Tour The Great Kenya & Tanzania Private Circuit - 13 Days Safari

Meals

Meals 12 breakfasts 12 lunches 12 dinners

Optional

Things to do in Masai Mara Hot Air Balloon Safari - This optional activity is an additional cost of $ 550 by pre-arrangement After breakfast you can be one of only a few fortunate people to glide in a Hot Air Balloon over the Mara Plains. Experience ﬂoating silently above the awakening bush while spotting wildlife and enjoying the amazing scenery of Africa, across rivers and over numerous small villages. On the plains, enormous herds of grazing animals, plus the elusive cheetah and leopard hiding amidst acacia boughs can be seen. After this optional balloon ride, the search for great predators and perhaps even cubs continues during an extensive game drive after lunch. Masai Village Visit - This optional activity is an additional cost of $ 70 by pre-arrangement During your stay you also have an optional opportunity to visit a village of the Maasai people where you will witness singing and dancing; part of their daily lives and sacred rituals. A glimpse into their homes and social structure is a poignant experience. Later in the evening you will return to the lodge for dinner and your overnight stay.

Hygieneprotocol

Amended Booking Policy 07/2020 African Sunsets Travel is committed to providing our agents and guests both flexibility and security in these uncertain times. We have therefore amended our original revised terms & conditions on COVID-19. The below terms as outlined will replace the previous release and are applicable as of 18th May 2020. These conditions will remain in place until such time as the WHO declares the pandemic over, or restrictions impacting inbound travel in the countries African Sunsets Travel operates in are lifted, by which time African Sunsets Travels’ standard terms & condition will be activated again. The below terms & conditions apply to all African Sunsets Travel Guided Private Tours in Southern African and East Africa. We will endeavour to apply the same terms for tailor-made travel, however these may differ depending on our partner’s policies.     Confirmed Bookings Travelling 01 May – 31 December Guided Private Safaris: Anyone travelling between 1st May and 31st December 2020 can postpone to any time or season for future dates up until the end of December 2021. In the event that guests are travelling after December 2020; we recommend waiting before making a decision on moving the departure. We are currently prioritising travellers with immediate travel plans and guests travelling until the end of December 2020. We will retain or request if not paid already the 50% deposit paid for the original booking and will apply standard payment terms to the revised dates. All deposits have to be pre-paid with immediate effect. If guests are unsure of their future travel arrangements, we will automatically provisionally book them for the same dates in 2021. This will be subject to availability. In these instances, provisional bookings will be held for 90 days which allows guests time to consider when they’d like to travel. Should guests want to postpone travel booked after the currently proposed “Hibernation” period (travel starting from 01 January 2021), our standard cancellation fee will apply. This may be amended depending on border closures and/or travel bans being lifted. We recommend that guests wait until 45 days prior to their confirmed date of travel in order to monitor the global status of travel restrictions. Once a booking has been postponed to new dates in 2020 or 2021, our standard cancellation and payment terms and conditions will apply to the new travel dates. The above cancellation terms apply for all African Sunsets Travels’ guided group tours. Confirmed Bookings Travelling 01 May – 31 August 2021 FIT Travel and Private Guided Safaris: For FIT travel and private guided safaris, we will endeavour to apply the same policies, however this is subject to third party supplier negotiation and will be dealt with on a case by case basis. Once a FIT booking or Private guided safari has been postponed to new dates for travel later in 2020 or 2021, any further postponement arrangements prior to 60 days before travel will carry an admin fee of US$ 300 per booking.       New Bookings – Free Cancellation & More Flexibility In order to provide guests and partners with more flexibility and security, we have revised our terms & conditions for new bookings on Guided Private Safaris: Extension of all 2020 rates until 31st December 2021 until further notice. Any bookings made + 90 days prior to arrival, are allowed to be provisionally held for 21 days until further notice. Should we receive a confirmed booking for the spaces hold, we will require you to confirm your booking within 5 days with a deposit being paid. Free cancellation for any new bookings received up to 30 days before travel if reason for cancellation is COVID-19 related (please see details below). In order to confirm a booking, a deposit will be requested as per our standard T&Cs and booking will be 100% refundable for cancellation, less 8% administration and bank fees,  up to 30 days before the date of arrival. Final payment will be requested as per our standard T&C’s. Standard Cancellation Policy for bookings on Guided Private Safaris: 21 days to 29 days prior to departure: 30 % of the total rate 14 days to 20 days prior to departure: 50 % of the total rate 8 days to 13 days prior to departure: 80 % of the total rate Less than 8 days prior to departure: 95 % of the total rate Refund Policy for New Bookings if Cancellation Occurs due to Covid-19 Related Reasons Between confirmation and 30 days prior to arrival: 100 % refund of monies received, less 8% administration and bank fees or credit to the value of money received for postponed / future travel. From 30 days prior to arrival: Cancellation fee will be charged as per above; the outstanding amount will either be refunded or held as credit for future travel. These revised cancellation terms only apply to COVID-19 related reasons for cancellation, these include: The World Health Organisation has not revised the Pandemic status The government in the guest’s country of residence restricts all but essential travel The destinations the guest is travelling to are under official government sanctioned lockdown that prohibits guests from traveling. If some but not all of the destinations are impacted the guest will be offered the option to re-route into other destinations, refunded or held as a credit according to the revised policy. The destinations have no formal lock-down but have closed their border either to international travellers or to travellers from the guest’s country of residence. International flights are cancelled with no alternative routing available for guests to use to reach the destinations in the itinerary. Any reason for cancellation not listed above, African Sunsets Travel Standard Terms & Conditions apply    

