Feb 6: Leave Vancouver, overnight flight to Europe
Feb 7: Day in Amsterdam, overnight flight to Africa
Feb 8: Arrive in Nairobi, spend day at airport, (do not leave airport so as to not become known as the "First Western Tourist Killed" in the Kenya crisis), evening flight to Arushu.
Feb 9: Sleep off insanely long 3 days of travel.
First pre-"Kenya in Crisis" Itinerary, now defunct
Feb 9: Hide from unfriendlies in hotel pool.
Feb 10: Nairobi-Lake Nakuru. Arrive in time for an afternoon game drive. Area renowned for flamingos and sanctuary for black and white rhinos.
Feb 11: Maasai Mara - morning game drive, then off to Masi Mara reserve, with some of the highest densities of wildlife. Good chance of spotting lion, leopard, cheetah, elephant, and buffalo. (my Birthday with the Big 5)
Feb 12: Masai Mara. Full day of game drives.
Feb 13: Serengeti. Game drive from Masai Mara and cross into Tanzania. Serengeti contains 3 million large mammals. Unequalled beauty.
Feb 14: Serengeti. Full day game drive.
Feb 15: Serengeti - Ngorongoro Crater. Morning game drive in Serengeti, then off to crater where we descend to the crater floor where we hope to see some if not all of the BIG FIVE!
Feb 16: Ngorongoro Crater. Morning excursion to crater floor, a natural wonder of the world with a huge variety of game and birdlife. Afternoon Free.
Feb 17: Ngorongoro Highlands. Drive to the village of Nainokanoka where we meet Masai guides. Hike through the highlands and walk to Olmoti Crater to explore rim and surrounding forest on foot, hoping to see antelope. Later we drive to Lake Manyara Park for the night.
Feb 18: Lake Manyara - Kilimanjaro. Game drive in morning through park with lakes, woodlands and mountains, excellent game viewing. Then drive to Moshi to the base of Mt. Kilimanjaro.
Feb 19: Kilimanjaro. Spend day walking through forest around base of Mountain. Visit Maundi Crater before descending back to Moshi for night.
Feb 20: Mkomazi Game Reserve. Little visited reserve bordering on Tsavo West National park. Sometimes huge migratory herds of elephants. Then travel to Lushotoin the Usumbra Mountains.
Feb 21-22: Usumbra Mountains. Two free days to enjoy activities available here. Excellent flora and fauna isolated from other rainforests.
New "Tanzania is Even Better than Kenya Anyways" Itinerary
Feb 10: Arusha
Feb 11: Ngorogoro Crater - descend to the crater floor where hopefully, we will see the Big 5 (elephant, lion, leopard, buffalo, rhino). Still spending my Birthday with the BIG 5.
Feb 12: Ngorogoro Crater and Highlands - morning excursion to crater floor then afternoon drive to village of Nainokanoka where we meet up with our Masai guides. Then hike u to Omoti Crater, explore rim on foot looking for several species of antelope.
Feb 13-16: Serengeti - split time in this park between two locations to maximize game viewing opportunities. Morning and afternoon game drives
Feb 17: Lake Manyara. Final morning game drive in Serengeti then depart for Lake Manyara where rest of day is free.
Feb 18: Lake Manyara. Day spent on game drives through Lake Manyara National Park, one of Tz's most diverse parks. Combo of lakes, woodlands and mountains make for excellent game (and hopefully bird) viewing.
Feb 19: Moshi. Relaxing morning then head to Moshi for a free day.
Feb 20: Kilimanjaro. Spend the day walking through forest on slopes of Mt. Kilmanjaro. Visit Maundo crater before descending
Feb 21: Mkomazi Game Reserve. little visited reserve, bordering Kenya's West Tsavo National Park. Then head to Lushoto to spend the night.
Feb 22: Usumbara Mountaings. Free day in this biologically diverse area to hike, visit local village and bird watch for the opportunity to see unusual birdlife
Back to original tour plan
Feb 23: Dar Es Salaam. Travel to the bustling city for a free day.
Feb 24: Selous Game Reserve. Boat safari on the Rufiji River, vast network of swamps lagoons and channels, lots of birdlife.
Feb 25-26: Selous Game Reserve. Two days spent exploring reserve. Maji Moto hot springs, game drives and enjoy a walking safari. Lions, leopards, cheetah, buffalo, elephant & antelope.
Feb 27: Ruaha National Park: drive to Morogoro Park, one of the most remote wildlife areas in E. Africa. Lots of predators. Evening game drive.
Feb 28-29: Ruaha National Park. Explore in 4X4 vehicles.
Mar 1: Udzungwa Mountains. Pristine rainforest excellent for spotting primates plus many species of animals and birds found nowhere else.
Mar 2: Udzungwa Mountains. Hike forest To Sanje Waterfalls.
