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Brief itinerary Day 1 Nairobi To Sweetwaters Day 2 Sweet Waters To Samburu Game Reserve Day 3 Samburu Game Reserve Day 4 Samburu To Nakuru Day 5 Nakuru To Maasai Mara Game Reserve Day 6 Maasai Mara Game Reserve Day 7 Maasai Mara To Naivasha Day 8Naivasha To Amboseli National Park Day 9 Amboseli National Park Day 10 Amboseli To Lake Manyara National Park Day 11 Lake Manyara To Serengeti Day 12 Serengeti National Park Day 13 Serengeti To Ngorongoro Day 14 Ngorongoro To Arusha
Day 1 Nairobi to Sweet Waters A Primetime Safaris representative will meet you at the airport or your Nairobi hotel. You will be introduced to your safari guide who will be with you for the entire safari. Depart from Nairobi for The Ol Pajeta Conservancy. It is one of the only four private Game reserves in Kenya and provides visitors with a unique combination of facilities and activities. Here you can enjoy special activities not permitted in the Kenyan National parks and Reserves such as escorted game walks, horse-back rides. You will also be able to see the chimpanzees. Dinner and Overnight at the sweet waters tented camp.
Day 2 sweetwaters To Samburu Have breakfast, drive to Samburu National Reserve, arrive in time for lunch at the samburu lodge. After lunch take a game drive in the park. In this reserve you have chance to spot the elephant, lion, buffalo, the rare desert species of Beisa oryx, reticulated giraffe and Grevy's zebra. Dinner served at the Samburu lodge.
Day 3 Samburu game Reserve On this day you do your game in the shaba game reserve which features rocky battlements, dry river beds, extensive thorn shrub and the backdrop of the distant hills of the Northern Frontier District. As for wildlife, the area provides one of the few sanctuaries in Kenya for the endangered Grevy's zebra, the rare Beisa oryx and the blue-shanked Somali ostrich, whilst large herds of elephant roam the hills. A visit to the samburu village will be ideal. All meals at the samburu lodge.
Day 4 Samburu To Nakuru After breakfast drive to Nakuru to arrive in time for lunch at the sarova lion hill lodge. After lunch go out game viewing the myriads of flamingoes and perhaps the rhinos grazing on the lake shore. Lake Nakuru is rhino sanctuary and you can also see other species like the zebras, buffaloes and the elephants. Dinner and over night at the lion hill lodge.
Day 5 Nakuru To Masai Mara Drive to the Masai Mara National Reserve after your breakfast to arrive in time for lunch at the mara serena lodge. After lunch, either relax, take a guided nature walk, or take a game-drive in this world-famous reserve. Offering an abundance of herbivores, the Mara makes the ideal hunting ground for Kenya's famous ‘big cats' and hosts her largest population of lions. It also offers the best chance of spotting a leopard in the wild. Other predators include cheetah and spotted hyena. All meals at the mara serena lodge.
Day 6 Masai Mara National Reserve. Take Morning and afternoon game drives or take guided nature walks . Historically teaming with wildlife, the Mara is famous for the large herds of elephant and buffalo that meander its plains; also for the fat pods of hippo that wallow in its mud-brown rivers. Other stars include the distinctive Masai giraffe, plum-coloured topi, Coke's hartebeest, Grant's and Thomson's gazelle, zebra, impala, Kirk's dik-dik, bushbuck, waterbuck and red duiker. The Reserve also boasts plentiful Nile crocodile, monitor lizard, baboon, vervet, blue and red-tailed monkeys, nocturnal bush babies, and tree hyrax. There are over 550 resident and migratory species of birds. Meals at the mara serena lodge.
Day 7 masai mara to Naivasha After your breakfast drive to Naivasha to arrive in time at the Naivasha sopa lodge. Afternoon boatride to the crescent island. This is a Submerged rim of an immerged volcanic crater forming a bay which is the deepest point of the lake, the Crescent Island is a preserved sanctuary of wildlife where you will wander among tiny herds of mammals. A peaceful experience… Giraffe, antelope, gazelle, eland, zebra and lot of birds. All meal and overnight at the Naivasha sopa lodge.
