15 days- East Africa Migration Group Safari

On your arrival at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport you will be met and transferred to your hotel.

After breakfast, we explore Nairobi with a visit to the Karen Blixen Museum. The museum is the beautiful and historic farmhouse where Karen Blixen, author of “Out of Africa”, lived between 1917 and 1931 until she left Kenya after a series of personal tragedies. Thereafter, we head to the Giraffe Centre and the Daphne Sheldrick Animal Orphanage for a visit. The institution is named after the wife of the late famous Naturalist, David William Sheldrick who was the founder warden of Tsavo East National Park in Kenya from its inception in 1948 to 1976. At 11:00, the baby animals are brought from the national park for a mud-bath at the orphanage, where for an hour you will be around them. Lunch will follow before driving down to Amboseli National Reserve, arriving in the afternoon.

Accommodation: Kibo Safari Camp similar
Breakfast: At the Boma Nairobi or similar
Lunch: Hot lunch from the Boma Nairobi or similar
Dinner: At Kibo Safari Camp or similar
Approx. distance: 240 km
Approx. driving time: 4-5 hours.

Today we will head into the Amboseli National Park for a full day of game viewing in one of Kenya’s most famous parks. Amboseli is known for its huge elephant bulls with their magnificent tusks, which make for the ultimate safari picture with the snow-capped Mount Kilimanjaro in the background.

Accommodation: Kibo Safari Camp or similar
Breakfast: At Kibo Safari Camp or similar
Lunch: Picnic lunch from Kibo Safari Camp or similar
Dinner: At Kibo Safari Camp or similar

This morning after a leisurely breakfast, we make our way to the border and then onwards to Arusha. En route, we pass the Marangu waterfalls – which is a moderately strenuous walk (we do recommend sturdy shoes and a degree of walking fitness). We continue to Arusha via Moshi town – the gateway to the Kilimanjaro National Park. Kindly be advised there will be a change of Guide and Vehicle at the border crossing into Tanzania.

Accommodation: African Tulip or similar
Breakfast: At Kibo Safari Camp or similar
Lunch: Picnic lunch from Kibo Safari Camp or similar
Dinner: At African Tulip or similar
Approx. distance: 210 km
Approx. driving time: 4-5 hours (border crossing dependent)

After breakfast, you will be collected from the hotel and set off towards Tarangire National Park for a full day’s game drives. The breath-taking views of the Maasai Steppe, and the mountains to the south, make a stop at Tarangire a truly memorable experience. Tarangire is as well known for its huge elephant population and baobab trees. It forms the centre of an annual migratory cycle that includes up to 3000 elephant, 25,000 wildebeest and 30,000 zebra.

Accommodation: Tarangire Simba Lodge or similar
Breakfast: At African Tulip or similar
Lunch: Picnic lunch from African Tulip or similar
Dinner: At Tarangire Simba Lodge or similar
Approx. distance: 150 km
Approx. driving time: 4 hours

After breakfast, you will be collected from the hotel and set off towards Lake Manyara National Park. The spectacular reserve is located at the north-western corner of Lake Manyara, a hallow soda lake, which lies at the foot of the Great Rift Valley’s western escarpment. We enjoy a scenic drive in the park known not only for its large flocks of flamingos, but also for the elusive tree climbing lions.

Accommodation: Karatu Simba Lodge or similar
Breakfast: At Tarangire Simba Lodge or similar
Lunch: Picnic lunch from Tarangire Simba Lodge or similar
Dinner: At Karatu Simba Lodge or similar
Approx. distance: 130 km
Approx. driving time: 2-3 hours

After breakfast, we set out to experience the cultural diversity of Mto-wa-Mbu, starting at the market and visiting a Chagga family producing banana beer and passing by many different farms. On the way, your guide will introduce you to the various fruits and vegetables growing in the area and explain the irrigation system that sustains local crops. After having a delicious, home-cooked meal in a local Mama’s home, we enjoy a visit to the Maasai Boma for the cultural encounter of a life time. The Maasai people are semi-nomadic herders, who choose to live a traditional lifestyle and are known for their distinctive traditional attire.
In the late afternoon we embark on a walking tour to Lake Papyrus. Here clients can view this magnificent lake filled with abundant birdlife and hippos. If time allows we can do some light trekking up to the waterfall. From here you will view the lake on top of the Rift valley wall; then onto the banana plantation and rice field, ending off the tour with a local village visit. On completion we return to the lodge for dinner & overnight.

Accommodation: Karatu Simba Lodge or similar
Breakfast: At Karatu Simba Lodge or similar
Lunch: At a local Mama’s house
Dinner: At Karatu Simba Lodge or similar

This morning we have an early departure for a game drive in the world renowned Ngorongoro Crater. For many, this wildlife spectacle is the pinnacle of their safari experience. The Ngorongoro Crater boasts all of the ‘Big 5’, including a small population of endangered black rhino. After a picnic lunch, we head towards the Serengeti through the stunning Southern Plains. This is the area that the Serengeti is best known for – the endless, undulating grass savannah with rocky outcrops that serve as isolated wildlife refuges.

