KENYA - TANZANIA COMBINED

RTS 019C-9 DAYS -MASAI MARA/AMBOSELI/NGORONGORO/SERENGETI/LAKE MANYARA

 Day 1.Nairobi-Maasai Mara National Reserve.
Depart Nairobi in the morning  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 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/Mara Sarova luxury Tented Camp/Keekorok lodge.
Day 3. Maasai Mara-Nairobi.-Amboseli
Early morning game viewing drive searching for any wild game you might have missed previously, Breakfast at lodge and depart for Nairobi with game viewing enroute as you leave the park. Lunch in Nairobi (at the Carnivore Restaurant $40 per person) 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 4. 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 Oltukai lodge/Amboseli Serena lodge.
Day 5 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 6. Ngorongoro-Serengeti National Park
Breakfast at Lodge and depart for half day crater tours with picnic lunch, 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 7. 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 8. 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 9. 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 sharing $3300

  
RTS-020; 11 DAYS L. NAKURU/MAASAI MARA/AMBOSELI/NGORONGORO/L.MANYARA/SERENGETI
Day 1; Lake Nakuru;
Depart Nairobi in the morning and Proceed to Lake Nakuru arriving in time for lunch. Afternoon game drives. Dinner and overnight at a lodge
Day 2; Maasai Mara;
Breakfast at Lake Nakuru and proceed to Maasai Mara arriving in time for lunch. Afternoon game drive. Dinner and overnight at a lodge.
Day 3; Maasai Mara;
Full day in Maasai Mara with morning and afternoon game drives. All meals and overnight at a lodge.
Day 4; Amboseli
Depart Maasai Mara in the morning for a journey to Amboseli stopping in Nairobi for lunch. After lunch proceed to Amboseli arriving early evening. Dinner and overnight at a lodge.
Day 5; Amboseli;
Full day in Amboseli with morning, mid morning and afternoon game drives. All meals and overnight at a lodge.
Day 6; Ngorongoro;
Breakfast in Amboseli and proceed to the border of Kenya and Tanzania, cross over and proceed to Arusha for lunch. After lunch continue to Ngorongoro enroute game drive to the lodge. Dinner and overnight at a lodge.
Day 7; Ngorongoro;
Breakfast and take picnic lunch with you for a full day crater tour, return to the lodge in the evening. Dinner and overnight at the lodge.
Day 8; Serengeti;
After breakfast leave for Serengeti via Olduvai gorge after wards proceed to Serengeti arriving in time for lunch. Afternoon game drive. Dinner and overnight at a lodge.
Day 9; Serengeti;
Full day in Serengeti with morning and afternoon game drives. All meals and overnight at a lodge.
Day 10; Lake Manyara;
Depart Serengeti after breakfast and continue to Lake Manyara arriving in time for lunch. Afternoon game drive. Dinner and overnight at a lodge.
Day 11; Arusha-Nairobi;
After breakfast depart for Arusha arriving in time for lunch. Afternoon transfer to Nairobi arriving in the evening.

 > Prices per person sharing $4260
 
RTS-021; 12 DAYS ABERDARE/NAKURU/MAASAI MARA/AMBOSELI/NGORONGORO/ SERENGETI/L.MANYARA
Day 1; Aberdare National Park;
Depart Nairobi in the morning for Aberdare National park arriving at the base hotel in time for lunch.Afternoon transfer to the tree lodge for floodlit game viewing. Dinner and overnight at a tree hotel
Day 2; Lake Nakuru;
After breakfast Proceed to Lake Nakuru arriving in time for lunch. Afternoon game drives. Dinner and overnight at a lodge
Day 3; Maasai Mara;
Breakfast at Lake Nakuru and proceed to Maasai Mara arriving in time for lunch. Afternoon game drive. Dinner and overnight at a lodge.
Day 4; Maasai Mara;
Full day in Maasai Mara with morning and afternoon game drives. All meals and overnight at a lodge.
Day 5; Amboseli
Depart Maasai Mara in the morning for a journey to Amboseli stopping in Nairobi for lunch. After lunch proceed to Amboseli arriving early evening. Dinner and overnight at a lodge.
Day 6; Amboseli;
Full day in Amboseli with morning, mid morning and afternoon game drives. All meals and overnight at a lodge.
Day 7; Ngorongoro;
Breakfast in Amboseli and proceed to the border of Kenya and Tanzania, cross over and proceed to Arusha for lunch. After lunch continue to Ngorongoro enroute game drive to the lodge. Dinner and overnight at a lodge.
Day 8; Ngorongoro;
Breakfast and take picnic lunch with you for a full day crater tour, return to the lodge in the evening. Dinner and overnight at the lodge.
Day 9; Serengeti;
After breakfast leave for Serengeti via Olduvai gorge after wards proceed to Serengeti arriving in time for lunch. Afternoon game drive. Dinner and overnight at a lodge.
Day 10; Serengeti;
Full day in Serengeti with morning and afternoon game drives. All meals and overnight at a lodge.
Day 11; Lake Manyara;
Depart Serengeti after breakfast and continue to Lake Manyara arriving in time for lunch. Afternoon game drive. Dinner and overnight at a lodge.
Day 12; Arusha-Nairobi;
After breakfast depart for Arusha arriving in time for lunch. Afternoon transfer to Nairobi arriving in the evening.

 > Prices per person sharing $4480
 
RTS-022; 14 DAYS SAMBURU /ABERDARES/ L. NAKURU/MAASAI MARA/AMBOSELI/NGORONGORO/ SERENGETI/L. MANYARA/

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. Maasai Mara;
After breakfast depart for mainsail Mara via Narok Town arriving Maasai Mara in time for lunch. Afternoon game drive. Dinner and overnight at a lodge.

Day 6..Maasai Mara;
Full day in Maasai Mara ,Morning and afternoon game drive. Dinner and overnight at a lodge.

Day 7. Amboseli National park;
After breakfast depart Maasai Mara for Amboseli stopping in Nairobi for lunch. Afternoon proceed to Amboseli arriving early evening. Dinner and overnight at a lodge.

Day 8. Amboseli National park.
Full day in Amboseli with morning and afternoon game drives. All meals and overnight at a lodge.

Day 9. Ngorongoro crater,
After breakfast leave for Namanga Border from where you finalize the border formalities and proceed to Aretha arriving by lunch time. Afternoon depart for Ngorongoro arriving early evening. Dinner and overnight at a lodge.

Day 10.Ngorongoro crater;
Break fast and take picnic lunch with you for a full day crater tour ,returning to the lodge in the evening for dinner and overnight.

Day 11 Serengeti National Park;
Depart Ngorongoro after breakfast via Olduvai Gorge to Serengeti arriving in the afternoon, enroute game drive to the lodge. Dinner and overnight at a lodge.

Day 12. Serengeti National park;
Full day in Serengeti with morning and afternoon game drive. All meals and overnight at a lodge.

Day 13 Lake Manyara National park;
Early Morning game drive, Breakfast and depart for Lake Manyara arriving in time for lunch. Afternoon game drive. Dinner and overnight at Lake Manyara Serena Lodge.