Kenya & Tanzania: A Classic Safari

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Detailed Trip Description

Embark on an unforgettable adventure when you join this tour for our Tanzania and Kenya safari to East Africa's renowned game reserves and national parks. Observe huge herds roaming the vast savanna of the Serengeti, the abundant bird life of Lake Manyara, the lost world in Ngorongoro Crater, and rare species in Samburu National Reserve. You could readily encounter Africa's Big Five - the lion, the leopard, the elephant, the buffalo and the rhinoceros - in their natural environment, but your biggest thrill may be the included hot air balloon ride at dawn over the Masai Mara. Travel in exclusive tour safari vehicles, and stay in lovely tented camps and safari lodges on this Tanzania and Kenya safari.

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Trip Itinerary

Day 1 - Arusha, Tanzania

 
Arusha – Tanzania's safari gateway.
Airport Transfers

Tour begins: Serena Mountain Village, Arusha. Tauck’s Tanzania and Kenya safari begins at Kilimanjaro International Airport in Arusha, the safari gateway city. A transfer is included from Kilimanjaro International Airport to your hotel, the Serena Mountain Village at the foot of Mount Meru, the second-highest mountain in Tanzania.

Arusha, Tanzania Airport Transfers picture
Hotels

Lodging: Serena Mountain Village, Arusha, Lake Duluti, Tanzania.


Day 2 - Tanzania

 
Flamingoes at Lake Manyara National Park.
Safari

The vast Serengeti beckons as you embark on a four-night safari in Tanzania, and a five-night Kenya safari.

Tanzania Safari picture
National Parks

Take your first game drive through Lake Manyara National Park, renowned among birders for huge flocks of pink flamingoes, as well as giraffes, baboons, hippos, and elephants.

Safari

Arrive in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, populated by an estimated 30,000 large mammals.

Hotels

Your lodge is on the Ngorongoro Crater rim overlooking the caldera below, an excellent spot for our welcome reception and dinner.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner.
Lodging: Ngorongoro Serena Lodge, Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania.


Day 3 - Tanzania

 
Wildlife in "Garden of Eden".
Safari

Thought by some to be Africa’s original “Garden of Eden,” Ngorongoro Crater is one of the largest calderas in the world and contains a variety of ecosystems and an astounding concentration of birds and animals. Your four-wheel drive vehicle provides an excellent mobile viewing platform when encountering massive herds of zebras, wildebeests, and gazelles. This area affords an opportunity to spot the Big Five – elephant, leopard, lion, buffalo, and rhinoceros. Enjoy a picnic lunch in the crater.

Hotels

Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner.
Lodging: Ngorongoro Serena Lodge, Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania.


Day 4 - Tanzania

 
Early man at Olduvai Gorge.
Safari

Study the history of mankind at Olduvai Gorge, where archaeologists Louis and Mary Leakey discovered the fossilized remains of the earliest known man, an estimated 1.8 million years old. Continue wildlife viewing while driving the rough dirt roads across the plains to your safari lodge in the Serengeti, which was inspired by Masai tribal dwellings.

Hotels

Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner.
Lodging: Serengeti Serena Safari Lodge, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania.


Day 5 - Tanzania

 
The Serengeti summons.
National Parks

Morning and afternoon game drives take you into the vast Serengeti savanna. Sightings could include lions, zebras, hyenas, leopards, cheetahs, elephants, black rhinoceros, hippos, buffaloes, jackals, gazelles, and giraffes. When the sunset paints the sky in the evening, enjoy the show from the luxury of your lodge in Serengeti National Park.

Hotels

Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner.
Lodging: Serengeti Serena Safari Lodge, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania.


Day 6 - Nairobi, Kenya

 
From creatures to city-dwellers.
Commercial Flights

Leave Tanzania and the Serengeti behind as you fly to Nairobi, Kenya’s bustling capital city, for the start of your Kenya safari.

Sightseeing

Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner.
A sightseeing tour includes an enchanting visit to the Karen Blixen House and Museum, where much of "Out of Africa" was filmed. You’ll have a chance to greet the Rothschild giraffes at the Giraffe Centre on the property, which is now a self-sustaining natural sanctuary for these endearing animals.

