Highlights of Kenya and Tanzania
- Fly into some of the best game reserves in Kenya and Tanzania
- Experience fabulous game drives, night drives and guided bush walks
- An adventure filled, active safari vacation. Enjoy a chimpanzee experience, boat safari, swamp excursion, fishing and kayaking.
- Indulge in an unusual safari and beach combination, where the beautiful beaches are on the shores of Lake Victoria.
- Search for the elusive Sitatunga, Gerenuk, Beisa Oryx, Grevy’s zebra and the Northern white rhino
Your Safari Experience
Come discover the beauty of Africa on this 13 Day Highlights of Kenya and Tanzania Deluxe Safari which allows you to enjoy an East African safari holiday. Your safari starts on Laikipia Plateau, an area that lies between Mount Kenya and the northern deserts of Kenya. A wonderful area to explore without the crowds.
Then onto visit the Masai Mara and enjoy being in the heart of one of the most game rich areas in Africa, here there is always a variety of resident wildlife in a background of spectacular scenery. Move on to the Serengeti where the grasslands are filled with large herds of plains game, being followed by cheetah and lions. Look for leopard up in the branches of the riverine forest, luxuriating in the dappled sunlight.
Then finally onto one of Africa’s great lakes, Lake Victoria. Stay on an exclusive island; home for the shy sitatunga antelope and a refuge for threatened chimpanzees.
Day 1: Laikipia Plateau - Kenya
Day 2: Rhinos and Other Endangered Animals
Day 3: Bush Walks and Night Drives
This morning get close to the bush and it’s wildlife on an early morning guided bush walk. Learn about the birds, ecology, insects and interpret the tracks of the wildlife and identify the different spoor.
See the last of the Northern White rhino in the world, visit their enclosure and learn from their keepers about the efforts to preserve the last of this highly endangered species. Or take an optional excursion to spend time with the researchers in the conservancy, learning about and tracking the lions that live there.
As the sun descends go on a night drive, the guide uses a powerful spotlight to track the nocturnal species so you can discover the magic of Kenya’s nightlife in the bush.
Day 4: Masai Mara National Reserve - Kenya
Day 6: Meet Some Maasai in the Mara
Explore the Masai Mara in the expert company of Il Dorobo and Maasai guides. The wildlife and bird watching game drives can be tailored to specific needs and interests for some outstanding game viewing. As an optional excursion, you can visit a nearby Maasai village and share the cultural aspect of the traditional Maasai’s way of life.
Day 5: Adventure in the Mara
Day 7: Serengeti National Park - Tanzania
Day 8: Travel the Plains
Day 9: Exploration and Exhilaration
In the morning you have the optional extra opportunity of taking to the air and doing your game viewing with a bird's eye view of the dramas playing out down below during an early morning hot air balloon safari or experience the thrill of walking among the wildlife during a morning bush walk.
Otherwise set out to explore the region on morning and afternoon game drives. Whether you are looking for adventure and excitement or quiet contemplation and rest, your Serengeti camp has it in abundance.
Day 10: Rubondo Island National Park/ Lake Victoria
This morning it is time to say goodbye to the Serengeti plains and hello to the beach wilderness on Lake Victoria. This is a truly wild area, where elephants roam and butterflies flit through the indigenous rainforest. After a short flight, you land on the largest island National Park in the world - Rubondo Island.
A guide will meet you at the airstrip and transfer you to your new camp on the lake shore of Lake Victoria. Here you will spend the next three nights with plenty of time to explore the water and forest. Surrounded by beaches and rocky coves this forested island offers some of the most untouched wilderness in Africa.
Day 11 & 12: Chimpanzees, Forests and Water
Or you can go on game drives through the forest, driving through the ancient giant trees which seem to dwarf the giraffes, elephants and bushbuck that live in the forest. Near to the lakeshore, you can go on a swamp excursion searching for the shy and elusive sitatunga antelope which hides in the papyrus swamp along with the crocodiles and hippos. You can also explore the area on the water with a boating safari or by kayak.
As an optional extra there is also world class boat based fishing opportunities.
Day 13: Arusha
On the final day of your East Africa Safari, enjoy a delicious breakfast outside on the deck overlooking the lake before a short ride to the airstrip. Here you will board a flight to Arusha Airport for your onward travel arrangements.Included
- Flights from Wilson Airport to Laikipia, Masai Mara, Serengeti, Rubondo Island and Arusha
- Shared road transfers to and from airports
- Entrance and conservation fees for all reserves as per itinerary
- 9 nights accommodation in luxury safari camps
- 3 nights accommodation in a luxury cottage on Rubondo Island
- All meals including breakfast, lunch and dinner as per itinerary
- Local beverages including teas/coffees, soft drinks, local brand beers, local spirits and house wines whilst staying at the safari lodges
- Daily game drives in a shared safari vehicle accompanied by an experienced guide
- Guided walks in Laikipia and Serengeti
- Kayak and boat safari in Rubondo National Park
- Laundry
- All meet and greet services
Not Included
- Premium branded drinks
- Optional activities, spa treatments and all other extras to be settled direct
