You visit: Kenya, Tanzania
Highlights:Lake Naivasha, Masai Mara NR, Serengeti NP, Ngorongoro, Lake Manyara NP, Arusha (City)
Tour type:Private tour - Mid-range - Tented Camp

Five days in Kenya (Lake Naivasha and Maasai Mara) and 5 days in Tanzania (Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro and Manyara). This tour transfers from Masai Mara to Serengeti through Isebania Border.

Day 1: Lake Naivasha

An early morning drive to Lake Naivasha, it is the highest and the most beautiful of the Rift Valley lakes. At 1910m (6200ft), the water is fresh and the lake is fringed with dense clumps of papyrus (ancient Egyptian once used this to make paper). Kingfishers use the papyrus as a perch, herons hide in it while searching for food. Naivasha is yet another area popular for bird watching (over 400species have been recorded). It is also a favorite weekend retreat for Nairobi residents, who come here to sail, water ski and fish. There are no crocodiles in the lake as the water is too cold for them, due to altitude but there are a number of hippos. Along the lake shore, vineyards produce grapes for the country's fledging wine industry.
Dinner and overnight at Naivasha Kongoni Lodge.

Main destination: Lake Naivasha
Accommodation: Sweet lake Resort Mid-range tented camp located in or near Lake Naivasha
Meals & drinks: Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included) Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 2: Maasai Mara

An early morning drive to Masai Mara National Reserve, it holds on as one of the few places left on earth where wildlife still lives comparatively undisturbed, in the numbers that once roamed the plains and forests of Africa. As the northern tip of the vast Serengeti ecosystem, the Mara hosts the spectacular seasonal migration of many thousands of Wildebeest, Zebras and attendant predators. Arrive in time for lunch then have an afternoon game drive.

Main destination: Masai Mara National Reserve
Accommodation: AA Lodge Masai Mara Mid-range Lodge located Outside Masai Mara NRsai Mara NR
Meals & drinks: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 3-4: Masai Mara National Reserve

After breakfast we have a full day dame drive, with packed lunch provided. The reserve is well known for its black-maned lion, as well as its abundant resident wildlife and its one of the few places where it's possible to see the big five during a morning's game drive. Many of the cheetahs are so tame they seek shelter from the hot sun under one's vehicle and several even climb onto the roof to get better view of prospective prey. For the bird enthusiast, almost 500 species have been recorded: among these 16 species of eagle, plus many hawks and falcons, 6 species of vultures, 8 species of storks 4 of bustard (including the Kori bustard, the world's heaviest flying bird), and 9 species of sun birds.

Main destination: Masai Mara National Reserve
Accommodation: AA Lodge Masai Mara Mid-range Lodge located Outside Masai Mara NR
Meals & drinks: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 5: From Maasai Mara to Serengeti National Park

On this day, you will be transferring from Masai Mara to Serengeti National park (through Isebania border). This transfer takes almost the whole day but during a great part of the journey (in the morning in Masai Mara and in the Afternoon in the Serengeti) you will be doing game drive as well.
Afternoon game drive en-route to tented camp. Accommodation can be upgraded to higher level options (at extra costs) or downgraded to more economic ones (price reduction).

Main destination: Serengeti National Park
Accommodation: Seronera Serengeti Mid Luxury Lodge located inside Serengeti NP
Meals & drinks: All meals included Non-alcoholic drinks

Day 6-7: Serengeti National Park

The famous Serengeti National Park, home of the Great Migration. The game drive is spectacular as you drive up the crater highlands, stopping at the rim. Continuing on, spreading out is the vast Serengeti. Serengeti means "endless plains" in Kiswahili and this 6,900 sq. mile (18,000 sq. km) park is inhabited by more than 2 million large animals including more than a million wildebeest, hundreds of thousands of plains zebras, and Thomson's gazelles, large predators including lions, cheetahs, and hyenas. Many smaller animals like rock hyrax or monkeys also inhabit the area along with nearly 500 species of birds. On the second day, after breakfast, full day in Serengeti National Park (morning and afternoon game drives).

Main destination: Serengeti National Park
Accommodation: Seronera Serengeti Mid Luxury Lodge located inside Serengeti NP
Meals & drinks: All meals included Non-alcoholic drinks

Day 8: Serengeti National Park to Ngorongoro Conservation Area

Early morning safari before breakfast, to spot the animals when they are more active and also to have a fantastic sun rise in front of you. After the game drive, return to the camp for brunch, followed by a transfer to Ngorongoro. With walls 2,000 ft high and a crater floor that spreads for 102 sq. miles, the crater is a virtual Noah's Ark, inhabited by almost every species of wildlife indigenous to East Africa including the rare black rhino. In fact, the crater has the greatest concentration of wild life in the planet. It contains a river, several swamps, from the top, looks like steam, full of flamingoes, a forest and open plains. The large bull elephants that reside here have extremely large tusk, due to the rich mineral content of the volcanic soil and its grasses.

Main destination: Ngorongoro Crater
Accommodation: Ngorongoro wildlife Lodge Mid Luxury Lodge located inside Ngorongoro
Meals & drinks: All meals included Non-alcoholic drinks

Day 9: Ngorongoro Crater

Very early in the morning, descend down to the crater floor for a day of wildlife viewing in one of the most incredible places on Earth. After a stop for a picnic lunch near the hippo lake, and more wildlife viewing in the afternoon, drive up the steep road out of the crater and transfer to Manyara for overnight. You can also visit Tarangire instead of Manyara and we recommend it from June to September.

Main destination: Lake Manyara National Park
Accommodation: Manyara Wildlife Lodge Mid-range tented camp located just outside Lake Manyara NP
Meals & drinks: All meals included Non-alcoholic drinks

Day 10: Lake Manyara National Park

Depart after breakfast and drive across the Great Rift Valley to Lake Manyara National Park for a full day game drive. This enchanting park is noted for its beauty and incredibly lush acacia forest of giant fig and mahogany trees, which are home to troops of baboons and blue monkeys. It is very famous for its stunning bird variety. The park is also home to a large numbers of buffalos, giraffes, elephants, impalas and a Hippo lake, where large numbers of hippos usually gather. This park has become famous for the the climbing lions and the flamingos in the lake shore. The game drives are done along the shore of the lake, providing incredible views of animals in the foreground with the lake, flamingos and flat plains in the horizon. In the afternoon, transfer to Arusha.

Main destination: Arusha
Accommodation: End of tour (no accommodation)
Meals & drinks: Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included) Non-alcoholic drinks

End of tour Additional accommodation can be arranged for extra cost.
You'll be dropped off at the airport (or hotel or board shuttle bus).

Price of : 3450$ each


Included

Park fees (for non-residents)
All activities (unless labeled as optional)
All accommodation (unless listed as upgrade)
A professional driver/guide
All transportation (unless labeled as optional)
All Taxes/VAT
Roundtrip airport transfer
Meals (as specified in the day-by-day section)
Drinks (as specified in the day-by-day section)