Day 01: Arusha, Tanzania
Arrive Kilimanjaro International Airport. Upon clearing Customs and Immigration, you are met and transferred to your hotel. Check-in and enjoy your evening at leisure.
The Mountain Village Lodge, secreted in the depths of a tree-shaded coffee plantation, wreathed in multi-colored tresses of tumbling bougainvillea, cooled by mountain streams and strung like a necklace around the shores of an idyllic wooded lake, Mountain Village offers a haven of calm and serenity just outside the hustle and bustle of Arusha, Tanzania’s premier ‘Safari Town.’ Dinner Serena Mountain Village Lodge Day 02: Arusha - Lake Manyara - Ngorongoro Crater Conservation Area
After breakfast you will be transferred to Arusha Airport where you board your scheduled flight to Manyara Airstrip. From the airstrip a road transfer of approximately 2 hours will bring you to the Lodge.
Ngorongoro Crater, located at the eastern edge of the Serengeti in northern Tanzania, is the largest unbroken caldera in the world. The floor of the crater is only 100 square miles but is home to 3,000 animals with a high concentration of predators.Perched on the jagged rim of the crater, wreathed in morning mist, camouflaged in river-stone and cloaked in indigenous creepers, the Ngorongoro Serena Lodge is a triumph of ecological and architectural fusion. Sensitively constructed so as to take nothing from its environment whilst affording endless vistas over the heat-shimmering reaches of the crater below, the clustered boulder-built buildings of the Lodge hug the crater rim, linked by rope-lashed timber walkways that skirt the buttressed roots of ancient, liana-hung trees. Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Ngorongoro Serena Lodge Day 03: Ngorongoro Crater Conservation Area
Enjoy game viewing activities, including a shared half-day game drive and picnic lunch in the Ngorongoro Crater. Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Ngorongoro Serena LodgeDay 04: Ngorongoro Crater Conservation Area - Serengeti National Park
After breakfast depart by road to the Manyara Airstrip for regional scheduled flight to Serengeti National Park. From the airstrip a game-drive transfer of approximately 45 minutes will bring you the lodge.
The word "Serengeti" comes from the Masai word siringet, which literally means "an extended area." Because the park covers 5,000 sq mi/12,950 sq km of grassland (broken by rock outcroppings and stands of acacia trees), it's an excellent place to observe animal migrations.
Set high on the saddle of tree-clad ridge commanding panoramic views over the endlessly rolling reaches and volcanic reefs of the Serengeti, the Serengeti Serena Lodge is the ultimate fusion of traditional African architecture and world-class style. Drawing its inspiration from the circular ‘Rondavel’ dwellings and winding paths of a traditional Maasai village, the Lodge features thickly-thatched, stone-built rooms, spaciously set amongst groves of indigenous trees that are cooled by sparkling streams and papyrus-fringed ponds. Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Serengeti Serena LodgeDay 05: Serengeti National Park
Enjoy game viewing activities, including shared morning or afternoon game drives in Serengeti National Park.
During the migrations, the wildebeests move first, then the zebras. Lions, hyenas and scavenger birds follow and feast on the sick, young, old or weary. More than 3 million animals move south from mid November to January, then north again from the end of May to June - though there is some variation in the dates, depending on the level of rainfall during a given year. Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Serengeti Serena Lodge Day 06: Serengeti National Park - Masai Mara Game Reserve
After breakfast, you will have a game-drive transfer of approximately 45 minutes will bring you to the airstrip. Board your scheduled flight to Kilimanjaro International Airport. After clearing customs and immigration you continue on your scheduled flight to Wilson Airport where you board the scheduled flight to the Masai Mara. You are met by a lodge representative and from the airstrip a short game-drive will bring you to your camp.
Kichwa Tembo is situated at the foot of the Oloololo Escarpment on the western border of the Masai Mara Reserve in southwestern Kenya. Meaning ‘Head of the Elephant’ in Swahili, Kichwa Tembo is located on a private concession leased from Maasai landlords in the exclusive western Mara – much less crowded than the eastern part of the Reserve.
In addition to an excellent year-round concentration of animals, Kichwa Tembo lies directly in the path of Africa’s spectacular Great Migration of hundreds of thousands of wildebeest and zebra from the Serengeti, Tanzania, to the Masai Mara in Kenya. This is indeed nature at her most theatrical, offering you an African wildlife experience unsurpassed in the world. Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Kichwa Tembo Camp or similarDay 07 & 08: Masai Mara Game Reserve
Enjoy two days of game viewing activities, including shared morning or afternoon game drives in Masai Mara National Park.
The Masai Mara is host to a spectacular array of wildlife. The open savannah, woodlands, and tree-lined rivers create and eco-system that supports huge numbers of bird and mammal species. Lion are found in abundance throughout the park, as are elephant, giraffe, zebra and a wide variety of gazelle species. Cheetah and leopard are regularly seen and, if lucky, you might also find rhino. Discover the Masai Mara on interpretive morning and afternoon game-drives in open 4x4 safari vehicles. Fascinating night game-drives in the private concession will reveal a host of interesting nocturnal creatures. Interpretive bush walks led by highly skilled guides and traditionally-attired Masai naturalists, wilderness walks along the Mara River and up the Oloololo Escarpment – one of the ‘steps’ of the Great Rift Valley – will bring you face-to-face with wild Africa at its best.
Daily lectures by a Masai naturalist and visits to a Masai cultural village offer an incredible insight into the fascinating lives of the brilliantly clad Masai people. Hot air ballooning may be arranged for an additional fee. Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Kichwa Tembo Camp or similar Day 9: Masai Mara Game Reserve - Nairobi - Depart
Depart on an early morning game drive, followed with breakfast at camp and later transfer to the airstrip and fly on schedule to Wilson Airport in Nairobi. Regional scheduled flight from Masai Mara Airstrip to Wilson Airport. Upon arrival you will be met and transferred to the Holiday Inn Nairobi, for a dayroom. Enjoy your afternoon at leisure or do last minute shopping in Nairobi. This evening you will be transferred to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for your outbound flight. Breakfast Holiday Inn Nairobi -Dayroom
