OVERVIEW $27,850
Witness Kenya’s and Tanzania’s abundant wildlife on this independent version of our flagship Baraka Trails safari, setting out on game drives through the region’s most abundant parks and reserves and staying in our best boutique camp and luxury lodge accommodations.
Baraka Trails Advantages
- Behold Africa’s astoundingly diverse wildlife, including the iconic Big Five, from custom-made vehicles
- Explore alongside handpicked safari guides whose in-depth tracking expertise leads to amazing wildlife encounters
- Discover both the modern and traditional aspects of daily local life, with visits to a Hadzabe village as well as a typical town, for a unique, culturally immersive experience
- Expend less time travelling and more time spotting game thanks to convenient flights between game regions
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DAY 1 : ARRIVE NAIROBI, KENYA
Arrive in Nairobi, where you are met and transferred to your luxurious accommodations. Giraffe Manor is an exclusive boutique hotel, owned by The Safari Collection. Often referred to as one of the most instagrammed properties in the world, Giraffe Manor is set in 12 acres of private land within 140 acres of indigenous forest in the Langata suburb of Nairobi. Giraffe Manor is one of Nairobi’s most iconic buildings.
Accommodation Giraffe manor Nairobi
Day 2: AMBOSELI NATIONAL PARK | GAME & MOUNTAIN VISTAS
Today, fly to Amboseli National Park at the base of soaring, snow-capped Mount Kilimanjaro, which, at 19,341 feet, is the highest freestanding mountain in the world. Set out in search of the region’s spectacular wildlife. Amboseli’s huge draw is elephants. Watch as big herds roam the dusty plains, including “tuskers,” large, older bulls who have grown impressive tusks. Also view other game such as giraffes, Cape buffalo, zebras, wildebeests, hippos, hyenas and, occasionally, lions — all roaming freely amid swamps, springs and a shimmering, dried lake bed.
Serena lodge Amboseli Kenya
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 3: AMBOSELI NATIONAL PARK | MOUNTAINSIDE SIGHTINGS
Set out on a full day exploring wildlife-rich Amboseli National Park, renowned for the large herds of elephants that roam its sun-drenched grasslands. View elephants up close, and watch for lions and buffalo as well, from a safari vehicle that seats just six, so that every guest enjoys a window seat. Enjoy a morning on safari before breaking for lunch. This afternoon, take another game drive.
Serena lodge Amboseli Kenya
Day 4: TARANGIRE NATIONAL PARK, TANZANIA | ABUNDANT GAME VIEWING
Depart Amboseli this morning, and after crossing the border into Tanzania, stop for lunch in Arusha. Fly from Arusha to Tarangire National Park and settle into your luxurious accommodations. Hemmed between seasonal rocky river beds and overlooks a wooded valley, located near a water hole with access to a mud bath. The area hosts large wildlife populations, particularly elephants and Buffalo.
DAY 5 : TARANGIRE NATIONAL PARK | INTO THE WILD
Today, embark on morning and afternoon game drives to explore Tarangire National Park. At Tarangire, find a stunning concentration of animals — herds of elephants, impalas and zebras. Look, too, for pythons and the twitching tails of leopards, who hide high above in sausage trees. Optional activities available at an additional cost include a walking safari and exploring Lake Gursi by canoe during the day or, as dusk falls, a night safari, to search for nocturnal animals rarely seen by visitors. With specialized lighting, look for lions and hyenas and smaller creatures — spotted genets, servals, bat-eared foxes and nightjars.
Olkeri Camp in Tarangire
DAY 6 : NGORONGORO CRATER |EXPERIENCE THE OLD STONEAGE WITH HADZABE TRIBE
Learn how Africans Nomadic live today.
Lake Eyasi is a very scenic soda lake found on the southern border of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. The Hadzabe, a hunter-gatherer tribe, live close to the shores of Lake Eyasi, as do the Nilotic-speaking Datoga tribe who are pastoralists. We will have a good time visiting their homesteads, learning about their way of life, medicinal plants, and even animal tracking with bows and arrows with the Hadzabe hunters. The Hadzabe are believed to have lived here for nearly 10,000 years and continue to follow hunting-and-gathering traditions.
