Travel Type
Tour
Duration
13 Days/12 Nights
Country
Kenya
Combine Kenya and Tanzania for the ultimate safari experience. Combining Kenya and Tanzania will give you the chance to explore varied marvellous landscapes and discover savannahs rich with big game, timeless cultures unchanged by the modern world.
Inclusions
Accommodation for 12 nights in double occupancy
35 meals: 12 breakfasts, 12 lunches, 11 dinners
Transportation in 4×4 vehicle
English-speaking local driver-guide
Bottled water during game drives
Meet and greet and transfers with our local representatives
Visits as per itinerary (private)
Hotel taxes and service charges at the lodges
Exclusions
International or domestic airfare – Electronic Travel Authorisation (eTA) ($) for Kenya must be obtain online prior departure at www.evisa.go.ke and E-Visa for Tanzania ($) https://eservices.immigration.go.tz – Gratuities to hotel personnel, guides and drivers – Optional excursions.
Additional Information
Note
Yellow fever vaccination mandatory
1
DAY 1 NAIROBI
Upon arrival in Nairobi, transfer to your hotel.
Driving time: 22 Km – 35 minutes subject to traffic in Nairobi
Driving time: 22 Km – 35 minutes subject to traffic in Nairobi
Accommodation : Tamarind Tree Hotel
2
DAY 2 NAIROBI
After a good night rest and breakfast at the hotel, depart for a guided city tour of Nairobi. Visit Karen Blixen and Giraffe center and lunch at the Karen Blixen Coffee Garden. Return to the hotel in the afternoon and rest of the day at leisure. This evening transfer to the world famous restaurant, the Carnivore, for a welcome dinner.
Meals : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation : Tamarind Tree Hotel
3
DAY 3 MASAI MARA
Traverse the Rift Valley and ascend its western rim into the Masai land. Red-clad, with spear Masai warriors tend their herds of cattle among the wildlife, admirably unmoved by the presence of large predators. Lunch at the camp and continue on an afternoon game drive in search of wildlife. Return back at your camp at sunset in time for dinner.
Distance: 270 Km – Driving time 5 ½ hours
Distance: 270 Km – Driving time 5 ½ hours
Meals : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation : Sarova Mara Camp
4
DAY 4 MASAI MARA
Full day in the Mara with morning and afternoon game drive in this spectacular game reserve, all with superb photographic opportunities. The most spectacular feature is the annual migration of wildebeest, zebra and gazelle from the plains of Serengeti that cross the Tanzanian border and rivers to reach the Mara’s grasslands from late June, tracked by predators: lion, leopard, cheetah, hyena and circled by vultures as the journey unfolds. Apart from the seasonal migration, game viewing is excellent year round. Game includes: – elephant, Black Rhino, buffalo, wildebeest, Burchell’s zebra, hartebeest, various antelope and gazelle, lion, leopard, giraffe, elephant cheetah, hippo, crocodile and much more. During one of the game drive, you will visit a cultural Masai Village where you will experience for yourself the local masai and their traditional lifestyles.
Meals : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation : Sarova Mara Camp
5
DAY 5 LAKE NAIVASHA
Drive to Lake Naivasha with its commanding setting at the foot of the Rift Valley Escarpment. The lake is an important horticultural area of Kenya. Lunch at your lodge. Afternoon we will head out for a boat trip on the lake and a visit to the Crescent Island. This area is famous for its birdlife – a breeding ground for pelicans, fish eagles, cormorants and more. You will also find other animals such as hippos, zebras antelopes, colobus monkeys.
Distance: 325 km – Driving time: 5 ½ hours
Distance: 325 km – Driving time: 5 ½ hours
Meals : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation : Lake Naivasha Sopa Lodge
6
DAY 6 AMBOSELI NATIONAL PARK
After breakfast, departure through Nairobi and continue over the Athi Plains, and enter Amboseli National Park, situated at the foot of the impressive snow-capped peak of Mt. Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest mountain at 19,340 feet. Drive to the lodge with a game drive en route.
Distance: 410 Km – Driving time: 5 hours
Distance: 410 Km – Driving time: 5 hours
Meals : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation : Ol Tukai Lodge
7
DAY 7 AMBOSELI NATIONAL PARK
Breakfast at your lodge. Morning and afternoon game drives to view wildlife against the backdrop of Mt Kilimanjaro. The park offers a wide variety of wildlife but the principal attraction is its vast herds of elephant within the park. The bull elephants here have some of the largest tusks in Kenya. Other game includes: zebra, wildebeest, giraffe, impala, leopard, caracal and serval cat. The park boasts a rich bird life such as ibis, egret, avocet, common and saddle-billed stork, secretary bird, heron, vultures, ducks, and geese.
Meals : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation : Ol Tukai Lodge
8
DAY 8 NGORONGORO
After breakfast transfer to the Kenya/Tanzania border town of Namanga. Clear customs and immigration formalities on both sides of the border and continue to Arusha for lunch. After lunch, drive to your lodge situated in the Ngorongoro conservation area. The crater covers over 250 square kilometers (over 100 square miles) of land and is the home of the rare black rhino, prides of lion, elephant, cheetah and great herds of buffalo, antelope and wildebeest.
