Kenya & Tanzania Migration

Day 1

Jambo! Welcome to Kenya
Take a short drive to the legendary Hotel Giraffe Manor for your first interactions with the gentle giants.

Day 2

Drive time: 2 hours.

Drive to Amboseli National Park this morning after breakfast with the Giraffes. Enjoy stunning views of the majestic snow-capped peak of Mt. Kilimanjaro (19,352 feet) which dominates the area and presents great photographic opportunities.
Spend 2 nights at the beautiful Tortelis Lodge.

Day 3

You’re up just before dawn with a fresh cup of tea or coffee, and then off on an early morning game drive, the best time to see the majestic peak of Kilimanjaro. You’ll then return back to the lodge for a delicious breakfast before additional game drives throughout the day. Rest, go on safari or just be lulled by the gentle pace of life.

Day 4

MUALAA WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT SITE – GREAT RIFT VALLEY – Tanzania

A day of driving through the country side today as you move from Amboseli to Manyara via Arusha. In Arusha explore a cheese cooperative formed and run by women and have a light lunch.
Continue on towards the Great Rift Valley escarpment, where refreshing experiences await you. Explore the flora and fauna of the area and enjoy luxury at the Lake Manyara Kilima Moja lodge.

Day 5

LAKE MANYARA NATIONAL PARK – NGORONGORO HIGHLANDS

Drive to Earnest Hemingway’s “the loveliest place I have seen in Africa”. Lake Manyara attracts considerable bird and animal life. Be enthralled by the visual display of colours and textures. Later, drive to Ngorongoro Crater Lodge for some of the most exciting wildlife experiences on this trip over the next 2 days.

Day 6

Drive time: 40 minutes to Ngorongoro Crater floor

And the excitement continues….as you descend  onto the Ngorongoro Crater floor. A World Heritage Site, it measures a meager 10 X 12 square miles in size, but it contains an impressive variety of wildlife including lions with black manes, the highly endangered black rhino, herds of wildebeest, zebra, elephants, hippo, hyena, and large flocks of flamingos on the soda lake.
Overnight at the Ngorongoro lodge.

Day 7

Drive over to neighboring Serengeti National Park for unlimited game viewing for the next two days. With or without the migration you are guaranteed great viewing of animals Massive islands of granite, grassy plains, an acacia savannah, woodlands, and a range of mountains support the thousands of species you may encounter. Take morning and afternoon game drives in the Serengeti for 3 nights.

Overnight at the Serengeti Migration Camp.

Day 8 & 9

Full day unlimited game viewing in the Serengeti National Park.

Day 10

Fly to Masai Mara today on a connecting flight.

The Maasai Mara is one of the greatest wildlife habitats in the world. In one sweep of binoculars you can see a hundred elephants, lion, impala, zebra, and wildebeest. The plains are gold and the silhouettes of elephant, giraffe, and lion can be seen. Become a part of the life in the Mara – birth, feeding, death and life, an incredible experience that you will never forget. Accommodations in the Mara have been selected for their proximity to the river where the wildebeest and zebra generally cross from the Serengeti. Morning and afternoon game drives in open sided camp vehicles.
Kichwa Tembo Tented Lodge

Day 11

The best is saved for last as you take a one of kind hot air balloon ride over the Mara this morning followed by land safari later.

Day 12

Fly back home today as you take your connection back home.