Accommodation

14 nights in twin-share rooms at the hotel/tented camp Please be aware that all accommodations are subject to change until 4-6 weeks before the departure date. Final accommodation details will be provided to you with your finalised travel documents.

Transport

Transport is included. Our verhicles has capacity of carrying up to 8 pax. 4*4 extended landcruizer top up!!

Meals

Meals as per itinerary. Other meals are not included to give you the maximum flexibility in deciding where, what and with whom to eat.

Others

Airport transfers Accommodation in Nairobi on arrival on Bed & Breakfast only Transport in a 4WD safari vehicles Professional English speaking guide Park fees as per itinerary Accommodation as per itinerary (subject to availability of rooms at the time of booking) Full board accommodation while on safari Drinking water while on safari during day time. One entry to Ngorongoro Crater Visit to Olduvai Gorge Lunch on the last day

Guide

Experienced bilingual safari guides throughout tour. We have excellent guides who speak fluent English, French, German, Japanese, Spanish and Italian.

Not included:

Insurance

Insurance is not included. Travel insurance is required for this tour. Please make sure you are adequately covered. If you require travel insurance, TourRadar has partnered up with World Nomads to provide a hassle-free experience. More information can be found here (http://www.tourradar.com/travel-insurance). We recommend our clients to have valid Travel insurance to cover the entire time of traveling.

Flights

As we have travellers from all over the world, flights before and after the tour are not included in the tour price and you need to arrange these separately by yourself once your tour is guaranteed. As we specialise in organising the best tours around the world for you, we are unable to advise on flight prices or book flights on your behalf. We recommend that you do not book your flights until your place on the tour has been confirmed. Check out the following link which is powered by Skyscanner to book your flight - https://flights.tourradar.com We can book local flights on request.

Optional

Optional experiences are available on this tour for an additional cost and will be provided to you with your finalised travel documents. Please contact our team of Travel Experts for more information. Mount Kilimanjaro climbin Extension to Zanzibar beaches. Balloon safari

Others

Cultural visits to villages Personal travel insurance Alterations to this itinerary (i.e. if different accommodations and services are provided then the price will most likely vary up or down) Flying Doctors Service for emergency evacuation cover valid for 2 months [available in our office at US$25pp within 500km Radius or US$50 within 1000kms from Nairobi]. All international & domestic air flights and train bookings [But can be arranged on request] Balloon safari- US$ 450 per person [But can be arranged on request] All airport taxes and visas All personal expenses and toiletries; e.g. laundry, telephones, tips, portage, etc. Any other extras not stated as included above What you need to bring: Money for personal spending and tipping Only a small case or rucksack, as storage space is limited [maximum 20kgs]. A pair of long trousers and jersey for the cool mornings and evenings in addition to plenty of light clothes for hot days a hat, swim suit, good walking and biking shoes. Snacks of your choice. Torch, sunglasses, suntan lotion, insect repellent/spray but not mosquito coils Camera, films, Memory stick, binoculars, maps, guide-books Things of personal nature i.e toothbrush All personal travel insurance

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Day 1 Arrive At Jkia Airport - Nairobi
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Arrive At Jkia Airport - Nairobi

Upon your arrival, you will be collected from the airport and transferred to your hotel in Nairobi town (35 minutes’ drive depending on traffic jam). If you arrive early enough, you will have an opportunity to explore the hotel grounds, take a dip in the swimming pool or partake in any of the offered additional activities available.

Accommodation: Panafric Hotel or similar
Day 2 Nairobi Town - Samburu Np
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Nairobi Town - Samburu Np

NAIROBI – AMBOSELI NATIONAL PARK (250 KM. APPROX. 3 – 4 HRS.)

07:00 hrs. Your driver/guide will pick you up from your Nairobi area hotel, Nairobi airport, or Nairobi area residence.

Get ready to head out on your two-week journey in your private 4 x 4 Jeep for Amboseli National Park on the Nairobi – Mombasa Highway.

Accommodation: Amboseli Sopa Lodge or similar
Day 3 Amboseli National Park
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Amboseli National Park

FULL DAY AT AMBOSELI PARK.

