10 Days Kenya Tanzania
budget lodge 2012 group joining safari Saturday departures Kenya
safari tour
Tour Information
Start : Nairobi
End : Nairobi
Tour Duration: 10 Days Kenya
and Tanzania
Highlights : Lake Nakuru National Park,Masai Mara, Lake Manyara Serengeti National
Park, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Great Rift Valley, Arusha,
Nairobi
Accommodations: Eco Tented Self contained Tents/lodges
all along
Description: A budget
adventure holiday safari to Kenya and Tanzania leading parks.
This is a safari that promises the best of Kenya and Tanzania’s
premier parks. Visit the small but rewarding Lake Nakuru
National park thereafter proceeding towards Masai Mara (Kenya’s
most celebrated game park). This is where the great wildebeest
migration is a spectacle to behold for any would be visitor to
Kenya mainly in July and August of each year.
In Tanzania, Ngorongoro Crater is said to have the world’s
densest population of lion. In Lake Manyara lions have developed
a liking for residing in the branches of trees, where they can
both sleep and watch for prey whilst the Serengeti is notable
for its large migratory herds of wildebeest and zebras with
strings of predators in trail. The Ngorongoro crater also offers
amazing wildlife viewing and scenery
Departure:
Every Saturdays and
Mondays
Note
Note :
For a family or group of 4 people traveling together we assign them a
private vehicle and the tour can depart at their most convenient
day
10 Days Kenya & Tanzania combined joining budget lodge Migration safari
Day 1 : Nairobi - Masai Mara National
Park
Pick up from your hotel at 0730 hrs. a safari briefing session
with our tour consultant then drive to the Maasai Mara Game
Reserve, the northern part of the Serengeti, one of Kenya's most
favored game-viewing areas. The reserve covers 700 square miles
of magnificent wilderness. It is the Africa of the imagination;
endless reaches of acacia-dotted grasslands studded with hazy
hills. Afternoon game drive to see the sundowner as hoping to
see Lions in large prides, Elephants, buffalos, zebras and
numerous plain .Dinner and overnight stay at Mara Enchoro Camp
Day 2 & 3: Masai Mara game reserve
Full days spent exploring the park in search of the big
5 with a possibilty of seeing the spectacular annual wildebeest
migration that takes place from July to October every year . Optional hot
air balloon safari can be arranged at an extra cost of US$ 450
per person. Dinner and overnight stay at Mara Enchoro Camp
The Mara offers wildlife in such variety and abundance that it
is difficult to believe: over 450 species of animals have been
recorded here. You will easily see lions, rhinos, hippos,
crocodiles, giraffe, wildebeests, zebras, buffalo, warthogs,
hyenas, jackals, wild dogs, buffalo, leopard, many kinds of
antelopes and elephant. It is in the Mara that perhaps the most
spectacular event of the natural world takes place. This is the
annual migration of millions of wildebeest and zebra from the
Serengeti (Tanzania) in search of water and pasture. Following
on their heels are the predators of the savanna- lion, cheetah,
wild dog, jackal, hyena and vultures
Day 4 Masai Mara - Lake Nakuru National
park
Depart the camp soon after breakfast and proceed to Lake Nakuru
National park. Lunch at Lake Nakuru guest house then proceed for
afternoon game drives at Lake Nakuru, a shallow alkaline lake in
the Rift Valley, renowned for its spectacular flamingo
population as one of the world's greatest ornithological
spectacles. Although Lake Nakuru is primarily a bird sanctuary,
there are a considerable number of animals to be encountered,
such as many large game animals such as zebras, elephants and
gazelles, this is one of our best chances of seeing rhinos. Lake
Nakuru National Park was the first place in Kenya selected as a
rhino reserve. Here is one of the few places where we can see
Rothschild's giraffes. Dinner and overnight at Lake Nakuru guest
house or a hotel
Day 5 : Lake Nakuru –
Amboseli
Depart soon after breakfast and drive to Amboseli national park
via Nairobi with packed lunches. Afternoon game drives then
proceed to Kibo safari camp for dinner and overnight stay.
