Day 1: Arrival in Nairobi, Kenya
Jambo! Upon arrival at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO) in Nairobi, you will be met by Classic Journeys Africa Customer Care Representative who will assist you with the transfer to your hotel. Before checking in at hotel, he will brief you on your program ahead and introduce the driver / guide who will be with you throughout the safari.
- Accommodation: Eka Hotel
- Included meal: Breakfast
Day 2: Lake Nakuru National Park, Kenya
After a short briefing in the morning, drive to Lake Nakuru National Park. The park boasts a huge variety of animals, including leopard which is often found snoozing on the branches of the magnificent yellow-barked acacias, lion, buffalo, hippo, waterbuck, warthog, baboon, the endangered Rothschild’s giraffe only found in this park in Kenya, white rhino and the rare black rhino which is protected and guarded here. Arrive in time for lunch followed by a late afternoon game drive.
- Accommodation: Flamingo Hill Camp
- Included meals: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner
Day 3: Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya
After breakfast and a short briefing by your driver / guide, drive to the world-famous Masai Mara National Reserve, backdrop to 'the greatest wildlife spectacle on earth', the annual migration of over one million wildebeest. Arrive in time for lunch at your camp. Spend the afternoon on safari in Kenya's most popular reserve. Arrive back in lodge in time for campfire cocktails and dinner.
- Accommodation: Zebra Plains Camp Mara
- Included meals: Breakfast, lunch, and dinne
Day 4: Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya
Your day will be spent on safari in Africa's richest wildlife viewing arena. Historically teeming with wildlife, the Mara hosts Kenya's largest lion prides and elephant herds. Other predators include leopard, cheetah and spotted hyena; while in the Mara River you will see fat pods of hippo and vast Nile crocodiles. Other highlights include giraffe tops, gazelle, zebra, buffalo and over 550 species of birds.
Take the opportunity to fly over the Mara in a hot air balloon at an extra cost. The balloon package includes a champagne breakfast in the wild! If you can spare the money, viewing abundant game afloat a balloon is an unforgettable experience. Alternatively visit a Masai village and get learn the Masai culture at an extra cost.
- Accommodation: Zebra Plains Camp Mara
- Included meals: Breakfast, lunch, and dinne
Day 5: Serengeti National Park, Tanzania
After breakfast this morning, you will be transferred to Olkiombo Airstrip at 9:10 a.m. where you will fly to Migori arriving at 9:30 a.m. Upon arrival at Migori, you will have a 30-minute road transfer to Isebania Immigrations and Customs Office then clear with the Immigration officials. At 10:45 a.m. you will depart from Tarime Airstrip arriving Serengeti Seronera airstrip at 11:05 a.m. where your Tanzania guides will be eagerly waiting for you.
You will be transferred to Kubu Kubu Tented Lodge with a game viewing en route. Lunch will be at your camp followed by relaxation. Later, enjoy an afternoon classic safari supper in the Serengeti National Park.
- Accommodation: Kubu Kubu Tented Lodge
- Included meals: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner with drinks (water, tea, coffee, soft drinks, and house wines)
Day 6: Serengeti National Park, Tanzania
After breakfast, enjoy game driving (meals taken in true safari style ‘in the bush’) in the vast and sensational Serengeti, which covers 14,763 square kilometers of endlessly rolling savannah. Venue for ‘the greatest wildlife show on Earth’, the annual migration of over one million wildebeest, the park is also renowned for its lions, cheetahs, zebras, giraffes and plains game. Overnight at the lodge.
- Accommodation: Kubu Kubu Tented Lodge
- Included meals: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner with drinks (water, tea, coffee, soft drinks, and house wines)
Day 7: Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania
This morning, depart for Ngorongoro Conservation Area with picnic lunch boxes stopping en route at Olduvai Gorge. Known as the ‘Cradle of Mankind’, this is one of the most important prehistoric sites in the world.
Pioneered by famous paleontologists Louis and Mary Leakey in the 1950's, it offers a glimpse into life two million years ago. The famous Ngorongoro Crater Conservation Area (NCCA) features rolling plains, lakes, craters, mountains, and dormant volcanoes. Arrive at your camp in time for dinner and relaxation or an optional cultural village visit.
- Accommodation: Kitela Lodge
- Included meals: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner with drinks (water, tea, coffee, soft drinks, and house wines)
Day 8: Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania
After breakfast, descend into the ‘Eighth Wonder of the World’, a unique biosphere that has remained virtually unchanged since the dawn of time. Enclosed within its towering walls are grasslands, swamps, forests, saltpans, a fresh water lake and a glorious variety of birdlife.
Here too are all the members of the ‘Big Five’ (lion, elephant, rhino, leopard and buffalo) as well as a large cast of plains game and one of Africa’s densest populations of predators. Enjoy a picnic lunch on the crater floor before climbing back up to the lodge in time for relaxation before dinner.
- Accommodation: Kitela Lodge
- Included meals: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner with drinks (water, tea, coffee, soft drinks, and house wines)
Day 9: Lake Manyara National Park, Tanzania
After breakfast, drive to the beautiful Lake Manyara, a shallow alkaline lake that shimmers in a cleft in the Great Rift Valley. Enjoy lunch and check in at your lodge. Then later enjoy an afternoon game viewing in Lake Manyara National Park famous for its tree climbing lions. Later return to your lodge for dinner and overnight.
- Accommodation: Lake Manyara Escarpment Lodge
- Included meals: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner and all drinks (excluding champagne, cellar wines, single malts, and cognacs)
Day 10: Departure at Arusha
Drive to Arusha. Following lunch on your own arrangements, spend time doing last minute shopping then later you will be transferred to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) for your flight back home. Say goodbye to the wonderful country and promise to join Classic Journeys Africa on another expedition!
