EAST AFRICA SAFARIS

ARSEAE  001- 28 Days-East African Safaris Experience

Day 1 Nairobi.

Arrive Nairobi's Jomo Kenyatta International airport and transfer to Nairobi Safari Club for overnight bed/breakfast

Day 2 Samburu National Reserve.

Depart Nairobi in the morning and drive through rich farmlands on the shoulders of Mt. Kenya to the rugged semi-desert of Samburu. Arrive in time for lunch. Afternoon game drive in a micro-bus with pop up roof. The Park is blessed with species rarely found elsewhere like the liver red reticulated Giraffe, Grevy's Zebra, Beisa Oryx, Long neck Gerenuk, Blue flanked Somali Ostrich, Vulturine Guinea Fowl and also elephants, Leopards in the trees, African Buffalo, Cheetah, Braving Lions in the grass. Dinner and overnight
at SAMBURU SERENA LODGE.

Day 3 Samburu

Another day to savor the beauty of the Park. Morning and afternoon game drives. Optional visit to the Samburu Villages. All meals and overnight at SAMBURU SERENA LODGE.

Day 4 Sweetwaters Game Reserve and Chimpanzee Sanctuary

Early morning game drive in Samburu National Reserve. Breakfast at Lodge and depart for Sweetwaters Game Reserve arriving in time for lunch. Sweetwaters is in the slopes of Mt. Kenya and overlooks a floodlit waterhole offering visitors an unforgettable opportunity to view and shoot pictures of animals in their natural habitat. optional walking safari escorted by a knowledgeable Ranger. Bird-walks, Camel safaris, Chimpanzee observed from a Boat on the Ewaso Nyiro River which supports other wild game like Elephants, Buffalo, Baboon, Eland, Silver-backed Jackals, Ostrich, Rhino among others. Dinner and overnight at SWEETWATERS TENTED CAMP.

Day 5 Aberdares National Park.

Early morning game viewing in Sweetwaters, Breakfast and depart for Treetops in the Aberdares National Park arriving in time for lunch at the Outspan Country Club. Afternoon transfer to Treetops Lodge for floodlit game viewing. Contains a variety of wild game among them Elephants, Rhino, Leopard, Bushbuck, Elusive Bongo and Giant Forest Hog. Dinner and overnight at TREETOPS LODGE/The Ark.

Day 6 Lake Baringo/Lake Bogoria

Pre-breakfast game viewing ,Breakfast and depart for Lake Baringo, a fresh water lake reputed for bird watching, Rhino and Crocodiles are also seen. Lunch and proceed to Lake Bogoria which offers a great variety of wild game and Birds making it an ornithologists "paradise", Arguably the best in East Africa. Also seethe shy greater Kudu, the majestic antelope with majestic spiraling horns, Cheetah, Impala, Grants Gazelle. Water Bucks etc. Dinner and overnight at LAKE BARINGO CLUB.

Day 7 - 8 Lake Nakuru National Park

Pre-breakfast game viewing, Breakfast and proceed to Lake Nakuru still exploring the dramatic Rift valley. Arrive in time for lunch and afternoon game drive. Lake Nakuru is one of the gem in the necklace of the Rift Valley Lakes often referred as the Pink Lake for it's great masses of pink flamingos. Opportunity to see millions of flamingos besides thousands of other birds. Lake Nakuru is a Rhino Sanctuary and harbors other wild-game like the Lion, Waterbucks, Buffalo, Warthog, Hippo etc. Dinner and overnight at LION HILL LODGE.

Day 9 Maasai Mara Game Reserve

Morning game viewing in Lake Nakuru ,Breakfast and depart crossing the Loita Plains and viewing sceneries enroute, See red clad spear wielding Masai warriors tending their multi-colored herds among the presence of wild game giving a blind eye to the presence of big predators, A single moran can cross the Mara Game Reserve only holding a spear and a stick on the other hand! arrive Mara for Lunch. Afternoon game drive inside the Park which is
the Kenya's best and most scenic. Dinner and overnight at MARA SERENA LODGE.

Day 10 Maasai Mara.

Full day to savor the beauty of the Park which has a permanent supply of water thus harbor a thriving population of wild game. All the "Big Five" and lots of gazelles, Topi, warthogs, Cheetah, Hyenas and even the rare Rhino might come out of the thicket for you. Extend your drive to the Hippo pool where they submerge at the approach of a vehicle only to surface seconds later to short and gamble their displeasure, Crocodiles sunbathe on the River banks mouths agape. Optional visit to the Maasai villages for an insight to their culture. All meals and overnight at Mara Serena  Lodge

Day 11 Maasai Mara National Reserve.

