Highlights!
• Million - Strong Flamingos at Lake Nakuru National Park
• Big Five - Lion, Leopard, Elephant, Rhino and Buffalo on Game
Drives
• Vast Plains of Serengeti National park
• Spectacular wildlife and Scenery across the Maasai - Mara And
Lake Nakuru
Day
1 – NAIROBI
Arrive
at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, after disembarking from the
aircraft, you clear customs and immigration formalities. You will be
met and assisted by an OLIVE ADVENTURE SAFARIS representative You are
transferred to your Nairobi Hotel, which is situated within the city
centre. The day is at leisure. Overnight at Safaripark Hotel
Day
2 – NAIROBI – TREE HOTEL
Drive
via lush Kikuyu land to your all night game viewing lodge. From the
balcony of the lodge you can see game coming to drink from the flood-lit
waterhole. Overnight at Mountain Lodge (B,L,D)
Day
3– TREE HOTEL – L. NAIVASHA
Breakfast
at your lodge. Drive to Lake Nakuru National Park for a morning game
drive. Lunch at a lodge in the park. Continue to Lake Naivasha –
the highest and purest of the Great Rift Valley lakes. This area is
famous for its birdlife – a breeding ground for pelicans, fish
eagles, cormorants and more. You will also find other animals such as
hippos, zebras antelopes, colobus monkeys. Overnight at Lake Naivasha
Sopa Lodge on full board basis.
Day
4 –L. NAIVASHA – MAASAI MARA
Traverse
the Rift Valley and ascend its western rim into the Masai land. Red-clad,
with spear Masai warriors tend their herds of cattle among the wildlife,
admirably unmoved by the presence of large predators. Afternoon game
drive in search of wildlife. Overnight at Mara Serena Safari Lodge on
full board basis.
Day
5 – MAASAI MARA
Morning
and afternoon game drives in this spectacular game reserve, all with
superb photographic opportunities. The most spectacular feature is the
annual migration of wildebeest, zebra and gazelle from the plains of
Serengeti that cross the Tanzanian border and rivers to reach the Mara’s
grasslands from late June, tracked by predators: lion, leopard, cheetah,
hyena and circled by vultures as the journey unfolds. Apart from the
seasonal migration, game viewing is excellent year round. Game includes:
- elephant, Black Rhino, buffalo, wildebeest, Burchell’s zebra,
hartebeest, various antelope and gazelle, lion, leopard, giraffe, elephant
cheetah, hippo, crocodile and much more. Overnight at Mara Serena Safari
Lodge on full board basis.
Day
6 – MAASAI MARA - SERENGETI
After
breakfast depart with picnic lunch to Isebania border where you will
clear customs and board the Tanzanian Vehicles. Drive to your lodge
situated in the Serengeti National Park with a game drive enroute. This
enormous park supports every variety of animals imaginable - from large
predators such as lion, leopard and cheetah to the smaller herbivores
they prey on. Overnight at Serengeti Sopa Lodge (B,L,D)
Day
7 – SERENGETI
Breakfast
at your lodge. Morning and afternoon game drives. More than two million
wildebeest, Thompson’s gazelle and zebra gather during the migration,
attracting a great deal of attention from their predators such as lion,
hyena, cheetah and leopard. Overnight at Serengeti Sopa Lodge (B,L,D)
Day
8 – SERENGETI - NGORONGORO
After
breakfast drive to drive to Olduvai Gorge, site of Louis and Mary Leakey’s
renowned archaeological discoveries. Their findings include some of
the man’s earliest known ancestral remains. Continue to your lodge
situated on the rim of the Ngorongoro crater. The crater covers over
250 square kilometers (over 100 square miles) of land and is the home
of the rare black rhino, prides of lion, elephant, cheetah and great
herds of buffalo, antelope and wildebeest. Overnight at Ngorongoro Sopa
Lodge full board basis.
Day
9 – NGORONGORO
Today
you will descend 600m (0ver 2000 feet) to the floor of the crater for
a full day crater tour with picnic lunch. Explore the forest areas that
are inhabited by monkey and elephant, the lake area, where you may see
the flamingos and the open savannah where the lions hunt for food. Overnight
at Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge on full board basis.
Day
10 – NGORONGORO – L. MANYARA
Breakfast
at your lodge. Drive to Lake Manyara famous for its prolific bird-life
and other inhabitants such as hippos, monkeys, tree climbing lions Lunch
at your lodge. This afternoon you will drive down for a game drive.
Overnight at Lake Manyara Serena Lodge full board basis.
Day
11 –L. MANYARA ARUSHA – NAIROBI
After breakfast drive to Arusha to arrive in time for lunch at Impala
Hotel. Transfer to Namanga border where you clear customs and board
the Kenyan vehicles and drive to Nairobi. Overnight at Hotel Intercontinental.
Day
12 – NAIROBI - DEPART
Breakfast
at your hotel. Transfer to the airport for your onward flight.
An ideal safari for those who want to combine Kenya and Tanzania! It
includes, the cosmopolitan city of Nairobi, the famous Masai Mara, The
Great Rift Valley and its lakes, Amboseli situated at the foothills
of the highest mountain in Africa – Mount Kilimanjaro, with its
herds of elephants, Ngorongoro Crater where some of the world’s
last black rhino’s are sheltered, Manyara famous for its birdlife
,tree climbing lions and Zanzibar where the gentle smell of spices still
wafts through the island. Each landscape offers unique landscapes, wildlife
and culture
PRICES
ARE STRUCTURED ACCORDING TO THE FOLLOWING SEASONS:
High Season –
16th December to 31st March & 01st July to 15th December
Low Season –
01st April to 30th June
OUR
PRICE INCLUDES
1. Accommodation
and meals as stipulated in the itinerary.
2. Transport in custom built minivan or 4x 4 cruisers.
3. Services of an English speaking tour driver-guide.
4. Game viewing drives and parks entrance fees as per safari program
5. All Government taxes and levies.
6. Mineral water during game drives
7. Safari hat
8. Binoculars for use during game drive (2 per van)
9. Bean bags for easy photography
10. Membership of flying doctors evacuation service for duration of
safari
OUR
PRICE DOES NOT INCLUDE
1. All items of personal
nature e.g. communication bills etc.
2. Tips and gratuities to hotel, lodges, camp staff and driver- guide
3. Alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks.
4. Any local or international flight and departure taxes.
5. Laundry services.
6. Holiday supplements over Easter, Xmas & New Year
7. Any other item not indicated in the safari program
Note:
Tour Available as Seat in / Private Mini-bus or 4x4 Cruisers Safari
with Excellent Accommodation in Lodges / Executive Tented Camp or Tailor
made option. Contact us for Individuals, Families ,Groups or Incentives
safaris for our very special offers,-----------we extend to you our
Olive Hand.
