14 Day Kenya and Tanzania Safari

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• Round trip flights NYC Nairobi
  Other departure cities available. Click on date of departure for selection and prices
• Airline taxes & fuel surcharges
• Intra flights
• 11 nights First Class accommodations
• 2 nights <, Nairobi
• 2 nights <, Samburu National Reserve
• 2 nights <, Kigio Wildlife Conservancy
• 2 nights <, Masai Mara Reserve
• 2 nights <, Ngorongoro Conservation Area
• 1 night <, Tarangire National Park
• All transfers
• 31 meals: 11 buffet breakfasts, 10 lunches, 10 dinners
• Restaurant tips throughout tour
• Sightseeing per itinerary in modern 7 seater safari van
• Services of English speaking driver guide
• National Park Fees

Special Features

• Tented camps comfortably furnished with modern amenities
• Safari Game Drives
• Guided nature walk & lecture by naturalist
• Community visit
• Karen Blixen Museum & Giraffe Center
• Dinner at Carnivore Restaurant
• Bottled water with all lunches and dinners

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Day DAY 1: Depart the USA
Depart the USA to Kenya. Your flight includes meals, drinks, and in flight entertainment for your journey

Day DAY 2: Arrive in Nairobi
Arrive in Nairobi and transfer to your hotel. Balance of the day at leisure
Overnight: Nairobi

Day DAY 3: Samburu National Park
After breakfast, head north for Samburu National Park, a spectacular sixty square mile reserve home to crocodiles, zebra and giraffe. Arrive to your lodge for a late lunch. This afternoon join an afternoon game drive through the rugged landscape. Unlike the majority of Kenya's flat terrain, Samburu features arid hills leading to the lush forested ravine of the Ewaso Nyiro River. It is along these riverbanks, that the majority of game gather for the promise of water. At sunset, return to camp for dinner
Overnight: Samburu National Park
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day DAY 4: Morning and Afternoon Game Drives
Depart early this morning for a game drive through Samburu. You may have the chance to see a desert lion, an ostrich, or even a family of elephants wandering the hills. Return to your lodge in the late morning for a brief rest and lunch. This afternoon enjoy another game drive through the park. This evening, you will be treated to a lecture by a Samburu naturalist discussing the beliefs and traditions of this tribe living in the northern foothills of Mount Kenya
Overnight: Samburu National Park
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day DAY 5: Great Rift Valley*
This morning, drive southwest past the Aberdares Mountain range to the Great Rift Valley. Check into your camp located in the private Kigio Wildlife Conservancy, a 3,500 acre park home to Rothschild giraffe, buffalo, gazelle, hyena and hippos. This afternoon, enjoy a guided nature walk to learn about wildlife footprints and medicinal plants. After dinner this evening, depart for an exciting nighttime game drive
Overnight: Kigio Wildlife Conservancy
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day DAY 6: Community Visit and Game Drive*
After breakfast this morning, depart for Lake Nakuru National Park where you will enjoy a game drive and break for a picnic lunch. Best known for its flamingos, Lake Nakuru is also home to rhino and the elusive leopard. In the afternoon on your return from Lake Nakuru you will visit a local community where you will have the opportunity to participate in an interactive jewelry making class taught by a local woman's group. Afterward, return to camp for dinner and the evening at leisure
Overnight: Kigio Wildlife Conservancy
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day DAY 7: Masai Mara
Depart early this morning for the Masai Mara National Reserve. Located in the southwest corner of Kenya, the park is most famous for the wildebeest migration which takes place every year from July through October. The breathtaking savannahs of the park are a stunning backdrop to a diverse and abundant wildlife population throughout the year. Enjoy lunch at your camp, and depart for an afternoon game drive until sunset
Optional: Maasai Village Visit (PM)
Overnight: Masai Mara Game Reserve
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day DAY 8: Full Day Game Drive
This morning depart early for a full day game drive through the Masai Mara. The park is home to the “Big Five” (lions, elephants, buffalo, leopard and rhinos), as well as antelopes, gazelles, hippos and a variety of bird life. This evening, return to camp and relax as you enjoy the sunset on your final night in the Mara
Optional: Sunrise Balloon Safari & Breakfast (AM)
Overnight: Masai Mara Game Reserve
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day DAY 9: Karen Blixen Museum and Giraffe Center
Today, bid farewell to the Mara and return to Nairobi. This afternoon visit the Karen Blixen Museum and Giraffe Center, named after the author of the famous memoir Out of Africa. Today the center is a successful breeding ground for Rothschild giraffes. Here you will learn about the conservation efforts, and have the opportunity to view and feed the giraffes. This evening enjoy a sumptuous feast at Carnivore Restaurant, featuring an exotic variety of meats prepared over charcoal grills and served table side. After dinner, transfer to your hotel
Overnight: Nairobi
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

