Pleasurable 13 Days 12 Nights Nairobi Kenya Holiday Package

Eka Hotel 3

Arrive from your home city on independent flights in Nairobi, where you’ll be met and transferred to Eka Hotel, your home while in Nairobi.

Mara Serena Safari Lodge 3

Fly to the Masai Mara Reserve, a rich savannah famous for its concentration of plains game and predators, including leopard, cheetah and hyena. After checking into the Mara Serena Safari Lodge, enjoy the first game drive of your safari in Kenya and Tanzania. From our lodge, enjoy expansive views of the plains below.

Mara Serena Safari Lodge 3

Our safari in Kenya and Tanzania itinerary includes a full day of game drives in the famed Masai Mara Reserve. Here in this northern extension of the Serengeti Plains, the land is teeming with elephant, large prides of lion, buffalo, Thomson/’s gazelle, giraffe and even topi /— the only place in Kenya where they are common. You may rise early today for an optional hot air balloon safari.

Amboseli Serena Lodge 3

Enjoy one last game drive (time permitting) in the Mara before flying to Nairobi. From Nairobi, fly to Amboseli National Park, tucked on the KenyaTanzania border. On a clear day, every vista of this scenic park is dominated by views of Mt. Kilimanjaro /— making a superb backdrop for your wildlife photography. Savor an afternoon game drive, watching the sun set across the park, before continuing to Amboseli Serena Lodge, where we spend two nights.

Amboseli Serena Lodge 3

Amboseli is one of the largest of Kenya/’s parks. Although this is dry country, Amboseli/’s location in the rain shadow of Kilimanjaro means that the park enjoys year-round water. Two permanent swamps are ideal for game viewing, drawing the park/’s signature elephants, as well as giraffes and a variety of bird life, which we/’ll look for during our game drives.

Tarangire River Camp 3

Cross into Tanzania at Namanga and continue to Tarangire, Tanzania/’s third largest national park. Before checking into our comfortable accommodations at the Tarangire River Camp, we journey through the rolling countryside searching for the park/’s populations of black rhino, antelope, leopard, lion and cheetah.

Tarangire River Camp 3

Sunrise will just be sweeping across the savannah on our morning Tanzanian safari, where our naturalist travel guides will point out elephants and some of the park/’s 260 recorded bird species. Tarangire also hosts migrating herds of wildebeest, zebra and Grant/’s gazelle, which we/’ll look for during our escorted afternoon game drive.

Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge 3

After breakfast, set out across the Great Rift Valley toward Lake Manyara National Park, famous for its herds of elephant and tree-climbing lions. Game drives here are an opportunity to see buffalo, baboon, waterbuck, flamingo and prides of lion. After a lovely picnic lunch, continue toward Ngorongoro, where we spend the next two nights at the Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge, which features a wonderful view of the crater.

Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge 3

We/’ll descend 2,000 feet into the crater for thrilling game drives among Africa/’s Big Five (lion, elephant, buffalo, rhino and leopard). This is your greatest chance to observe the black rhino in East Africa. Enjoy a picnic lunch on the crater floor.

Serengeti Explorer Camp 3

Head for the Serengeti, en route visiting Olduvai Gorge,where evidence of early man was found by the Leakey family in the late 1950s. The Serengeti Plains are home to the greatest concentration of large mammals on Earth, and our frequent game drives are a chance to see immense herds. We spend the next three nights under canvas at Serengeti Explorer Camp.

Serengeti Explorer Camp 3

Our itinerary features daily game drives through the acacia savannahs and grasslands of the Serengeti offering opportunities to spot wildebeest, zebra, gazelle, topi, impala and hartebeest along with predators such as lion, leopard, cheetah, hyena and wild dog. Along the network of rivers and lakes, we may find hippos and crocodiles. You/’ll have ample opportunity in camp to learn more about our expert driverguides and staff, personable locals who strive to bring Africa to life during your safari.

Serengeti Explorer Camp 3

Exploring the park continues today as well.

After the final game drive (time permitting) of your safari in Kenya and Tanzania, travel to the airstrip and fly to Arusha. Dayrooms are available at the Lake Duluti Serena Hotel before transferring to the airport for your flight home.

The tour ends here for those on independent flights back home.