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Tanzania - Kenya - Zanzibar

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Best of East Africa Safari combination Kenya and Tanzania Safari allow you to explore the best National Parks, Games Reserve of Kenya and Tanzania safari, Lakes, Cities and Villages, meeting local peoples, spending the night under luxury safari Lodge in Single or double all the safari lodges,  allow you to have the uninterrupted freedom to experience the wilderness of Tanzania & Kenya.Visiting Masai Mara Game Reserve setting one of the world's greatest wildlife spectacle through, Samburu and Masai Mara - Kenya and The World Famouse Serengeti National Park in Tanzania, visiting Lake Nakuru National Park famous for its Flamingo and Mount Kenya - second highest peak in Africa, Ngorongoro Crater known as Eden of Africa, Lake Manyara famouse for its tree climbing Lion. All meals are provided and available facilities include lounge and bar, swimming pool and private, en suite bathrooms with hot water.

1 Night:- The Staney Hotel
1 Night:- Aberdares The Ark
1 Night:- Lake Nakuru Lion Hill Lodge
1 Night:- Ngorongoro Serena Lodge
2 Nights:- Samburu Serena Lodge
2 Nights:- Lake Manyara Serena Lodge
2 Nights:- Masai Mara Sarova Camp
2 Nights:- Serengeti Serena Lodge

Brief Itinerary 

Day 01: NAIROBI.
Met on arrival at the Jomo Kenyatta Int’l Airport by Safari Vacations representative outside the custom hall and transfer to city of Nairobi at your hotel for overnight stay at The Stanley hotel - 4+ Star.

Day 02: SAMBURU NATIONAL RESERVE.
After breakfast your guide will meet you at your hotel, depart from Nairobi for Samburu National Reserve with picnic lunch, passing through the Kikuyu Farmlands of Coffee, Pineapple and Sisal  plantation, through the Equator, If the time permits you will stop by for refreshment and have an 'Equator Line ceremony' as you continue your journey to Kenya's semi-arid area, early afternoon arrive The Samburu National Reserve proceed to your lodge for check in and refreshment and followed by afternoon game drive, this is were you will spend your two nights exploring beautifull landscape and game viewing. Samburu National Reserve, which is a home to various species of game generally only found in these northern areas- Grevy’s Zebra, reticulated Giraffes, Beisa Oryxes, the long-necked Gerenuks and blue-shanked Somali Ostriches. Predators such a Lion prides, Cheetahs and Leopards roam the savannahs in search for meals. Late Pm back to our lodge for dinner and overnight at the Samburu Sopa Lodge or Samburu Lodge - 4 Star. Meal Plan: Breakfast, Picnic Lunch, Dinner.

Day 03: SAMBURU NATIONAL RESERVE.
After breakfast spend full day game drive in Samburu National Reserve, 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 extra optional visits to Samburu villages. Dinner and overnight at stay at Serena Samburu Lodge – 5 Star or Samburu Sopa Lodge – 4 Star. Meal Plan: Breakfast, Picnic Lunch, Dinner.

Day 04: ABERDARES NATIONAL PARK.
Drive to the Aberdares National Park within a beautiful mountain range in the central highlands of Kenya. A fairy tale place of dense forest, misty moorlands and alpine plants where icy rivers plunge in glorious cascades and waterfalls. The 766 sq. km of the area are rich in wildlife. The salient stretching out towards the nearby town of Nyeri, was once an Elephant migration route, not used today. These great animals remain within the park together with Buffalo, a wide variety of Antelope, Giant forest hog, the elusive bongo, Rhino, and Hyenas. Tacazze and Malachite Sunbird, Mountain Buzzard and African Goshawk are found in this area where the birdlife is abundant and varied.The night is spent in your comfortable perch above the floodlit waterhole and saltlick where, nightlong, a procession of animals comes to drink.  Dinner and overnight stay at The Ark. Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.

Day 05: LAKE NAKURU NATIONAL PARK.
Drive via Nyahururu to Lake Nakuru National Park arrive at midday proceed to your lodge for  lunch than followed by afternoon game drives. The park which covers an area of 188 km2 is world famous for its spectacular aquatic and terrestrial birdlife of international reputation. The lake was designated as a Ramsar site in 1990. Lake Nakuru is a shallow alkaline lake in the rift valley, 62 km2 in extent. The Lake Nakuru national park comprises the lake and its surrounding areas. The landscape includes areas of marsh and grasslands alternating with rocky cliffs and outcrops, stretches of acacia woodland and rocky hillsides covered with a Euphorbia forest on the eastern perimeter, its also famous as the home to thousands of greater and lesser Flamingo. The park also provides sanctuary for Rothschild Giraffe, Black Rhino and White Rhino, Leopard, Reptiles and Lion. Pm return to your lodge for dinner and overnight stay at Lion Hill Lodge or Lake Nakuru Lodge – 4 Star. Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

Day 06: MARAI MARA NATIONAL RESERVE.
After breakfast we drive through the Great Rift Valley offering wonderful scenery and ascend its western rim into the Masai land via Narok county towards to Masai Mara National Reserve. Red-clad, with spear Masai warriors tend their herds of cattle among the wildlife, admirably unmoved by the presence of large Predators. Around 2pm we will check in to our lodge for lunch and than followed by afternoon game drive in Masai Mara famous for the Wildebeest and Zebra migration and its abundance of wildlife . Overnight at Mara Simba Lodge or Mara Sarova Camp – 4 Star. Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

