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Maasai Mara & Zanzibar
USD 7250
JAN-DEC
10 NIGHTS
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We are able to vary the price of this trip considerably, simply by swapping out the lodges that it contains. This is likely to have a very significant effect on the level of polish of the trip, but in all cases it will remain cool and authentic. Make your selection here and the lodges will automatically change in the itinerary below.
USD 7250 per person
This trip includes very cool, well-located and relatively well-priced lodges, suitable for more adventurous, easy-going and outdoorsy travellers.
Trip Summary
Start location : Nairobi International
Nairobi
Mara North
02 : Offbeat Mara Camp
03 : Offbeat Mara Camp
04 : Offbeat Mara Camp
05 : Offbeat Mara Camp
Pongwe
06 : Pongwe Beach Hotel
07 : Pongwe Beach Hotel
08 : Pongwe Beach Hotel
09 : Pongwe Beach Hotel
Stonetown
10 : Park Hyatt Zanzibar
End location : Zanzibar International
Nairobi
The capital of Kenya, Nairobi is a major city and the primary transport hub for East Africa. It's a typically hectic place, but with some pleasant quiet suburbs, a good range of hotels and some interesting activities, notably the famous giraffe and baby elephant sanctuaries.
Day 1
Arrival : Nairobi International Airport
lodge
Four Points Nairobi Airport
Four Points by Sheraton Nairobi Airport is located adjacent to the main runway.
The hotel is very much from the standard template, with all the usual facilities.
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Mara North
Set 200 km west of Nairobi, Mara North is an excellent private conservancy to the northeast of the main Maasai Mara reserve, with guest accommodation in a good range of camps and offering a wide range of safari and cultural activities.
Day 2 , 3 , 4 , 5
Fly : Nairobi Wilson to Mara North
lodge
Offbeat Mara Camp
Offbeat Mara Camp is located in the Mara North area.
The camp is centred on a simple mess tent, leading out to a campfire.
Guest accommodation is in four tented Rooms and two larger Family Suites.
Activities include vehicle safari, walking safari, bush meals, cultural interaction and night vehicle safari.
The primary activity is vehicle safari during day and night.
Pongwe
Set on the east coast of Zanzibar Island, Pongwe is a peaceful area of stunning coves and pretty small beaches, with guest accommodation in a handful of decent lodges, offering a wide range of marine and cultural activities.
Day 6 , 7 , 8 , 9
Fly : Mara North to Nairobi Wilson
Fly : Nairobi Wilson to Zanzibar
lodge
Pongwe Beach Hotel
Pongwe Beach Hotel is located in the Pongwe area of Zanzibar Island.
The hotel is centred on a thatched main building, leading out to a swimming pool.
Guest accommodation is in seventeen relatively simple rooms all with 'evening breeze' aircon and in various specifications ...
... some of which are in a slightly different style ...
... plus three Seaview Suites, each with a private pool.
The lodge has perhaps the best and most private beach on the island.
Activities include diving, snorkelling, sailing, kayaking, kite-surfing, lagoon walks and cultural visits to local villages.
Stonetown
Set on the west coast of Zanzibar Island, Stone Town is a fabulously historic and chaotic place, with guest accommodation in a wide range of characterful hotels, offering a wide range of largely cultural and historical activities.
Day 10
lodge
Park Hyatt Zanzibar
Park Hyatt Zanzibar
is located in heart of Stonetown on Zanzibar Island.
is located in heart of Stonetown on Zanzibar Island.
The hotel is centred on the restored Mambo Msiige building.
There is also an extensive spa facility ...
... and a small gym.
Guest accommodation is in a total of 67 rooms in various specifications ...
... some of which are larger Suite Rooms.
Activities include tours of the historic town, museums, various other cultural interactions, shopping, restaurants, visits to offshore islands and diving on various wrecks in the bay.
Historic Stonetown is a fascinating place to explore on foot.
The old town is centred on the Forodhani Gardens.
The House of Wonders was constructed in 1883 and remains the most impressive building in town.
The Sultan's Palace is now a modest museum.
The Old Portuguese Fort still sits in the middle of town.
Behind lies a bewildering maze of alleyways.
Stonetown used to be the centre of the slave trade on the East Coast.
Day 11
Departure : Zanzibar International
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