15 DAYS
KENYA AND TANZANIA ADVENTURE BIG CATS SAFARI-OTS
Kenya & Tanzania
NAIROBI, MASAI MARA, NAKURU, LAKE NAKURU, LAKE NAIVASHA, AMBOSELI NATIONAL PARK, ARUSHA, LAKE MANYARA NATIONAL PARK, NGORONGORO CRATER, TARANGIRE NATIONAL PARK
15 Days
15 Days 14 Nights
Best time to travel
January to December
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15 DAYS KENYA AND TANZANIA ADVENTURE BIG CATS SAFARI-OTS
is a great safari itinerary that offers a traveler the rare chance to experience East Africa Great Safari in both, Kenya and Tanzania great parks.
We recommend flying into Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO) early today, we recommend Outstanding Tanzania Safari private transfer to Nairobi where the rest of the day is at leisure. We stay at the Osoita lodge, which is beautifully located close to Nairobi National Park and is a perfect place to prepare for your adventure. Today you will meet your safari driver guide at the Osoita lodge for a short safari briefing and equipment check.
Dinner and overnight at Nairobi Osoita Lodge: Half board.
Depart Nairobi after breakfast. Our destination today is the Abrade National Park.
We travel overland through plantations of coffee and tea to The Abrade Country Club, nestled on the slopes of Mweiga Hill. After lunch and tea/coffee or Hot chocolate, set off for the Ark tree lodge, located in the forest on mountain slopes of the Abrade Mountains at 7,000 feet. This outstanding lodge offers high altitude game viewing, including animals that are rarely encountered elsewhere: giant forest hog, bush pig, tree Hyrax, large spotted Genet, and the elusive bongo.
Wildlife can be observed from different levels — and from outside where you can see, hear and smell everything and inside where you can sit with a cup of tea and stay warm and cozy. You can put in a request to be awakened during the night if your favorite animals show up.
A herd of Elephants might be just feet away and if you are lucky, a Leopard or large male Lion might put in an appearance.
Dinner and overnight at Abrade Cottages and Fishing Lodge: Full board.
Depart Abrade National Park and drive through the Great Rift Valley viewing scenery escarpment en-route. You will arrive in time for a game drive proceeding to your lodge for check-in and have lunch. Check-in at Lake Nakuru Flamingo Lodge. Afternoon game drive across the Pink Lake often referred so due to its Great masses of Flamingos not forgetting the famous white Rhino and black rhino found in this park.
Dinner and overnight at Lake Nakuru Cliff Lodge: Full board.
Today we travel to the exotic Lake Nakuru National Park, located in the Great Rift Valley. After l, launch an exciting game run is planned for the afternoon. The game in this park is plentiful and the magnificent bird watching will make a devotee out of even the most reluctant. The Park is home to stunning flocks of lesser and Greater Flamingos, which literally turn the lakeshores into a magnificent pink stretch. The birdlife here is world renown and over 400 bird species exist here, White Pelicans, Plovers, Egrets, and Marabou Stork. It is also one of the very few places in Africa to see the White Rhino and rare Rothschild Giraffe.
Dinner and overnight at Lake Nakuru Cliff Lodge: Full board.
Early morning game, drive game drive return back to your camp for the breakfast Full day is spent in the park with packed lunch in search of its popular residents like twill-known predators and their opponents like the Zebra, Wildebeest, Giraffe, Hippo and the dangerous Crocodiles with a visit to Mara river.
Later Meals and overnight at Keekorok Lodge.
Dinner and overnight at Keekorok Lodge: Full board.
DAY 7: MASAI MARA TO ISIBANIA ONWARD TO SERENGETI.
After early breakfast, check out and collect lunch boxes and leave for Isibenia there is an opportunity for en-route game viewing.
Arrive at Isibenia on time for Visa & Immigration formalities and proceed to Serengeti.
Dinner and overnight at Serengeti Acacia Tented Camp: Full board.
After early breakfast, check out and collect lunch boxes and leave for Isibenia there is an opportunity for en-route game viewing.
Arrive at Isibenia on time for Visa & Immigration formalities and proceed to Serengeti.
Dinner and overnight at Serengeti Acacia Tented Camp: Full board.
