Kenya & Tanzania Family Safaris

Day 1: Home - Nairobi, Kenya
Arrive Nairobi airport and airport transfer .Overnight at Boulevard Hotel.B/B

Day 2: Nairobi
Nairobi excursions and get acquainted at a safari briefing followed by our first wildlife encounter at the nearby Giraffe Center.Boulevard Hotel Nairobi.B/B

Day 3 : Nairobi - Amboseli National Park
This morning drive to Amboseli National Park, stopping to visit an ostrich farm en route. An afternoon game drive at the base of Mount Kilimanjaro introduces us to big game. Amboseli Serena Lodge B,L,D

Day 4: Amboseli National Park
A dawn game drive gives us the best views of Mount Kilimanjaro, before daytime clouds obscure the summit. After game viewing and photographing elephant, wildebeest, zebra and giraffe against this magnificent backdrop, we return to our lodge before afternoon activities. Amboseli Serena Lodge B,L,D

Day 5: Amboseli National Park -Tarangire National Park, Tanzania
This morning we drive across the border into Tanzania, stop in Arusha for lunch and a visit to the Reptile Park, then drive to Tarangire National Park. Tarangire Wildlife Lodge B,L,D

Day 5: Tarangire National Park
On morning and afternoon game drives we explore Tarangire, renowned for its large elephant population. Here, children may learn how to make paper mâché masks. Tarangire Wildlife Lodge B,L,D

Day 6: Tarangire National Park - Lake Manyara National Park - Ngorongoro Crater
We drive to Lake Manyara National Park in the Great Rift Valley, home to lion, elephant and hippo. After a game drive in the park and lunch at Gibb's Farm, a coffee plantation, we continue on to the Ngorongoro Crater, a natural amphitheater formed by the collapse of an extinct volcano. NgorongoroWildlife Lodge B,L,D

Day 7: Ngorongoro Crater
Today we take a picnic lunch with us and spend the day exploring the short-grass plains of the Crater floor. Ngorongoro is up to twelve miles in diameter and 2,000 feet deep; its population includes lion, elephant, hyena, wildebeest and the highly endangered black rhino. Ngorongoro Wildlife Lodge

Day 8: Ngorongoro Crater - Serengeti National Park
Leaving the Crater, we drive to Olduvai Gorge and explore on a private guided visit to this archaeological site made famous by the Leakey's discovery of the remains of early man. Our journey ends at Serengeti National Park, famed throughout Africa and the world. Its vastness supports every animal imaginable, from large predators to the gentle herbivores on which they feed. This afternoon we set off on our first game drive in the park. Serengeti Wildlife Lodge

Day 9: Serengeti National Park
A full day to explore Serengeti National Park on early morning and afternoon game drives. Serengeti Wildlife Lodge

Day 10: Serengeti - Arusha - Nairobi - Masai Mara Game Reserve
Fly to Arusha this morning, connecting on to Nairobi. After lunch, we continue by air to the Masai Mara Game Reserve, a vast expanse of open land with a dense concentration of resident animals. Our stay in the Mara begins with a late afternoon game drive. Mara Sarova Luxury Tented Camp

Days 11-12: Masai Mara Game Reserve
Spend two days in this magnificent savannah country, the northern extension of the Serengeti ecosystem and home to Kenya's most varied population of game. On morning and afternoon game drives, we see buffalo, giraffe, prides of lion and plains game such as impala, Grant's and Thomson's gazelles. While in the Mara we visit a Masai village and school to see how different (and yet how similar) the lives of local families are to ours.Mara Sarova Luxury Tented Camp

Day 14: Masai Mara - Nairobi -Home
Depart Mara in the Morning drive to Nairobi arriving in the Afternoon, Transfer to the Airport to Board the Flight Back Home.Optional Flight from Mara to Nairobi at rate of 150USD Per Person.

Private Safari Rate = 3,570 USD Per Person

Kenya Family Safari with Wildlife and Culture

Treat your whole family a memorable African safari! Our itineraries includes activities for the whole family, i.e. game drives, Balloon air safaris, walks, cultural exchanges, and plenty of time for swimming and exploring. Journey with your family through the most spectacular game parks of Kenya into the immense, remote wild lands of the Maasai Mara. Follow the seasonal migration of wildebeest, beautiful landscapes and thousands on birds in Rift Valley Lakes .Accommodation is offered in well selected lodges or campsites for the very adventurous families where they will witness the most extraordinary dramas of the African wilderness.

