11 Days Migration Safari

Day 1:

Eka Hotel, Nairobi

On arrival at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, you will be met by our representative and given a short safari briefing before being transferred to Eka Hotel, ideally located within a short driving distance from the airport.

Situated along the Nairobi River in beautiful Kenya, the capital of Nairobi is East Africa's most cosmopolitan city. It serves as an excellent starting point for African safari trips around Kenya. Nairobi is Africa’s 4th largest city and is a vibrant and exciting place to be. There are some fascinating attractions: its cafe culture, unbridled nightlife, the National Museum, the Karen Blixen Museum and most notably, just 20 minutes from the city centre, wild lions and buffalo roam in the world’s only urban game reserve. Make sure you pay a visit to the elephant orphanage operated by the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust for a once in a lifetime experience.

Overnight: Eka Hotel

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.

The hotel is situated with convenient access to all the city’s tourist attractions such as; Nairobi National Park, Karen Blixen Museum, National Museum, Bomas of Kenya and The Giraffe Center among others. In addition, there is easy access to all key Government offices, corporate firms, diplomatic missions and industries. It also has easy reach to the city’s main attractions, eateries and entertainment venues.

The hotel has 167 rooms offering superior rooms, executive suites and special needs rooms. Each Eka Hotel room is air-conditioned and equipped with:

• A flat – screen TV with satellite connection,
•  Direct –dial international telephone
•  Complimentary Wi-Fi access,
•  Mini-bar
•  Electronic personal safety deposit box
• Tea-and-coffee-making facility
•  Hair dryers
•  Iron and Ironing boards are available on request.

Facilities at the hotel include a restaurant, coffee shop, bar, gym, swimming pool, wellness center, lush gardens and meeting & events facilities.

Day 2:

Ol Tukai Lodge, Amboseli National Park

After breakfast and check out, depart Nairobi and head southwards to the Amboseli National Park to arrive for lunch. Enjoy an afternoon game viewing drive in the park. Amboseli National Park lies at the foot of Africa’s highest mountain, Mt. Kilimanjaro (19,340ft). The mountain dominates every aspect of the park and you can get the best views of its snow-capped peak from Amboseli. The parks fragile ecosystem supports a variety of game and is famous for its large herds of elephant. Swamps and springs, fed by underground rivers from Kilimanjaro’s melting snow, offer a watering place for the wildlife and birds during the dry season. There is plenty to do, including game viewing, walking, visit a Maasai village or visit the Amboseli Research, the longest study of wild elephants in the world.

Located in the southern reaches of Kenya, the Amboseli National Park is renowned for its excellent variety of wildlife such as Maasai giraffe, elephant, lion and cheetah and not surprisingly it is one of Kenya's most popular parks. The landscape of Amboseli is dominated by the majestic snowcap of Mount Kilimanjaro, as well as open plains, acacia woodland, swamps and the massif of Ol Doinyo Orok. The birding is excellent, especially closer to the lakes and swamps. The park is famous for being the best place in Africa to get close to large herds of elephants among other wildlife species. Other attractions include opportunities to meet the Maasai people and soak up spectacular views of Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest free-standing mountain in the world.

Overnight: Ol Tukai Lodge

Ol Tukai Lodge is one of the best spots in the world to watch elephants with the backdrop of Africa’s highest mountain, Mount Kilimanjaro. Writers have described Ol Tukai and the surrounding Amboseli National Park as 'a home for the gods’. A place of rugged beauty, abundant water, lush green grass and forest, set like an oasis in the surrounding savannah shrubland. To crown it all, this is where you get one of the world's most awe-inspiring sights – dawn breaks and the sunsets over the 19,000-foot snow-capped dome of Africa’s highest mountain!

Day 3:

Bougainvillea Safari Lodge, Karatu

Spend the day within this beautiful park viewing wildlife, birds and enjoying the natural ecosystem that exists within this park as you photograph the scenic landscape which characterizes this park. During the rainy season the vast plains turn a vibrant green colour drawing in hundreds of birds and little mammals. There are five different habitats in Amboseli: open plains, Acacia woodlands, thorn scrub, swamp and marshlands. This allows for excellent game viewing all year round.