Day 8 Naivasha To Amboseli Drive to Amboseli after breakfast. Arrive in time for lunch at the Amboseli serena lodge, after lunch enjoy a game drive in Amboseli with the chance of spotting large herds of elephant and plentiful plains game against the backdrop of Mount Kilimanjaro. As the sun sets, enjoy exclusive sundowners overlooking Mount Kilimanjaro, followed by dinner at the Amboseli serena lodge.
Day 9 Amboseli national park Take a morning game-drive in the park, which is Reserve featuring the dried-out lakebed of prehistoric Lake Amboseli, rolling savannah and lush green swamps. The plains offer numerous antelopes, spotted hyenas, jackals, warthogs, olive baboons, vervet monkeys and the chance of spotting a lion, leopard or cheetah. Observation Hill, a conical peak, which is easily climbed, offers stunning views of Mount Kilimanjaro. After lunch ake another game-drive or a guided nature walk. You may also wish to visit an authentic Maasai village with displays of dance, song and cultural pursuits. Dinner served at the Amboseli serena lodge.
Day 10 Amboseli – Lake Manyara After break fast leave the park and drive to namanga,the border town between Kenya and Tanzania, and cross over to Tanzania. Drive on to lake manyara national park arriving in time for lunch at Manyara serena loddge. This will be followed by an afternoon of game viewing. Lake Manyara National Park, famous for its tree climbing lions and large flocks of flamingoes. The park contains five distinct vegetation zones and is of scenic beauty. Drive to the plunging walls of the great rift valley where lies Lake Manyara National Park the Hemingway camped in the hunting safari that inspired his book, Green hills of Africa. Dinner and overnight at your lake Manyara Serena Lodge.
Day 11: lake manyara to Serengeti National Park On this day you will have an early breakfast , then depart for Serengeti to arrive for lunch at the Serengeti serena lodge ,in the afternoon you have game viewing in the park. The park covers 12,944km2 of open plains making it one of the largest in the world. The rocky outcrops commonly known as Moru kopjes in the eastern part of the park are of scenic beauty and occasionally cats can be seen lazing on them. The park contains vast herds of wildebeest, zebra, gazelle and other antelopes. Dinner and overnight at the Serengeti serena lodge.
Day 12: Full Day Serengeti Park Very early Game drive in the vast Serengeti plains. Breakfast at around 0900am. Proceed with morning and afternoon game drives in the Serengeti with a lunch and leisure break at the lodge in the mid afternoon. The term Serengeti means endless plains in Maasai language. In the central plains there are carnivores like leopard, lion, hyena and cheetah. This park is normally the scene of the annual migration of wildebeest and zebra that occurs between the Kenyan Mara and the Serengeti. Varied bird species can be seen here including eagles, ducks, geese, egrets, vultures, secretary birds, ibis, stork, herons, kites, pelicans, cranes and guinea fowl. Dinner and overnight at the Serengeti serena lodge.
Day 13:: Serengeti – Ngorongoro Crater Very early Game drive in the vast Serengeti plain. Breakfast at around 0900am. Proceed with another game drive en route to Ngorongoro Crater rim via Olduvai Gorge for dinner and overnight the ngorongoro serena lodge.
Day 14: Ngorongoro –Arusha Breakfast at around 0600am. Take Picnic Lunch with you and descend the Ngorongoro Crater floor for the Game drive. View the various resident animals on the crater floor. The largest unbroken caldera in the world, Ngorongoro has an area of 260 kilometers and a depth of 610 meters. The crater provides a protected habitat for thousands of mammals and birds. The entire day is spent on the crater floor viewing lion, hyena, wildebeest, zebra, black rhinoceros, and many species of small antelopes. The Ngorongoro Crater Conservation Area is located between the Serengeti and Lake Manyara. It is home to the famous Ngorongoro Crater which is the largest unbroken caldera in the world. Depart mid afternoon for Arusha where your safari ends.
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