Day 1

Nairobi

Staying at Hemingways Nairobi

You arrive at Jomo Kenyatta airport, go through the passport controls and collect your luggage. Meet our representative and transfer to the luxury hotel, located in the suburb of Karen. Time at leisure, dinner and breakfast are included. Depending on your time of arrival, we can include optional excursions, such a visit to Scheldrick's Elephant Orphanage, or The Giraffe Centre, or a local market. Or simply enjoy the property's garden and pool to relax after the international flight and prepare for your safari.

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Day 2-3

Kimana

Staying at Angama Amboseli

After breakfast you will travel from the Tarangire Area to the Lake Manyara National Park. The park is known for its over 400 bird species, primate-filled forests and grassy plains. A large area of the park is covered by the alkaline Lake Manyara, the seasonal breeding grounds for large colonies of flamingos and many more waterfowls. The park is also home to giraffes, hippos, wildebeests, impalas and groups of noisy monkeys and baboons. After an extensive game drive, you will travel to Karatu in the Ngorongoro highlands. After your arrival, there might be time for an optional walk in the coffee plantations to learn more about coffee production. You will spend the night at one of the three beautifully located Tanganyika Wilderness Adventure Lodges

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Day 4-5

Masai Mara National Reserve

Staying at Rekero

Fly to the Masai Mara and spend 2 nights at the luxury Rekero Camp, located next to the Talek River. If you travel during the Great Migration season (between late July to September), you might be lucky to witness the herds crossing the area. This is an ecosystem of vast grasslands prowled by cheetah, peppered with acacia thickets in which leopards lurk, and divided by the Mara, Sand and Talek rivers.

The Masai Mara is a big cat territory, with healthy populations of lion, leopard and cheetah. There are elephant, buffalo and rhino, completing the Big 5, plus nearly 500 recorded bird species to spot. You will enjoy some amazing wildlife viewing, and delicious meals.

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Day 6-8

Mara Naibosho Conservancy

Staying at Naboisho

You will be transferred by road, through the bush and local villages to the nearby Naboisho Conservancy. Arrive for lunch at the luxury Naboisho Camp and relax before the afternoon game drive. The stay at Naboisho is extended to allow you to appreciate this wonderful conservancy and take some time to disconnect from busy game viewing schedule. We have included 1x walking safari and you can also take part in the scheduled night drives.

A stay at Naboisho goes beyond the usual game drives. Explore the Mara on foot, keep your eyes peeled on a night drive or spend an unforgettable night camping in the bush for a real safari adventure. With 266 species of birds to spot, there are also ample birdwatching opportunities.

Spot wildlife from the lounge and dining area or whilst you relax in the swimming pool, and dine with the sights and sounds of the bush as your entertainment,  be it the whoops of hyenas at night or the fluttering of weaver birds in the morning.

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Day 9

Arusha

Staying at Katambuga House

Last morning in the Mara before the transfer to the airstrip and your flight to Wilson, connecting to Kilimanjaro. Arrive at the airport, meet our representative for the road transfer to the luxury guest house, located in a quiet residing suburb. There is a lovely garden and swimming pool, and we have included dinner at the property.

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Day 10-11

Tarangire National Park

Staying at Oliver’s Camp

After breakfast, transfer to nearby Arusha airport for the short flight hop to Tarangire National Park. You will be met by the camp's safari guide and enjoy a meandering game drive on the way to the camp, that is located in the South of the Park, away from the busier area.

In addition of the game drives, we have included 1 night drive and 1 walking safari during your stay. Throughout the year, Tarangire is home to large herds of elephants and buffalo and a high concentration of big cats. There are also animals such as wild dogs, kudu, oryx and gerenuks that won’t be found in the north of Tanzania. And for birders, there are more than 550 species, many of which are attracted to the park’s swamps.

Back at camp, your private deck is the perfect place to sit with a cold drink and enjoy the stillness and serenity of the African bush.

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Day 12-13

Karatu

Staying at Gibb’s Farm

After breakfast, game drive back to the airstrip and the short flight to Lake Manyara airstrip. You will be met and transferred to Gibb's Farm. Your stay includes your meals, the selected in-house activities at Gibb's and we have included a full day game drive in the Ngorongoro Crater. The Crater boasts approximately 25 000 large animals and has one of the densest populations of lions anywhere in Tanzania. You will be collected from the farm early in the morning in closed safari vehicle with a pop-up roof for 360° views.

Back at Gibb's where you will be encouraged to immerse in the rhythms of the farm and enjoy a sense of tranquility and well-being. Awaken to the sound of bird call and while-away the days sipping on freshly roasted coffee grown on the farm.

Healthy, farm cuisine prepared fresh daily by attentive, gracious hands is the essence of the food philosophy at Gibb's. Organic farm-to-table dining inspires the senses and ignites the soul to restore and replenish your well-being. All the fresh fruits, vegetables and herbs are picked from the organic gardens and meat is sourced from local, sustainably-raised farms

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Day 14-16

Northern Serengeti

Staying at Sayari

After breakfast, transfer to the airstrip for the flight to the North of the Serengeti. This area has amazing wildlife all year long, and typically receives the migrating herds from end of June to September, depending on the weather pattern.

Once the migrating herds have travelled back to the southern Serengeti in December, you can experience much more privacy with fewer tourists and vehicles around the national park. This is the period of time when safari veterans like to visit and enjoy having these vast plains to themselves. There is still have plenty of wildlife around, including lions and cheetahs. You might see elephants and rhinos and even leopards lurking in the riverine forests.

Back at camp, Sayari’s rim-flow pool is set between natural rock formations for guests to cool off in while watching elephants or zebras ambling past camp. After a dip, treat yourself to a beer at the Serengeti’s first solar-powered microbrewery before an afternoon game drive and sundowners around the campfire.

Day 17

End of Itinerary

Last day in the bush, breakfast at camp before the transfer to the airstrip and the flight to Arusha airport. You are met and transferred through a meandering drive to Rivertrees, where we have a day room for you until it is time to check in for your international flight and we will transfer you to JRO Kilimanjaro airport.