Amboseli National park is one of the most popular wildlife
sanctuaries in Kenya. It is situated close to Kenya. It is
situated close to Kenya- Tanzania border, The Park lies at the
foot of Mt. Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa (5,896m)
whose snow-capped summit presents a splendid view on clear days.
Amboseli National Park is often referred to as “The home of
Elephants’ some of the largest Elephant herds are found here.
The Game Park also contains vast groups of Zebras, Wildebeests,
Giraffes, Buffalos, Hippos and Antelopes. Also to be found in
Amboseli are lions, leopards, Cheetahs, Rhinos and many species
of plain game.
Day 6: Amboseli - Lake Manyara
Early breakfast then proceed for morning game drives exit the
park and, we drive into Tanzania via the Namanga border. We also
pass through Arusha to Lake Manyara National park with lunch
enroute. Regardless of the direction we approach Manyara from,
the view is always fantastic. We proceed to a Twiga Bandas for
dinner and overnight stay.
Lake Manyara is a shallow, alkaline lake that is part of the
Rift Valley wall; the lake is at the base of this dramatic
western escarpment giving it a beautiful and serene setting. In
addition to this peaceful setting, Lake Manyara’s main
attractions are its rich bird life, tree climbing lions and its
hippos, which you can see at a closer range than many other
places. Lake Manyara also hosts thousands of flamingos at
certain times of the year and has diverse vegetation ranging
from savannah, to marshes and acacia woodland, enabling a
variety of wildlife habitats including butterflies.
Day 7: Lake Manyara - Serengeti National park
Morning game drives at Lake Manyara National park then proceed
to Serengeti national park. Game is viewed as we proceed to the
Ikoma safari Camp for dinner and overnight stay.
Day 8 Serengeti National park National
park
Full day spent exploring the park . Dinner and overnight stay at
Ikoma safari camp
Serengeti is Africa’s most famous and Tanzania’s largest park
covering 14,736 sq km and is adjoining with the Masai Mara
National reserve in Kenya. With a wildebeest population of about
2 million and several other hoofed species (which include zebra,
Thomson’s gazelle, impala, topi, Grants gazelle, Kongoni, Eland,
Kirk’s dik dik, klipspringer, roan, Oryx, oribi, waterbuck,
buffalo, giraffe and warthog), the Serengeti is sure to attract
a string of prey such as lion, leopard, cheetah, hyena, golden
jackals and bat eared foxes. Elephants are relatively scarce and
the few remaining black rhinoceros are restricted to the Moru
Koppies area.
Serengeti also offers rewarding bird viewing with ostrich and
kori bustard being common, a variety of larks, finches, and
raptors can be seen but the most distinctive small bird is the
lilac breasted roller.
Day 9: Serengeti - Ngorongoro Crater
After an early breakfast, we drive south to the magnificent
Ngorongoro crater enter into the crater for a full day crater
tour with packed lunches ascend the crater and drive to Rhino
Lodge or Similar for dinner and overnight stay
The Ngorongoro crater is the world’s biggest whole volcanic
caldera at 8300 sq km and is arguably the most stunning arena.
It is frequently described as one of the wonders of the world,
not only because of its geological magnificence, but also
because it serves as an extraordinary natural sanctuary for some
of Africa’s largest populations of large mammals.
Day 10: Ngorongoro – Arusha-Nairobi
Breakfast at leisure then drive to Arusha to arrive by 1200 hrs,
board an afternoon shuttle bus to Nairobi to arrive by 1800 hrs
. Drop off at the airport to board your home bound flight or a
city hotel .
Cost per person joining a group US$ 2350
Tour price includes:-
- Guaranteed confirmation
-transport in a Custom made tour van in Kenya and 4x4 land
cruiser in Tanzania
- Services of a professional English speaking guide
- Complimentary airport transfers in Nairobi
- Extensive game drives as detailed in the program
- Game parks or national parks entry fees;
- Full Board accommodations budget lodes/Tented camps
- Three meals per day whilst on safari
-Crater service fees/conservation fees.
- Arusha /Nairobi Shuttle transfers
- 1 litre Mineral water per person per day
Price excludes:
- Drinks
- Tipping
- Cultural visits to Masai villages
- Personal effects
- Kenya /Tanzania Visas
- Hotel accommodation in Nairobi before and after the safari
