Kenya and Tanzania Safari – KTW6
Your Kenya and Tanzania adventure begins in the National Parks of Amboseli, Ngorongoro Crater, Serengeti, and Lake Manyara. Gaze at the snows of Mount Kilimanjaro from Kenya’s Amboseli National Park. Marvel at the natural beauty of Ngorongoro Crater, tour the endless plains of the Serengeti. Seek out the Big 5 animals – lions, leopards, buffalo, elephant and rhino, and search for tree-climbing lions at Lake Manyara on your safari. 6 days Nairobi to Nairobi.
Itinerary
Day 1 Amboseli National Park
Set out from Nairobi for Amboseli National Reserve, located at the foot of Africa’s highest mountain, 5895 meter Mount Kilimanjaro. Arrive at the lodge in time for lunch. Relish your first 2 hour afternoon game drive in Amboseli under the shadow of Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa’s tallest mountain. It provides an unforgettable background to the scene of Kenya’s most spectacular wildlife – lion, elephant, leopard, rhino, cheetah, and buffalo.
Meals included: Lunch and dinner
Accommodations: Lodge
Day 2 Ngorongoro Crater Conservation Area
Experience the best of Amboseli as you arise early for a morning game drive. Depart Amboseli and proceed across the Tanzania border, stopping in Arusha for lunch on route. Arrive at Ngorongoro Conservation Area late in the afternoon. Enjoy some relaxation time before dinner and some relax time at the lodge.
Meals included: Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Accommodations: Lodge
Day 3 Ngorongoro Crater Conservation Area
After an early breakfast we descend over 600 metres and cross the crater floor. Explore the forest and the open savannah. Picnic lunches in hand, we search of some of the 20,000 large mammals that reside there. You may be lucky enough to spot a Black Rhino or a magnificent black-maned lion. Other big game in the park include elephant, leopard, cheetah, warthog, buffalo, hartebeest, and eland, among many others. Over 100 species of birds, including flamingos, are found here.
Meals included: Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Accommodations: Lodge
Day 4 Serengeti National Park
Leave Ngorongoro very early for the drive to Serengeti National Park. Lunch is served upon your arrival at the lodge. Later, enjoy a 2 hr game drive as 14,763 square Kms of rolling plains await you. The magnificent wildlife migration occurs here every year. Over 2 million animals move north to the adjoining Kenya’s Masai Mara National Reserve in search or greener pastures, and back again. Besides the numerous zebras and wildebeests, the park hosts rhino, giraffe, topi, elephant, lion, leopard, cheetah, jackals, hyena, hippo and much more.
Meals included: Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Accommodations: Lodge
Day 5 Lake Manyara National Park
Another early wakeup call will be followed by a morning game drive, then back to your lodge for breakfast. Subsequently, at 0930 hrs you will leave Serengeti for Lake Manyara National Park, arriving in time for lunch. Later, you will be treated to an afternoon game drive in search of wildebeests, buffalo, elephant, impala, hyena, baboon, giraffe, and hippo.
Meals included: Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Accommodations: Lodge
Day 6 Depart
Scout out the wildlife this morning on a game drive before departing for Nairobi. Enjoy a picnic lunch on route. Finally, transfer to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for your flight back home.
Meals included: Breakfast and lunch
