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Mara, Serengeti & Ngorongoro
USD 9700
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 18300 per person
This trip includes really good quality properties, perhaps without the intense polish of the very top lodges, but also without the premium price tag.
Trip Summary
Start location : Nairobi International
Nairobi
Mara North
02 : Serian Mara Ngare
03 : Serian Mara Ngare
Mara Naboisho
04 : Naboisho Camp
Serengeti Mara
05 : Lemala Kuria Hills
06 : Lemala Kuria Hills
07 : Lemala Kuria Hills
Serengeti Southcentral
08 : Olduvai Camp
Ngorongoro Karatu
09 : Gibbs Farm
10 : Gibbs Farm
End location : Kilimanjaro 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
Fly : Nairobi Wilson to Mara North
lodge
Serian Mara Ngare
Serian Mara Ngare Camp is located in the Mara North area.
The camp is centred on a tented mess, leading out to a campfire area.
Guest accommodation is in just four tented Rooms with indoor and outdoor bathrooms.
Activities include vehicle safari, walking safari, bush meals, cultural interaction and night vehicle safari.
The primary activity is vehicle safari during day and night.
The camp also offers high quality walking safari.
Visits to local Maasai villages are also possible.
Mara Naboisho
Set 200 km west of Nairobi, Mara Naboisho is an excellent private conservancy to the north of the main Maasai Mara reserve, with guest accommodation in a handful of good camps and offering a wide range of high quality safari activities.
Day 4
lodge
Naboisho Camp
Naboisho Camp is located in the Mara Naboisho area.
The camp is centred a substantial thatched mess.
Guest accommodation is in Seven luxurious tented Rooms with indoor bathrooms ...
... and two Family Rooms.
Activities include vehicle safari, walking safari, bush meals, cultural interaction and night vehicle safari.
Vehicle safari is possible day and night.
The walking safari here is particularly strong.
The wildlife viewing is usually strongest during the Jul-Oct dry season, although there are very good reasons to visit during other months.
Serengeti Mara
Serengeti Mara is the prime but potentially busy area for migration herds and river crossings during the Jul-Nov dry season and a wonderful quiet backwater at other times, with guest accommodation in around 30 small lodges and camps, offering a good range of safari experiences.
Day 5 , 6 , 7
Fly : Mara Ol Seki to Migori
Fly : Migori to Kogatende
Safari vehicle : Tanzania North
lodge
Lemala Kuria Hills
Lemala Kuria Hills is located in the Serengeti Mara area.
The lodge is centred on a large main building, leading out to a swimming pool area.
Guest accommodation is in fifteen very large glass-fronted rooms with indoor bathrooms.
There is also a small spa facility.
Activities include vehicle safari and balloon safari.
The primary activity is vehicle safari inside the main park during daylight hours.
Balloon safari is a superb but pricey paid extra.
Serengeti Southcentral
Serengeti Southcentral is one of the most magical of areas, with migration calving Dec-Mar, superb Maasai interaction, incredible palaeontology and just two rather cool mid-priced lodges.
Day 8
Safari vehicle : Tanzania North
lodge
Olduvai Camp
Olduvai Camp is located in the Serengeti Southcentral area.
The camp is centred on two simple main buildings, with steps up to a fabulous viewing platform.
Guest accommodation is in 17 tented rooms with ensuite bathrooms.
Activities include vehicle safari, giraffe stalking, fossil hunting, palaeontological walks, cultural interaction with local Maasai people and superb sundowners.
The primary activity is vehicle safari, which can be epic during the Dec-Mar green season.
Walking safari with the local Maasai warriors is a year round pleasure.
The nearby Olduvai Gorge Museum is of huge palaeontological importance.
One particularly unusual diversion is a trip to the bizarre Shifting Sands.
Ngorongoro Karatu
Situated 10 km to the southeast of the Ngorongoro Crater, Karatu is an area of fabulous rural scenery centred on a busy agricultural town, with guest accommodation in some lovely farmhouse lodges, offering a wide range of cultural, active and safari experiences.
Day 9 , 10
Safari vehicle : Tanzania North
lodge
Gibbs Farm
Gibbs Farm is located in the Ngorongoro Karatu area.
The lodge is centred on the old farmhouse , leading out to glorious gardens.
Guest accommodation is in a ten very comfortable Cottages ...
... Bustani House with two bedrooms ...
... and the Library House, also with two bedrooms.
Activities include walking and mountain biking amongst the farms and villages, visiting schools and community support projects, coffee tours, guided hikes into the forest and spa treatments.
A particular highlight is a tour around the farmyard and coffee plantation.
It is also possible to walk up into the Ngorongoro Forest to a salt lick known as the Elephant Caves.
Day 11
Departure : Kilimanjaro International
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