Safari Overview
This 12 Days Simba safari will take you on an African safari odyssey to Uganda Kenya and Tanzania all in a fortnight. This epic East African odyssey will give you the best possible opportunity of encountering the primates of Uganda as well as several of the savanna wild mammals of Kenya and Tanzania. While on this East African safari, you are in for a memorable encounter with both the giant Mountain gorillas as you visit Bwindi National Park. You will also traverse several pristine wild eco systems of both Kenya and Tanzania such as Lake Nakuru National Park, Masai Mara, Serengeti and Ngorongoro that are filled with a myriad of African wild mammals, birds and dramatic landscapes.
Safari Highlight
Day 1: Pick up from Jomo Kenyatta airport in Kenya and transfer to a hotel in Nairobi
Day 2: Transfer to L Nakuru National Park and engage in an afternoon game drive
Day 3: Do a morning game drive in Nakuru National Park and drive to Masai Mara
Day 4: Full day Masai Mara
Day 5: Another full day Masai MARA
Day 6: Transfer to Isebania border crossing point and cross over into Serengeti Park for an afternoon game drive.
Day 6: Full day Serengeti National Park
Day 7: Transfer to Ngorongoro National Park for an afternoon game drive
Day 8: Enjoy a full day of unlimited game drives
Day 9: Transfer Lake Manyara and enjoy an afternoon game drive
Day 10: Transfer to Amboseli National Park and engage in an afternoon game drive here
Day 11: Full Day Amboseli National Park
Day 12: Transfer to Nairobi where your safari comes to an end
Detailed safari itinerary
Day 1: Arrive to Jomo Kenyatta meet and greet and transfer to a Nairobi hotel
Upon landing at Jomo Kenyatta Intl. airport, you will be received by our Kenyan guide who will transfer you to your hotel in Nairobi city.
Accommodation: Tamarind Tree hotel
Meal plan: Bed & Breakfast
Day 2: Drive to Nakuru National Park and engage in an afternoon game drive
Today, you will drive to L Nakuru National Park, this park is located 155km or 3-4 hours drive West of Nairobi city. Upon your arrival here, you will engage in an afternoon game drive, A visit to this park ensures that you are primed to encounter wild mammals such as the both the black and white Rhinos, Cape Buffaloes, Hippos and Giraffes. If you are into birding, Lake Nakuru is a birders heaven as its home over 400 bird species and its famous for its high concentration of both Greater and Leser Flamingos. Other bird species to look out for while in Nakuru include Greater white Pelicans, Abyssinian thrush and the Bateleur. After your game drive, you will retire to your lodge and relax on your porch as you take in the sights and sounds of Lake Nakuru.
Accommodation: Sarova Lion Hill
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 3: Transfer to Masai Mara and do an afternoon game drive here
This day kicks off with a transfer to Masai Mara. Masai Mara lies about 210km or 3-4 hours drive from Nakuru. Upon your arrival to Masai Mara, you will undertake an afternoon game drive which is meant to reveal to you the hidden wonders of the Mara plains.
Accommodation: Sarova Mara Camp
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 4: Full day spent in Masai Mara
Today you will have a chance to experience Masai Mara to the very best outcome given that you’re going to spend the entire day exploring this vast eco system filled with natural wonders. The day commences with a sumptuous breakfast that’s not only aimed at giving your taste buds a thrill of Magical Kenya’s food but also to feel you up so that you can have a wonderful game drive experience without worrying about being hungry. The guide will take you on a morning game drive adventure as you follow some of the game tracks that will ensure to maximize your chances of having an encounter with some of the big five dwellers such as the largest land mammal the African Elephants, the king of the jungle lions which you might spot patrolling their territories, the cape buffaloes that roam the grasslands of these Masai plains, the African Leopards that are famous for their stealth abilities that enable them to catch their prey with surprise. Beyond the big five you still have a chance to see numerous wild dwellers such as Wildebeests, Plain Zebras, and Masai Giraffes and many more.
Accommodation: Sarova Mara Camp
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 5: Second day fully spent exploring the Mara plains
You will get to wake up to the amazing wild melodies of Masai Mara as you get to hear various animals sound their alarms and birds twitter to welcome the new day. You will have breakfast then go for a morning game drive to perhaps a different sector of Mara then an afternoon game drive is also available should you need it.