A full day to go searching for any wild-game you might have missed previously. Morning and afternoon game drives. Meals and overnight at Mara Serena lodge.

Day 12 Nairobi

Early morning game drive, return to lodge for breakfast and depart for Nairobi with game viewing as you leave the park enroute to main round and even beyond. Arrive Nairobi in the afternoon and transfer to Hotel for overnight at NAIROBI SAFARI CLUB.bed/breakfast

Day 13 Tsavo East National Park.

Breakfast at Nairobi safari club and drive via Mombasa road to Tsavo West National park enroute game drive to the lodge for lunch. Afternoon game drive.Dinner and overnight at KILAGUNI SAFARI LODGE

Day 14 Tsavo West

Full day in Tsavo West with morning and afternoon game drives these includes visits to the the shaitani lava flows and Mzima springs where from an underwater observation tank you can see submerged Hippo walking the floor of the springs. Tsavo hosts the "Big Five" and plenty of other wild game. Dinner and overnight at KILAGUNI SERENA LODGE.

Day 15 Amboseli National Park.

Breakfast and drive to Amboseli at the foot of the impressive snow-capped Mt. Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest peak. arrive in time for lunch with game viewing to the Lodge. Afternoon game drive in the  Park. Dinner and overnight at AMBOSELI SERENA LODGE.

Day 16 Amboseli National Park.

Full day to explore and savour the beauty of this Park searching for elephants, buffalo, lion, cheetah, wildebeest, hyena, jackal, zebra and the maasai giraffe. Meals and overnight at AMBOSELI SERENA LODGE.

Day 17 Ngorongoro

Morning game viewing drive in Amboseli. Breakfast and depart crossing the border at Namanga Border, change of vehicle into a 4WD and proceed for NgoroNgoro National Reserve via Arusha for Lunch at Impala hotel, Afternoon proceed to NgoroNgoro, Game viewing enroute to the lodge for dinner and overnight at NGORONGORO SERENA LODGE.

Day 18 - 19  Ngorongoro Crater

Depart in the morning after breakfast with picnic lunch descending 2000ft by 4WD vehicles to the crater floor for a full day crater tour. Search for the magnificent black-manned lion, elephant, buffalo, rhino and plenty of other wild game exist in great concentration. Lunch at the crater. Ascend back to NgoroNgoro SERENA LODGE for dinner and overnight.

Day 20 Ngorongoro-Serengeti National Park

Breakfast at Ngorongoro Serena lodge and depart for the vast Serengeti plains National Reserve via Olduvai Gorge ,site of the famous archeologist Dr. Leakey where fossils of human and animal believed to be over 2 million years are seen. Lunch enroute arriving Serengeti in the afternoon. Afternoon game viewing inside the Park known to host great herds of plains game. Dinner and overnight at SERENA LODGE.

Day 21,22 & 23. Serengeti National Park

Morning and afternoon game inside the Park taking you to different parts of the park famous for the annual migration when millions of wildebeest (gnus) and zebra set off for maasai Mara in search of better grazing grounds and water, search for numerous plains game. Meals and overnight at Serengeti SERENA LODGE

Day 24. Serengeti-Lake Manyara National Park

Morning game viewing drive in Serengeti. Breakfast and depart for Lake Manyara National Park arriving in time for lunch at Lake Manyara Serena lodge. Afternoon game viewing drive inside the park, look for a variety of wild game .You are likely to shoot a picture of the curious tree-climbing lions. Dinner and overnight at SERENGETI SERENA LODGE.

Day 25.Tarangire National Park.

Breakfast and depart for Tarangire Nationalpark for lunch .afternoon game drive. Dinner and overnigjht at Tarangire Sopa lodge

Day 26.Tarangire.

Full day in Tarangire with morning and afternoon game drive.All meals and overnight at Tarangire Sopa lodge.

Day 27.Arusha Nairobi

Early morning game viewing at the park. Return to lodge for breakfast after which you will depart for Arusha arriving for lunch at Arusha Impala Hotel. Afternoon board tourist shuttle bus and proceed and cross the border and onwards to arrive Nairobi early evening, the bus will drop you at Nairobi safari club for overnight bed/breakfast.

Day 28.Check Out

Transfer to the airport for your flight out.