East African Explorer Safari

Day 1: Nairobi

• A representative of Uyaphi.com will greet you on arrival at Nairobi International Airport.
• A quick transfer to the Safari Park Hotel where after check-in you can get freshened up after your long flight.
• Afternoon and evening is at your leisure.
• The representative you advise on where to go and what to do.
• Overnight: Safari Park Hotel (bed and breakfast basis).

Day 2: Masai Mara National Reserve

• An early wake-up call and the breakfast.
• Leaving Nairobi, we head for the Masai Mara, along the route we will pass Kenya's fertile highlands before heading down into the Great Rift valley.
• Stopping along the way to stretch our legs, take a few photographs and visit a few attractions.
• By lunch time we are in the Masai Mara area.
• Lunch, check-in and a siesta at the Mara Sopa Lodge.
• Your safari officially starts in the afternoon with your first game drive into the wonders of the Masai Mara.
• Returning to the Mara Sopa Lodge for dinner.
• Overnight: Mara Sopa Lodge on a full board basis.

Day 3: Masai Mara National Reserve

• Today is all about the Masai Mara, wildlife and your camera.
• Morning and afternoon game drives are pare for the course.
• Returning to the Mara Sopa Lodge for lunches and dinners.
• Overnight: Mara Sopa Lodge on a full board basis.

Day 4: Lake Nakuru

• We leave to Masai Mara today heading across the "breadbasket" of Kenya, direction Lake Nakuru.
• We pass acres of wheat and barley fields, stopping occasionally for photo opportunities and to stretch our legs.
• Before arriving at our home for the night we cross the floor of the Great Rift valley before heading up the Mau Escarpment.
• Arriving in time for a fantastic and well deserved lunch at Lake Nakuru Lodge.
• A game drive to Lake Nakuru to view thousands of the beautiful birds lining its shores including the famous pink flamingo's.
• Overnight: Lake Nakuru Lodge on a full board basis.

Day 5: Amboseli National Park

• A delicious breakfast and then we are off, direction Amboseli National Park.
• We leave the Rift valley behind us, a picnic lunch with an afternoon game drive in the park en route to the Amboseli Sopa Lodge.
• Amboseli Sopa Lodge is our home for the next two nights.
• Overnight: Amboseli Sopa Lodge on a full board basis.

Day 6: Amboseli National Park

• Amboseli National Park famed for her wildlife and vast herds of elephants.
• Morning and afternoon game drives are the wildlife activities of choice here.
• Lunch, dinners and siesta time at the lodge itself.
• Overnight: Amboseli Sopa Lodge on a full board basis.

Day 7: Lake Manyara

• After breakfast, you continue the journey to the Tanzania border post and then on to Arusha for lunch.
• After lunch, drive across the Masai Steppe to the Great Rift Valley.
• Here, your hotel is perched high on the rim overlooking the park below.
• Overnight: Lake Manyara Serena Lodge on a full board basis.

Day 8: Serengeti

• After breakfast we spend the morning exploring Lake Manyara National Park.
• Lunch is at Lake Manyara Serena Lodge, there after we head towards the world famous Serengeti National Park.
• Some game viewing in the Serengeti en route Serengeti Sopa Lodge, arriving as the sun sets.
• Sun-downers and dinner overlooking the wilds of Africa.
• Overnight: Serengeti Sopa Lodge on a full board basis.

Day 9: Serengeti National Park

• Today is all about the Serengeti National Park, make sure your cameras are charged and memory cards are empty.
• Morning and afternoon game drives are on the cards.
• The Serengeti is all about wildlife, wildlife and more wildlife.
• Overnight: Serengeti Sopa Lodge on a full board basis.

Day 10: Ngorongoro Crater

• After breakfast you depart for Ngorongoro with a picnic lunch viewing game across the vast Serengeti plains.
• After a picnic lunch you continue towards the crater with a short visit of a Masai Village.
• Late afternoon continue to your lodge, set high on the rim of Ngorongoro Crater for dinner and overnight.
• Overnight: Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge on a full board basis.

Day 11: Ngorongoro Crate

• A highlight awaits you this morning as you depart to explore what is commonly referred to as the World’s largest natural wildlife zoo.
• After breakfast, you descend with a picnic lunch through the early morning mists and 2,000 feet into the crater.
• Ngorongoro Crater is the World’s largest intact volcanic caldera.
• Due to its size and diversity, the crater floor is comprised of several distinct areas, ranging from forest, swamps, lakes and springs, to open grassland and some sandy dunes.
• It's an awesome wildlife experience.
• You return to the lodge in the late afternoon for dinner and overnight.
• Overnight: Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge on a full board basis.

Day 12: Tarangire National Park

• After breakfast we leave the Crater and head due South, direction Tarangire National Park.
• En route we pass scenic wheat plains and coffee plantations, stopping for photo breaks and of course to stretch our legs.
• On entering Tarangire National Park we do a game drive as we head towards Tarangire Sopa Lodge.
• An afternoon game drive awaits after lunch.
• Overnight: Tarangire Sopa Lodge on full board basis.

Day 13: Nairobi - Safari Ends

• Depart Tarangire after breakfast and drive back to Arusha arriving in time for lunch.
• After lunch you continue the journey by road to Nairobi arriving in Nairobi late afternoon and proceed for dinner in Nairobi city centre before drop off at JKIA airport or City centre Hotel.