30 Days Best of East Africa Kenya Uganda Rwanda Tanzania Zanzibar

Explore six of Kenya’s best known reserves on this eight day African adventure that promises to leave you with memories you will cherish for a lifetime. Discover the famous Masai Mara National Park with its vast plains stretching as far as the eye can see the snow-capped Mount Kenya. Experience Lake Nakuru and the thousand of flamingos it attracts to its shores every year. also see various wildlife found in the amboseli and samburu national reserves. you will also experience the rare interaction with the mountain gorillas in uganda. after long days on safari you will spend a few more days relaxing at the zanzibar beach. All of this and more await on a safari that will capture your heart and leave you dreaming of the day when you can return to Africa.

Explore six of Kenya’s best known reserves on this eight day African adventure that promises to leave you with memories you will cherish for a lifetime. Discover the famous Masai Mara National Park with its vast plains stretching as far as the eye can see the snow-capped Mount Kenya. Experience Lake Nakuru and the thousand of flamingos it attracts to its shores every year. also see various wildlife found in the amboseli and samburu national reserves. you will also experience the rare interaction with the mountain gorillas in uganda. after long days on safari you will spend a few more days relaxing at the zanzibar beach. All of this and more await on a safari that will capture your heart and leave you dreaming of the day when you can return to Africa.

Itinerary

Day 1: Arrival

Pass By: Nairobi, Kenya
Today you will be picked up from the airport on the arrival by your guide who will bring you to your hotel, after which you will have your free time then wait for the trip on the following day. Meals & drinks: Bed and Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included) Drinking water (Other drinks not included

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight at 67 airport hotel

Day 2: Nairobi to Tsavo East national park

Stop At: Tsavo East, Voi Mageso Chember, Tsavo National Park East 00200 Kenya
Pick up from the hotel  in the morning then drive to Tsavo East national park after breakfast which is renowned for its large numbers of elephants and the famous man eating lions Game en route to your Lodge .Check in and have lunch at your lodge. In the afternoon, another game drive at the park later return to your lodge for dinner and overnight
Duration: 1 day

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at Voi Wildlife Lodge

Day 3: Tsavo East full day

Stop At: Tsavo East, Voi Mageso Chember, Tsavo National Park East 00200 Kenya
After breakfast you will have Full day spend in the park with packed lunch in search of its popular residents like the well known predators and their opponents like the Zebra, Wildebeest, Giraffe, Hippo and a visit Via Aruba Dam .
Duration: 1 day

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: overnight at Voi wildlife lodge

Day 4: tsavo east to tsavo west national park

Stop At: Tsavo National Park West, Tsavo National Park West, Coast Province
Early morning game drive return to your lodge for breakfast, after breakfast leave Tsavo East for Tsavo West with Game drive  en route to your lodge. Check in and have lunch. In the afternoon, visit the rhino sanctuary and return to the lodge where there is usually a leopard  and if you are lucky you will see it .
Duration: 1 day

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: overnight at Ngulia safari lodge

Day 5: Tsavo west to Amboseli national park

Stop At: Amboseli National Park, Amboseli National Park, Amboseli Eco-system, Rift Valley Province
Early breakfast, then proceed for a morning game drive with a visit of Mzima Springs, where you can see hippos and fish in a crystalline clear water. There are possibilities of seeing crocodiles and monkeys. Later proceed to Amboseli National park arriving in time for lunch and check in at your lodge. Afternoon game drive  within the Amboseli which lies at the floors of Mount Kilimanjaro.
Duration: 24 minutes

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: overnight at Amboseli sopa lodge

Day 6: Amboseli park full day

Stop At: Amboseli National Park, Amboseli National Park, Amboseli Eco-system, Rift Valley Province
 After early morning breakfast, Proceed with more game drive in the park with packed lunch in search of its popular residents like the well known predators and their opponents like the Zebra, Wildebeest, Giraffe, Hippo with a view of Mt Kilimanjaro .Later return to your lodge for Dinner and overnight
Duration: 24 minutes

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: overnight at Amboseli sopa lodge

Day 7: Amboseli national park to Mt Kenya park

Stop At: Mount Kenya National Park, Mount Kenya National Park
Today you will be picked from the hotel, then be driven to the northern side of the country to the foot of Mt. kenya whereby you will arrive in the afternoon. After lunch you will be taken for the walk at the Mau Mau cave where by the colonial people where fighting with British.
Duration: 1 day

