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15 Days Kenya – Tanzania – Zanzibar Safari

Day 1. Nairobi-Maasai Mara National Reserve.

Depart Nairobi in the Morning for masai mara passing through the dramatic Great Rift Valley stopping at the view point, Ascend the western rim of the valley crossing the loita plains (maasai-land),see red-clad maasai warriors tend their multi-colored herds amongst plains game. Game viewing enroute to lodge for lunch. Afternoon game drive inside the most scenic park in Kenya where great concentration of game is seen including the “Big Five”. Dinner and overnight at mara sopa lodge/similar.

Day 2. Maasai mara National Reserve.

Morning and afternoon game viewing inside the Park. Search for wild game black manned lion for which Mara is famous for, cheetah, buffalo, wildebeest, zebra, leopard, grants gazelle are quite common, even the rare rhino might come out of the thicket for you, hyenas are plentiful, Extend your drive to the hippo point where schools of hippo submerge on the approach of vehicles only to surface seconds later to shot and gamble their displeasure as the crocodiles sunbathe on the river banks mouths agape. Between meals there is optional visit to the maasai villages for an insight to their culture if clients so wish. Meals and overnight at Mara Sopa Lodge/similar. Optional Balloon ride.

Day 3. Maasai Mara-Lake Nakuru National Park

Early morning (before breakfast) game viewing drive at maasai Mara in search of any wild game you might have missed previously. Return to lodge for breakfast and afterwards depart for Lake Nakuru arriving in time for lunch. Lake Nakuru is referred as pink lake for it’s thousands of pink flamingos and other bird life-it’s a bird watchers paradise. It has a surprisingly number of animals, it is a rhino sanctuary and the “Big Five” except the elephant can be seen here, afternoon game drive .Dinner and overnight at Lake Nakuru Lodge/Sarova Lion Hill lodge.

Day 4. Lake Nakuru – Samburu National Reserve.

Early morning game viewing drive to savour the beauty of the park and go searching for any wild game you might have missed previously, look for warthogs and water bucks as you leave the Park, Breakfast at lodge and depart for Samburu crossing the Equator to the rugged semi-desert region in the northern Kenya. Arrive in time for lunch at lodge. Afternoon game drive to search for the “stars of Samburu”. Dinner and overnight at Samburu lodge/Serena lodge.

Day 5. Treetops.

Morning game drive in Samburu search of the rarely found species of wild game like the liver-red reticulated giraffe, grevy’s zebra, the long necked gerenuk antelopes, beisa oryx, blue flanked somali ostrich, vulturine guinea fowl and also braving lions on the grass, leopards in the trees and plenty of other plains game. In between meals there is optional visit to the Samburu villages .Breakfast and depart for Treetops in the Aberdares National Park arriving in time for lunch at the Outspan Country Club. Afternoon transfer to Treetops Lodge for floodlit game viewing among them Elephants, Rhino, Leopard, Bushbuck, Elusive Bongo , Giant Forest Hog etc. Dinner and overnight at the Treetops Lodge.

Day 6;Nairobi

After morning breakfast transfer to Entebbe Airport for afternoon flight to Nairobi for overnight at Nairobi safari Club.

Day 7.Nairobi – Ngorongoro

Depart Nairobi via the morning shuttle bus to Arusha arriving for lunch, Afternoon proceed to NgoroNgoro, Game viewing enroute to the lodge for dinner and overnight at NgoroNgoro Sopa Lodge.

Day 8. Ngoro Ngoro Crater

Depart in the morning after breakfast with picnic lunch descending 2000ft by 4WD vehicles to the crater floor for a full day crater tour. Search for the magnificent black-manned lion, elephant, buffalo, rhino and plenty of other wild game exist in great concentration. Lunch at the crater. Ascend back to Ngoroggoro Sopa lodge for dinner and overnight.

Day 9. Ngorongoro-Serengeti National Park

Breakfast at Ngorongoro Sopa lodge and depart for the vast Serengeti plains National Reserve via Olduvai Gorge ,site of the famous archeologist Dr. Leakey where fossils of human and animal believed to be over 2 million years are seen. Lunch enroute arriving Serengeti in the afternoon. Afternoon game viewing inside the Park known to host great herds of plains game. Dinner and overnight at Serengeti Sopa Lodge.

Day 10. Serengeti National Park

Morning and afternoon game inside the Park taking you to different parts of the park famous for the annual migration when millions of wildebeest (gnus) and zebra set off for maasai Mara in search of better grazing grounds and water, search for numerous plains game. Meals and overnight at Serengeti Sopa Lodge.

Day 11. Serengeti-Lake Manyara National Park

Morning game viewing drive in Serengeti. Breakfast and depart for Lake Manyara National Park arriving in time for lunch at Lake Manyara Serena lodge. Afternoon game viewing drive inside the park, look for a variety of wild game .You are likely to shoot a picture of the curious tree-climbing lions. Dinner and overnight at the lodge.

Day 12.Arusha-Zanzibar

Early morning game viewing at the park. Return to lodge for breakfast after which you will depart for Arusha arriving for lunch at Arusha Impala Hotel. Afternoon transfer to the airport for flight to Zanzibar, met at the airport and transfer to the Zanzibar hotel for overnight at Ocean Paradise Beach resort/Similar Day 13 & 14 ZanzibarFull days in at leisure Zanzibar with optional beach activities, overnight at Ocean Paradise Beach resort/Similar Day 15.Fly out.Transfer to the airport for flight to Nairobi.

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