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10 DAYS NAKURU / MASAI MARA / SERENGETI / NGORONGORO
Areas of Interest: Lake Nakuru, Nakuru National Park, Masai
Mara, Musoma, Lake Victoria, Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro
Conservation Area, Mau Escarpment, Great Rift Valley, Arusha,
Nairobi
Activity: Game and Bird Watching, Camping,
Culture, Ethnic, Scenery, Wildlife, Boat Ride, Photography,
Relaxation
Country: Kenya & Tanzania Combination
Departures: Every Tuesday
Price: $920
Local Payment: $620
WHAT IS INCLUDED IN THE PRICE:
• Transport by special safari vehicle
• Services of an English speaking driver/tour guide
and cook
• All campsite fees
• All camping equipment including use of our three-person
tents (each tent shared by 2 people), stools, foam mattresses
except sleeping bags
• Three meals a day while on safari whether vegetarian
or non-vegetarian prepared by our safari cook
WHAT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE PRICE:
• Gamepark entrance fees shown separately as 'local
payment'
• Personal travel insurance
• Sleeping bags [available for hire in the office at
US$15 per bag per safari with US$ 40 refundable deposit]
• Hotel accommodation in Nairobi.
• All airport/hotel/airport transfers [but can be arranged
at extra cost]
• All airport taxes and visas
• All personal expenses and toiletries; e.g. mineral
water, toilet tissue, laundry, telephones, beverages, tips,
portage, etc.
• Any other extras not stated as included above
 This
is a safari that promises the best of Kenya and Tanzania’s
premier parks. Visit the small but rewarding Lake Nakuru National
park thereafter proceeding towards Masai Mara (Kenya’s
most celebrated game park). This is where the great wildebeest
migration is a spectacle to behold for any would be visitor
to Kenya mainly in July and August of each year.
In Tanzania, Ngorongoro Crater is said to have the world’s
densest population of lion. In Lake Manyara lions have developed
a liking for residing in the branches of trees, where they
can both sleep and watch for prey whilst the Serengeti is
notable for its large migratory herds of wildebeest and zebras
with strings of predators in trail. The Ngorongoro crater
also offers amazing wildlife viewing and scenery.
Itinerary:
Day 1 – Lake Nakuru National Park
We depart our office in the morning and drive down the Escarpment
to the floor of the Great Rift Valley to Lake Nakuru National
Park for an afternoon game drive. The park covers 180 sq km
and is home to warthogs, waterbuck, buffaloes, reedbucks,
and the occasional leopard. White and black rhinos were introduced
to the park some years ago and you will find white rhino at
the southern end. The park has also retained its reputation
as an ornithologists’ delight with more than 400 species
of bird found here. We spend the night at a campsite just
outside of town.
Day 2 & 3 - Masai Mara
We head south to Narok, camping in our permanent Talek
riverside campsite situated at the edge of the park. Here
we have stand-up tents with beds for use as well as small
wood cabins for those after a touch more comfort. Hot showers
are available in the camp and meals are served in the dinning
mess or in the open.
The Mara reserve is 1510 sq km of incredible wide-open landscapes
and fertile riverine woodland following the looping meanders
of the Mara and Talek rivers. Wherever you go in the Mara
you will see a frequent amount of wildlife such as Masai giraffe,
baboons, warthogs, bat eared foxes, grey jackals, spotted
hyena, topis, impala, hartebeests, wildebeest. Elephants,
buffaloes, zebras and hippos also exist in great numbers.
It is also common to see lions either basking after a heavy
meal, or surveying the plains for their next meal. Cheetahs
and leopards are harder to spot but are still reasonably common.
The ultimate action here is without doubt the annual wildebeest
exodus in July and August when millions of these grass eaters
move north from the Serengeti in search of lusher grass before
turning south again in October.
Balloon trips are an entirely outstanding way of seeing the
savannah plains and the wildlife after which you come back
down for a beautiful champagne breakfast. These trips can
be arranged at our office upon booking.
Day 4 - Musoma 
We leave the campsite and drive through the southern part
of the reserve viewing game as we proceed to the Tanzanian
border at Isebania / Sirari. We stop for the night in a quiet
town on the shores of the immense Lake Victoria known as Musoma.