DAY 1 NAIROBI
Transfer from Nairobi airport to the Nairobi Serena hotel for overnight BB

DAY 2 THE HIGHLANDS B,L,D
Depart on safari after breakfast. Leave Nairobi, heading north through a patchwork of coffee plantations and small farms towards Mount Kenya and the highlands. Gaining altitude, the scenery becomes more lush, the air cooler and the roadside becomes a fascinating ribbon of small shops and stallholders. Stop en route at the colourful Karatina market where fruit, vegetables, clothing and household goods are sold or bartered. Continue deep into the forests of Mount Kenya for overnight at Mountain Lodge. Safe in the comfort of the lodge, guests can observe the animals gathering to drink at the floodlit waterhole until well into the night. With luck, it may be possible to see elephant and rhino vying for the same salt deposit, while buffalo, water buck, warthog, bush buck, dik-dik and perhaps the rare kudu wait their turn. Dinner and overnight at Serena Mountain Lodge

DAY 3 LAKE BARINGO B,L,D
As the road leads away from Mount Kenya, cross the Equator line where a demonstration will be given to show how water drains from a bath in clockwise or anti-clockwise direction North or South of the Equator. Descend from the lush highlands into the Rift Valley with its stunning volcanic landscapes before continuing to lake Baringo. Lunch at the lodge. Afternoon visit to a local school (no fees are charged, just donate a few pens, pencils, books etc). Dinner and overnight at Lake Baringo Club.

DAY 4 LAKE BARINGO B,L,D
A morning excursion by boat to Ol Kokwe island in the centre of Lake Baringo. This is home to the small Njemps tribe who still live by fishing from their primitive reed boats, just as they have done for many hundreds of years. Despite their life-style, the Njemps have a very good school on the island and speak good English. It is be possible to meet and talk to them about their way of life. Lunch at the lodge and afternoon at leisure to relax by the pool or enjoy a guided bird walk in the beautiful gardens beside the lake.Dinner and overnight at Lake Baringo Club.

DAY 5 KERICHO B,L,D
From Baringo, a morning drive via Kabarnet and Eldama Ravine to Kericho, passing through unspoilt villages and stunningly beautiful scenery. The highlight is a stop at the aptly named "World's End", one of the most dramatic escarpments in the world where the land rolls away thousands of metres into the Rift Valley and the views stretch back to Lake Bogoria and beyond. Kericho is tea growing country, very fertile and at high altitude. Lunch at the Tea Hotel followed by a visit to one of the tea plantations where a guided tour of the tea processing factory will be given. It may also be possible to join a local family for "Chai" (tea). Dinner and overnight at the Tea Hotel.

DAY 6 KISII and MASAI MARA B,L,D
A short drive through the rich and fertile countryside to Kisii, home of the equally fertile Abagusii people (they have one of the highest birth rates in the world). Perhaps this explains why they are great athletes who have won honours in the World and Olympic games! The Abagusii are also an artistic and enterprising tribe whose famous Kisii soapstone carvings are renowned throughout the world. A visit to the soapstone quarries will provide plenty of opportunity to browse and negotiate with the carvers for one of these finely decorated souvenirs. After lunch, leave the banana plantations behind and head for the rolling hills of Masai Mara, Kenya's finest game reserve. Dinner and overnight at Mara Serena lodge, situated in the heart of the park.

DAY 7 MASAI MARA B,L,D
A full day game viewing in the Mara, Kenya’s finest wildlife reserve. Elephant and buffalo abound in the riverine forests, while out on the grasslands Impala and Thompson's gazelle can be seen together with their attendant predators including lion, cheetah, hyena and jackal. The Mara is the northern extension of the Serengeti ecosystem and plays host to the vast herds of wildebeeste and zebra during the months of July to October. In addition, lesser known species such as topi, hartebeest, waterbuck eland and many small mammals create a kaleidoscopic picture. Between game drives, it is possible to visit a Masai "manyatta" (village). The Masai are a fiercely proud tribe who maintain their nomadic way of life. Dinner and overnight at Mara Serena lodge

DAY 8 LAKE NAIVASHA B,L,D
A morning drive back into the Rift Valley, passing the dormant volcano of Longonot and on to Lake Naivasha. Lunch at the lodge. Afternoon visit to a flower farm or a vineyard with wine tasting. Naivasha has a thriving agro-industry and during the European winter more than a million stems a night are sent by air to Europe. The wine is palatable but not of the same quality as South African, but they are working on it! Dinner and overnight at Lake Naivasha Country Club.

DAY 9 NAIROBI B,L,D
An early breakfast and boat trip to Crescent Island bird sanctuary. Afterwards, ascend the spectacular Rift Valley escarpment to the Nairobi suburb of Limuru. Lunch at the old colonial style Kentmere Club. Afternoon visit to a Kiambu coffee plantation and a short talk about the coffee making process. The Kenyan Arabica coffee is considered the best in the world due to the perfect combination of sun and rain in this part of the country. Continue to Nairobi for a farewell dinner at Rangers Restaurant. Overnight at the Nairobi Serena Hotel.

DAY 10 DEPART B
A morning visit to the city fruit, vegetable and curio market, the Nairobi museum and the snake park. Lunch at clients own expense. The afternoon is left free for shopping or clients individual projects (such as visiting a sponsored child etc). Evening transfer to the airport for departure.