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: overnight at Bantu lodge

Day 8: Mt Kenya to Samburu Game Reserve

Stop At: Samburu National Reserve, Samburu National Reserve, Samburu District, Rift Valley Province
You will be picked up from your lodge early in the morning, thereafter you will be drive north past the equator to the northern frontier district. Continue to the semi arid Samburu National reserve and check in to your lodge for lunch Lunch. There will be time to settle in before your safari adventure. Set out for an afternoon game drive in the reserve. Return to the lodge before dark.
Duration: 1 day

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: overnight at Samburu game lodge

Day 9: Samburu game reserve full day

Stop At: Samburu National Reserve, Samburu National Reserve, Samburu District, Rift Valley Province
Wake up call.
6.30am Set out for an early morning game drive in the reserve. This is usually the most popular game viewing time. During the early hours temperatures are low, thus providing a favorable atmosphere both for the game and the viewer. Lion, Cheetah and Leopard roam the vast grasslands in search for their next meal, it may be an unsuspecting impala or even a small one like the warthog…whatever the players, the spectacle of nature unfolding is always awe inspiring! 8.30am Back at the lodge, enjoy your sumptuous breakfast. 12.30pm lunch in the lodge then its time at leisure to relax by the riverside watching crocodile 4.00pm afternoon game drive. Return to the lodge before dark.6.30pm
Duration: 1 day

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: overnight at Samburu game lodge

Day 10: Samburu to lake Naivasha

Stop At: Lake Naivasha, Naivasha Road Nakuru County Kenya
After early breakfast depart for a morning game drive in the reserve, en-route to the gate. Drive in a southerly direction to the equator for a brief stop. Here, the locals do a water demonstration to qualify the position of the equator and for a small tip you could be awarded an ‘equator Certificate’
After the brief stop, Drive to the Thompsons falls for a photo-stop then down into the great rift valley. As you ascend the eastern wall of the rift Valley, lush coffee and tea plantations reveal themselves and your driver-guides will give you a brief talk about coffee farming in Kenya.
Duration: 24 minutes

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: overnight at Naivasha west beach camp

Day 11: Green crater lake walk

Stop At: Lake Naivasha, Naivasha Road Nakuru County Kenya
Breakfast will be at 7.00 am and you will be picked up by your driver at 8.00am. The road to the Green Crater Lake takes you out of Naivasha and along a rough and bumpy road down the edge of lake Naivasha passing by huge Greenhouses where roses and other flowers are grown for the export market. You will arrive at the Green Crater Lake at 9.30am approx and you will begin your morning game walk. The green crater lake was formed by volcanic activity. The group will walk in a reserve where its possible to get up close to Giraffe and many varieties of antelopes. Its great opportunity for photos. The guides will answer questions about the animals, birdlife etc and point out the rocks formed due to the volcanic activity.
Duration: 6 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: overnight at Naivasha west beach camp

Day 12: Lake Naivasha to Masai Mara National Reserve

Stop At: Maasai Mara National Reserve, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Rift Valley Province
Early morning breakfast. After breakfast leave Nakuru for Masai mara arriving in time for lunch. Check in mara luxury tented camp and have lunch. Afternoon game drive through the park in search of the Lion, Cheetah, Elephant, Buffalo.
Duration: 1 day

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at Explore Nature Mara Lodge

Day 13: Masai Mara full day

Stop At: Maasai Mara National Reserve, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Rift Valley Province
Early morning game drive after game drive return back to camp for breakfast. After breakfast Full day spend in the park with packed lunch in search of its popular residents like the well known predators and their opponents like the Zebra, Wildebeest, Giraffe, Hippo and the dangerous Crocodiles with a visit to Mara river.
Duration: 1 day

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: overnight at Explore nature Mara lodge

Day 14: Masai Mara to lake Nakuru national park

Stop At: Lake Nakuru National Park, Lake Nakuru National Park, Rift Valley Province
Depart for Lake Nakuru National Park after breakfast ,Afternoon game drive takes you to the lake to view Flamingos and pelicans. Also, spot White/Black Rhinos, Rothschild Giraffe, Waterbucks and other kinds of African wildlife. The Lake Forest attracts a wide variety of birds.
Duration: 1 day

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: overnight at Kivu resort

Day 15: Lake Nakuru to lake Bogoria to Bungoma

Stop At: Lake Bogoria, Kenya
Today you will wake up in the morning for your early breakfast and leave for lake Bogoria which is famous for its springs like hot, warm, cold geysers from the underground form due to volcanic activities. You will have your picnic lunch with you and you will accompany yourself with eggs to do real practical at the hot geysers on how hot they are.
Duration: 6 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at Bungoma Elegant Hotel 

Day 16: Bungoma to Jinja

Stop At: Jinja, Jinja, Eastern Region
After breakfast, we will transfer to the Malaba border, then drive to the source of River Nile one of the longest River in the world and spend some time at the source, looking at craft markets, and getting to know the locals. You will enjoy dinner and overnight at Paradise Hotel on the Nile.
Duration: 1 day

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: overnight at Paradise Hotel on the Nile.

