Serengeti National Park , Tanzania
AFRICA
Ngorongoro Crater , Tanzania Local Maasai school , Amboseli , Kenya
ITINERARY
DAY 1 • Depart U . S . Depart in the late afternoon on an overnight flight to Amsterdam , the Netherlands .
DAY 2 • Fly to Nairobi , Kenya Fly to Nairobi , Kenya , and meet your fellow travelers including those on the pre-trip extensions , Rwanda : Gorilla Trekking & Rebirth of a Nation or Kenya : Samburu & Sweetwaters Game Reserves .
Eka Hotel or similar
DAY 3 • Elephant Orphanage • Bead Factory Visit the Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage and discover the organization ’ s conservation and rehabilitation efforts . Then , stop at the Kazuri Bead Factory , which employs over 300 local women to produce handmade jewelry .
Meals : B , L , D | Eka Hotel or similar
DAY 4 • Kibera slums visit • Conversation about the politicization of the Kibera Slums • Visit Giraffe Center
Stop in Kibera to learn about the political movement in one of the largest urban slums in Africa . Then , visit the Giraffe Center for a chance to view a Rothschild giraffe up close .
Meals : B , L , D | Eka Hotel or similar
DAY 5 • Fly to Masai Mara National Reserve • Afternoon game-viewing drive
Fly to Masai Mara , then enjoy a game-viewing drive en route to our lodge , possibly seeing gazelles , topi , and
leopards . The Masai Mara ’ s rolling grasslands ensure that the wildlife is almost never out of sight . Later , enjoy an afternoon game-viewing drive .
Meals : B , L , D | Sentrim Masai Mara Lodge or similar
DAY 6 • Masai Mara National Reserve • Full-day game-viewing drive
Today we ’ ll set off for a full-day game-viewing drive in Masai Mara National Reserve , including a picnic lunch in the bush .
Meals : B , L , D | Sentrim Masai Mara Lodge or similar
DAY 7 • Masai Mara • Game-viewing drives • Optional Masai Mara Hot-Air Balloon Ride
You can join an optional hot-air balloon safari before meeting up with the rest of the group on a morning game-viewing drive . After lunch , we ’ ll set off on another game-viewing drive in the Masai Mara .
Meals : B , L , D | Sentrim Masai Mara Lodge or similar
DAY 8 • Fly to Amboseli • Game-viewing drive Fly to Nairobi , and then travel overland to Amboseli National Park , situated on the border of Tanzania in the shadow of Mount Kilimanjaro . Upon arriving , check in at our tented camp and then enjoy an afternoon gameviewing drive .
Meals : B , L , D | Sentrim Amboseli Tented Camp or similar
DAY 9 • A Day in the Life of a Maasai village • Controversial Topic • GCF visit : Amboseli Primary School • Game-viewing drive
Experience A Day in the Life of a Maasai village , including a discussion about the Controversial Topic of female genital mutilation . We ’ ll also visit the
government-run village school , Amboseli Primary — supported in part by Grand Circle Foundation . Then , enjoy an afternoon gameviewing drive .
Meals : B , L , D | Sentrim Amboseli Tented Camp or similar
DAY 10 • Overland to Tarangire National Park , Tanzania via Arusha
Head for the Kenya-Tanzania border , enjoying a gameviewing drive en route . Continue to Arusha , Tanzania , for lunch at the Arusha Coffee Lodge . Then head to Tarangire National Park to settle into our lodge .
Meals : B , L , D | Lake Burunge Tented Camp or similar
ADVENTURE HIGHLIGHT
On Day 9 , experience A Day in the Life of a Maasai village in Amboseli National Park , including a visit to a local school supported by Grand Circle Foundation
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