MASAI MARA NATIONAL RESERVE / SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK / ZANZIBAR

Day 1 NAIROBI / MASAI MARA NATIONAL RESERVE

Arrive in Nairobi on an early morning flight. After clearing immigration and customs formalities at Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport you will be met and transferred to Nairobi’s Wilson Airport for a flight to the Mara Siana airstrip. Upon arrival, your ranger will meet you and you begin the search for animals en route to the camp. The camp is situated on the edge of the intoxicating scenery of the Masai Mara National Reserve, where an oasis of five-star luxury has been created for serious safari seekers. Within the 200-acre ranch of Mara Bushtops camp, you will find an exciting blend of tranquillity and adventure where you can relax in first-class comfort surrounded by one of nature’s living masterpieces. You can then explore the flora and fauna in the private Conservancy, which surrounds the camp, before a sundowner.

Lunch and dinner included.

Overnight:

Mara Bushtops Camp.

Day 2 MASAI MARA NATIONAL RESERVE

Set amid the Mara Bushtops private Conservancy and bordering the 60,000 hectares Mara Siana Wildlife Conservancy, bordering the Masai Mara itself, Mara Bushtops boasts a sensational location. Perched on top of a hill with a scenic valley to one side, the camp lies just a ten-minute drive from the main gate of the National Park and within striking distance of the beautiful Mara River where the famous river crossing of wildebeest and zebras takes place during the migration. Spend the entire day exploring its exotic sights, sounds and sensations during your drive in the Masai Mara or the Conservancy in a safari vehicle. You may see lion, leopard or buffalo, a silver-backed jackal, hyena or banded mongoose. Maybe a spring hare bounding like a kangaroo or the loping figure of a hunter bearing down on a herd of impala.        

Lunch and dinner included.

Overnight:

Mara Bushtops Camp.

Day 3 MASAI MARA NATIONAL RESERVE

Morning and afternoon game viewing drives. Or relax and get your bearings and explore your surroundings. This is where a visit to the Spa for a massage or swim, or time spent watching animals at the saltlick, turns you from traveller to utterly relaxed master or mistress of all you survey.

Lunch and dinner included.

Overnight:

Mara Bushtops Camp.

Day 4 MASAI MARA NATIONAL RESERVE / SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK

Your last opportunity to spot your favourite animals during the early morning game drive and transfer to the Mara Siana airstrip for a short flight by light aircraft to the Migori airstrip near the Kenyan border. The flight includes an hour’s road transfer for immigration formalities into Tanzania and another flight from the Tarime airstrip to the Kogatende airstrip near the Serengeti National Park. Your stay for the next two nights will be at the Bushtops Serengeti Camp in the northern part of the Serengeti National Park, Tanzania's oldest and most popular national park. The Serengeti offers arguably the most scintillating game-viewing in Africa. During the afternoon game viewing drive you may see herds of buffalo, smaller groups of elephant and giraffe, and many wildebeest, eland, topi, kongoni, impala and Grant’s gazelle.

Lunch and dinner included.

Overnight:

Serengeti Bushtops Camp.

Day 5 SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK

A full day safari is the best way to see the full range of what the magnificent Serengeti National Park offers. An early departure in a safari vehicle to cross the Serengeti in search of game. The early mornings are relatively cool, but by midday, it can become very hot indeed and sun-block lotion and hats are advised. Lunch is served under the shade of an Acacia tree as you take a break from scanning the horizons and realise that all is well with the world. Your ranger and Kuria spotters apply their wildlife knowledge, tracking abilities and incredible eyesight to reveal the hidden wonders of the Serengeti. Often in the lesser-known corners of the bush that we spot the highlights of your visit, such as a kill, amorous liaison, or lesser-known creature. A full day on safari gives you every chance of such unforgettable encounters.

Lunch and dinner included.

Overnight:

Serengeti Bushtops Camp.

Day 6 SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK / ZANZIBAR

This morning you fly from the Kogatende airstrip to Zanzibar where you will be met and transferred to the Baraza Resort, one of Zanzibar’s most exclusive boutique resorts. Zanzibar is an archipelago made up of Zanzibar and Pemba Islands, and several islets. Zanzibar Island (known locally as Unguja, but as Zanzibar internationally) is 60 miles long and 20 miles wide, occupying a total area of approximately 650 square miles. It is characterised by beautiful sandy beaches with fringing coral reefs, and the magic of historic Stone Town.

Dinner included.

Overnight:

Bazara Resort and Spa.

Day 7 ZANZIBAR

During this morning’s tour, you will walk through the narrow streets of Stone Town and capture the feeling of the old colonial Arabic Architecture which is now a UNESCO Historical Site. This is the best way to see the historical buildings and sites around the old Stone Town. Walk along narrow winding streets lined with stores selling local crafts, antiques, jewellery, clothes and spices. Then a spice tour where so many different spices and a variety of spices are being grown - cardamom, clove, nutmeg, cinnamon, black pepper, turmeric, and lemongrass, among others. Your guide will explain the spices that are grown on the farms for guests to see. The day ends with a sunset cruise aboard a dhow, a traditional sailing boat. Sit back, relax and enjoy the peacefulness of the ocean as you hear the ripple of water on the sides of the dhow as it glides swiftly through the clear turquoise water. Return to the hotel in the early evening.

Lunch at a restaurant in Stone Town.

Dinner at the hotel.

Overnight:

Bazara Resort and Spa.

Day 8 ZANZIBAR

The entire day is at leisure to relax at the exclusive boutique resort and enjoy a memorable beach experience at one of the top beaches in Zanzibar. Immerse yourself in the crystal-clear water of the Indian Ocean, sip a freshly cut coconut from the hotel’s waving palm trees, indulge in a massage, dive the Coral reef, experience the warm, genuine Swahili hospitality.

Lunch and dinner at the hotel.

Overnight:

Bazara Resort and Spa.

Day 9 ZANZIBAR / HOME

Transfer from the hotel to Zanzibar’s Abeid Amani Karume International Airport for connecting homebound flights.