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EAST AFRICA CLASSIC

RTS-025(EA); 15 DAYS KENYA-UGANDA-TANZANIA.
 

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 Sopa 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 Sopa lodge.

Day 3; Lake Nakuru National Park;

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 Sarova lion Hill.

Day 4. Maasai Mara;
Breakfast at the lodge and with enroute game drive  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 for lunch. Afternoon game drive. Dinner and overnight at Mara Sopa lodge.
 

Day 5.Maasai Mara National Reserve.
Breakfast at lodge and leave with picnic lunches for a full day game drive 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.

Day 6; Nairobi-Entebbe
Early morning game drive, breakfast and depart for Nairobi arriving at around 1400 hours. Lunch on own arrangements, transfer to the airport for flight to Entebbe departing Nairobi at 1810 hours, met at Entebbe airport and transfer to a Kampala hotel for overnight

 Day 7.Bwindi.

 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 Bwindi resort Camp,transit Time 8-10 hrs.

Day 8: 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 camp


Day 9: Transfer to Mbarara for lunch, Later depart for Kampala. Transit Time 8-10 hrs.transfer to the airport for flight to Nairobi,overnight at Nairobi safari Club.

 Day 10,Ngorongoro.

.Depart Nairobi via the morning shuttle bus to Arusha arriving for
lunch, Afternoon proceed to NgoroNgoro, Game viewing enroute to the lodge
for dinner and overnight at NgoroNgoro Sopa Lodge.
 

Day 11. 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 lodge for dinner and overnight.

Day 12. 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 Lodge.

Day 13. 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 Lodge.

Day 14. 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 . Dinner and overnight at the lodge.

Day 15.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.

 Price per person U.S.$4650

Price do not include airfare Nairobi-entebbe-Nairobi.

15 DAYS KENYA-TANZANIA-ZANZIBAR

Day 1. Nairobi-Maasai Mara National Reserve.

Depart Nairobi in the Morning for masai mara passing through the dramatic
Great Rift Valley stopping at the view point, Ascend the western rim of the
valley crossing the loita plains (maasai-land),see red-clad maasai warriors
tend their multi-colored herds amongst plains game. Game viewing enroute to
lodge for lunch. Afternoon game drive inside the most scenic park in Kenya
where great concentration of game is seen including the "Big Five". Dinner
and overnight at mara sopa lodge/similar.

Day 2. 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/similar. Optional Balloon ride.

Day 3. Maasai Mara-Lake Nakuru National Park

Early morning (before breakfast) game viewing drive at maasai Mara in search
of any wild game you might have missed previously. Return to lodge for
breakfast and afterwards depart for Lake Nakuru arriving in time for lunch.
Lake Nakuru is referred as pink lake for it's thousands of pink flamingos
and other bird life-it's a bird watchers paradise. It has a surprisingly
number of animals, it is a rhino sanctuary and the "Big Five" except the
elephant can be seen here, afternoon game drive .Dinner and overnight at
Lake Nakuru Lodge/Sarova Lion Hill lodge.

Day 4. Lake Nakuru - Samburu National Reserve.

Early morning game viewing drive to savour the beauty of the park and go
searching for any wild game you might have missed previously, look for
warthogs and water bucks as you leave the Park ,Breakfast at lodge and
depart for Samburu crossing the Equator to the rugged semi-desert region in
the northern Kenya. Arrive in time for lunch at lodge. Afternoon game drive
to search for the "stars of Samburu". Dinner and overnight at Samburu
lodge/Serena lodge.

Day 5. Treetops.

Morning game drive in Samburu search of the rarely found species of wild
game like the liver-red reticulated giraffe, grevy's zebra, the long necked
gerenuk antelopes, beisa oryx, blue flanked somali ostrich, vulturine guinea
fowl and also braving lions on the grass, leopards in the trees and plenty
of other plains game. In between meals there is optional visit to the
Samburu villages .Breakfast and depart for Treetops in the Aberdares
National Park arriving in time for lunch at the Outspan Country Club.
Afternoon transfer to Treetops Lodge for floodlit game viewing among them
Elephants, Rhino, Leopard, Bushbuck, Elusive Bongo , Giant Forest Hog etc.
Dinner and overnight at the Treetops Lodge.

Day 6;Nairobi

After morning breakfast transfer to Entebbe Airport for afternoon flight to
Nairobi for overnight at Nairobi safari Club.

Day 7.Nairobi - Ngorongoro
Depart Nairobi via the morning shuttle bus to Arusha arriving for
lunch, Afternoon proceed to NgoroNgoro, Game viewing enroute to the lodge
for dinner and overnight at NgoroNgoro Sopa Lodge.

Day 8. 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 lodge for dinner and overnight.

Day  9. 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 Lodge.

Day 10. 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 Lodge.

Day 11. 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 12.Arusha-Zanzibar

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 transfer to the airport for flight to Zanzibar,met at the airport and transfer to the Zanzibar hotel for overnight at Ocean Paradise Beach resort/Similar
Day 13 & 14 Zanzibar
Full days in at leisure Zanzibar with optional beach activities, overnight at Ocean Paradize Beach resort/Similar
 
Day 15.Fly out.
Transfer to the airport for flight to Nairobi.

Price per person U.S.$4450

Price do not include local airfares to Zanzibar return.

 

 
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