Masai Mara & Tanzania Explorer - 13 days
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Overview
Highlights
- Masai Mara - Game drive through Kenya's most famous wilderness and search for iconic wildlife
- Ngorongoro Crater - Descend into this UNESCO-listed caldera, home to all manner of wildlife except giraffes, as they can't get down the banks!
- Serengeti National Park - Continue your search for the Big Five in Tanzania, and look out for the giant herds of wildebeest which migrate across the plains
- Bagamoyo - Camp beside the beach in this port town on the Indian Ocean coast, famous for dhow building
- Dar es Salaam - Explore this port city, a kaleidoscope of culture with Arab, European, African and Indian influences
- Zanzibar - Spend three days relaxing on the beach, exploring Stone Town and enjoying optional activities
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Trip includes
- 12 breakfasts, 9 lunches & 9 dinners
- 9 nights camping in 2-person dome tents and 3 nights twin share tourist class hotel in Zanzibar
- Escorted by a 2-person crew
- Transportation in a 24-seater overland truck with camping and cooking equipment
- Masai Mara Excursion in purpose built safari vehicles and game drives with a resident guide
- Maasai Village Walk with a resident guide
- Sleeping mattress (you will need to bring your own sleeping bag)
- Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater Excursion in a purpose built safari vehicle and game drives with a resident guide
- All road tolls and vehicle taxes
- Zanzibar return ferry ticket
Itinerary
Nairobi - Masai Mara. We leave Nairobi early this morning and make our way to the famous Masai Mara National Reserve. The Mara is adjacent to the Serengeti, forming one of the world's last surviving great wildernesses. We will be travelling in specialised safari vehic...
Today we continue exploring the Masai Mara with morning and afternoon game drives to different areas of the park. As well as the iconic Big Five, we will hopefully spot some of the less glamorous species, but creatures that are important to the ecosystem. Hyenas and v...
Masai Mara - Nairobi. Leaving the Mara, we travel back through the Great Rift Valley to Nairobi, where we spend the night at a campsite on the edge of the city.
Nairobi - Arusha (Tanzania). We leave Kenya, crossing into neighbouring Tanzania at the Namanga frontier. We then drive to the country's safari capital, Arusha, arriving late afternoon. Situated in the shadow of Mount Meru and close to the Serengeti and Ngorongoro Cra...
Arusha - Serengeti National Park. We leave our overland truck behind and transfer to designated safari vehicles to embark on an exciting two day Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater excursion. Entering the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, we drive around the rim of the crater...
Serengeti National Park - Ngorongoro Crater - Arusha. Game driving out of the Serengeti on day 6, we can search for any species we have not managed to spot so far. We travel back to the Ngorongoro Crater, camping on the rim of this UNESCO-listed natural caldera, one o...
Arusha - Bagamoyo. Today we have a long but scenic drive as we travel away from the Ngorongoro Conservation Area and towards the Indian Ocean coast. We will pass Mount Kilimanjaro en route, and if the weather is clear we should be able to enjoy magnificent views of Af...
Bagamoyo - Dar es Salaam. It's only a relatively short drive south along the coast to Dar es Salaam today. The city is Tanzania’s main port and is a hub of commerce and industry - a hot, humid, and bustling seaport city of high rises, colourful markets, and Arab-influenced architecture on the coast. We set up camp on the beach just outside the city tonight, and you'll have time to go for a swim.
Dar es Salaam - Zanzibar. On the morning of day 10, we take the ferry to Zanzibar, leaving our overland truck on the mainland. Evocative and exotic, Zanzibar conjures up images of idyllic, sandy, palm-fringed beaches, romantic winding cobbled alleys, and lush tropical...
Zanzibar - Dar es Salaam. Enjoy a final swim in the turquoise ocean or do some last-minute shopping before we board the ferry back to the mainland. Feeling refreshed after your three-day beach break, it is time for our tour to come to an end.
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What's excluded
- International flights and visas
- Local Payment - A higher local payment of USD $1770 pp is required for bookings made prior to 15 Dec 2023. See trip notes for details.
- Airport transfers - can be booked on request
- Tipping - an entirely personal gesture
- Optional activities (prices listed in Trip Notes)
- Sleeping bag - please bring your own
- Local payment - $850pp paid in USD
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18 and over. Anyone over 65 to complete a Tour Suitability Form.Maximum age 75.
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