17 Days Samburu – Aberdares – Lake Nakuru – Maasai Mara – Amboseli – Ngorongoro Crater – Serengeti – Lake Manyara – Zanzibar
Day 1; Samburu;
Depart Nairobi in the morning for Samburu National reserve crossing the Equator and driving through changing terrain to the rugged semi-desert region in the northern Kenya. Though harsh, it is blessed with species rarely found elsewhere. arrive in time for lunch at lodge. Afternoon game drive to search for the stars of Samburu. Dinner and overnight at Samburu sopa lodge.
Day 2; Samburu;
Full day in Samburu with game drives .Search for the rare liver red reticulated giraffe, Grevy’s Zebra, Beisa Oryx, Blue flanked Somali Ostrich, Vulturine Guinea Fowl, Longneck Gerenuk. See braving lions on the grass, Cheetah, Leopards among plenty of other plains game. (optional visits to Samburu villages). All meals and overnight at Samburu sopa lodge.
Day 3; Treetops;
Breakfast at a lodge and drive to the shoulders of Mt. Kenya arriving at the Outspan Golf & Country Club for lunch. After lunch transfer by lodge vehicle to the Treetops Lodge where from the lodge balcony you view game that often visit the floodlit waterhole and saltlick–e.g. elephants, rhino, buffalo and giant forest hog. Dinner and overnight at Treetops Lodge.
Day 4; Lake Nakuru National Park;
Depart Treetops lodge for breakfast at Outspan Golf & Country Club and depart for Lake Nakuru via Thompson falls arriving in time for lunch, afternoon game drive at the Pink lake referred so for it’s thousands of pink flamingos and other bird-life-it’s a Bird watchers paradise. It has a surprisingly number of animals, all the “big five” except the elephant can be seen here, Dinner and overnight at Lake Nakuru Lodge/Sarova lion Hill.
Day 5. Maasai Mara;
After breakfast depart for mainsail Mara via Narok Town arriving Maasai Mara in time for lunch. Afternoon game drive. Dinner and overnight at Sopa lodge.
Day 6..Maasai Mara;
Full day in Maasai Mara ,Morning and afternoon game drive. Dinner and overnight at Sopa lodge.
Day 7. Amboseli National park;
After breakfast depart Maasai Mara for Amboseli stopping in Nairobi for lunch. Afternoon proceed to Amboseli arriving early evening. Dinner and overnight at Amboseli Sopa lodge.
Day 8. Amboseli National park.
Full day in Amboseli with morning and afternoon game drives. All meals and overnight at Amboseli Sopa lodge.
Day 9. Ngorongoro crater,
After breakfast leave for Namanga Border from where you finalize the border formalities and proceed to Aretha arriving by lunch time. Afternoon depart for Ngorongoro arriving early evening. Dinner and overnight at Ngorongoro Wildlife lodge.
Day 10.Ngorongoro crater;
Break fast and take picnic lunch with you for a full day crater tour ,returning to the lodge in the evening for dinner and overnight at Wildlife lodge.
Day 11 Serengeti National Park;
Depart Ngorongoro after breakfast via Olduvai Gorge to Serengeti arriving in the afternoon, enroute game drive to the lodge. Dinner and overnight at wildlife lodge.
Day 12. Serengeti National park
Full day in Serengeti with morning and afternoon game drive. All meals and overnight at Wildlife lodge.
Day 13 Lake Manyara National park
Early Morning game drive, Breakfast and depart for Lake Manyara arriving in time for lunch. Afternoon game drive. Dinner and overnight at Lake Manyara Serena Lodge.
Day 14. 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 Blue bay beach club/Similar
Day 15. & 16 Zanzibar.
Full days in Zanzibar enjoying optional beach activities, dinner and overnight at Blue Bay beach club.
Day 17.
Morning at leisure, afternoon transfer to the airport for flight to Nairobi, arriving Jomo kenyatta international airport in good time for your connecting flight out.
