14 Days Best of Kenya & Tanzania Safari Explorer

Today after breakfast you will depart for The Aberdares National Park, an area of 767 Km2 covers the higher areas of the Aberdare Mountain Ranges of Central Kenya, from altitude of 1829M to 4001M above sea level. The topography is quite diverse with deep ravines that cut through the forested eastern and western slopes. Animals easily observed in the park include; the Black Rhino, leopard, baboon, black and white Colobus monkey and sykes monkey. Rarer sightings include those of lions, the golden cat and the bongo- an elusive forest antelope that lives in the bamboo forest. Animals like the eland and spotted and melanistic serval cats can be found higher up in the moorlands. Proceed for lunch followed by afternoon game drive then drive to The Ark Lodge for 4’oclock coffee where they will have time to see the elephants linking the salty water as they sip their tea, return to the lodge for Dinner and overnight at Rhino Watch Safari Lodge

After breakfast, you will depart from the camp and exit the park and be driven to the naturally heated spa pool; Lake Bogoria, which is also an alkaline lake and home to flamingos and hot springs/geysers which emit hot vapour from the core of the earth. You will spend time at the park and break for lunch at the Lake Bogoria Spa Resort. Spend the afternoon at the shores of the lake. Lunch, dinner and breakfast at Lake Bogoria Spa Resort

After a hearty breakfast depart for L. Nakuru National Park to be there in time for lunch and an evening game drive at 16:00hrs, besides the flamingos that the lake is famous for; there are approx 400 other species of birds in the lake, Also many species of game found in the park including the introduced Rothschild’s giraffe, black and white rhino, waterbuck, reedbuck, lion, buffalo, leopard, baboon and many species of plains game. All meals and overnight at Sarova Lion Hill Game Lodge

Today after breakfast, you will depart to the Mara Reserve with a stopover in Lake Naivasha which is the highest Lake in The Rift Valley. Lake Naivasha is famous in the 1930s as a staging post for Imperial Airways Flying Boat Services from Durban to London and you can see the Lake sparkling in the sun thousands of feet below. The boat ride will follow then you will proceed to Maasai Mara, home to the big five and numerous plains game with a stop for hot lunch at the Local restaurant in Narok. On arrival, you will check-in and depart for afternoon game drives. Optional activities include hot air balloon safari, guided nature walks, bush lunch/dinner/breakfast, bird walks, and evening sundowner. All meals and overnight at Mara Legends Game Camp

drive into the reserve covered with rolling grasslands dotted with acacia and hazy forested hills and riverine bush where the Mara River and its tributaries meander, Maasai Mara is considered by many to be Kenya’s finest game reserve, the 1510 sq Kms of this reserve adjoin Tanzania’s well-known Serengeti, forming one eco-system. The open rolling savannah grassland of the Mara is the home of numerous wildlife species including elephant, rhino, lion, cheetah, leopard, hyena, jackal, buffalo, eland, topis, impala, gazelle, warthog and zebra. From June to October, the annual Wildebeest migration takes place when thousands of these animals sweep across the plains and seek out new grazing areas, a full day game drive breaking for lunch at the Mara Legends Game Camp then proceeding to the hippo pool on the banks of the Mara River were the crossing of the Gnus [wildebeests] takes place while the killer crocodiles await will be the best experience ever. All meals and overnight at Mara Legends Game Camp

Today after breakfast, you will check out of the camp and have a visit to the Maasai Village to learn about Maasai culture and traditions in these very special village experience, the first of their kind in the Masai Mara. Followed with a game drive, back to the hotel for lunch and afternoon game drive. The Bush Dinner awaits you and will commence with the setting of the sun. Our guests will find that a table and chairs have already been set up and that a campfire, lanterns, and bush kitchen awaits them. Our staff carefully serve guests with freshly prepared gourmet food made by the executive chef using fresh local produce with international influences accompanied by fine wines. To make it an even more unforgettable African dining experience, local Masai groups sing and dance providing background entertainment that blends with the sounds of the unfenced bush. By the light of the flickering embers of a wood fire, sit back and relax and soak up the final minutes of what will have been yet another day full of adventure. All meals and overnight at All meals and overnight at Azure Mara Haven Camp

