13 Days Beach and Wildlife Holiday Kenya Tanzania

Explore all the beaches of East Africa. By visiting the white sand beach of Mombasa, the pristine beach of Zanzibar, and the amazing holiday beach of Dar es salaam. Later enjoy the famous and eight wonders of the world the Masai mara. This is where you are guaranteed to see all the big and small five.

Overview

• Starting point and ending point Nairobi
• Main wildlife to be viewed: the Big Five, wildebeest, zebra, leopard, lion, and cheetah
• Children policy: the minimum age of 2 years old are allowed to join the safari

Highlights

• 5 game drives
• National park gate fees
• Observing the Big Five in Ngorongoro
• A chance to view leopards, lions, cheetahs, and other big cats in Serengeti
• Services of an English-speaking driver/guide
• Transport in a 4WD vehicle with a pop-up roof
• 12 nights' accommodation
• 3 daily meals
• Great visit to Kenya parks

Day 1: Arrive in Nairobi

Arrival time at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. You will be met and picked by an African paradise safaris guide and you will be transferred to your city hotel to rest and leisure. Depending on arrival time have a city tour. Accommodation Ibis hotel BB.

• Main destination: Nairobi
• Accommodation: Ibis Hotel
• Meals & drinks: Bed and Breakfast

Day 2: Nairobi to Mombasa

Today you will be picked up from the hotel by African paradise safari journey guides, and you will be transferred to your train terminal – where you will pick up your train to Mombasa. The train pass through Tsavo National parks and enjoy the scenic view of wildlife and amazing landscape while on the train. Upon arrival at the Mombasa train terminal, you will be transferred to the beach. Relax on the white beach of Mombasa

• Main destination: Mombasa
• Accommodation: Amani Tawi Beach resort.
• Meals & drinks: Half board

Day 3: Tour within Mombasa

Today enjoy your hot breakfast in leisure. The latter driver will come to pick you up and head to Haller park to see the animals. After Haller park, you will be taken to fort Jesus museum. After fort Jesus you will be taken to a local restaurant for your lunch (lunch on your own).  Later you will be transferred to your beach hotel to relax while waiting for dinner.

• Main destination: Mombasa
• Accommodation: Amani Tawi Beach resort.
• Meals & drinks: Half board

 

Day 4: Mombasa – Dar es salaam.

Breakfast at the beach hotel – later the driver will pick you up and transfer you to the airport for your flight to Nairobi. Upon arrival at JKIA airport the guide will pick you and connect you to the terminal for your flight heading to Dar es salaam. On arrival at Dar es salaam airport, the guide will pick you up and transfer you to the hotel. Today lunch will be on your own at the hotel. Relax while awaiting for dinner and overnight.

• Main destination: Dar es Salaam
• Accommodation: Giraffe Ocean View hotel
• Meals & drinks: Half board ( Bed and breakfast, Lunch/dinner)

Day 5: Dar es Salaam – Zanzibar

Enjoy your breakfast at the hotel and relaxation, the guide will pick you up and transfer you to the Ferry harbor  – for your ferry to Zanzibar. On arrival at Zanzibar Harbor – you will be picked by the driver and transfer you to the Zanzibar stone town hotel.

• Main destination: Zanzibar Beach
• Accommodation: Best western plus Zanzibar hotel
• Meals & drinks: Half board

Day 6: Zanzibar Stone Town and Spice tour

Have morning breakfast at the beach hotel. Check out and leave for a stone town and spice tour . have lunch at the local restaurant  ( on your own) After the tour you will be transferred to your beach resort.  Meals and overnight at double tree beach resort (Half board)

• Main destination: Zanzibar Island
• Accommodation: Doubletree Beach Resort
• Meals & drinks: Halfboard.

Day 7: Zanzibar –Safari Blue tour  

Enjoy your hot breakfast at the beach resort, later your driver will pick you and transfer you to the safari blue destination.

This is a boat tour (trademark by Eleanor Griplas) in traditional hand-built sailing dhows finished to the very highest standards of comfort and safety.

Safari Blue (Zanzibar) is the most popular excursion in Zanzibar and has been running great days out since 1996.

Activities include

Mangrove Lagoon - Explore the mangrove lagoon hidden inside Kwale Island.

Baobab Tree - Climb the tree and get a great view from the top! If lucky you'll find massive coconut crabs living inside its hollow trunk.

Sandbank - Explore safe snorkeling and enjoy relaxation under the shade. More snorkeling on a dedicated snorkeling trip.

Dolphins - See dolphins on 90% of our water excursion (Indo-Pacific Humpback and the Bottle-nose dolphins). See more dolphins on a dedicated Dolphin Tour.

Seafood Lunch - Served at our desert island restaurant, includes a delicious Zanzibari seafood lunch with grilled fish and slipper lobster, gastronomic fruit tasting, coffee and Amarula.

Today lunch will be at a local restaurant ( on your own). Later you will be headed to your beach hotel – for your dinner and overnight.

