Laikipia + Masai Mara Safari + Zanzibar
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You will be met at Nairobi Airport and transferred to your light aircraft flight to the Laikipia Plateau.

 

You will be met at the airstrip and transferred to your lodge on this vast plateau that forms part of the Great Rift Valley and was famously described by Kuki Gallman, who wrote "I Dreamed of Africa" about her life in this secluded part of East Africa. The area is extremely scenic, with the escarpment giving way to dramatic wooded gorges and tangled riverine thickets.

At leisure to enjoy the scenic beauty and wildlife of the Laikipia Plateau, which stretches from the slopes of snow-capped Mount Kenya to the rim of the Great Rift Valley.

 

Lying on the edge of Kenya's northern frontier, the remote Laikipia Plateau boasts one of the largest elephant populations in East Africa and is one of the last strongholds of the endangered black rhino.

 

Despite its scattered farms and cattle ranches, it is essentially a wildlife wilderness supporting huge herds of game and many endangered species, including the black rhino and Jackson's Hartebeest. Other game includes lion, cheetah, wild dog, impala, gazelle, giraffe, zebra and leopard.

Transfer to Loisaba airstrip for your light aircraft flight to the Masai Mara National Park, named after the Masai people and the Mara River that divides the park.

 

Masai Mara National Park is famous for its exceptional population of game and the annual migration of zebra and wildebeest from the adjoining Serengeti National Park. This phenomenon occurs every year from July to October, when game migrates along a circular route from the plains of the Serengeti to the Masai Mara and back again in search of fresh pastures, followed by hungry predators - most notably lions and hyena.

 

After checking in to your lodge, enjoy a late afternoon game drive in this magnificent wildlife sanctuary.

Today is dedicated to game viewing on the open plains of the world famous Masai Mara National Park.

 

Nestled within the enormous Great Rift Valley, Masai Mara National Park is famous for its many prides of lions, packs of hyena and other predators - as well as huge herds of wildebeest, which number over one million, zebra and giraffe. All the Big Five can be seen here, as well as numerous other species including the Thomson's gazelle, topi, kongoni, impala, roan antelope and hippo. The nocturnal bat-eared fox, rarely found elsewhere in Kenya, also inhabits this park as well as the endangered cheetah and black rhino. Bird watching is also excellent with over 450 different species including the vulture, marabou stork, secretary bird, hornbill, crowned crane, ostrich, long-crested eagle and african pygmy-falcon.

 

Set off early each morning, when game viewing conditions are at their best, to view the abundant wildlife of the Masai Mara region. Return to the lodge to rest in the heat of the day, before setting off again in the late afternoon for another game drive.

 

After a final early morning game drive, transfer to the airstrip for your light aircraft flight to Nairobi.

 

You will be met at Wilson Airport and transferred to your hotel in this bustling city.

Transfer to Nairobi Airport for your flight to Zanzibar.

 

You will be met at Zanzibar Airport and transferred to your hotel on this beautiful archipelago. Check in and relax in your wonderful surroundings on this exotic East African spice island.

At leisure to relax on the warm golden Indian Ocean beaches of the Zanzibar Archipelago.

 

You can enjoy a traditional Arab dhow cruise, catamaran sailing, magnificent scuba diving or deep sea fishing. If you wish to explore the island further, day excursions include a Spice Island tour, a snorkelling trip to Prison Island where you can see giant tortoises, a visit to Josani Forest or to Kizimkazi where you can see dolphins.

Transfer to Zanzibar Airport for your flight to Nairobi Airport and onward flight home.