13 Day Best of Kenya and Tanzania Safari with Free Balloon FlightIncredible value for an incredible itinerary. This small group safari has 1 departure every week, and visits a myriad of iconic destinations in both Kenya and Tanzania.
Marvel at the Masai Mara, Lake Nakuru, Amboseli, Tarangire, Lake Manyara, Ngorongoro Crater and Serengeti, all while experiencing the value of a small group trip with the luxury of lodges in prime wildlife locations. This tour departs on every Sunday. |
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**CURRENT SPECIAL - OUR PRICE INCLUDES A FREE HOT-AIR BALLOON FLIGHT IN THE MASAI MARA
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This itinerary is great to combine with a beach extension, or a gorilla trekking adventure in Rwanda or Uganda.
Day 01 Arrive NairobiOn arrival in Kenya today at Nairobi International Airport (arrival flight not included in price) you will be met and transferred to Eka Hotel to spend 1 night on a bed and breakfast basis.
Accommodation: Eka Hotel
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Day 02 Nairobi ~ Masai MaraThis morning you will join your small group and depart Nairobi for the Masai Mara Game Reserve, where you will have an afternoon game drive before heading to your lodge for the night. You will spend the next 2 nights at Keekorok Mara Lodge in the Masai Mara on a full board basis.
Accommodation: Keekorok Mara Lodge
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Day 03 Masai Mara Game ReserveThis morning you will be collected before sunrise and taken to the take-off point for your free hot air balloon flight over the Masai Mara. You will spend up to an hour floating high above the plains before landing and enjoying a champagne breakfast. The afternoon will be spent on a game drive and visit to the Masai village, returning to the lodge as the sun sets.
Accommodation: Keekorok Mara Lodge
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Day 04 Masai Mara ~ Lake NakuruFrom the Masai Mara you will drive this morning to Lake Nakuru National Park, where you will spend the afternoon on a game drive, making the most of the wonderful birdlife and rhino sightings. You will spend 1 night at Lake Nakuru Lodge with full board.
Accommodation: Lake Nakuru Lodge
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Day 05 Lake Nakuru ~ AmboseliAfter an early breakfast you drive to Lake Naivasha for a boat ride. Later, leaving the Rift Valley behind, you proceed to Nairobi, collect a picnic lunch and then head south towards the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro, arriving at your lodge by late afternoon. You spend 2 nights at Ol Tukai Lodge in Amboseli National Park on a full board basis.
Accommodation: Ol Tukai Lodge
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Day 06 Amboseli National ParkToday will be spent on morning and afternoon game drives inside Amboseli. You can see most types of game in the park including rhino, giraffe, gazelle, lion, cheetah and leopards. Birdlife is prolific too, especially around the swamp areas.
Accommodation: Ol Tukai Lodge
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Day 07 Amboseli ~ Lake Manyara (Tanzania)Your journey continues into Tanzania today, as you drive to the Namanga Border Post, pass through immigrations, and meet your Tanzanian guide. You will continue to Arusha for lunch before departing for Lake Manyara for 1 night at Lake Manyara Serena Lodge with full board.
Accommodation: Lake Manyara Serena
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Day 08 Lake Manyara ~ SerengetiAfter breakfast there is a game drive in Lake Manyara National Park that returns to the lodge for lunch. Then the journey continues across the stunning hilly countryside of the highlands, and then into the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. From here lie the vast plains of the Serengeti, where you’ll hopefully start spotting game well before you get into the park. You will spend 2 nights at Serengeti Serena Safari Lodge on a full board basis.
Accommodation: Serengeti Serena Lodge
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Day 09 Serengeti National ParkYou will spend this full day on morning and afternoon game drives in the Serengeti National Park, searching for the best vantage points to view the abundant and diverse wildlife.
Accommodation: Serengeti Serena Lodge
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Day 10 Serengeti ~Ngorongoro CraterThis morning you depart with a picnic lunch and game drive back out of the Serengeti to the Ngorongoro Crater, where you will spend the next 2 nights on a full board basis at Ngorongoro Serena Lodge on the rim of the crater.
Accommodation: Ngorongoro Serena Lodge
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Day 11 Ngorongoro CraterA major highlight awaits you this morning as you drive down the steep walls of the Crater to the floor below to spend six hours on a game drive in the diverse habitats of the caldera, enjoying a picnic lunch surrounded by wildlife. In the afternoon you return to your lodge and the spectacular views from the crater rim.
Accommodation: Ngorongoro Serena Lodge
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Day 12 Ngorongoro ~ Tarangire National ParkThis morning you will drive to Tarangire National Park, where you will have lunch at your lodge before spending the afternoon on a game drive. You will spend 1 night at Tarangire Sopa lodge on a full board basis.
Accommodation: Tarangire Sopa Lodge
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Day 13 Day of DepartureWith a game drive en route out of Tarangire you will continue back to Arusha, and from there drive back across the border to Kenya, arriving in Nairobi late this afternoon. After dinner in the city centre you will be dropped off at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for your onward flight (departure flight from Nairobi not included in quotation) or at your hotel to spend the night in Nairobi.
(It is possible to leave the trip in Arusha and catch a flight to Zanzibar to extend your trip with an idyllic beach break.) This itinerary is great to combine with a beach extension, or a gorilla trekking adventure in Rwanda or Uganda. |
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