• Escorted Tour

East African Safari

Wildlife experience in six game parks

THIS EAST AFRICA SAFARI TAKES IN SOME OF THE BEST SCENERY AND ANIMALS IN THE WORLD – HIGHLIGHTED BY THE WILDEBEEST AND ZEBRA MIGRATION AT THE NORTHERN END OF THE MASAI MARA.

Visit six games parks, including the seemingly endless plains of Serengeti in custom-made six – seated 4x4 vehicles, staying in 4 star lodges with en-suite, luxury tented camps – mostly for two night stays. Be prepared for some bumpy roads – but the journey will be worth it.

We conclude with a relaxing three night stay in Zanzibar – swim in the warm waters of the Indian Ocean and explore historic Stone Town.

 

Your travel itinerary

Friday 05 September

Auckland – Dubai

Evening departure from Auckland on Emirates Airlines to arrive early morning. Change planes.

Saturday 06 September

Dubai – Nairobi

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Arrive Nairobi early afternoon and transfer to your hotel. After a Safari briefing, enjoy an evening Welcome Dinner.

Sunday 07 September

Nairobi – Ol Pejeta

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After breakfast enjoy a city tour of Nairobi including the Giraffe Centre where you are able to get up close and personal with these gentle giants. 

After lunch enjoy a drive through pineapple, tea and coffee plantations before arriving at the private conservancy - Ol Pejeta for a two-night stay.

Monday 08 September

Ol Pejeta

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After breakfast, depart for game drives in the park return for lunch before an afternoon game drive. Ol Pejeta conservancy is the largest black rhino sanctury in East Africa aswell as the only place in Kenya one can see Chimpanzees in a sanctury. 

Tuesday 09 September

Pejeta – Naivasha

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Today’s drive travels via Nyahururu to Lake Naivasha with a stopover at Thompson’s Falls en-route. Arrive at the Lodge for a late lunch.

The Great Rift Valley is a region of enormous geological significance and fabulous natural beauty, extending all the way down from the Middle East to Southern Africa.Lake Naivasha is a freshwater lake fringed by thick papyrus a bird-watchers paradise – with a large hippo population that sleep during the day in its shallows, numerous giraffes and buffalo, this is a wildlife paradise. The Lake was immortalised in the film ‘White Mischief.’

Wednesday 10 September

Lake Naivasha – Maasai Mara National Reserve

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Following an early breakfast, drive to Maasai Mara National Reserve where you can see animals in abundance. Arrive at your tented lodge for lunch and later enjoy an afternoon game drive until sunset.

Regarded as the most unique and most-visited reserves, Maasai Mara in Kenya’s south west corner, boasts an astonishing amount of game. Gazelle, wildebeest and zebra graze in large numbers and where prey is found, so are predators.The reserve is widely considered to be Africa’s greatest, where the Maasai community co-exists in harmony with the wildlife. Maasai Mara is said to have the biggest population of lions in Africa.The wide, greenly-gold savannahs spotted with thorn trees are ideal for photographs. The Mara is the northerly end of the Great Migration where herds of wildebeest, zebra and antelope mass along the Mara River. Many fail in the life-death struggle – terrible yet wonderful, but not to be missed.

 

Thursday 11 September

Maasai Mara National Reserve

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An optional early morning champagne breakfast hot air balloon ride is available. The flight passes over spectacular and breath-taking scenery, giving passengers the opportunity to see and experience the surrounding wildlife and nature from the air OR enjoy a morning game drive. Later an afternoon game drive gives further opportunity for viewing the natural surroundings.

 

 

Friday 12 September

Maasai Mara National Reserve

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Further opportunity to experience the fabulous wildlife in its natural surroundings with game drives and just being part of the scene.

Sunday 13 September

Masai Mara – Isebania - Serengeti

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After breakfast, drive to Isebania on the Kenya and Tanzania border to join your Tanzanian drivers and guides en-route to Serengeti National Park. Enjoy a game drive en route to our accommodation, before dinner at our overnight luxury camp. 

 

Sunday 14 September

Serengeti National Park

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Spend a full day game viewing on the vast plains of Serengeti with a picnic lunch included. Return to the Lodge late afternoon.

 George Adamson, co-raiser of Elsa the Lioness and husband of ‘Born Free’ author Joy Adamson visited Serengeti in the early sixties and brought the world’s attention to large scale killing of game. The 14,763 square km of the Serengeti at the southern end of the Great Migration is a place of huge skies of shimmering heat hazes, majestic termite mounds and rock formations called kopjes – ideal vantage points for predators.

 

 

 

Monday 15 September

Serengeti – Ngorongoro Area

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After breakfast drive to the Ngorongoro Crater, the largest intact caldera in the world. En-route visit the Olduvai Gorge site where archaeological findings dating back 3.5 million years have been discovered – the work of Dr Louis and Mary Leakey. Arrive at the Lodge in time for sunset over the caldera.

The Ngorongoro Crater in the Great Rift Valley is one of the natural wonders of the world. The extinct volcano that collapsed in on itself has formed a super bowl where the largest permanent concentration of African game is on display.

 

Tuesday 16 September

Ngorongoro

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Today is a special day driving into the crater bowl - 250sq/km of rich pasture and a haven for a resident population of more than 20,000 animals who are not confined to the crater walls but choose to make this their home. See gnu, zebra, gazelles, buffalo as well as hippos, the scarce black rhino and elephants. Time to reminisce back at the lodge.

 

Wednesday 17 September

Ngorongoro – Arusha

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Early morning at leisure before departing for Arusha. Arrive at Lake Duluti for a guided walk and overnight.

