Day 1: Arrive Nairobi, Kenya

Arrive Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. After clearing the customs and immigration procedures, you are met by Hallmark Travel Planners representative and transfer to Tamarind Tree Hotel.

Tamarind Tree Hotel is ideally located just 5 kms to the southwest of Nairobi within the spacious Carnivore grounds and its iconic Carnivore Restaurant. The hotel offers easy access to all parts of the city, its national park, as well as to the country’s many diverse attractions via the neighbouring Wilson Airport and Southern Bypass. The nearby Langata and Karen suburbs are among the liveliest and most popular in Nairobi with world-class shopping malls and excellent restaurants.

Day 2: Fly From Nairobi to the Masai Mara Reserve

Breakfast at your hotel.  Transfer from  Jomo Kenyatta Airport  to Wilson Airport for the flight to the Masai Mara.

On arrival Masai Mara, you will be met and transferred to the lodge for check in and lunch. Lunch is followed by a late afternoon game viewing drive. Return to camp for sunset drinks and dinner and overnight – Mara Engai Tented Lodge.  You will stay at this lodge for the next 3 nights.

The Mara is a spectacular expanse of open grassland which covers 1,510 km² in the south-west corner of Kenya. The tree-lined Mara River has a healthy population of hippos and crocodiles. The crocodiles are most active during the Mara River crossings of the great migration. Wildlife roam freely throughout the vast Masai Mara Ecosystem. There are no boundaries or fences to obstruct the movement and migration of animals.

Each year, normally in August and September, the Mara plays host to the most spectacular Wildebeest Migration. Millions of ungulates move across the plains in an endless stream. Watching this vast herd move with the predators that follow them is fascinating.

Day 3 and 4: Explore the Masai Mara

Each morning rise at dawn with tea and coffee and enjoy a game drive before breakfast. An afternoon game drive with sun-downers in the bush completes the activities for the day. Game drives are conducted in  4WD safari cruisers with expert guides that are knowledgeable and passionate about the flora and fauna of the Masai Mara.

There is an option to enjoy a hot air balloon ride and float across the savannah plains above herds of wildlife. Watch the sun rise over the horizon and after an hour flight (with ample opportunities for photography and video filming); enjoy a tasty bush breakfast before a return game drive back to Mara Engai Camp.

Day 5: Drive from Masai Mara to Serengeti – Tanzania

Today you take an early breakfast and leave for Tanzania. After customs and immigration procedure, you will be met by our counterparts from the Tanzania partner office and drive into Serengeti Game Reserve. With game drive en route, you will arrive  the lodge at around 1800 hours.  Dinner and overnight  Mbalageti Lodge

Serengeti National park contains an estimated three million large animals, most of which take part in seasonal migration which makes it one of natures’ wonders.
(Meals Provided:  Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)

Day 6: Safaris in Serengeti

Full days of  game viewing activities,  with optional of packed lunch or return to the lodge for Lunch and proceed with afternoon game drive in endless plains of Serengeti national Park till sun set.

The Serengeti covers an area of about 14763sq kms, with various vegetation, grassy plains, savannah acacia lands, wooden hills and mountains which are the backdrops for an extraordinary concentration of animals which reaches its peak during the wildebeest migration. It is said to be around 2 million of wildebeest in Serengeti that migrate every year from Maasai Mara plains.
Dinner and overnight at Mbalageti Lodge  or similar.
(Meals Provided:  Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 7: Drive from Serengeti to Karatu via Ngorongoro

After breakfast, depart  with picnic lunch boxes,  heading towards Ngorongoro Conservation area via Olduvai Gorge, site of Louis and Mary Leakey’s renowned archaeological discoveries. Their findings include some of the man’s earliest known ancestral remains. The stop over  may last anything from 30 to 45 minutes, depending on your interest. Lunch on the way.   Continue driving to Ngorongoro Area, and onward to Karatu for the night.

Dinner and overnight at Farm of Dreams Lodge or similar.
(Meals Provided:  Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)

Day 8: Full Day Tour of Ngorongoro Crater

Today will descend 2000 feet (over 600 meters) to the floor of the crater for a full day crater tour. Explore the forest areas that are inhabited by monkeys and elephants, the lake area, where you may see the flamingos and the open savannah where the lions hunt for food.

In the late afternoon, leave the crater and drive on to Karatu area. Dinner and overnight at Farm of Dreams Lodge.
(Meals Provided:  Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 9: Road Transfer to Nairobi – Overnight

Take your breakfast and check out for the journey by road back into Kenya.  Lunch will be taken at Arusha and proceed on to Nairobi through the border point – Namanga. Spend the nigt in Nairobi – Tamarind Hotel in readiness for the flight to Seychelles the next morning.  Overnight at Tamarind Tree Hotel.

Day 10: Flight from Nairobi to Seychelles

Early pick from hotel and transfer to Jomo Kenyatta Airport in Nairobi for the flight from Nairobi to Seychelles. Arrive Mahe Island in Seychelles, a spectacular setting for an island and beach holiday. You will be met and transferred to your resort hotel. The islands possess some of the world’s rarest flora and fauna and half of its landmass is protected in reserves and World Heritage Sites. With spectacular scenery above and below the warm, tropical waters, wonderful walking, superb sailing, and world class fishing, these remote islands can offer a rich diversity of experience. Overnight in Mahe Island, Seychelles – Carana Beach Hotel.

Day 11: Free day in Mahe Island, Seychelles

The day is free to explore the island on your own. The spectacular scenery in the North of the island has to be seen to be believed. You can hire a car and take a round trip of the island and take a leisurely drive around the island, taking in some of the picturesque bays or up over Sans Souci, through the Tea Plantations and descend to the capital, Victoria.

You may also visit the Botanical Gardens, where you can see the only other location, apart from the Valle’e De Mai, where the “Coco De Mer” grows and also see the Giant Tortoises in their enclosure. Overnight in Seychelles – Carana Beach Hotel.

Day 12: Transfer Mahe to Praslin

This morning transfer by ferry boat to Praslin island in Seychelles. Arrive Praslin and transfer to Paradise Sun Hotel.

At the quiet-end of a 2km stretch of white coral-crushed sand, bordered by granite boulders, Paradise Sun’s collection of charming ocean facing French-Creole bungalows peek out from tropical flowering gardens. The turquoise horizon is interrupted only by the postcard beauty of St Pierre Island and bobbing sail boats. Overnight Paradise Sun Hotel in Praslin Island, Seychelles.

Day 13: Free Day in Praslin, Seychelles

The day is free to explore the island on own. Overnight in Praslin Island, Seychelles.

Day 14: Depart

Its time to say good bye to your Seychelles holiday, as you are transferred back to Seychelles Airport by hotel shuttle service for your flight back home.

Tour Price Per Person

Rates are subject to change with notice.

Important to Know

• This tour can’t be booked by solo travelers.
• Rates are per person and exclude the international flight from/to your home country.
• Rates include a fixed budget for flights during this tour. Flights may cost more, depending on travel dates. If so, your quote will reflect this.