17 DAYS KENYA, TANZANIA + ZANZIBAR PACKAGE

Upon arrival into Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, you will be met by your safari guide and transferred to the hotel of your choice for overnight.

You will be booked into this hotel on a BB basis.

At 8am your driver guide will pick you from your hotel and drive you to Giraffe Center and then David Sheldrick’s Elephant Orphanage.

Lunch will be on your own account at one the restaurants in Nairobi.

In the afternoon you will be taken to Karen Blixen Museum Later drive to Amboseli National Park arriving late afternoon at your lodge.

If time permits proceed with a late afternoon game drive in the park.

Breakfast and dinner provided.

Drinking water is also provided in the car.

Breakfast at the lodge. Morning and afternoon game viewing at Amboseli National Park. Dinner and overnight at the lodge. Breakfast, lunch and dinner provided.

Drinking water is also provided in the car.

This morning you will be picked up from the lodge and driven to the Namanga; Kenya/Tanzanian border. After dealing with customs, your driver from the Kenya side will hand you over to your Tanzanian driver who will then drive you to The School of St Jude for overnight.

3 meals a day will be provide at the school.

Overnight at The School of St Jude

During your time at St Jude’s, you will be assisted by one of the staffs on the schools “visitor team”. Once we have confirmed your itinerary you will be put in contact with the school’s visitor team so they can liase with you about what you would like to do for the few days that you are at St Jude’s.

There are three Schools of St Jude and two boarding campuses and so over the next few days you will see the campuses, the kids and staff in action.

Overnight at The School of St Jude. Your meals will be provided as per your meal agreement with the school before arrival. Options are: 1. eating with western staff in their common kitchen. 2. having private meals in a separate kitchen provided by a cook.

At 8am after breakfast, you will be picked up from the school and driven to Tarangire National Park.

Enjoy the wildlife!

Breakfast, lunch and dinner provided.

Drinking water is also provided.

Tarangire National Park is almost 3000 sq km in size and is probably best known for its huge numbers of elephants and baobab trees. The name of the park comes from the Tarangire River which crosses through the park. Tarangire is especially spectacular during the dry season (June – November) as wildlife concentrations rival that of the Serengeti (since enormous populations of elephants and other animals are drawn to the Tarangire River as their only source of water). With its varied habitats and permanent water in the Tarangire River the park is home to over 2000 elephants and 500 bird species.

After breakfast, you will be picked up from the hotel and driven to Lake Manyara National Park

Enjoy doing a game drive. Breakfast, lunch and dinner provided.

Drinking water is also provided.

Lake Manyara is a beautiful little park which is famous for its tree-climbing lions, elephants and large troops of baboons. The Park is home to an amazing variety of birds and animals considering its small size. A short visit to this serene park will greatly diversify your safari experience as the lush green jungle habitat is of stark contrast to the other parks you will visit during your safari.

After breakfast, drive to Ngorongoro and descend into the Ngorongoro Crater for a game tour.

Afterwards, drive to the rim of the crater for overnight

Breakfast, lunch and dinner provided. Drinking water is also provided.

Often called the eighth natural wonder of the world, the Ngorongoro Crater is the largest intact crater in the world. About 2 million years ago the Ngorongoro volcano erupted, and its walls collapsed. The volcano floor sank to create a natural enclosure with its 600m tall walls. Now, at over 19 kilometres wide, Ngorongoro Crater is filled with great areas of acacia forest, hippo filled swamps and open grasslands. These different habitats contain over 30,000 animals – including elephants, warthogs, flamingoes, magnificent birdlife, the rare black rhinoceros and all the predatory cats. The Maasai can also be seen grazing their cattle alongside the buffalo and wildebeest

After breakfast, drive to Serengeti National Park

Once you reach Serengeti, enjoy a game drive on route to your accommodation.

Breakfast, lunch and dinner provided.

Drinking water is also provided.

The Serengeti National Park is the world’s last great wildlife refuge as it contains an estimated three million large animals, most of which take part in a seasonal migration that is one of nature’s wonders. The area covers 14,763 sq kms and the name Serengeti comes from the Maasai ‘Siringet’, meaning endless plains.

Option on day 11: Hot Air Ballooning in the early morning followed by a Bush Champaign Breakfast

Enjoy a full day in different parts of central Serengeti!

Breakfast, lunch and dinner provided. Drinking water is also provided.

The Central Serengeti offers superb game viewing all year round due to its abundance of resident animals. Specifically, the Seronera River Valley in the Central Serengeti is a ‘must see’ on every safari regardless of the specific month of travel. Game viewing in Central Serengeti is at its best during the dry season (June – November) as resident animals are more concentrated in the immediate area due to the lack of water on the plains. Resident herbivores include impala, buffalo, hippo, warthog, topi, hartebeest and giraffe. Resident carnivores include lion and leopard.

Enjoy an early morning game drive before going to the Seronera Airstrip in north Serengeti for your flight to Zanzibar. On arrival into Zanzibar, you will be met and taken to the hotel of your choice in Stone Town where you will be booked in on a B&B basis. We book people into Stone Town hotels on a B&B basis, as we find that clients like to wander around the many restaurants in Stone Town for their meals

Have a free evening in Stone town. Breakfast provided. Drinking water is also provided in the car

At 9am you will be picked from the hotel and taken on a Stone Town Tour which will take you through fabled Stone town, where history appears to stand still. With visits to the house of wonders, the palace museum (People’s Palace), Dr Livingston’s house and the Arab fort amongst others, it is a fascinating look at the essence of Zanzibar. You will see Zanzibar’s bustling market, winding alleyways, ornately carved and studded doors, two cathedrals and countless mosques.

After the tour, enjoy the rest of the day and evening in Stone town. Later on, you will return to your hotel in Stone Town for overnight

Breakfast provided. Drinking water is also provided in the car

At 9am you will be taken to a hotel of your choice at Nungwi, on the northern tip of Zanzibar Island. This is the best beach section of Zanzibar. You will be booked into this hotel on bed and breakfast. On your way you will have a Spice Tour (which includes lunch).

Note that there are generally no ATM’s in the beach area so best to exchange/withdraw cash in Stonetown before continuing to the north of Zanzibar. Please also note, there is a ~5% bank-imposed surcharge on all credit/debit card transactions across the Island

Also note that the government in Zanzibar recently implemented a $1USD per visitor per night tax which has to be paid to the hotel direct.

The history of Zanzibar would be incomplete without the cloves, nutmeg, cinnamon, pepper and many other spices which brought the Sultans of Oman. They can be seen in the plantations just outside Zanzibar town, and a good tour includes opportunities to dazzle the senses with fresh spices. The spice tour does not only involve spices, but also organically grown herbs and a detailed description about their traditional uses in medicine cosmetics and cooking.

Breakfast and lunch provided

Drinking water is also provided in the car

Enjoy relaxing days at the beach.

Breakfast provided

After breakfast, you will be picked up and driven to Zanzibar Airport for your flight out (flight to be advised by the client).

Breakfast provided