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Classic Safari Nyota

Our best selling luxury joint Kenya and Tanzania safari which includes the border crossing between Masia Marai National Reserve and Serengeti National Park.

8 nights

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NYOTA means star in Swaili, and we called this safari 'star' because the route passes by the three most beautiful parts of the Kenya and Tanzania circuits: Maasai Mara National Reserve, Serengeti National Park and Ngorongoro Crater.

Arrive in Nairobi and transfer to the Eka Hotel for time at leisure.


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Meals Included: Room Only

Eka Hotel Nairobi

Welcome to Eka, a contemporary style hotel that provides all the comfort, convenience and efficiency to the discerning traveler.
Ideally located along Mombasa road in Nairobi the capital city of Kenya, Eka Hotel has five meeting rooms designed to suit every occasion, complimented with stylish accommodation offering the best choice venue for your Business and Leisure stay.

Enjoy breakfast and then transfer to Wilson local airport for a scenic flight to Maasai Mara National Reserve, guests are met at the airstrip and enjoy a safari drive enroute to their safari camp..

Olengoti Eco Safari Camp is an intimate and exclusive Masai Mara camp with only 11 tents, bordered by the Talek River, a tributary of the Mara River. The decoration is inspired by the Masai life and the owners involve the Masai community in the human resources of the camp and use their craftsmanship in the mixture of leathers and beads. A restaurant is located under the old ficus tree and just a few metres from the growing family of hippos  (there are already 28!).  The camp is also home to the beloved albino baboon who loves to check out the shops and a resident mongoose family who come in search of their breakfast. The Masai Mara safaris will enhance the experience to discover the Masai Mara and the Masai tribe, their ancestral customs and their daily life.
PLANT A TREE - Plant a tree is a 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 an 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.
Overnight at OLENGOTI ECO SAFARI CAMP.


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Meals Included: Full Board

Olengoti Eco Safari Camp

Olengoti Eco Safari Camp  & Eco Cottages is based in the heart of the Masai Mara Reserve, one of the most unforgiving and wildest environment in the world, deep inside Kenya´s territory. Making a trip to Kenya has a mandatory stop in this privileged space in the middle of the Masai Mara where you can have breakfast in the company of our hippos family, enjoy a dinner surrounded by candles or dream around the camp fire. The perfect place to combine safari and rest.

The second day in Maasai Mara Game Reserve, takes you up to the Mara River banks.
The Mara River is a natural barrier that the animals must cross every year. Hundreds of thousands of zebras and wildebeest take part in this overwhelming show of survival and death, where the Mara River and its countless crocodiles are only one of the obsstacles.
Your tented camp is in a perfect position to follow the big migration.
Enjoy a bush walking safari on the Mara River shores through the major Great Migration crossing points.
Overnight at OLENGOTI ECO SAFARI CAMP.


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Meals Included: Full Board

Olengoti Eco Safari Camp

Olengoti Eco Safari Camp  & Eco Cottages is based in the heart of the Masai Mara Reserve, one of the most unforgiving and wildest environment in the world, deep inside Kenya´s territory. Making a trip to Kenya has a mandatory stop in this privileged space in the middle of the Masai Mara where you can have breakfast in the company of our hippos family, enjoy a dinner surrounded by candles or dream around the camp fire. The perfect place to combine safari and rest.

At dawn, you have the chance to enjoy an optional hot-air balloon safari (extra charge) to silently fly over the savannah, landing for a champagne breakfast, just as the safari used to be in the old times.
You continue following the Mara River to the west until you will reach Lake Victoria, also known as Victoria Nyanza or Ukerewe. A local boat will pick you up to take you on a 45 minutes cruise, to a privatebisland inside Lake Victoria.
Take a walk along the the island, which offers easy climbs up to the top to enjoy the view of the lake complete with amazing sunsets.
During the day, you will have crossed the border between Kenya and Tanzania.
Overnight at LUKUBA ISLAND LODGE.

 


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Lukuba Island Lodge

Lukuba Island Lodge is the only lodge on an exclusively owned private island in Lake Victoria. A unique, exclusive location in one of the most amazing natural paradises in Africa. A different experience that begins when travelers sit in our traditional boat and sail on a brief journey to the beach on Lukuba Island.

The accommodation has impressive cosy & warm common areas to allow you to rest after a long day in the wilderness. The restaurant, overlooking the lake, is characterized by its excellent service and delicious food prepared by the expert chef. The lodge also has a private beach and large terrace offering views of the incredible sunsets over the world’s second-largest lake.

Enjoy a boat cruise after breakfast on your way to Musoma, which is the best way to discover the ornithological unique beauty of this area.
Next you will proceed up to the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania, the 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.
Tonight,you will sleep in your 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 possible.
The living area is open to be able to have a 360º view, decorated with cushions and candles recreating a vintage atmosphere and dressed in original furniture and pieces carefully crafted by local artisans to make you experience an unforgettable safari.
Overnight at PUMZIKA LUXURY SAFARI CAMP.


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Pumzika Luxury Safari Camp

Pumzika Luxury Safari Camp is set inside the Seroneras area, a unique and privileged paradise within the Serengeti and away from the main roads and civilization. The safari camp offers the utmost exclusivity and comfort in the heart of Serengeti´s National Park surrounded by the two of the biggest and most prolific lion´s prides in the park.

The feeling of remoteness on the savannah is the camp’s key alluring point, where giraffes & buffalos can be seen placidly roaming freely amongst the tents at night or listen to the stories being told around the camp fire after a game drive.

