10 Day East Africa Express
For those who are looking for a shorter exploration East Africa's parks, this cross-border safari includes Lake Nakuru and the Masai Mara National Parks before crossing the border with a visit to the shores of Africa's largest inland lake, Lake Victoria. We then head into Tanzania's mighty Serengeti and thereafter ...
Read Full Description- Destination:
- Arusha, Tanzania; Kenya; Nairobi, Kenya; Nakuru, Kenya; Tanzania
- Trip Length:
- 10 days
- Price Range:
- From $2440 to $3039 per person See what this includes and what this excludes
- Best Time to Go:
- Any time.
- Recommended for:
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Adults (30 - 39)
Adults (40 - 64)
Seniors (65+)
Married, Seniors
Group Retreat, Romantic Getaway, Trip Around the World
Detailed Trip Description
For those who are looking for a shorter exploration East Africa's parks, this cross-border safari includes Lake Nakuru and the Masai Mara National Parks before crossing the border with a visit to the shores of Africa's largest inland lake, Lake Victoria. We then head into Tanzania's mighty Serengeti and thereafter descending into the ‘Eighth Wonder of the World', the sensational Ngorongoro Crater. Leaving the crater behind then introduces visitors to the pristine and seldom-visited Tarangire National Park to end the safari.
Trip Itinerary
Day 1 - Nairobi
Upon arrival at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, you will be met by our representative and transferred to the historic 5-star Sarova Stanley Hotel. One of Nairobi's oldest and best renowned city hotels, it stands in the city centre within easy reach of both shops and tourist attractions, and offering a health club, roof-top swimming pool and a wide selection of restaurants and bars. Optional dinner at the hotel.
Day 2 - Nakuru
After breakfast, drive to Lake Nakuru National Park in time for lunch at Lake Nakuru Lodge. After lunch, enjoy a game drive in the park arriving back to the lodge in time for a swim, cocktails and dinner. About Lake Nakuru Entitled ‘the greatest bird spectacle on earth' thanks to the millions of fuchsia-pink flamingo that flock to feed on the teeming algae of its alkaline waters, the pink-frosted shores and sky-mirrored waters of Lake Nakuru yield some of the most evocatively beautiful photo-images in Africa. As Kenya's first and largest rhino sanctuary, sightings of both black and white rhino are almost guaranteed, while plentiful waterbuck, warthog, zebra, gazelle and buffalo graze the shoreline. Echoing to the haunting cries of the numerous fish eagles, this is also the park in which you have the best chance of seeing a leopard.
Day 3 - Kenya
Leaving the lodge after an early breakfast, continue up the floor of Rift Valley to arrive in time for lunch at the famous Masai Mara National Reserve. Spend the afternoon game-viewing across its rolling savannah plains returning in time for a swim and cocktails before dinner. Dinner and overnight at the Masai Mara Sopa Lodge.
Day 4 - Kenya
Spend the day on safari in the Masai Mara with morning and afternoon game drives, breakfast, lunch and dinner at the lodge. About the Masai Mara National Reserve Offering an abundance of herbivores, the Mara makes the ideal hunting ground for Kenya's famous ‘big cats' and hosts her largest population of lions. It also offers the best chance of spotting a leopard in the wild. Other predators include cheetah and spotted hyena. Historically teaming with wildlife, the Mara is famous for the large herds of elephant and buffalo that meander its plains; also for the fat pods of hippo that wallow in its mud-brown rivers. Other stars include the distinctive Masai giraffe, plum-coloured topi, Coke's hartebeest, Grant's and Thomson's gazelle, zebra, impala, Kirk's dik-dik, bushbuck, waterbuck and red duiker. The Reserve also boasts plentiful Nile crocodile, monitor lizard, baboon, vervet; blue and red-tailed monkeys, nocturnal bush babies, and tree hyrax. There are over 550 resident and migratory species of birds.
Day 5 - Tanzania
After breakfast cross the border between Kenya and Tanzania at Isabenia and drive to the shores of Lake Victoria with a picnic lunch on the way. Check into the Speke Bay Lodge, which is on the lake shore, and spend a restful afternoon on the largest inland lake in the world. The white-painted lodge, which offers a series of traditional round or ‘rondavel' thatched buildings, has been styled to resemble a small village of the local Sukuma people and offers guided walks, biking, fishing, canoeing and more (some or all of which may be charged additionally). Dinner at the lodge.
Day 6 - Tanzania
After breakfast, drive to the Serengeti National Park in time for lunch at the Seronera Wildlife Lodge, then enjoy an afternoon's game drive before returning to the lodge in time for a swim, cocktails and dinner.
Day 7 - Tanzania
With a full day on safari (game drives morning and afternoon) your options are wide. The Serengeti, whose Maasai name ‘Siringet' translates as ‘the endless plains', offers unparalleled ornithological opportunities and an unrivalled natural arena wherein the glory and harmony of nature can be appreciated as nowhere else on earth. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are served at the lodge.
Day 8 - Tanzania
With a full day on safari (game drives morning and afternoon) your options are wide. The Serengeti, whose Maasai name ‘Siringet' translates as ‘the endless plains', offers unparalleled ornithological opportunities and an unrivalled natural arena wherein the glory and harmony of nature can be appreciated as nowhere else on earth. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are served at the lodge. About the Ngorongoro Crater Conservation Area Often referred to as ‘the eighth wonder of the world' the Ngorongoro Crater is one of Africa's best-known wildlife arenas. A World Heritage Site, it is also one of the largest volcanic craters in the world (almost 20 kilometres wide, 610-760 metres deep and covering a total area of 264 square kilometres). An utterly unique biosphere, the Crater harbours grasslands, swamps, forests, saltpans, a fresh water lake and a glorious variety of birdlife, all enclosed within its towering walls. Due to its high concentration of wildlife, close-range viewing opportunities and striking scenery it is also Tanzania's most visited destination. Dinner at the lodge.
Day 9 - Tanzania
After breakfast drive to Tarangire National Park, an arid haven, peppered with ancient baobab trees, towering termite mounts, and home to huge herds of elephant. Enjoy a picnic lunch and a game drive before arriving at Maramboi Tented Camp. Situated on a 25,000 hectare Maasai communal ranch, the camp offers just 20 spacious tents, all surrounded by timber decks, while activities include guided walks, ornithology and cultural interaction with the Datoga and Maasai people, whose communities lie adjacent to the camp. The camp also offers its own swimming pool. Dinner at the camp. About the Tarangire National Park Named after the Tarangire River which runs through it, is an arid haven, peppered with ancient baobab trees, towering termite mounts, and home to huge herds of elephant.
Day 10 - Arusha
After breakfast, drive to Arusha where lunch will be served in a local restaurant. Transfer to Arusha Airport to connect to your onward flight.
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