KENYA/ ZANZIBAR SAFARIS

ARSKZS  001- 16 Days - Aberdare | Nakuru |Masai Mara | Amboseli |Ngorongoro | Serengeti | Lake Manyara

Day 1. Nairobi-Aberdares.

Depart Nairobi at around 0830hrs and drive to the shoulders of Mt. Kenya arriving at the Outspan Hotel for lunch. After lunch transfer by lodge vehicle to the Treetops Lodge where from the lodge balcony you view game that oftenly visit the floodlit waterhole and saltlick--e.g elephants, rhino, buffalo and giant forest hog. Dinner and overnight at Treetops Lodge.

Day 2. Abedares-Lake Nakuru National Park.

Breakfast at Treetops lodge and depart for Lake Nakuru via Thomson falls arriving in time for lunch, afternoon game drive at the Pink lake referred so for it's thousands of pink flamingos and other bird life-it's a bird watchers paradise. It has a surprisingly number of animals, all the "big five" except the elephant can be seen here, Dinner and overnight at Lake Nakuru Lodge/Sarova lion Hill.

Day 3. Lake Nakuru-Maasai Mara National Reserve.

Morning game viewing at the Pink ,it is rhino sanctuary and a bird watchers paradise, look for warthogs and water bucks as you leave the Park. Breakfast at the lodge and depart for Maasai Mara crossing the loita plains, see red clad maasai warriors tend their multi-colored herds amongst plains game. Arrive Mara in time for lunch. Game viewing enroute to Mara Sopa lodge for lunch. Afternoon game drive. Dinner and overnight at Mara sopa lodge/Mara Sarova Luxury Tented Camp.

Day 4. Maasai Mara National Reserve.

Morning and afternoon game viewing inside the Park. Search for wild game black manned lion for which Mara is famous for, cheetah, buffalo, wildebeest, zebra, leopard, grants gazelle are quite common, even the rare rhino might come out of the thicket for you, hyenas are plentiful, Extend your drive to the hippo point where schools of hippo submerge on the approach of vehicles only to surface seconds later to shot and gamble their displeasure as the crocodiles sunbathe on the river banks mouths agape. Between meals there is optional visit to the maasai villages for an insight to their culture if clients so wish. Meals and overnight at Mara Sopa Lodge/Mara Sarova luxury Tented Camp.

Day 5. Maasai Mara-Nairobi.-Amboseli

Early morning game viewing drive searching for any wild game you might have missed previously, Breakfast at lodge and depart for Nairobi with game viewing enroute as you leave the park. Lunch in Nairobi (at the Carnivore Restaurant $40 per person) and proceed to Amboseli at the foot of the mighty snow-capped Mt. Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest peak, Game viewing enroute to the lodge .Dinner and overnight at Oltukai lodge/Serena lodge.

Day 6. Amboseli

Morning and afternoon game viewing inside the park. Amboseli is a photogenic Park and hosts great number of game including the lion, elephant and the splendid cheetah. Meals and overnight at Oltukai lodge/Amboseli Serena lodge.

Day 7. NgoroNgoro

Morning game viewing drive in Amboseli. Breakfast and depart crossing the border for NgoroNgoro National Reserve via Arusha for Lunch, Afternoon proceed to NgoroNgoro, Game viewing enroute to the lodge for dinner and overnight at NgoroNgoro Sopa Lodge.

Day 8. 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 Sopa lodge for dinner and overnight.

Day 9. Ngorongoro-Serengeti National Park

Breakfast at Ngorongoro Sopa 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 Serengeti Sopa Lodge/Serena lodge.

Day 10. 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 Sopa Lodge/Serena lodge.

Day 11. 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 the lodge.

Day 12. 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 proceed to Arusha airport for flight to Zanzibar transfer to Dhow Palace hotel for overnight Bed/Breakfast

Day 13 Zanzibar

Day at leisure enjoying beach activities.

Day 14 Zanzibar

Full day at leisure.

Day 15 Zanzibar

Full day at leisure.

Day 16-Zanzibar -Nairobi.

Transfer to the airport for flight to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta International airport and connect for your flight out.

Price per person sharing US$6500.