East Africa Uncovered

Kenya, Tanzania

Nairobi, Masai Mara, Serengeti, Ngorongoro

Duration of program: 11 Nights / 12 Days

DAY 1.                                                        ARRIVE > NAIROBI         

 Welcome to Kenya!
You are met upon arrival at Jomo Kenyatta Airport by your English-speaking guide and transferred to your hotel.
Nairobi is known as the safari capital of Africa. It is an energetic, modern city that serves as a fascinating introduction to both wildlife and nightlife. Music clubs pulse with life, shops and markets bustle, and a mélange of restaurants will tempt your palate in this former Maasai watering hole.
Enjoy the remainder of your day at leisure to relax after your long flight.

Hemingways Hotel 5* (BB)                                 Deluxe Room

Sarova Stanley 4* (BB)                                         Stanley Deluxe room

DAY 2.                                                        NAIROBI

his morning, meet your English guide and depart for panoramic city tour, including a visit to the Giraffe Center.
Lunch today is at Talisman Restaurant (included) — OR — if interested, lunch can be arranged at the Karen Blixen Museum.
Built in 1929, this is the flagship museum for the National Museums of Kenya, housing celebrated collections of Kenya’s history, nature, culture and contemporary art.
Continue to the Daphne Sheldricks Elephant Orphanage.
You will have the opportunity to learn about the Orphans Project, participate in the Adopt an Elephant Program, and interact with the baby elephants at the nursery.
 The Orphans’ Project exists to offer hope for the future of Kenya’s threatened elephant and rhino populations as they struggle against the threat of poaching for their ivory and horn, and the loss of habitat due to human population pressures and conflict, deforestation and drought.
Time permitting, a stop can be made at Kazuri Beads before returning to your hotel for dinner and overnight.
Overnight: Hemingway’s Hotel, Nairobi (Deluxe Room)

Hemingways Hotel 5* (BB)                                 Deluxe Room

Sarova Stanley 4* (BB)                                         Stanley Deluxe room

DAY 3.                                                        NAIROBI > AMBOSELI

06:00 Breakfast.
06:45 Transfer to Wilson airport.
07:30 Scheduled flight Wilson to Chyulu
08:20 Met on arrival by camp representative.
Game drive en-route to your lodge
13:00 Afternoon game activities at the conservancy

Campi Ya Kanzi 5* (FB)                                                 Kanzi House

Amboseli Serena Safari Lodge 4* (FB)                       Standard Room

DAY 4.                                                        AMBOSELI  

06:30 Breakfast at your lodge.
Day will be spent at conservancy with game viewing and other activities.

Campi Ya Kanzi 5* (FB)                                                 Kanzi House

Amboseli Serena Safari Lodge 4* (FB)                      Standard Room

DAY 5.                                                        AMBOSELI > MASAI MARA                                                                                 

07:00 Breakfast at your lodge
08:00 Transfer to Local airstrip
08:30 Scheduled flight Chyulu to Wilson
09:50 Arrival at Wilson
Connect to your onward flight to Masai Mara
10:00 Scheduled flight Wilson to Masai Mara
11:00 Met on arrival at local airstrip
Game drive en-route to your camp.
13:00 Lunch
15:00 Afternoon game drive.

Angama Mara Lodge 5* (FB)                                  Luxury Tent

Mara Serena Safari Lodge 4* (FB)                         Lodge Room

DAY 6.                                                        MASAI MARA      

 Day spent at Masai Mara game reserve with game viewing.

Angama Mara Lodge 5* (FB)                                  Luxury Tent

Mara Serena Safari Lodge 4* (FB)                         Lodge Room

DAY 7.                                                        MASAI MARA     

 Day spent at Masai Mara game reserve with game viewing.

Angama Mara Lodge 5* (FB)                                  Luxury Tent

Mara Serena Safari Lodge 4* (FB)                         Lodge Room

DAY 8.                                                        MASAI MARA > SERENGETI (GRUMETI)

Breakfast at the lodge
08:15 Transfer to the airstrip for your flight to Serengeti (Grumeti)
08:45 Depart Mara-Olare Orok
09:30 Arrive at Migori for Kenyan immigration purposes
Thereafter drive across the border to Tarime in Tanzania for immigration purposes (60 to 80 minutes for total transfer and immigration procedures) and board your flight to Sasakwa
11:30 Arrive at Sasakwa
On arrival into the airstrip you will be met by a lodge representative and transferred to your lodge.
13:00 Lunch at the lodge.
15:00 Afternoon game drive.
19:30 Dinner at the lodge.

