East Africa Footsteps
12 Nights Nairobi | Samburu | Lake Naivasha | Lake Nakuru | Masai Mara | Lake Victoria | Serengeti | Ngorongoro | Manyara
SCHEDULE:
Departs any day of the week
ITINERARY
Day 1 - Nairobi
Arrival at Jomo Kenyatta Airport. Transfer to your hotel. Rest of the day at leisure. Overnight at the Park Inn by Radisson Blu BB
Day 2 - Samburu & Buffalo Springs N.R
After breakfast, drive north via Nanyuki and Mt Kenya to the Samburu National Reserve. Rugged and remote, this wildlife reserve provides some the best and most colourful game viewing in the country. Late lunch at the camp. Afternoon game viewing drives in Samburu National Reserve. Dinner and overnight at Samburu Intrepids Camp LDBB
Day 3 - Samburu & Buffalo Springs N.R
All day spent in the Samburu National Reserve with morning and afternoon game drives. Samburu Intrepids Camp LDBB
Day 4 – Lake Nakuru
After breakfast you will be collected for the day’s drive taking you past the Aberdares mountain range, destination Lake Nakuru. Arrive in time for late lunch. Afternoon enjoy a game drive. Dinner and overnight stay at Lake Nakuru Sopa Lodge (LDBB)
Day 5 – Lake Naivasha
After breakfast at the overnight lODGE, you will drive to Lake Nakuru National Park for a morning game drive. After the game drive you will drive to Lake Naivasha. Lunch at the Lodge. In the afternoon you will either have a bird walk, visit to local community or a boat ride. Dinner and overnight stay at Lake Naivasha Sopa Lodge (LDBB)
Day 6 - Masai Mara National G.R
After breakfast, drive to the Masai Mara National Reserve offering wonderful scenery and plenty of game. 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. Lunch at Mara River Lodge. Afternoon game drive enroute to your lodge. Dinner and overnight at Mara River Lodge LDBB
Day 7 - Masai Mara National G.R
{Early morning optional balloon ride with champagne-style breakfast. At extra cost}
Whole day in Mara with early morning and afternoon game drives. Meals and overnight at Mara River Lodge (LDBB)
Day 8 - Lake Victoria
After breakfast at the overnight lodge, you will drive to the border town of Isebania where you will go through the normal immigration and customs procedures. Thereafter cross the board, change vehicles and proceed to Tanzania in Tanzanian vehicles. Your destination is Musoma. On arrival you will board a waiting boat to transfer you to Lukuba Island. Rest of the day at leisure or enjoy activities as offered by the camp. All meals and overnight at Speke Bay Lodge (LDBB)
Day 9 - Serengeti National Park
After breakfast transfer by boat to Musoma where you will find your drive waiting. You will rejoin him and this morning proceed to Serengeti National Park arriving in time for lunch. Afternoon game drive en route to your lodge. Dinner and overnight at Serengeti Sopa Lodge LDBB
Day 10 - Serengeti National Park
All day spent in the Serengeti with morning and afternoon game drives. Meals and overnight at Serengeti Sopa Lodge L DBB
Day 11 - Ngorongoro Conservation Area
After breakfast, drive to the Ngorongoro Crater, the largest intact caldera in the world. Its enduring charm stems from its overwhelming physical beauty and the abundance of wildlife permanently resident on the crater floor. En route visit the Olduvai Gorge site of archeological findings, where traces of pre-historic man dating back to 3.5 million years ago have been discovered. You will have picnic lunch at the floor of the Crater. After the lunch enoy afternoon crater tour before ascending to the rim of the Crater. Check in at your lodge. Dinner and overnight at Ngorongoro Serena Lodge LDBB
Day 12 - Lake Manyara
Leisurely breakfast at the overnight lodge enjoying the sweeping views of the crater from your lodge. Thereafter you will dirve to Lake Manyara arriving in time for lunch at your lodge. Then proceed to Lake Manyara National Park, one of the Rift Valley's numerous alkaline lakes, which apart from its abundant bird life, is known for its tree-climbing lions. Afternoon game drive until sunset. Meals and overnight at Lake Manyara Serena Lodge (LDBB)
Day 13 - Departure
After breakfast, drive back to Arusha for lunch at Mountain Village. After lunch transferred to Kilimanjaro airport for your onward departure flight.