ULTIMATE KENYA & TANZANIA SAFARI ITINERARY

Arrive JKIA where a Wildtrek Safaris representative will meet your and after a short safari briefing, depart for Amboseli. Drive south across the Athi plains, home of the Maasai tribe to the Kenya-Tanzania border town of Namanga, and 170 kms from Nairobi. Then turn East a further 80 kms to arrive at the lodge in time for lunch. After a short rest, depart for your first game drive in this park where big herds of elephant may be seen with Mt. KiIimanjaro, at 19, 340 feet, the highest mountain in Africa in the back ground. Giraffes, cheaters and lions can also be seen. Dinner and overnight at AMBOSELI CAMP or LODGE (L/D)
Approximate Distance from Nairobi – 250 KM
Approximate driving time – 4 hrs

Breakfast at the lodge and depart for the rift valley lakes region and passing through Nairobi. Arrive at the resort of located on the shores of the fresh water Lake Naivasha in time for lunch followed by afternoon at leisure to enjoy the club’s facilities and beautiful surroundings with optional boat ride around the lake. The lake is the only fresh water lake along the lift valley. Large flocks of Flamingos, pelican and other water bird occasionally fly overhead. Zebras, gazelles, giraffes and monkey may be seen within the resort ground. Dinner and overnight LAKE NAIVASHA CAMP or LODGE (B/L/D).
Approximate Distance from the Amboseli – 350 KM
Approximate driving time – 5 hrs

Breakfast and depart for Maasai Mara Game Reserve. Arrive for lunch to a warm welcome from Maasai staff at the lodge. Maasai Mara, covering 1800 sq kms is an extension of the world famous Serengeti National Park of Tanzania. It experiences the world’s largest wildlife spectacle with 1.5 million wildebeests; hundreds of thousands of zebras, gazelles, topi and other plain game migrate between Serengeti and Maasai Mara every year. Moving in a single file, herds of game led by the wildebeest move northwards from Serengeti, followed by the predators and scavengers such as lions, hyenas, jackals, and hunting dogs on the watch for newborns and animals weakened by the long trek. Overhead, vultures circle and wait. Lunch at the lodge and depart for an afternoon first game drive in this park which is home to the rare black mane lion. Dinner and overnight a LODGE or CAMP (B/L/D)
Approximate Distance from Naivasha – 250 KM
Approximate driving time – 4 hrs

Full day in Masai Mara to explore and enjoy the beauty of the vast Mara with morning and afternoon game drives. Alternatively, you may choose to depart after breakfast with picnic breakfast for a full day game drive to explore further a field. You may also choose to start the day with an optional early morning hot air Balloon ride across the Mara plains followed by a champagne breakfast and a game drive en-route back to the lodge. All meals and a LODGE or CAMP (B/L/D)

After breakfast depart with picnic lunch to Isebania border where you will clear customs and board the Tanzanian Vehicles. Drive to your lodge situated in the Serengeti National Park with a game drive enroute. This enormous park supports every variety of animals imaginable – from large predators such as lion, leopard and cheetah to the smaller herbivores they prey on. Dinner and overnight at a LODGE or CAMP.

Breakfast at your lodge. Morning and afternoon game drives. More than two million wildebeest, Thompson’s gazelle and zebra gather during the migration, attracting a great deal of attention from their predators such as lion, hyena, cheetah and leopard. All meals and overnight at a LODGE or CAMP.

After breakfast depart for Ngorongoro with picnic lunch. Arrive at Ngorongoro and immediately descend 600m (0ver 2000 feet) to the floor of the crater for a half day crater tour. Explore the forest areas that are inhabited by monkey and elephant, the lake area, where you may see the flamingos and the open savannah where the lions hunt for food. In the evening ascend to your lodge situated on the rim of the Ngorongoro crater. The crater covers over 250 square kilometers (over 100 square miles) of land and is the home of the rare black rhino, prides of lion, elephant, cheetah and great herds of buffalo, antelope and wildebeest. All meals and overnight at a LODGE or CAMP

Depart Ngorongoro after breakfast and drive to Lake Manyara, arriving at the lodge built on the escarpment of the Great Rift Valley for lunch and later depart for an afternoon game drive in the Lake Manyara National Park in search for the tree climbing lions. Large herds of giraffes, elephants and warthogs exist in this park. Overnight at MANYARA LODGE or HOTEL (B,L,D).
Approximate distance from Serengeti to Manyara – 250 km
Approximate driving time – – 4 1/2 hrs

Breakfast and drive to Arusha arriving in the early afternoon. Lunch in Arusha and transfer to Nairobi to arrive in the evening. Overnight at the HOTEL (B/L)
Approximate distance from Manyara – Nairobi – 495 km
Approximate driving time – 6 ½ hrs

Breakfast and later transfer to the JKIA airport for your departure flight. End of service.
Approximate distance from the hotel – 18 km
Approximate driving time – 45min.