Our Big Five-Safari Tour

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Trip Itinerary

Day 1 - Nairobi

 

Arrive Nairobi; transfer to your hotel. Overnight Stay: Sarova Panafric Hotel
(Superior room)


Day 2 - Nairobi

 

Your exciting Kenya safari first visits the Samburu National Reserve in Northern
Kenya, where you will go on an afternoon game drive. Two Nights Stay:
Wilderness Samburu Lodge. Meal: B, L, D


Day 3 - Samburu

 

Spend a full day discovering the unique species of mammals and birds at
Samburu. Overnight Stay: Wilderness Samburu Lodge. Meal: B, L, D


Day 4 - Samburu

 

Depart for the Serena Mountain Lodge, a famous tree hotel, located at 2,194
metres on the slopes of Mt Kenya in dense rainforest. Afternoon and overnight
game observation at the flood-lit waterhole.
Overnight Stay: Serena Mountain Lodge Meal: B, L, D


Day 5 - Nakuru

 

En route to Nakuru, stop to admire the 73 metre plunge of the Nyahururu
(Thomson’s) Falls. Afternoon game drive in the Lake Nakuru National Park to
see the large number of flamingoes and East Africa’s only white (square-lipped)
rhinos. Depart for Lake Naivasha in the late afternoon.
Overnight Stay: Lake Naivasha Sopa Resort. Meal: B, L, D


Day 6 - Nairobi Area

 

Visit the famous Maasai Mara National Reserve, home to the Big Five of the
animal kingdom: elephant, buffalo, rhino, lion and leopard.
Two Nights Stay: Sarova Mara Camp Meal: B, L, D


Day 7 - Nairobi Area

 

Full day of game drives in the Maasai Mara National Reserve, the northern
extension of the Serengeti ecosystem. Meal: B, L, D


Day 8 - Nairobi

 

After breakfast, return to Nairobi via the Mau Escarpment. Arrive in Nairobi at
lunch time. The afternoon is available for leisure and optional activities.
Overnight Stay: Sarova Panafric Hotel (Superior room


Day 9 - Amboseli

 

Depart on your safari to the Amboseli National Park at the foot of Mount
Kilimanjaro, which reaches a height of 5895 metres/19,340 feet. Kodak once
wrote that the view of Mount Kilimanjaro from the Amboseli National Park is
the most photographed subject in Africa.
Overnight Stay: Amboseli Serena Lodge Meal: B, L, D


Day 10 - Amboseli

 

Your early morning game drive is the best time to see the mountain cloud-free.
After breakfast at the lodge, drive through the Park to Namanga at the
Kenya/Tanzania border and board the Impala Bus to Arusha. Lunch will be at
the Impala Hotel. Drive to the Lake Manyara National Park for an afternoon
game drive. The Lake Manyara National Park is famous for its tree-climbing
lions, elephants and large number of flamingoes and baboons.
Overnight Stay: Lake Manyara Hotel (or Kirurumu Tented Lodge or Lake
Manyara Serena Lodge). Meal: B, L, D


Day 11 - Nairobi Area

 

After an early breakfast, depart to the Serengeti National Park. En route, you will
visit the Cradle of Mankind at Olduvai Gorge where traces of pre-historic people
date back 3.5 million years. An optional visit to an authentic Maasai village is
available (additional fee required). Lunch at the lodge is followed by an
afternoon game drive. The Serengeti National Park covers more than 14,000
square kilometres and is well-known for its large number of plains game and
associated predators including black-maned lions.
Overnight Stay: Seronera Wildlife Lodge (or Serengeti Sopa Lodge or Serengeti
Serena Lodge). Meal: B, L, D


Day 12 - Nairobi Area

 

Spend the day on exciting game drives in the Serengeti National Park. Meal: B, L,
D


Day 13 - Tanzania

 

Reach the Tarangire National Park in time for lunch. The Park is noted for its
many baobab trees and always has water, which means there are always a lot of
animals to see. They include lesser kudu, eland, lion, gerenuk and elephant herds
numbering up to 300 animals. More than 550 different species of birds were
recorded in the park.
Overnight Stay: Tarangire Safari Lodge (or Tarangire Sopa Lodge). Meal: B, L,
D


Day 14 - Tanzania

 

Half day tour into the world-famous Ngorongoro Crater, the second largest
crater in the world. Measuring 264 square kilometres, the crater is teeming with
wildlife, including the Big Five and countless flamingoes. Afternoon at leisure or
optional visit to an authentic Maasai village (additional fee required). Meal: B, L


Day 15 - Nairobi

 

After an early morning game drive in the Tarangire National Park, return to
Arusha where your safari ends with lunch at the Impala Hotel. In the afternoon,
the Impala bus will take you back to Nairobi for a FREE FAREWELL LUNCH/
DINNER AT THE CARNIVORE the drive to the JKIA Airport for your final
departure from East Africa.


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