Day 1: Arrival, meet and greet - Nairobi : Upon arrival at the Jomo Kenyatta Airport, you will be met by our airport representative and transferred to your city hotel for overnight. Our rep will take you through a brief pre-safari orientation before embarking on your dream safari adventure of Kenya. This Hotel is regarded as the traditional launching point for East Africa safaris. Rest of the day free at leisure. Overnight. Boulevard Hotel  www.sentrim-hotels.com  B, booked on bed and breakfast
Day 2: Nairobi- Masai Mara Game Reserve : Picked from your Nairobi hotel and climb the Western Escarpment of the Rift Valley and head towards Masai Mara. With its vast open plains and distinctive flat-topped acacia trees, acacia trees, no visit to Kenya would be complete without a visit here. Enjoying views of picturesque Masai tribesmen herding cattle on the way, you arrive in time for lunch and a well deserved rest! Afternoon game drive includes searching for the Big Five, elephants, Buffalos, lions, Rhinos and leopards, before returning to your lodge as the sun sets! Dinner and overnight:  Mara Sopa Lodge or similar www.sopalodges.com  (L,D) Distance Approx. 350 kms – 5-6 hrs drive -  (Poor road network- Half of the way roads are in poor state, with potholes and it may take more time than the estimated.)
Day 3:  Masai Mara Game Reserve : Pre-breakfast morning game drive in the reserve, a great opportunity to explore the vast flora and fauna of this magnificent reserve, home to Kenya’s most varied animal population. Lions may be seen throughout the park, along with elephant, giraffe and zebra. Cheetah and leopard are also regularly spotted, and you may also find rhino. After a rewarding game drive, return to your lodge for late morning breakfast. or A full day game drive with picnic lunch boxes (full day game drive including visits to Mara River, Kenya Tanzania Border Post and a great chance to view the “Big Five” . You will have picnic lunch at Hippo Pool. Spend your days in this magnificent savannah country, home to Kenya’s most varied animal .. Watch the animal kingdom come to life against the impressive African sunrise and sunsets Dinner and Overnight –  Mara Sopa Lodge or similar (B,L,D).
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Day 4: Masai Mara- Lake Naivasha : Check out to continue your adventure safari to Lake Naivasha, a fresh water lake in the western rim of the Rift Valley with spectacular views of Mt. Longonot and on to the base of dormant volcanoes and the vast wheat and barley farms to the breathtaking and stunning views with endless plains. You arrive in time for the buffet lunch and a short rest . In the afternoon enjoy a boat ride enroute to the crescent Island renown its beautiful views and remembered for the movie ‘Out of Africa’ featuring Merrily Stripe and Robert Redford as part of it was filmed there. Enjoy the guided walk in the Island learning about traditional herbal medicine and getting up close to the animals resident in the island. You will meet face to face with among others, Giraffes, gazelles, zebras, wildebeest, African hare and the elusive Africa python snake. Return by boat to the main land with hosts your lodge. Dinner and overnight: Naivasha Sopa Lodge www.sopalodges.com/naivasha/home.html   B,L, D). Distance - Approx 290 kms – 45hrs drive
Day 5: Lake Naivasha- Amboseli National Park : After breakfast, embark on your dream safari adventure of Kenya through the vast endless open plains of Athi and on the whistling  Acacia trees of masai land. Just about 2 hours driving southwards from Nairobi, and on a clear day, you will be watching the majestic mount Kilimanjaro also known as the Roof of Africa. You will arrive in good time for buffet lunch in the lodge. Short rest before the your afternoon game drive begins. Explore the swampy areas looking for the Big four wildlife and plenty of birds that abundant in this semi- arid park. Return to your lodge as the sun sets!  Dinner and Overnight: Amboseli Sentirm Camp www.sentrim-hotels.com   or similar B,L,D - Distance: Approx: 360 kms – 5 hrs drive