Insurance

Clients must have their own travelling insurance

Transport

•Transport based on customized eight-sitter 4WD VAN with pop up roof and UHF Radio •Transport in 4×4 Land cruiser (JEEP) in Tanzania •Extensive and unlimited Game drives.

Others

All Park fees All activities (Unless labeled as optional) All accommodation (Unless listed as upgrade) A professional driver/guide All transportation (Unless labeled as optional) Roundtrip airport transfers Most Meals (As specified in the day-by-day section) Drinking water (On all days)

Guide

Operated with bilingual English-, French-, Spanish or German-speaking local driver-guide throughout the tour. Airport transfers will be operated with English-speaking drivers)

Accommodation

12 night’s hotel accommodation Day 1 Nairobi :Standard Hotel Category = Eka Hotel or similar 04* Day 2-3 Maasai Mara :Standard Hotel Category = Keekorok Lodge or similar 4* Day 4 Lake Nakuru :Standard Hotel Category = Lake Nakuru Lodge or similar 04* Day 5-6 Amboseli :Standard Hotel Category = Ol Tukai Lodge or similar 4* Day 7 Lake Manyara :Standard Hotel Category = Lake Manyara Serena Lodge or similar 4* Day 8-9 Serengeti :Standard Hotel Category = Serengeti Serena Safari Lodge or similar 4* Day 10-11 Ngorongoro :Standard Hotel Category = Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge or similar 4* Day 12 Tarangire :Standard Hotel Category = Tarangire Sopa Lodge or similar 4*

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Flights

No flights included

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Day 1 Arrival In Nairobi
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Arrival In Nairobi

Our guide will be at Jomo Kenyatta Airport to pick you up from your ﬂight. Depending on your arrival time you can visit some of Kenya’s craft markets where you can browse the pottery, carvings, batik, weaving, sculpture, musical instruments, leather and fabrics for sale. Prepare to haggle! All activities today are at your own cost. You will spend the night in the tranquility of Panafric Hotel; ideally located on the outskirts of Nairobi. The rooms have an en-suite bathroom and overlook the tropical gardens. There is a swimming pool to refresh yourself.

Main Destination:Nairobi

Accommodation:Panafric Hotel
Day 2 Nairobi - Maasai Mara National Reserve
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Nairobi - Maasai Mara National Reserve

Nairobi - Maasai Mara National Reserve

Leaving Nairobi after breakfast, travel towards Kenya’s fertile highlands and head down the Rift Escarpment on a road built by Italian prisoners during World War II. Keep an eye out for the charming chapel they built at the foot of the escarpment. As you head across the valley to Narok, pass the futuristic Longonot earth satellite station and then travel through the hypnotising fields of wheat and barley. Reach Maasai Mara and the Keekorok Lodge in time for lunch. Afterwards, indulge in the first game drive. Keekorok is strategically located in the direct path of the annual migration. At the height of the migration, it is surrounded by a swarming mass of animals – you hardly need to go on a game drive! In front of the lodge, wander along a 300-metre-long elevated walkway that meanders through a small riverine forest to a bar. This overlooks a dam where resident hippos and other animals are regularly seen. Breakfast, LAKE MANYlunch and dinner included. Overnight in Maasai Mara.

