Romantic Kenya & Tanzania: Safari & Sand

(12 Days - Departs Daily on a Private Basis)
Nairobi, Maasai Mara, Singita Grumeti Reserves (Serengeti), Zanzibar

This tour is ideal for those who want a quintessential East African safari experience, followed by some time at one of Tanzania’s most beautiful beaches.

Begin in Nairobi, Kenya’s bustling capital, with a stay at one of the city’s most exclusive hotels. During flexible private touring, visit an elephant and rhino orphanage run by the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust. Also visit the Karen Blixen House, where the writer of Out of Africa lived, and the Giraffe Centre to learn about and feed endangered Rothschild’s giraffes. Other touring options around Nairobi include participating in philanthropic activities and visiting local museums and crafts galleries.

Continue to Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya’s most legendary safari destination. Maasai Mara is famed for its stunning scenery and abundance of wildlife, as well as for being one of the places (besides the Serengeti in Tanzania) where one may witness the annual great wildebeest migration. Spend three nights at one of Kenya’s most luxurious and historic tented camps, located in one of the only parts of the Mara where black rhinos are still found. During exciting and informative game drives, look for rhinos and other members of the Big Five: lions, buffaloes, elephants and leopards. Cheetahs, zebras, Maasai giraffes, ostriches, hippos, crocodiles, and numerous antelope species are also seen frequently. If desired, activities such as walking safaris, river fishing, special meals in the bush, and more can be arranged. Return to Nairobi, where you will be assisted to your international flight.

Next, fly to Singita Grumeti Reserves, a private game concession next to Serengeti National Park, and stay at one of the top luxury lodges in East Africa. The region is known for its abundant wildlife—including elephants, leopards and lions—and prime opportunities for viewing the wildebeest migration. Game drives on the private concession offer unfettered wildlife viewing without the crowds of the neighboring park. If desired, also enjoy walking safaris, sundowners in the bush and night game drives. There will also be plenty of time for spa treatments, gourmet meals, wine tasting, cooking classes, tennis, swimming, archery, stargazing, hiking to an anti-poaching outpost and visits to local villages.

Finish your tour at a luxury beach resort in tropical Zanzibar, an archipelago off the coast of Tanzania. One day, enjoy a guided tour of Stone Town, an ancient Swahili trading town that is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site with a wealth of interesting architecture that blends African, Indian, Arab and Portuguese elements. Also visit Zanzibar’s famed spice plantations, where cloves, cardamom and cinnamon are grown. There will also be time to relax on the powdery white sand beach, swim in the warm turquoise waters of the Indian Ocean, and enjoy optional activities such as snorkeling, diving, deep-sea fishing, dolphin cruises and visits to Jozani Chwaka Bay National Park to see colobus monkeys.

Our East Africa tours include the very best safari guides and vehicles, and the most deluxe hotels and luxury safari lodges. Upon request, we can further customize each tour to include private charter flights and special experiences such as hot-air balloon rides, luxury mobile safaris, philanthropic activities, and special meals in the bush. This tour can also be incorporated into a multi-country tour that combines destinations elsewhere in Africa or Europe.

Itinerary Overview

Day 1 Arrive Nairobi, Kenya VIP immigration assistance upon arrival. Private transfer to hotel for 2 nights Day 2 Nairobi Full-day private city tour Day 3 Nairobi – Maasai Mara Private transfer and scheduled flight to Maasai Mara National Reserve for 3 nights. Afternoon game drive Day 4 Maasai Mara Morning and afternoon game drives Day 5 Maasai Mara Morning and afternoon game drives Day 6 Maasai Mara – Singita Grumeti Reserves (Serengeti), Tanzania Morning game drive. Transfer to airport for scheduled flight to Singita Grumeti Reserves. Arrival transfer to luxury safari lodge for 3 nights. Afternoon game drive Day 7 Singita Grumeti Reserves (Serengeti) Morning and afternoon game drives Day 8 Singita Grumeti Reserves (Serengeti) Morning and afternoon game drives Day 9 Singita Grumeti Reserves (Serengeti) – Zanzibar Transfer to airstrip for scheduled flights to Zanzibar. Private arrival transfer to hotel for 3 nights Day 10 Zanzibar At leisure Day 11 Zanzibar Half-day private tour of Stone Town and spice plantations. Afternoon at leisure Day 12 Depart Zanzibar Private airport transfer

Hotels

Nairobi: Hemingways Nairobi or Giraffe Manor Maasai Mara: Mara Plains or Cottar's 1920s Safari Camp Serengeti: Singita Sasakwa Lodge or Singita Sabora Tented Camp *Singita Mara River Tented Camp can be booked for a supplement Zanzibar: Baraza Resort & Spa or The Residence *&Beyond Mnemba Island can be booked for a supplement

Cost

$31,780 Per person (double occupancy)