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8: EAST AFRICA WILDLIFE ADVENTURE
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Nights/16 Days Nairobi - Aberdares - Samburu - Lake Nakuru - Masai Mara
- Nairobi - Arusha - L.Manyara - Serengeti - Ngorongoro - Tarangire -
Nairobi
Day
01: Nairobi - Aberdare
On arrival, you be met by our representative and depart with a drive north
to your base hotel Aberdares Country Club for lunch. Later after lunch
you will be transferred to your "Tree Hotel" The Ark
situated at the heart of Aberdares forests. Resembling and named after
Noah's Ark, it comprises three decks from which numerous balconies and
lounges provide superb vantage points for game viewing. This unique game
lodge overlooks floodlit waterholes and saltlick that attracts a host
of wildlife, elephant, rhino, leopard, bushbuck, and bongo. Dinner and
overnight at The Ark (BLD)
Day
02: Aberdare - Samburu
After leisure breakfast, depart for Samburu National Reserve and drive
north through the high wheat fields of Timau, crossing the equator and
then down into the thorny landscape of Samburu country. This area boosts
of unique northern species of wildlife which are not found in any other
part south of equator, here you will find the grevy's zebra, beisa oryx,
reticulated giraffe, somali ostrich, long necked gerenuk, herds of elephant
and their predators abound. The life-giving Uaso Nyiro River plays the
factor in ecosystem of this region.
Your accommodation for the two nights will be at Sarova Shaba Lodge. The
lodge is located at the banks of Uaso Nyiro River in the Shaba Game Reserve.
It cleverly incorporates the beautiful natural springs as one of its special
features, and also offers the perfect base from which to explore the Shaba
Reserve, as well as its sister reserve - Buffalo Springs to the west.
Overnight Sarova Shaba Lodge (BLD)
Day
03: Samburu
Before dawn, your driver guide will be ready for the early morning search
of hunting cats. Later you will return to lodge for breakfast and relax
at the swimming pool before your next game drives late afternoon. All
meals & overnight at Sarova Shaba Lodge (BLD).
Day 04:
Samburu - Lake Nakuru
After an early breakfast bid farewell to Shaba as you drive south through
Isiolo, crossing the northernmost foothills of Mount Kenya, until you
get to Nanyuki town. Here you'll head west to Nyahururu Falls, still known
to many as Thomson's falls for its 237ft cascade. After a brief stopover,
drive southward to your next destination, Lake Nakuru a home to a million
of flamingoes beautifully lining at its shores. Lake Nakuru National Park
surrounds lake and was gazetted to protect the colony of flamingoes as
well as provide sanctuary for the endangered species as such the rhino.
Other Savannah games are abounded in and not mention other bird species.
Lake Nakuru Lodge is situated in the south ecological niche of the park
is an oasis of comfort with a commanding views of lesser flamingoes dotted
with the greater flamingoes. An afternoon game drive around the lakeshore
will be the feature for the afternoon, dinner & overnight at Lake
Nakuru Lodge (BLD).
Day
05: Lake Nakuru - Masai Mara
Today our safari will lead us to the jewel of Kenya parks the Masai Mara
Game Reserve by road. Masai Mara is Kenya's most visited reserve and a
home to the "Big Five". The breathtaking views, a panorama of
fertile vast rolling plains which supports a huge amount of resident plain
games and their predators. Apart from the big five the Masai Mara is most
famous for the annual spectacle of the wildebeest migration, where millions
of wildebeest, zebra and gazelle leave the plains of the Serengeti and
cross the Mara River in search of fresh feeding grounds. Lunch to be served
at Mara Sarova Tented Camp situated on a natural elevation between two
streams and is set amidst gardens full of exotic flowers. Each luxury
canvas tent has a permanent roof and floor and an attached en-suite bathroom
including a flush toilet, sink and hot shower. Meals are served in the
spectacular thatched roof dining room.
After lunch and some time to relax and perhaps take a dip in the pool,
you will depart with your driver guide for an afternoon game drive in
search of the big five. As sun starts to edge dip into the horizon it
will be perfect time to photograph the beautiful Mara rolling plains.
Don't forget this is the right time to spot the shy leopard. Dinner and
overnight at Mara Sarova Tented Camp (BLD).
Day
06: Masai Mara
The day will start with an early morning game drive before dawn and later
return to your camp for breakfast and relax for the rest of late morning
and perhaps take a dip at the swimming pool. Later late afternoon return
to the wilderness in search of games, all meals and overnight at Mara
Sarova Tented Camp (BLD).
Day
07: Masai Mara - Nairobi
After breakfast, drive back to Nairobi arriving in time for lunch at Toona
Tree Restaurant. Later in the evening, a complimentary dinner at Carnivore
Restaurant hosted by our company. Later you will be transferred to
Nairobi Safari Club the only all suite hotel in the city (BLD).
