Highlights of East Africa

Arrive into Nairobi and transfer to the Panafric Hotel for overnight stay.

Day 2 - Arusha

Travel by shuttle bus south across the border into Tanzania and arrive into Arusha in time for lunch. Overnight at the Arusha Hotel. (B)

Day 3 - Ngorongoro Conservation area

Today with your driver/guide, drive through the Ngorongoro Highlands to your lodge situated in Karatu just outside the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Dinner and overnight at the Ngorongoro Farm House. (BLD)

Day 4 - Ngorongoro Crater

Today you will drive to the Ngorongoro Crater descending over 600m to the floor. The crater covers over 250 sq kms of land and is the home to the rare black rhino, lion, elephant, cheetah and great herds of buffalo, antelope and wildebeest. Explore the forest areas, the lake area, where you may see flamingos, and the open savannah. A picnic lunch will be served in the crater, before driving back to Farm House for dinner and overnight. (BLD)

Day 5 - Serengeti National Park

After breakfast drive to Olduvai Gorge, the site of Louis and Mary Leakey's renowned archaeological discoveries. Their findings include some of man's earliest known ancestral remains. Continue on to the Serengeti National Park in time for lunch. This enormous park supports every variety of animal imaginable - from large predators to the smaller herbivores they prey on. Enjoy an afternoon game drive. Overnight at the Serengeti Sopa Lodge. (BLD)

Day 6 - Serengeti National Park

Today you spend the whole day on a game drive in the Park with a picnic lunch. Dinner and overnight at the Serengeti Sopa lodge. (BLD)

Day 7 - Lake Manyara

After breakfast depart for Lake Manyara, a mineral lake lying in the Rift Valley. Lunch is taken at Kirurumu Tented Lodge, followed by an afternoon game drive in the National Park, the home of the so-called 'Tree-climbing Lions'. Apart from the varied types of landscape including forest, swamp and savanna, this area supports a large variety of animals including giraffe, zebra, elephant, plains game, hippos, monkeys and a large variety of birdlife. Dinner and overnight at Kirurumu Tented Lodge. (BLD)

Day 8 - Amboseli National Park

After breakfast drive to the Namanga border and cross into Kenya and on to Amboseli National Park. Lunch will be taken at a lodge in the Park followed by an afternoon game drive, before driving on to Satao Elerai, situated on a private concession outside of the Park. Dinner and overnight at Satao Elerai. (BLD)

Day 9 - Amboseli - Nairobi

After breakfast depart for a game drive in Amboseli National Park, before driving on to Nairobi with a picnic lunch. Overnight at the Panafric Hotel. (BL)

Day 10 - Masai Mara Game Reserve

After breakfast depart Nairobi, drive past the extinct Volcano of Mt Longonot and Suswa and into the homelands of the Masai. The Masai Mara constitutes the northern stretch of the Serengeti and has the richest concentration of animals in Kenya. After lunch you will have the opportunity to observe the unique world of the Masai Mara. Dinner and overnight at the Mara Sarova Camp. (BLD)

Day 11 - Masai Mara Game Reserve

Today is spent on a full day game drive searching for the "Big Five": Elephant, Rhino, Buffalo, Lion and Leopard, with a break for lunch back at the camp. Dinner and overnight at the Mara Sarova Camp. (BLD)

Day 12 - Lake Nakuru National Park

Your drive today takes you to Lake Nakuru, which is famous for its flocks of Flamingos and Pelicans. The park also boasts over 30 Rhinos as well as a large population of Lion and Leopard. Lunch is taken at the lodge, followed by an afternoon game drive in the park. Dinner and overnight at Lion Hill Lodge. (BLD)

Day 13 - Nairobi

Your day will start with an early morning game drive before breakfast through the Lake Nakuru National Park. Return by road to Nairobi for lunch at the famous Carnivore Restaurant and end of safari (BL).

INCLUDED:

• Transportation in 4X4 vehicle in Tanzania
• safari minibus in Kenya
• driver/guide
• breakfast only in Nairobi and Arusha
• all meals while on safari and National Park fees.