Safari Highlights
Experience some of East Africa’s highlights, combining safari and beach.
Begin in the Masai Mara searching for cheetah, the “Big Five” and learning about the Maasai culture before flying across the border to the Serengeti, staying in a tented camp that moves around the park following the Great Migration.
You will fly south to the lesser-known Ruaha, watching herds of elephant dig for water in dry riverbeds and leopards lurking in the trees.
Finally unwind on the white sandy beaches of Zanzibar, swimming in the warm Indian Ocean.
All light aircraft flights within Kenya and Tanzania.
All logistics starting at Nairobi’s JKIA & ending at TZ’s Dar es Salaam International Airport
Shared road transfer across the Kenya-Tanzania border as outlined.
All park fees and government taxes.
Limited laundry service (excl. Matemwe) Scheduled game drives.
Guided walking safaris & park walking fees(where applicable).
Night game drives (where applicable).
Airstrip transfers, internal flights, and applicable taxes as detailed
Flying doctors/ medical evacuation insurance.
Full board accommodation in safari camps.
Shared safari activities.
Half-board on Zanzibar (breakfast and dinner included).
All meals and house drinks on safari.
All house drinks (except champagne) in safari camps.
In house tea, coffee and filtered drinking water in Matemwe Lodge.
Items of personal nature
Gratuities.
Additional lunch (picnic or in house) $25pp
Use of a private vehicle & Driver/Guide.
Private vehicles with driver/guide can be booked at $410 per vehicle per day (min. 2 days).
Nairobi, Kenya
Mara Naboisho Conservancy, Kenya
Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya
Serengeti National Park, Tanzania
Ruaha National Park, Tanzania
Zanzibar, Tanzania
Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
Day 01 – 03
Arrival at JKIA – Transfer – Encounter Mara
Mara Naboisho Conservancy
Extensive Game Drives
3 nights Encounter Mara, Kenya
Day 04 & 06
Air Strip Transfer & Cross border
Serengeti National Park, Tanzania
Extensive Game Drives
• 3 nights Ubuntu Migration Camp, TZ
Day 07 – 09
Air Strip Transfer
Extensive Game Drives
Ruaha National Park
• 3 nights Kwihala, TZ
Day 10 – 13
• 3 nights Matemwe Lodge,
Zanzibar Island
STARTS
Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Nairobi
ENDS
Dar es Salaam International Airport, Tanzania
WILD ANIMALS & MARINE EXPECTED TO SEE
Wildebeests, Elephants, Lions, Rhino, Giraffe, Buffalo, Leopard, Cheetah, Gazelles, Hippos, Hyena, Gazelle, Dolphins, Gaudy Pisces & variety of Birds
Day To Day Itinerary
DAY 01: Arrival at JKIA-Encounter Mara Camp
On arrival at Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, you will be met by our driver who will transfer you by private vehicle to the domestic airport, Wilson airport. Fly from here to the Masai Mara, a journey of approximately one hour (15kg luggage limit per person; soft bags required for all flights on this itinerary).
A guide from Encounter Mara will meet you here and game-drive you back to camp, offering the perfect introduction to the vast savannah plains and stopping to watch any wildlife you encounter on the way. Settle into your tent and enjoy lunch and time to relax.
After afternoon tea and cake, head out on a game drive to search for big cats and other wildlife in the Naboisho Conservancy.
– MARA NABOISHO CONSERVANCY is Part of the Greater Masai Mara, the Naboisho Conservancy offers excellent wildlife densities as well as an insight into how the Mara Conservancies balance the needs of local communities with wildlife conservation.
Common Wildlife: Lion, Leopard, Buffalo, Elephant, Hippo, Giraffe, Zebra, Wildebeest, Hyena.
Safari activities: Game drives, bush walks, night drives, cultural visits and hot-air ballooning (supplementary cost)
FullBoard and Overnight Stay: ENCOUNTER MARA CAMP
DAY 02 - 03: – Encounter Mara Camp, Naboisho Conservancy
Enjoy morning and afternoon safari activities at Encounter Mara. A visit to one of the local villages offers an authentic insight into the Maasai culture and your guide will explain how the Mara Naboisho Conservancy carefully balances the needs of wildlife conservation with the local communities’ livelihoods. Night drives offer a unique chance to search for nocturnal species as well as predators on the move.
