12 DAY - GREAT EAST AFRICA MIGRATION SAFARI (PRIVATE)  (Book Now)

Day 1: NAIROBI

On arrival at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi you will be met by our representative and given a short safari briefing before being transferred to Eka Hotel, ideally located within a short driving distance from the airport.

Accommodation: Eka Hotel (Bed and Breakfast)

Day 2: NAIROBI - AMBOSELI NATIONAL PARK (B / L / D)

After breakfast we depart Nairobi and head southwards to the Amboseli National Park arriving in time for lunch. Enjoy an afternoon game viewing drive in the park.

Amboseli National Park lies at the foot of Africa’s highest mountain, Mt. Kilimanjaro (19,340ft). The mountain dominates every aspect of the park and you can get the best views of its snow-capped peak from Amboseli. The park’s fragile ecosystem supports a variety of game and is famous for its large herds of elephant. Swamps and springs, fed by underground rivers from Kilimanjaro’s melting snow, offer a watering place for the wildlife and birds during the dry season. There is plenty to do, including game viewing, walking, visit a Maasai village or visit the Amboseli Research, the longest study of wild elephants in the world.

Accommodation: Ol Tukai Lodge - Luxury Room (Full Board)

Day 3: AMBOSELI NATIONAL PARK (B / L / D)

Spend the day within this beautiful park viewing wildlife, birds and enjoying the natural ecosystem that exists within this park as you photograph the scenic landscape which characterizes this park. During the rainy season the vast plains turn a vibrant green colour drawing in hundreds of birds and little mammals. There are five different habitats in Amboseli: open plains, Acacia woodlands, thorn scrub, swamp and marshlands. This allows for excellent game viewing all year round.

Accommodation: Ol Tukai Lodge - Luxury Room (Full Board)

Day 4: AMBOSELI NATIONAL PARK - ARUSHA (NGORONGORO CONSERVATION AREA) (B / L / D)

Today you cross the border into Tanzania where a driver guide from our Tanzanian office will be waiting to meet you. After clearing customs and immigrations procedures, you will drive for 120 KM distance to Arusha Coffee Lodge ‘Shanga experience’ for lunch. Then visit the Shanga shangaa workshops, located near the lunch venue. Here you will be given a guided tour of the premises educating you on all the aspects relating to this wonderful project. The aim of Shanga Shangaa is to provide full time employment and training to help the locally disabled Tanzanian’s by creating unique bead work and glass work. There is also the opportunity to give it a go yourself, and indeed purchase some of their products at their shop on site. After lunch, you will slowly make your way to Plantation Lodge which is ideally located a short drive from the Ngorongoro Conservation area.

Accommodation: Dinner and Overnight at Plantation Lodge (Full Board)
 

Day 5: NGORONGORO CONSERVATION AREA (B / L / D)

Get up early to make the most out of your day in the Ngorongoro Crater. Ngorongoro Crater is a deep, volcanic crater, the largest unflooded and unbroken caldera in the world, measuring about 20kms across, 600 meters deep and 300 sq kms in area. Other important features found in the NCA are the archaeological and palaeontological site located at Olduvai Gorge and the early human foot-prints that were discovered at Alaitole in Ngarusi area. Because of these particular features and the harmonious co-existence between wildlife and people that has existed for many years, Ngorongoro Conservation Area was accorded the status of a World Heritage Site. The high walls of the crater itself, serve as a natural enclosure for an abundance of wildlife. There is a large resident population of varied game with the very real chance of you being able to see the "Big Five”. Among the notable birds are Lammergeyer, Vereaux's Eagle and Egyptian Vulture, which make their home in the highest of the crater wall; the beautiful Rosy-breasted Longclaw, which appears on the plains after rains; and flocks of Lesser and Greater Flamingos which are spasmodic visitors to the crater lakes. Return to your lodge before dusk, and in time to freshen up before dinner.