Day 4:

The Plantation Lodge, Karatu

Today you cross the border into Tanzania where our driver guide from our Tanzanian office will be waiting to meet you. After clearing customs and immigrations procedures, you will drive for 120 KM distance to Arusha for lunch. After lunch, you will slowly make your way to Plantation Lodge which is ideally located a short drive from the Ngorongoro Conservation area.

Travellers heading for the Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater will pass through the town of Karatu in the green hills of Tanzania’s northern highlands. Presided over by the towering Ol Deani Volcano, this small, colourful town serves as a popular overnight stop for visitors exploring the area’s many game parks. The town offers a variety of activities including browsing the bustling marketplace, sampling beer at a local brewery, visiting a traditional homestead, or taking a guided walk through the Ngorongoro Forest in search of waterfalls and caves. Whether you are looking for cultural tours, hiking and biking opportunities, a chance to enjoy an authentic rural Tanzania experience, or simply a break between safari game drives, this underrated town has plenty to offer.

Located in Northern Tanzania, the Ngorongoro Crater is best known for its natural beauty and abundance of diverse wildlife; which makes it one of Africa’s most popular safari destinations. Surrounded by Tanzania’s highlands, this UNESCO-listed crater is said to be the world’s largest intact volcanic caldera. Visitors can look forward to spotting the world-renowned Big Five and a host of other wildlife species including large herds of zebra and wildebeest. It is famed as one of Tanzania’s best tourist attractions offering visitors an array of wonderful activities including excellent bird watching, trekking, wildlife viewing, mountain biking and visiting a local Maasai village. Don’t miss the opportunity to jump on an excursion to the magnificent Olduvai Gorge.

Day 5:

The Plantation Lodge, Karatu

Get up early to make the most out of your day in the Ngorongoro Crater. Ngorongoro Crater is a deep, volcanic crater, the largest unflooded and unbroken caldera in the world, measuring about 20kms across, 600 meters deep and 300 sq kms in area. Other important features found in the NCA are the archaeological and palaeontological site located at Olduvai Gorge and the early human footprints that were discovered at Alaitole in Ngarusi area. Because of these particular features and the harmonious co-existence between wildlife and people that has existed for many years, Ngorongoro Conservation Area was accorded the status of a World Heritage Site. The high walls of the crater itself, serve as a natural enclosure for an abundance of wildlife. There is a large resident population of varied ground game with the very real chance of you being able to see the "big five'. Among the notable birds are Lammergeyer, Vereaux's Eagle and Egyptian Vulture, which make their home in the highest of the crater wall, the beautiful Rosy-breasted Longclaw, which appears on the plains after rains and flocks of lesser and Greater Flamingos which are spasmodic visitors to the crater lakes. Return to your lodge before dusk, and in time to freshen up before dinner.

Located in Northern Tanzania, the Ngorongoro Crater is best known for its natural beauty and abundance of diverse wildlife; which makes it one of Africa’s most popular safari destinations. Surrounded by Tanzania’s highlands, this UNESCO-listed crater is said to be the world’s largest intact volcanic caldera. Visitors can look forward to spotting the world-renowned Big Five and a host of other wildlife species including large herds of zebra and wildebeest. It is famed as one of Tanzania’s best tourist attractions offering visitors an array of wonderful activities including excellent bird watching, trekking, wildlife viewing, mountain biking and visiting a local Maasai village. Don’t miss the opportunity to jump on an excursion to the magnificent Olduvai Gorge.

