This 10 day safari will take you to some of the best wild life parks in Kenya. You will also have a chance to interact with the local tribes while in the Maasai Mara or at Amboseli.
Tour Summary This 10 day safari will take you to some of the best wild life parks in Kenya. Your stay will also be in some of the finest lodges. Walk with the animals on a ranch in Aberdares, Lake Nakuru, Maasai Mara and Amboseli. You are likely to see abundant wild animals, including the lion, leopard, cheetah, elephant and even the rare Bongo.
Itinerary:
Day 1: Arrival Nairobi On your arrival at Jomo Kenyatta Interational airport Nairobi, you will be met by an African Voyages representative. You are then transferred to Holiday Inn for overnight. You are booked on bed and breakfast. Dinner on your own account.
Day 2: Drive from Nairobi to Aberdares After breakfast at the Holiday Inn depart Nairobi and drive to Aberdares to arrive in time for lunch at the Outspan Hotel. After lunch transfer to the Aberdares National Park for an evening of game viewing from Tree hotel. The Aberdares is a fairyland, awesome in its majesty and beauty. The park is rich in wildlife; elephant, rhino, warthog, bush pig, and giant forest hog, bongo and the dikdik. Dinner and overnight at Treetops Lodge or similar
Day 3: Drive from Aberdares to Lake Nakuru After breakfast at the lodge, drive via Nyahururu Falls to Lake Nakuru Lodge. Dinner andver night at Lake Nakuru Lodge or similar.
Day 4: Drive from Lake Nakuru to Maasai Mara Depart Naivasha after breakfast and drive through the Great Rift Valley to the Maasai Mara National Reserve. Along the way you will have a distant view of Mt. Longonot, Mt. Margaret and the pyrethrum plantation. Dinner and overnight at Kichwa Tembo Camp or similar.
Day 5: Day in Maasai Mara Full day game activities in the Maasai Mara reserve. This is Kenya’s best and best-know wildlife sanctuary. You are likely to see some of the over 400 species of animals have been recorded here. The Maasai Mara is particularly interesting in the months of July, August and September. At this time of the year, in addition to the resident Wildlife of the Mara, the Mara plains are filled with migrating wilderbeest and zebra from the neighbouring Serengeti. The famous Maasai tribesmen live within the dispersal area of the game reserve. You may arrange a visit to the local villages. Dinner and Overnight at Kichwa Tembo Camp or similar.
Day 6: Drive from Maasai Mara to Nairobi After an early morning game drive and breakfast, you begin the trip to Nairobi and on to Amboseli. You arrive Nairobi around noon. Transfer to your hotel for overnight.
Day 7: Drive from Nairobi to Amboseli After breakfast you depart and proceed the drive via Namanga to Amboseli National Park. Overnight at Ol Tukai Lodge or similar.
Day 8: Day in Amboseli At 6.30 am you proceed on an early morning game drive around the park. If the sky is clear, you will have a chance to view Mt. Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest mountain. The snows of the mountain form a majestic backdrop to one of Kenya's most popular spectacular displays of wildlife - lion, elephant, leopard, rhino, cheetah, buffalo and host of plains game, creating Kenya's most sought after photographer's paradise. Come back for late breakfast then the rest of the morning at leisure enjoying the lodges facilities. After lunch proceed for an afternoon game drive in the Park. Dinner and overnight at Ol Tukai Lodge or similar.
Day 9: Drive from Amboseli to Tsavo West After breakfast, morning drive via the Shaitani lava flow to Tsavo West National Park. Afternoon game viewing. Dinner and Overnight Kilaguni Serena Lodge or similar.
Day 10: Drive Tsavo West to Nairobi - Depart Early morning game drive followed by breakfast. After breakfast, check out of the lodge with picnic lunch. With game drive on the way, you will visit Mzima Springs where thousands gallons of water flow every day from the nearby volcanic Chyulu Hills. Hippos, Fish and Crocodiles can be seen from a sunken underwater observatory Tank You begin your trip back to Nairobi. Arrival Nairobi is expected to be late afternoon. You are transferred to the airport for your homebound flight.
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PRICE US $3,121 per person sharing (minimum 2pax)
The price above includes: Arrival and departure transfers to and from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. Bed and breakfast accommodation on the first day where applicable. Use of customized safari vehicle with Pop up roof for game viewing and photography Guaranteed window seats for every participants. All entry fees where applicable in the parks, reserves and sanctuary Full board meal plan while on Safari – breakfast, lunch and dinner. Bottled water – 1 per person per day Services of an experienced English - Speaking driver guide (other languages on request) Game drives as per the program Driver allowances and park fees for vehicle and driver All government taxes applicable Dinner/lunch at Carnivore restaurant.
The Tour price above does not include: Hot air Balloon flight in Maasai Mara or Amboseli Extras at the lodges –tips, drinks, telephone, laundry or any other personal expenses International flight into/out off Kenya & Entry Visa to Kenya
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This is a fantastic tour and a "must do" for any first time visitor to Dar, as I was.
It helps you understand more about the people who live in Dar and makes what can seem like a complex and intimidating place, accessible, friendly and understandable.
My customized 13-day trip in Tanzania was absolutely amazing!