– ENCOUNTER MARA CAMP: This charming tented camp blends the adventure of sleeping under canvas with plenty of creature comforts. The camp is located in a secluded part of the Naboisho Conservancy, where guests spend their days exploring on game drives, bush walks and visits the local Maasai communities.
There are ten spacious guest tents, each with a daybed on the veranda and en suite bathroom with a hot shower. Between game drives, relax on the viewing deck beneath a thatched roof and watch wildlife visiting the salt lick nearby. In the evenings, guests chat around the campfire before delicious three-course dinners, besides enjoying viewing at the deck overlooking a salt lick where wildlife often congregates.
FullBoard and Overnight Stay: ENCOUNTER MARA CAMP
DAY 04: Naboisho Conservancy, Kenya to Serengeti National Reserve, TZ
After breakfast, you will be driven to the airstrip to begin your journey across the border into the Serengeti in Tanzania. You will fly to Migori near the border, where a driver and vehicle will meet you and drive you across the land border, stopping to complete immigration formalities.
From there it’s a short distance to Tarime on the Tanzania side, to arrive in time for your flight into the Serengeti. The whole journey takes approximately two and a half hours and, after having breakfast in the Masai Mara, you’ll arrive at your Serengeti camp in time for lunch and a well-earned rest.
In the afternoon, go out on a game drive to explore the vast savannah with your guide from Ubuntu Migration Camp.
-SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK: its a 15,000km2 of vast savannah plains, and One of Africa’s most wildlife-rich and iconic national parks.
The Park is part of the larger Masai Mara-Serengeti ecosystem where the 2-million-strong herds of wildebeest, zebra, and gazelle make their Great Migration year-round. Common Wildlife found here: lion, cheetah, leopard, elephant, buffalo, rhino, wildebeest, zebra, giraffe, hyena, hippo. There are more than 300 bird species. While at the Park you can engage in Safari activities including game drives and hot-air ballooning (supplementary cost)
FullBoard and Overnight Stay: Ubuntu Migration Camp
DAY 05 - 06: Ubuntu Migration Camp, Serengeti National Reserve, TZ
Enjoy morning and afternoon game drives from Ubuntu Migration Camp, searching with your guide for the plentiful wildlife that is found in the Serengeti year-round.
If your safari coincides with the timing of the Great Migration, you’ll also seek out these large herds of wildebeest, zebra, and gazelles as they journey through the plains in search of fresh grazing.
– UBUNTU MIGRATION CAMP: Known as a mobile camp, Ubuntu Migration Camp moves around the Serengeti several times each year to locate itself as close as possible to the predicted location of the Great Migration herds of up to 2 million wildebeest, zebras, and gazelles.
As with all wildlife sightings, viewing the migration cannot be guaranteed, but the camp aims to give you good chances of being in the right location at the right time. There are eight large tents, each with a veranda and en suite bathroom with a hot bucket shower. There is also a lounge tent and dining tent, although meals are served under the stars whenever possible.
FullBoard and Overnight Stay: Ubuntu Migration Camp
DAY 07: Kwihala Camp, RUAHA NATIONAL PARK
After breakfast at the camp, you will be driven to the airstrip for your flight south to Ruaha National Park, a journey of roughly two hours. A guide from Kwihala will be there to greet you and game drive you back to camp, introducing you to the very different landscape of this southern park.
After lunch and a little time to relax, you will go out on an afternoon game drive and stop for sundowner drinks and snacks. Night-drive back to camp, watching out for nocturnal species such as the bat-eared fox, or predators such as lion, which start to prowl as darkness falls.
-RUAHA NATIONAL PARK: Its a Home to 10% of Africa’s lion population. Common Wildlife to spot here includes lion, leopard, cheetah, wild dog, hyena, buffalo, elephant, giraffe and rare antelope species such as sable and roan. You will love Safari activities, including game drives, night drives, walking safaris. Ruaha is a Unique habitat for baobab forests, dry riverbeds, rocky kopjes, and miombo woodland
FullBoard and Overnight Stay: Kwihala Camp
DAY 08 & 09: Kwihala Camp
Safari activities take place in the early morning and late afternoon, when the wildlife is most active. You will join expert guides on game drives to explore further afield, on walking safaris to seek out the smaller details and learn how to track wildlife from prints and signs in the bush, and on night drives to watch nocturnal species.
