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| Duration | 10 days | 12 days |
| Price From | $ 10,824 | $ 5,270 |
| Price Per Day | $ 1,082 | $ 439 |
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Explore Rwanda's Parc National des Volcans Discover Kenya's Masai Mara Visit to Zanzibar |
| Trip Style | Private guided tour | Private guided tour |
| Lodging Level | Luxury | Premium |
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| Flights & Transport | Internal airfare and ground transport included | Ground transport included |
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9 Breakfasts, 8 Lunches and 8 Dinners |
10 Breakfasts, 5 Lunches and 9 Dinners |
| Description |
The Ngorongoro Highlands is a dramatic range of volcanic mountains that straddles the rift valley escarpment immediately to the south of the Serengeti. The main highlight here is the Ngorongoro Crater, where virtually the whole panoply of game can be seen. The Crater itself is a 100 square mile natural amphitheater created two million years ago when a volcano imploded, leaving a 12 mile wide crater surrounded by an unbroken 2,000- foot high rim. The conservation area protects Olduvai Gorge, considered to be the seat of humanity after the discovery of the earliest known remains of human, and one of the most important prehistoric sites in the world. Serengeti National Park In the northern reaches of Tanzania, on its border with Kenya, lies one of the world’s most well-known conservation areas, Serengeti National Park. Covering a truly enormous area of 27,000 square kilometres, 14,700 of which are the National Park, the Serengeti is a world heritage site and home to an unimaginable variety of flora and fauna. It is deservedly one of the world’s great natural wonders. Spend your days exploring endless grasslands horizon to horizon, acacia woodlands, granite kopjes, tree-lined river and in the very north, rolling hills and hidden valleys. Each year, during the dry season, great numbers of wildebeest, zebra, gazelle, giraffe, eland, topi, kongoni, and impala exhaust the grazing in the southern areas of the system and migrate west and north in search of food. This leads them in a cyclical migration and their numbers support large prides of lion, as well as hyena, cheetah and leopard, not to mention river crocodiles. |
From tracking wild mountain gorillas in their natural habitat, to soaring over the plains of the iconic Masai Mara in a hot air balloon, and swimming with whale sharks in Zanzibar, we’re certain that this African adventure will be the most magical and memorable holiday you will ever take. Starting in Rwanda you’ll track endangered mountain gorillas, before spending three days in Kenya’s Masai Mara. This phenomenal holiday ends with four days on the exotic spice island on Zanzibar. |
Day 1: Nairobi Palacina Residence & Suites, Accommodation, Standard Room
Today you will fly into Nairobi. On arrival, proceed to the arrivals halls where our representative will be waiting with your name on a sign board. Once you connect with your Rothschild Safaris representative, you will be escorted to your vehicle for transfer to your hotel, a drive of approximately one hour. Check into your hotel and take some time to relax and settle in. Your time here is at your leisure – whether you’d like to lounge by the pool or venture out to some of Nairobi’s top attractions.
Accommodation
Enjoy an oasis of peace and calm amidst the bustling city of Nairobi. As a family owned establishment, the core emphasis is on making you feel right at home with warm hospitality. Offering a world of luxury, personalized service, a relaxed atmosphere and attention to detail you will be staying in one of 14 luxury hotel suites or a fully serviced and beautifully decorated apartment with, one, two, or three bedrooms. Soak in the hot tub, cool off with a dip in the pool, relax and unwind with a spa treatment or enjoy a refreshing cocktail at the bar.
Palacina residence & suites
Nice to know:
Children of all ages are welcome
Accommodation meal inclusions:
Full English Breakfast
Activities available at additional cost:
A visit to the Daphne Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage 11am-noon ($7 per person entrance fee). During this time the orphan elephants arrive for their midday mud bath and feeding. As a foster parent (a donation of $50 per person is required) you can visit the Nursery at both 11am as well as by appointment at 5pm (must be booked in advance).
Karen Blixen Museum, the original home of Karen Blixen. The house was used during the filming of Out of Africa and is open to public with much of the original furniture on display in the house with encompassing views of the Ngong Hills.
Giraffe Centre, here you get to feed and photograph the giraffe and warthogs and also wander through the adjoining primeval forest to view the bushbuck, dik dik and more than 180 species of birds.
