Day
1: Nairobi - Aberdare
Drive north to Kenya's
central highlands
arriving at Aberdare
National Park. After
lunch at the base
hotel, transfer
to your tree hotel
for dinner and overnight.
Game viewing at
the Tree Lodge.
Note: Only a small
overnight bag is
allowed at the Tree
Hotel. The rest
of the baggage will
be stored at the
base hotel.
Day
2: Aberdare - Samburu
/ Shaba
Breakfast. Continue
north across the
equator to the semi-desert
region of Samburu,
arriving at your
lodge for lunch.
Drive along the
Uaso Nyiro River
in search of crocodile,
leopard and resident
wildlife. Dinner
and overnight at
lodge.
Day
3: Samburu / Shaba
National Reserve
Breakfast. Full
day game viewing
along the banks
of the Uaso Nyiro
River. The river's
permanent waters
abound with crocodile
and hippo and attract
plenty of wildlife
including the peculiar
Grevy Zebra, Gerenuk,
Beisa Oryx and the
comical Somali Ostrich,
unique to these
northern parts.
Lunch, dinner and
overnight at the
lodge.
Day
4: Samburu / Shaba
- Lake Nakuru
After breakfast,
drive across the
Aberdare ranges
through the Great
Rift Valley, arriving
at the famous bird
sanctuary of Lake
Nakuru Park in time
for lunch. Afternoon
game drive along
the shores of the
lake, viewing the
flamingoes and other
water birds. This
is one of the world's
greatest bird spectacles.
Dinner and overnight
at the lodge.
Day
5: Lake Nakuru -
Nairobi
After breakfast,
depart for Nairobi
arriving early afternoon.
Afternoon at leisure.
Overnight at the
hotel. Lunch and
dinner on your own.
Day
6: Nairobi - Arusha
- Lake Manyara
Drive south through
open ranch country
leading deep into
Maasai land and
then on to the Kenya
and Tanzania border
at Namanga. Cross
the border and drive
on to Arusha for
lunch. Afternoon
drive to Lake Manyara.
Dinner and overnight
at the hotel.
Day
7: Lake Manyara
- Serengeti
Breakfast. Morning
game drive at the
Lake Manyara National
Park. See the famous
tree climbing lions.
After lunch proceed
to Serengeti National
Park. Dinner and
overnight at lodge.
Day
8: Serengeti National
Park
Breakfast. Full
day at the world
famous Serengeti
National Park. Enjoy
an exciting spectacle
of astounding game
and extensive bird
life at home on
the Serengeti Plains.
Lunch, dinner and
overnight at lodge.
Day
9: Serengeti - Ngorongoro
Crater
Breakfast. After
a morning game drive
in the Serengeti,
continue to Ol Duvai
gorge "the
cradle of mankind".
Proceed to Ngorongoro
arriving in time
for lunch. Dinner
and overnight at
lodge.
Day
10: Ngorongoro Crater
Descend into the
flow of this legendary
crater for a full
day of game viewing
with picnic lunch.
The crater contains
the greatest permanent
concentration of
wildlife in Africa.
Dinner and overnight
at lodge.
Day
11: Ngorongoro -
Arusha - Nairobi
Drive back to Arusha
for lunch, before
proceeding to Nairobi
via the Namanga
border.
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