Day 6: Amboseli National Park (the roof of Africa) : Today pre- breakfast morning and afternoon game drives are included. A game drive through Amboseli takes you across this vast lakebed - often dry, but still very swampy in some areas. Amboseli is best known for its great herds of elephant – you will often find many of them standing  knee-deep in the water, spraying themselves to keep cool. But there is a lot of other game here too – cheetah, buffalo, giraffe, many types of gazelle and other plains game- and it is all set against the amazing backdrop of majestic Mount Kilimanjaro (5,895 meters)showing all its glory. Dinner and Overnight: Amboseli Sentirm Camp or similar (B,L,D)
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Day 7: Amboseli- Ngorongoro Conservation Area Park : Check after breakfast and transfer to Namanga, Kenya-Tanzania Border outpost, where you will change vehicles and drivers as well. Enter Tanzania after customs and immigration procedures. You will spot in Arusha for lunch and then embark on a drive to Ngorongoro through the scenic countryside dotted with Baobab trees and stunning views of Eastern rim of the great rift valley. Rest of the afternoon, you will be free at leisure to explore on your own or participate in nature walking safari or a visit to the nearby Masai Village as optional extra. Dinner and Overnight: Ngorongoro Farm House www.tanganyikawildernesscamps.com/camps/ngorongorofarmhouse / B, L,D Distance Approx: 300 kms 5 hrs drive
Day 8: Ngorongoro – Serengeti National Park : Depart with packed picnic lunch boxes for half day Crater game drive in the Park, then proceed to Serengeti in the afternoon via Olduvai Gorge Ngorongoro crater is at the depth of 2,000 feet, this is caldera, created by the collapse of an extinct volcano, contains what might be called “LOST WORLD” of wildlife and in co-existence of cattle herding Masai with an estimated 30,000 different species of wildlife recorded there. At Oduvai the history of mankind is explored on a visit here, where in 1959, famed archaeologists Leakey discovered the fossilized remains of the earliest known man, believed to be about 1.8 millions years old. Enjoy the colourful lecture and proceed on to serengeti arriving in time for an enroute game drive to the lodge. Dinner and Overnight: Serengeti Kati Kati Tented Camp B,L,D Distance Approx: 180 kms 3 hrs drive  www.tanganyikawildernesscamps.com/camps/serengetimediumcamp
Day 9: Serengeti National Park : Serengeti is unique as its name, with plains, rivers and rocky outcroppings known as ‘Kopjes’ all have resident populations of wildlife and panoramas are breathtaking.  You will explore this park with morning and afternoon game drives in search of large predators and the gentle herbivores which they depend on for survival. Dinner and Overnight: Serengeti Kati Kati Tented Camp B,L,D
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Day 10: Serengeti National Park – Lake Manyara : Today you will journey to Manyara arriving in time for lunch at the lodge. In the afternoon, you will visit Lake Manyara Park for a game drive to watch the Tree climbing lions among other Big game in the vast and forested Park. You will your game drive will take you to the lake to view flamingos. Dinner and overnight: Kirurumu Manyara Lodge B,L,D www.kirurumu.net/kirurumu_manyara_lodge.html Distance Approx: 230 kms 5 hrs drive
Day 11: Lake Manyara- Mt. Kilimanjaro : Depart after breakfast to a journey to the slopes of Mt. Kilimanjaro with lunch boxes. Here you will be guided on walk around the mountain regarded as the tallest in Africa. You will return back to Arusha town for overnight. Overnight: NEW ARUSHA HOTEL B,L, Distance Approx: 130 kms 2 hrs drive
Day 12: Arusha- Nairobi- Departure : Depart after breakfast and journey back to Nairobi arriving in time for lunch at the world renown Carnivore restaurant www.tamarind.co.ke ; this is an African Barbeque restaurant where meat is charcoal roasted and served hot on your plate. Vegetarian Menu available!  After lunch, you will be transferred to airport for your outbound flight or your hotel in the city. B,L, Distance 270 kms 4hrs drive – B, L, D – Breakfast, Lunch,  Dinner.