Speedbird Safaris

KENYA-TANZANIA SAFARIS

OPTION 1
Day 1: Nairobi
Pick up from the airport and transfer to Panafric Hotel or equivalent for your overnight stay.

Day 2: Nairobi - Lake Nakuru
Depart for Lake Nakuru with a stopover at the Great Rift Valley View Point for photography. Continue to Lake Nakuru National Park, renowned for its large population of flamingos. Meals and overnight at Lion Hill Lodge or Lake Nakuru Lodge

Day 3: Lake Nakuru - Masai Mara
View beauty and varied bird life of Lake Nakuru as we drive across the plains to reach Masai Mara Game Reserve in time for lunch. An Afternoon game drives. Meals and overnight at Mara Serena Lodge

Day 4: Masai Mara
Spend the day tracking the Lions, leopards, cheetahs, elephants, buffalos and many species of antelopes. Meals and overnight at Mara Serena Lodge.

Day 5: Nairobi
After breakfast, drive back to Nairobi; with a game drive en-route, to arrive in time for lunch. Transfer to Jacaranda hotel for Lunch with the rest of the day spent at leisure. Optional tours in Nairobi such as a visit to the Karen Blixen Museum, National museum, David sheldrick and Giraffe Manor. The Jacaranda hotel or equivalent for the overnight stay.

Day 6: Amboseli
This morning drive across the Athi Plains to Amboseli National Park. Welcome dance from the Masai awaits us upon arrival. Afternoon game drive in search of the elephants, lions, cheetahs and giraffes with the snow capped Mt. Kilimanjaro at our vicinity. Meals and overnight at Amboseli Serena Lodge/Equivalent.

Day 7: Amboseli
Full day with morning and afternoon game drives at Amboseli. Meals and overnight at Amboseli Serena Lodge.

Day 8: Arusha
Drive to the Namanga border and after passing immigration formalities; we proceed to Arusha to arrive in time for lunch. Meals and overnight at Impala or equivalent.

Day 9: Lake Manyara
After breakfast, drive to Lake Manyara National Park known for its tree climbing lions and troops of Baboons. This is also a perfect spot for bird lovers. We enjoy an afternoon game drive. Dinner and overnight at Lake Manyara Serena Lodge or equivalent.

Day 10: Serengeti
After breakfast, drive to Serengeti National Park, with a stopover at Olduvai Gorge, this is the "berth of humanity' where the remains of prehistoric mankind were unearthed .Arrive at Serengeti Serena in time for lunch. Afternoon game drive. Meals and overnight at Serengeti Serena Lodge.

Day 11: Serengeti
After breakfast, enjoy a morning game drives in this park that adjoins the Mara ecosystem in Kenya. Afternoon game drives you marvel on the immensity of the hoofed animals as well as predators in this park; with all meals and overnight at Serengeti Serena Lodge.

Day 12: Ngorongoro
After breakfast, proceed to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area arriving in time for lunch. Spend the afternoon at leisure; with dinner and overnight at the Ngorongoro Serena Lodge.

Day 13: Ngorongoro Crater
After Breakfast, descend the crater for an extraordinary safari at the bottom of the collapsed volcanoes. Often compared to Noah's Ark, enjoy our picnic lunch, thereafter an afternoon game drive. We have thousands of flamingoes that wade in the shallows of Lake Magadi, creating a shimmering pink haze. Drive back for dinner and overnight at Ngorongoro Serena Lodge.

Day 14: Arusha - Nairobi
After breakfast, we depart for Arusha to arrive in time for lunch. with an optional farewell dinner at an extra cost. Transfer to the airport for the flight back to Nairobi. Upon arrival in Nairobi Wilson airport, met and transferred to the International airport for your flight home.


OPTION 2
Day 1: Nairobi-Naivasha
Depart Nairobi for the drive to Lake Naivasha via the Great Rift Valley escarpment. Lunch served at the Fisherman’s camp. Treat yourself by joining Nature trail, boat safaris, visit the flower farms or take a horseback riding. Dinner served around bonfire and fun games. Overnight fisherman’s camp/Similar.