The Hadzabe – what you can learn from the Hadzabe
- Different kinds of materials being used to make arrows – arrow sticks, the preparation of poison, and the point of poison in the arrow
- Processing poison from the poison tree
- Fruit, root tubers, and honey collection
- Shallow wells prepared by women for water collection from the ground for home use
- Traditional dancing
- Barbeque preparation of fresh meat for the lucky days of hunting, normally about 2 -3 days of big kills per week but small kills are regular and common
- How to make fire the traditional way, in the ancient hand-drill method using palms of the hands and two pieces of sticks / wood
- Training and exercise in arrow shooting and targeting
- Preparation of huts for the women (being made of branches of trees)
- Studying the availability of animals for hunting and timing too, as hunting is normally done early morning, and at night for the baboons and traps – common animals are monkeys, baboons, dik-dik, kudu, impala, guinea fowls
- Life in the caves in the rainy season, and under trees in the dry season
- The monogamy practice for the marriage
- Training of youngsters in hunting & targeting
The Datoga – what you can learn from the Datoga
- The general lifestyle of the Datoga
- How mud & cow dung huts are being prepared by women
- Preparation of the boma (the cattle fence)
- Learning the way men and women dress
- Learning the art of women like jewelry making – e.g. necklaces, bracelets, beads, skin skirts, etc
- Learn about blacksmiths, weapons & weapon-making
- Cow milking and preparation of local butter
- Learn the history of polygamy in the Datoga tribe
- Flour making by women using grinding stones
- Preparation of “gissuda” – a local beer – for ceremonies, weddings, prayers to gods & ancestors. The type of honey used is absolutely natural and women are not allowed to drink this local beer made out of honey & some natural tubers.
Accommodation at Kisima Ngeda Camp
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
DAY 7 : NGORONGORO CRATER | INTO THE “LOST WORLD”
Set out on a full-day game drive in Ngorongoro Crater to explore the panoramic, short-grass prairies along the crater floor — home to rare black rhinos as well as lions, hyenas and gazelles. Backdropped by crater walls nearly 2,000 feet high, Ngorongoro Crater offers the safari experience of a lifetime in a setting unmatched the world over. Observe profuse and diverse wildlife roaming freely in an authentic “Lost World” where it’s possible to encounter every member of the Big Five in a single day. Enjoy lunch al fresco in this UNESCO World Heritage Site before returning to your lodge.
Kitela Lodge Ngorongoro
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
DAYS 8-10 :SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK | BEHOLD THE ENDLESS PLAINS
Fly to Serengeti National Park, the vast Tanzanian landscape that plays host to the Great Migration for a portion of each year, when a staggering number of herbivores trek across the Serengeti plains in search of water and fresh grass — hungry predators awaiting them or following in their wake. Over the next two days, your adventure may reveal giraffes, wildebeests, elephants and much more on morning and afternoon game drives through the boundless Serengeti, home of one of the largest wildlife populations in the world.
Esirai Camp Serengeti
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
DAY 11-12 MASAI MARA GAME RESERVE, KENYA | CROWN JEWEL
Fly to the Masai Mara, the northern extension of the Serengeti. After settling into your accommodation on a private stretch of the Mara River, immerse yourself in the wild during an afternoon game drive. Follow the Mara River to see crocodiles basking in the sun; hippos as they wallow in muddy water; and monkeys, busy sparking mischief overhead. Here, too, you may sight any of more than 400 species of birds, among them eagles who glide effortlessly above the sun-soaked landscape. During your time in the Mara, enjoy the peace of mind that comes with staying at Sanctuary Olonana, recognized as one of the finest safari lodges in all of Africa.
Sala’s Camp Masai Mara Kenya
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
DAYS 13 MASAI MARA GAME RESERVE | MAASAI VILLAGE VISIT
Venture forth for one full day of exploring the open savanna, woodlands and tree-fringed rivers of the Masai Mara, where patience is rewarded with unique sightings such as a leopard retrieving a kill from the upper branches of an acacia or elephants protecting their young from opportunistic lions. Game viewing is never dull in the Mara, especially when the dramatic annual Great Migration unfolds. Amid the stunning scenery, watch as Maasai tribesmen traverse the plains or herd goats and cattle. On one day here, visit a Maasai village and meet with an elder to learn about local culture and traditions.
Sala’s Camp Masai Mara Kenya
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
DAY 14 TRANSFER TO NAIROBI
Fly back to Nairobi and stay in The most unforgettable bucket-list breakfast in the world.
The historic manor house has extraordinary appeal, that harks back to the 1930s when visitors first flocked to East Africa to enjoy safaris. With its stately façade, elegant interior, verdant green gardens, sunny terraces and delightful courtyards, guests often remark that it’s like walking into the film Out of Africa: indeed, one of its twelve rooms is named after the author Karen Blixen.
One of the most fascinating things about Giraffe Manor is its resident herd of Rothschild’s giraffes who may visit morning and evening, poking their long necks into the windows in the hope of a treat, before retreating to their forest sanctuary.
Accommodation Giraffe manor Nairobi
Meals: Breakfast
DAY 15 DEPART NAIROBI
Depending with your flight time, you will be transferred to the International Airport and it will be the end of our good time in Africa for your 15 day’s vacation in Kenya and Tanzania
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It is a great place to shop not too far from New York. We took the bus from Port Authority and traveled through the countryside to get there.
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This is the best tour on the east coast! It was amazing how many places we visited and what great memories we made!
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We always stay at here when in town. The location is great, staff is wonderful and we love the overall feel. Beautiful view from the here.