Day 6:

Siringit Serengeti Camp, Seronera

Today the highlight of the safari begins as you check out of your lodge and head to the famous Serengeti National Park where you will be hosted at a camp located in the Central Serengeti. On the way, you will have a chance to visit one of the world's most important prehistoric sites, Olduvai Gorge, for a tour and lecture. Serengeti National Park is Tanzania’s oldest and most popular national park. Its name means 'endless plain' in the Masai language. It is from here that massive concentrations of wildebeest, zebras and other animals commence the annual Great Migration in search of pastures new, providing one of the greatest natural spectacles to be found anywhere in the world. You can watch golden-maned lions stalking the migrating herds, spot leopards at rest in trees at dusk and take a hot-air balloon tour at dawn as the sun’s golden rays illuminate the land.

LocatedThe Seronera region, in the central Serengeti, is set directly on the Great Migration route and offers excellent viewing of this incredible annual phenomenon, when countless wildebeest flood the area and move across the plains. While migratory game populations fluctuate seasonally, Seronera is still a wildlife hotspot at other times of the year, sheltering the Big Five, among many other species. A number of small campsites provide accommodation and visitors can enjoy hot air balloon trips and walking safaris as well as guided game drives.

Overnight: Siringit Serengeti Camp

Witness the migration in complete luxury. Siringit Serengeti Camp offers a bespoke safari experience in the heart of the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania. The camp is located just 6km east of Seronera Airstrip and one hour’s drive from the Nabi Hill entrance to the Serengeti National Park.

The camps ten exclusive luxury canvas tents, one of which a family tent, has been designed to offer guests the optimal glamping experience. The dining area, lounge tent and veranda offer panoramic views of the Serengeti. Guests can enjoy the endless African sky in a tranquil setting, with a fine whisky or cocktail in hand, or take a game drive in the camps owned game safari vehicle and try and spot a lion, leopard, cheetah, elephant or black rhino.

Day 7:

Siringit Migration Camp - Kogatende, Northern Serengeti, Northern Serengeti

After breakfast and check out, make your way slowly to the northern part of Serengeti, game driving as you go. On arrival at the Camp, you will be escorted to Reception, given a short safari briefing, before being shown your tent.

Located between the Central Serengeti and Kenya’s Masai Mara National Reserve to the north, the Northern Serengeti is a remote African wildlife wonderland. The vast, rolling savannah of the Northern Serengeti, is known as the hub of the great migration. The landscape is characterised by vast stretches of savannah interspersed with acacia trees and riverine woodlands. Wildlife can be seen along the banks of the Mara River and visitors can view the annual spectacle of the half a million-migrating wildebeest. Commonly spotted wildlife include: a multitude of plains game such as buffalo, zebra, gazelles, impala, giraffe as well as lion and leopard. Visitors can look forward to bird watching, hot air ballooning, game safaris and guided bush walks.

Overnight: Siringit Migration Camp - Kogatende, Northern Serengeti

The Serengeti National Park is undoubtedly one of the best-known wildlife sanctuaries in the world. Unequalled for its natural beauty and scientific value, it has the greatest concentration of plains game in Africa. It is the migration for which Serengeti is perhaps most famous. Thousands of wildebeest and zebras flow from the Northern to the Southern plains in a bid to follow the annual rains. This spectacle calls travellers from all over the world wanting to check their bucket list. The Siringit Migration Camp features 8 luxury contemporary canvas tents, with generous sleeping areas and lounge spaces, pitched on raised platforms, ensuring a small eco-footprint with no ground mats and large canvas windows. All canvas tents have en-suite bathrooms with double vanity, hot water on demand, and eco-friendly flush toilets. Each of the 6 luxury canvas tents can accommodate up to two guests, while the two family tents can accommodate up to four guests and features a private verandah overlooking the Serengeti Plains. Guests can enjoy African inspired meals created by Chef Axel Janssen for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Complimentary Wi-Fi access and laundry services are available. The camp also offers a range of activities to suit all guests interests, such as daily game drives, balloon safaris and birdwatching.

Day 8:

Siringit Migration Camp - Kogatende, Northern Serengeti, Northern Serengeti

As the sun rises on your second day in the Serengeti, make the most of the game viewing. Order a picnic breakfast or lunch and head out into the bush and spend the day looking for game while enjoying the magic that this park has to offer. Later back at camp dinner is served and evening drinks by the campfire is the perfect way to discuss the day’s events.