Accommodation: Sarova Mara Camp
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 6: Transfer to Serengeti via Isebania border post
This is your last day in Masai Mara and you will check out of your lodge and embark on a 150km or 3-4 hours drive to the Isebania border post. On reaching the border post, you will be processed for crossing into Tanzania and then our safari guide on the Tanzanian side will take over your safari from the Kenyan guide. This shouldn’t worry you at all because you’re still in a safe pair of hands with our expert guide in Serengeti. Serengeti national park is the epitome of all Africa wildlife safari journeys as it boasts of being home to most of the African savanna wildlife species. the Serengeti eco system will stretch you gaze as it will seem to go on forever in every direction you look. A safari game drive is in Serengeti is indeed something that to look forward to by every African safari adventurer as it comes with returns of wild encounters ranging from Elephants, Lions, Cape Buffaloes, Leopards, Cheetahs, Burchells Zebras, Giraffes, and an array of antelope subspecies that roam these vast lands. Of course, it becomes quite pointless to speak of Serengeti and don’t mention the fact that Serengeti is the birth place of the dramatic and bewildering natural wonder of the world – The annual Wildebeest migration which sees over 2 million hooves of numerous wild animals make a tremendous and equally treacherous journey up North in search for greener pastures. The good thing with a safari to this park, you, in most cases, you’re more likely to encounter this migration as it happens in phases over the year given the vastness of this park. For a person who is also keen for birds, Serengeti boasts of housing over 500 bird species including the Black headed Gonolek, Fischers Love bird, Grey backed Fiscal, Southern ground hornbill, Verreaux Eagle, Secretary bird and many others. At the end of this game drive you will transfer to your lodge and unwind from your today’s wild escapades.
Accommodation: Into Wild Africa
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 7: Full day to be spent traversing Serengeti
You will wake up to the unbelievable sounds of wild Serengeti and have breakfast which you will depart from the lodge and follow on of the numerous game drive tracks that have been carefully paved to optimize your chances of encountering many of the wild dwellers of this park. After about 4-5 hours of traversing Serengeti you will return to your lodge to take a lunch break in order to regain your strength that is very much need for round two of game drive that’s to come.
Accommodation: Into Wild Africa
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 8: Cross into Ngorongoro crater for an afternoon game drive
Day 8 will have you cross to Ngorongoro crater, this crater is a constant reminder of how strong the natural forces that molded this earth particularly here were, the Ngorongoro crater is a remnant of the geological forces of volcancity that occurred here millions of years ago. After blowing off the top of what is said to been a relatively higher Ngorongoro mountain, this crater is all what is left behind and to your advantage enjoying a geological lecture isn’t the only thing that you’ve come here for, this crater is part of the larger Serengeti eco system and as such its filled with numerous wild savanna mammals and a game drive here promises nothing short of epic sightings of animals like lions, Elephants, Giraffes, Cape Bufaloes Wildebeests, Leopards and Cheatahs etc all roaming these savanna fields.
Accommodation: Ngorongoro Bougainvillea Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 9: Transfer from Ngorongoro to Lake Manyara National Park for an afternoon game drive
The first day of this safari will have you picked up early in the morning by our safari guide and drive to Lake Manyara National Park. This park is located only 50km away from Arusha hence its about an hour’s drive from the regional town of Arusha. This park is one of the smaller parks of the Northern Tanzanian circuit and it is largely dominated by lake Manyara an alkaline lake which attracts large herds of animals that come to drink a bit of its salty waters. Although small, a game drive in this park puts you on a collision course with several savanna wild mammals which include elephants, wildebeests, giraffes, hippos and zebras that are found in this park in large numbers. At the end of your game drive, you will check into your lodge here and have a lunch break after which you will then set off for a second game drive in the park.
Accommodation: Lake Manyara Wildlife Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 10: Transfer to Amboseli via Namanga border post
After breakfast you will checkout of your lodge then embark on a drive to Namanga border post where you will cross back into Kenya and picked up by your former guide who you commenced this safari with 8 days ago in Nairobi. You will have lunch break while still at the post because after this break you will drive straight to Amboseli National park. A game drive in Amboseli is nothing short of spectacular because this park is highly revered for its large population of Elephants, Cape buffaloes and many other wild animals such as Lions, Cheetahs and Zebras, Giraffes and Wildebeests.
Accommodation: Ol Tukai Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 11: Full day spent in Amboseli with 2 game drives
The beauty of waking up in Amboseli national park is that on a clear day, you’re in for dramatic sightings of the Kilimanjaro snow capped top which forms a spectacular back drop to this park. Mountain Kilimanjaro is the roof top of Africa as it rises upto the elevation of 5895m above sea level hence giving you a beautiful coat of white on its top which very visible from anywhere you stand in this park. Day 13 is all about Amboseli and you will spend it conversing different corners of this park to see what they have in store for you.
Accommodation: Ol Tukai Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 12: Transfer back to Nairobi
This is the last day of your wild adventures and it also marks the beginning of your beach holiday experience. You will depart from Amboseli National park and embark on a 6-7 hours drive to Nairobi and this concludes what has been an exhilarating wildlife safari adventure.
Meal Plan: Breakfast
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