Maasai Mara | Serengeti National Park | Zanzibar
11 nights | 12 days
Journey Highlights
Beautiful Beach Experience
Luxurious Stay
Wildlife
Hot Air Balloon Adventure
Overview
Maasai Mara
The Mara conservancies are Maasai owned group ranches that have combined to conserve a total area nearly the size of the Maasai Mara National Reserve itself, covering 1450 km2 (560 mi2) across fifteen conservancies. The wildlife in the conservancies can be comparable to the main Maasai Mara game reserve, and in fact some areas have higher densities of predators than in the central reserve. Because there are fewer camps, the conservancies can offer a more exclusive experience than in the central reserve, with generally fewer game viewing vehicles around sightings.
Serengeti National Park
The name Serengeti comes from the Maasai word Siringet referring to an endless plain. The National park is known for its massive annual migration of wildebeest and zebra. Seeking new pasture, the herds move north from their breeding grounds in the grassy southern plains
Zanzibar
Zanzibar is located in the Indian Ocean, occupying a total area of approximately 650 square miles. Its very name evokes romantic associations - smell of spices, images of narrow streets, Arab chests, carved doors and coral reefs. Zanzibar is a tourists paradise, with tranquil, warm tropical waters, many miles of beautiful sandy beaches on the Indian Ocean.
Day 1. Nairobi, Kenya
- On arrival you will be met with your name on a paging board.
- You will then be assisted through immigration, baggage collection and customs
- Transfer to Hemingways – Nairobi
Hemingways Nairobi is a luxury 5* boutique hotel. Just 40 minutes' drive from Nairobi's international airport and set between Nairobi National Park and the foot of the Ngong Hills.
Hemingways Nairobi has a sophisticated and tranquil ambiance. Each of the 45 suites is spacious and featuring 4-poster beds with mosquito nets, complimentary Wi-Fi, flat-screen TVs and minibars.
Day 2-4. Maasai Mara National Reserve
- Transfer to Jomo Kenyatta Airport for flight departing to Masai Mara
- Met on arrival and transfer to the lodge for lunch
- Afternoon shared game drive using lodge vehicle
Ishara is an immersive safari experience steeped in African splendour. Uniquely situated in one of the most sought-after locations in the Maasai Mara National Reserve, game sightings within the vicinity of the camp even just outside your tent are frequent. Passionate attention to detail has been put into designing, selecting, and curating each component of the Ishara experience.
Day 5-6. Serengeti National Park
- After breakfast, transfer to Mara Airstrip with picnic lunch
- Flight by light aircraft: Masai Mara - Sasakwa via Migori/Tarime
- Met on arrival, proceed with afternoon shared game drive
- Morning and afternoon shared game drive
- Serengeti Balloon Safaris: This morning, you will be amongst the privileged few who will float majestically over the endless Serengeti plains, in a hot-air balloon. An early morning wake-up call will precede the transfer to the launch site, where the balloon will commence flight at dawn. At the end of your flight, enjoy a bush-breakfast under the shade of an Acacia Tree... a true 'Out of Africa' experience!
Singita Faru Faru Lodge is set in Grumeti in northern Tanzania, forming part of the Serengeti Mara ecosystem. Built on a gently sloping hill, this riverine lodge, positioned on the renowned migratory route, is a place where you can quite literally expect the unexpected. Informal, unconventional and surprising at every turn, Singita Faru Faru Lodge is a mix of contemporary, organic style and the quirky practicality of a traditional botanist's camp.
Day 7-11. Zanzibar
- After breakfast, transfer to Seronera Airstrip with picnic lunch for Flight by light aircraft: Serengeti / Saskawa - Zanzibar.
- Transfer from Zanzibar Airport to your Beach Hotel - Zuri Zanzibar
- Time at leisure
Day 12. Departure
- 10:00hrs Check out time from the room
- Transfer from your Beach Hotel to Zanzibar Airport
- Meet and Assist upon departure
This Tailormade Journey
- AMREF flying doctors
- VIP meet and assist on arrival and departures
- Nairobi:
- Return airport transfers
- 1 night accommodation on Bed & Breakfast Basis
- Neptune Mara Rianta Luxury Camp
- Welcome cocktail. Breakfast, lunch and dinner at the Acacia Restaurant.
- Afternoon tea and sandwiches. Soft drinks, juices, local beers, tea and
- Selected wines served during meals, and at the Zebra bar from 11:00-23:00 - Cocktails and selected spirits served at the Zebra bar from 11:00 to 23:00
- Early morning tea/coffea/hot chocolate
- Picnic breakfast or lunch options
- Pool loungers and towels
- Butler service
- Free wifi in the public area
- To/from Musiara airstrip
- Shared game drives to Masai Mara National Reserve only
- Faru Faru Lodge
- Accommodation
- All meals and beverages
- Twice-daily shared game drives in open game-viewing vehicles
- Return road transfers between the Sasakwa airstrip and the lodge
- Laundry service
- WiFi access where applicable
- Wildlife Fee, Park Fee, Concession Fee, Tourism Development Levy, Carbon Offset Levy
- Zanzibar:
- Return airport transfers
- 4 nights beach accommodation on All-Inclusive Basis
- Flights:
- Nairobi / Mara
- Mara / Sasakwa
- Sasakwa / Zanzibars
- International flights
- Gratuities
- Visa fees
- Fully comprehensive personal travel insurance – this is mandatory
- All items not specifically mentioned as an inclusion above
- Premium brand drinks at those properties where drinks are included