• Main destination: Zanzibar Island
• Accommodation: Doubletree Beach Resort
• Meals & drinks: Halfboard.

Day 8: Zanzibar –Prison Island tour

Enjoy your hot breakfast at the beach resort, later your driver will pick you up and transfer you to the Prison Island tour.

Prison Island also known as Changuu Island lies about 30 minutes by boat from Zanzibar Island. The prison thereon was never used to house prisoners. The Prison Island Tour (Zanzibar) will take you there.

The island was once used by an Arab slave trader to contain the more troublesome slaves he had brought from the African mainland to prevent their escape before shipping them to the Arabian purchasers, or for auctioning in Zanzibar slave trade market. The slaves were dumped on the island.

Today lunch will be at a local restaurant ( on your own). Later you will be headed to your beach hotel – for your dinner and overnight.

Day 9: Zanzibar –Dar es salaam

Enjoy your hot breakfast at the beach resort, later your driver will pick you up and transfer you to the harbor for your ferry to Dar es Salaam. Upon arrival in the harbor, the driver will pick you up and transfer you to the hotel for you to relax.

• Main destination: Dar es Salaam
• Accommodation: Giraffe Ocean View hotel
• Meals & drinks: Half board

Day 10: Dar es salaam – Nairobi.

Enjoy your hot breakfast at leisure. later the driver will transfer you to the airport for your flight to Nairobi. Upon arrival at JKIA airport – you will be transferred to the town carnivore restaurant for your lunch. Later head to the hotel for your overnight.

• Main destination: Nairobi
• Accommodation: Ibis Hotel
• Meals & drinks: Half board.

Day 11: Nairobi to Maasai mara national reserve

Today you will be picked up by African Paradise Safaris Guide from the Airport or Nairobi hotel, You will be picked up by the driver and head southwards to Maasai Mara National Reserve. Arrive in time for lunch, relax. Have an afternoon game drive in the reserve.
An exploratory drive around the 1,792 sq. km game park with its low hills and savannah-type rolling grasslands, gallery forest on the Mara River and its tributaries. Get introduced to the herbivores; elephant, rhino, buffalo, and the variety of antelopes, the Masai giraffe, and the Burchell zebra. The carnivores are the black mane lion, cheetah and leopard. Also to be seen are the largest bird, the Masai ostrich, the Secretary bird, the crested crane, and the saddle-bill stork. Crocodiles and hippos share the river. Return to your lodge by sunset Dinner and overnight at AA mara Lodge (full board).

• Main destination: Masai Mara National Reserve
• Accommodation: Aa mara Lodge
• Meals & drinks: All meals included

Day 12 : Maasai mara national reserve

Optional Early Morning balloon safari ride (US$450.00 per person ) across the Maasai Mara plain. Breakfast at the lodge then enjoys morning and afternoon game drives. Masai Mara is an extension of the Serengeti ecosystem to the south. Game abounds here; The Mara is noted for its abundance of lions – particularly the superb black-maned males. See the great Migration where over 1.5 million wildebeest and other antelopes cross the mighty Mara River. Experience the battle between survival and hunger. You are also likely to see lots of elephants here often in large herds, as well as – if you're lucky leopard, cheetah and rhino. All of the Big Five are residents. You're sure to see the African buffalo. Get the cameras ready, stock up on film/tapes, and enjoy yourselves! In the evening visit Maasai village. Dinner and overnight at Aa Mara Lodge (full board).

• Main destination: Masai Mara National Reserve
• Accommodation: Aa mara Lodge
• Meals & drinks: All meals included

Day 13: Masai Mara National Park – Nairobi

Enjoy your breakfast at leisure. Check out and drive to Nairobi. Where you will be transferred to the airport for your home flight.

                                                     The Above rates include:

• Meals as per the program.
• 2 Night in Nairobi
• 2 nights in Mombasa
• 2 nights in Dar se salaam
• 4 nights in Zanzibar
• 2 nights at mara national reserve
• Blue Safari tour.
• Prison Island tour.
• Stone town & spice tour.
• Park entry fees for the whole safaris as per the program,
• Transport in a 4x4 safari van in Kenya
• Services of English-speaking local tour guide/ driver.
• 1 Litre of mineral bottled water per person per day.
• Game drives in Masai Mara.
• All airport transfers.
• Train fare from Nairobi to Mombasa.
• Airfare from Mombasa to Nairobi.
• Return Airfare from Nairobi to Dar es salaam.
• Return ferry ticket from Dar es Salaam to Zanzibar.

The Above rates exclude the following:

• Visas
• Gratuities to local guide/drivers based on a driver guide per vehicle.
• Any service not detailed in the itinerary
• Items of a personal nature: i.e. room service, laundry, telephone, alcoholic drinks.
• Comprehensive personal travel insurance for the journey.

The Extra activities:

• Balloon safaris in Mara $450.00 per person.
• Visit to cultural villages $15.00 per person