Singita Sasakwa Lodge 5* (AI)                                     Cottage

Serengeti Serena Safari Lodge 4* (FB)                       Standard Room

DAY 9.                                                        SERENGETI (GRUMETI)   

06:00 Depart for your morning game drive
09:00 Breakfast at the lodge
13:00 Lunch at the Lodge
15:00 Depart for your afternoon game drive
19:30 Dinner at the lodge

Singita Sasakwa Lodge 5* (AI)                                       Cottage

Serengeti Serena Safari Lodge 4* (FB)                       Standard Room

DAY 10.                                                        SERENGETI (GRUMETI) > NGRORONGO    

 After breakfast, meet your English-speaking driver and depart for the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, with game viewing en-route.
The legendary Ngorongoro Crater is a caldera, 12 miles across, ringed by an amphitheater of steep 1,640-foot-high walls and is known for the variety and abundance of its wildlife species.
You arrive at your lodge, Ngorongoro Neptune Lodge, in time for lunch.
Enjoy the remainder of your day at leisure to relax or to take advantage of the lodge’s amenities.

Ngorongoro Crater Lodge 5* (FB)                                    Suite

Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge 4* (FB)                      Standard Room

DAY 11.                                                        NGRORONGO            

 Early Breakfast
07:00 Meet your ESG and depart to Ngorongoro Crater for a game drive with picnic lunch at the crater floor.
You will descend into the crater through a lush highland forest, with magnificent birdlife to be spotted among the different tree species. Once on the grassy crater floor, you may discover a large variety of grazing herbivores, as well as the predators that are attracted by this abundant supply of prey. Depending on the time of year, you may see huge flocks of pink flamingo around the shores of the shallow Lake Magadi, while hippo inhabits the surrounding swamp.
Arrive to the lodge in time for dinner.
19:30 Dinner at the lodge.

Ngorongoro Crater Lodge 5* (FB)                                    Suite

Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge 4* (FB)                      Standard Room

DAY 12.                                                        NGRORONGO > DEPART  

After breakfast, transfer to the Lake Manyara airstrip for your departing flight home or onwards to your next destination

INCLUDES

• Accommodation as specified in itinerary
•  Meals as specified in itinerary
•  Transfers as specified in itinerary
•  English Speaking Driver as specified in itinerary
•  Russian Speaking Guide as specified in itinerary
•  English Speaking Guide as specified in itinerary
•  Services of an experienced English-speaking driver-guide
•  All entrance fees and guided excursions as described in itinerary
•  All park fees
•  1 litre bottled water per person per day
•  Incidental tips to hotel/lodge staff
•  Gratuity to tour driver/guide

EXCLUDES

•  International Flights and Airport Taxes
•  Visa Fees (if applicable)
•  Medical & Travel Insurance
•  All expenses of personal nature
•  Any entrance fees and guided excursions not included in the above itinerary
•  Early Check In & Late Check Out
•  Internal & Domestic Flights (priced separately)

PLEASE TAKE NOTE

• All ITRAVEL standard terms and conditions apply to this quote, these terms and conditions are available on request
• This quote is valid for 48 hours only and after 48 hours a new quotation will be issued on request
• All quotes are subject to availability and change due to airfare increases, hotel rate increases, currency exchange fluctuations and any other unforeseen circumstances all without prior notice.
• Please check and re-confirm all services on this itinerary with Itravel prior to final booking, failure to do so may result in incorrectly scheduled services for which Itravel will not be held responsible in any manner whatsoever.
• Itinerary and journey times are close approximations and are subject to change without prior notice.
• Light Aircraft Flights:
• Baggage allowance is normally restricted between 15kg to 30 kg (depending on country, aviation supplier and seat class chosen) per passenger, inclusive of hand luggage in soft bags. Excess baggage will be charged at prevailing rates and only carried subject to space availability.
• Timings in remote areas such as national parks may vary from day to day. It is very important that your clients ask their tour guide or lodge manager to reconfirm flights 24 hours before departure. This reconfirmation process will give the departure and arrival details for the flight(s) the following day and will save unnecessary waiting time and discomfort. Charter companies reserves the right to change departure times or carrier when so required for operational, weather or safety reasons.
• Passenger weights limits apply for light aircraft flights and additional seats may be required if exceeding the weight limit. However, please let us know in advance if this is likely to apply so we can do whatever is possible to minimize the likelihood of this becoming an issue.

      ESD – English speaking driver | ESG – English speaking guide | ITR – Itravel Representative

     RO – Room Only | BB – Breakfast only (Bed & Breakfast) | HB – Breakfast & Dinner (Half Board) | FB – Breakfast & Lunch & Dinner (Full Board) FB+ – All meals + activities | FI / AI – All meals, drinks + activities (Fully inclusive / All Inclusive)