As you’ll quickly discover, we like to get up early on while on safari – it’s the most peaceful time of the day when the gentle morning light softly plays on the fields and the wildlife edges out looking for its breakfast.

We’ll enjoy our breakfast and then set off in our 4 x 4, exploring for more elephants but also lions, cheetah, fox, monkey, baboon, zebra, and more.

Amboseli is known for its profuse and varied birdlife. Your guide will be looking to spot egrets, crake, heron, falcon, eagle, and Egyptian goose by the lakes and marshes, dotting the park.

We might take a drive up Observation Hill, step out from our 4 x 4 and look about the park for buffalo, hippo, pelican, and of course, the many elephants throughout the park.

As the sun’s light begins to fade, we’ll turn again to great Kilimanjaro to look for its snowy summit peaking out from the clouds.

Accommodation: Amboseli Sopa Lodge or similar
Day 4 Amboseli National Park - Aberdare (Solio Ranch)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Amboseli National Park - Aberdare (Solio Ranch)

AMBOSELI – ABERDARE PARK (358 Km – Appx. 6 hrs.)

We’ll be up early for a final game drive through the Amboseli and then point our 4 x 4 north toward Aberdare Park.

Aberdare is different – not your usual African safari with its sun-baked savannah or rolling hills. Here we’re up country – think rich green forests, waterfalls, and mountain lakes.

Even our lodging is different here – you’ll be staying in a “Tree Lodge”, high above the park’s forests and its moorlands. From your balcony look for elephants, hyenas, buffalo, warthogs, and monkeys, strutting or scampering out from the forest to the nearby watering holes.

Though not too common, there have been sightings of rarities like the golden cat, giant forest hog, and the bongo, an unusually large antelope.

Accommodation: The Ark Lodge or similar
Day 5 Aberdare Solio Ranch - Samburu National Park
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Aberdare Solio Ranch - Samburu National Park

ABERDARE – SAMBURU PARK (221 km. Approx. 4 hrs.)

We’ll leave our “tree hotel” and the cool, verdant climate of this unusual park for the more traditional expansive fields and savannah feel of Samburu National Reserve.

The Reserve holds great numbers of big cats like lion and cheetah but also big-tusked elephants. Not an overly touristed park, you’ll enjoy the sweeping horizons without the big crowds.

We can also visit two nearby reserves, Shaba and Buffalo Springs for a greener look with their forests and woodlands.

Accommodation: Samburu Sopa Lodge or similar
Day 6 Samburu National Park
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Samburu National Park

FULL DAY AT SAMBURU RESERVE

It’s our fifth day on safari! You’re starting to get into the rhythms of our natural world, so you’re probably getting up earlier… even without your alarm. Let’s enjoy the soft light of the early morning and the first appearances of the wildlife.

We’ll be exploring for lions and elephants but also some of Samburu’s “Special Five” like the Grevy’s zebra, reticulated giraffe, and the beisa oryx.

The park is bisected by the Ewaso Ngiro River, cutting a green swash through the rugged terrain and making an excellent location to spot the thirsty wildlife.

If you desire, we can visit the local Samburu People, closely related to the Masai. We’ll visit their village and learn about their lifestyle up close.

Accommodation: Samburu Sopa Lodge or similar
Day 7 Samburu National Park - Ol Pejeta Conservancy
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Samburu National Park - Ol Pejeta Conservancy

SAMBURU – OL PEJETA (180 km – appx. 3 hrs.)

Today, we’re headed for Ol Pejeta Conservancy, but first, let’s enjoy one more game drive through the plains of Samburu.

Then we’ll point our 4 x 4 toward the cooler climes of Mt. Kenya and Laikipia as we travel to Ol Pejeta.

You can find a wonderful assortment of large and small game here – all of the “Big Five” and also more rarely seen species like the African wild dog and the chimpanzee.

We can visit the special rhino sanctuary, protecting these rare and endangered creatures.

Accommodation: Serena Sweetwaters Tented Camp or similar
Day 8 Ol Pejeta Conservancy - Lake Naivasha
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Ol Pejeta Conservancy - Lake Naivasha

OL PEJETA – LAKE NAIVASHA (186 Km – Appx. 4 hrs.)