Day
08: Nairobi - Arusha
After a leisurely morning breakfast we check - out our hotel ready to
board a shuttle bus to Arusha or be transferred by our micro-bus to Namanga
boarder town, where you will go under migration formalities and then exchange
of vehicle and proceed to Arusha. On arrival at Arusha you will be met
and transferred to Impala Hotel for your lunch. Soon After lunch we'll
have some time to relax by either swimming or reading facts about Tanzania
before the dusk encroaches us. Dinner and Overnight will be served at
Impala Hotel (BLD).
Day
09: Arusha - Lake Manyara
After breakfast it will be our perfect time to leave for Lake Manyara
National Park. Lake Manyara National Park is beautiful small park known
for it's lush vegetation and tropical forests of giant fig and mahogany
trees, elephants, giraffe, buffalo, zebra and variety of antelope inhabit
the park as well as a variety of monkeys and a large population of hippo's.
The park is also home to many species of bird and is one of the few places
you will be able to see the comical ground hornbill. On arrival, you will
check-in at Lake Manyara Serena Lodge for your lunch and later in the
afternoon you head out with your driver guide for late afternoon game
driver before returning at the lodge to retire for the day at Lake
Manyara Serena Lodge (BLD).
Day
10: Lake Manyara - Serengeti
Soon after breakfast, proceed with your safari to Serengeti National Park
via the famous "Olduvia Gorge" where Dr. Louis and Mary Leakey
made their discovery of the early man. After visiting the small museum
and attending a short lecture describing the archeological digs and geology
of the gorge, continue with your safari to the vast Serengeti plain with
game drive en-route which covers an area of over 14,763 sq kms. The park
is inhabited by more than 3 million mammals, including lion, cheetah,
leopard, elephant, buffalo, gazelles, antelope, giraffe, hyena, and all
of the little animals e.g. rock hyrax, bat eared foxes etc. You will have
two extensive game drives today in this fabulous park and you gonna need
many films. You will check in at Serengeti Sopa Lodge for lunch and later
you will proceed for the late afternoon game drive. Dinner and overnight
at Serengeti Sopa Lodge (BLD).
Day
11: Serengeti
Full day is spent at the vast Serengeti plains with two extensive game
drives today in this fabulous park and you gonna need many films. All
meals and overnight at Serengeti Sopa Lodge (BLD).
Day
12: Serengeti - Ngorongoro
This morning we will have a half-day game drive at the famous Serengeti
plains and lunch before proceeding with your safari to the renowned Ngorongoro
Crater, a collapsed volcano, with walls 2,000ft high and a 102sq mile
floor, containing a complete eco-system with rolling plains, forest, swamps
and river and a lake-complete with flamingoes. You will descend into this
eighth wonder of the world for some game viewing in this spectacular conservation
area. Spend the whole afternoon game viewing before ascending to the crater
rim late afternoon to Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge for dinner and overnight.
Day 13:
Ngorongoro
We will begin our game viewing by descending 2,000ft into this magnificent
crater to view wildlife with lunch boxes en-route. Here nearly a prefect
balance of predator and prey exist within the 102sq miles of the crater.
Experience an unforgettable spectacle of African wildlife - a teaming
world of elephant, rhinoceros, lions, just to mention a few, living in
harmony in this self contained environment. At the end of the day, we
ascend the crater wall to Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge situated at the
rim of the crater for diner and overnight (BLD).
Day
14: Ngorongoro - Tarangire
Our day begins' with a breakfast and later depart by 4WD to Tarangire
National Park. Mysterious baobab trees are characteristic of this beautiful
park and game viewing is particularly rewarding along the Tarangire River,
which provides the permanent water supply in the area during the dry season.
Large herds of elephant, the predators and numerous plains game inhabit
the park as well as many species of birds. You arrive at Tarangire Sopa
Lodge in time for lunch and after some time to settle in, you depart on
an afternoon game-drive, return to Tarangire Sopa Lodge for dinner
and overnight (BLD).
Day
15: Tarangire
After breakfast at our lodge, we'll depart for a full day game drive and
panoramic scenic view of Tarangire National Park, Tanzania third largest
park. Here you will find a geologic landscape as diverse as the wildlife,
with nine distinct vegetation zones ranging from grassland to woodland,
from deep gully vegetation to scattered rocky hilltops. See the distinctive
bulbous baobab trees and the dramatic vistas of the Tarangire River. The
river attracts an abundance of wildlife, from elephant, loin, cheetah
and buffalo to a variety of colorful birds. All meals and overnight at
Tarangire Sopa Lodge (B.LD).
Day
16: Tarangire - Arusha - Nairobi
Soon after breakfast, we check out and with game drive en-route we depart
to Arusha for lunch at Impala Hotel. Soon after lunch you will be transferred
to Namanga boarder town or assisted to board the afternoon Shuttle to
Nairobi arriving at 6:30pm. (You can be dropped at the Airport or your
hotel)
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