Day 2: Lake Naivasha - Masai Mara.
Breakfast at the Lodge, then travel across the bottom of the rift escarpment and head southeast, passing dormant volcano- Longonot on your right. You'll then turn right at Mai Mahiu to ascend up over the top of the Mau Escarpment. Then heading due south, you travel towards Narok, gateway to the Maasai Mara and district headquarters of this part of Maasai land. You'll travel across the "breadbasket" of Kenya, covered with acres of wheat and barley before you reach your destination, Mara Sarova Camp, by lunchtime. Located within the boundaries of the Maasai Mara Game Reserve, this comfortable luxury lodge offers delicious meals and a swimming pool, and makes a perfect base from which to explore the wonders of this corner of Kenya. Lunch and dinner will be served at the camp. Afternoon games drive in the reserve. Overnight: Sarova Mara Camp.

Day 3-4: Masai Mara National Reserve.
Enjoy full days in the Mara, with early morning and afternoon game drives. Masai Mara is an extension of the Serengeti ecosystem to the south. Game abounds here, particularly when the migration is on, and millions of wildebeests and zebras make their way back and forth across the Mara River on their annual trek. The Mara is also noted for its abundance of lions - particularly the superb black manned males. You'll see lots of elephants here often in large herds, as well as - if you're lucky - leopard, cheetah and rhino. All of the Big Five are residents. You're sure to see the African buffalo. Get the cameras ready, stock up on film and enjoy yourselves! On one of the e s e two days, you will have the opportunity to visit a Maasai Village. All meals will be served at the camp. Overnight: Sarova Mara Camp.

Day 5: Masai Mara - Nairobi.
After breakfast, depart Maasai Mara, and back to Narok, district headquarters of this part of Maasai land and then travel across the vast plains on the floor of the Rift Valley - keep an eye out for herds of giraffe and gazelle - and head up the Rift Escarpment on a road built by Italian prisoners of war during World War II. You will arrive in Kenya’s bustling capital city in the late morning. Lunch will be on own arrangement, with the afternoon at leisure. Dinner will be served at the Carnivore Restaurant. The Carnivore Restaurant is famous for its succulent steaks and barbecue dishes as an excellent complement to a holiday in Kenya '. Overnight and dinner at the Sarova Stanley.

Day 7: Nairobi-Arusha
Drive to the Namanga border and after passing immigration formalities; we proceed to Arusha to arrive in time for lunch. Meals and overnight at Impala or equivalent.

Day 8: Arusha
Pick up from the Hotel in Arusha and drive to Arusha National Park .Morning games drive in Arusha Park with Lunch at Momella Wildlife Lodge. In the afternoon; another game drive still in Arusha Park, then return to Arusha and drop off at the Impala Hotel/Equivalent.

Day 9: Arusha - Ngorongoro.
After Lunch, there after proceed to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Dinner and overnight will be served at the Lodge Ngorongoro Serena Lodge.
Day 10: Ngorongoro Crater.
Breakfast served at the Lodge. This morning you descend 2000 feet to the crater floor for a full day game viewing. This l00 square mile natural amphitheatre is host to an astonishing array of wildlife and you are almost assured of seeing rhino, elephant and lion, as well as large herds of Zebra and wildebeest. You will enjoy a picnic Lunch at the crater floor. After the daylong tour, return to the Lodge for Dinner and overnight. Overnight: Ngorongoro Serena Lodge.

Day 11: Ngorongoro - Tarangire.
Breakfast served at the Lodge, then drive to Tarangire National Park. The park, originally a popular hunting area before the National Park opened in l970. It is regarded as one of the best wildlife areas remaining in East Africa. Principal features of the Park include, the lake swamps, rivers and rock outcrops. There are several hills in the area and Tarangire Hill itself is centrally situated. There are nine different vegetation zones in the Park that attract a variety of wildlife. There is a most impressive Baobab forest in the Park. Tarangire is also famous for its wide variety of birds and the tree-climbing pythons are an unusual sight in any African park. All meals at the Lodge, with overnight: Tarangire Sopa Lodge.

Day 5: Tarangire-Arusha.
After breakfast, have an en-route game drive to Arusha from the Tarangire Sopa Lodge, to arrive in time for an early Lunch. Overnight at Impala Hotel.
Dinner and an overnight at Impala Hotel.

Day 10: Nairobi
Breakfast served at the hotel, with morning a morning game drive. Transfer to the airport for your outbound flight in Nairobi or to your desired destination. Have an optional farewell dinner at an extra cost.