Mara is an enormous reserve; actually part of the vast Serengeti plains famously known for its spectacular great wildebeest migration and is home of the “Big Five’’ including lion, elephant, leopard, buffalo and rhino You will arrive at the Sarova Mara Game Lodge where you will check-in and have lunch. After lunch you will take off on an afternoon game drive through the park in search of the lion, cheetah, elephant, buffalo and other animals. Later in the evening you will return to the lodge for dinner and your overnight stay.

Accommodation: Keekorok Lodge(lodge located inside Masai Mara NR)

Meals All meals included and Drinking Water (Other drinks not included)
Day 3 Maasai Mara National Reserve (5-6 Hrs On Game Drives)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Maasai Mara National Reserve (5-6 Hrs On Game Drives)

After breakfast you can be one of only a few fortunate people to glide in a Hot Air Balloon over the Mara Plains. This optional activity is an additional cost of $ 450 by pre-arrangement). Experience ﬂoating silently above the awakening bush while spotting wildlife and enjoying the amazing scenery of Africa, across rivers and over numerous small villages. After this optional balloon ride, the search for great predators and perhaps even cubs continues during an extensive game drive after lunch.

On the plains, enormous herds of grazing animals, plus the elusive cheetah and leopard hiding amidst acacia boughs can be seen. During your stay you also have an optional opportunity to visit a village of the Maasai people where you will witness singing and dancing; part of their daily lives and sacred rituals. A glimpse into their homes and social structure is a poignant experience. Later in the evening you will return to the lodge for dinner and your overnight stay.

Accommodation: Keekorok Lodge(lodge located inside Masai Mara NR)

Meals All meals included and Drinking Water (Other drinks not included)
Day 4 Maasai Mara – Lake Nakuru National Park (315 Km – 6 Hrs)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Maasai Mara – Lake Nakuru National Park (315 Km – 6 Hrs)

Bid farewell to the Maasai Mara after breakfast and travel across the ‘breadbasket’ of Kenya. Wheat and barley plantations dominate the landscape as you head north to Narok, the district headquarters of this part of Maasailand. Cross the vast plains on the floor of the Great Rift Valley and look for giraffes and gazelle as you head up the Mau Escarpment. Arrive at Lake Nakuru at midday.

The waters often have a shimmering pink color, from the thousands of flamingos that line its shores. After lunch, depart for an afternoon game drive in Lake Nakuru National Park. Like all the beautiful flamingos, both black and white rhino are being carefully protected and given a new lease of life in this fully fenced 188-square-kilometer park. The rhino population numbers more than 50 and continues to grow. The Rothschild’s giraffe is another rarity, and the park has its fair share of buffaloes, leopards, zebras, elands, waterbucks, and lions. Lush gardens surround the lodge and cottages, and there is an exciting programme of activities and evening entertainment. Breakfast, lunch and dinner included. Overnight at Lake Nakuru.

Overnight: Lake Nakuru Lodge or similar

Meals Included: All meals Included
Day 5 Lake Nakuru – Amboseli National Park (405Km – 7 Hrs)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Lake Nakuru – Amboseli National Park (405Km – 7 Hrs)

In and around Amboseli National Park

Rise early for breakfast before continuing the adventure with a drive south for a boat ride on Lake Naivasha. Providing habitat for hundreds of bird species and hippos, the lake is located at one of the highest elevations in the Rift Valley. Leave it behind, as the tour proceeds towards Nairobi for a picnic lunch. Head south to Amboseli National Park, arriving at Ol Tukai Lodge by late afternoon. The lodge lies at the heart of the park, which is itself at the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa. This area is considered one of the best spots for viewing elephants at close range. At Ol Tukai Lodge, cottage-style accommodation spreads out on either side of the main lodge. The architecture features lots of wood, local stone, and slate. Each room has an uninterrupted view of either the wetlands or Kilimanjaro. There is a relaxing swimming pool shaped like a number eight and plenty of sun loungers. Breakfast, lunch and dinner included. Overnight at Amboseli.

