18 Day | East Africa Wildlife Extravaganza

Depart this evening on overnight flight to Europe. This morning you will arrive in Europe. Connect with your flight to Dar es Salaam arriving in the evening. On arrival you will be transferred to your hotel. Enjoy the evening at leisure. Overnight Dar es Salaam Serena Hotel.

This morning you will be transferred to the airport for your scheduled charter flight to Ruaha. Game drives in specially adapted 4 x 4 vehicles are offered and as well as walks.Onward transfer to your camp. Enjoy three days of activities. 3 nights Ruaha River Lodge, Jabali Ridge or Ikuka Safari Camp.

This morning you will be transferred to the airstrip for your scheduled charter flight to Arusha (via Dar es Salaam). On arrival you will be met and transferred to your lodge. Enjoy the evening at leisure. Overnight Kahawa Cottages.

Depart this morning with your private guide and vehicle and continue to Tarangire National Park. Game viewing during this time frame is quite exciting as the animals come to the river to drink. The eco-system has a localized migration that is followed by most game (except lion which don’t tend to abandon their territory). Activities include, game drives, guided walking safaris, bird watching (over 300 birds) and cultural interaction with Datoga and Maasai, whose bomas populate the adjacent land. 2 nights Lemala Mpingo Ridge.

Depart this morning with a packed picnic lunch to Lake Manyara for a game drive. This afternoon drive through Mto wa Mbu village and continue on to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, which was a pioneer experiment in reconciling the interests of wildlife animals and indigenous forests with the needs of the local Maasai tribe. Picnic meals can also be prepared for your full day game drives. In the evening sit in the light of a warm fire in a semi-circle of chairs. Next morning depart to the Crater Rim and descend for a morning of game viewing on the crater floor. Enjoy a picnic on the crater floor. Return to your lodge late afternoon. 2 nights Lemala Ngorongoro Crater Camp.

Transfer to the Lake Manyara airstrip where you will bid farewell to your private guide and board your scheduled charter to Serengeti. On arrival you will be met and proceed to your camp. Enjoy three days of shared game drives. The mobile camp features seven tents with en suite bathrooms, flush toilets and hot-cold water shower. Activities include morning and afternoon game drives. 3 nights Lemala Mara Tented Camp or Kuria Hills.

This morning you will be transferred to the airstrip for your scheduled charter flight to the Maasai Mara (you land at Tarime where you will clear immigration and change planes). Board your connecting scheduled charter flight. Upon arrival you will be met by your guide and driven to camp. Wildlife viewing and bird watching can be done on foot with experienced Il Dorobo and Maasai guides. Game drives are offered in custom-built four-wheel drive vehicles which allow intimate yet unobtrusive access to the animals. Picnics in the bush, sun downers and night game drives in the neighboring game concession are also featured. Optional balloon safaris are available. Days spent game viewing in the Mara. An optional balloon safari may be taken. 3 nights Offbeat Ndoto Camp or  Little Governor’s. 

Morning game drive. Afternoon scheduled charter flight (3:00pm) from the Mara to Nairobi leaving behind the rolling plains of Maasai Mara. On arrival you transfer to the International airport for your overnight flight to Europe. Welcome home!