Family Holiday And Safaris - for tours, trips and travel Kenya and Tanzania

Day 1: Arrival

Arrival in nairobi airport , pick up from the airport to the hotel Boulevard .Spend the night.

Day 2: Samburu Game Reserve

Depart Nairobi in the morning for Samburu National reserve crossing the Equator and driving through changing terrain to the rugged semi-desert regions in the northern Kenya. though harsh, it is blessed with species rarely found elsewhere. arrive in time for lunch at lodge. Afternoon game drive to search for the stars of Samburu. Dinner and overnight at Samburu Sopa lodge.
Approx Transit time: 6 hrs
Meal plan: {L,D}

Day 3: Samburu

Full day in Samburu with game drives .Search for the rare liver red reticulated giraffe, Grevy's Zebra, Beisa Oryx, Blue flanked Somali Ostrich, Vulturine Guinea Fowl, Longneck Gerenuk. See braving lions on the grass, Cheetah, Leopards among plenty of other plains game. (optional visits to Samburu villages). All meals and overnight at Samburu Sopa lodge.
Meal plan: {B,L,D}

Day 4: Lake Nakuru National Park

Breakfast at a lodge and drive to the shoulders of Mt. Kenya via Thomson Falls arriving Lake Nakuru in time for lunch, afternoon game drive at the Pink lake referred so for it's thousands of pink flamingos and other birdlife-it's a Bird watchers paradise. It has a surprisingly number of animals, all the "big five" except the elephant can be seen here, Dinner and overnight at Lake Nakuru Lodge/Sarova lion Hill.
Approx Transit time: 6 hrs
Meal plan: {B,L,D}

Day 5: Maasai Mara National Reserve

Breakfast at the lodge and depart for Maasai Mara crossing the Loita plains, see red clad maasai warriors tend their multi-colored herds amongst plains game. Arrive Mara in time for lunch. Game viewing enroute to lodge for lunch. Afternoon game drive. Dinner and overnight at Mara Sopa lodge.
Approx Transit time: 6 hrs
Meal plan: {B,L,D}

Day 6: Maasai Mara National Reserve

Breakfast at lodge and leave with picnic lunches for a full day game drive inside the Park. Search for Wild game black manned lion for which Mara is famous for, cheetah, buffalo, wildebeest, zebra, leopard, grants gazelle are quite common, even the rare rhino might come out of the thicket for you, hyenas are plentiful, Extend your drive to the hippo point where schools of hippo submerge on the approach of vehicles only to surface seconds later to shot and gamble their displeasure as the crocodiles sunbathe on the river banks mouths agape. Between meals there is optional visit to the maasai villages for an insight to their culture if clients so wish. Meals and overnight at Mara Sopa Lodge.
Meal plan: {B,L,D}

Day 7: Amboseli National Park

Depart Mara after breakfast and proceed to Nairobi for lunch. After lunch drive to Amboseli at the foothills of snow capped Mt.Kilimanjaro , Africa 's highest peak. Game drive enroute to the lodge. Dinner and overnight at Amboseli Sopa lodge.
Approx Transit time: 8 hrs
Meal plan: {B,L,D}

Day 8: Amboseli

Morning (6:30am) and afternoon (1500hrs) game viewing drive inside the Park. Amboseli is a photogenic Park and hosts a great number of game and birdlife including the lion,Huge herds of elephant and the splendid cheetah.Enjoy early morning spectacular views of the snow-capped Mountain.All meals and overnight at Amboseli Sopa lodge.
Approx Transit time: 8 hrs
Meal plan: {B,L,D}

Day 9: Amboseli/Lake Manyara National Park

Morning game drive and proceed for Namanga Border town, Pick up Namanga Border town, Crossover to Tanzania arriving Arusha at 1200hrs, Lunch at Arusha Impala Hotel. After lunch proceed to Lake Manyara ,Game viewing en route for dinner and overnight at Kirurumu Tented Lodge.
Approx Transit time: 6 hrs
Meal plan: {B,L,D}

Day 10: Serengeti

After breakfast, leave Lake Manyara for Serengeti via Olduvai Gorge, with Game drive and Picnic Lunch enroute. The park covers 12,944km2 of open plains making it one of the largest in the world. The rocky outcrops commonly known as ‘kopjes' in the eastern part of the park are of scenic beauty and occasionally cats can be seen lazing on them. The park contains vast herds of wildebeest, zebra, gazelle and other antelopes. Dinner and overnight at Serengeti Sopa Lodge.
Approx Transit time: 4 hrs
Meal plan: {B,L,D}

Day 11: Serengeti National Park

After breakfast take a packed lunch with you and continue with game viewing on Serengeti Park. The migration can be seen on a long chain approximately 40 Km heading to the south western direction. Around 1230 and 1300 break for your lunch. After lunch have a rest for one hr, then proceed with your game viewing following the move of the migrants on the southwest of the park. Aprox 1.3 million wildebeest, 250,000 gazelles and 200,000 Zebras have been recorded sharing the short grass/ water which is the source of food for the millions of Animals in this South Area. Dinner and overnight at Serengeti Sopa Lodge.
Meal plan: {B,L,D}

Day 12: Ngorongoro

Morning Game drives in the vast Serengeti plain. Breakfast at around 0900am.The term Serengeti means endless plains in Maasai language. In the central plains there are carnivores like leopard, lion, hyena and cheetah. This park is normally the scene of the annual migration of wildebeest and zebra that occurs between the Kenyan Mara and the Serengeti. Varied bird species can be seen here including eagles, ducks, geese, egrets, vultures, secretary birds, ibis, stork, herons, kites, pelicans, cranes and guinea fowl. Afternoon Game drive and Picnic Lunch en route for dinner and overnight at Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge.
Approx Transit time: 3 hrs
Meal plan: {B,L,D}

Day 13: Ngorongoro Crater

After breakfast take a Picnic lunch with you descend 670m into the crater floor for game viewing, breaking for lunch at the Lerai picnic site. The crater is 14.5km. wide and is home to all the big five and hence the same may be seen. Hippos, cheetah, antelopes and the spotted hyena are other species commonly seen as well as flamingoes on the crater lakes. Dinner and overnight at Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge.
Meal plan: {B,L,D}

Day 14: Arusha/Nairobi

After breakfast, depart for Arusha for lunch and board 0200pm shuttle back to Nairobi. Arriving Nairobi at 1830hrs.We pick you for transfer to JKIA Airport for your flight out.
Approx Transit time: 8 hrs
Meal plan: {B,L}