East Africa

Day 3 - Nairobi/Maasai Mara National Reserve

Today you depart on your light aircraft flight to the Maasai Mara.

Please Note: Luggage restrictions on the Kenya light aircraft transfer flights is 15kg/33lbs in soft bags – including hand luggage. This applies to touring vehicles in some cases too.

Sarova Mara Camp offers spacious canvas luxurious “tents” with large “windows”, wooden flooring, and a permanent roof. All have en-suite bathrooms with showers and are equipped with a fully stocked mini bar. Large wooden decks offer a place to relax and enjoy the view.  

Arrive in time for lunch followed by an afternoon game drive.  Return to camp in time for a swim, hot shower, campfire cocktails and dinner.  

Accommodation: Sarova Mara Camp – Standard Tent (B, L, D)

Day 4 - Maasai Mara National Reserve

Spend the day on safari in one of Africa's richest wildlife viewing arenas with morning and afternoon game drives.  The Mara is home to the largest population of lions in Kenya; these magnificent predators spend most of the day sleeping in the shade of Acacia Trees. 

Spend the evening at the lodge where colorful Maasai dance and cultural performances are offered. 

Accommodation: Sarova Mara Camp – Standard Tent (B, L, D)

Day 5 - Maasai Mara/Lake Nakuru National Park

After an early breakfast, bid farewell to the Mara plains as you drive to Lake Nakuru which is the most famous of the Great Rift Valley lakes and home to a shifting population of over one million flamingos. Arrive in time for lunch at Lake Nakuru Sopa Lodge.  

Spend the afternoon on safari in Kenya's first and largest rhino sanctuary where sightings of both black and white rhino are almost guaranteed and where you have a higher-than-average chance of spotting a leopard. Other wildlife includes lions, hippos, the rare Rothschild's giraffe, Colobus monkey, numerous plains game and birds. 

Accommodation:  Lake Nakuru Sopa Lodge – Standard Room (B, L, D)

Day 6 - Lake Nakuru/Nairobi/Amboseli

After breakfast, drive to Nairobi arriving in time for lunch at a local Restaurant.  

After lunch drive through the scenic Athi Plains and into the Amboseli National Park, home to the legendary Maasai tribesmen and famous for huge herds of Elephant. Nearly every view within the park is framed by the majestic Mount Kilimanjaro in the distance. 

Accommodation:  Ol Tukai Lodge – Standard Room (B, L, D)

Day 7 - Amboseli National Park

Amboseli is a place of stark contrast. Despite its sometimes dry and dusty appearance, it has an endless supply of water filtered through thousands of feet of volcanic rock from Mt. Kilimanjaro’s snow melt. 

Early morning and late afternoon photographic opportunities are incredible, with plentiful game and Mt. Kilimanjaro a majestic backdrop.  

The main attraction of Amboseli is its vast herds of elephants within the park. The bull elephants here have some of the largest tusks in Kenya.  

Accommodation:  Ol Tukai Lodge – Standard Room (B, L, D)

Day 8 - Amboseli/Lake Manyara National Park

Depart Amboseli as you transfer to the border town of Namanga for customs and immigration. Once through immigration, your driver-guide from Leopard Tours who will be with you for the rest of your journey. Transfer to Arusha Town arriving in time for lunch at a local restaurant.  

Later, drive to Lake Manyara, a shallow alkaline lake that shimmers in a cleft in the Great Rift Valley. Lake Manyara National Park is small but uniquely diverse national park. It is home to the world-famous tree-climbing lions and thousands of flamingos.  

Escarpment Luxury Lodge Manyara serves as a gateway to the Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Crater Conservation Area, Lake Manyara National Park, and Tarangire National Park, providing the perfect opportunity for a game drive to view wildebeests, birds, and the Big Five — lions, elephants, leopards, buffalos, and rhinos. 

