DETAILED ITINERARY
DAY 1: NAIROBI TO MAASAI MARA NATIONAL RESERVE
Early morning pick up from your hotel in Nairobi followed by a transfer to Wilson airport to catch your mid-morning departure flight to Maasai Mara.
The flight to Maasai Mara takes about an hour, upon arrival you will be met by our driver guide who will pick you from Maasai Mara airstrip and drive you to Entim Mara luxury Camp. You will enjoy a short en-route game drive on your way to the camp; arrive at camp on time for your lunch, a brief afternoon siesta followed by an evening shared game driven till dusk. Return to camp for dinner and overnight.
Maasai Mara Reserve is the most popular tourism destination in Kenya. Located in the Great Rift Valley in primarily open grassland. Wildlife is most concentrated on the reserve’s western escarpment. It’s regarded as the jewel of Kenya’s wildlife viewing areas. The annual wildebeest’s migration alone involves over 1.5 million animals arriving in July and departing in November. Hardly can a visitor miss to spot the big five.
Dinner and Overnight at Entim Mara Luxury Camp- Full board basis.
DAY 2&3: EXPLORE MAASAI MARA RESERVE.
Enjoy two relaxed days in Masai Mara with morning and evening shared game drives. While at the Maasai Mara you will get a chance to explore the Mara which involves visiting various river crossing points to witness and capture the wildebeests crossing the great Mara River in numbers along with predator prey action. Explore the vast tree studded reserve in search wildlife. Some of the famous wild animals in the park you are likely to encounter include: lions, rhinos, hippos, crocodiles, giraffe, wildebeests, zebras, buffalo, warthogs, hyenas, jackals, wild dogs, buffalo, leopard, cheetah, many kinds of birds, antelopes and elephants.
Also, one of the fine mornings you may take an optional early morning balloon ride over the Mara plains that will be crowned with a champagne bush breakfast. Also, you may have an optional one-hour visit to the Masai village for cultural encounter and souvenir shopping.
Masai Cultural Village Visit – 20 USD per person ***Not included in cost*** Optional Activity
The Mara balloon ride cost 450 USD per person ***Not included in cost*** Optional Activity
While in the Masai Mara, you will be accommodated at Entim Mara Luxury Camp- Full board basis.
Entim is designed to give you the friendliest, most intimate, luxury safari camp experience and the best wildlife safari in the Masai Mara. Our prime location along the Mara River is unrivalled for seeing and photographing animals all year round. The camp gives you a feeling of being part of the landscape and having profound encounters with wild animals and Masai people in their own land. It’s a sharing of passions and significant moments in the heart of one of the most famous wildlife reserves in the world. It has 12 new luxury en-suite guest rooms raised on wooden decks overlooking the Mara River. Handsomely decorated using earthy tones, there’s a seamless flow from inside to outside and down to the river. Watch animals moving to and from the river from your private lounge and veranda, or during scrumptious meals at our camp.
DAY 4: MAASAI MARA- SERENGETI.
Early morning breakfast, check out and depart to the airstrip to catch your 08:15 flight to Serengeti. This is an inter-connecting flight (Mara- Tarime- Serengeti). You will arrive at Seronera airstrip in Serengeti at 12:10 pm where you will be met by our representative for your transfer to your camp. Arrive for your lunch, afternoon siesta, followed by an evening game drive till dusk. Serengeti National Park is home to lion, leopard, Elephant, Cheetah, Buffalo, Zebra, Wildebeest, Eland, Wild dog, Gazelles, Crocs and more. Lot of birds includes the Eurasia migrants.
Dinner and Overnight at Ole Serai Luxury Camp Seronera- Full board basis.
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DAY 5 : EXPLORE SERENGETI.
Spend a whole day exploring Serengeti National park on a full day game drive. Serengeti is very large and your guide knows very well how to locate animals within the park. Serengeti means endless plains in Maasai language. In the central plains there are carnivores like leopards, lions, 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.
Dinner and Overnight at Ole Serai Luxury Camp Seronera- Full board basis.
https://wellworthcollection.co.tz/Ole-Serai-Luxury-Camp-Seronera
DAY 6: SERENGETI- ARUSHA-ZANZIBAR
After breakfast at the lodge, drive to Seronera airstrip to catch your flight to Zanzibar (10:00am-12:35pm). Arrive and be picked up from the airport for transfer to Toa Hotel and Spa Zanzibar- https://toazanzibar.com/ where you will spend the next three days enjoying the beautiful beach holiday.
DAY 7,8 & 9: FULL DAY RELAXATION AT THE BEACH
Full day relaxing at the hotel or enjoying resort facilities and watersport activities and excursions organized and paid directly to the hotel.
Dinner and overnight at Toa Hotel and Spa Zanzibar-https://toazanzibar.com/
DAY 10: ZANZIBAR- HOME.
Breakfast at the resort and thereafter transfer to the Zanzibar airport to catch your departure flight back home.
End of Tour.
COST INCLUSIONS:
- All airport/ airstrip transfers
- 5 Nights’ accommodation during safari on a full board Basis
- 4 Nights’ accommodation in Zanzibar on full board basis
- 3 meals per day during Safari tour
- One way flight- Nairobi- Maasai Mara
- One way flight- Maasai Mara- Serengeti
- One way flight- Serengeti- Zanzibar
- Shared use of a customized safari 4X4 Land cruiser Jeep in Kenya and Tanzania with a pop up roof for easy game viewing and photography- (Morning and evening game drives)
- All park entrance fees in all parks in Kenya and Tanzania
- Bottled water in the car.
EXCLUSIONS:
- Gratuities and tips
- Drinks e.g. alcohol
- Balloon Safari in Maasai Mara @ $450 per person
- Visit to Maasai Village @ 30 USD per person (optional)
- Travel or Medical Insurance
- Drinks and Meals not specified as included
- Visa fees.
- International flights.