Option 3
Day 1: Nairobi-The Ark Lodge
You will be received on arrival in Nairobi and depart for the Ark, which is the heart of the Aberdare National Park. It overlooks a floodlit waterhole and salt lick that attracts a host of wildlife: elephant, rhino, bushbuck, and occasionally the elusive bongo. Lunch, dinner and overnight at the Ark Lodge.

Day 2: Samburu
After breakfast depart for Samburu Game Reserve. Arrive for lunch at the Lodge, built on the banks of the Uaso Nyiro River. This reserve is home to some very rare and unusual species such as the beisa oryx (which has been known to be found only north of the equator), gerenuk, and the reticulated giraffe. Samburu Serena/Sopa Lodge.

Day 3: Samburu
Spend the day exploring the reserve and its varied species of game. All meals and overnight at Samburu Serena/Sopa Lodge.

Day 4: Lake Nakuru
Depart after breakfast to Lake Nakuru National park a shallow alkaline lake in the Rift Valley, renowned for its spectacular flamingo population as one of the world's greatest ornithological spectacles. Although Lake Nakuru is primarily a bird sanctuary, there are a considerable number of animals to be encountered, among them zebras, elephants and gazelles. This is one of your best chances of seeing rhinos. Lake Nakuru National Park was the first place in Kenya selected as a rhino reserve. Here is one of the few places where you can see Rothschild's giraffes. Spend the night at Lake Nakuru Lodge.

Day 5: Lake Nakuru-Masai Mara
After Breakfast check-out from the Lake Nakuru Lodge to the world most famous game reserve. Arrive on time for lunch at the Mara Serena Lodge where you will spend the night. Have an afternoon game drive.

Day 6: Masai Mara
Full day to one of the world's most famous wildlife reserves. From July to September, it provides one of nature's most dramatic sights, the annual migration of over a million wildebeest, zebra and gazelle from the Serengeti in the south and across the Mara River into Masai Mara. Following their footsteps are Africa's predators; lions, leopards, cheetah and hyenas. Full day spent enjoying the day’s findings and an overnight at the Mara Sopa/Mara Serena Lodge.

Day 7: Masai Mara- Nairobi
After breakfast, leave lodge for the last game drive and return journey to Nairobi. Picnic lunch en-route and arrive in Nairobi in the afternoon or early evening. Overnight at Jacaranda hotel/equivalent.

Day 8: Nairobi-Arusha – Lake Manyara
Depart to the border town of Namanga where you will clear customs and immigration formalities. Proceed in Tanzania to Arusha. On arrival to Arusha, you will be transferred to Mt. Village Lodge for lunch. In the afternoon, you will be driven to Lake Manyara Serena Lodge for dinner and an overnight stay. This is the only place on the continent where you can hear the Bantu, Cushitic, and Nilotic languages spoken in the same area.

Day 9: Serengeti National Park
After breakfast at the lodge, you will have a game drive in Lake Manyara Park. After lunch at the lodge, you will be driven to the great Serengeti where you will spend the night at Serengeti Sopa Lodge.

Day 10: Serengeti
Full day of game viewing. Magnificent experiences and views awaits you as you travel to the famous wildlife park, the legendary Serengeti. Here you might have the chance to see "the migration," where thousands of zebras and wildebeests make the trip from the Masai Mara every year. Overnight at Serengeti Sopa Lodge.

Day 11: Ngorongoro Conservation Area
After breakfast, leave the lodge and head for the Ngorongoro Conservation Area with a game drive en-route. You will have an excursion to Olduvai Gorge, site of Louis Leakey's discovery of early man. You will have a picnic lunch and in the afternoon proceed to the Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge.

Day 12: Ngorongoro Crater
Breakfast overlooking the spectacular crater. Then head down the steep escarpments to the floor of the crater for an all-day game drive. You will have a picnic so that you can see as much of the 12-mile amphitheater and as much wildlife as possible. Return to your lodge in the late afternoon for relaxed moments before dinner.

Day 13: Arusha –Nairobi
After breakfast, drive to Arusha. On arrival, you will lunch at Mt. Village Lodge. In the afternoon, board shuttle bus to Nairobi arriving at late afternoon. (Time will be adjusted according to flight schedule)