Second day in Serengeti National Park. As animals are more active at sunrise and sundown, there is a greater chance to see hunting episodes, and so your safaris will concentrate on these times with the aim to spot the big 5: lions, buffalo, elephants, rhinos and leopards. The camp is situated in the middle of the endless plain: never ending spaces, infinite skies, unnumbered stars.
Overnight at PUMZIKA LUXURY SAFARI CAMP.


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Pumzika Luxury Safari Camp

Pumzika Luxury Safari Camp is set inside the Seroneras area, a unique and privileged paradise within the Serengeti and away from the main roads and civilization. The safari camp offers the utmost exclusivity and comfort in the heart of Serengeti´s National Park surrounded by the two of the biggest and most prolific lion´s prides in the park.

The feeling of remoteness on the savannah is the camp’s key alluring point, where giraffes & buffalos can be seen placidly roaming freely amongst the tents at night or listen to the stories being told around the camp fire after a game drive.

Enjoy a sunrise game drive toward Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Here you will pass through the area of the Kopjes, rocky islands in the grasslands where lions, leopards and cheetahs use to rest. Optional visit to Olduvai Gorge, where incredible fossils and artifacts of the first hominid were found. Before arriving at the Ngorongoro Conservation Area and your camp, where you will visit a Maasai community.
Your 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 the Ngorongoro´s crater. East Africa Camps offers a unique experience in an exclusive location with spectacular views.
This exclusive location continues to develop the sustainable and responsible philosophy and every East Africa Camps traveller who sleeps at PAKULALA SAFARI CAMP contributes directly to this magical symbiosis that happen between tourism, the Masai life, wildlife and their safaris.
Overnight at PAKULALA NGORONGORO SAFARI CAMP ON THE CRATER AT 2.300m.


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Pakulala Safari Camp

Pakulala Safari Camp is located above the ring of the Ngorongoro crater. An exclusive campsite offering a unique experience and spectacular views of the crater caldera. The Ngorongoro Conservation Area is considered as the 8th wonder of the world. Inside the volcano´s crater lives the largest stable population of wild animals in Africa. The chances of sighting the Big Five are as real as the air you breath, offering you the fullest and most comprehensive safari experience.

The Pakulala Safari Camp common areas are accented by the vast beauty of the surrounding scenery. The campfire, with views of the crater, is undoubtedly a turning point for travelers. An unforgettable place for a drink under the stars in the Tanzanian sky.

At sunrise, we will be the first to descend the crater into the Ngorongoro crater area. A unique volcanic crater 600 meters deep and of 20 km diameter which host the densest animal community of whole Africa and more than 40,000 Maasai farmers. The situation of Ngorongoro is actually a unique in the whole world as the crater plays as a natural cage for an incredible number of animals. Moreover, water is available during all the year so that the animals are not forced to migrate.
After the Game Drive, we will head to Arusha.
Overnight at FOUR POINTS BY SHERATON. THE ARUSHA HOTEL.


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Meals Included: Half Board

Four Points by Sheraton - The Arusha Hotel

Established in 1894, the Four Points by Sheraton Arusha is one of the oldest hotels in East Africa. Saturated with the history of a bygone era, traditional ambience is effortlessly combined with the style and service you wish for when travelling.

Transfer to airport. End of safari.

Option to add on an Extension to Lake Manyara or Tarangire or a beach extension in Zanzibar.


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Meals Included: Bed and Breakfast

Scheduled safaris depart on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Thursday in 4x4 vehicle and operate on a minimum of 2 passengers.

Private safaris operate daily on a minimum of 2 passengers8 nights / 9 day duration (with the option to extend a day to include Lake Eyasi).Cost Includes:

English-speaking guide-driver in Kenya (Masai Mara) and all of Tanzania. Nairobi-Hotel airport transfer and from Nairobi hotel to Wilson airport. Light aircraft to the Masai Mara. Safari on foot through the main crossings of the migration on the banks of the Mara River. Transport in 4x4 vehicle Land Cruiser  for 2 or 4 or 6 people especially prepared for safari during the whole tour. All safaris and tea and coffee included. All 4x4 safaris. Masai village visit. Visits tribes Datoga and Hadzabe in case of choosing extension to Lake Eyasi. Full board during the entire safari. Meals as per itinerary. Bottled water during the entire safari activity inside the parks. Entrance to National Parks and ReservesCost excludes:• International flight• Airport taxes• Local taxes• Visas from Tanzania and Kenya.• Optional activities• Tips• Everything not specified in the Included section.• Soft drinks and alcoholic beverages in lodges, hotels or tented camps.Please note:- The itinerary may need to be re-routed or accommodation in similar lodges in case of non-availability. Due to limited luggage space in vehicles, suitcases are unsuitable for scheduled road safaris. We recommend luggage packed in inexpensive barrel/sausage bags or soft sided bags not exceeding 15kgs and 65x46 cm. Children prices are valid for 4-11 year olds. Beach extensions can be added in Zanzibar.

Extension to Lake Eyasi £535pp.

After the game rive on Day 8 you head to Lake Eyasi where youvisit the Land of the Bushmen and visit the tribes of the Datoga and the Hadsabe, in a land where time has stoood still and the tribles live like thousands of years ago. Overnight at Kisima Tented Camp. Next day goo on a walking safari at sunrise guided by the Hadsabes exploring their habitats, their homes, their hunt and their surviving skills before trsnsfering to Arusha. Stay over night at the Four Points by Sheraton, The Arusha Hotel before heading to the airport the next day for your flight home.

Extensions can also be added to Lake Manyara and Tarangire.

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