Mar 3-4: Dar Es Salaam
Feb 7: Day in Amsterdam, overnight flight to Africa
Feb 8: Arrive in Nairobi, spend day at airport, (do not leave airport so as to not become known as the "First Western Tourist Killed" in the Kenya crisis), evening flight to Arushu.
Feb 9: Sleep off insanely long 3 days of travel.
First pre-"Kenya in Crisis" Itinerary, now defunct
Feb 9: Hide from unfriendlies in hotel pool.
Feb 10: Nairobi-Lake Nakuru. Arrive in time for an afternoon game drive. Area renowned for flamingos and sanctuary for black and white rhinos.
Feb 11: Maasai Mara - morning game drive, then off to Masi Mara reserve, with some of the highest densities of wildlife. Good chance of spotting lion, leopard, cheetah, elephant, and buffalo. (my Birthday with the Big 5)
Feb 12: Masai Mara. Full day of game drives.
Feb 13: Serengeti. Game drive from Masai Mara and cross into Tanzania. Serengeti contains 3 million large mammals. Unequalled beauty.
Feb 14: Serengeti. Full day game drive.
Feb 15: Serengeti - Ngorongoro Crater. Morning game drive in Serengeti, then off to crater where we descend to the crater floor where we hope to see some if not all of the BIG FIVE!
Feb 16: Ngorongoro Crater. Morning excursion to crater floor, a natural wonder of the world with a huge variety of game and birdlife. Afternoon Free.
Feb 17: Ngorongoro Highlands. Drive to the village of Nainokanoka where we meet Masai guides. Hike through the highlands and walk to Olmoti Crater to explore rim and surrounding forest on foot, hoping to see antelope. Later we drive to Lake Manyara Park for the night.
Feb 18: Lake Manyara - Kilimanjaro. Game drive in morning through park with lakes, woodlands and mountains, excellent game viewing. Then drive to Moshi to the base of Mt. Kilimanjaro.
Feb 19: Kilimanjaro. Spend day walking through forest around base of Mountain. Visit Maundi Crater before descending back to Moshi for night.
Feb 20: Mkomazi Game Reserve. Little visited reserve bordering on Tsavo West National park. Sometimes huge migratory herds of elephants. Then travel to Lushotoin the Usumbra Mountains.
Feb 21-22: Usumbra Mountains. Two free days to enjoy activities available here. Excellent flora and fauna isolated from other rainforests.
New "Tanzania is Even Better than Kenya Anyways" Itinerary
Feb 10: Arusha
Feb 11: Ngorogoro Crater - descend to the crater floor where hopefully, we will see the Big 5 (elephant, lion, leopard, buffalo, rhino). Still spending my Birthday with the BIG 5.
Feb 12: Ngorogoro Crater and Highlands - morning excursion to crater floor then afternoon drive to village of Nainokanoka where we meet up with our Masai guides. Then hike u to Omoti Crater, explore rim on foot looking for several species of antelope.
Feb 13-16: Serengeti - split time in this park between two locations to maximize game viewing opportunities. Morning and afternoon game drives
Feb 17: Lake Manyara. Final morning game drive in Serengeti then depart for Lake Manyara where rest of day is free.
Feb 18: Lake Manyara. Day spent on game drives through Lake Manyara National Park, one of Tz's most diverse parks. Combo of lakes, woodlands and mountains make for excellent game (and hopefully bird) viewing.
Feb 19: Moshi. Relaxing morning then head to Moshi for a free day.
Feb 20: Kilimanjaro. Spend the day walking through forest on slopes of Mt. Kilmanjaro. Visit Maundo crater before descending
Feb 21: Mkomazi Game Reserve. little visited reserve, bordering Kenya's West Tsavo National Park. Then head to Lushoto to spend the night.
Feb 22: Usumbara Mountaings. Free day in this biologically diverse area to hike, visit local village and bird watch for the opportunity to see unusual birdlife
Back to original tour plan
Feb 23: Dar Es Salaam. Travel to the bustling city for a free day.
Feb 24: Selous Game Reserve. Boat safari on the Rufiji River, vast network of swamps lagoons and channels, lots of birdlife.
Feb 25-26: Selous Game Reserve. Two days spent exploring reserve. Maji Moto hot springs, game drives and enjoy a walking safari. Lions, leopards, cheetah, buffalo, elephant & antelope.
Feb 27: Ruaha National Park: drive to Morogoro Park, one of the most remote wildlife areas in E. Africa. Lots of predators. Evening game drive.
Feb 28-29: Ruaha National Park. Explore in 4X4 vehicles.
Mar 1: Udzungwa Mountains. Pristine rainforest excellent for spotting primates plus many species of animals and birds found nowhere else.
Mar 2: Udzungwa Mountains. Hike forest To Sanje Waterfalls.
Mar 3-4: Dar Es Salaam
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