The Africa Classic Safari
The Africa Classic Safari
The Africa Classic Safari
12 Days Starting and ending in Nairobi, Kenya
Visiting: Nairobi, Lake Nakuru(Nat.park, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Conversation Area, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Arusha, Amboseli National Park
Tour operator:
Tour code:
HDS/TACS
Recommended For:
Guide Type:
Fully Guided
Group size:
2 - 14
Physical rating:
Low
Age range:
10-99
Tour operated in:
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Interests:
Tour Overview
The Best of East Africa safari is a 12-Day Combination of Kenya & Tanzania and it is a Safari of between 3 and 7 pax per vehicle that offers guarantee window seat for better scenery and wildlife view. It also traverses through different beautiful landscapes and cultures. Not forgetting the dotted plains of Masai Mara and endless plains of Serengeti coupled with hundreds and hundreds of wildlife.
Highlights
Itinerary
Day 1 : Nairobi Airport Transfer
Location: Nairobi
Accommodation: Hotel
Meals Included: No Meals
Upon arrival at Nairobi Airport, you will be met, greeted and assisted by our customer service representative and be transferred to your hotel.
Main Destination: Nairobi
Accommodation: Hilton Garden Inn Hotel
Meal Plan: Bed & Breakfast.
Day 2 : Nairobi - Lake Nakuru National Park
Location: Lake Nakuru(Nat.park
Accommodation: Camp
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
After breakfast, the safari takes you through to the Great Rift Valley to Lake Nakuru National Park, proceed on passing through the Great Rift Valley to arrive in time for lunch. In the afternoon, embark on the afternoon game drive with the park. The park boasts a huge variety of wildlife, including leopard which is often found snoozing on the branches of the magnificent yellow-barked acacias, lion, buffalo, hippo, waterbuck, warthog, baboon, the endangered Rothschild’s giraffe only found in this park in Kenya, white rhino and the rare black rhino are protected here too. Later return to the camp for dinner and overnight.
Main Destination: Lake Nakuru National Park
Overnight: Flamingo Hill Camp
Meal Plan: Full Board (Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner)
Day 3 : Masai Mara National Reserve
Location: Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya
Accommodation: Camp
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Your journey now takes you to the Masai Mara, Kenya’s most famous wildlife reserve. Arrive in time for lunch followed by afternoon game drive within Masai Mara National Reserve. You will have one more day of game viewing with all meals and overnight at your camp.
Main Destination: Masai Mara National Reserve
Overnight: Ilkeliani Camp
Meal Plan: Full Board (Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 4 : Masai Mara National Reserve
Location: Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya
Accommodation: Camp
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
The Masai Mara is arguably Kenya’s most popular game reserve. It is famous and most visited game reserve in Kenya. The film “Out of Africa” was made to a great extent in this sanctuary. There is a profusion of all types of wildlife including the big five. A spectacle worth seeing is the annual migration of millions of wildebeests, zebras, and assorted antelopes from the Serengeti plains across the Tanzania border and the Mara River to reach Masai Mara grazing fields from late June. The game reserve abounds with birdlife close to about four hundred and fifty two odd species have been recorded.
Main Destination: Masai Mara National Reserve
Overnight: Ilkeliani Camp
Meal Plan: Full Board (Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner).
Day 5 : Serengeti National Park
Location: Serengeti National Park
Accommodation: Camp
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Depart to Serengeti in the morning after breakfast with packed lunch. You will stop at Kenya Tanzania boarder at Isebania, clear with immigration thereafter change of vehicle from the Kenyan one to Tanzanian. Serengeti is a Maasai word that means ‘endless plains. The park lies in a high plateau between the Ngorongoro highlands as well as bordering Kenya on the north. Arrival at the lodge in the evening for dinner and overnight stay at Lodge.
Main Destination: Serengeti National Park
Overnight: Mbalageti Lodge
Meal Plan: Full Board (Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner).
Day 6 : Serengeti National Park
Location: Serengeti National Park
Accommodation: Camp
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
After breakfast, drive into the Park for game drive in the world-famous wildlife sanctuary, Serengeti National Park – the largest National Park in Tanzania is about 14,763 sq kms in area. Summed up as ‘one of the most unique areas in the world. The Serengeti contains the largest remaining concentration of plains game in Africa, on a scale, which has no parallel anywhere else in the world. The abundance of herbivores includes Wildebeest, Zebra, Gazelle, Topi, Buffalo, and Hartebeest, just to name a few. Serengeti is also famous for predators such as Lion, Cheetah, Leopard, Hyena and hundreds of birdlife species have been recorded. Enjoy your picnic lunch and thereafter, proceed for dinner and overnight stay at lodge on full board.