Overnight: Ol Tukai Lodge Amboseli

Meals: All Meals Included
Day 6 Amboseli National Park (5-6 Hrs On Game Drives)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Amboseli National Park (5-6 Hrs On Game Drives)

After breakfast you will check-out and drive to Amboseli National Park. The Park is famous for the large herds of elephants and the majestic view of Mt. Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa. You will arrive at Amboseli Ol tukai Lodge where you will have lunch. After lunch is served you will have time to relax or enjoy the sun heated swimming pool before leaving for another game drive in the afternoon.

You will be back in good time for a warm shower or a cocktail before dinner is served and then you will turn in for the night.

Main Destination:Amboseli National Park

Overnight: Ol Tukai Lodge Amboseli

Meals: All Meals Included
Day 7 Amboseli – Lake Manyara National Park (350Km – 6.5 Hrs)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Amboseli – Lake Manyara National Park (350Km – 6.5 Hrs)

After breakfast, make the short journey to the border with Tanzania and then head to the city of Arusha for lunch. In the afternoon, depart Arusha and pass through the Maasai Steppe, a landscape dotted by many picturesque tribal villages as well as maize, coffee, and banana plantations. Turn north-west at the town of Makuyuni and continue through a scenic escarpment that brings you to Lake Manyara Serena Lodge. The magnificent lodge is perched on the edge of the Rift Valley and boasts mesmerising views over the distant Lake Manyara. The African-style lodges are grouped around a dramatic infinity pool, which is accessed via a bridge over a small stream. Slightly above the pool are the central dining room, a bar and a charming veranda. All these are located on the very edge of a cliff that overlooks the lake, the pool, and the observation point. The accommodation itself is in two-storey thatched rondavels, which are dotted along the edge of the cliff. All have captivating views of the lake. Breakfast, lunch and dinner included. Overnight at Lake Manyara.

Overnight: Lake Manyara Serena Lodge or similar 4*

Meals: All Meals Included
Day 8 Lake Manyara – Serengeti National Park (250Km – 5 Hrs)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Lake Manyara – Serengeti National Park (250Km – 5 Hrs)

After a tasty breakfast in Lake Manyara National Park, indulge in a thrilling game drive. This park is famous for its varied birdlife – notably flamingos – in the wet season and large mammal viewing in the dry season. Tree-climbing lions, large-tusked elephants, and one-and-a-half-tonne hippos are among the denizens of this fascinating park. Return to the lodge for lunch and then head north-west, to the north of Ngorongoro Conservation Area, driving across the hilly countryside of the highlands. From here, lie the vast plains of the Serengeti, where you’ll hopefully start spotting game well before you enter the park. Accommodation is in the Serengeti Serena Safari Lodge, which is located near the famous Western Corridor and River Grumeti. The lodge has been designed to blend completely into the living landscape and features rondavels, which are cooled by groves of acacia trees and watered by sparkling streams. On the edge of the ridge is an infinity pool, which looks out over the ‘endless plains’ after which the Serengeti is named. Breakfast, lunch and dinner included. Overnight in Serengeti.

Overnight: Serengeti Serena Lodge or similar 4*

Meals: All Meals Included
Day 9 Serengeti National Park (5-6 Hrs On Game Drives)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Serengeti National Park (5-6 Hrs On Game Drives)

The Serengeti is famed for being home to millions of animals and the annual Great Migration of wildebeests, zebras, and gazelles. Yes, the dramatic landscapes in which the wildlife prowls are themselves worthy of admiration. Riverine forests and woodlands, rocky outcrops called kopjes, and an imposing volcano are just some of the backdrops in which the animals can be spotted during the morning and afternoon game drives. With some luck, here you will see the Big Five and, with great luck, the harder-to-spot species grouped as the Little Five: the antlion, the rhino beetle, the elephant shrew, the buffalo weaver, and the leopard tortoise. Breakfast, lunch and dinner included Overnight in Serengeti.