Karen Blixen Camp, Mara North Conservancy

After breakfast and check out, you will be driven the short distance to the Airstrip where you will board your scheduled flight to Serengeti/Tarime, near the Tanzania-Kenya border. Upon arrival at Tarime Airstrip you will be met and transferred to Migori Airstrip for a scheduled flight departing at 1215hrs to Masai Mara.

On arrival in the Mara, you will be greeted at the airstrip by the Camp’s driver guide ready to proceed to your camp with a game drive en-route. When you arrive at the camp you will be met with an ice-cold drink and a given a run down on how the camp works and what to expect. After checking in you will be shown to your tents. After a light lunch you have the chance of heading out on your first Mara game drive. Mara North Conservancy is a private wilderness area that forms the north-western zone, bordering the Maasai Mara National Reserve. The world-class conservancy is a partnership between a few member camps and over 800 Maasai landowners that guarantees an exclusive safari while minimizing the impact on the environment local communities. Throughout the year large numbers of herbivores such as elephants, giraffes, zebras, Thomson’s gazelles and impalas seek the area for water and grazing.

Situated in southwest Kenya, the Mara North Conservancy is a beautiful private wilderness area spanning more than 30 000 hectares. It is home to a spectacular array of plants, reptiles, birds and mammals, including elephant, rhino, buffalo, lion, leopard, cheetah and large concentrations of wildebeest, zebra, gazelle and other migratory wildlife. Leopard Gorge, in the heart of the conservancy, is famous as the setting of countless BBC Big Cat Diaries and National Geographic documentaries. Neighbouring the well-known Maasai Mara National Reserve, this conservancy is vital for sustaining the famous Serengeti wildebeest migrations as well as the endangered African wild dog and black rhino.

Overnight: Karen Blixen Camp

Karen Blixen Camp, Mara North, Masai Mara is permanent luxury tented Camp located in the exclusive Mara North Conservancy, Masai Mara. The Camp has 22 ensuite luxury tents each strategically placed on the bank of the famous Mara River facing an open natural habitat inhabited by many species of animals.

A Four-to-Five-star Camp set on the controlled and well managed Mara North Conservancy where game viewing quality is guaranteed.

The Camp gives a feeling of the early 1920’s era with beautiful and comfortable furniture. You will find that Karen Blixen Camp is a step back in time with the luxury of today. The Camp is accessible by both Road and Air.

Day 9:

Karen Blixen Camp, Mara North Conservancy

As the sun rises on your first morning in the Masai Mara you are woken to the smell of freshly brewed coffee which will help kick start you for your first morning game drive. The early mornings are one of the best times to view the animals as this is when they are their most active before the heat of the day sets in. You can either have your breakfast out in the bush or you can return to the camp for your full breakfast. If you return to camp, you may wish to go on a walk after breakfast as Karen Blixen Camp is surrounded by hidden treasures that your guide will be happy to point out. Later in the afternoon set off on a game drive with some drinks and bitings, so you are all set to have a sundowner (extra cost!) out in the bush. Back at camp dinner preparation is in full swing and there is just enough time to have a hot shower before the first course is served.

Day 10:

Karen Blixen Camp, Mara North Conservancy

This morning it’s another early start as you set of for the gates of the Masai Mara National Reserve. With a packed picnic lunch, you are free to spend the whole day exploring another part of this famous conservation area. Visit the Mara River and ask your guide to show you the regular river crossing routes and then start planning your trip to return for the famous migration. As you arrive back at camp after a long day, there may be time for a quick swim or a walk before the sun starts to set on your final day in the Masai Mara.

Day 11:

Karen Blixen Camp, Mara North Conservancy

After breakfast you will be transferred to the airstrip in time for your local scheduled flight back to Nairobi where our Representative will be waiting to take you either to the airport to check in for your flight home or to your Nairobi hotel. Depending on your International flight times, you will meet your driver at the Wilson airport and transferred to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.