Day 1
Monday
Aberdares
On arrival in Nairobi, transfer to the Somak Safari Lounge,
where you can freshen up and store any additional luggage
before departing for the Aberdares (180 km - approximately
4 hours). Arrive in time for lunch and spend the afternoon
relaxing, or on a nature walk (weather permitting).
Overnight : Aberdare Country Club. (l,d)
Day 2
Tuesday
Samburu
Drive to the Samburu National Reserve (360 km –
approximately 6 hours). Lunch at the lodge. Late afternoon
game drive. Overnight: Ashnil Samburu Camp. (b,l,d)
Day 3
Wednesday
Samburu
Morning and late afternoon game drives. Overnight:
Ashnil Samburu Camp. (b,l,d)
Day 4
Thursday
Aberdares
Drive to the slopes of Mount Kenya and check in to
Mountain Lodge (240 km – approximately 3 hours 30
minutes). Spend the afternoon viewing game from the
lodge or join an optional nature walk led by a local guide
(payable locally and weather permitting). Overnight:
Serena Mountain Lodge. (b,l,d)
Day 5
Friday
Lake Nakuru
After breakfast drive to Lake Nakuru (240 km –
approximately 4 hours). Lunch at the lodge before enjoying
an afternoon game drive, with possible sightings of rhino.
Overnight: Lake Naivasha Sopa Lodge. (b,l,d)
Day 6
Saturday
Masai Mara
After an early breakfast drive through the Great Rift Valley
and into the Masai Mara (370 km – approximately 7 hours).
Lunch en route to your lodge. A late afternoon game drive.
Overnight: Ashnil Mara Camp. (b,l,d)
Day 7
Sunday
Masai Mara
Enjoy an early morning game drive followed by breakfast
at the lodge, or an early morning balloon flight over the
Mara followed by a ‘bubbly’ bush breakfast (optional
extra). Spend the rest of the day relaxing before a late
afternoon game drive. Overnight: Ashnil Mara Camp.
(b,l,d)
Day 8
Monday
Arusha
Drive to Nairobi for lunch (360 km - approximately 6
hours), or lunch in the Mara and fly by light aircraft to
Nairobi (optional extra, 15kg luggage allowance). Transfer
to Nairobi airport for an evening flight to Kilimanjaro.
Overnight : Lake Duluti Serena Hotel. (b,d)
Day 9
Tuesday
Lake Manyara
After breakfast drive to Lake Manyara National Park,
famous for its tree-climbing lions (150 km – approximately
2.5 hours). Your lodge commands panoramic views across
the floor of the Great Rift Valley. Here you have time to
relax before an afternoon game drive. Overnight: Lake
Manyara Serena Lodge. (b,l,d)
Day 10
Wednesday
Serengeti
Drive to the world-famous Serengeti National Park
with game viewing en route (235 km – approximately 5
hours). Overnight: Serengeti Serena Lodge. (b,l,d)
Day 11
Thursday
Serengeti
Enjoy an early morning game drive followed by breakfast
at the lodge, or an early morning balloon flight over the
Serengeti followed by a ‘bubbly’ bush breakfast (optional
extra). Later enjoy an afternoon game drive. Overnight:
Serengeti Serena Lodge. (b,l,d)
Day 12
Friday
Ngorongoro
Drive to the Ngorongoro Crater (200 km – approximately
4 hours) via Olduvai Gorge, and check in to your lodge
which is perched on the jagged rim of the Crater. The
afternoon is at leisure. Overnight: Ngorongoro Serena
Lodge. (b,l,d)
Day 13
Saturday
Ngorongoro
Drive down into the Crater for a half-day of game viewing.
This extinct volcano plays host to wildebeest, zebras,
buffaloes, gazelles, elephants, rhinos and big cats. Visit a
local Masai village (time permitting). Overnight:
Ngorongoro Serena Lodge. (b,l,d)
Day 14
Sunday
Extension or Home
Drive to Arusha (200 km – approximately
3.5 hours). Lunch at a local restaurant. Transfer to the
airport for your flight to Nairobi. Proceed with your
chosen extension (see ‘where next’) or return home. (b,l)
Alternatively, there is the option to fly directly from Arusha
to Zanzibar for your beach extension (optional extra –
15kg luggage allowance).
Where Next
Complement your The Great Migration with a beach
stay on the Kenya Coast, Zanzibar, Seychelles or
Mauritius. Gorilla trekking in Rwanda or Uganda is a
superb addition to a safari – see pages 82-87.
We cannot fault anything, it has been very
well organised. We would recommend this trip
to friends and family.
Jenny Higgins
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The Great Migration
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Safari by road – Kenya & Tanzania
This magnificent tour combines a popular safari in Kenya with one of our best selling safaris in Tanzania.
It includes key areas of the migration path between the Serengeti and the Masai Mara, and you may even
be lucky enough to witness one of nature’s great events, the Great Wildebeest Migration.
Serengeti •
Samburu
Nakuru
Ngorongoro •
Arusha
Dar es Salaam
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• Nairobi
Manyara
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