Distance: 405 Km – Driving time: 6 hours with a break of the journey in Arusha for lunch
Distance: 405 Km – Driving time: 6 hours with a break of the journey in Arusha for lunch
Meals : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation : Ngorongoro Serena Lodge
9
DAY 9 NGORONGORO
Today drive to the park gate and descend 600m (0ver 2000 feet) to the floor of the crater for a half day crater tour. Explore the forest areas that are inhabited by monkey and elephant, the lake area, where you may see the flamingos and the open savannah where the lions hunt for food. Return to the lodge for lunch. Afternoon is at leisure.
Meals : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation : Ngorongoro Serena Lodge
10
DAY 10 SERENGETI
After breakfast drive via Olduvai Gorge, site of Louis and Mary Leakey’s renowned archaeological discoveries. Their findings include some of the man’s earliest known ancestral remains. After a guided tour of the site, continue to Serengeti National Park with a game drive en route. This enormous park supports every varie ty of animal imaginable, from large predators such as lion, leopard and cheetah to the smaller herbivores they prey on.
Distance: 180 Km – Driving time – 3 ½ hours
Distance: 180 Km – Driving time – 3 ½ hours
Meals : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation : Serengeti Serena Lodge
11
DAY 11 SERENGETI
Breakfast at your lodge. Morning and afternoon game drives. More than two million wildebeest, Thompson’s gazelle and zebra gather during the migration, attracting a great deal of attention from their predators such as lion, hyena, cheetah and leopard.
Meals : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation : Serengeti Serena Lodge
12
DAY 12 LAKE MANYARA
Breakfast at your lodge. Depart for Lake Manyara National Park through Ngorongoro and arrive at the lodge in time for lunch. Afternoon game drive in this park, famous for its prolific bird-life and other inhabitants such as hippos, monkeys, tree climbing lions.
Distance: 250 Km – Driving time: 4 ½ hours
Distance: 250 Km – Driving time: 4 ½ hours
Meals : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation : Lake Manyara Serena Lodge
13
DAY 13 ARUSHA
After breakfast drive to Arusha, make a shopping stop at the Arusha cultural center before proceed to the Arusha Hotel for lunch. Transfer to airport.
Distance: 135 Km – Driving time 2 ½ hours
Distance: 135 Km – Driving time 2 ½ hours
Meals : Breakfast, Lunch
HOTEL OPTIONS OR SIMILAR
Nairobi
Tamarind Tree Hotel 4*
Masai Mara
Sarova Mara Camp 4*
Lake Naivasha
Lake Naivasha Sopa Lodge 4*
Amboseli National Park
Ol Tukai Lodge 4*
Ngorongoro
Ngorongoro Serena Lodge 4*
Serengeti
Serengeti Serena Lodge 4*
Lake Manyara
Lake Manyara Serena Camp 4*
Rates per person, in CA$, starting from, double occupancy | Land Package | |||||
Daily departures 2024-2025 | 1 person | 2 persons | 3 persons | 4 persons | 5 persons | 6 persons |
| September 16 – October 31, 2024 | 20529 | 13629 | 11899 | 11029 | 10519 | 10169 |
| November 1st – December 15, 2024 | 18829 | 12169 | 10449 | 9589 | 9059 | 8719 |
| January 5th – 31st, 2025 | 21549 | 14439 | 12669 | 11779 | 11249 | 10889 |
| February 1st – 28, 2025 | 22219 | 14989 | 13199 | 12329 | 11789 | 11439 |
| March 1st – 31st, 2025 | 20769 | 13599 | 11819 | 10929 | 10399 | 10059 |
| April 1st – May 31st, 2025 | 18559 | 12849 | 11079 | 10189 | 9659 | 9299 |
| June 1st – 15th, 2025 | 20959 | 14359 | 12589 | 11699 | 11169 | 10799 |
| June 16th – 30th, 2025 | 21589 | 14549 | 12769 | 11889 | 11359 | 10999 |
| July 1st – September 15, 2025 | 23729 | 16149 | 14369 | 13489 | 12949 | 12599 |
| September 16th – October 31st, 2025 | 22869 | 15669 | 13899 | 12999 | 12479 | 12129 |
| November 1st – December 15th, 2025 | 20929 | 13969 | 12199 | 11299 | 10779 | 10429 |
| Note: Seasonal surcharges April 18th – 21, 2025: per person, per night: $180 CAD. | ||||||
**Prices in this document are for information only; they were issued at press time, for the current year. Please note that due to exchange rates and temporary promotions, they can increase or decrease at any time. Contact your travel agent for the price and promotion of the moment. Prices include the contribution of customers to the Compensation Fund for clients of Quebec travel agents.
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African Impressions – Detailed itinerary
African Impressions – Detailed itinerary