Main Destination: Serengeti National Park
Overnight: Pumzika Classic Camp
Meal Plan: Full Board (Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner).
Day 7 : Ngorongoro Conversation Area
Location: Ngorongoro Conversation Area
Accommodation: Camp
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
After breakfast, enjoy your game drive within Serengeti National Park as you depart to Ngorongoro Conservation Area with picnic lunch. Explore various areas Moro kopjes and Gol kopjes as you search for any kill. The extensive grasslands are interspersed with Kopjes — rocky outcrops like islands in the flat plain, each with their own wildlife communities. Discover the Seronera Rivers that flow through the park, providing habitats for a variety of birds, mammals and reptiles. Afternoon proceed to Nabi Hill gate where you will have your memorable picnic lunch, then proceed further to Malanja depression that leads you to Ngorongoro Conservation Area, and later to the Lodge, with clouds rolling over the rim like a misty waterfall, the setting is dreamy. The lodge fits into the contours of the Ngorongoro crater rim built of volcanic rock. It offers a spectacular view of the Ngorongoro Crater floor, yet it is virtually invisible when you are down on the crater floor on your game drive. In the evening have dinner and overnight stay at the camp on full board basis.
Main Destination: Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Overnight: Ngorongoro Ang'ata Camp
Meal Plan: Full Board (Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner)
Day 8 : Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Location: Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Accommodation: Camp
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
On this day you will depart to Africa’s Eden for tours of Ngorongoro Crater. The Crater is a famous for its Big Five and home to rare Black Rhino and has its own Soda Lake. Descend 2,200 feet for a thrilling day among Africa’s Big Five — Lion, Elephant, Buffalo, Black Rhino and Leopard, before returning to the lodge later in the afternoon. In the evening have dinner and overnight stay at camp on full board basis.
Main Destination: Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Overnight: Ngorongoro Ang'ata Camp
Meal Plan: Full Board
Day 9 : Arusha
Location: Arusha
Accommodation: Hotel
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
After breakfast your Safari takes you to Lake Manyara National Park, as you enjoy the beautiful scenery on the way. Con arrival at the park clear with park administration and embark on the game drive within the park. Have your picnic lunch and thereafter driver to Arusha for evening leisure and overnight stay. Destination: Arusha
Overnight: African Tulip Hotel
Meal Plan: Full Board
Day 10 : Amboseli National Park
Location: Amboseli National Park
Accommodation: Camp
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
After breakfast your Safari takes you to Amboseli National Park, the park is adjacent to the highest free-standing mountain Mount Kilimanjaro. Also known as the “Roof of Africa”. Enjoy the beautiful scenery on the way, upon arrival at the Namanga — border between Kenya and Tanzania, clear with immigration, then change vehicle and driver as you continue with your journey to Amboseli. Have lunch and later on, embark on afternoon game drive within Amboseli National Park and returning to the camp for dinner and overnight stay.
Main Destination: Amboseli National Park
Accommodation: Kibo Safari Camp
Meal Plan: Full Board
Day 11 : Amboseli National Park
Location: Amboseli National Park
Accommodation: Camp
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
On this day you will enjoy the morning and afternoon game drives within the park with mid-morning leisure at the camp. Crowned by Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest peak, the Amboseli National Parks is one of Kenya's most popular parks. The name “Amboseli” comes from a Maasai word meaning “salty dust”, and it is one of the best places in Africa to view large herds of elephants up close. Nature lovers can explore five different habitats here ranging from the dried-up bed of Lake Amboseli, wetlands with sulphur springs, the savannah and woodlands. In the evening return to the camp after game drive for dinner and overnight stay.
Main Destination: Amboseli National Park
Accommodation: Kibo Safari Camp
Meal Plan: Full Board
Day 12 : Nairobi
Location: Nairobi
Meals Included: Breakfast
After breakfast at the camp, bid fare well to Amboseli and depart to Nairobi to arrive in the afternoon. Then later on, be transferred to the airport for your onward flight back home.
Main Destination: Nairobi Airport
Meal Plan: Breakfast
What's Included
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1 bottle of Mineral Water per person per day
A Litre of bottle water per day while on safari
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Accommodation
Accommodation as per the itinerary
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Airport Transfers at Destination
Return Airport Transfers
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Entrance Fees
Park Entrance Fees
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Fully Guided
Experienced Guide
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Game Drives on Safari
Extensive Game Drives
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Meals – Full Board
Meals as per the itinerary
What's Not Included
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All Domestic Transportation (including internal flights)
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Country Entry Visas
Entry Visa to Kenya & Tanzania $50 each
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International Travel
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Tipping and Gratuities
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Drinks with Meals
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