The surrounding countryside is home to many different tribes
including the Kuria, Jita, Luo, and Taturu. Musoma’s
colourful port and variety of tribes make it a vibrant town.
Day 5 - Serengeti National Park
Leaving in the morning, we drive south and west to the
western corridor of the great Serengeti via Ndabaka Gate with
a picnic lunch enroute. The afternoon is spent viewing game
and we overnight at Ndabaka Gate. We will spend three days
appreciating the vastness of the Serengeti.
Serengeti is Africa’s most famous and Tanzania’s
largest park covering 14,736 sq km and is adjoining with the
Masai Mara National reserve in Kenya. With a wildebeest population
of about 2 million and several other hoofed species (which
include zebra, Thomson’s gazelle, impala, topi, Grants
gazelle, Kongoni, Eland, Kirk’s dik dik, klipspringer,
roan, Oryx, oribi, waterbuck, buffalo, giraffe and warthog),
it is sure to attract a string of prey such as lion, leopard,
cheetah, hyena, golden jackals and bat eared foxes. Elephants
are relatively scarce and the few remaining black rhinoceros
are restricted to the Moru Koppies area.
Day 6 – Serengeti National Park
Departing in the morning, you drive west game viewing
through the western corridor of the Serengeti to the Central
region of Seronera. Overnight at one of the campsites at Seronera.
You can visit the park all year round but there is less game
in the park during the dry season – July /October, where
they migrate to the Masai Mara in Kenya. During March to May
the herds move in search of grazing to the southern section
and in May to June, they move towards the western corridor
of the park. Serengeti in the  low
season will still offer game viewing to match that of any
park in Africa, and for some, the fact that there will be
fewer tourists may be an added bonus.
Day 7 – Serengeti National Park
A full day’s game viewing in the central Serengeti.
Overnight at one of the campsites in Seronera.
Serengeti offers rewarding bird viewing with ostrich and
kori bustard being common, a variety of larks, finches, and
raptors can be seen but the most distinctive small bird is
the lilac breasted roller.
Day 8 - Ngorongoro Crater
We view game as we drive southeast up into the magnificent
Ngorongoro Conservation Area where we spend the night at the
Simba (Lion) campsite on the crater rim. The Ngorongoro crater
is the world’s biggest whole volcanic caldera at 8300
sq km and is arguably the most stunning arena.
It is frequently described as one of the wonders of the world,
not only because of its geological magnificence, but also
because it serves as an extraordinary natural sanctuary for
some of Africa’s largest populations of large mammals.
Ngorongoro and other freestanding mountains are volcanic in
origin, formed during the fracturing process that created
the Rift valley 15 to 20 million years ago. When it peaked
in size 3 million years ago it was a similar height to Mt.
Kilimanjaro today!
Day 9 - Arusha
We start refreshingly early to enjoy a full morning’s
crater tour as we have a greater chance of seeing wildlife
at this early hour. After lunch, we relocate you to Arusha
town where we camp at a campsite or you have a choice of checking
in to your own hotel at an extra cost.
Day 10 - Nairobi
After a leisurely breakfast and a walk around Arusha
town, which is situated at the base of Mt. Meru, we travel
back to Nairobi where you are dropped off at our office. Arusha
is a vibrant and bustling town as it is the gateway to Tanzania’s
national parks and game reserves.
WHAT YOU NEED TO BRING ON SAFARI:
• Sleeping bag [available for hire in our office
for US$ 15 per bag per safari plus a refundable deposit of
US$ 40 after the safari; Tanzania/Uganda - US$ 30].
• Money for personal spending and tipping approximately
Kshs.1000 a day
• Only a small case or rucksack, as storage space is
limited [maximum 20kgs].
• A pair of long trousers and jersey for the cool mornings
and evenings in addition to plenty of light clothes for hot
days (do not forget a hat), swim suit, a pillow, good walking
and biking shoes and sweets
• Torch, sunglasses, suntan lotion, insect repellent/spray
but not mosquito coils
• Mineral water for drinking (available for sale in
our office)
• Camera, films, binoculars, maps, guide-books and also
darts for our dart board at Maasai Mara
• Toilet paper, towel, soap and toothbrush/paste
• All personal travel insurance
• It is good idea to bring any drinks you might want
around the campfire as they are not always available on route.
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