Our 4 x 4 will next take us to lovely Lake Naivasha, a freshwater retreat with surrounding green lands harboring antelope, zebra, and more.

Want to go on a bicycling safari? Nearby Hell’s Gate Park offers the chance to do just that! Pedal past zebra, giraffe, and antelope for a very unique perspective as they graze just feet away.

Accommodation: Elsamere Lodge or similar
Day 9 Lake Naivasha - Masai Mara National Park
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Lake Naivasha - Masai Mara National Park

LAKE NAIVASHA – MASAI MARA (285 km Appx. 5-6 Hrs.)

Let’s begin our day with a fun boating safari over the lake’s smooth waters, gliding by curious hippos as we take in the grazing impala and buffalo on the shore.

More explorations await at the close-by Crescent Island Game Sanctuary. This private reserve treats us to quiet closeup views of waterbuck, wildebeest, gazelle, and much more in this special out-of-the-way park.

We’ve had a busy week so far, but our African safari is about to get a lot more intense. Get ready for Kenya’s most popular park, the world-famous Masai Mara National Reserve.

After we arrive at the park, we should have time for an afternoon game drive. You’ll get a feel for this green sprawling park, adorned with Africa’s distinctive acacia trees.

The Mara is a busy ecosystem, one of the richest in East Africa. During your time here don’t be surprised to see great numbers of wildlife in a variety not experienced elsewhere.

Accommodation: Zebra Plains Camp or Similar
Day 10 Masai Mara National Park
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Masai Mara National Park

FULL OF DAY OF GAME DRIVES AT MASAI MARA

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Today is a day of unlimited safari action. You will have the opportunity to take part in as many game drives as you wish. The Masai Mara is famous for its many prides of lions, leopards, and cheetahs, plus uncountable grazers.

During the season of the Great Migration (July – October) get ready to witness the largest movement of animals on the planet. You’ll be treated to immense herds of wildebeests, zebras, gazelle, and even more flooding into the park from the neighboring Serengeti.

We will visit the Mara River, site of the great herds’ crossing where they must traverse the treacherous currents and even more threatening crocodiles that lay in wait.

Of course, most of the crossing wildlife makes it through but the drama here is unmatched. And then, once in the park, these masses of migrating animals must evade the numerous big cats that depend on them for their own survival.

We offer several optional experiences to enhance your safari. Enjoy a cultural moment with the local Maasai people. Visit their village and learn about these pastoral people closeup. And perhaps get some of their beaded handiwork as souvenirs.

Ever been on a balloon safari? Take an optional early morning hot air balloon over the park as the land and the animals come to life in the dawning light of the new day. Your driver/guide will be happy to arrange this once-in-a-lifetime moment.

Accommodation: Zebra Plains Camp or Similar
Day 11 Maasai Mara National Park
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Maasai Mara National Park

FULL OF DAY OF GAME DRIVES AT MASAI MARA

Today is a day of unlimited safari action. You will have the opportunity to take part in as many game drives as you wish. The Masai Mara is famous for its many prides of lions, leopards, and cheetahs, plus uncountable grazers.

During the season of the Great Migration (July – October) get ready to witness the largest movement of animals on the planet. You’ll be treated to immense herds of wildebeests, zebras, gazelle, and even more flooding into the park from the neighboring Serengeti.

We will visit the Mara River, site of the great herds’ crossing where they must traverse the treacherous currents and even more threatening crocodiles that lay in wait.

Of course, most of the crossing wildlife makes it through but the drama here is unmatched. And then, once in the park, these masses of migrating animals must evade the numerous big cats that depend on them for their own survival.

We offer several optional experiences to enhance your safari. Enjoy a cultural moment with the local Maasai people. Visit their village and learn about these pastoral people closeup. And perhaps get some of their beaded handiwork as souvenirs.

Ever been on a balloon safari? Take an optional early morning hot air balloon over the park as the land and the animals come to life in the dawning light of the new day. Your driver/guide will be happy to arrange this once-in-a-lifetime moment.

