ITINERARY IN BRIEF:
Date | Location | Accommodation | Meal Plan | Activity |
Day 1 | Nairobi | Macushla House | Breakfast | Transfer in |
Day 2 | Mara | Ashnil Mara Camp | Full Board | Drive to Mara, game viewing/optional cultural village visit |
Day 3 | Mara | Ashnil Mara Camp | Full Board | Game viewing/balloon ride |
Day 4 | Serengeti | Serengeti Kati Kati | Full Board | Fly Serengeti Seronera, game viewing |
Day 5 | Serengeti | Serengeti Kati Kati | Full Board | Game viewing/optional balloon ride |
Day 6 | Ngorongoro | Kitela Lodge | Full Board | Drive to Ngorongoro, game viewing in the crator |
Day 7 | Departure | Drive to Arusha, lunch Arusha Coffee Lodge, last minute shopping transfer to Kilimanjaro airport for flight out |
DAY 1 : ARRIVAL /NAIROBI
JAMBO! Upon arrival at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, you will be met by your Classic Journeys Africa Customer Care Representative who will assist you with the transfer to your hotel. Before checking in at hotel, he will brief you on your program ahead and introduce driver guide you throughout the Kenya safari.
Accommodation: Macushla House
Meals: Breakfast
DAY 2 : MASAI MARA NATIONAL RESERVE
This morning after breakfast you will be met by your driver guide. Your journey in our comfortable 4 x 4 land cruiser takes you to the world-famous Masai Mara National Reserve, backdrop to ‘the greatest wildlife spectacle on earth’, the annual migration of over one million wildebeest. Enjoy a game viewing en route to your camp followed by lunch and check in at your camp.
Spend the afternoon on safari in Kenya’s most popular reserve. Arrive back in camp in time for campfire cocktails and dinner.
Overnight: Ashnil Mara Camp
Meal Plan: Full board accommodation
DAY 3 : MARA NATIONAL RESERVE
Your day will be spent on safari in Africa’s richest wildlife viewing arena. Historically teeming with wildlife, the Mara hosts Kenya’s largest lion prides and elephant herds. Other predators include leopard, cheetah and spotted hyena; while in the Mara River you will see fat pods of hippo and vast Nile crocodiles.
Other highlights include giraffe tops, gazelle, zebra, buffalo and over 550 species of birds.
Take the opportunity to fly over the Mara in a Hot air Balloon at an extra cost. The balloon package includes a champagne breakfast in the wild! If you can spare the money, viewing abundant game afloat a balloon is an unforgettable experience. Alternatively visit a Masai village and get learn the Masai culture at an extra cost
Meal Plan: Full board accommodation
DAY 4 : SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK
After breakfast this morning you will be transferred to Olkiombo Airstrip at 0910hrs where you will fly Migori arriving at 0930hrs. Upon arrival at Migori you will have a 45 minute road transfer to Isebania Immigrations and customs office where you will clear with the Immigration officials. At 1045hrs you will depart from Tarime airstrip arriving Serengeti~ Seronera airstrip at 1105hrs where your Tanzania guides will be eagerly waiting for you. You will be transferred to Serengeti Kati Kati Camp with a game viewing en route. Lunch will be at your camp followed by relaxation .Later enjoy an afternoon classic safari supper in the Serengeti National Park.
Overnight: Serengeti Kati Kati Camp
Meal Plan: Full board accommodation, Mineral water, Tea & Coffee.
DAY 5 : SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK
After breakfast, enjoy a full day’s game driving (meals taken in true safari style ‘in the bush’) in the vast and sensational Serengeti, which covers 14,763 sq km of endlessly rolling savannah. Venue for ‘the greatest wildlife show on Earth’, the annual migration of over one million wildebeest, the park is
also renowned for its lions, cheetahs, zebras, giraffes and plains game. Overnight at the camp.
Overnight: Serengeti Kati Kati Camp
Meal Plan: Full board accommodation, Mineral water, Tea & Coffee.
DAY 6 : NGORONGORO CONSERVATION AREA
This morning drive to Ngorongoro Conservation area with picnic lunch boxes descend into the ‘8th Wonder of the World’, a unique biosphere that has remained virtually unchanged since the dawn of time. Enclosed within its towering walls are grasslands, swamps, forests, saltpans, a fresh water lake and a glorious variety of birdlife. Here too are all the members of the ‘Big Five’ (lion, elephant, rhino, leopard and buffalo) as well as a large cast of plains game and one of Africa’s densest populations of predators. Enjoy a picnic lunch on the crater floor before climbing back up to the lodge in time for relaxation before dinner.
Meal Plan: Full board accommodation, Mineral water, Tea & Coffee, Mineral water, soft drinks, beer, house wine and house spirits. (Except Champagne)
DAY 7 : DEPARTURE
Drive to Arusha. Following lunch at Arusha Coffee Lodge, enjoy last minute shopping later you will be transferred to Kilimanjaro Airport for your flight home or Zanzibar extension!
Say good bye to the wonderful East Africa and promise to join us on another expedition!