Day 1
0700
hrs pick up and drive via the Great Rift Valley to arrive at
Maasai
Mara in time for lunch. Along the way we will have a distant view of
Mt. Longonot, Mt. Margaret and Mt. Suswa. 1600 hrs -An
afternoon game
drive till dusk.
Day 2
0700
hrs pick up and drive via the Great Rift Valley to arrive at
Maasai
Mara in time for lunch. Along the way we will have a distant view of
Mt. Longonot, Mt. Margaret and Mt. Suswa. 1600 hrs -An
afternoon game
drive till dusk. The Masai Mara National Reserve
is Kenya's finest
wildlife reserve. Everything about this reserve is outstanding. The
wildlife is abundant and the gentle rolling grasslands ensure that
animals are never out of sight. Birds, too, are prolific. Including
migrants, well over 450 species have been recorded, among them, 57
species of birds of prey. The climate is gentle, rarely too hot and
well-spread rainfall year round. Rain, when it falls almost always
chooses the late afternoon or night. Between July and October, when the
great wildebeest migration is in the Maasai Mara National Reserve, the
sensation is unparalleled. Dinner and overnight at Mara Sopa
Lodge
Day 3
0630
hrs -Early morning game drive in the Mara. Later, return to the lodge
for breakfast. Rest of the morning at leisure. (On this day,
you also
have an optional balloon ride- at an extra cost with pick up from the
lodge at 0500hrs)1600 hrs -After lunch at the lodge, proceed for an
afternoon game drive till dusk.Dinner and overnight at Mara Sopa
Lodge
Day 4
Breakfast
at the lodge and at 0800hrs, return to Nairobi arriving around 1300
hrs.Lunch at flame tree restaurant.Dinner on own arrangement. Overnight
at Sarova Panafric hotel
Day 5
Pick
up at 0730hrs by Impala shuttle and proceed to Arusha arriving in time
for lunch at Impala hotel.1400hrs, drive to Lake Manyara. Enjoy an
evening game drive in the Lake National Park whose inhabitants include
hippos, monkeys, tree climbing lions, flamingos and other varieties of
birdlife.
Dinner and overnight
at Kirurumu Luxury tented camp.
Day 6
After
an early breakfast, drive to Serengeti National Park. Lunch at
Serengeti Sopa lodge. Spend the afternoon game viewing in the endless
plains of the Serengeti for a chance to see the great herds of
wildebeest, zebras and gazelles or a pride of lions lounging in the
shade.
Return to Serengeti
Sopa lodge for dinner and overnight.
Day 7
Depart
for an early morning around your lodge, return to the lodge for
breakfast. Mid morning, depart forNgorongoro Conservation Area. Lunch
at the lodge. This afternoon, you will descend 2000 feet (over 600
metres) to the floor of the crater for a half day crater tour. Explore
the forest areas that are inhabited by monkeys and elephants, the lake
area, where you may see the flamingos and the open savannah where the
lions hunt for food.
Dinner and overnight
at Ngorongoro Sopa lodge
Day 8
After
breakfast, depart for Tarangire National Park arriving in time for
lunch and an afternoon of game viewing. Lesser kudu, eland, lion and
gerenuk can be found in this beautiful park, noted for its multitude of
baobab trees and its tree-climbing lions.
Dinner and overnight
at Tarangire Sopa lodge
Day 9
Enjoy
an early morning game drive in the Tarangire National Park. Breakfast
at the lodge, followed by the drive back to Arusha with game viewing en
route.
Lunch in
Arus ha town.