Kenya
& Tanzania Wildlife Safari (10 Days / 9 Nights)
Kigio
Wildlife Conservancy –
Masai Mara – Nairobi – Tarangire
&
Ngorongoro Crater
Lake
Nakuru National Park
|
Tarangire
National Park
|
Ngorongoro
Crater Tanzania
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Itinerary
Summary
Day
1: Nairobi – Overnight at
the Nairobi Safari Club
Day 2: Kigio Wildlife
Conservancy – Overnight at the Kigio Wildlife
Camp
Day
3: Masai Mara National Reserve –
Overnight at the Siana Intrepids Camp
Day
4: Masai Mara National Reserve –
Overnight at the Siana Intrepids Camp
Day
5: Nairobi – Overnight at
the Nairobi Safari Club
Day
6: Tarangire National Park –
Overnight at the Tarangire Sopa Lodge
Day
7: Tarangire National Park – Overnight
at the Tarangire Sopa Lodge
Day
8: Ngorongoro Crater – Overnight at
the Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge
Day
9: Ngorongoro Crater – Overnight at
the Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge
Day
10: Ngorongoro Crater – Nairobi –
Dayrooms at The Stanley Hotel – Depart
Cost
for 2010: Per Person
Land Arrangements (per person)
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April
– May |
Rest
of the Year |
Double
Occupancy |
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Single
Supplement |
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Child
rate 2-11 years is 75% of the adult rate
The
Nairobi Safari Club
| Kigio Wildlife Camp | Siana Intrepids Camp
Tarangire
Sopa Lodge | Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge
Detailed
itinerary
Day 1
Arrival
Nairobi – Nairobi
Safari Club
Arrival Jomo Kenyatta
Airport, met and assisted by African Spice Safaris
representative. Transfer to your hotel. The Rest of
the day at leisure in Nairobi.
Nairobi
– Overnight at the Nairobi Safari Club
Meal
Plan {Bed & breakfast}
Day 2
Kigio
Wildlife Conservancy – Kigio Wildlife Camp
After
a delicious breakfast, we travel overland to Lake
Nakuru National Park via the Nyahururu waterfalls.
The spectacular alkaline Lake is famously known as
the feeding ground of both lesser and greater flamingos.
This National park, which is fenced all round is a
sanctuary for birds, Rothschild giraffes and both
black and white-rhinos. Other mammals in abundance
include Waterbucks, Buffalos, Gazelles, Lions, Baboons
and the elusive Leopards sometimes seen sleeping on
the horizontal branches of the “Fever trees”.
Lunch will be served at one of the lodges located
in the game park, offering its own local specialties,
served with fresh produce from the region. An Afternoon
game drive is planned today before retuning back to
your camp.
Overnight
at Kigio
Wildlife Camp
Meal Plan {Breakfast, Lunch &
Dinner}
Day 3
Masai
Mara National Reserve – Siana Intrepids Camp
After
a leisure breakfast at Naivasha Sopa Lodge, depart
overland to the Maasai Mara Game Reserve-jewel of
Kenya's Game Park. The Maasai Mara is Kenya's finest
and most outstanding wildlife sanctuary where gentle
rolling grassland ensures animals are never out of
sight. The climate is gentle, rarely too hot and well
spread rainfall year round. The sensation of the great
wildebeest migration between July and October is unparalleled.
The wildlife is far from being confined within the
Reserve boundaries and an even larger area extends
beyond the game Reserve. Centuries of close association
with the wildlife has resulted in an almost symbiotic
relationship where wildlife and Maasai people live
in peace with one another.
After lunch, explore the Reserve
on a late evening 'Spice' game drive. No matter how
much you have thought about Africa, this is more than
you expected—the big five-Lion, Elephant, Leopard,
Rhino and Cape buffalo are in abundance.
Overnight at Siana Intrepids Camp
Meal Plan {Breakfast, Lunch &
Dinner}
Day 4
Masai
Mara National Reserve – Siana Intrepids Camp
Today we will be spending
in the vast eco-system of the Mara searching for the
big five and much more. You also have an optional
balloon safari — Many call it a once in a life
time experience, once you are up, you won’t
want to come down, and once you land, champagne breakfast
awaits you. Game viewing is great from the air with
the opportunity for beautiful pictures. The annual
wildebeest migration is expected in the Maasai Mara
between July and early November. Millions of animals
migrate to the Mara from Serengeti in search for fresh
green pastures and water. It’s worth noting
that every game drive is different from the other,
and missing one is missing out on the fun.
Overnight
at Siana Intrepids Camp
Meal
Plan {Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner}
Day 5
Nairobi
– Overnight at the Nairobi Safari Club
We
enjoy an early breakfast and then we drive to Nairobi.
We have lunch at the InterContinental Hotel. The rest
of your afternoon is at leisure. You might take this
opportunity to visit Collectors Den. The store displays
items pertaining to Kenya and Tanzania's cultural
heritage, and offers unique carvings, artifacts, clothing
and gem stones to augment and expand the experiences
you've had on your visit. Spend rest of the day at
leisure.
Overnight
at Nairobi Safari Club
Meal
Plan {Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner}
Day 6
Tarangire
National Park – Tarangire Sopa Lodge
Drive to the border
town of Namanga where you will clear customs and immigration
formalities. Proceed in Tanzanian vehicles to the
Tarangire to Arusha for lunch. Afternoon drive to
Tarangire National Park, named after the Tarangire
River which lures thousands of plains game to its
banks. Afternoon game drive en route to the lodge.