Accommodation:  Escarpment Luxury Lodge – Standard Room (B, L, D)

Day 9 - Lake Manyara/Serengeti National Park

After breakfast depart on a morning game drive to Lake Manyara, followed by lunch at the lodge. In the afternoon, drive to the Serengeti National Park.  

This is where Lion prides feast on the abundance of plain grazers. Solitary leopards haunt the acacia trees lining the Seronera River, while a high density of cheetahs prowls the southeastern plains. 

Arrive at Kimarishe Serengeti Lodge, an eco-friendly using Solar power and is located in central Serengeti. The lodge offers stunning views of the Serengeti plains and wilderness.  

Accommodation:  Kemarishe Serengeti Lodge – Standard Room (B, L, D)

Day 10 - Serengeti National Park

Today enjoy morning and afternoon game drives on the vast Serengeti plains where close up encounters with its wildlife are a remarkable experience. 

The park is renowned for its wildebeest, cheetahs, zebras, giraffes, and plains game. Golden-manned lion, leopard, hyena, elephant, jackals, wild dogs, topi and impala are just a few of the hundreds of species that live in the massive park. 

Accommodation:  Kemarishe Serengeti Lodge – Standard Room (B, L, D)

Day 11 - Serengeti/Ngorongoro Conservation Area

After breakfast depart on a morning game drive in the Serengeti national Park, followed by lunch at the lodge. In the afternoon you drive to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area via Olduvai Gorge. 

The area features rolling plains, lakes, craters, mountains, and dormant volcanoes.  Often described as one of the great natural wonders of the world, the Ngorongoro Conservation Area became an UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979.  

Ngorongoro Rim Lodge is located on the Eastern Crater Rim of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Rooms face the Ngorongoro Crater along with the restaurant, bar, and viewing deck. This lodge is Eco-friendly and uses solar power. 

All rooms have Wi-Fi access, ceiling fan, indoor shower, bathtub, hair dryer, in room safe, wakeup service, mosquito net and a balcony facing the Ngorongoro Crater.  

Accommodation:  Ngorongoro Rim Lodge – Standard Room (B,L,D)

Day 12 - Ngorongoro Crater

After breakfast, descend into the ‘8th Wonder of the World’, a unique biosphere that has remained virtually unchanged since the dawn of time.  

Enclosed within its towering walls are grasslands, swamps, forests, saltpans, a freshwater lake, and a glorious variety of birdlife. Here too are all the members of the ‘Big Five’ - Lion, Elephant, Rhino, Buffalo and Leopard - as well as a large cast of plains game and one of Africa’s densest populations of predators. 

Enjoy a picnic lunch at a scenic spot inside the crater, then continue with afternoon game viewing.  

Return to the lodge in the afternoon to relax. 

Accommodation:  Ngorongoro Rim Lodge – Standard Room (B, L, D)

Day 13 - Ngorongoro Crater/Tarangire National Park

After breakfast drive to Tarangire National Park. Your drive includes a game drive en-route to Maramboi Tented Lodge. Herds of up to 300 elephants scratch the dry riverbed for underground streams, while migratory wildebeest, zebra, buffalo, impala, gazelle, hartebeest and eland crowd the shrinking lagoons. It's the greatest concentration of wildlife outside the Serengeti ecosystem - a smorgasbord for predators. 

Arrive at Maramboi Tented Lodge arriving in time for lunch. The lodge is located close to Lake Manyara, with exceptional views of the Great Rift Valley. The elegant tents are built on raised wooden platforms each with a private terrace. The lodge’s main building includes an area to relax, with outside and inside dining and a swimming pool. 

Accommodation: Maramboi Tented Lodge – Standard Room (B, L, D)

Day 14 - Tarangire/Arusha/Kilimanjaro/Depart

After breakfast, drive to Arusha town arriving in time for lunch at a local restaurant. (B, L)

Transfer to Kilimanjaro International Airport in time for your departure flight. Bid farewell to Africa until the next time.  

Day 15 - Arrive USA

Return home with a lifetime of memories!