SAFARI TOUR : SWEETWATERS, MASAI MARA & TANZANIA
              12 nights,13 days

BB – Bed and Breakfast, HB(Half board) – Dinner, FB (Full board) – Lunch, Dinner, Bed and Breakfast, AG – Afternoon game drive, MG – Morning game viewing drive  , Trf -Transfer

DAY 1: Nairobi

• Meet and greet at Nairobi Airport. Our guide will be waiting for you in the arrival hall carrying a branded sign board.
• Transfer
• Dinner: Ole Sereni
• Overnight: Ole Sereni

Day 2: Nairobi – Nanyuki

• Breakfast
• Drive from Nairobi to the Central Highlands.
• Lunch
• Afternoon game drive in Ol Pejeta Conservancy.
• Dinner: Sweetwaters Serena Camp
• Overnight at the Camp: Sweetwaters Serena Camp (Tent – Full Board)

Day 3: Nanyuki  

• Breakfast

-Visit to the Sweetwaters Chimpanzee Sanctuary, the only place in Kenya where these highly endangered and incredibly intelligent primates can be found. The sanctuary provides a haven for orphaned and abused chimpanzees who enjoy roaming freely in their vast natural enclosure. Many of the chimps that are taken to the sanctuary have been orphaned due to the abuse of man, and often arrive traumatized and ill. Through hard work and dedication, the staff assists the chimps in their rehabilitation and integration into one of the two groups within the reserve. The chimpanzees here can never be reintroduced into the wild and guests can ‘adopt’ one for a fee. The revenue collected goes back into the sanctuary to aid its ongoing operations.

• Lunch
• Sweetwater-Ol Pejeta Conservancy entrance fee (valid for 24 hours) included.
• Afternoon game drive in Ol Pejeta Conservancy.
• Visit to the Ol Pejeta Conservancy where you can feed the tame black rhino from a specially created feeding platform. Black rhinos are by nature very aggressive and territorial and this will probably be your only opportunity of ever getting close to one of these magnificent and endangered creatures. Be sure to have your camera ready for this once-in-a-lifetime experience. You will also have the prospect

of visiting the Morani Information Centre, named in honour of the first tame black rhino that called this conservancy home. The center affords visitors a chance to learn about the large variety of wildlife in the reserve and also provides comprehensive information as to how modern wildlife conservancy operates.

• Dinner: Sweetwaters Serena Camp
• Overnight at the Camp: Sweetwaters Serena Camp (Tent – Full Board)

Day 4: Nanyuki – Masai Mara

– Breakfast
– Flight Nanyuki – Masai Mara (Flight link)

• Lunch
• Afternoon game drive
• Dinner: Lerai Safari camp
• Overnight: Lerai Safari Camp (Ground package)

Day 5: Masai Mara

• Balloon safari in the Masai Mara, a magical experience as you take in a bird’s eye view of the vast, rolling plains below you. This unique and exhilarating excursion takes place early in the morning when you can marvel at the fantastic sight of the rising sun and gently float over the thousands of animals below you. This is the best time to spot wildlife as well as enjoy the peaceful vistas and crisp, clear air. Undisturbed by your presence, the animals will continue with their daily activities as you snap away and marvel at the beauty of Africa. The balloon safari ends by touching down in the wilds of the Masai Mara to enjoy a delectable champagne breakfast.
• Breakfast
• Lunch: Mara Serena Safari Lodge
• Afternoon game drive.
• Dinner: Lerai Safari Camp
• Overnight: Lerai Safari Camp (Package)

Day 6: Masai Mara

• Morning Game drive.
• Breakfast
• Second Morning Game Drive
• Lunch: Mara Serena Safari Lodge
• Masai Mara National Reserve entrance fee (valid for 24 hours) included.
• Afternoon game drive.
• Sundowner in the wonderland of the Kenyan Rift Valley. Known as the birthplace of mankind, chances are you will never feel closer to the essence of nature and human existence than when sitting on one of the Rift Valley plains, surrounded by spectacular scenery, a multitude of animals, beautiful lakes

and birds of every kind.  From Mount Kenya, Africa’s second highest peak, down to the flamingo-filled lakes, the area is a veritable explosion of superb sights and sounds.  Sip on a refreshment as you relax and take in the sheer beauty surrounding you.