Accommodation:  Plantation Lodge (Full Board)

Day 6: NGORONGORO CONSERVATION AREA - SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK (B / L / D)

Today the highlight of the safari begins as you check out of your lodge and head to the famous Serengeti National Park where you will be hosted at a camp located in the Central Serengeti. On the way, you will have a chance to visit one of the world's most famous prehistoric sites, Olduvai Gorge, for a tour and lecture. Serengeti National Park is Tanzania’s oldest and most popular national park. Its name means 'endless plain' in the Masai language. It is from here that massive concentrations of wildebeest, zebras and other animals commence the annual Great Migration in search of pastures new, providing one of the greatest natural spectacles to be found anywhere in the world. You can watch golden-maned lions stalking the migrating herds, spot leopards at rest in trees at dusk and take a hot-air balloon tour at dawn as the sun’s golden rays illuminate the land.

Accommodation: Zebra Camp or Siringit Seronera (Full Board)
 

Day 7/8: SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK (B / L / D)

Enjoy two full days with morning and evening games drives in Serengeti National Park. Enjoy quiet evenings by the camp fire and the exclusivity of absolute comfort combined with the authenticity of a night spent in the African bush, an extraordinary experience for all nature lovers. Your camp is a mobile camp, and as such will move with the migration, affording those staying at Zebra Camp the very best game experience.

Accommodation: Zebra Camp or Siringit Seronera (Full Board)

Day 9: SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK - MASAI MARA  (B / L / D)

After breakfast and check out, you will be driven the short distance to the Airstrip where you will board your scheduled flight to Serengeti/Tarime, near the Tanzania-Kenya border. Upon arrival at Tarime Airstrip you will be met and transferred to Migori Airstrip for a scheduled flight departing at 1215hrs to Masai Mara.
On arrival in the Mara, you will be greeted at the airstrip by the Camp’s driver guide ready to proceed to your camp with a game drive en-route. When you arrive at the camp you will be met with an ice cold drink and a given a run down on how the camp works and what to expect. After check in you will be shown to your tents. After a light lunch you have the chance of heading out on your first Mara game drive. Mara North Conservancy is a private wilderness area that forms the north-western zone, bordering the Masai Mara National Reserve. The world-class conservancy is a partnership between a few member camps and over 800 Maasai landowners that guarantees an exclusive safari while minimizing the impact on the environment local communities. Throughout the year large numbers of herbivores such as elephants, giraffes, zebras, Thomson’s gazelles and impalas seek the area for water and grazing.

Return back to the camp for meals and the opportunity to relax and really soak in the African bush.

Accommodation: Karen Blixen Camp – Luxury Tent (Game Package)

Day 10: MASAI NORTH CONSERVENCY (B / L / D)

As the sun rises on your first morning in the Masai Mara you are woken to the smell of freshly brewed coffee which will help kick start you for your first morning game drive. The early mornings are one of the best times to view the animals as this is when they are their most active before the heat of the day sets in. You can either have your breakfast out in the bush or you can return to the camp for your full breakfast.

If you return to camp you may wish to go on a walk after breakfast as Karen Blixen Camp is surrounded by hidden treasures that your guide will be happy to point out. Later in the afternoon set off on a game drive with some drinks and snacks, so you are all set to have a sundowner (extra cost) out in the bush. Back at camp dinner preparation is in full swing and there is just enough time to have a hot shower before the first course is served.

Accommodation: Karen Blixen Camp – Luxury Tent (Game Package)

Day 11: MASAI NORTH CONSERVANCY (B / L / D)

This morning it’s another early start as you set of for the gates of the Masai Mara National Reserve. With a packed picnic lunch, you are free to spend the whole day exploring another part of this famous conservation area. Visit the Mara River and ask your guide to show you the regular river crossing routes and then start planning your trip to return for the famous migration. As you arrive back at camp after a long day, there may be time for a quick swim or a walk before the sun starts to set on your final day in the Masai Mara.

Accommodation: Karen Blixen Camp – Luxury Tent (Game Package)

Day 12: MASAI MARA - HOME (B / L / D)

After breakfast you will be transferred to the airstrip in time for your local scheduled flight back to Nairobi where our representative will be waiting to take you either to the airport to check in for your flight home or to your Nairobi hotel. Depending on your International flight times, you will meet your driver at the Wilson airport and transferred to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.

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