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23 DAYS SAMBURU / ABERDARE/NAKURU/MAASAI
MARA/AMBOSELI/NGORONGORO/ SERENGETI/L.MANYARA/
GORILLA TREKS/ZANZIBAR
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Day 21. & day 22 ;Zanzibar.
Full day at leisure-enjoying the Beach and
optional water activities. Dinner and overnight
at Breezes beach Club/Similar
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Day 23.Zanzibar-Nairobi.
Morning at leisure. afternoon transfer to the
airport for your flight to Nairobi connect for
your flight out.