Day 17: Jinja to Lake Bunyonyi

Stop At: Lake Bunyonyi, Uganda
After morning breakfast you will drive down to Kabale Uganda’s highest town (2000 m), with beautiful, lush scenery along the way. We will camp at Lake Bunyonyi, Africa’s deepest crater lake (900 m). Bunyonyi means “place of little birds”, so you can expect to view interesting and unique bird-life. This is an excellent resting point before the gorilla trek.
Duration: 1 day

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
• Dinner
Accommodation included: overnight at Bunyonyi overland resort

Day 18: The pygmy visit

Stop At: Batwa Cultural Heritage, Stensera Road, Kampala 256 Uganda
Today you will eat breakfast and then take an optional guided walk to visit locals in the community. You will have the option to visit with the local Batwa people or go canoeing on the lake. Return to camp in time for lunch, after which you will be free to visit the children’s orphanage in the local village or spend the evening at leisure.
Duration: 6 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: overnight at bunyonyi overland resort

Day 19: Gorilla trekking in Mgahiga Park

Stop At: Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, Western Region
Enjoy a beautiful drive over the mountains, as we transfer to our base in Mgahinga , on the southwestern tip of Uganda. Today we embark on the experience of a lifetime. Mgahinga Gorilla National Park is home to more than half of the world’s population of the endangered mountain gorilla and the golden Monkeys. Fortunately for the gorillas are the main reason as to why the park was created by the Uganda government. The trekking can be demanding and last the day long. A water bottle and good walking shoes or boots are highly recommended. Experienced local guides will lead us through the thick mountain jungle. Once we locate the gorillas, we will stay and observe them for about an hour – this time is strictly governed by the Uganda Wildlife Authority. Photography is permitted (although not the use of flash, and there are restrictions to the use of video cameras), but with or without a camera, this is one of the most breathtaking and emotional experiences Africa can offer, and certainly one that will remain with you long after your journey.
Duration: 12 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: overnight at bunyonyi overland resort

Day 20: Lake Bunyonyi To Kigali Rwanda

Stop At: Kigali, Kigali, Kigali Province
Early Morning breakfast, then be transfer to Kigali, arriving in the afternoon, overnight at Kigali Blue sky. dinner, lunch, breakfast, bed included. Overnight at Kigali Blue Sky Hotel
Duration: 12 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: overnight at hotel blue kigali

Day 21: kigali

Stop At: Kigali Genocide Memorial, KG 14 Ave, Kigali Rwanda
Half day optional city tour, including the genocide museum/memorial, then we drive to Kinigi via Ruhengeri. The road to Ruhengeri is sealed offering stunning scenery of the hills and valleys of this green and lush country, taking a little more than 2 hours. From Ruhengeri we have a 20 minute drive to Kinigi at the base of Sabyinyo Mountain, with excellent views of the rest of all of the Virunga Volcanoes. All meals dinner, lunch, breakfast, bed included.
Duration: 12 minutes

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: overnight at Kigali blue sky hotel

Day 22: Kigali to Arusha

Stop At: Arusha, Arusha, Arusha Region
After early breakfast, then you will depart to Arusha via a flight. Arusha sits at the foot of rugged Mount Meru, and is the gateway to most of Tanzania’s safari areas. Our afternoon will be spent at leisure.
Duration: 24 minutes

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at the charity hotel

Day 23: Arusha to manyara national park

Stop At: Lake Manyara National Park, Lake Manyara National Park, Arusha Region
Leave Arusha after breakfast and drive to Lake Manyara national park for full day game drives with packed lunches.  Located beneath the cliffs of the Manyara Escarpment, on the edge of the Rift Valley, Lake Manyara National Park offers varied ecosystems, incredible bird life, and breathtaking views. Lake Manyara’s famous tree-climbing lions are another reason to pay this park a visit. The only kind of their species in the world, they make the ancient mahogany and elegant acacias their home during the rainy season, and are a well-known but rather rare feature of the northern park. In addition to the lions, the national park is also home to the largest concentration of baboons anywhere in the world a fact that makes for interesting game viewing of large families of the primates.
Duration: 1 day

