Maasai Mara Safari & Zanzibar Beach

Overview

A 8-day mid-range journey combining Maasai Mara and Zanzibar. Comfortable lodges, private vehicle and full board.

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Highlights

• Morning and afternoon game drives (Big Five country)
• Mara River crossing viewing (Great Migration, roughly July–October)
• Beach relaxation (Nungwi, Kendwa or Paje)
• Stone Town walking tour (UNESCO World Heritage)

About the destinations & activities

Activities marked included are covered by the package price. Activities marked optional are available in that destination for an extra cost.

Kenya

Maasai Mara 3 nights

Kenya's most famous reserve, in the south-west of the country and joined to the Serengeti across the Tanzanian border. Rolling grassland is home to lion, leopard, cheetah, elephant and buffalo, and the Great Migration crosses the Mara River between roughly July and October. The Maasai people live on the reserve's edges and in nearby conservancies.

Included in Maasai Mara

• 3 nights: Mara Sopa Lodge or similar
• Meals: Full board (breakfast, lunch, dinner)
• Park / reserve entry fees
• Morning and afternoon game drives (Big Five country)
• Mara River crossing viewing (Great Migration, roughly July–October)
• Full-day game drive with picnic lunch

Not included in Maasai Mara

• Maasai village cultural visit (extra cost, paid locally)
• Hot air balloon safari at sunrise with champagne breakfast (extra cost, about $450–$500 per person)
• Guided bush walk with a Maasai ranger (conservancies) (extra cost)
• Drinks, unless stated
• Tips and personal items

Activities in Maasai Mara

• Morning and afternoon game drives (Big Five country)included
• Mara River crossing viewing (Great Migration, roughly July–October)included
• Full-day game drive with picnic lunchincluded
• Maasai village cultural visitoptional · extra cost, paid locally
• Hot air balloon safari at sunrise with champagne breakfastoptional · extra cost, about $450–$500 per person
• Guided bush walk with a Maasai ranger (conservancies)optional · extra cost

Tanzania

Zanzibar 4 nights

A spice island off Tanzania's coast. Stone Town's alleys and carved doors are a UNESCO site, while the island's beaches at Nungwi, Kendwa and Paje have clear turquoise water. A natural finish to a safari.

Included in Zanzibar

• 4 nights: DoubleTree by Hilton Resort Zanzibar – Nungwi or similar
• Meals: Breakfast
• Beach relaxation (Nungwi, Kendwa or Paje)
• Stone Town walking tour (UNESCO World Heritage)

Not included in Zanzibar

• Spice farm tour (extra cost)
• Prison Island giant tortoise visit (extra cost)
• Mnemba Atoll snorkelling (extra cost)
• Dolphin trip at Kizimkazi (extra cost)
• Jozani Forest (red colobus monkeys) (extra cost)
• Sunset dhow cruise (extra cost)
• Kitesurfing at Paje (extra cost)
• Tips and personal items

Activities in Zanzibar

• Beach relaxation (Nungwi, Kendwa or Paje)included
• Stone Town walking tour (UNESCO World Heritage)included
• Spice farm touroptional · extra cost
• Prison Island giant tortoise visitoptional · extra cost
• Mnemba Atoll snorkellingoptional · extra cost
• Dolphin trip at Kizimkazioptional · extra cost
• Jozani Forest (red colobus monkeys)optional · extra cost
• Sunset dhow cruiseoptional · extra cost
• Kitesurfing at Pajeoptional · extra cost

Day-by-day itinerary

Accommodation

Mid-range lodges and hotels such as those below, or similar based on availability.

Journey details

Return international flights are included in this package.

What's included and not included

How the three travel levels compare

Optional activities (extra cost)

• Maasai village cultural visit (Maasai Mara, extra cost, paid locally)
• Hot air balloon safari at sunrise with champagne breakfast (Maasai Mara, extra cost, about $450–$500 per person)
• Guided bush walk with a Maasai ranger (conservancies) (Maasai Mara, extra cost)
• Spice farm tour (Zanzibar, extra cost)
• Prison Island giant tortoise visit (Zanzibar, extra cost)
• Mnemba Atoll snorkelling (Zanzibar, extra cost)
• Dolphin trip at Kizimkazi (Zanzibar, extra cost)
• Jozani Forest (red colobus monkeys) (Zanzibar, extra cost)
• Sunset dhow cruise (Zanzibar, extra cost)
• Kitesurfing at Paje (Zanzibar, extra cost)

Optional activities can be added before or during your trip and are paid for separately. Ask us for a current quote.