After breakfast, we head towards the western reaches of the Serengeti National Park, also known as the Western Corridor. We will do a game drive en-route from the Seronera area to the Western Corridor area.
We arrive in time for lunch at the lodge and after lunch will we enjoy an afternoon game drive in the area. The wildebeest migration can normally be found in the Western Corridor area in June, depending on rainfall patterns.
Dinner and overnight at Serengeti Acacia Tented Camp: Full board.
Today we drive inside the Serengeti with the aim of viewing the migration crossing the Grumeti River. The Great Migration is an astonishing race for life and an incredible sight to behold. The greatest wildlife phenomenon of them all, it’s an experience that will leave you completely speechless.
Dinner and overnight at Serengeti Acacia Tented Camp: Full board.
We start the day with an early morning game drive before heading to Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Ngorongoro is a special place in that it is a Conservation Area, not a National Park; this means that the whole area is managed for both the animals and the local Masai people who graze their cattle alongside the indigenous wildlife. During the drive-in Ngorongoro, we have a chance to glimpse something of the Masai way of life. After stopping at the entrance gate, where there is a chance to learn more about this fascinating volcanic landscape, we will drive around the rim of the Crater itself, and from here we can look down and see the herd of wildebeest or buffalos.
Dinner and overnight at Ngorongoro Ndutu Safari Lodge: Full board.
Today we will descend 2000 feet (over 600 meters) to the floor of the Ngorongoro Crater for your crater tour. Here you will explore the forest areas inhabited by monkeys and elephants, the lake area, where we may see flamingos. We will also visit the open savannah where the lions hunt. Picnic lunch will be served in the crater. In the late afternoon, we make a short journey to Karatu.
Dinner and overnight at Lake Eyasi Ziwani Lodge: Full board.
In the morning clients will join the Hadzabe and interact with them and learn so much stuff like how to make fire by using two dry sticks, the way which has been used for thousands of years. The Bushmen will teach them how to use their bow and arrows, collecting some tubers, roots, and fruits with the women or join the men on hunting. Hunting is done in the morning; clients will follow the hunters behind and see how the hunting is done. The honey gathering is part of it, but depending on the season as the honey gathering is done in the rainy season. Join on Hadzabe tribal dance. Here the tour may take 3 to 4 hours
Dinner and overnight at Karatu Acacia Castle Lodge: Full board.
We depart from your lodge in Karatu and proceed to Lake Manyara National Park. Although small in size, this park is one of the most diverse reserves in the country. Lake Manyara covers two-thirds of the park. At the backdrop is the wall of the Great Rift Valley, before which lies the ground water forest, areas of open grassland near the lake foreshore, and the Soda Lake. We enjoy a picnic lunch in this area, which consists of open grassy areas, hot springs, dense woodlands, and steep mountainsides. Lake Manyara National Park is a birding paradise that has more than 350 species of bird. The park is also famed for its unique and elusive tree-climbing lions.
Dinner and overnight at Karatu Acacia Castle Lodge: Full board.
Today we drive to Tarangire National Park, for excellent game viewing. Tarangire is a small park that offers some excellent sights. Generally, in the dry seasons, Tarangire comes alive as the wildlife and birdlife congregate on the Tarangire River, which is a permanent source of water.
In afternoon we drive to Arusha, Tanzania.
Dinner and overnight at Masailand Safari Lodge: Half board.
Depending on your flight schedule and departure point, you will be transferred to the airport to connect your flight for further travel.
Includes
- Full board accommodation whilst on safari in the above mentioned en suite tented camps and lodges
- Private safari guide
- Private 4 x 4 safari jeep with pop up roof for game viewing
- Transfers in both directions between the International Airport
- Park fees
- Crater fees
- Airport Arrival/Departure Meet and Greets at the airport
- On safari – Vehicles equipped with ice chest with mineral water, wildlife guidebooks
- Government taxes, VAT and service charges relating to accommodation and included meals
Excludes
- Travel Insurance Medical
- Evacuation Personal Expenses
- Optional Hot Air Ballooning
- Nature walks
- Tips to Driver
- Olduvai Gorge
- Meals not listed above
- Optional Tours (balloon rides )
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