9-Nights A&K Sanctuary Safari in Tanzania and Kenya - A&K Sanctuary Circuits — CALL

Itinerary Details

1 Arrive Arusha, Tanzania

Beautifully located in the foothills of Mount Meru, tranquil Elewana Arusha Coffee Lodge sits on a vast working coffee plantation surrounded by evergreen coffee fields. Unwind after your flight and prepare for the next day’s journey.

Prepare to be humbled by Tarangire National Park, a land of giants where herds of up to 300 elephants and ancient baobab trees showcase nature's grandeur. The park’s most outstanding feature is the Tarangire River, which is permanent, and the only reliable dry-season source of water available to wildlife in a vast stretch of Tanzania's Rift Valley, attracting tremendous concentrations of animals and ensuring this park is home to the second-highest concentration of wildlife in the country after the Serengeti. Set in a secluded area of the park for a more exclusive safari experience, Swala Camp's large tents are built on raised decks under umbrella acacia trees overlooking a popular watering hole. The layout of this eco-friendly abode is very open, with resident herds of impala often grazing in camp. Settle in before setting out on your first game drive.

Embark on morning and afternoon game drives to explore Tarangire National Park. Look out for a stunning concentration of animals — herds of elephants, impala and zebras — along with pythons or the twitching tail of a leopard, possibly lurking above in a sausage tree.

The Serengeti, one of the planet's biggest and most iconic wildlife havens, stretches all the way from the Ngorongoro Highlands to Lake Victoria (an area almost the size of New Jersey) and presents the oldest and largest ecosystem on the planet. It is home to more than three million large animals across dozens of species, including enormous herds of wildebeest and zebras along with the predators who stalk them. Set among sweeping grasslands, open plains and rocky kopjes, Kichakani Camp affords a front-row seat to the annual Great Migration and the Serengeti’s year-round wildlife spectacle.

Revel in true safari country, searching for iconic species such as lions, leopards, Cape buffalo and elephants, as well as giraffes, gazelle and zebras. Along the rivers and rocky outcrops, you may also spot some of the Serengeti's more diminutive denizens, such as leopard tortoises and rhinoceros beetles.

Immerse yourself on a third day in this incredible setting, your camera at the ready as you track grazers and predators on the vast, golden grasslands of the Serengeti.

Kenya’s Maasai Mara, the next stage of your adventure, is virtually synonymous with safari – surely among the most scenically lovely, biologically diverse and culturally rich regions in Africa, and the scene of one of the most astonishing wildlife spectacles anywhere on earth, the annual Great Migration. Amid this dizzying swirl of natural beauty and drama, Olonana Lodge is a hideaway of rare elegance and serenity, presiding over a prime position on a private stretch of the Mara River. Take to the plains for your first game drive here this afternoon.

Start your day early with a hot beverage before joining your guide for a morning game drive. Watch as the animals stir to life and start their day. Return for a late breakfast and some time to relax. Late in the afternoon, embark on an evening game drive which culminates with stunning views of the setting sun.

Set out on your game drives today and explore another slice of the Mara’s 500 square miles of savannas, woodlands and tree-fringed rivers. You may observe crocodiles basking in the sun, see ever-alert hippos wallowing in muddy water and perhaps catch the antics of a mischievous monkey overhead. Watch, too, as African elephants rumble along the forest edge and giraffes snatch leaves from branches high above.