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Tanzania & Kenya Migration Safari
The quintessential ultimate journey of Tanzania and Kenya where you witness the spectacle of the "Greatest Show on Earth". Journey into the territories where all the action takes place, of river crossings, of navigating pass predators and more from the closest you can get!
HIGHLIGHTS
Experience the Serengeti & Masai Mara Migration Safari
Enjoy stays throughout the renowned Elewana Collection lodges
Travel in comfort and style with Elewana's SkySafari
Experience intimate and bespoke dining and exceptional game viewing
ITINERARY
DAY 1: ARRIVE KILIMANJARO / ARUSHA
Arrive into Kilimanjaro Intl Airport and thereafter transfer to the Arusha Coffee Lodge (1.5hrs drive) against the rolling foothills of Mount Meru and Tanzania's largest coffee plantations. Spend the rest of the day at leisure.
Overnight: Arusha Coffee Lodge, Arusha
Meals: Dinner
DAY 2: ARUSHA / SERENGETI
Enjoy a sumptuous breakfast, enjoy a coffee estate tour to see how coffee is grown, harvested, dried and produced into the aromatic coffee that we drink and sample one of the world's finest coffees for keen afficionados. We then tucked in into a wonderful lunch before transferring to the airstrip for your SkySafari journey to Lobo airstrip where we transfer to your camp in the Serengeti, your base to experience the "Great Migration" of wildebeests, gazelles, zebras, antelopes and buffaloes. Waiting behind the scenes are the predators - lions, leopards, hyenas, cheetahs.
Overnight: Serengeti Migration Camp
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
DAY 3: SERENGETI
We start the day with an early morning walking safari to learn about the migration patterns of the wildebeests, zebras and antelopes. Later in the day, experience an intimate game drive to mingle amongst the wildlife and in the thick of the migratory animals as well as a possible "National Geographic moment" when a predator succeeds with a kill.
Overnight: Serengeti Migration Camp
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
DAY 4: SERENGETI
This morning, we take to the air on an included Balloon Safari. Launching at dawn, rising as the sun rises, you gently float over the plains of the magnificent Serengeti. Marvel at the migrating animals from an aerial perspective and savour the experience of a lifetime in inspiring fashion. Enjoy a bush breakfast served under a convenient Acacia tree. Thereafter, return to camp where we visit the hippos on the Grumeti River.
Overnight: Serengeti Migration Camp
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
DAY 5: SERENGETI / MASAI MARA
Today, we transfer to Lobo airstrip for your SkySafari journey to the Masai Mara in Kenya - spanning an area of 1,510 square kilometres, is a land of breathtaking vistas, abundant wildlife and endless plains as well as being the heart of the great migration action.
Overnight: Sand River, Masai Mara
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
DAY 6: MASAI MARA
After breakfast, we will spend a full day out in the Masai Mara to explore the many inhabitants in this reserve. Today will be a day for compelling story-telling as well to experience a piece of unique African magic where you will comprehend for a lifetime. The annual migration from Tanzania to Kenya comes full circle culminating in the final journey for the wildebeests, zebras amongst others - just part of the processions of survival.
Overnight: Sand River, Masai Mara
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
DAY 7: MASAI MARA / NAIROBI
Spend a relaxing day in camp and after lunch, we transfer to Keekorok airstrip for your SkySafari journey to Nairobi. Upon landing at Wilson Airport, be transferred to the Giraffe Manor, an iconic building and hotel set in 12 acres of private land and houses the endangered Rothschild Giraffe where you can feed and interact right in your backyard.
Overnight: Giraffe Manor, Nairobi
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
DAY 8: DEPART NAIROBI
After breakfast, transfer to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport for your onward journey.
Meals: Breakfast
HOTELS
Arusha Coffee Lodge, Arusha
Lying on the gentling rolling foothills that cascade down from the ever-present Mt Meru is the bustling and vibrant town of Arusha. It is here on the outskirts of this town, hidden amongst one of Tanzania's largest coffee plantations, that you find Arusha Coffee Lodge, a perfect haven for relaxation either before or after any African safari.
Serengeti Migration Camp, Serengeti
Serengeti Migration Camp is the embodiment of the "camp" experience. Located next to the Grumeti River which is home to resident hippos that bark and wallow their days away. Hidden among the rocky outcrops Serengeti Migration Camp is located at the starting point of the migration. Comprising of 20 luxurious elevated tents, each with spacious and richly furnished bedrooms, Serengeti Migration Camp blends seamlessly into the environment.
Sand River, Masai Mara
Giraffe Manor, Nairobi
Situated on a secluded and picturesque site, the camp replicates the heyday of exclusive permanent tented camps of the late 1920's. The interior fixtures and furnishings mirror this period perfectly, reminding all who visit of those countless Hollywood movies that have paid homage to a classic era of African adventure.
One of Nairobi's most iconic buildings, the Giraffe Manor is set in 12 acres of private land within 140 acres of indigenous forest in the Langata suburb of Nairobi. The most fascinating thing about Giraffe Manor is its herd of resident endangered Rothschild Giraffes where they often visit in the morning and evening, poking their long necks into the windows in the hope of a treat, before retreating to the forest sanctuary.