Best of East Africa

Breakfast and Lunch at Mount Meru Hotel. After Lunch drive through the Ngorongoro Highlands to your lodge situated in Karatu just outside the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. The crater covers over 102 square miles (250 square kilometers) of land and is the home of the rare black rhino, prides of lion, elephant, cheetah and great herds of buffalo, antelope and wildebeest. Lunch at Ngorongoro Farm House. Afternoon at Leisure. Dinner and overnight at a Ngorongoro Farm House or similar

Today you will drive to Ngorongoro Conservation Area and descend over 600 meters to the floor of the crater for a day crater tour. Explore the forest areas that are inhabited by Monkeys and Elephants, the lake area, where you may see the Flamingos and the open savannah where the Lions hunt for food. Picnic lunches will be served in the crater. Late afternoon drive back to Ngorongoro Farm House or similar for dinner and overnight

After breakfast, drive to Olduvai Gorge, the site of Louis and Mary Leakey’s renowned archaeological discoveries. Their findings include some of the man’s earliest known ancestral remains. Continue to Serengeti National Park in time for lunch. This enormous park supports every variety of animal imaginable – from large predators such as Lion, Leopard and Cheetah to the smaller herbivores they prey on. Afternoon game drive. Overnight at Serengeti Sopa Lodge or similar

Today you spend the whole day on game drive in this National Park, which is rich with all different species of animals. To give you a better chance of seeing the big five (Lion, Elephant, Leopard, Buffalo and Rhino) you will carry a picnic lunch with you and spend the full day in the Serengeti National Park. Dinner and overnight at Serengeti Sopa lodge or similar

Breakfast at your lodge. Drive to Lake Manyara, a mineral lake lying in the Rift Valley. Lunch at Kirurumu Tented Lodge. In the afternoon game drive in Lake Manyara National Park, the home of the so-called ‘Tree Lions’. Apart from the varied types of landscape, including jungle, swamp and savanna, there are also a large variety of animals, including Giraffe, Zebra, Elephant, Gazelle, Hippos, Monkeys and about 350 different species of birds. Dinner and overnight in Kirurumu Tented Lodge or similar

After breakfast drive with lunch box via Tarakea or Namanga border. Lunch en-route to Amboseli. Afternoon game drive in Amboseli national park. Dinner and overnight at Oltukai Lodge or similar

Early breakfast. Depart for full day in Amboseli National Park with picnic lunch. Late Afternoon return to the lodge. This is the best place to view Mt. Kilimanjaro. Optional Bush Walt or Sundowner (at extra cost). Dinner and overnight at Oltukai lodge or similar

After breakfast drive to Lake Naivasha to arrive at Lake Naivasha Simba Lodge in time for Lunch. Afternoon at leisure with an optional boat ride in the lake. Dinner and overnight at Naivasha Simba Lodge or similar

After breakfast, you will drive past the extinct volcano of Mt. Longonot and Suswa into the homelands of the Masai. The Maasai Mara, located on Kenya’s southern border with Tanzania, constitutes the northern stretch of the Serengeti and has the richest concentration of animals in Kenya. After lunch at the Mara Serena Lodge, you will have the opportunity to observe the unique world of the Maasai Mara. Dinner and overnight at the Mara Serena Lodge or similar

You will spend a full day on a game drive, which will take you through the vast plains of the Masai Mara searching for the “Big Five”: Elephant, Rhino, Buffalo, Lion and Leopard. For lunch, you will return to the Mara Serena Lodge. Dinner and overnight at the Mara Serena Lodge or similar

Your journey will take you straight to Lake Nakuru, which is notorious for its flocks of Flamingos and Pelicans. The park also boasts over 30 Rhinos as well as a large population of Leopards. Lunch at the Sarova Lion Hill Lodge will be followed by an afternoon game drive in the park. Dinner and overnight at the Sarova Lionhill Lodge or similar

Your day will start with an early morning game drive through the Lake Nakuru National Park. After breakfast at Sarova Lionhill Lodge you will drive a short distance to Nairobi lunch at the Carnivore Restaurant and transfer to JKIA Airport or your hotel.