Kenya Expeditions
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$2,810
Tour Overview
This immersive 10-day safari captures the full diversity of Northern Tanzania’s landscapes and cultures. Begin in the legendary Serengeti, with two nights in both Central and Kogatende for a chance to witness the Great Migration or resident wildlife. Continue to the spectacular Ngorongoro Crater, then dive into authentic cultural encounters with the Hadzabe and Datoga tribes in Lake Eyasi. Afterward, enjoy a relaxing stay in Mto wa Mbu or Lake Manyara, then conclude in the majestic Tarangire National Park, home to elephants and ancient baobabs. This itinerary blends safari icons, remote tribes, and real Tanzanian flavor.
Day by day
Day 1: Nairobi
Welcome!! Woodley Tours Representatives will warmly meet you upon arrival at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport then transfer to your hotel for check in. Rest of the day is spent at leisure with overnight at the hotel.
Meals: BB
Accommodation: Sarova Panafric Hotel
Day 2: Aberdares National Park
After breakfast, you will be assisted to check out. Our guide driver will help you load your luggage into the safari land cruiser then drive north through the rich agricultural and hilly mosaic of small farms, coffee plantations and pineapple to Aberdares National Park. Arrive to the ground serving hotel – the Country Club for lunch. In the afternoon transfer to your overnight Tree lodge built deep in the forest. Enjoy game viewing at the floodlit water hole and salt lick from the comfortable lounge areas or from your room at any time of night such as the savannah elephant, rhino, Cape buffalo, bush bucks, giant forest hogs, Sykes monkey, leopard, and the rare bongo. A ground level bunker provides excellent photographic opportunities and takes you closer than you would believe possible to the wildlife. A warm jacket/sweater is highly recommended. Dinner and overnight at your hotel.
Meals: LDBB
Accommodation: The Ark
Please note: Pack an overnight bag, the rest of the baggage to be left at the Country Club in safe deposit.
Day 3: Samburu Game Reserve
Amka! Wake up! After breakfast we depart north via Nanyuki for the Samburu Game Reserve set in the rugged, semi-arid northern region of Kenya, with a spectacular scenic landscape. Arrive in time for lunch, a short siesta then head for an afternoon game viewing drive.
The water of the great Ewaso Nyiro River, dotted with doum palms meanders through the reserve giving it an oasis setting and draws wildlife in great numbers to its banks. The verdant riverine forest is a stark contrast to the arid thorn studded plains. Samburu is visited by large herds of Elephants, drawn by the promise of water. In the dry season, the elephants use their tusks to dig deep into the dry river beds, unearthing precious water.
These waterholes then become a focal point for other games. The Samburu region is the best place to find several endemic Northern species; including the Gerenuk (twiga gazelle) due to her long neck, the beisa Oryx, the reticulated giraffe, the Somali ostrich and Grevy’s Zebra. Samburu is also an ornithological paradise, home to many birds including local species such as the Palm Nut Vulture and the Vinaceous Dove. Leopards are often seen at dusk. The Samburu culture is a truly fascinating one, sharing a great deal of ancestral and linguistic ties to the Maasai. The entire Samburu region is a place of breath-taking and magical beauty, a place where the vision of a deep red sunset silhouetting the doum palms along the river as a leopard emerges to hunt brings the perfect end to a day on safari. Enjoy dinner and overnight at your lodge/camp.
Meals: LDBB
Option 1: Sarova Shaba Game Lodge
Option 2: Elephant Bedroom Camp
NOTE:
For guests staying at Sarova Shaba Game Lodge the game drives will be done in the Shaba National Reserve For guests staying at Elephant Bedroom Camp the game drives will be done in the Samburu National Reserve.
Day 4: Samburu Game Reserves
Enjoy morning and afternoon game viewing drives. Leopards are often seen at dusk. The Samburu culture is a truly fascinating one, sharing a great deal of ancestral and linguistic ties to the Maasai. The entire Samburu region is a place of breath-taking and magical beauty, a place where the vision of a deep red sunset silhouetting the doum palms along the river as a leopard emerges to hunt brings the perfect end to a day on safari…… Enjoy meals and overnight at our camp.
OPTIONAL ACTIVITY: Visit to a Samburu Manyatta to see how the tribe lives in this harsh surrounding.
