Tanzania and Kenya

On Saturday, February 1, I’ll begin my second adventure for a 17-day safari in Tanzania and Kenya with Professional Wildlife Photographer Paul Renner!

This trip is slightly different from my 2012 trip.  We will be staying in a few different tented camps, we will be staying in the Serengeti and Masai Mara for four days, therefore we will not be going back to Tarangire National Park.

Thanks again for joining me on My Adventures!

Itinerary:

February 01, 2014: Saturday
Los Angeles/London

February 02: Sunday                           London/Nairobi

February 03: Monday
Nairobi /Arusha

Arrive in Nairobi and connect with flight to Kilimanjaro Airport in Tanzania, transfer to hotel in Arusha.  Rest of the day to enjoy the surroundings.   Mountain Village Serena Lodge

February 04/05/06: Tue -Thu
Serengeti Plains

Today’s journey we pass through the scenic areas of the southeastern Serengeti plains.  This time of the year is the birthing season when many babies are born.  Three days of morning and afternoon game drives to witness nature’s greatest spectacle, the migration of over a million wildebeest, zebra and gazelle and all of the predators.  We will stay at Lake Masek Luxury Tented Camp strategically located in the area which is alive with the migration.  

February 07/08: Fri/Sat
Ngorongoro Crater 

Heading to Ngorongoro Conservation area; host to the ‘birthplace of man’.  It is also home to the unique intact caldera, the Ngorongoro Crater. The crater is home to abundant game, including the “big five” – elephant, rhino, lion, leopard and buffalo.  Lunch in the crater and then the next morning a game drive in the crater. Later in the afternoon, we may visit a nearby Masai village. Our lodgings are at  Ngorongoro Serena Lodge

February 09: Sunday
Nairobi 

Drive to Arusha for lunch, then connect with flight to Nairobi. Overnight at Ole Sereni Hotel.

February 10/11: Monday/Tuesday
Lake Nakuru

Drive through the Rift Valley to Lake Nakuru National Park, once described by ornithologist Roger Tory-Peterson as ‘the most fabulous bird spectacle in the world’.  It has also become one of the best places in Africa to see both black and white rhinos.  Over night at Lion Hill Lodge

February 12: Wed                                       Masai Mara

Early morning drive to Lake Naivasha for lunch at the Rift Valley Golf Club. Board a plane for flight to the Kenya’s most famous National park, the Masai Mara. We will see big cats; lions, leopards and cheetahs along with many other animals that live in the Mara all year round.

February 13/14/15: Thu/Fri/Sat
Masai Mara

Three full days are spent in the central section of the Mara Plains with morning and after game drives with more photographic opportunities to capture the scenic beauty of the Mara Plains and the wildlife that roam the open grasslands. Staying at the lovely  Mara Bush Camp

February 16:  Sunday                       Nairobi/London

Morning game drive is followed by a freshly cooked breakfast in the wilderness of the Mara plains. From here, transfer to the airstrip for your flight to Nairobi where a room is reserved until 6:00 pm to relax, repack or do some last minute shopping. Later this evening you will transfer back to the airport to connect Kenya Airways flight to London.  Dayroom at Ole Sereni Hotel

February 17: Monday                         London/Los Angeles