Day 2 - 3: Maasai Mara Game Reserve Kichwa Tembo Tented Camp, Accommodation, Superior View Tent
Nairobi Maasai Mara, Scheduled Flight
Today you will be transferred by road to Wilson Nairobi Airport and fly by scheduled flight into the Maasai Mara. On arrival, you will be met by one of our representatives at the airstrip and transferred to camp.
Accommodation
Kichwa Tembo Tented Camp is situated in the Kichwa Tembo private concession, which neighbors the Maasai Mara. Steeped in the aura of classical safari, Kichwa Tembo Tented Camp boasts 12 luxury tents and 28 superior tents, all of which give out onto magnificent views over the open grasslands or the shady forest surrounding the Sabaringo River. The superior tents feature beautiful Maasai-inspired interiors that showcase a simple and contemporary use of local materials. Oversized beds are perfectly positioned to make the most of the views, while stained cypress wood furniture combines with tribal decorative elements. The generously sized swimming pool is set among the trees and surrounded by lush lawns and spectacular views. Opening up onto incredible Maasai Mara views, the guest areas feature cozy split-level spaces decorated in a palette of stone and taupe. Celebrating the romance and nostalgia of the Mara, a double-story bar and lounge area feature oversized windows with spectacular panoramas. The split-level dining area has been designed around an interactive kitchen and vegetable garden, making food an integral part of the safari experience.
Kichwa Tembo Tented Camp
Nice to know:
Camp tents are equipped with Wifi, and hair dryers. Babysitting services are also available for families. Outlets are available for charging (220v.). The camp has a swimming pool.
Accommodation meal inclusions:
Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Activities included:
Twice daily game drives in open 4x4 vehicles with professional guides
Activities available at additional cost:
Bush walks
Night game drives
Bush breakfast and dinner
Sundowner cocktails
Hot air ballooning over the Maasai Mara
Maasai cultural/village visits
Day 4 – 5: Chyulu Hills Campi ya Kanzi, Accommodation, Luxury Tent
Maasai Mara Campi ya Kanzi, Private Charter
You will be transferred to the local airstrip in time to connect with your flight to the Chyulu Hills. Upon arrival at the local airstrip, you will be met by your guide for your transfer to the camp. Enjoy lunch surrounded by this fantastic scenery, followed by a brief orientation regarding the daily program. Then settle into your tented room. This afternoon you will enjoy a walk to Longido with a local Maasai tracker and guide. Sundowners will be served in the bush as you watch the sunset and if clear enough enjoy the spectacular views of Mount Kilimanjaro. Return to camp after your night game drive, arriving in time for dinner which is typically delicious home-made pasta and fresh produce from the gardens. You then retire to your tent for a peaceful night sleep surrounded by the stunning Chyulu Hills.
Accommodation
Campi ya Kanzi is situated at the foot of the legendary Chyulu Hills that have inspired the likes of Ernest Hemingway and near Tsavo National Park. Six luxury tented cottages and two luxury tented suites provide supreme comfort for up to sixteen guests. All tents have private en-suite bathrooms with hot & cold running water, showers and flushing toilets. The Kanzi House can be reserved exclusively for up to eight guests. The camp offers luxurious comfort, thrilling outdoor adventure, memorable wildlife encounters, and authentic connection to the Maasai people. Campi ya Kanzi is a pioneer in community ecotourism and is built with, owned and run by the Maasai community for the benefit of the local people. From the camp enjoy breathtaking views of Mount Kilimanjaro. Enjoy game drives, walks and hikes among the solitude and privacy of 280,000 acres of land. Other activities include horse riding, mountain biking and scenic airplane flights (at additional cost). During activities you can spend time around the poolside or enjoy a professional massage (at extra cost). Enjoy delicious home made fresh Italian and African cuisine.
Campi Ya Kanzi
Nice to know:
There is 24-hour electricity for the entire camp. Children of all ages are welcome.
Accommodation meal inclusions:
Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Other accommodation inclusions:
Soft drinks, spirits, house wines, beer and water. Laundry services.