Day DAY 10: Fly to Tanzania & Lake Manyara Game Drive
This morning transfer to the airport to your flight to Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. Upon arrival, board your safari vehicle and head west to Lake Manyara National Park. The park is located approximately two and a half hours away from Kilimanjaro, and is an excellent place for an introductory game ride in Tanzania. The entrance to the park is a lush forest fed by underground springs, which eventually gives way to the arid flood plains surrounding the lake. The lake is home to more than 400 species of birds, and provides fresh water to the buffalo, warthog, elephant and giraffe that roam the plains. If you are lucky, you may even spot the illusive tree climbing lions. Continue on to your lodge this evening located just outside the Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Overnight: Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day DAY 11: Ngorongoro Crater Game Drive
After breakfast, depart for your tour of the Ngorongoro Crater, the largest intact caldera in the world. The unique geography of the crater forms a natural enclosure for the lions, elephants, and hyenas that stay on the basin floor year round. During the summer, the famous wildebeest migration passes through this area filling the plains with well over a million of these breathtaking animals. Return to your lodge in the late afternoon
Overnight: Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day DAY 12: Tarangire National Park Game Drive
This morning, drive south towards Tarangire National Park and arrive at your lodge for lunch. This afternoon join a game drive through the park. Tarangire is famous for its large population of elephants, and is an excellent park to observe leopards, pythons and a variety of bird life
Overnight: Tarangire National Park
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day DAY 13: Fly to Nairobi and depart for the USA
This morning drive to Arusha. Stop at the KIA Lodge for lunch and enjoy the spectacular views of Kilimanjaro Mountain. Transfer to the airport for your flight to Nairobi. Upon arrival to Nairobi, connect to your overnight international flight
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Day DAY 14: Arrive to the USA
Today your journey ends as you arrive home to the USA

Touring Date	Land Only	Land + Air	Single (Land Only)	Single (Land + Air)
5/23/2012 - 6/5/2012	$3,899
6/6/2012 - 6/19/2012	$4,199
6/13/2012 - 6/26/2012	$4,199
6/20/2012 - 7/3/2012	$4,349
6/27/2012 - 7/10/2012	$4,349
7/11/2012 - 7/24/2012	$4,549
7/18/2012 - 7/31/2012	$4,549
7/25/2012 - 8/7/2012	$4,549
8/1/2012 - 8/14/2012	$4,549
8/8/2012 - 8/21/2012	$4,549
8/15/2012 - 8/28/2012	$4,549
8/22/2012 - 9/4/2012	$4,549
8/29/2012 - 9/11/2012	$4,549
9/5/2012 - 9/18/2012	$4,549
9/12/2012 - 9/25/2012	$4,549
9/19/2012 - 10/2/2012	$4,549
9/26/2012 - 10/9/2012	$4,549
10/3/2012 - 10/16/2012	$4,549
10/10/2012 - 10/23/2012	$4,549
10/17/2012 - 10/30/2012	$4,549
10/24/2012 - 11/6/2012	$4,549
11/7/2012 - 11/20/2012	$4,349
11/14/2012 - 11/27/2012	$4,349
11/21/2012 - 12/4/2012	$4,349
12/5/2012 - 12/18/2012	$4,349
Note: Departures appearing above in green are guaranteed to operate by the tour operator.
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Hotel Information:

Kigio Wildlife Camp
Siana Springs
Hotel Intercontinental Nairobi
Lake Naivasha Sopa Resort
Samburu Intrepids
Samburu Sopa Lodge
Ngorongoro Farm House
Tloma Lodge
Tarangire Sopa Lodge

*Not Included:
Optional tours and gratuities.

Additional Information:
Land only price does not include arrival transfer, but does include flights Nairobi Kilimanjaro Nairobi.

Passengers should select flights on Day 13 from Nairobi that depart no earlier than 7:30 pm.

April 25 departure will be accommodated at the Tloma Lodge in Ngorongoro, Tanzania.

Jun 20 and Sep 12 departures will be accommodated at the Naivasha Sopa Resort in Naivasha, Nakuru.

Aug 1, Aug 30, Sep 12 and Oct 10 departures will be accommodated at the Samburu Sopa Lodge in Samburu National Reserve

Due to limited space in safari vehicles, please pack your belongings in a soft sided bag. Traditional suitcases with rigid frames or hard plastic sides should not be used.

Please note, all passport holders should have four or more entirely blank (unstamped) visa pages in their passport when traveling to Kenya & Tanzania. Click here for more information.

Passengers traveling to Tanzania must carry proof of yellow fever vaccination.

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