When you arrive at Kilimanjaro International Airport, we will collect and transfer you to your first night at the ​Arusha Coffee Lodge, Resort & Spa​, located at the ​foot of Mount Meru and known as the gateway to the safari. Get settled in and meet your fellow travelers on the morning you arrive.

   Arusha Coffee Lodge

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Let the safari adventures begin! Day 2 marks the beginning of your four-night safari in Tanzania, followed by your five-night safari in Kenya. Catch your first
game ride through Lake Manyara National Park, where you might get your first glimpse of giraffes, baboons, hippos, and elephants, along with hundreds of species of birds. An estimated 30,000 large mammals live within the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.

In the afternoon, arrive at your lodge - built on the Ngorongoro Crater rim, expertly overlooking the caldera below. Enjoy your first welcome reception and dinner with your fellow travelers.

   Breakfast Lunch and Dinner

  The Highland Ngorongoro

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On Day 3, explore Africa's Garden of Eden, the Ngorongoro Crater. The crater is the grasslands, forests, and freshwater lake that inspire the continual migration of animals and makes for the perfect chance to catch a glimpse of Africa's notorious Big Five, i.e., buffalo, elephants, leopards, black-maned lions, and the rare black rhinoceros. Take in one of the largest calderas in the world, home to a variety of ecosystems with a significant concentration of birds and animals in our custom-built four-wheel-drive vehicles. To top the day off, enjoy a picnic like never before, in the middle of a crater.

   Breakfast Lunch and Dinner

  The Highland Ngorongoro

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Time to explore Oldupai Gorge, where archaeologists Louis and Mary Leakey discovered the fossilized remains of some of the earliest known human species, an estimated 1.8 million years old. Learn all about the significance of such a site during your docent-led tour.

Next, we continue with some wildlife viewing—this time driving the rough dirt roads across the plains and grasslands of the infamous Serengeti until arriving back at your safari lodge. Maasai tribal dwellings inspired tonight’s safari lodge situated in the Central Serengeti. Enjoy a barbecue dinner with a Maasai cultural performance with dance.

   Breakfast Lunch and Dinner

   Four Seasons Safari Lodge Serengeti

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Day 5 is rich with wildlife sightings as we take in the heart of the savanna with a morning and afternoon safari. Today we hope to see lions, zebras, hyenas, leopards, cheetahs, elephants, hippos, buffaloes, jackals, gazelles, and giraffes.

Enjoy the show from the luxury of your lodge in Serengeti National Park as the sunset lights up the sky. Indulge in some Pan-African cuisine at dinner tonight and sleep tight for the adventures ahead tomorrow.

   Breakfast Lunch and Dinner

Four Seasons Safari Lodge Serengeti

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Depart the Serengeti in awe of what you have experienced so far. Set off to Arusha, Tanzania, en route to Kenya. During your flight, take in the majestic Mt. Kilimanjaro peaks. Once you land, have lunch at the Cultural Heritage Center in Arusha. Time to catch your last flight of the day before beginning your two-night stay at your safari lodge in Amboseli National Park, where you
can watch herds of free-ranging elephants and other wildlife. Take in a private lecture on the elephants of Amboseli before dining tonight.

   Breakfast Lunch and Dinner

Tortilis Camp

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View the elephants, hippos, and buffalos that spend time at Amboseli's natural watering holes as you enjoy a private safari ride with us. Watch the graceful antelopes that graze in the flat grasslands, and you explore the plains of the park.

Visit a Maasai village before a morning game drive, after which you'll return to the lodge for breakfast. Take some time to yourself in the lodge before we eat lunch, then after we have dined, it's time to head back out for another game drive to see the other animals that call ​Amboseli National Park​ home. At your leisure, enjoy your dinner and relax back at the lodge in the evening time.

   Breakfast Lunch and Dinner

   Tortilis Camp

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Hop on a morning flight that takes you to the world-famous Fairmont Mount Kenya Safari Club. Your home for the next two nights is on the Equator. It was founded in 1959 and is the former retreat of actor William Holden. Winston Churchill and Bing Crosby are some of the many famous names that have crossed through these doors alongside you.

After lunch, we pay a visit to the William Holden Wildlife Education Center and animal orphanage. This sanctuary was established to help animals that are orphaned or injured and in need of special care. The center proudly teaches local children to cherish and appreciate the unique wildlife of their homeland.

   Breakfast Lunch and Dinner

   Fairmont Mount Kenya Safari Club

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A day of adventure lays ahead on day nine as we embark on the home of some of the largest resident black rhino population in East Africa. Situated in this area is the Sweetwaters Chimpanzee Sanctuary, founded by Jane Goodall, which gives lifelong homes to orphaned and abused chimpanzees. Take in a visit and learn all about the work that the sanctuary does for its animals.

Once in Ol Pejeta, enjoy a special access visit to the compound that breeds endangered black rhino. Time to head back to the hotel for lunch, after which you will take in some local culture and experience the life of people there when you visit a nearby village. You can expect the local villagers to spin colorful tales into their handmade wool rugs, sweaters, and shawls right before your eyes.

Late in the afternoon, you will head back to your resort, where you will attend a private barbecue dinner under the night sky atop the premium manicured lawns of the Mount Kenya Safari Club.

