Highlights of East Africa – Luxury experience

Arrive at Kilimanjaro airport on time for the scheduled flight to Lake Manyara. Depending on your time of arrival, you might have to spend a pre-night in Arusha, contact us for options.

Arrive at Lake Manyara airstrip, meet with your safari guide and road transfer to Ngorongoro Crater lodge. Enjoy some time at the lodge before dinner and night. Ngorongoro Crater Lodge has been called the game lodge at the top of the world. Between the natural riches of the Crater spread out at its feet and the incredible architecture, it’s easy to believe that you have entered a realm of pure fantasy.

The next day, you will enjoy a game drive in the Ngorongoro Crater. Nearly three million years old, the ancient caldera shelters one of the most beautiful wildlife havens on earth. Endangered black rhino are protected within its rim, giant tusked elephant wander the forests, male lion stalk the grasslands and flamingo crowd the soda lakes.

Breakfast and transfer to the airstrip for the scheduled flight to the Serengeti. Your next 2 nights at Grumeti Serengeti is ideal for a remote game viewing experience complete with resident hippo pods and remarkable lion prides.

Perfectly situated on the banks of a tributary of the Grumeti River, in the secluded western parts of the Serengeti National Park, &Beyond Grumeti Serengeti River Lodge shares breathtaking views and unparalleled sightings. This part of the Serengeti is known for its big lion prides consisting of between 20 and up to 60 lions. Not only are the opportunities for seeing lion in the western Serengeti excellent, but you will more often than not find yourself alone at a sighting.

Back at the lodge, spacious decks are perfect for enjoying sundowners overlooking the river and the lodge’s sparkling rim-flow swimming pool provides a view of the seasonal hippo pods below. The proximity to water draws a profusion of wildlife throughout the day and night.

Breakfast and transfer to the airstrip for the scheduled flights to the Mara, Kenya (several hops and a shuttle transfer included for border crossing). Arrive at the airstrip and met with your safari guide for the short transfer to the lodge. The last 3 nights of your journey are filled with excellent service, delicious food and plenty of amazing wildlife sightings with the scheduled shared game drives in this very prolific area.

The Masai Mara is unforgettable due to the abundance of wildlife and spectacular landscapes. This is the quintessential African safari experience, where you can expect to encounter the Big Five and observe thrilling predator interaction. The camp is set amongst the forest at the foot of the scenic Oloololo escarpment (the rim of the Great Rift Valley) in the iconic Masai Mara National Reserve, offering a sense of classic elegance and tranquility.

Last morning in the bush, enjoy breakfast at the lodge before the transfer to the airstrip.

Fly to Wilson airport in Nairobi and road transfer to Jomo Kenyatta, time at leisure until your onward flight. You can also extend your safari with a few days at the beach, or meet with the gorillas - contact us for some options.