Description
PRIVATE TOUR WITH LAKE EYASI EXTENSION
NYOTA means star in Swaili, and this safari is called 'star' because this route is passing by the three most appreciated beauty of the Kenya and Tanzania circuits: Maasai Mara National Reserve, Serengeti National Park and Ngorongoro Crater.
Program
Day 1:
Flight to NAIROBI.
Day 2:
Breakfast and transfer to Wilson local airport. Scenic flight to Maasai Mara National Reserve, reception at the airstrip and safari.
MASAI MARA: COMMITTED TO THE ENVIRONMENT AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES.
Olengoti Eco Safari Camp is our intimate and exclusive Masai Mara camp with only 11 tents, bordered by the Talek River, a tributary of the Mara River. The decoration inspired by the environment that surrounds us, the Masai life. We involve the Masai community in the human resources of the camp and use their craftsmanship, patent in the mixture of leathers and beads. A restaurant under the old ficus a few meters from our growing family of hippos, we are already 28!, our beloved albino baboon who loves to check out the shops and a resident mongoose family in search of their breakfast, are just part of our welcome in the camp along with the safaris inside the Masai Mara that will make the best and more complete experience to discover the Masai Mara and the Masai tribe, their ancestral customs and their daily life.
PLANT A TREE - Plant a tree is our reforestation initiative in the Masai Mara, leave your legacy in the Masai Mara by planting an indigenous tree and contribute to the development of the Masai economy.
FAIR TRADE - is our initiative with the mamas masais of the area, they will be delighted to show you in the camp as they make the necklaces, bracelets and beads they carry in their special celebrations and that you can buy at a fair price.
Day 3:
Second day in Maasai Mara Game Reserve, up to the Mara River banks. Mara River is the natural barrier animals must cross every year. Hundreds of thousands of zebras and wildebeest creates this overwhelming show of survival and death, where Mara River and its countless crocodiles are only one of the steps. Our tented camp is in a perfect position to follow the big migration. Bush Walking Safari on the Mara river shores through the major Great Migration crossing points.
Day 4:
At dawn, optionally hot-air balloon safari to silently fly over the savannah, landing to a champagne breakfast, to live as the safari used to be in the old times. Following Mara River to the west, we will reach Lake Victoria, also known as Victoria Nyanza or Ukerewe. A local boat will pick us up to bring us, through a 45 minutes cruise, to our PRIVATE ISLAND INSIDE LAKE VICTORIA. We will walk the island, which offers easy climbs up to the top to enjoy the lake sight with amazing sunsets. During this day, we will cross the border between Kenya and Tanzania.
Day 5:
We will enjoy a boat cruise after breakfast on our way to Musoma, as the best moment to find all the ornithological unique beauty of that area. Then we will proceed up to the Serengeti NP in Tanzania, natural extension of the Masaai Mara, border crossed by one and a half million wildebeest, 250,000 zebras and 500,000 gazelles between July and October. Followed by the carnivorous, lions and hyenas, mostly. Tonight, we will sleep in our Tented camp Pumzika Luxury Safari Camp, in the heart of Serengeti´s National Park situated in the most exclusive area of Seronera, as far from civilization as we know it. The living area is open to be able to have a 360º view, decorated with cushions and candles recreating a vintage atmosphere, dressed in original furniture and pieces carefully crafted by local artisans to make you experience an unforgettable safari.
Day 6:
Second day in Serengeti NP. As animals are more active at sunrise and sundown, and in this time the possibility to see hunting episodes increase, that's why we will concentrate our safari in these moments, with the aim to spot the big 5s: lions, buffalo, elephants, rhinos and leopards. The camp is situated in the middle of the endless plain: never-ending spaces, infinite skies, unnumbered stars.
Day 7:
Game drive at sunrise toward Ngorongoro Conservation Area. We will pass through the area of the Kopjes, rocky islands in the grasslands where lions, leopards and cheetahs use to rest. Optional the visit to Olduvai Gorge, where incredible fossils and artifacts of the first hominid were found. Before arriving to Ngorongoro CA and our camp, we will visit a Maasai community.
Our camp is just on the rim of the crater, offering a spectacular view over the area. Pakulala Safari Camp is the only tented camp in the world located above Ngorongoro´s crater. East Africa Camps offers a unique experience in an exclusive location with spectacular views.
This exclusive location continues developing our sustainable and responsible philosophy focused on the direct repercussion in the local economy of Masai life that inhabits the Crater in coexistence and respect with the fauna and flora that lives there. Every East Africa Camps traveler who sleeps at PAKULALA SAFARI CAMP contributes directly to this magical symbiosis that happens between tourism, the Masai life, wildlife and their safaris, we are very proud of it.
Day 8:
After our game drive in Ngorongoro CA, we will head to Lake Eyasi. Outside any other companies' route, we will visit a land where the time stopped, and the tribes lives like thousands of years ago. This is the Land of the Bushmen and we will visit the tribes of the Datoga and the Hadsabe.
Day 9:
Walking Safari at sunrise guided by the Hadsabes exploring their habits, their homes, their hunt and their surviving skills. Transfer to Arusha.
Day 10:
Transfer to airport.
Price includes
- Visits tribes Datoga and Hadzabe in case of choosing extension to Lake Eyasi.
- Lodge in Arusha.
- Full board during the entire safari.
- English or Spanish or Italian or French or German speaking guide-driver in Kenya (Masai Mara) and all of Tanzania.
- The departure transfer in Tanzania can be with an English-speaking guide.
- Nairobi bed and breakfast.
- Nairobi-Hotel airport transfer. (Driver speaks English)
- Transfer from Nairobi hotel to Wilson airport. (Driver speaks English)
- Light aircraft to the Masai Mara.
- Safari on foot through the main crossings of the migration on the banks of the Mara River.
- Lodge in Lake Victoria.
- Transport in 4x4 vehicle Land Cruiser IN REGULAR / PRIVATE FOR 2 or 4 or 6 PEOPLE especially prepared for safari during the whole tour.
- EAST AFRICA CAMPS: MASAI MARA, LAKE VICTORIA, SERENGETI AND NGORONGORO. All safaris and tea and coffee included.
- All 4x4 safaris.
- 4X4 vehicles in the Ngorongoro Crater.
- Masai village visit.
- Lodge in Arusha.
- Full board during the entire safari.
- Arusha accommodation and breakfast. (Dinner on the 9th is not included)
- Bottled water during the entire safari activity inside the parks.
- Entrance to National Parks and Reserves
- Accommodation rates within parks and National Reserves.
- Insurance AMREF Flying Doctors
Price does not include
- International flight
- Airport taxes
- Local taxes
- Visas from Tanzania and Kenya
- Optional activities
- Tips
- Soft drinks and alcoholic beverages in lodges, hotels or tented camps
- Dinner on the day 9
- Everything not specified in the Includes section
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