Today after breakfast, you will have a full day game drive, back to the hotel for lunch and afternoon game drive. All meals and overnight at All meals and overnight at Azure Mara Haven Camp

After breakfast, you will continue the journey to the Tanzania border passing through Isbania border, after border formalities, proceed to Serengeti then the journey continues North West across the stunning hilly countryside of the highlands which is filled with wheat and coffee plantations, and then into the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. From here lie the vast plains of the Serengeti, where you’ll hopefully start spotting game well before you get into the park. Dinner and overnight at Serengeti Sopa Lodge

After breakfast you depart for Ngorongoro viewing game across the vast Serengeti plains, stopping off at Olduvai Gorge en route. The Gorge acquired its name from the Sansevieria bush that grows profusely in the area, named Olduvai by the Maasai. The Gorge is about 50km long and in some places around 90m deep and is found between the Crater and the Serengeti. It was first discovered by a German entomologist named Professor Kattwinkel, who instigated an expedition just before the First World War. Later, the exploration was continued by Dr Louis Leakey and his wife, who in 1959 found humanoid remains of Zinjanthropus, later renamed Australapithicus Boisei, an early form of a man. You will have time to walk through the simple small museum at the gorge, where you can view copy displays of some of the finds as well as pictures of what life was like for the gorge’s earliest inhabitants. After a picnic lunch, you continue to your camp, set high on the rim of Ngorongoro Crater. Dinner and overnight at Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge

After breakfast, you will then proceed to L. Manyara National park with game viewing en-route, after lunch afternoon game driver. Dinner and overnight in Lake Manyara Serena Safari Lodge

Today after breakfast, you will depart for Amboseli National Park via Namanga border with border formalities. At the foot of Africa’s highest mountain; Kilimanjaro is one of Kenya’s most popular national parks arriving in good time for lunch with afternoon game drive. It lies 150 miles south-east of Nairobi, very close to the Tanzania border. The snow-capped peak of Mount Kilimanjaro rising above the clouds dominates every aspect of Amboseli and the Observation Hill which allows an overall view of the whole park especially the swamps and elephants. Dinner and overnight Amboseli Serena Safari Lodge

Full day in Amboseli with a full day game drives with picnic lunch, optional returning in the camp for hot lunch, another game drive at 1600 hrs. Amboseli National Park, at the foot of Africa’s highest mountain; Kilimanjaro, is one of Kenya’s most popular national parks. Maasai village visit will be ideal on this day in the afternoon. All meals and overnight at Kibo Safari Camp

Early morning breakfast, then you will drive back to Nairobi for a tour of “The City In The Sun“ The Nairobi City Tour followed by a visit to the home of Karen Blixen, represented in the Academy Award-winning film ‘Out of Africa’, and the adjusted Giraffe centre then proceed for dinner at the Nairobi Carnivore before airport transfer for your flight back home. Experience Kenya with a carver at Carnivore The Charcoal Grill Pit Ranked among the top 50 Restaurants in the world, the world-famous Carnivore is a must for anyone who loves Barbeque. This is a Barbeque with a difference in that not only do they serve your normal beef, pork and chicken but Game meat as well. Giraffe, Gnu, Zebra, Crocodile, Hartebeest and Ostrich are some of the specials that you will find on the menu. The meat is Barbequed on a huge charcoal BBQ right at the entrance to the restaurants. The meat comes with special sauces which are Carnivores secret. Carnivore is an all you can eat restaurant and you are guaranteed very good wining and dining.
Drinks are charged separate but all food and desserts are included in the price. Enjoy the carnivore experience either for lunch or dinner.
Lunch starts at 1 pm while dinner is served from 7 pm. We allow adequate time her to sample all the excellent cuisine on offer. The tour runs for 2 hrs. You will be talking about it for a long time to come!!
The restaurant is voted as one of the top 50 best restaurants in the world. It’s recommended for dinner at start or end of your safari or a treat out from your hotel. A wide variety of vegetarian dishes are also available. Don’t afford to miss!!!! ‘Africa’s Greatest Eating Experience’