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Duration 14 days 7 days
Price From $ 48,230 $ 2,999
Price Per Day $ 3,445 $ 428
Highlights
  • Spend thrilling nights at Duba Expeditions Camp
  • Board the Next Generation Pilatus PC12, which will stay with you throughout your safari
  • Catch lions hunting during the day
  • Experience a plethora of activities, including horse riding, hiking and game drives all in pursuit of the famous 'big tusker' elephants
  • Explore Majestic Mara Plains
  • Enjoy stunning views of the Zibadianja lagoon
  • Mt Kilimanjaro Viewing
  • Jumbo Elephants
  • Big 5 Game Viewing
  • Cultural Tours
Trip Style Small group tour Private guided tour
Lodging Level Luxury Luxury
Physical Level
  • 2- Easy
  • 1- Very easy
Travel Themes
  • Nature & Wildlife
  • Safari
  • National Parks
  • Cultural
  • Nature & Wildlife
  • Safari
  • Birding
  • Photography
  • National Parks
  • High Adventure
Countries Visited
Cities and Attractions
  • Amboseli National Park
  • Masai Mara National Park
  • Okavango Delta
  • Amboseli National Park
  • Lake Nakuru National Park
  • Masai Mara National Park
Flights & Transport Airfare included Ground transport included
Activities
  • Game drive
  • Hiking
  • Horseback riding & Equestrian
  • Nature
  • Safari
  • Adventure & Adrenaline
  • Bird watching
  • Culture
  • Game drive
  • Nature
  • Photography
  • Safari
  • Swimming
  • Wildlife viewing
Meals Included

12 Breakfasts, 12 Lunches and 12 Dinners

Full Board (Lunch, Dinner & Breakfast) Per night

Description

6 seats, 4 lodges, 2 countries, 1 private plane. A one of its kind journey between the 2 greatest safari destinations on Earth. Explore in the footsteps of Dereck and Beverly Joubert, award winning filmmakers and custodians of these stunning camps. 

This seven day Magical Kenya luxury safari takes you to the wide plains and savanna of the rift valley, home of lions and other predators. This has being combined with a selection of luxury lodges and tented camps where you shall experience delivery of first class guest experience. You will visit Amboseli, a jewel at the foot of Mt Kilimanjaro, Masai Mara where the Spectacular wildebeest migration happens and two of the fresh water lakes in the Great Rift valley, Lake Naivasha and Lake Nakuru.

Itinerary: The Greatest Safari On Earth

Day 1:

Catch your overnight flight from JFK to Johannesburg OR Tambo International

Day 2 - 4: Okavango Delta

Accommodation: Duba Expedition Camp

Upon arrival at Johannesburg Airport you will be met by a member of the Mahlatini team who will assist you onto your private Next Generation Pilatus PC12 plane. From here you will be flown to the Okavango Delta. On arrival you will be met and transferred to your camp.

Room Type: Tented Room

Meals Included

Day 5 - 7: Linyanti

Accommodation: Zarafa Camp

Today you will be transferred back to the airstrip for your onward flight via light aircraft to the Linyanti.

Room Type: Tented Room

Meals Included

Day 8 - 10: Amboseli & Chyulu Hills

Accommodation: Ol Donyo Lodge

Today you will be transferred back to the airstrip for your onward flight to the Amboseli & Chyulu Hills. Upon arrival you will be met and transferred to the camp.

Room Type: Suite

Meals Included

Day 11 - 13: Masai Mara

Accommodation: Mara Plains Camp

Today you will be transferred back to the airstrip for your onward flight via light aircraft to the Masai Mara.

Room Type: Luxury Tent

Meals Included

Day 14: Onward Transfer to Nairobi International Airport

Today you will be transferred back to the airstrip for your flight to Wilson Airport. Here you will be met and transferred to Nairobi International Airport for your onward flight.