Activities included:
Game drives in open Land Rovers with your Maasai guide and tracker
Bush picnics: breakfast, lunch or dinner
Bush walks and forest walks
Tailored safaris for photographers/bird watchers
Maasai cultural village visits
School visit, dispensary, research center
Horseback riding
Star gazing with lectures
Activities available at additional cost:
Fly Camping on the plains in front of Mount Kilimanjaro
Kilimanjaro scenic flight, followed by a champagne breakfast
Air excursion to Tsavo National Park, fly over the geoglyph sculptures by Andrew Rogers
Air excursion to Amboseli National Park
Excursion to Ithumba camp where you can visit with orphan elephants
Spa treatments
Day 6 - 7: Ngorongoro Crater Plantation Lodge, Accommodation, Standard Room
After breakfast, you will be transferred to the local airstrip for your private charter flight to Namanga. On arrival you will be transferred by road to Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. Upon arrival at the Kilimanjaro airport, you will connect with a scheduled flight to Lake Manyara. Your local guide will meet you at the Manyara airstrip. Travel through an expanse of lush jungle-like forest where you may encounter hundred-strong baboon troops or blue monkeys. Arrive at the open grassy floodplain and enjoy the expansive views across the alkaline lake. Typically large buffalo, wildebeest, zebra herds and giraffe will congregate on these grassy plains. Your guide will find a picnic spot for you to enjoy your lunch. You then continue through the Park and on towards the Ngorongoro Crater. Most transfers arrive to the lodge in the late afternoon. We recommend you settle into your lodge and enjoy dinner.
Kilimanjaro - Lake Manyara, Scheduled Flight
Accommodation
The Plantation Lodge is an owner run lodge and rests on the red-brown hills at a height of 1,600 meters near the town of Karatu. The 15 rooms, seven suites and two family units are all individually furnished, melting harmoniously into the flowering garden offering comfort and relaxation. All rooms have private en-suite bathrooms, a verandah or terrace with a view of the gardens, and mosquito nets. Dinner is a four-course menu every evening and the bar is a popular place to gather prior to mealtimes. During activities you may enjoy downtime at the pool or afternoon tea, coffee and freshly baked cakes.
Nice to know:
WiFi is available throughout the property.
Accommodation meal inclusions:
Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Day 6: Notes
Today upon your arrival in Lake Manyara you will be met by your private vehicle and guide who will stay with you until your departure from Lake Manyara for the Serengeti.
Day 7: Ngorongoro Crater Drive
On your second day here, you will descend into the Ngorongoro Crater, one of Africa’s finest game haunts that plays host to almost every individual wildlife species in East Africa, including the Big Five, the rare black-maned lions, endangered black rhino and over 100 species of birds.
Day 8- 9: Serengeti National Park - Nasikia Mobile Migration Camp, Accommodation, Tent
This morning you will transfer to Lake Manyara Airport for your scheduled flight to Serengeti National Park. On arrival, you are met and transferred to your camp. Find yourself captivated on arrival at this traditional, seasonal camp.
Lake Manyara - Serengeti National Park, Scheduled Flight
Accommodation
Nasikia Mobile Camp has 8-12 tents that remain mobile throughout the year. There is a magical path of lanterns between the tents and also to the double-ended dining tent, with breeze corridor separating the areas. While the camp uses kerosene lanterns, you will also observe a mix of solar guide lights and scented beeswax candles to create an enchanting setting to unwind after the day’s adventures. Between activities you may enjoy time in the library. Before dinner, enjoy drinks around a roaring log fire under the stars. Meals are enjoyed communal style in the dining tent.
Nasikia Mobile Migration Camp
Nice to know:
From December to March, the camp is located on the southern Serengeti plains. From July to October the camp is in the far northern areas of the Serengeti. The generator is run in the evenings until 10pm for charging electrical equipment.
Accommodation meal inclusions:
Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Activities included:
Game drives
Bush walks
ACTIVITIES AVAILABLE AT ADDITIONAL COST:
Hot air ballooning
Day 10:
This morning you will transfer to the local airstrip for your flight to Kilimanjaro. Upon arrival in Kilimanjaro, connect with your international departure flight. Depending on your departure flight time, an optional day use room is available at additional cost.
Serengeti National Park - Kilimanjaro, Scheduled Flight
Day 1:
Meals: Lunch and Dinner
Overnight: Parc National des Volcans
Upon arrival in Kigali you will be met by a representative and driven through the lush green Rwandan countryside to Kinigi at the foothills of the Virungas in Parc National des Volcans. Upon arrival you’ll check in to your accommodation where you’ll stay for the next two nights.
