Kenya
& Tanzania Wildlife Safari Exclusively
with
Sopa Lodges (10 Days / 9 Nights)
Amboseli
– Ngorongoro – Serengeti – Tarangire
Amboseli
National Park
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Tarangire
National Park
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Ngorongoro
Crater Tanzania
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Itinerary
Summary
Day
1: Nairobi – Overnight at
the Hotel Inter-continental Nairobi
Day 2: Amboseli
National Park – Overnight at the Amboseli Sopa
Lodge
Day
3: Amboseli National Park –
Overnight at the Amboseli Sopa Lodge
Day
4: Ngorongoro Crater – Overnight
at Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge
Day
5: Ngorongoro Crater – Overnight
at Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge
Day
6: Serengeti National Park –
Overnight at Serengeti Sopa Lodge
Day
7: Serengeti National Park – Overnight
at Serengeti Sopa Lodge
Day
8: Tarangire National Park – Overnight
at Tarangire Sopa Lodge
Day
9: Tarangire National Park
– Overnight at Tarangire Sopa Lodge
Day
10: Tarangire – Nairobi – Dayrooms
at Hotel Inter-continental Nairobi – 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
Hotel
Inter-continental Nairobi | Amboseli Sopa Lodge |
Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge
Tarangire
Sopa Lodge
Detailed
itinerary
Day 1
Nairobi
Arrival
–
Overnight at the Hotel Inter-continental Nairobi
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.
Overnight at the Hotel Inter-continental Nairobi
Meal
Plan {Bed & breakfast}
Day 2
Amboseli
National Park – Amboseli Sopa Lodge
After
breakfast, drive to Amboseli National Park lying below
the most famous symbol of Africa, Mt Kilimanjaro.
Arrive for lunch at your lodge. Afternoon game drive
until sunset. Amboseli National Park is home to the
legendary Maasai tribesmen and famous for huge herds
of Elephant later in the evening. Amboseli is big
game country: Lion, Cheetah antelope, Zebra, Wildebeest,
buffalo and giraffe.
Overnight at Amboseli Sopa Lodge
Meal Plan {Breakfast, Lunch &
Dinner}
Day 3
Amboseli
National Park – Amboseli Sopa Lodge
Rising
early for good views of Mount Kilimanjaro before clouds
build up over the summit, we set off for another stimulating
‘Spice’ game drive. Amboseli is an excellent
place to view a multitude of wildlife, including everything
from Wildebeest to Giraffes to Baboons. The great
diversity of Amboseli wildlife is also evident here—look
for buffalo, hippopotamus, elephant, giraffe, antelope,
Thompson’s and Grant’s gazelle, lions,
and in season the spectacular migration of the wildebeest
and Zebra. In late afternoon we venture out in another
game drive.
Overnight at Amboseli Sopa Lodge
Meal Plan {Breakfast, Lunch &
Dinner}
Day 4
Ngorongoro
Crater – Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge
After
breakfast, drive to the border town of Namanga where
you will clear customs and immigration formalities.
Proceed in Tanzanian vehicles to Arusha for lunch.
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 Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge
Meal
Plan {Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner}
Day 5
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 6
Serengeti
National Park – Serengeti Sopa Lodge
After breakfast, drive
to the Serengeti National Park, undoubtedly the most
famous wildlife sanctuary in the world, unequalled
for its natural beauty and the greatest concentration
of plains game anywhere. En route visit the Olduvai
Gorge site of archeological findings, where traces
of pre-historic man dating back to 3.5 million years
ago have been discovered. Arriving at our lodge in
time for lunch, we find ourselves deep in the heart
of this famous migration corridor. With its wide-open
spaces, bright blue skies and creature-filled landscape,
over the next two days we will discover why the fabled
Serengeti typifies the dream of “Old Africa.”
Large prides of lions laze in the long grasses; plentiful
families of elephants feed on acacia bark and trumpet
to each other across the plains, while giraffes, gazelles,
monkeys, eland and the whole range of African wildlife
present themselves in awe-inspiring numbers.
Overnight at Serengeti Sopa Lodge
Meal
Plan {Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner}
Day
7
Serengeti
National Park – Serengeti Sopa Lodge
A Serengeti game viewing
day. After breakfast this morning, enjoy a game drive.
The great diversity of Serengeti wildlife is also
evident here—look for buffalo, hippopotamus,
elephant, giraffe, antelope, Thompson’s and
Grant’s gazelle, lions, and in season the spectacular
migration of the wildebeest. In late afternoon we
venture out in another game drive. Everywhere there
are animals, monkeys and, yes, birds…but look
closely and you will thrill to the huge jungle cats—lion,
leopard and cheetah—just watching the world
go by. And go by it does. Rhino, gazelle, antelope
and massive elephants by the hundreds. Animals in
the trees, on the wing, camouflaged in the bush, in
rivers and in streams. The adventure of a lifetime.
Overnight at Serengeti
Sopa Lodge
Meal Plan {Breakfast, Lunch &
Dinner}
Day 8
Tarangire
National Park – Tarangire Sopa Lodge
Breakfast
at your lodge, then drive from Serengeti to the Tarangire
National Park, named after the Tarangire River which
rises in Tanzania's central highland. The river lures
thousands of plains game to its banks. Lunch en route
at Lake Manyara Serena Lodge. Afternoon game drive
en route to the lodge.
Overnight
at the Tarangire Sopa Lodge
Meal
Plan {Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner}
Day
9
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
Meal Plan {Breakfast, Lunch &
Dinner}
Day
10
Tarangire
– Nairobi – Dayrooms at Hotel Inter-continental
Nairobi – Depart
Early
morning game drive, breakfast at your lodge then drive
to Arusha for lunch. Afternoon transfer to Nairobi
via the border town of Namanga where you will clear
customs and immigration formalities. Proceed in Kenyan
vehicles to Nairobi, Kenya's colorful capital city.
You will be dropped at your hotel to refresh and change
before being transferred to the famous Carnivore Restaurant
for farewell dinner. 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
Hotel
Inter-continental Nairobi
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 Hotel Intercontinental Nairobi
*
2 Nights accommodation at Amboseli Sopa Lodge
*
2 Nights accommodation at Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge
*
2 Nights accommodation at Serengeti Sopa Lodge
*
2 Nights accommodation at Tarangire Sopa Lodge
*
Visit to the Olduvai Gorge en route to Serengeti
*
Return transfer Nairob i–
Arusha
–
Nairobi
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Services
of a qualified English Speaking Driver Guide
*
Complimentary
Africa Spice Safari detailed Safari Booklet
*
Lunch at Lake Manyara Serena Lodge en route to Tarangire
*
Transport in 1 x 6 Seater Minibus for Kenya safari
& 1 x 6 Seater 4x4 vehicle for Tanzania safari
* 1
Litre bottle of mineral water per person per day while
on a road safari in an 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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