Kenya & Tanzania: A Classic Safari 2024

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This classic African safari evokes safaris of yesteryear... you'll embark on an expedition to get to know the world's most majestic animals, the "Big Five," in their natural habitats within the magnificent national parks of Kenya and Tanzania.
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Overview

Trip type
Small Group Tour
Lodging level
Premium - 4 star
Physical level
Moderate

Highlights

    • The Maasai call it 'Siringitu' which means 'the place where the land moves on forever.' Here columns of wildebeest plod along centuries-old migration routes; behind them
    • prides of lions prowl
    • completing the circle of life... elephants
    • buffaloes and hippos graze upon the large coarse grasses
    • while zebras and topi wait their turn...This is the Serengeti
    • one of the world's extraordinary safari experiences. In Tanzania
    • you can find a birdwatcher's paradise in Lake Manyara and Africa's 'Garden of Eden' in Ngorongoro Crater. The circle of life continues in the savannas of Kenya
    • where indescribable vignettes play out before your eyes in Masai Mara National Reserve and Amboseli National Park... Return to a time when the Great Rift Valley held the secrets of the origins of mankind... Observe huge herds roaming the Serengeti
    • the 'lost world' of Ngorongoro Crater
    • and free-ranging elephants in Amboseli National Park.. soar in a hot air balloon over the Masai Mara at dawn – capped by a champagne breakfast in the bush... view rescued chimpanzees and protected black rhinos at Ol Pejeta Conservancy... attend a special barbecue dinner accompanied by Maasai cultural performance in the Serengeti... visit the William Holden Wildlife Foundation's animal orphanage during a two-night stay at fabled Fairmont Mount Kenya Safari Club... meet the weavers of a local village... travel in exclusive open-top safari vehicles

What's this trip about?

    This classic African safari evokes safaris of yesteryear... you'll embark on an expedition to get to know the world's most majestic animals, the "Big Five," in their natural habitats within the magnificent national parks of Kenya and Tanzania.

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Details

Itinerary focusOperator does not provide
Group sizeSmall Group - 24 max
Age rangeNo age restrictions
Flights and transportN/A
Start City Arusha, Tanzania
End CityNairobi

Travel Themes

  • Cultural

Destinations

  • Africa
  • Kenya

Attractions

  • Amboseli National Park
  • Arusha
  • Nairobi
  • Ngorongoro Crater
  • Serengeti National Park

Activities

  • Culture

Trip includes

    • Hot air balloon ride at dawn over the Masai Mara game reserve, followed by a champagne breakfast in the bush On-Tour Air (5 flights) Multiple-night stays in the legendary Serengeti National Park, Masai Mara game reserve, and Amboseli National Park, with daily game drives Intimate safari groups limited to just 30 Tauck guests; game drives in 6-passenger, open-top vehicles with window seats for everyone, led by expert guides Visits to Ol Pejeta Conservancy and Mount Kenya Wildlife Conservancy and Animal Orphanage

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Itinerary

Travel Map

Day 1 Arrive Arusha, Tanzania

Tour begins: Gran Meliá Arusha.
A transfer from Kilimanjaro International Airport to Gran Meliá Arusha is included. Welcome to Tanzania and the start of your African safari; your hotel is set out on 18 acres of beautifully landscaped coffee and tea plantations.

LODGING : Gran Meliá Arusha

PORTOFCALL : Arusha, Tanzania

Day 2 Birds of Lake Manyara National Park

The vast Serengeti beckons as you begin a four-night safari in Tanzania, and a five-night Kenya safari. Take your first game drive through Lake Manyara National Park, where you might get your first glimpse of giraffes, baboons, hipp...

Day 3 A Garden of Eden in Ngorongoro Crater

Thought by some to be Africa's original "Garden of Eden," Ngorongoro Crater is one of the largest calderas in the world and contains a variety of ecosystems and an astounding concentration of birds and animals. Your four-wheel-drive...

Day 4 Flying to Serengeti National Park

Today, you'll hop a morning flight from Lake Manyara to the Seronera airstrip in the heart of Serengeti National Park. As you do, you'll fly over Oldupai Gorge, where, over 50 years ago, archaeologists Louis and Mary Leakey discover...

Day 5 Endless Plains in Serengeti Nat'l Park

Look for wildlife in the heart of the vast savanna of the Serengeti today on both morning and afternoon game drives. Sightings might include lions, zebras, hyenas, leopards, cheetahs, elephants, hippos, buffaloes, jackals, gazelles,...

Day 6 More game drives in the Serengeti

Spend another glorious day in the spectacular Serengeti as you head out into the grasslands aboard safari vehicles for game drives in the early morning as well as the afternoon. In between, you'll have free time to relax and enjoy t...

Day 7 On to Kenya's Amboseli National Park

Leave the Serengeti behind as you fly to Arusha, Tanzania en route to Kenya. Dominating the skyline, majestic Mt. Kilimanjaro peaks over surrounding landscapes from more than 15,000 feet up. After landing in Arusha, enjoy an early l...

Day 8 Private game drives and more in Amboseli

Tauck's private safari game drives in Amboseli National Park offer ample opportunity to view the elephants, hippos and buffaloes that seek out the park's natural watering holes and the graceful antelopes that graze in the flat grass...

Day 9 Fairmont Mount Kenya Safari Club & an animal orphanage

A morning flight brings you to the next destination on your African adventure! Upon arrival, you're off on a game drive through Ol Pejeta Conservancy, boasting East Africa's largest resident black rhino population and others of the ...

Day 10 Local Life & Mount Kenya Wildlife Center

This morning, visit the town of Nanyuki, known for its colorful rugs, hangings and shawls, for a private visit with local weavers. See them shear, spin, dye and weave sheep's wool by hand right before your eyes! Following lunch, you...

Day 11 The Masai Mara & an evening game drive

Pack your Tauck duffle bag and fly to the Masai Mara Game Reserve in southern Kenya, where you'll be welcomed by Maasai warriors. Have lunch upon your arrival at the luxurious Fairmont Mara Safari Club, where an elegant tented camp ...

Day 12 Ballooning over the plains of the Masai Mara

Today – the last full day of your safari adventure – will be one that you'll always remember, as you arise before dawn to board a hot air balloon* and float over the Masai Mara's awakening plains below as the sun rises. When you lan...

Day 13 Fly to Nairobi and journey home

Tour ends: Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. 
Fly from the Masai Mara to Nairobi this morning for your journey home. We have reserved a day room for you at the Nairobi Serena Hotel; depart the hotel for the airport after dinner. Allow 3 hours for flight check-in. 

MEALS : B, L, D

PORTOFCALL : Nairobi, Kenya

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Price From $11,790
Price per day$907
Last Updated: 11/7/2024
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It's easy to see the world's sights. To stand in long lines, push through the crowds, and generally have the same standard-issue vacation as everyone else. But that's not good enough for us, and it's not good enough for you. We believe that travel should be easy. It should be fun. It should be worth your time and the price you paid. It should re-energize and transform. And above all else, it should be beyond the ordinary. Because how you see the world matters.

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