Breakfast is often a picnic to maximize your explorations, and you will return to camp for lunch and a siesta.
–KWIHALA CAMP: This camp combines raw beauty with simple excellence. Situated in the safari frontier of Ruaha in Tanzania, this is a charming, authentic tented camp located on a sandy riverbed in the prime wildlife area of the park.
With just six guest tents, excellent guides and a variety of safari activities available, including walking safaris, night drives, and game drives, it is the perfect base for your safari. It has an authentic frontier-style tented camp, All en suite with hot bucket showers. Located on the banks of the sandy Mwagusi River, it servers Communal dining – often outdoors under the shade of a tree or dinners lit by lantern in the riverbed.
FullBoard and Overnight Stay: Kwihala Camp
DAY 10: Matemwe Lodge, Zanzibar Island
After breakfast, depart camp and game-drive to the airstrip, where you will fly to Zanzibar, two and a half hours away.
On arrival, you will be met and driven by private vehicle to Matemwe Lodge in the northeast of the island. Spend the rest of the afternoon unwinding in your thatched- stone chalet right on the ocean, snoozing in the hammock or swimming in one of the two pools.
– Zanzibar Island: An Indian Ocean island with warm tropical seas to swim in. You relish Snorkelling and diving on reefs – enjoy abundant marine life including turtles and dolphins. Other Watersports include kayaking, kitesurfing, and SUP. experience a Mix of African and Arabic culture and history.
You will find a lot to do here at the Powder-soft white sandy beaches, or just watch fishermen sail in traditional Dhow and Ngalawa boats. The Island hosts the Stone Town, a historic UNESCO World Heritage Site, is well worth a visit to shop for curios and photograph iconic Zanzibari carved doorways
Half-Board and Overnight Stay: Matemwe Lodge
DAY 11 - 12 : Matemwe Lodge
Spend your days at Matemwe relaxing and swimming in the warm Indian Ocean, taking a boat to the reef to snorkel or dive, kayaking along the shoreline looking for turtles, sailing in a dhow watching for dolphins or taking a picnic lunch to a remote sandbank.
One of the first boutique lodges in Zanzibar, Matemwe is perched on a coral rock outcrop overlooking a sandy beach gently sloping into the Indian Ocean. Adjacent to the lodge, the corals surrounding the Mnemba Atoll offer superb diving and Snorkelling. Fresh seafood, refreshing cocktails, and relaxing massages are just some elements of the laid-back daily routines of Matemwe’s guests.
–The Matemwe Lodge is made up of only 12 beach chalets with in-room WiFi, all overlooking the Indian Ocean. Each of the private verandas is furnished with large hammocks and sofas, perfect for whiling away the time as the occasional dhow drifts past in the distance.
Half-Board and Overnight Stay: Matemwe Lodge
DAY 13: Final Day: Zanzibar Island - Dar es Salaam, Airport
After breakfast, you will be driven back to Zanzibar Airport for your flight to Dar es Salaam, only 20 minutes away.
From there, you can connect to your international flight home, and embark onward travel arrangements at your own volition.
Final Breakfast: Matemwe Lodge
Seasonal Costing
15th Nov – 19th Dec | 6th – 31st Jan | 1st – 14th Mar
US $ 8,130.00 per person sharing in a Double/Twin room
US $ 9,220.00 Per Person in a Single Room
US $ 7,720.00 per person sharing in a Tripple Room
1st Sept – 31st Oct
US $ 9,010.00 per person sharing in a Double/Twin room
US $ 11,070.00 Per Person in a Single Room
US $ 8,480.00 per person sharing in a Tripple Room
20th Dec – 31st Dec
US $ 9,070.00 per person sharing in a Double/Twin room
US $ 10,930.00 Per Person in a Single Room
US $ 8,540.00 per person sharing in a Tripple Room
1st Aug – 31st Aug
US $ 9,480.00 per person sharing in a Double/Twin room
US $ 11,730.00 Per Person in a Single Room
US $ 8,910.00 per person sharing in a Tripple Room
Child Policy
Children below 5 years are not allowed unless the camp is booked exclusively
Child rates for ages 5 – 18yrs are available on request because pricing varies with ages.
Child 19 years and older- pay full adult rate
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