Overnight at Tarangire Sopa
Lodge
Meal
Plan {Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner}
Day
7
Tarangire
National Park – Tarangire Sopa Lodge
Today we will enjoy
a full day game-viewing drive in Tarangire National
Park. We'll pack a picnic lunch. With nine distinct
vegetation zones ranging from grassland to woodland,
from deep gully vegetation to scattered rocky hilltops,
Tarangire offers a diverse geological landscape as
well as diverse wildlife, including an extraordinary
concentration of bird life. Bulbous baobab trees dot
the landscape and the valley of the Tarangire River
dominates the entire scene. Tarangire is teeming with
an amazing diversity of exotic flora and fauna including
elephant, lion, leopard, and buffalo. Each of our
driver-guides has extensive knowledge of the behavior
of the great animals. Elephants are plentiful here,
traveling in larger herds than are normally seen elsewhere
in East Africa. At lunchtime, we'll pause at a scenic
spot for a leisurely picnic meal, the great African
wilderness as our backdrop.
Overnight at Tarangire Sopa Lodge or similar
Meal Plan: {Breakfast, Lunch &
Dinner}
Day 8
Ngorongoro
Crater – Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge
A lovely drive takes
us to Ngorongoro Crater, where our lodge sits dramatically
on the rim of the crater, revealing an awesome panorama
of the world’s largest, unflooded and unbroken
caldera. Be prepared for some remarkable views down
into the crater. The caldera of Ngorongoro marks the
ancient walls of a collapsed volcano, which was probably
once the size of Mt. Kilimanjaro. Today the completely
enclosed circular crater is some twelve miles across,
with steep walls of over 2,000 feet. We are at an
altitude of approximately 7,500 feet above sea level,
the highest point on our trip. After our time on the
lower plains, the cooler air here is refreshing. This
afternoon enjoy a short nature walk to learn more
about the local fauna, or just stay at the lodge and
admire the view.
Overnight
at the Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge
Meal
Plan {Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner}
Day
9
Ngorongoro
Crater – Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge
Early
this morning we descend 2,000 feet to the crater floor
to explore this natural zoological park, and observe
an extraordinary variety of wildlife: elephant, rhinoceros,
lion, hyena, zebra, wildebeest, Thomson's gazelle,
reedbuck, and buffalo. The lovely crested crane (similar
to a peacock) can be found in great profusion here
and maybe you'll spot a bat-eared fox. The balance
of predator and prey in this extraordinary ecosystem
is so precise that animals seldom leave. Our exact
route is decided on the spot by our expert safari
guides, depending on where the animals are. An insider's
tip: bring plenty of film-you may never take better
wildlife photos anywhere else.
Ngorongoro
Crater is said to be one of the natural wonders of
the world. A spectacular game haunt, the 102-square-mile
crater is a perfect caldera, one of the largest on
earth. Millions of years ago a smoldering volcano
collapsed, creating the crater and a home for thousands
of animals amidst its many types of vegetation grown
and nourished over the centuries. Over 30,000 animals
live here: prides of lion, elephant, leopard, cheetah
and giraffe, gazelle by the thousands and multitudes
of wildebeest. Uniquely beautiful, we will never see
its likes again. We spend a memorable morning ensconced
in the crater, exploring its breadth and depth returning
to the lodge for a late lunch. Enjoy the afternoon
at leisure. The views from our lodge are outstanding
and there are various outlooks from which you can
survey the crater. And tonight, as we delight in another
luscious meal at this exceptional lodge, we are once
again stunned by the beauty of the orange sunset that
hovers in the wild African sky, signaling the end
to yet another unforgettable day on safari.
Overnight
at Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge
Meal Plan {Breakfast, Lunch &
Dinner}
Day
10
Ngorongoro
Crater – Nairobi – Dayrooms at The Stanley
Hotel – Depart
After
breakfast, drive to Arusha for lunch. Afternoon transfer
to the border town of Namanga where you will clear
customs and immigration formalities. Proceed in Kenyan
vehicles to Nairobi, Kenya's colorful capital city.
Drop off at Jomo Kenyatta Airport for your departure
flight or City centre hotel for onward arrangements.
African Spice Safaris representative will re-confirm
your onward flight, and assist you at check-in. As
we leave Africa we know that the old adage is true:
you may leave Africa, but Africa will never leave
you.
Dayrooms at the
Nairobi Safari Club
Meal Plan {Breakfast, Lunch &
Dinner}
*
2 Lunches in Arusha
*
All game drives as per itinerary
*
Arrival and departure airport transfers
*
All park entrance fees as per itinerary
*
Complimentary
Africa Spice Safari Hat
* 2 Nights accommodation at Nairobi Safari Club
* 1 Night accommodation at Kigio Wildlife Camp
* 2 Nights accommodation at Siana Intrepids Camp
*
1 Night accommodation at Tarangire Sopa Lodge
*
2 Nights accommodation at Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge
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Return transfer Nairobi -Arusha - Nairobi
*
Services
of a qualified English Speaking Driver Guide
*
Complimentary
Africa Spice Safari detailed Safari Booklet
*
Transport in 1 x 6 Seater Minibus in Kenya + 1 x 6
Seater 4 x 4 vehicle in Tanzania
* 1
Litre bottle of mineral water per person per day while
on a road safari in a African Spice Safaris vehicle
Price
Excludes
*Tips
& personal expenses such as telephone calls etc
*Excursions
not detailed in above program
*Travel
& Personal accident insurance
*All
International Flights + Taxes
*Visas
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that complement this safari
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|
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Kilimanjaro Climb |
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