Accommodation: Kisura Kenzan Tented Camp or similar
Breakfast: At Karatu Simba Lodge or similar
Lunch: At Karatu Simba Lodge or similar
Dinner: At Kisura Kenzan Tented Camp or similar
Approx. distance: 300 km (including the Crater)
Approx. driving time: 5-6 hours (mostly at game drive speeds)

Today you will be spending a full day game driving around the Seronera area of the Serengeti. The Serengeti is divided into three main areas: Seronera is the most central and accessible region and this is where the Park HQ is based, as well as most of the larger lodges and communal campsites. This part of the Serengeti is characterised by open plains of grassland, packed with animals. The Seronera River is the lifeblood of the Serengeti and this area is renowned for great game viewing all year round. It is also particularly good for lion and cheetah sightings, as well as the most elusive of all big cats, the leopard.

Accommodation: Kisura Kenzan Tented Camp or similar
Breakfast: At Kisura Kenzan Tented Camp or similar
Lunch: Picnic lunch from Kisura Kenzan Tented Camp or similar
Dinner: At Kisura Kenzan Tented Camp or similar

We have another exciting day of exploring the Serengeti National Park ahead of us. With lunch boxes provided we continue with game drives throughout the afternoon, scanning the endless plains, spotting many animals and truly realizing just why this national park is so famous. In the late afternoon we drive back to the lodge for overnight.

Accommodation: Kisura Kenzan Tented Camp or similar
Breakfast: At Kisura Kenzan Tented Camp or similar
Lunch: Picnic lunch from Kisura Kenzan Tented Camp or similar
Dinner: At Kisura Kenzan Tented Camp or similar

After breakfast we make our way to Lake Victoria. We pass through the villages of the Sukuma tribe, who grow ground nuts, sorghum and cassava as well as keeping livestock. Life carries on here simply as it has done for ages, but with a few poignant reminders of the 20th century. Some leisure time in the afternoon, or to possibly take a bird walk along the lake shore.

Accommodation: Serenity on the Lake or similar
Breakfast: At Kisura Kenzan Tented Camps or similar
Lunch: Picnic lunch from Kisura Kenzan Tented Camp or similar
Dinner: At Serenity on the Lake or similar
Approx. distance: 250 km
Approx. driving time: 4-5 hours (including game drive speeds)

This morning you have the opportunity to take part in a boat excursion to one of the local fishing villages, before we bid Lake Victoria farewell and continue our journey northwards across the border into Kenya. Here we head to the Masai Mara, the traditional land of the Maasai people, who are permitted to graze their cattle in this area. The Masai Mara covers an area that includes the riverine forests along the banks of the Mara and Talek Rivers, acacia forests and the open plains of the savannah. Kindly be advised there will be a change of Guide and Vehicle at the border crossing into Kenya.

Accommodation: Mara Eden Safari Camp or similar
Breakfast: At Serenity on the Lake or similar
Lunch: Picnic lunch from At Serenity on the Lake or similar
Dinner: At Mara Eden Safari Camp or similar
Approx. distance: 270 km

Today we spend the whole day game viewing in the world famous Masai Mara National Park. Here the various habitats are home to a great variety of game including lion, leopard, cheetah, zebra, wildebeest (gnu), giraffe, buffalo, jackal, topi, gazelle, impala and elephant. Hippopotamus and crocodile are also plentiful in the rivers and the bird life is very abundant.

Accommodation: Mara Eden Safari Camp or similar
Breakfast: At Mara Eden Safari Camp or similar
Lunch: Picnic lunch from Mara Eden Safari Camp or similar
Dinner: At Mara Eden Safari Camp or similar

After breakfast we head off towards Nairobi, the capital city of Kenya. We have the afternoon at leisure or to explore the city. Time allowing, we visit the Kazuri Beads Centre and workshop for those interested in shopping. Kazuri means “small and beautiful” in Swahili and it describes each striking ceramic bead which is shaped by hand by the women employed at the Kazuri workshop. Nairobi is a cosmopolitan, lively and interesting city. Its central business district is nicely compact and it is therefore a great place to tune into modern urban African life. Later in the afternoon, we head to the hotel for dinner and overnight.

Accommodation: The Boma Nairobi Hotel or similar
Breakfast: At Mara Eden Safari Camp or similar
Lunch: Picnic lunch from Mara Eden Safari Camp or similar
Dinner: At the Carnivore Restaurant or similar
Approx. distance: 280 km
Approx. driving time: 5-6 hours

The tour ends after breakfast this morning and you will be transferred to the airport for your outbound flight.

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