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Kenya Mara Safari & Zanzibar
Kenya Mara Safari & Zanzibar
KL

Other departures: Manchester - £3295, Glasgow - £3325, Birmingham - £3295, Edinburgh - £3335, George Belfast City - £3425, Bristol - £3259, Norwich - £3375, Newcastle - £3075, Cardiff - £3025.


Highlights: Nairobi - Lake Naivasha - Masai Mara - Zanzibar Beach


Itinerary:
Day 1: Arrival and Overnight in Nairobi: Approximately 30mins Drive (24kms)
Arrive in Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, flight TBA. Meet safari driver-guide and after safari briefing, transfer to your city hotel for overnight. Lunch and Dinner on own arrangements; pay direct. Overnight at either Tamarind Tree Hotel
Meals: Breakfast.


Day 2: Nairobi to Lake Nakuru National Park: Approximately 2.5hrs Drive (166kms)
Breakfast in the city hotel and depart for Lake Nakuru National Park heading straight for a game drive to the world-famous haunt for pink flamingos, is a shallow alkaline lake in Kenya's Rift Valley and some 62 km2 in extent. The road from Nairobi to Nakuru passes down the Rift Valley through Kikuyu escarpment with fine views of the Kedong Valley and Mounts Suswa and Longonot. The landscape is picturesque, areas of sedge, marsh, and grasslands alternating with rocky cliffs and outcrops. In late's the park also became Kenya's first rhino sanctuary and is today home to both the White and Black Rhinos. Lions, leopards, hippos, giraffes, waterbucks are equally at home in this unique park.
Overnight at either Lake Nakuru Lodge
Meals: Breakfast in Nairobi, Lunch, and Dinner in Nakuru.


Day 3: Lake Nakuru to Masai Mara Game Reserve: Approximately 4.5 to 5hrs Drive (243kms)
After breakfast, we will drive along the bottom of the Rift Valley to Masai Mara Game Reserve. The jewel in Africa’s crown, Masai Mara, is host to the most spectacular array of wildlife; lions, elephant, giraffe, a variety of gazelle species, zebras among others. Rare animals are Cheetah, leopard, and Rhinos but are still spotted. Game viewing is never dull in the Mara and patience is often rewarded with unique sightings: a pride of lion stalking their prey; a solitary leopard retrieving its kill from the high branches of an acacia tree; a male wildebeest sparring to attract females into their harem; a herd of elephant protecting their young from opportunistic predators. We will proceed to our camp for a late lunch. This afternoon we will enjoy a drive through this spectacular game area before returning to camp for dinner this evening. Optional Afternoon Visit to a Maasai Cultural Village: This afternoon, join the Masai dancers donning their African regalia and the jingling on their feet, flow by the rhythm of African beats and dance to their tunes that will leave you refreshed. The cost is $25 per person. (price guaranteed only with advanced booking)
Overnight at Mara Simba Lodge
Meals: Breakfast in Nakuru, Lunch, and Dinner in Masai Mara.


Day 4: Full Day in Masai Mara Game Reserve
Breakfast in the hotel and depart for a full day game drive with picnic lunch boxes or enjoy morning and afternoon game drives in Masai Mara Game Reserve with a lunch break in between the game drives. The Mara is the northern extension of the Serengeti and its rolling plains are home to hundreds of plains game together with predators that feed on them. Optional Masai Mara Balloon Ride: for those going for the balloon safari, you will be going for the early morning balloon, you will be picked at the hotel by the Balloon Company at 5.30 am and drive to the balloon launch site where you will gather for takeoff. Enjoy early morning ballooning over the plains, getting a bird’s eye view of the game below as the sun creeps slowly over the horizon. After approximately one hour aloft, the balloon lands while breakfast is being prepared for us nearby. The smell of bacon, sausages, and eggs drift on the breeze as we sample exotic Kenyan fruits and homemade pastries and if you wish, glasses of bubbly to toast our flight, a tradition initiated by the Montgolfier brothers. Cost Per Person: £490. (price guaranteed with advanced booking)
Overnight at Mara Simba Lodge
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner in Masai Mara.


Day 5: Masai Mara Game Reserve to Nairobi and Fly to Zanzibar
Breakfast in the hotel and drive to Nairobi, Optional lunch at a city restaurant (own arrangement-pay direct). Transfer to airport in time for your scheduled flight to Zanzibar, upon arrival in Zanzibar transferred to your beach hotel.
Overnight at Diamond Mapenzi Beach Zanzibar Resort
Meals: All-Inclusive.


Day 6 - Day 11: 6 Full days in Zanzibar
Six days at leisure with optional city tour available with prior arrangements and at an extra charge.
Overnight at Diamond Mapenzi Beach Zanzibar Resort
Meals: All-Inclusive.


Day 12: Departure
Breakfast in the hotel and depending on your departure flight time; you will be transferred to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport in Zanzibar in time for your homebound flight.
Meals: Breakfast


Excludes:
- Balloon Safari in Masai Mara.
- Visit Masai Manyatta/cultural Village.
- Visa fees, Travel & Personal accident insurance.
- Meals in Nairobi on arrival and departure day.
- Excursions & activities not mentioned in this program.
- Personal expenses e.g. laundry, telephone calls, Drinks.
- Tips and gratuities.



Offer Includes

  • Flights from London Heathrow with KLM
  • Airport taxes
  • 11 nights accommodation as per itinerary
  • Transfers
  • Custom-made Safari Vehicles with pop up roof top for game viewing and great easy photography
  • All clients are guaranteed a window seat with each car carrying a maximum 6Pax.
  • We offer Safari game drives as per the itinerary.
  • National Park and Game Reserve entrance fees are covered.
  • Throughout the safari, we ensure you have drinking water.
  • Exclusive private use of the vehicle for each group departing together on a safari.
  • Exclusive private safari driver-guide for each group departing together on a safari.
  • Park entrance fees in all the parks as per the itinerary.
  • English speaking safari driver-guides available for the safari.
  • We offer 24hour support throughout the safari, should you need anything

Meal Plans

  • As per Itinerary