Meals: LDBB
Option 1: Sarova Shaba Game Lodge
Option 2: Elephant Bedroom Camp
NOTE:
For guests staying at Sarova Shaba Game Lodge the game drives will be done in the Shaba National Reserve
For guests staying at Elephant Bedroom Camp the game drives will be done in the Samburu National Reserve
Day 5: Ol-Pejeta Conservancy
After breakfast depart south on a scenic drive towards Mt. Kenya, short game viewing on route, arriving at your Sweetwaters Serena Camp in time for lunch. Later in the afternoon, proceed on an afternoon game viewing drive within the reserve famous for plenty of plains games and the big five. It is also home to the endangered Chimpanzee and the Rhino Sanctuaries. Return to the lodge/camp for dinner and overnight.
Meals: LDBB
Accommodation: Sweetwaters Serena Camp
Day 6: Ngorongoro Crater Safari – Lake Eyasi
Descend into the world-famous Ngorongoro Crater for a half-day game drive in this unique wildlife haven. Spot rhinos, lions, buffalo, flamingos, and more in one of Africa’s most iconic settings. After a picnic lunch, drive to Lake Eyasi, a culturally rich and remote area near the rift valley escarpment.
Accommodation: Lake Eyasi Safari Lodge / Similar
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 7: Masai Mara Game Reserve
After breakfast, you will depart for Kenya’s famous game reserve. You start the day venturing through the Great Rift Valley traveling to the northernmost extension of the Serengeti Plains and one of the richest wildlife Game Reserves, the Masai Mara. It is perhaps the only region left in Kenya where the visitor may see animals in the same super-abundance as existed a century ago. Arrive for a late lunch at your lodge/camp. Enjoy an afternoon game viewing drive in this vast and expansive Reserve teaming with game. Be on the look-out for the ‘big five’ Mara is famous for and the most sought after in the early 20th century when Kenya was a hunters’ paradise.
These include the lion, Cape buffalo, the savannah elephant, black rhino and the elusive leopard. The vast savannah grasslands as far as the eye can see is home to impalas, Maasai giraffes, cheetah, waterbucks, warthogs, Thompson & grand gazelles, topis, the migrating wildebeests, thundering herds of zebra among many others. You return late in the evening to freshen up prior to dinner and overnight at the lodge/camp.
Meals: LDBB
Fedha Series: Sarova Mara Lodge
Dhahabu Series: Tipilikwani Luxury Camp
Day 8: Masai Mara Game Reserve
Amka! Wake up for an early morning breakfast and a full morning’s game viewing drive to return for lunch. After lunch continue with the afternoon game viewing as you return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
OPTIONAL ACTIVITY: Today’s adventure begins just before dawn. Flames from the hot air balloon burners light the darkness as the crew inflate their craft. The first, pink tongues of sunlight flicker across the skies and the hot air balloon fills then rises. Suspended in a basket beneath the rainbow-coloured canopy, you’re off for a game-viewing adventure with an entirely different perspective. Apart from the occasional hiss of the burners, a lion’s roar, elephants crashing through the bush, baboons perched in the tips of the trees startled and screeching to see something above them, the flight above the Masai Mara plains is magically silent. At the end of the flight, the passengers are treated to a champagne breakfast in the bush. The finishing touch to the flight is a game drive back to the camp, and the possibility of seeing the same pride of lions, or herd of elephants that had been viewed while ballooning. A flight certificate is issued on completion of the balloon safari. Back at Camp enjoy a sumptuous lunch and a well-deserved rest.
Meals: LDBB
Fedha Series: Sarova Mara Lodge
Dhahabu Series: Tipilikwani Luxury Camp
Day 9: Nairobi
This morning you will enjoy our breakfast then check-out. Unbelievable but true, our good bush moments have come to an end. We bid farewell to our wonderful lodge manager and his team then you will depart back to Nairobi. Not empty handed though. With us are photographs – a capture of the special moments we have had on this tour to immortalize the experience. Our guide driver will drop you at the Jomo Kenyatta International airport for your onward flight.
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Tour Inclusions & Exclusions
Inclusions
- Arrival transfer from/ to the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport
- Full Board Accommodation while on safari.
- Park entry fees.
- Services of a professional English Speaking guide-driver
- Unlimited supply of drinking water in the safari vehicle only
- Unlimited game viewing drives.
- Use of a custom designed pop-up roof Safari Land Cruiser while on safari
- Complimentary Flying Doctors evacuation cover for the duration of your safari within East Africa
- Lunch at the Carnivore Restaurant
Exclusions
- International flight, domestic flight (if applicable), passport & visa fees
- Comprehensive travel insurance cover.
- Balloon Safari ride in Masai Mara or Serengeti
- Cultural visit to a Maasai Village (Manyatta)
- All personal expenses – laundry, telephones, soft & alcoholic drinks, tips to Camp Staff and gratuity to Guide/Driver
- Any expenses not expressly specified in the above itinerary
- Errors and Omissions are excluded