Accommodation: Zebra Plains Camp or Similar
Day 12 Maasai Mara National Park - Serengeti National Park
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Maasai Mara National Park - Serengeti National Park

MASAI MARA – SERENGETI (139 Km – Appx. 3 – 4 hrs.)

Let’s enjoy one more game drive through this bountiful reserve before we cross the border into Tanzania to visit another world-class park, Serengeti National Park.

Remember all those wildebeests and zebra herding into the Masai Mara? This is the park from which they came, searching for taller grasses and water for their survival.

The Serengeti is immense with boundless wildlife, big cats and elephants by the thousands, and grazers… up to several million.

We will have many opportunities to view this wildlife over our three days in this immense park.

Accommodation: Kisura Serengeti Camp or Similar
Day 13 Serengeti National Park
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Serengeti National Park

FULL OF DAY OF GAME DRIVES AT SERENGETI

Today, we will have plenty of time to explore the reaches of this world-famous reserve. Besides the big cats, zebras, and wildebeests, we’ll be looking for all manner of wildlife such as honey badger, otter, African wild dog, mongoose, monkey, eland, impala, hippo, and warthog.

Should you be here during the calving season, (January – March) prepare to witness the most amazing scene of up to 500,000 wildebeest, zebra, and gazelle newborns dropping onto the fields.

If you wish, we will also explore the park’s forests and marshlands looking for hippos and crocodiles.

Accommodation: Kisura Serengeti Camp or Similar
Day 14 Serengeti National Park - Ngorongoro Crater
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Serengeti National Park - Ngorongoro Crater

SERENGETI – NGORONGORO (227 Km – Appx. 4 – 5 hrs.)

Our expedition continues as we turn toward another wonder of the world, the Ngorongoro Conservation Area with its magnificent caldera basin.

Along the way, we will make a stop at Olduvai Gorge, perhaps the greatest archeological site in the world. Great caches of early humankind’s tools and artifacts have been discovered here, illustrating our physical and social development from millions of years ago.

Arriving at the Ngorongoro Crater, we’ll take in the vast expanse of the world’s largest intact volcanic caldera – 263 sq km (101 sq mi). This ecosystem is cut off from the rest of Africa, filled with green woodlands, swamp, and grasslands that is home to over 25,000 animals.

We’ll descend the steep crater walls in our Jeep and spend an action-filled day tracking for big cats, black rhinos, buffalo, and even pink flamingoes on the shores of Ngorongoro’s Lake Magadi.

As the day begins to wane, we’ll head back up the crater and take in one of Ngorongoro’s spectacular sunsets at the crater’s rim.

Accommodation: Marera Valley or Similar
Day 15 Ngorongoro Ncaa - Tarangire National Park - Arusha - Jro Airport
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Ngorongoro Ncaa - Tarangire National Park - Arusha - Jro Airport

TARANGIRE/MANYARA – ARUSHA (140 Km – Appx. 1.5 hrs.)

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch

Hard to believe but it’s our final day on safari. One more game drive around the park and then we’re headed to the Tanzanian town of Arusha. There, your driver/guide will bring you to your hotel, the airport, or another place of your choosing.

Fifteen days – two full weeks and you’ve seen more safari action than most ever will. What an incredible array of parks, wildlife, and original cultures you’ve taken in over these busy days.

For all of us at Kiriwe Travel and Trekking Safaris, we thank you for your interest, your commitment, and the time you have spent with us. We won’t forget you and hope to stay friends!

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15 Days Essential Kenya & Tanzania Expedition

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Itinerary of your trip 15 Days Essential Kenya & Tanzania Expedition

Arrive At Jkia Airport - Nairobi

Nairobi Town - Samburu Np

Amboseli National Park

Amboseli National Park - Aberdare (Solio Ranch)

Aberdare Solio Ranch - Samburu National Park

Samburu National Park

Samburu National Park - Ol Pejeta Conservancy

Ol Pejeta Conservancy - Lake Naivasha

Lake Naivasha - Masai Mara National Park

Masai Mara National Park

Maasai Mara National Park

Maasai Mara National Park - Serengeti National Park

Serengeti National Park

Serengeti National Park - Ngorongoro Crater

Ngorongoro Ncaa - Tarangire National Park - Arusha - Jro Airport

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