Day 07: MASAI MARA.
Today you may opt for an early morning balloon safari excursion to experience the panoramic Masai Mara from a birds-eye view, than after breakfast enjoy your morning and afternoon game drives in this spectacular Masai Mara game reserve, all with superb photographic opportunities. Blessed with a permanent water supply, Masai Mara has a permanent population of plains game. The “Big five” – Elephant, Buffalo, Lion, Leopard and Rhino are quite common. Overnight at Mara Simba Lodge or Mara Sarova Camp – 4 Star. Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

Day 08: FROM MASAI MARA TO SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK.
After farewell breakfast at the lodge check out and we will depart for the Isebania Border of Kenya and Tanzania with a picnic lunch. On arrival at the border drive toward village of Tarime and Lake Victoria entering Serengeti National Park via Ndabaka gate on the Western corridor, followed by en-route game drive towards to our lodge for dinner and over night stay at Serengeti Serena Lodge or Serena Mbuzi Mawe Tented camp - 5 Star or Mbalageti Safari Lodge - 5 Star. Meal Plan: Dinner, Breakfast, Lunch.

Day 09: SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK.
Today enjoy your great day of Safari exploring the famous Serengeti is a big as Northern Ireland. It is the greatest sanctuary in the world, fantastic in its natural beauty and unequaled in its scientific value. Serengeti contains about 4 million different types of animals including the Big five; Rhino, Leopard, Buffalo, Lion and the Elephant. You have a full day game drive in Serengeti with a choice picnic lunch or return to lodge for hot lunches and relax, followed by afternoon game drive. Dinner and overnight stay at Serengeti Serena Lodge or Serena Mbuzi Mawe Tented camp - 5 Star or Mbalageti Safari Lodge - 5 Star. Meal Plan: Dinner, Breakfast, Lunch.

Day 10: SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK TO NGORONGORO CRATER.
After breakfast check out from your lodge, Proceed with morning game drive in Serengeti with a picnic lunches proceed to Olduvai Gorge This desert like gorge lies at the foot of the Ngorongoro highlands and is world-renowned site as a repository for the remains of vast numbers of animals that roamed these plains years ago. We will visit the museum featuring the famous Zinj skull, the Zinjanthropus men of 1.8 million years ago, whose remaining were found here by Dr. Leakey, than after proceed to Ngorongoro Conservation area to our lodge for Overnight stay at Ngorongoro Serena Lodge - 5 Star. Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

Day 11: NGORONGORO CRATER.
After early breakfast, we descent to the famous Ngorongoro Crater safari we spend almost 6 hours exploring the short-grass plains of the Ngorongoro crater floor game viewing with a short break for a refreshment. Ngorongoro's crater population includes Lion, Elephant, Hyena, Wildebeest and the highly endangered Black Rhino, More than 30,000 animals live in this enclosed grassland, including Hippos that live in the central soda lake, Magadi. Bird life includes Ostrich, Crested Crane and Egret. Late pm ascend it the Ngorongoro crater rim with clouds rolling over the rim like a misty waterfall, say farewell to beautiful Ngorongoro crater, we continue with our northern Tanzania safari for approximately 2 hours drive to the Lake Manyara Serena Lodge, arriving for around 5pm check in at your room and ready to enjoy your dinner and overnight stay at Lake Manyara Serena Lodge – 5 Star - Meal plan: Breakfast, Picnic Lunch, Dinner.

Day 12: LAKE MANYARA NATIONAL PARK.
08:00am: After breakfast we continue our safari with a picnic lunch to the Lake Manyara National Park Located beneath the cliffs of the Manyara Escarpment, on the edge of the Great Rift valley, Lake Manyara National Park offers varied ecosystems, incredible bird life, and breathtaking views, one of the most popular and attractive National Park within Northern Tanzania. For a relatively small area in size, it contains a variety of habitat and diverse animals and birds. Lake Manyara National Park is also famous for its tree-climbing Lions and numerous migratory birds, and Leopard hidden in a rain forest. Afternoon proceed to village of Mto wa Mbu visit Masai market to buy souvenirs and enjoy your cultural walk to this African village, pm back our lodge for dinner and overnight stay at Lake Manyara Serena Lodge – 5 Star - Meal plan: Breakfast, Picnic Lunch, Dinner.

Day 13: LAKE MANYARA TO ARUSHA.
After breakfast check out your lodge. This morning we drive via Great Rift valley escarpment passing through African village of Makuyuni village, Meserani village, stopping over at Cultural Heritage for your last chance buying souvenirs, entering City of Africa which is know for centre point of Cape to Kenya, than proceed to Serena Mountain Village for lunch, 4:30pm proceed to Kilimanjaro Int Airport for your onward journey. Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch. End of services.

What is Included: 13 days combination Kenya and Tanzania 4 to 5 star Safari, All accommodation, Meals and game drive as per itinerary, All the National park fees, Government taxes, Own guide, Exclusive use of vehicle, complimentary bottled water, Arusha Airport transfer, Safari starts from City of Nairobi - Kenya and ends in City of Arusha - Tanzania.