FAS 004.EA-23 DAYS SAMBURU / ABERDARE/NAKURU/MAASAI MARA/AMBOSELI/NGORONGORO/
SERENGETI/L.MANYARA/ GORILLA
TREKS/ZANZIBAR
Day 1; Samburu;
Depart Nairobi in the morning for Samburu National reserve crossing
the Equator and driving through changing terrain to the rugged semi-desert
region in the northern Kenya. Though harsh, it is blessed with species
rarely found elsewhere. arrive in time for lunch at lodge. Afternoon
game drive to search for the stars of Samburu. Dinner and overnight
at Samburu lodge/Samburu Serena lodge.
Day 2; Samburu;
Full day in Samburu with game drives .Search for the rare liver
red reticulated giraffe, Grevy's Zebra, Beisa Oryx, Blue flanked
Somali Ostrich, Vulturine Guinea Fowl, Longneck Gerenuk. See braving
lions on the grass, Cheetah, Leopards among plenty of other plains
game. (optional visits to Samburu villages). All meals and overnight
at Samburu lodge/Samburu Serena lodge.
Day 3; Treetops;
Breakfast at a lodge and drive to the shoulders of Mt. Kenya arriving
at the Outspan Golf & Country Club for lunch. After lunch transfer
by lodge vehicle to the Treetops Lodge where from the lodge balcony
you view game that often visit the floodlit waterhole and saltlick--e.g.
elephants, rhino, buffalo and giant forest hog. Dinner and overnight
at Treetops Lodge.
Day 4; Lake Nakuru National Park;
Depart Treetops lodge for breakfast at Outspan Golf & Country
Club and depart for Lake Nakuru via Thompson falls arriving in time
for lunch, afternoon game drive at the Pink lake referred so for
it's thousands of pink flamingos and other bird-life-it's a Bird
watchers paradise. It has a surprisingly number of animals, all
the "big five" except the elephant can be seen here, Dinner
and overnight at Lake Nakuru Lodge/Sarova lion Hill.
Day 5. Lake Nakuru-Maasai Mara National Reserve.
Morning game viewing at the Pink ,it is rhino sanctuary and a bird
watchers paradise, look for warthogs and water bucks as you leave
the Park. Breakfast at the lodge and depart for Maasai Mara crossing
the loita plains, see red clad maasai warriors tend their multi-colored
herds amongst plains game. Arrive Mara in time for lunch. Game viewing
enroute to Mara Sopa lodge for lunch. Afternoon game drive. Dinner
and overnight at Mara sopa lodge/Mara Sarova Luxury Tented Camp/Keekorok
lodge.
Day 6 & 7. Maasai Mara
National Reserve.
Morning and afternoon game viewing inside the Park. Search for wild
game black manned lion for which Mara is famous for, cheetah, buffalo,
wildebeest, zebra, leopard, grants gazelle are quite common, even
the rare rhino might come out of the thicket for you, hyenas are
plentiful, Extend your drive to the hippo point where schools of
hippo submerge on the approach of vehicles only to surface seconds
later to shot and gamble their displeasure as the crocodiles sunbathe
on the river banks mouths agape. Between meals there is optional
visit to the maasai villages for an insight to their culture if
clients so wish. Meals and overnight at Mara Sopa Lodge/Mara Sarova
luxury Tented Camp/Keekorok lodge.
Day 8. Nairobi.
Breakfast at lodge and depart for Nairobi arriving for lunch.Rest
of day at leisure.Overnight at Nairobi Safari Club/The Hilton hotel.
Day 9. Maasai Mara-Nairobi.-Amboseli
Depart Nairobi and proceed to Amboseli at the foot of the mighty
snow-capped Mt. Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest peak, Game viewing
enroute to the lodge .Dinner and overnight at Amboseli Serena lodge
Day 10. Amboseli
Morning and afternoon game viewing inside the park. Amboseli is
a photogenic Park and hosts great number of game including the lion,
elephant and the splendid cheetah. Meals and overnight at Amboseli
Serena lodge.
Day 11. NgoroNgoro
Morning game viewing drive in Amboseli. Breakfast and depart crossing
the border for NgoroNgoro National Reserve via Arusha for Lunch,
Afternoon proceed to NgoroNgoro, Game viewing enroute to the lodge
for dinner and overnight at NgoroNgoro Sopa/Serena Lodge.
Day 12. NgoroNgoro Crater
Depart in the morning after breakfast with picnic lunch descending
2000ft by 4WD vehicles to the crater floor for a full day crater
tour. Search for the magnificent black-manned lion, elephant, buffalo,
rhino and plenty of other wild game exist in great concentration.
Lunch at the crater. Ascend back to NgoroNgoro Sopa/Serena lodge
for dinner and overnight.
Day 13. Ngorongoro-Serengeti National Park
Breakfast at Ngorongoro Sopa lodge and depart for the vast Serengeti
plains National Reserve via Olduvai Gorge ,site of the famous archeologist
Dr. Leakey where fossils of human and animal believed to be over
2 million years are seen. Lunch enroute arriving Serengeti in the
afternoon. Afternoon game viewing inside the Park known to host
great herds of plains game. Dinner and overnight at Serengeti Sopa/Serena
Lodge.
Day 14. Serengeti National
Park
Morning and afternoon game inside the Park taking you to different
parts of the park famous for the annual migration when millions
of wildebeest (gnus) and zebra set off for maasai Mara in search
of better grazing grounds and water, search for numerous plains
game. Meals and overnight at Serengeti Sopa/Serena Lodge.
Day 15. Serengeti-Lake Manyara National Park
Morning game viewing drive in Serengeti. Breakfast and depart for
Lake Manyara National Park arriving in time for lunch at Lake Manyara
Serena lodge. Afternoon game viewing drive inside the park, look
for a variety of wild game .You are likely to shoot a picture of
the curious tree-climbing lions. Dinner and overnight at the lodge.
Day 16. Arusha-Nairobi
Early morning game viewing at the park. Return to lodge for breakfast
after which you will depart for Arusha arriving for lunch at Arusha
Impala Hotel. Afternoon proceed and cross the border and onwards
to arrive Nairobi early evening and transfer to the airport for
your flight out to Kampala overnight.
Day 17 : Morning departure from Kampala for the south with stops
at the craft village at the Uganda Equator for pictures and shopping.
After lunch at the Lakeview Hotel in Mbarara, proceed through the
beautiful evergreen mountain country referred to as the "Little
Switzerland". Arrive late evening for dinner and overnight
at Gorilla Forest Camp. Transit Time 8-10 hrs.
Day 18: Briefing by park ranger
guides. Later with picnic lunch, start 30 minutes - 8 hours trek
to find the Mountain gorillas. The tracking starts at the area where
the gorillas were the previous day. After a full hour with the gorillas,
return to your accommodations for dinner and overnight at Gorilla
Forest camp.
Day 19: Transfer to Mbarara for lunch, Later depart for Kampala.
Transit Time 8-10 hrs. Connect for your flight to Nairobi. Overnight
at Nairobi Safari Club/Hilton Hotel.
Day 20..Zanzibar.
Transfer to the Airport for morning flight to Zanzibar .Transfer
to Breezes beach Club. Rest of day at leisure enjoying optional water
activities. Dinner and over night at Breezes Beach Club/Similar.
Day 21. & day 22 ;Zanzibar.
Full day at leisure-enjoying the Beach and optional water activities. Dinner
and overnight at Breezes beach Club/Similar
Day 23.Zanzibar-Nairobi.
Morning at leisure. afternoon transfer to the airport for your flight
to Nairobi. connect for your flight out.
Price per person sharing US$6400