Hotels

Tonight, enjoy the big city charm of the Nairobi Serena Hotel.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Lodging: Nairobi Serena Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya


Day 7 - Samburu, Kenya

 
Spectacular Samburu.
Commercial Flights

Fly off to yet another African world on your Kenya safari today as you journey to the rather desert-like landscape of the Samburu Reserve in northern Kenya.

Safari

A game drive offering the opportunity to spot some of the wild local residents in their natural habitats follows your arrival at the Samburu Serena Safari Lodge for a two-night stay.

Hotels

Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner.
Lodging: Samburu Serena Safari Lodge, Samburu National Reserve, Kenya.


Day 8 - Samburu, Kenya

 
Samburu Surprises.
Safari

Your Kenya safari continues as you embark on early morning and late afternoon game drives. Samburu National Reserve residents include storks, hippos, leopards, gazelle, and crocodiles. If you’re lucky, you could spot some of Africa’s rarest game, such as the long-necked gerenuk antelope, the Somali ostrich, the shy oryx beisa, and the reticulated giraffe. And keep an eye out for the Grevy’s zebra, the largest of the zebras found only in northern Kenya. It is widely believed that Grevy’s zebra was the “hippotigris” of the ancient Roman circus.

Hotels

Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Lodging: Samburu Serena Safari Lodge, Samburu National Reserve, Kenya


Day 9 - Nanyuki, Kenya

 
Lifestyles of the illustrious.
Safari

On the way to a special treat on your Kenya safari, discover how local villagers tend sheep and spin their wool into rugs and garments. Then you’re off to the former retreat of actor William Holden and playground of such illustrious members such as Winston Churchill and Bing Crosby. Now, the world-famous Mount Kenya Safari Club will warmly welcome you for the next two nights. This exceptional hotel set high on the side of a mountain offers all sorts of pleasant diversions. And, we’ve included admission to William Holden’s Mount Kenya Animal Orphanage.

Hotels

Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Lodging: Mount Kenya Safari Club, Nanyuki, Kenya


Day 10 - Nanyuki, Kenya

 
Coffee Capers.
Sightseeing

Tour a thriving coffee plantation with the owners to learn the story of coffee from the bean to the cup before returning to the Mount Kenya Safari Club for leisure time to spend as you please.

Hotels

Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner.
Lodging: Mount Kenya Safari Club, Nanyuki, Kenya.


Day 11 - Kenya

 
The magical Masai Mara.
Commercial Flights

Fly to the Masai Mara Game Reserve in southern Kenya.

Safari

Spend the afternoon becoming acquainted with the luxurious Mara Safari Club, your home for the next two nights.

Sightseeing

This afternoon, leave camp for a game drive in search of animals that make their homes here; perhaps you’ll see lions, antelopes, elephants and zebras going about their business.

Hotels

Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner.
Lodging: Mara Safari Club, Masai Mara Game Reserve, Kenya


Day 12 - Kenya

 
Up, up and away over Masai Mara.
Safari

Today will be one that you’ll always remember as you arise before dawn to board a hot air balloon and float over the awakening plains below as the sun rises. When you land, a special champagne breakfast will be awaiting you right there in the bush – spectacular isn’t quite strong enough a word to describe such an experience! Back on the ground, look for lions, warthogs, gazelles and giraffes – and the other animals you’ve come to love – during your final game drive this afternoon.

Hotels

Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner.
Lodging: Mara Safari Club, Masai Mara Game Reserve, Kenya.


Day 13 - Nairobi, Kenya

 
Homeward Bound.
Commercial Flights

Fly to Nairobi, where a day room has been reserved for you at the Nairobi Serena Hotel.

Hotels

Before heading to the airport for your flight home, please join us for a farewell dinner. Lord Errol Restaurant. We wish you a safe and pleasant journey home.
Meals: Breakfast.
Day Lodging: Nairobi Serena Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya

Airport Transfers

Tour ends at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi.


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