   Breakfast Lunch and Dinner

   Fairmont Mount Kenya Safari Club

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Next stop on your memorable Kenya safari adventure, we fly to the Masai Mara National Reserve in southern Kenya. Here, Maasai warriors will welcome you. Afterward, you can enjoy lunch at the luxurious Fairmont Mara Safari Club, your home for the next three nights.

Take the afternoon to relax, swim, enjoy the views, and otherwise become acquainted with the Safari Club and your luxury tented camp accommodations, built to evoke the classic safaris of yesteryear.

Embark on an evening game drive across the plains of "the Mara" searching for animals that make their homes here; it's possible to see lions, antelopes, elephants, and zebras during their daily rituals. Return to camp to be briefed about tomorrow's hot air balloon flight, followed by a delicious dinner.

Next stop on your memorable Kenya safari adventure, we fly to the Masai Mara National Reserve in southern Kenya. Here, Maasai warriors will welcome you. Afterward, you can enjoy lunch at the luxurious Fairmont Mara Safari Club, your home for the next three nights.

   Breakfast Lunch and Dinner

   Angama Mara Camp

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Day 11 - a day you will never forget. Before dawn, you board the hot air balloon and float over the Masai Mara's awakening plains as the sun begins to rise in the sky. Once back down on the ground, we provide a magnificent champagne breakfast to be enjoyed in the bush as you reminisce over the breathtaking adventure you've had so far.

We travel back overland searching for lions, impalas, cheetahs, giraffes, and the other animals before arriving at our camp for lunch and an afternoon of leisure. In the evening, take the opportunity to use our exclusive technology that enhances your safari experience. After which, Dinner is served back at the tented camp.

   Breakfast Lunch and Dinner

   Angama Mara Camp

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Unparalleled wildlife viewing is the watchword on your final day in the spectacular Masai Mara – and the last full day of your Tanzania and Kenya safari adventure – as you set out on a morning game drive... return to your tented camp for lunch, and perhaps a bit of swimming and downtime... and then head back out across the plains for a final afternoon game drive in the bush. After returning to your tented camp, join us for a perfect ending to your unforgettable Kenya safari, in true Bush 2 City adventure`s fashion... a farewell dinner in the boma of the Fairmont Mara Safari Club.

   Breakfast Lunch and Dinner

   Angama Mara Camp

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Wake up and fly! We head to Kigali airport in Rwanda, home to Volcanoes National Park and the forested habitat of endangered mountain gorillas and golden monkeys. You can expect a late afternoon arrival at your Serena Hotel, which is followed by dinner at your leisure.

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   Kigali Serena Hotel

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Enjoy a cup of local coffee when you wake up in Rwanda for the first morning. See a local cooperative that empowers Rwandan women to become coffee growers. Learn all about how coffee is made, from planting and harvesting to roasting and brewing. You will have plenty of opportunities to have a cup or two.

Enjoy a cup of local coffee when you wake up in Rwanda for the first morning. See a local cooperative that empowers Rwandan women to become coffee growers. Learn all about how coffee is made, from planting and harvesting to roasting and brewing. You will have plenty of opportunities to have a cup or two.

Afterward, we head on a drive through the countryside to the city of Ruhengeri at the base of Volcanoes National Park. You will see right ancient volcanoes overlooking the thriving wildlife and breathtaking landscape, an authentic luxury Rwanda safari.

Tonight, we stay at a traditional grass-thatched Rwandan lodge, nestled under the eucalyptus trees at the foothills of the Virunga Volcano range. Take in lunch before we visit the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund Museum, here we will learn insights and observations about gorilla behavior in preparation for tomorrow’s trek. Listen to the fascinating story of Dian Fossey’s unforgettable quest to save the great mountain gorilla.

   Breakfast Lunch and Dinner

   Singita Kwitonda Lodge

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Rise early for your once-in-a-lifetime gorilla trekking opportunity. Together, we drive to Volcanoes National Park's headquarters to receive a briefing from your expert mountain guides. They answer any questions you may have about your trek into the wilderness and provide a dance performance as you eat your boxed breakfast.

Climb aboard a safari vehicle as you make your way to the trailhead where your gorilla trek begins. Here, you will be assigned a porter who will help carry your provisions and camera while leading you to the gorilla family you are here to meet. Once we locate the gorillas, you will have the rare opportunity to watch them interact with each other, and potentially with you too if they choose!

When your hour-long visit is over, we head back to the lodge for lunch and an afternoon at leisure. A local expert will present an informative lecture this afternoon about the endangered mountain gorillas you were privileged to see. Join us tonight for a farewell reception and exceptional dinner at the lodge.

   Breakfast Lunch and Dinner

   Singita Kwitonda Lodge

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Time to say goodbye! Today, your tour ends, and you fly back home. After breakfast, we depart from the hotel. We will journey to Kigali, stopping en route to visit the Genocide Memorial Museum, where we will pay tribute to the 800,000 Rwandans who lost their lives during the atrocities of 1994. We discover how Rwanda could come together, heal, and move forward into the future with hope and resilience.

Finally, we arrive at the Kigali Serena Hotel, where we have reserved day rooms for you until your flight home in the evening. Airport transfers are included to Kigali International Airport. Please allow a minimum of three hours for flight check-in at the airport.

   Breakfast and Lunch

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