11-Day Kenya and Tanzania Wildlife Safari

The activities for this safari include bird-watching, cultural tours, game drives and wildlife viewing.

The safari starts by taking you to northern Kenya across the equator to Samburu National Reserve, a beautiful and game abundant park home to rarely found species such as the Beisa Oryx, Grevy's zebra, blue-necked Somali ostrich and reticulated giraffe.

The safari then heads down to the floor of the Rift Valley to Lake Nakuru National Park, world famous bird sanctuary before proceeding to Maasai Mara Game Reserve, Kenya's most popular game sanctuary where you have the best opportunity of spotting the "Big Five" - lion, leopard, buffalo, rhino and elephant. and is also voted 7th Wonder of the World.

(Cross Masai Mara to Tanzania without coming back to Nairobi.) Tanzania will include a brief visit of Olduvai Gorge, more accurately called Oldupai after the wild sisal in the area, which is the site of some of the most important fossil hominid finds of all time - "Nutcracker Man" or Australopithecus boisei who lived 1.75 million years ago.then a visit to Ngorongoro crater another wonder of the world and Heritage site then to Zanzibar for a beach relaxation.

DAY 00
Arrival and transfer to Nairobi Safari Club B/B. Dinner at Carnivore Restaurant.

DAY 1 - NAIROBI/SAMBURU
Depart Nairobi in the morning and drive through central Kenya and north across the equator to Samburu National Reserve arriving Samburu Sarova Shaba Lodge
Lodge in time for lunch. Afternoon game drive. Dinner and overnight at the lodge. Approx transit time: 5½ hrs
Meal Plan: {L, D}

DAY 2 - SAMBURU
Full day in Samburu, a beautiful and and game abundant park, home to
rarely found species such as the Beisa Oryx, Grevy's zebra, blue-necked Somali ostrich and reticulated giraffe. Morning and afternoon game drives with an optional visit to a local Samburu village. All meals and overnight at Samburu Sarova Lodge.
Meal Plan: {B, L, D}

DAY 3 - LAKE NAKURU LODGE
Depart Samburu after breakfast and drive to the lower slopes of Mt. Kenya. Lunch at Nyahuru Thompson Falls. Then proceed to LakeNakuru. Afternoon game drive in the park. Besides the flamingos that the lake is famous for, there are approx 400 other species of birds visiting the lake. Also, many species of game can be found in the park including the introduced Rothschild\'s giraffe,black and white rhino, waterbuck, reedbuck, lion, buffalo, leopard, baboon and many species of plains game. Dinner and overnight at the lodge with evening game drive.
Approx transit time: 5 hrs
Meal Plan: {B, L, D}

DAY 4 - MAASAI MARA
Depart Lake Nakuru in the morning and drive further along the floor of the Rift Valley to Maasai Mara Game Reserve, arriving Mara Serena Lodge in time for lunch. Afternoon game drive. Dinner and overnight at the lodge.
Approx transit time: 6 hrs
Meal Plan: {B, L, D}

DAY 5 & 6 - MAASAI MARA
Two full days in Maasai Mara, Kenya's most popular game sanctuary where you will have the best opportunity of spotting the Big Five (lion, leopard, buffalo, rhino and elephant). Morning and afternoon game drives with an optional visit to a local Maasai village. All meals and overnight at Mara Sopa Lodge
http://www.sopalodges.com/mara/
Meal Plan: {B, L, D}

DAY 7 - MASAI MARA - SERENGETI
Depart Masai Mara to Serengeti through Isebania border. Meet Tanzania vehicles, proceed with enroute game drive. Picnic Lunch. Arrival at Lodge and do afteroon game drive. Serengeti Serena Lodge for dinner and overnight.
Approx transit time: 5 hrs
Meal Plan: {B, L, D}

DAY 8 - SERENGETI
Full day in Serengeti. Morning and afternoon game drives in the rolling grasslands studded with wildlife for as far as the eye can see the National Park. All meals and overnight at Serengeti Serena Lodge.
http://www.serenahotels.com/tanzania/serengeti/home.htm
Meal Plan: {B, L, D}

DAY 9 - NGORONGORO
Another morning game drive at Serengeti, then depart after lunch for Ngorongoro via Olduvai Gorge for a brief visit of the museum. Dinner and overnight at Ngorongoro Serena Lodge.
Approx transit time: 3 hrs
Meal Plan: {B, L, D}

DAY 10 - NGORONGORO
After breakfast descend down to the crater floor for ½ day crater tour, where all animals are easy to get in this 7th Wonder of the World. Returning to Ngorongoro Serena Lodge for lunch. Afternoon at leisure with optional visit to a local Maasai village. Dinner and overnight at the lodge.
Meal Plan: {B, L, D}

Day 11 - Arusha to Nairobi.
Drive to Arusha for lunch, then 2 pm shuttle bus to Nairobi.

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