Magical Kenya - Tanzania Expedition

Arrive in Nairobi, Kenya where you will be met and escorted to the Nairobi Serena Hotel. A welcome safari briefing by your Wildlife Safari manager followed by an afternoon at leisure sightseeing tour of Nairobi with a special welcome dinner at your hotel.

Breakfast and morning drive to the Amboseli Game Reserve, arriving at the Amboseli Serena Lodge facing the summit of Kilimanjaro. Late
afternoon game viewing drive in the Amboseli Game Reserve. Plant your own acacia tree in “The Amboseli” Reforestation Project.

Dawn game viewing drive before returning to your lodge for a late breakfast. Spend the rest of the morning relaxing by the swimming
pool. Another game viewing drive late this afternoon around the lakes and springs fed by the melting snows of Mount Kilimanjaro.

An early morning departure for Tanzania, crossing the border at Namanga and drive to Arusha. Lunch and continue to the Ngorongoro crater where two thousand foot walls surround a floor covering just over one hundred square miles. Late afternoon arrival at your safari lodge built into the crater rim and covered with millions of river rock.

Early morning descent by four wheel drive vehicle to the crater floor for a day of wildlife viewing. The black mane lion rules over this unique domain, the crater lake is home to thousands of flamingos that migrate from other Great Rift Valley lakes. Elephant, buffalo and rhino are also found in greater numbers. Avoid the crowds with a picnic breakfast provided by your lodge before ascending the crater wall to your lodge for lunch. Late afternoon escorted trek around the crater rim with your lodge naturalist.

Continue this morning to the Serengeti National Park with a brief stop at Olduvai Gorge to visit the site of Louis and Mary Leakey's archaeological work and the small museum with some of their artefacts. Arrive for lunch at your safari lodge with a late afternoon game viewing drive on the Serengeti plains.

Huge herds of wildebeest, zebra and gazelle roam the vast savannah grasslands of the Serengeti National Park and together with the adjoining Masai Mara in Kenya, it forms the finest wildlife ecosystem in the world. You have a full day of unhurried game viewing in the Serengeti with lots of time to search for wildlife. Relax around the swimming pool during the middle part of the day while enjoying the superb Serena service.

Spend another day game viewing in the Serengeti National Park. The annual migration is the greatest wildlife show on earth, with several million wildebeest and zebra trekking north to the Masai Mara while lion, cheetah and the rare hunting dog follow close behind. You will move today to a luxury tented camp in the western Serengeti, near the Grumeti river, following the same journey as the wildebeest and zebra on their great migration.

Breakfast and embark on a spectacular drive over the Grumeti plains, game viewing as you proceed to the border crossing point. Your Kenyan Wildlife Safari vehicle and guide will meet you at the border and you continue on a game viewing drive to your luxury safari lodge, built on the summit of a hill.

Full day of game viewing in the Masai Mara Game Reserve. Herds of wildebeest and zebra wander across the Mara grasslands, their numbers increasing during the annual migration from the Serengeti. Lion, leopard and cheetah are never far behind, while crocdile and hippo congregate in the Mara and Talek rivers. You will also enjoy our exclusive Masai Mara bush dinner with traditional Masai tribal dancing.

Second full day of game viewing in the Masai Mara Game Reserve. Herds of wildebeest and zebra wander across the Mara grasslands, their numbers increasing during the annual migration from the Serengeti. Lion, leopard and cheetah are never far behind, while crocodile and hippo congregate in the Mara and Talek rivers. You will also enjoy our exclusive Masai Mara bush dinner with traditional Masai tribal dancing.

A final early morning game drive is followed by an outdoor breakfast by the "hippo pools" at the Mara river. Transfer to the airstrip for your flight to Nairobi. You will be met on arrival and escorted to your hotel before an afternoon sightseeing tour of Nairobi. Farewell dinner at "The Mandhari" restaurant.

Transfer to Nairobi airport.