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On this unique safari, in addition to the three most popular sites in all of east Africa, The Mara, Serengeti and The Crater you will spend some time on the shores of beautiful Lake Victoria. The lake is a Great Rift Valley Lake and one of the largest. After departing the lake we head a short distance to the east where you enter the Serengeti National Park. From this entrance you will feel like you have the Park to yourself as there is not much tourism is this sector of the Park
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| Duration: |
10 Day Safari |
| Location: |
Kenya / Tanzania |
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| Category: |
Game viewing/adventure |
| Tour Code: |
SIM 950 |
| Price: |
$4968 |
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Travel Recap: |
| Day 1 |
Your Journey begins...
On arrival at Nairobi's Jomo Kenyatta Airport meet and transfer to the Fairview Country Lodge for overnight on B&B basis
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| Day 2 |
Masai Mara
The Masai Mara consists of open grasslands with patches of acacia woodland, thickets, and riverina forests. In the dry season from July through October the reserve is a major concentration area for herbivores.
The Masai Mara is Kenya's finest wildlife sanctuary. Everything about this reserve is outstanding. The wildlife is abundant and the gentle rolling grassland ensures that animals are never out of sight. Birds too are prolific, including migrant birds and 57 species of birds of prey.
The first sight of this park is breathtaking. Here the great herds of shuffling elephants browse among the rich tree-studded grasslands with an occasional sighting of a solitary and ill-tempered rhino, Thompson's and Grant's gazelle, topi and eland and many more species of plains' game offer a rich choice of food for the dominant predators; lion, leopard and cheetah which hunt ing this pristine wilderness.
In the Mara River, hippos submerge at the approach of a vehicle only to surface seconds later to snort and grumble their displeasure. The main attraction in the Masai Mara is when a large number of wildebeest and zebra migrate from the Serengeti National Park and enter the Masai Mara around the end of July drawn by the sweet grass raised by the long rains of April and May. It is estimated that more than half a million wildebeest enter the Mara and are joined by another 100,000 from the Loita hills east of the Mara. Driving in the midst of these great herds is an unimaginable experience.
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| Day 3 |
Tarangire National Park
Full days game viewing in the Masai Mara either with a picnic lunch or returning to the camp for lunch with morning and afternoon game viewing, dinner and overnight at the Sarova Mara Game Camp
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| Day 4 |
Morning game viewing in the Masai Mara before we head towards the Kenyan and Tanzanian border at Isebania. After clearing customs and immigration we continue south along the shores of Lake Victoria to the Spekes Bay lodge or similar for dinner and overnight. This afternoon there are optional activities such as snorkeling or fishing or visiting the local communities
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| Day 5 |
This morning we depart Lake Victoria and enter the Serengeti through the Ndabaka gate and continue game viewing as we head west towards our full service semi-luxury camp. Most likely we will be set up nearer Seronera valley. Dinner and overnight is at Seronera Wildlife Lodge.
Serengeti National Park
Arguably the most famous National Park in the world, the Serengeti Ecosystem (the name comes from "siringit" the Masai word for "endless plains") consists of some 35,000 square kilometers. It extends into the Masai Mara in neighboring Kenya and provides a vast eco-system for the wildebeest migration that takes place each year. The famed plains are found to the south of the park east of the Seronera Valley, rolling hills in the less visited Lobo area to the north and wooded riverine valleys to the remote east around Kirawira and Grumeti.
The park itself is about 14,763 sq kms in area and encompasses the main part of the Serengeti ecosystem. The ecosystem is defined by the annual migration of over 1,500,000 million wildebeest, zebras and associated predators, which occurs throughout the year and extends into the game reserves, game controlled areas and conservation area surrounding the park boundaries. As in all ecosystems, the vegetation and type of animals you will find are closely correlated, although it is impossible to say exactly where different species will occur, it is possible to build up a picture of the most likely species to be found in each area.
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| Day 6 & 7 |
These days we explore the Serengeti National Park, whether we spend the entire day game viewing with picnic lunch or return to the camp for a hot lunch is entirely optional. It is this flexibility, which makes this safari one of the best for those who are serious game viewers! Dinner and overnight is at Mbuzi Mawe Tented Lodge.
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| Day 8 |
Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Ngorongoro Conservation Area is the name given to the 8,300 square kilometer piece of land that surrounds the famous Crater and the Highlands of the same name. The Crater was once the headquarters of Serengeti National Park of which it was an integral part, but in 1956, after intense pressure and lobbying from the local Masai community who were dispossessed of the lands when the National Park was set up, Ngorongoro was designated a Conservation Area.
The 210 square km Crater is now one of the principal attractions on the Northern Tanzanian Safari Circuit and the reputation of the Crater Highlands is slowly developing as a premier trekking destination. The Crater is all that it is made out to be, the hyperbole about Garden’s Of Eden, Eighth Wonder Of The World etc all justified by its perennial animal population. This cross-section of wildlife is about as convenient as you will find, dispersed amongst an amazing array of eco-systems within the Natural Amphitheatre created by 600 metre high cliffs around it. It is home to one of the few remaining populations of black rhino in Tanzania and just about every other East African mammal, with the exception of giraffe (walls are too steep) and impala, all unafraid and used to the constant retinue of vehicles.
The crater has the highest density of lions in Africa, with over 30 lions per 100 sq kms, compared to the Serengeti, which has about 14 lions per 100 sq kms; and Kruger National Park in South Africa with about 10 lions per 100 sq kms. In Ngorongoro it is not uncommon to find the lions lying in the shade of the parked tourist vehicle!
The Ngorongoro Conservation Area is unique in that the area is shared between the pastoralist Masai tribe and the wildlife the area was established to preserve.
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| Day 9 |
Early this morning we will head into the crater to spend the day game viewing with a picnic lunch, before departing at about 14hr00 (as we are only allowed 6 hours each trip in the crater) for Arusha and overnight at the Bay Leaf.
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| Day 10 |
Morning transfer to the flight to Nairobi.
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Cost
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This is a private safari with all game viewing in 4WD land rover or Land cruiser with English speaking guide, all transfers in NBO, all full board accommodation throughout, all park fees and conservation fees, all village fees, 2 liters of bottled drinking water per person per day, unlimited kilometers on game drives. Includes a supply vehicle for all luxury camping.
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Visas and international flights, all items of a personal nature
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