• Dinner: Lerai Safari Camp
• Overnight: Lerai Safari Camp (Package)

Day 7: Masai Mara – Serengeti

– Breakfast
– Flight Musiara Airstrip – Serengeti Seronera (Auric Air)

• Lunch
• Discover the Serengeti National Park. Created in 1951, the Serengeti (from Siringet, meaning “endless plain” in maa, the language of the Maasai) is one of the largest parks in Africa. Covering an area of 14,800 km2, it abuts the Ngorongoro to the east and the Masai Mara (Kenya) to the north. This is a magical place both for the beauty and diversity of the landscapes (plains, acacia savannah, hills, large forested areas) and for the variety of animals. The Serengeti National Park is home to a considerable wildlife population in all seasons: gazelles, antelopes, giraffes, buffalos, zebras, jackals, warthogs, monkeys … all are gathered here. Elephants, hippos, crocodiles are also among the main residents of the park. Over 500 species of birds have been identified including ostriches, bustards and secretary birds. The park is also famous for its many predators: more than a thousand lions, hundreds of cheetahs, many hyenas and some leopards have been recorded. If the lions are more visible near the rivers (especially near the Seronera River), cheetahs and hyenas are more at home in the plains.
• Afternoon Game Drive in the Seronera region of the Serengeti National Park.
• Dinner: Melia Serengeti
• Overnight at the camp: Melia Serengeti

Day 8: Serengeti Seronera

• Breakfast
• Morning game drive in the central Seronera region of the Serengeti National Park.
• Lunch
• Afternoon Game Drive in the Seronera region of the Serengeti National Park.
• Dinner: Melia Serengeti
• Overnight at the Camp: Melia Serengeti

Day 9: Serengeti Seronera – Ngorongoro Crater

• Breakfast
• Drive from the Serengeti to Ngorongoro.
• Picnic lunch
• Olduvai gorge visit
• Discover the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Initially incorporated into the Serengeti National Park, the Area is not a National Park. It was founded in 1959, following a conflict between the National Parks and the Maasai, as a nature reserve to protect a unique wildlife but also as a haven for the Maasai. Its name comes from the warriors of the tribe once living in the crater: The Likorongoros (which was distorted to Ngorongoro by the German colonists). The Ngorongoro Conservation Area covers approximately 8288 km2, 890 km2 of which is montane forest covering part of the crater wall. Ngorongoro offers a wide range of habitats: wetlands, grasslands, forests, streams and savannas … The crater itself covers about 260 km2. A World Heritage Site, it is in fact a caldera, caused by the collapse of a massive volcano nearly 2.5 million years ago. During the descent into the crater you will enjoy a spectacularly panoramic view of the interior of the crater. Even from the top of the crater wall you’ll notice the first large herds as dark spots on the landscape. The crater boasts the largest animal density in Africa with some 20 000 animals including around 55 species of mammals, ostriches, Kori bustards, dwarf flamingos, crowned cranes, zebras, gazelles, warthogs, wildebeest, hartebeest … all are present. Eland, jackal, black rhino and some servals are also among the principal inhabitants. The Ngorongoro Crater is further home to many predators such as hyenas, lions and leopards. Cheetahs, giraffes, hartebeest and impala, however are missing.
• Dinner: Ngorongoro Serena
• Overnight: Ngorongoro Serena

Day 10: Ngorongoro

• Breakfast
• Ngorongoro Crater Conservation Area entrance fee (valid for 24 hours) included.
• Picnic lunch
• Full day game drive in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. This stunning piece of wilderness is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, located within the crater highlands of Tanzania and covering vast expanses of highland plains, savannahs, savannah woodlands and forests. Within it lies the Ngorongoro Crater, the world’s largest volcanic caldera housing dense wildlife species of global importance due to the large presence of internationally threatened species such as black rhino. The variations in climate, landforms and altitude have resulted in several overlapping ecosystems and distinct habitats, with short grass plains, highland catchment forests, montane long grass plains and high open moorlands that provide spectacular wildlife viewing no matter the time of day. If during your safari expeditions you have not yet come across a lion, Ngorongoro will not disappoint as it holds the highest density if this predator in the world.
• Dinner: Ngorongoro Serena
• Overnight: Ngorongoro Serena

Day 11: Manyara

• Breakfast
• Drive from Ngorongoro to Manyara.
• Lunch
• Afternoon Game Drive in Lake Manyara National Park.
• Dinner: Lake Manyara Serena
• Overnight: Lake Manyara Serena

Day 12: Manyara – Amboseli

• Breakfast
• Route Manyara to Namanga border
• Picnic lunch
• Route Namanga border to Amboseli
• Afternoon Game Drive
• Amboseli National Park entrance fee (valid for 24 hours) included.
• Dinner: Amboseli Serena

Overnight at the Camp: Amboseli Serena

Day 13: Amboseli – Nairobi

• Breakfast
• Route Amboseli to Nairobi – Lunch: Carnivore  – Transfer to JKIA.
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