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Kenya
Tanzania Combined
Safaris
Nakuru/
Maasai Mara/ Serengeti/ Ngorongoro in 10 Days
Lake
Nakuru, Nakuru National Park,Masai Mara, Musoma, Lake
Victoria, Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro
Conservation Area, Mau Escarpment, Great Rift Valley,
Arusha, Nairobi
This is a safari that promises the best of Kenya and
Tanzania’s premier parks. Visit the small but rewarding
Lake Nakuru National park thereafter proceeding towards
Masai Mara (Kenya’s most celebrated game park). This is
where the great wildebeest migration is a spectacle to
behold for any would be visitor to Kenya mainly in July
and August of each year.
In Tanzania, Ngorongoro Crater is said to have the
world’s densest population of lion. In Lake Manyara
lions have developed a liking for residing in the
branches of trees, where they can both sleep and watch
for prey whilst the Serengeti is notable for its large
migratory herds of wildebeest and zebras with strings of
predators in trail. The Ngorongoro crater also offers
amazing wildlife viewing and scen
Day 1 – Nairobi - Lake Nakuru National Park
Pick up from hotel at 0730hrs ,a safari briefing session
with our Tour officer then drive to Lake Nakuru national
lunch enroute followed by an afternoon game drive. The
park covers 180 sq km and is home to warthogs,
waterbuck, buffaloes, reedbucks, and the occasional
leopard. White and black rhinos were introduced to the
park some years ago and you will find white rhino at the
southern end. The park has also retained its reputation
as an ornithologists’ delight with more than 400 species
of bird found here. We spend the night at a Lake Nakuru
guest House
Day 2 Lake Nakuru - Masai Mara
Depart the
camp soon after breakfast and drive via the scenic floor
of the Great Rift Valley to Masai Mara. Lunch at a
campsite before proceeding for evening gamedrives.Dinner
and overnight stay at Mara Sidai Campsite
Day 3 /4Masai Mara
Full days spent exploring the park in search of the big
5.Morning and afternoon game drives are offered.
Optional hot air balloon safari can be arranged at an
extra cost of US$ 450 per person. Dinner and overnight
stay at Mara sidai Camp
The Mara offers wildlife in such variety and abundance
that it is difficult to believe: over 450 species of
animals have been recorded here. You will easily see
lions, rhinos, hippos, crocodiles, giraffe, wildebeests,
zebras, buffalo, warthogs, hyenas, jackals, wild dogs,
buffalo, leopard, many kinds of antelopes and elephant.
It is in the Mara that perhaps the most spectacular
event of the natural world takes place. This is the
annual migration of millions of wildebeest and zebra
from the Serengeti (Tanzania) in search of water and
pasture. Following on their heels are the predators of
the savanna- lion, cheetah, wild dog, jackal, hyena and
vultures
Day 5 : Maasai Mara - Musoma
We leave the campsite and drive through the southern
part of the reserve viewing game as we proceed to the
Tanzanian border at Isebania / Sirari. We stop for the
night in a quiet town on the shores of the immense Lake
Victoria known as Musoma. The surrounding countryside is
home to many different tribes including the Kuria, Jita,
Luo, and Taturu. Musoma’s colourful port and variety of
tribes make it a vibrant town. Dinner and overnight at
Tembo beach hotel
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Day 6 : Musoma -
Serengeti National Park
Leaving in the morning, we drive south and west
to the western corridor of the great Serengeti
via Ndabaka Gate with a picnic lunch enroute.
The afternoon is spent viewing game and we
overnight at Tembo Beach hotel overlooking lake
victoria
Day 7 Serengeti National
park
Full day spent exploring the park. Morning and
afternoon game drives ate offered. Dinner and
overnight stay at a Seronera campsite.
The Serengeti National Park is arguably the most
impressive wildlife sanctuary in the world.
During the months December through March the
seemingly unending plains of the southern
Serengeti and the Conservation Area are
inhabited by enormous herds of wildebeest and
zebra. The great herds graze on rain ripened
grass. In the calving season (late January
through mid March) the herds concentrate at the
Ndutu and Salei plains (Southern Serengeti /
Ngorongoro Conservation Area) attracting the
attention of predators like lion, cheetah and
hyena.
Day 8 : Serengeti –Ngorongoro
conservation area via Olduvai gorge
We view game as we drive southeast up into the
magnificent Ngorongoro Conservation Area .Stop
over at The Olduvai Gorge with picnic lunch en
route Over at the Olduvai where we spend the
night at the Simba (Lion) campsite on the crater
rim.
The Olduvai Gorge cuts through rock beds layered
in time sequence from 2 million years ago to the
present and it is here where humanoid bones have
been found dating back to over 1.75 million
years including a direct ancestor of modern man.
Fossil foot prints (over three million years
old) have also been found here and are the most
ancient footprints yet discovered. There is an
excellent site museum where you can explore the
diggings with a guide and it is also a great
place to view birds such as the purple
grenadier, red and yellow barbet, speckle
fronted weaver and slaty colored boubou.
Day 9 Ngorongoro -
Arusha
Early breakfast then descend into the crater for
a full morning crater tour. Lunch then proceed
to Arusha. Dinner and overnight stay at Arusha
Crown Hotel
The Ngorongoro crater is the world’s biggest
whole volcanic caldera at 8300 sq km and is
arguably the most stunning arena.
It is frequently described as one of the wonders
of the world, not only because of its geological
magnificence, but also because it serves as an
extraordinary natural sanctuary for some of
Africa’s largest populations of large mammals.
Ngorongoro and other freestanding mountains are
volcanic in origin, formed during the fracturing
process that created the Rift valley 15 to 20
million years ago. When it peaked in size 3
million years ago it was a similar height to Mt.
Kilimanjaro today
milar height to Mt. Kilimanjaro
today!
Day 10 : Arusha -
Nairobi
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breakfast then board a morning shutle bus to
Nairobi departing at 0730 hrs to arrive at 1400
hrs. Drop off at your hotel/airport
Cost per person joining a group US$ 2210
Package Includes: camping safari -transport by safari vehicle
- Crater service fees/conservation fees. - Services of a professional English speaking guide - Game parks or national parks entry fees; - Campsite fees;- Camping gear - Use of our two/three person tents; - Foam mattresses; - Three meals per day whilst on safari, prepared by our
cook - 1 litre Mineral water per person per day
Price excludes: camping safari - Drinks - Tipping - Cultural visits to Maasai - Sleeping bags - Personal effects - Kenya /Tanzania Visas - Hotel accommodation in Nairobi after the safari
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