Day 2:
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Overnight: Parc National des Volcans
Today you will experience a once-in-a lifetime wildlife encounter with the wild mountain gorillas of Rwanda. After an early breakfast you’ll be driven to the Parc National des Volcans HQ where you’ll meet your guide who will brief you about your trek and the various aspects of ‘gorilla etiquette’. Then your professional guide will lead you deep into the forest in search of your allocated gorilla family.
The high altitude and steep, slippery trails and the humidity under the forest canopy can make the trek challenging, but it’s definitely worth the effort to spend time with wild mountain gorillas in their natural habitat.
Day 3:
Meals: Breakfast
Overnight: Nairobi
After breakfast this morning you will return to Kigali where you’ll have an opportunity for a guided tour of the city, including a visit the Genocide Memorial and Education Centre which is a permanent memorial to those who were killed during the 1994 genocide. This afternoon you’ll be driven to the airport for your onward flight to Nairobi. Upon arrival in Nairobi a representative will be transferred you to your accommodation.
Day 4:
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Overnight: Masai Mara
This morning you will be driven to Nairobi’s Wilson Airport for your scheduled light aircraft flight to the Masai Mara. Upon arrival at the Masai Mara you will be met by a representative and driven to your safari lodge or camp where you will stay for the next three nights. We use a number of different award-winning safari camps and luxury lodges within the Masai Mara and we will ensure that we match you to the most suitable accommodation for your requirements and sense of style.
Day 5:
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Overnight: Masai Mara
Today you’ll enjoy morning and afternoon game drives on the plains of the Masai Mara. This iconic reserve offers amazing wildlife viewing opportunities and it’s highly likely that you’ll see zebra, impala, gazelle, wildebeest, buffalo, rhino and elephant, plus lions, cheetahs and leopards. If you’re visiting at the right time of year you can see the greatest wildlife spectacle on earth - the Great Migration – when over 2.5 million wildebeest migrate north from the Serengeti National Park to the Masai Mara National Reserve in a seasonal annual cycle driven by rainfall. If you would like to plan this holiday around the wildebeest migration please contact us to speak to one of our Africa Fair Travel Specialists.
Day 6:
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Overnight: Masai Mara
Today you can start your day with a sunrise hot air balloon flight over the plains of the Masai Mara followed by a champagne breakfast. You’ll also enjoy two thrilling game drives where you’ll spot an abundance of African wildlife, plus your lodge or camp may also offer the opportunity for a night game drive where you’ll see nocturnal animals such as aardvarks and honey badgers. There are a range of other activities you can participate in during your time in the Masai Mara, including cultural visits to Maasai villages and markets, guided bush walks, horse riding, and black rhino tracking experiences.
Day 7:
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
Overnight: Zanzibar
Today you’ll enjoy an early morning game drive before being driven to the airstrip in time for your scheduled light aircraft flight to Nairobi where you’ll board a connecting flight to the exotic island of Zanzibar. You will be met on arrival in Zanzibar and driven to your accommodation where you will stay for the next four nights. We offer a range of accommodation options on the island and we will ensure that we match you to the most suitable accommodation for your requirements and sense of style – whether that is a rustic beach lodge or a luxurious 5 star resort.
Days 8-11:
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
Overnight: Zanzibar
You’ll spend the next three days enjoying Zanzibar at your leisure. With its beautiful sandy beaches, clear turquoise waters and colourful coral reefs, Zanzibar is the perfect destination for post-safari relaxation. Should you wish to be active there are plenty of excursions that you can join, including visits to historic Stone Town, Jozani Forest, Prison Island, the spice plantations and cultural tours to local villages. There’s also a wide choice of adventure activities that you can participate in, including mountain biking, hiking, bird watching, wind surfing, kite surfing, sea kayaking and sailing, plus the island has fantastic coral reefs which are perfect for diving and snorkelling – and you may even be lucky enough to see dolphins, green turtles and, at certain times of the year, whale sharks.
Day 12:
Meals: Breakfast
Overnight: International flight
Sadly your ‘Gorillas, Masai Mara and Zanzibar’ adventure has come to an end. After a final breakfast at your hotel you’ll check-out of your accommodation and you’ll be driven to back to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) for your flight home.
