Experience the romantic setting of East Africa, following the ancient migratory routes of plains game over the borders of Tanzania and Kenya. Pursue the famous annual Great Migration of wildebeest and zebra from the vast grasslands of the Masai Mara to the endless plains of the Serengeti. Hot springs and exotic birdlife await at Lake Manyara National Park, with stunning Rift Valley geography. Marvel at the unforgettably romantic views of the Ngorongoro Crater, the largest intact caldera in the world, and its incredible concentration of wildlife.
Staying in four extraordinary &Beyond camps, including the luxurious tented Bateleur Camp, an intimate treehouse at Lake Manyara, the exclusive Serengeti Under Canvas private campsites and the romantic Ngorongoro Crater Lodge, this safari covers these exceptional wildlife areas by air, by vehicle and by foot.
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Day 1-2: Nairobi – &Beyond Bateleur Camp, Masai Mara
This adventure begins and ends at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Kenya and ends at Kilimanjaro International Airport in Tanzania.
Upon your arrival at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport you will be met by a member of the &Beyond team who will transfer you with fellow guests to the Wilson Airport and assist you with checking in for your scheduled flight to Kichwa Airstrip. From the airstrip, you will experience your first game drive on your way to &Beyond Bateleur Camp.
The Masai Mara is Kenya’s most renowned game park, situated in the northern extension of the Serengeti. Its legendary Great Migration, of over two million wildebeest and other antelope, has been described as one of nature’s greatest wildlife spectacles – and an experience every safari enthusiast should witness at least once in their lifetime. Game viewing in this celebrated park is wonderful all round the year, with virtually guaranteed sightings of the Big Five. The park takes its name from the Mara River, which flows through the reserve, and the Maasai people, a tribe whose red dress and proud demeanour have ensured they are probably Kenya’s best-known (and most-photographed) people.
Spend two nights at &Beyond Bateleur Camp. Accommodation is in a luxurious safari tent raised on a wooden platform, with a private veranda. Your stay includes three meals daily, soft drinks, house wines, local brand spirits and beers, teas and coffees, emergency medical evacuation insurance, laundry, daily lodge activities.
Adventures include twice-daily game drives in open game 4WD safari vehicles, night drives on the camp’s concession, guided nature walks with a Maasai naturalist and sundowners at a secret location that boasts spectacular views across the Mara. Maasai community visits and hot air ballooning are also available at an additional cost.
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Day 3-4: &Beyond Serengeti Under Canvas, Serengeti
After a tantalising breakfast feast you will be driven to the airstrip where you will board your scheduled flight to Wilson Airport. Here you will connect on to your scheduled flight to Kilimanjaro International Airport. After clearing customs and immigrations, you will check in for your scheduled flight to the Serengeti. From the airstrip, you will experience your first game drive on your way to &Beyond Serengeti Under Canvas.
The Serengeti National Park, meaning “endless plains” in the Masai language, is undoubtedly one of the world’s most celebrated Wilderness areas and is an on-going source of inspiration to writers, filmmakers and photographers. It is Tanzania’s oldest game reserve, renowned for the part it plays in the annual Great Migration, when an estimated three million antelope – mostly wildebeest – migrate to Kenya’s Masai Mara Game Reserve. This epic, seasonal journey is a deeply moving experience and a wonderful photographic subject. Here visitors to the park can roam its sprawling plains on exhilarating game drives or hop into a hot-air balloon ride for an once-in-a-lifetime wilderness adventure. The Serengeti National Park is also home to the Olduvai Gorge, where ground-breaking archaeological discoveries have been made, as well as the breath taking Ngorongoro Crater - a World Heritage Site.
Spend two nights at your &Beyond Serengeti Under Canvas wilderness campsite. Accommodation is in a Bedouin style tent with en suite bathroom with outside bucket shower. Your stay includes three meals daily, soft drinks, house wines, local brand spirits and beers, teas and coffees, scheduled safari activities, refreshments on game drives and laundry.
Adventures include twice-daily game drives in 4WD safari vehicles.
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Day 5-6: &Beyond Lake Manyara Tree Lodge, Lake Manyara
Enjoy an early morning game drive and a tantalising breakfast before being driven back to the airstrip for your scheduled flight to Manyara Airstrip. You will be met by representative from &Beyond Lake Manyara Tree Lodge for your first game drive to the lodge.
Lake Manyara National Park offers a wilderness experience in diverse habitats, from its Rift Valley soda lake to dense woodlands and steep mountainsides. Apart from a spectacular setting, the park is famous for its unusual tree-climbing lions and the vast elephant herds it was established to protect. The shores of the lake, encrusted with pink flamingo, attract more than 400 species of birds, many of them waterfowl or migrants. Large herds of buffalo, cheetah, Masai giraffe and impala roam the lake shores and the forested valley slopes. A Lake Manyara safari is a fascinating experience as the park also features a ground-water forest; acacia tortilis woodland and hot springs called Maji Moto.
Spend two nights at &Beyond Lake Manyara Tree Lodge. Accommodation is in an elegant, stilted treehouse, which is cradled in the boughs of mahogany trees. Your room is built of timber and makuti (palm fronds) and has a spacious sitting area, viewing deck and a lovely en suite bathroom. Your stay includes three meals daily, soft drinks, house wines, local brand spirits and beers, teas and coffees, emergency medical evacuation insurance, laundry and daily lodge activities.
Adventures include twice-daily game drives in open 4WD safari vehicles.
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Day 7-8: &Beyond Ngorongoro Crater Lodge, Ngorongoro Crater
Enjoy a tantalising early morning breakfast before your game drive back to the Manyara Airstrip. Here you will be met by a representative from &Beyond Ngorongoro Crater Lodge who will drive you to the lodge.
The Ngorongoro Crater Conservation Area, within the Serengeti, is home to more than 30 000 protected animals. It is an area of spectacular beauty and excellent game viewing, a truly unique safari destination in Africa. The Ngorongoro Crater, once a gigantic volcano, is the largest intact caldera in the world. Some maintain that before it erupted, it would have been higher than Mt Kilimanjaro, the highest peak in Africa. Today, long since having collapsed and eroded, it is an extensive highland area with the famous 600 metre deep Ngorongoro Crater as its focal point. Nearly three million years old, the ancient caldera shelters one of the most beautiful wildlife havens on earth. Fresh springs and a large soda lake quench the thirst of all the inhabitants. Black rhino are protected within its rim, giant tusked elephants wander the forests, black-maned lions stalk the grasslands, and flamingos crowd the soda lakes.
Spend two nights at &Beyond Ngorongoro Crater Lodge. Accommodation is in a sumptuous double suite. Each suite is tended by a butler. Your stay includes three meals daily, soft drinks, house wines, local brand spirits and beers, teas and coffees, scheduled safari activities, refreshments on game drives and laundry.
Adventures include game drives on the crater floor. Additional adventures to the Olduvai Gorge, Shifting Sands, a visit to a traditional Maasai village and walks around the Empakai Crater may be booked directly at the lodge — subject to extra cost and availability of vehicles.
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Day 9: Kilimanjaro
Tuck into a sensational breakfast feast before your drive back to the Manyara Airstrip for your scheduled flight to the Kilimanjaro International Airport.