The Journey
Day by Day Itinerary
Day 1
Day 1: ARRIVAL AT KILIMANJARO AIRPORT
Pick up Nairobi airport transfer to Tamarind hotel.
Day 2
Day 2: Lake Naivasha/Hell’s Gate
Morning departure to Lake Naivasha. On arrival check in and thereafter go to Hell’s Gate National Park. You will also enjoy an evening boat on Lake Naivasha after Lunch
Lake Naivasha is famous for its high populations of hippos and birds and you are almost guaranteed to see one. The lake is a birder’s paradise as it is home to over 400 bird species. Osutua Luxury resort: https://osotua-iconresort.com/ Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 3
Day 3: Lake Naivasha to Lake Nakuru
Breakfast at the Lodge, depart for Lake Nakuru National Park. Arrive at the lodge in time for lunch. In the afternoon, embark on a game drive. Nakuru offers a great chance to view black and white rhino. Afterward, return to the lodge for dinner Overnight Lake Nakuru National Park – Lake Nakuru Lodge https://lakenakurulodge.com/ Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 4
Day 4: Lake Nakuru to Maasai mar
Pick up from the hotel and commence the drive to Maasai Mara. Arrive in the Lodge in time for lunch. Check in and have lunch. In the evening at 4.00pm depart for a sunset game viewing drive in the Masai Mara National Reserve where chances of seeing the big cats is extremely high ending at 6:00 pm.
Return back to the Lodge for a sumptuous buffet dinner ending with good time for resting.
Jambo Mara safari Lodge https://www.jambomara.com/ Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 5
Day 5: Full Day Game Drive in Maasai Mara Reserve
Have breakfast at 6:30 am and at 7 am, leave for a full day game viewing in the park. On this day, spend the full day exploring Maasai Mara in search of the big five, hippos and Nile crocodile. Thereafter, go for a picnic lunch in the park under a croton tree shade overlooking the vast landscape of the park. It is in the Mara that perhaps the most spectacular event of the natural world takes place: the great migration. This is the annual migration of millions of wildebeest and zebras from the Serengeti (in Tanzania) in search of water and pasture. Following on their heels are the predators of the savanna – lions, cheetahs, jackals, hyenas and vultures. Jambo Mara safari Lodge https://www.jambomara.com/ Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 6
Day 6: Early Breakfast at the thereafter Drive to Isebania border for drop off
After border formalities, bid farewell to your Kenyan guide and cross from Kenya to Tanzania. Travel to Serengeti National Park, a famous wildlife sanctuary. Upon arrival at Serengeti, enjoy a game drive on your way to Serengeti Safari Lodge – Full board.
Day 7
Day 7: Serengeti National Park
After breakfast, venture into the Serengeti’s wilderness corners for a full day of game viewing in the park. With a picnic lunch beside you, take your leisure while exploring this world heritage site, where earth’s largest concentration of plain game still roams free! In the late afternoon, go to Serengeti Safari Lodge for rest, dinner, and overnight.
Day 8
Day 8: Ngorongoro Crater
After breakfast, drive to Ngorongoro Crater for a game drive inside the crater. This is the best place in Tanzania to see black rhino as well as prides of lion that include the magnificent black-manned males. There are lots of colorful flamingoes and a variety of water birds. Other game that you can see includes leopard, cheetah, hyena, other members of the antelope family, and small mammals. In the late afternoon check in Ngorongoro Safari lodge
Day 9
Day 9: Tarangire National Park
After Breakfast Drive to Tarangire National Park, This Park is spectacular in the dry season when many of the migratory wildlife species come back to the permanent waters of the Tarangire River. Huge herds of wildebeest, zebras, elephants, elands and Oryx gather to stay in Tarangire until the onset of the rain when they migrate again to good grazing areas. Late afternoon drops off Airport.