Thursday 18 September

Arusha – Stone Town (Zanzibar)

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Morning transfer to the airport for the flight to the island of Zanzibar. Check into hotel before a guided walking tour of the UNESCO World Heritage coastal town with its townscape virtually intact. Stone Town is an amalgam of Arab, Persian, Indian and European heritage with its narrow alleys, palaces, mosques, old houses and tiny shops.

Zanzibar (also known as the ‘Spice Island), is an island steeped in culture and history – a destination which brought adventurers, seafarers and traders from far and wide.

 

Friday 19 September

Stone Town – Nungwi

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After breakfast, depart for a spice tour on the way to Nungwi, a village at the northern end of Zanzibar for a two-night stay. Afternoon at leisure before dinner and overnight at the beachside Double Tree Hilton Hotel.

 

Saturday 20 September

Nungwi

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Day at leisure with time to relax and reflect on your African experiences.

 

Sunday 21 September

Nungwi - Zanzibar – Nairobi – Duba

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After breakfast transfer to Zanzibar Airport for our return flight via Nairobi to Dubai. Overnight Dubai.

 

Monday 22 September

Dubai

Mid morning check in for our flight to Auckland

 

Tuesday 23 September

Arrive Auckland

Inclusions

• Economy class air flights Auckland – Dubai – Nairobi // Arusha - Zanzibar // Zanzibar – Dubai –  Auckland

• International transfers as specified

• Accommodation as per itinerary in hotels, luxury tented camps and safari lodges

• Transport in Kenya and Tanzania by customised 4 x 4 safari vehicles

• Daily game activities at all safari lodges and camps as per itinerary

• Services of qualified English-speaking driver / guides throughout

• National Park entrance fees

• Olduvai Gorge visit

• Guided walk in Stone Town

• Spice Tour in Zanzibar

• Visit to Giraffe Centre

• Complimentary WIFI in the vehicles (where available)

• Meals as per itinerary

• One litre of bottled water per day per person

• Pukekohe Travel Escort (subject to 15 persons travelling)

Cost

Cost Per Person* 

Auckland - Auckland

Twin ShareSingle 
 

$21,325

$25,815

Business Class Upgrade

+$10,345

Early Booking Discount ( 01 December 2024) $150
Previous International Pukekohe Travel Tour Discount $100

*This is a cash price. Credit cards will incur a 1.5% fee
*Itinerary and costs subject to change, airline and fuel charges and currency fluctuations prior to final payment

Exclusions

• E-Visa for Kenya (Approx. $100) – to be paid before departure

• Visa for Tanzania (NZ Passport holders) (Approx. $100) – paid before departure

• Travel Insurance is essential – please ask us for a quote

• Airport taxes, Airline taxes and Fuel surcharges (approx. NZD$275)

• Meals other than specified

• Optional excursions including Hot Air Balloon ride

• Excess baggage

• Gratuities / tipping

• Beverages other than specified

• Items of a personal nature

•Zanzibar compulsory insurance (US45pp)

Booking Conditions

• A non-refundable deposit of $2,000 per person will secure a place on the tour

• Full payment is due no later than 10 June 2025

Cancellations

• Date of booking until 10 June 2025 – loss of deposit

• After 10 June 2025 – no refund

Travel Insurance

• Travel insurance is essential  - please ask for a quote. 

General Information

Documentation

• Travel insurance is compulsory

• A current passport is required – valid six months beyond return date of travel

• A visa for Kenya and Tanzania is required for New Zealand passport holders – all others please ask

• A current Yellow Fever Certificate is required 

 

Baggage

• East African baggage allowance is restricted to 15 Kg in a soft sided bag. A small additional handbag or backpack is additional but must be carried with you. Any excess baggage may incur additional cost.

Climate / Temperatures

• Max 24˚c Min 10˚c

• Altitude will affect the temperature

• Little or no rainfall

 

Altitude

• Nairobi 1728m

• Masai Mara 1584m

• Lake Naivasha 1754m

 

Currency

• Kenya – Kenya shilling

• Tanzania – Tanzania shilling

 

Clothing

Lightweight, comfortable clothes are the order of the day. Hats, sunglasses and comfortable sandals are a must. A warm windproof jacket, socks and shoes for game drives – especially in the mornings.

 

Water Bottled water is available at the lodges and on game drive vehicles.

Meals are reasonably priced, the cost of Western style food is more expensive, but still reasonable. Local beer is the best alcohol option, local and international brands are available – wine is relatively expensive 

Cultural – Photographic opportunities are plentiful – respect the local people and ask before taking photos

 

Health and Mobility

• The above itinerary requires Yellow Fever immunisation.

• Entry into Tanzania and Kenya may be denied without the production of a Yellow fever Vaccination Certificate.

• One lodge is in a malaria area – but as it is winter the likelihood of mosquitoes is very low

 • To ensure the tour is enjoyable for the whole group a good standard of health and fitness is required.

• Clients should be independently mobile with the ability to walk on uneven surfaces, stairs without hand rails and step up into a safari vehicle unaided.

• The nature of any safari is early morning and late afternoon game drives with rest time during the day. At times the roads are dusty and bumpy.

• This tour is not suitable for those who require airport wheelchair assistance or any mobility aids.

• It is essential that you arrive on tour fit, healthy and ready to travel.

Terms and Conditions

• For full terms and conditions please visit our website www.pukekohetravel.co.nz/termsandconditions or please ask our tour consultant for a copy


Note: Pukekohe Travel reserves the right to correct errors and omissions on our website without recourse.
* Itinerary subject to change

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