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Kenya and Tanzania Explorer - 10 days

Beginning in Nairobi , Kenya ('Safari Capital of the World'), this unforgettable safari covers Kenya 's most well-known regions. Destinations include Amboseli National Park (with Mount Kilimanjaro ever-looming in the background) offering a multitude of wildlife, including the park's vast populations of elephants, giraffe, lion, cheetah, zebra and wildebeest. Other wondrous destinations include the winged wildlife of Tsavo West National Park; the hippo, elephant and world-famous tree-climbing lions of neighboring Tanzania's Lake Manyara National Park within the Great Rift Valley; the grassland-filled greatness of the Serengeti National Park; and the spectacular, contained eco-systems of the N'gorongoro Crater - offering some 30,000 wildlife species!

 
Detailed Itinerary

DAY ONE: Nairobi
Arrive in Nairobi in preparation of the next day's safari.
Overnight Accommodations: none  
Meals Included: none

DAY TWO & THREE: Amboseli National Park
Begin your safari with a drive to Amboseli National Park within view of Mount Kilimanjaro . Considered a land of giants, Amboseli National Park 's vast plains stretch into the horizon - becoming one with the sky. Amboseli is world famous for its massive herds of elephant, including some impressively tusked bulls drawn to the area's large, lush swamplands. Also known for its fascinating view of the always snow-covered Mount Kilimanjaro (the highest mountain in Africa), this park shares a number of borders with Tanzania and various Maasai communities. Amboseli is an amazing gift of natural wonder and home to various birds, small mammals, cheetahs and more.
Overnight Accommodations : Twin Share Camping  
Meals Included: breakfast, lunch, dinner

DAY FOUR: Tsavo West National Park
After breakfast, depart for the Tsavo West National Park, taking in this unique national park's overwhelming population and diversity of birds and wildlife.
Overnight Accommodations : Shared Campsite
Meals Included: breakfast, lunch, dinner

DAY FIVE: Lake Manyara National Park
After breakfast, cross-over into neighboring Tanzania and enjoy lunch in the spectacle-filled city of Arusha before journeying out to Lake Manyara National Park . Lake Manyara is a scenic gem, described by famed author Ernest Hemingway as "the loveliest I had seen in Africa ." The short, hard-hitting game-viewing experience contained within this area provides a little taste of Tanzania 's large variety of wildlife. With lush groundwater likened to that of a jungle, this area supports an abundance of wildlife - blue monkey, buffalo, elephant, giraffe, impala, hippo and over 400 species of birds! In addition to the variety of wildlife, the landscape offers picturesque views such as forests, grassy floodplains stretching east, an alkaline lake, and the dramatic, volcanic peaks of Maasai Steppes.
Overnight Accommodations : Twin Share Camping  
Meals Included: breakfast, lunch, dinner

DAY SIX & SEVEN: Serengeti National Park
Embark on a beautiful sun-setting safari - watching the diversity of animals dance below the orange skies of the late afternoon/early evening. The "crown jewel" of Tanzania 's protected areas, the Serengeti makes up some 14% of the country's total land area. It the massive migration of over a million wildebeest, along with approximately 200,000 zebra within its confines, that makes the Serengeti most famous. Flowing from the northern hills to the southern plains for the short rains in October and November, a massive population of wildlife then moves west and north after the long rains in April, May and June. This ancient occurrence is so imbedded in the instinct of these animals that nothing prevents this massive migration - no drought, cliff or crocodile-populated river serves as a hazard. The shifting seasons contained within the Serengeti offer various climates for an impressive catalogue of wildlife, including gazelles, zebras, cheetahs, wild dogs, leopards, and over a million wildebeests.
Overnight Accommodations : Twin Share Camping  
Meals Included: breakfast, lunch, dinner

DAY EIGHT & NINE: N'gorongoro Crater/Conservation Area
After breakfast, experience an early-morning safari before setting out to the N'gorongoro Crater in the afternoon. Deemed the "eighth wonder of the world's greatest natural spectacle," the N'gorongoro Conservation Area boasts a combination of swirling landscapes, various wildlife, wonderful people and beyond ancient archaeology unsurpassed by any other location in Africa . The volcanoes, grasslands, waterfalls and forested mountains are home to an abundance of animals - lions, elephants, giraffes, zebras, hippos, flamingos, jackals, rhinos, antelopes as well as a prismatic catalog of hundreds of bird specimens. This area's magical setting and abundance of wildlife have fascinated visitors for years.
Overnight Accommodations : Twin Share Camping  
Meals Included: breakfast, lunch, dinner

DAY TEN: N'gorongoro/Return to Nairobi
After an early morning game drive within the N'gorongoro Conservation Area, return to Nairobi .
Overnight Accommodations : None
Meals Included: breakfast, lunch

Arrival: Nairobi
Departure: Nairobi
Trip Duration: 10 days
Trip Leader: Driver, Guides
Meals: Breakfast (9), Lunch (9), Dinner (8)

Accommodations: Shared Camping (8 nights)

Transport : 4-Wheel-Drive Vehicle or Van