Day 1: Nairobi- Treetops

You will be met at the airport by our representative at the airport, After a warm meet and great, drive south 150 Kms to your base hotel for lunch and then onto your Tree hotel for the evening game watching, the ride will take you approximately 2 hours. dinner and overnight

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(Late arrivals will spend the night in Nairobi)

Day 2: Tree hotel – Lake Nakuru

Breakfast will be served in the early morning and thereafter drive around the northern tip of the Aberdare Mountains and down the escarpment into the Great Rift Valley for lunch, a 350 Kms stretch that will take you close to 4 hours. Arrive lake Nakuru in time for an afternoon game drive and lunch. Dinner and overnight at Lake Nakuru lodge

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Day 3: Lake Nakuru- Lake Naivasha, 100 Kms 1 hour

After breakfast, drive to yet another lake in the rift valley-Lake Naivasha, arrive in the early afternoon or late morning, relax in the afternoon, swim, or enjoy an optional boat ride, bird walk or game view. Dinner and overnight at Lake Naivasha Country Club

Days 4: Rift valley- Masai Mara Game Reserve
Departing after breakfast, drive across the Great Rift Valley, 240 Kms to reach Kenya's most famous Game Reserve, Masai Mara, in time for lunch. This drive will take you approximately 3 hours. Spend the days exploring the rolling hills and plains for a chance to spot black-maned lion, elephant, leopard, cheetah, and buffalo along with varied species of hoofed animals. Meals and overnight at Mara Simba lodge

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This is one of the most famous Parks in the world and the most visited park in Kenya. Standing at an altitude of 5,000 Ft, 275 Kms from Nairobi down the Great Rift Valley with magnificent views in the distance is Masai Mara Game Reserve. The Reserve itself offers the famous 'Out of Africa' breathtaking views and covers an area of 1,510 Sq. Km. Famous also for the Out of Africa film which was mostly filmed here, this Reserve holds an extraordinary density of animals including "the Big Five" (lions, leopard, elephant, buffalo, rhinoceros). You will be amazed by the populations and species of plains game. Also an extension of Serengeti, it is home to the ’National Geographic' nature movies recorded each year as the impressive feature of annual migration of wildebeests, zebras and gazelles from the plains of Serengeti. They cross the Tanzanian border and rivers to reach the Mara's grasslands from late June, tracked by predators among them lions, leopards cheetahs, and hyenas, numerous circling vultures as their journey unfolds. Their dramatic river crossings area reality for tourists visiting in early July-August.

Day 5 : Masai Mara

Morning and afternoon game viewing in the park, or an extra option of balloon safari early in the morning and game drive in the afternoon. Meals and Overnight Mara Simba Lodge

Day : 6 Maasai Mara-Nairobi

Another early morning pre-break fast game drive at 06:30hrs to complete your list of sightings. Drive back to the lodge for breakfast at 08:00hrs. Depart for Nairobi with game drive enroute to arrive late afternoon. Transfer to the international airport to catch your Late local flight to Zanzibar.

Arrival at Kisauni Zanzibar Airport Meet by our representative and transfer to Matemwe beach villas 3-** for Accommodations based on HB.

Day 7:

After your breakfast at the hotel, depart for a guided town tour. This tour takes you through narrow streets of the Old stone town, where history appears to stand still. With visits to the House of Wonders, the Palace Museum (People's Palace), Dr Livingstone’s House and the Arab Fort amongst others, it is a fascinating look at the essence of Zanzibar. You will see Zanzibar's bustling market, winding alleyways, ornately carved and studded doors, two cathedrals and mosques! You will have free time in the afternoon for you to explore further on your own or to relax. . Later driven back to Matemwe Beach Villas for over night - HB.

Day 8:

Depart from the hotel shortly after your breakfast and transfer to Kizimbani Village for a spice tour, where you will have the opportunity to see spices like cloves, Cinnamon, Black pepper, Nutmeg, turmeric root, actually growing in the plantations. Other tropical fruits such as jack fruit, custard, apple, Rambutan, Carambola can also be seen and tasted. Furthermore you will see plants like the Henna bush, Lipstick tree and Lemongrass. Finally you will visit the Kidichi Persian Baths that were built by the first Sultan of Zanzibar named Sultan Said bin Sultan in 1850 and Maruhubi Palace Ruins built by the third Sultan of Zanzibar named Sultan Said Baraghash Bin Said in 1880 which were built especially for housing 99 of his harem. Lunch is included. After lunch, you will be transferred to the Matemwe Beach Villas on the North Coast. - HB

Day 9

Spend day at leisure on the beaches of North East Coast or at the resort’s

swimming pool. Scuba diving or diving course for beginners are available

(at an additional cost) at most of the beach resorts in Zanzibar.

Accommodation on HB

Day 10.

After breakfast transfer to the airport for flight back home