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight Fanaka Camp

Day 24: Lake Manyara National Park – Serengeti National Park

Stop At: Serengeti National Park, Serengeti National Park
After breakfast depart for Serengeti Arriving in time for lunch.You will have an extensive evening game drive in the pack before dark return to the camp for dinner and overnight.
Duration: 24 minutes

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: overnight at Mapito tented camp

Day 25: serengeti to seronera area

Stop At: Seronera, Serengeti National Park 23000 Tanzania
Full days in Serengeti plains, search for wild game /trailing the wildebeest migration herds/predators. Morning and afternoon game drives. Meals and overnight at Lodge/ Campsite at Seronera area in the heart of the Serengeti. Serengeti is easily Tanzania’s most famous national park, and it’s also the largest, at 14,763 square kilometres of protected area that borders Kenya’s Masai Mara Game Park. Over a million wildebeest and about 200,000 zebras flow south from the northern hills to the southern plains for the short rains every October and November, and then swirl west and north after the long rains in April, May and June. So strong is the ancient instinct to move that no drought, gorge or crocodile infested river can hold them back. The Wildebeest travel through a variety of parks, reserves and protected areas and through a variety of habitat. Join us to explore the different forms of vegetation and landscapes of the Serengeti ecosystem and meet some of their most fascinating inhabitants.
Duration: 24 minutes

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: overnight at mapito tented camp

Day 26: Serengeti National Park – Ngorongoro Crater

Stop At: Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Arusha Region
We will transfer to the Ngorongoro crater, via Olduvai Gorge. Ngorongoro is an impressive 20 km wide volcanic crater with 600 m walls. The views from the crater rim are breathtaking, and there is an ever-present abundance of wildlife, due to the permanent water supply on the crater floor. Olduvai Gorge is famed for the discovery of 3.5 million year-old fossil fragments of an early human civilization. The views from the top of the crater wall are absolutely breathtaking which are forested but four wheel drive vehicles will take you down into this primeval paradise of woodland, lake, river, swamp and plain that shelters around 20,000 animals. Large grazing animals such as wildebeest, buffalo, gazelle and zebra that depends on the open grasslands in the crater. Attracting predators, the black-manned lion, the leopard and hyena. The elephant found are the lone males. The Fever Tree forests shelter monkeys, bushbuck and waterbuck and the few black rhino that have taken refuge here. A soda lake attracts water birds, including flamingoes and is a favorite place for predators to make their kill. Wildly beautiful as it is, it is not surprising that Ngorongoro Crater has been called a Garden of Eden and the afternoon will be spent at the crater tour.
Duration: 1 day

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: overnight at Octagon Lodge

Day 27: Ngorongoro-Arusha-Zanzibar

Stop At: Zanzibar Island, Tanzania
After breakfast you will be driven back to Arusha for your plain to Zanzibar Island. Upon arrival in Zanzibar, you will meet Zanzibar Ocean Blue chauffeur and take you to Zanzibar Ocean Blue Resort. In the resort you will enjoy yourself with the cool breeze from the ocean and later retire to your comfortable bed for night rest.
Duration: 1 day

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at Zanzibar Ocean Blue Resort

Day 28: zanzibar

Stop At: Zanzibar Island, Zanzibar Island, Zanzibar Archipelago
Today after you enjoy your full buffet breakfast, you will enjoy a full day uninterrupted relaxing time. you will be having free time in a cool and quite environment. This day will be well spent in the beach.
Meals & drinks: Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included) Drinking water (Other drinks not included) but meals dinner, and breakfast are included.
Duration: 1 day

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at Zanzibar Ocean Blue Resort

Day 29: The Zanzibar Island

Stop At: Spice & Stone Town Tour, 1261, via dunga, Tunguu Zanzibar, Tanzania
Optional:At an extra cost
Today you go on an excursion to the spice and fruit plantations close to Stone town for the famous Spice Tour. We have developed a special Spice Tour with in depth information not only about spices, but also organically grown herbs and a detailed description about their traditional uses in medicine cosmetics and cooking. After the tour we invite for an opulent lunch at our guides’ home, where you can taste the spices and fruits.
Spice tour- $100 per person
Blue Safari – $250 per person.
meals from dinner, and breakfast are included.
Duration: 24 minutes

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at Zanzibar Ocean Blue Resort

Day 30: Zanzibar to Nairobi

Pass By: Nairobi, Nairobi
After a luxurious Safari experience and a relaxing beach holiday, bid farewell to Tanzania as you are transferred to the airport for your flight home via Nairobi.

No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.