Lake Victoria Holidays

Sample Itinerary - REF AFRICA 167

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Day 1: Nairobi

Welcome to Africa! We will meet you at Nairobi airport and transfer you to your hotel.

Day 2: Nairobi - Masai Mara N.P.

Depart after breakfast and drive to Masai Mara. Lunch at the lodge. Afternoon game drive in Masai Mara Reserve.

Full day game drive. Today you will set off on a full day’s game drive taking a picnic lunch. You will have more time to explore a larger area of the Masai Mara, with its various landscapes, from savannahs, forests, dry river beds and rocky kopjes, all of which offering a better environment for a whole range of animals. Your picnic lunch will be enjoyed in a scheduled spot in the reserve among the wildlife.

Day 4: Masai Mara N.P. - Lake Victoria

Today we will head to Lake Victoria and take the ferry across to our accommodation for the night. relax on the island for the rest of the day.

Day 5: Lake Victoria - Serengeti N.P.

We head onto the mainland and on to Tanzania and travel to the Serengeti and have a game drive enroute to our lodge.

Day 6: Serengeti N.P.

There’s nothing like an early morning start to experience one of the most ultimate game viewing sessions. After a hot drink you will soon be wide-awake as you watch wildlife in its most active time. For something completely different, we can arrange an early morning balloon safari over the Serengeti (optional). After lunch at camp, return to the plains in search for more wildlife viewing and experiences. As the evening light approaches, you will be thoroughly rewarded with all your game spotting with sundowners.

Lunch time at Limpopo Transfrontier Park

Day 7: Serengeti N.P. - Ngorongoro Crater

After breakfast depart for Ngorongoro Crater, with a final Serengeti game drive en-route. There will be a stop at the Olduvai Gorge to visit the site where Mary and Louis Leakey first discoved the remains of Zinjanthropus Bosei, a distant ancestor of man believed to be 1.8 million years old, Australopithecus Bosei, the ‘Nutcracker Man’, a species that became extinct about 1 million years ago and fossilised footprints that date back 3.6 million years. Through this discovery Tanzania has become known as the ‘cradle of mankind’.

Day 8: Ngorongoro Crater

Today you will depart for the Ngorongoro Crater, descending into the crater floor itself, for a game drive. Spend the morning exploring this fascinating wildlife amphitheater. Home to nearly 25,000 animals, which remain in the crater due to the constant supply of water from the springs. There is a very good chance of spotting the big five: lion, elephant, endangered black rhino, buffalo and leopard plus countless other African mammal species. This caldera, formed by a volcano sinking, hosts a unique cross-section of eco-systems, from Soda Lake to savannah and is home to almost every major species of African mammal.