and overnight.
Day 3
Day 3: Maasai Mara National Game Reserve-Full Day Game Drive: You will rise early and take part in a sunrise game drive where you will have a chance to come in contact with “Big Cats” hunting for prey. This is the best time to see the cats actively searching for the day's meal. Afterwards, you will head back to the lodge for breakfast and then have a guided nature walk hosted by a native Maasai Moran who will share with you how wild herbs & trees can be of great help to support human life. After lunch you will take off an afternoon game drive; returning for dinner and your overnight stay.
Day 4
Masai Mara | Serengeti
Day 4: Masai Mara National Reserve-Full Day Game Drive: This is another day in the famous home of the big five! You will have 2 game drives 0630hrs-1000hrs and 1600hrs to 1830hrs respectively. The Masai Mara National Reserve is regarded as the jewel of Kenya that offers wildlife in such variety and abundance that it is almost unbelievable that over 95 species of mammals, amphibians and reptiles and over 400 bird species recorded on the reserve. A visitor may hardly miss to see lions, rhinos, hippos, crocodiles, giraffe, wildebeests, zebras, buffalo, warthogs, hyenas, jackals, wild dogs, buffalo, leopard, many kinds of antelopes and elephant. It is in the Mara that perhaps the most spectacular event of the natural world takes place. This is the annual migration of millions of wildebeest and zebra from the Serengeti (Tanzania) in search of water and pasture. Following on their heels are the predators of the savanna- lion, cheetah, wild dog, jackal, hyena and vultures. Game drive till evening then dinner and overnight.
Day 5
Masai Mara | Serengeti
Day 5: Masai Mara NR to Isbania and Sirari Border to Serengeti N: Early breakfast then with your picnic lunch enjoy the last moments in Masai Mara National Reserve then proceed driving towards Isebania and Sirari border crossing from Kenya to Tanzania after migration formalities you will change the cars to take Tanzania 4by4 Safari Jeep. Then proceed to Serengeti National Park arrival for late afternoon game drive to enjoy wildlife the nature will provide for your, arrival the hotel for dinner and overnight
Day 6
Serengeti
Day 6: Serengeti National Park-Full Day Game Drive: Early breakfast the game drive till afternoon back for hot lunch then relax till. Late in the afternoon, then game drive in the evening in famous Serengeti national Park. Having a chance to see all big five. And also seeing the big herds of wild beast. Encounter all that this wildness of Serengeti can offer. Then dinner and overnight.
Day 7
Serengeti
Day 7: Serengeti Nationl Park-Full Day Game Drive: Early breakfast the game drive till afternoon back for hot lunch then relax till. Late in the afternoon, then game drive in the evening in famous Serengeti national Park. Having a chance to see all big five. And also seeing the big herds of wild beast. Encounter all that this wildness of Serengeti can offer. Then dinner and overnight.
Day 8
Serengeti
Day 8: Serengeti National Park to Ngorongoro Conservation Area: After breakfast with your Picnic Lunch make a game drive briefly in famous Serengeti then to Ngorongoro in the afternoon via Olduvai George believe to be home of the first human being. The skull of Home sapiens was discovered here by Dr. Leakey. This is great history one would live to remember. Optional Maasai Boma Visit near by till late in the evening then drive to your Hotel at the Crater rim. Dinner and overnight.
Day 9
Ngorongoro Crater
Day 9: Ngorongoro Crater-Full Day Game Drive to Karatu: After breakfast with your picnic lunch, you will descend to the floor of the “Seventh Wonder of the World. A caldera that was formed as a result of the great movement of the earth that formed the Great Rift Valley. The Ngorongoro Reserve is home to a wide variety of wildlife including the big cats and more than four hundred bird species. You will enjoy the wildlife, have lunch and then at late afternoon you will ascend up to the crater rim then proceed to Karatu, relax at leisure then dinner and your overnight stay.
Day 10
Arusha | Lake Manyara
Day 10: Lake Manyara National Park-Zanzibar Island: After breakfast then drive to L/Manyara National Park with your Picnic Lunch, famous for its green scenery and varied bird life. 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 its tree 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. Game drive till noon the drive to Arusha Airport for your flight at 0445pm to Zanzibar arrival at 0600pm meet and greet then transfer to your beach hotel. Arrival for dinner and overnight.
Day 11
Day 11-12: Zanzibar Beach Leisure-Matemwe Beach: Breakfast then relax at leisure. Optional participate in sea activities e.g. Snorkeling: This you can do it near your hotel they are many coral garden reefs around Ningwi sea. Diving: They are many nice dive site in Matemwe Sea one can enjoy scuba diving also at Mnemba Island Conservation area. Deep sea fishing: Zanzibar is considered by experts to offer some of the best fishing ground in the world especially the Pemba Channel between Unguja Island and Pemba Island. They are so many recreational possibilities. There is a possibility of extra activities such as Dolphin Tour, Jozani Forest Tour, Prison Island Tour, Stone Town Tour, Safari Blue, Spice Tour and many more. Evening dinner and overnight.
Day 13
Day 13: Beach Hotel-Matemwe Beach to Zanzibar Airport: Breakfast then Depart in the morning or afternoon to Zanzibar Airport for your international flight back home. End of your Safari.
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