11-Nights Family Kenya & Tanzania Safari - Small Group Journeys from $16,195

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Abercrombie & Kent: Family Kenya & Tanzania Safari

Day 1 Nairobi, Kenya

Arrive in Nairobi and transfer to your hotel, where your Child Activity Coordinator may greet you with “jambo” (hello).

Visit the Giraffe Center to hand-feed Rothschild’s giraffes. Next, at Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, watch young elephants at play with the keepers who help reintroduce them into the wild. Proceed to Oloolua Forest for an A&K-exclusive folklore experience, listening to a storyteller weave folktales handed down for generations. Tonight, enjoy a welcome dinner.

Depart for Amboseli National Park, famous for its big game and views of snow-capped Mount Kilimanjaro. After lunch at your lodge and perhaps a lesson in spear throwing with your Child Activity Coordinator, set out on a game drive in search of elephants, zebras and wildebeests.

Discover more of this spectacular wildlife haven on morning and afternoon game drives through acacia woodlands, lush marshes and open plains.

Drive from Kenya into Tanzania, stopping in Arusha for lunch. Then, fly to Manyara and transfer to your lodge, perched on the rim of Ngorongoro Crater. A UNESCO World Heritage Site formed by the collapse of a volcano, Ngorongoro Crater is home to an incredible concentration of wildlife.

This morning, descend into the crater, arriving ahead of most visitors — thanks to the ideal location of your accommodations on the crater’s rim — to view the resident wildlife at its most active time of day. Later, visit a Maasai village, where you meet with the village elder and learn how to make the tribal community’s unique beaded jewelry.

Depart for Serengeti National Park. Stop for a privately guided visit to Olduvai Gorge, an archaeological site housing some of the earliest fossilized human bones. Arrive at your lodge and, time permitting, set out on a rousing game drive.

Venture forth on morning and afternoon game drives in search of Africa’s Big Five: leopards, Cape buffalo, elephants, rhinos and lions.

Transfer by air and overland to Kenya’s Masai Mara Game Reserve. Check in to your luxury camp near the Mara River. Later, set out on a game drive

Explore this magnificent savanna country on morning and afternoon game drives. Back at camp, join your Child Activity Coordinator on a bush treasure hunt, and then learn how to make a local dish on a fun Chef’s Table experience. Later, you may opt to visit with students at a nearby primary school (when in session).

Enjoy another full day of explorations and perhaps witness the daily life of members of the colorful Maasai tribe. Later, enjoy a refreshing, family-friendly Scenic Sundowner. Tonight, savor a farewell dinner.

Fly to Nairobi and enjoy a reserved dayroom. Transfer to the airport and depart.