Overnight: Serengeti Serena Lodge or similar 4*

Meals: All Meals Included
Day 10 Serengeti National Park – Ngorongoro Crater (200Km – 4 Hrs)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Serengeti National Park – Ngorongoro Crater (200Km – 4 Hrs)

After breakfast you will check-out and depart for the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. There will be a stopover at Olduvai Gorge where the anthropologists Drs. Lois and Mary Leakey discovered the skulls of both the ’”Nutcracker and HandyMan”, very signiﬁcant links in the chain of human evolution.

You will arrive at the The Rhino Lodge in time for lunch and then spend the afternoon at leisure. Later you will have dinner and then turn in for the night.

Accommodation: Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge

Meals: All meals included
Day 11 Ngorongoro Crater (5-6 Hrs On Game Drives)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Ngorongoro Crater (5-6 Hrs On Game Drives)

A spellbinding experience awaits you this morning as you explore what is considered to be the world’s largest wildlife zoo. After breakfast, descend through the early morning mists to the basin of the crater, some 600 metres below the rim, for a picnic lunch. The Ngorongoro Crater is the world’s largest intact volcanic caldera and due to its size – it has a diameter of 19km – and diversity, the crater floor features distinct areas that range from forests, swamps, lakes and springs to open grasslands and sandy dunes. The crater has traditionally been inhabited by the Maasai people, who share it with more than 25,000 wild animals, including black rhinos, wildebeests, zebras, eland, gazelles, lions, leopards, elephants, buffalo, spotted hyenas, jackals, cheetahs, and many more. It’s an awesome wildlife experience. Return to the lodge in the late afternoon. Breakfast, lunch and dinner included Overnight in Ngorongoro.

Accommodation: Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge

Meals: All meals included
Day 12 Ngorongoro Crater – Tarangire National Park (200Km – 4 Hrs)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Ngorongoro Crater – Tarangire National Park (200Km – 4 Hrs)

Depart the Ngorongoro Crater after breakfast and head south-east towards Lake Manyara, Mto Wa Mbu village and Tarangire National Park. Through the highlands and the Karatu district, pass scenic wheat plains and coffee plantations, journeying down a spectacular escarpment before arriving at the park and on to Tarangire Sopa Lodge. Enjoy a game drive en-route. After lunch, the remainder of the afternoon is spent on a game drive of the park, which is home of one of the greatest concentration of elephants in Africa and other game, including zebras and lions. More than 550 bird species can be spotted here as well. Surrounded by ancient baobab trees, the lodge is almost hidden among the kopjes of the national park. A broad veranda wraps itself around the lodge and offers prime viewing over a waterhole below which fills during the dry season and becomes a magnet to wildlife.. Breakfast, lunch and dinner included. Overnight at Tarangire.

Accommodation: Tarangire Sopa Lodge or similar 4*

Meals: All meals included
Day 13 Tarangire National Park – Deapart Nairobi (160Km – 3 Hrs)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Tarangire National Park – Deapart Nairobi (160Km – 3 Hrs)

Say goodbye to Tarangire after breakfast and drive to Arusha, arriving in time for lunch. Continue to Nairobi in the afternoon and onto a central Nairobi restaurant for dinner, before drop off at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.

Flights to be booked from 11:00 pm onwards.

Tour ends in Nairobi

Meals: Breakfast

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The Great Kenya & Tanzania Private Circuit - 13 Days Safari

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Arrival In Nairobi

Nairobi - Maasai Mara National Reserve

Maasai Mara National Reserve (5-6 Hrs On Game Drives)

Maasai Mara – Lake Nakuru National Park (315 Km – 6 Hrs)

Lake Nakuru – Amboseli National Park (405Km – 7 Hrs)

Amboseli National Park (5-6 Hrs On Game Drives)

Amboseli – Lake Manyara National Park (350Km – 6.5 Hrs)

Lake Manyara – Serengeti National Park (250Km – 5 Hrs)

Serengeti National Park (5-6 Hrs On Game Drives)

Serengeti National Park – Ngorongoro Crater (200Km – 4 Hrs)

Ngorongoro Crater (5-6 Hrs On Game Drives)

Ngorongoro Crater – Tarangire National Park (200Km – 4 Hrs)

Tarangire National Park – Deapart Nairobi (160Km – 3 Hrs)

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