The Chairman’s Safari:
The Ultimate Kenya & Tanzania Flying Safari

This ultimate safari begins at Kilimanjaro Airport in Tanzania. On arrival, meet your driver, who will transfer you to the lovely Onsea House in nearby Arusha. Set in the hills with stunning views over the town, this boutique hotel has a fabulous restaurant and open-air swimming pool. It’s the perfect place to relax after a long flight.

We suggest you arrange your flights to arrive before 3pm to give you time to settle in before we all meet for dinner in the evening to start the tour.

Day 2: To the Ngorongoro Crater

After an early breakfast, we head towards the Ngorongoro Conservation Area and descend into the Ngorongoro Crater.

A UNESCO World Heritage site, the Ngorongoro Crater is 600 meters deep, 20km wide and is the largest unflooded, unbroken caldera in the world. It holds the greatest concentration of wildlife in Africa and is an extraordinary ecosystem, where you can find the Big Five and, if you’re lucky, the endangered black rhino. The greater Ngorongoro Conservation Area conserves the fragile Ngorongoro Crater ecosystem and serves as an important space for the animals of the Great Migration to give birth at Lake Ndutu, which borders the southern Serengeti.

When it was still active, the volcano deposited its ash on what are now the Serengeti plains towards the west, preserving many fossils in Olduvai (Oldupai) Gorge, discovered by Louis and Mary Leakey.

We will enjoy a game drive and stop for a picnic lunch in Ngorongoro, before driving to Pakulala Luxury Safari Camp late in the afternoon. Once checked-in, we will enjoy dinner together this evening.

After breakfast, we leave Pakulala Luxury Safari Camp and the Ngorongoro Conservation Area behind us as we travel to the Serengeti National Park, which is famous for its mass migration of wildebeest and zebras.

Today, you will be out on a game drive for a large part of the day, before reaching the award-winning Bush Rover Migration Camp. A private and unique safari camp, right in the heart of the action but away from the crowds, the camp is seasonal and moves between 3 private sites depending on the migrations, but always within the Serengeti ecosystem.

The migration occurs year-round, but during the middle months of the year, the camp is located in the far north of the Serengeti, near the great Mara River and it can hop between Tanzania and Kenya following the animals.

Today enjoy thrilling safaris in this game-rich area of Serengeti and marvel at the greatest safari spectacle in the world – the great wildebeest migration. Return to the camp after your game drive, relax in the mess tent or on the balcony of your Bush Rover suite and take in the surroundings before heading to the campfire for a sundowner and dinner prepared by your private chef.

After breakfast, we head north towards the Serengeti Northern gate, Tabora B and the Isebania Border Post. Here you will cross the border into Kenya, where you will be met by your driver to transfer to the Neptune Mara Rianta Camp.

Upon arrival, enjoy the stunning views from the lodge over lunch. In the afternoon, enjoy your first game drive in the Masai Mara. There is an incredible variety of wildlife on offer here including elephants, lion, giraffe, buffalo and zebra to name just a few.

The Masai Mara, together with Tanzania’s Serengeti, forms Africa’s most famous wildlife area. The iconic landscape consists of endless grass plains and acacia trees. You will also probably see the colourful Maasai communities, after whom the game reserve is named.

Today, you can enjoy a morning and afternoon game drive in this iconic wildlife area before regrouping in the evening for dinner.

The annual wildebeest migration through the Serengeti and the Masai Mara is the largest mass movement of land mammals on the planet – with more than a million animals following the rains. Aside from the wildebeest are large prides of lions looking for an easy meal, plus a whole host of other ‘hangers on’ including elephant, gazelle, giraffe and eland. Most of today will be spent on game drives, viewing wild animals in their natural habitat, and realising why this experience is on most people’s bucket lists!

After a final morning game drive in the Masai Mara transfers you to the Mara Airstrip, where we board a private charter flight to fly far north across Kenya to the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy. You will be met by our local drivers on arrival and transferred to the camp in time for lunch.

The Lewa Conservancy, located in the dry north close to the Equator and in sight of lofty Mount Kenya serves as a safe refuge for the critically endangered black rhino and the endangered Grevy’s zebra. It is also home to elephant, lion, giraffe, wild dog and other iconic wildlife species in Kenya as well as more than 400 species of birds.

After lunch at the camp, head out for your afternoon game drive in this unique wildlife conservancy, before returning for dinner together this evening.

The Lewa landscape offers guests the trip of a lifetime with its unforgettable combination of scenery, superb game viewing, excellent hospitality and conservation education. Visitors to Lewa are privy to some of the most spectacular wildlife viewing that Kenya has to offer: lion, leopard and jackal thrive on the rich diversity of prey that inhabits the area. The Wildlife Conservancy is home to the largest concentration of Grevy’s zebra in the world, and its range of habitats attracts diverse birdlife and hosts over 200 black and white rhino.

During your stay at Lewa, you will not only be signing up for a great African adventure, you will also directly contribute towards wildlife conservation and community development.

After an early breakfast and a last morning game drive, transfer to Lewa Airstrip for your flight to Nairobi's Wilson Airport.

Upon arrival in Nairobi, transfer to Nairobi's Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for your flight home.

Those with a late departure time can spend some time before transfer to the airport in the safari lounge.

N.B. - Please make sure that all international departure flights are arranged to depart from Nairobi after 6pm.