From breathtaking Ngorongoro hiking to a taste of Kilimanjaro and local village visits, it was truly a life-changing experience.
My driver and tour manager went out of their way to accommodate my whims and made sure that my stay in Tanzania was a pleasant one. Unfortunately I fractured my ankle during one of the hikes I took, but I was taken to the hospital immediately, and taken a great care of.
I would definitely recommend this operator to anyone who's looking for a tour that's much more than just game drives.'
We went on a two day walking – canoeing trip in Arusha National Park. The tour operator also made hotel arrangements for the first three days we were in Arusha.
They stayed in contact for 11 months via email. The person I was in contact with Elifasi and our guide, Apolo Kihwil, meet us at the airport took us to our hotel. On our rest day we visited a school at our request and not part of the paid itinerary this was on their time.
Our guide Apolo was the best we had on our entire trip. He was informative, friendly and had a great sense of humor, we were rewarded with a dream trip my favorite giraffe and several at a time the last bunch we counted eleven, baboons, wart hogs, black and white monkeys, hundreds of thousand of lesser and greater flamingos on big Momella Lake he provide delicious lunches and was infinitely patient while we took photographs.
I would not hesitate to use them on my next trip to Tanzania and would request Apolo as our guide.
We had a most wonderful holiday in Kenya and Tanzania.
They looked after us very well and we were very satisfied with their service. The service provided value for money. The only comment we would make is that the email from them gave us the impression that we would be staying in a lodge but when we arrived we were in a tent. We were satisfied with the tented accomodation, however it could have been made clearer in the original email that it was tented accomodation.
The staff were very kind and helpful.
Tour Operators Reply:
Thank you for the client's feedback and contructive comment/suggestion. We are glad that they were very satisfied with the service we provided to them, despite their impression that they would be staying in a lodge instead of tent.
As per the first enquiry which the clients sent into our company, she stated that she will prefer to stay in Camping “Accommodation Preference: Camping” and the price given to them was based on Camping accommodation, and these was stated in the itinerary that “Dinner and overnight at the camp”
However, there was typing error at the end of the itinerary which indicates Lodge accommodation instead of Camping accommodation.
We will try our level best to make sure that this mistake will not happen again.
After having a wonderful safari in southern Africa organised through your webiste, we decided to return again to Tanzania after 45 years.
We booked a 19 day safari to visit six game parks...Selous, Mikumi, Lake Manyara, Serengeti, Ngorongoro, and Tarangari.
Our guide/driver, Hurumu, met us at the Dar airport and drove us to a hotel for our day of jet lag recovery. We drove to Selous first. We're not strangers to East Africa, having first arrived in 1963. By far, Hurumu is the best guide that we've ever had. He was extremely knowledgeable of wildlife, has great game eyes, a good conversationalist, and was very caring for all our needs. He understood our physical age limitations (74) but was not at all solicitous. Cool water was always available. Hurumu had the ability to always get the Toyota into position for the best photograph.
We made our initial contact the operator in 2009. Elifasi, in the office, worked with me to create the itinerary. He also was most helpful. While at Selous we requested an itinerary change. Elifasi made the changes without a problem.
The entire safari was most enjoyable and problem free.
The best of Kenya & Tanzania and they made that experience a reality. They were always on time, concerned about our well being and would without any reservations recommend them! The scenery and game viewing were all memorable and expectations met. Organizing the tour was also without any hassle
I went solo, a 50 something white woman, and me and _______ (I forget his name), rode around for 5 hours. It was a unbelievable experience.
He was a wonderful guide, I called him the "Mayor" because everybody knew him! He was so popular everywhere we went that I felt completely comfortable, safe, and like an invited family friend.
He showed me 3 or 4 neighborhoods, I met coffee makers, chapati breakfast cooks (had breakfast there with a Masaai family who stopped by!), a traditional herbalist (where I learned the treatment for meconium aspiration, I'm a perinatal pathologist!), herbal pharmacist (where I saw that fenugreek seed is used to facilitate delivery with prolonged labor), local market, fabric seller, and had a delicious lunch at an outside Swahili restaurant. I played with kids, talked with everyone, and really got a great sense of the community.
My guide also is very active in local projects and inspired me to help with a bridge rebuilding project he is spear heading. The bicycle riding was easy and really the only way to get around in these neighborhoods. It was by far the best experience I had in Dar, and one of the best I have had in my many travels in East Africa!
We could not have asked for abetter way to end our incredible adventures in Tanzania. We saw everything and did everything we could have ever imagined. From the big game watching in the Serengeti, Ngorongoro, and Lake Manyara, to ascending the highly active volcano next to Lake Natron, it was all so unbelievably incredible. A total dream come true!
Our guide Huruma had he most expansive breadth of knowledge of the natural environment, he was a pleasure to talk to. He was also extremely flexible with us as lans often changed for various reasons, but ALWAYS for the better. Huruma made us feel safe and comfortable the whole time. Alex our cook as wonderful as well making sure we had the best quality meals possiblemade from the freshest ingredients.
Choosing a safari operator is tough, but I will just say that I will always recommend these guys. They are very professional and will do everything to make sure you have the best trip possible. Thanks again for our lifetime memories. We will be back, so you will hear from us again.
Thanks Elfasi for all your time, flexibility and support in orchestrating this dream trip.