Day 15: Arrive at JFK

Itinerary: 7 Days Wildlife Safari

Day 1: Nairobi - Amboseli
On Arrival at JKIA international airport, you will be met by our representative and briefed on your safari.
After depart and drive south to Amboseli National Park via Nairobi. Game viewing en route with the
immense grandeur of Mt Kilimanjaro in the background. Lunch at the lodge Afternoon at leisure. Enjoy
an evening game drive. Amboseli National Park, at the foot of Africa's highest mountain, 5895m
Kilimanjaro, is one of the most popular of Kenya's national parks. Amboseli National Park provides the
classic Hollywood image of Africa. Set in rolling Savannah scenery it is dwarfed by the presence of the
pink-tinged, snow-capped peak of Mount Kilimanjaro which, at 5,896 meters, Against this magnificent
backdrop roam vast herds of elephant accompanied by lion, buffalo, cheetah, giraffe, baboon, gazelle
hippo and wildebeest. There are also over 400 species of birds, all manner of reptilian, flora and fauna
Dinner and overnight at the lodge
Accommodation at Oltukai Lodge


Day 2: Amboseli
Another exciting day in Amboseli National Park, we recommend that you get up early morning where
one can experience excellent game viewing & an unprecedented view of the snowcapped Mount
Kilimanjaro. Return to your camp for breakfast. You may opt for an additional game drive after breakfast

to visit the swamp with its magnificent wildlife present all day long or simply relax at your camp and
take in the African wilderness. Afternoon game drives in anticipation of seeing the “BIG FIVE”.
Dinner and overnight at the lodge
Accommodation at Oltukai Lodge.

 

Day 3: Amboseli – Lake Naivasha
Have breakfast at the lodge. Depart and drive towards Lake Naivasha. Arrival in time for lunch and check
in at Enashipai Spa and Resort. In the afternoon you have an option to enjoy a boat ride to see the
Hippos in this fresh water lake and visit the Crescent Island. This sanctuary hosts Herbivores like the
Zebra, Wildebeest, Giraffe and Hippo. Dinner and overnight at the resort.
Accommodation at Enashipai Spa and resort.


Day 4: Lake Naivasha – Lake Nakuru
Have breakfast at the resort. Depart and drive towards the Great Rift Valley viewing scenery having a
stopover at the view point en route arriving to the pink lake often referred so due to its great masses of
flamingos. Check in at the lodge, have lunch and after lunch proceed for a game drive in lake Nakuru
National park with numerous animals. During the game drive you will see the huge numbers of
flamingos which are concentrated along the lake shore. In addition to the bird life for which Lake Nakuru
is so well known there are many different wildlife species in the park including lion, leopard, Black rhino,
White rhino, buffalo, Rothschild’s giraffe, zebra, impala and water buck. Dinner and overnight at the
Lodge
Accommodation at Nakuru Sopa Lodge


Day 5: Lake Nakuru – Maasai Mara
Have an early breakfast. Depart for Masai Mara Game Reserve, which is on the south along the floor of
the great rift valley then past Narok climb the western wall entering Hemingway's country ''Serengeti
plains''. Arrive in time for lunch at your luxury tented camp. Afternoon enjoy a game drive in this famous
reserve. Dinner and overnight at camp
Accommodation at Sarova Mara Game Camp


Day 6: Maasai Mara
Full day at this famous reserve searching for wild game with an option to enjoy a balloon safari. You can
carry picnic lunch or have lunch at the camp. Visit to Masai villages is also an option.
The Mara is the land of African legend: Lion are abundant throughout the park, as are the elephants,
giraffes, and a variety of gazelle species and zebra. Cheetah and leopard are also regularly seen and, less
commonly, rhino. The annual wildebeest migration, one of nature's few remaining wildlife spectacles,
occurs in the Mara from July to September where the big animals and their predators are to be present
in abundance during the time frame of this trip. Several species of Bee-Eater, the flying rainbow that
heads the list of the Mara's birds, occur in the reserve. As well as wildlife, the Masai Mara is also home
to many members of the colorful Masai tribe who may be seen around the borders of the park - Morans.
Return to the luxury camp in the evening. Dinner and overnight at camp

Accommodation at Sarova Mara Game Camp


Day 7: Maasai Mara – Nairobi
Have breakfast at the luxury camp. Depart for Nairobi with game drive enroute. A stop is provided at
Narok Town the Masai city where you can buy handicrafts and souvenirs.
On arrival have lunch in Nairobi at one of the city hotels later do last minute shopping at one of the
markets. After shopping transfer to the airport to arrive in time for your international final departure,
where your safari ends.

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