Gems of East Africa Safari

• Thrilling game drives in the breath-taking Serengeti and Maasai Mara
• Looking down on the world’s largest intact caldera from its rim, into the Ngorongoro Conservation Area
• The opportunity to experience the thundering herds of the Great Migration
• Interact with the local Maasai people

Your journey begins in lively Nairobi, a green, modern capital with a national park within the city boundaries. As well as crocodile farms and a giraffe centre, Nairobi has a vibrant arts culture and fizzes with energy. Enjoy colonial-style luxury and seclusion at Hemingways Nairobi.

Waste no time setting off for the Maasai Mara, where your safari experience begins amongst the natural charm of andBeyond Kichwa Tembo Tented Camp. Set out on game drives in this stunning private concession, being greeted by peaceful warthog as you emerge from your tent. The Masai Mara is renowned for the richness of its wildlife and promises excellent Big Five encounters, as well as enormous herds of wildebeest during the great migration and a wide array of birdlife.

The next stop on your itinerary takes you over the border into brilliant Tanzania. Located within the classic Grumeti National Park, andBeyond Grumeti Serengeti Tented Camp is set on the banks of a tributary of the Grumeti River. Not only is this a secluded, uncrowded part of the Serengeti, offering exclusivity on game drives, but its riverine location hosts an impressive range of wildlife including pods of hippos just a stone’s throw from the camp, rare colobus monkeys and very large prides of lions. Near to a famous fording point where wildebeest cross the Grumeti, the majestic Victoria Lake can also be visited.

Alight at the edge of the Kuka Hills and arrive at andBeyond Klein’s camp. The camp’s 20th-century safari aesthetics complement the rugged but lush surroundings, untamed and alive with animals. Interact with the Maasai, whose land is rented as a private concession, ensuring sensitive and peaceful game drives. The rolling landscape lends itself to bush dining, both on safari and under the stars at night.

Let Africa’s Great Migration guide you to your next location, andBeyond Serengeti Under Canvas. This special camp moves five times per year with the aim of getting as close to the migrating herds as possible. These private camps are intimate, exclusive, and located in different parts of the Serengeti depending on the time of year. This careful planning allows guests some of the best opportunities to view the extraordinary phenomenon of millions of migrating wildebeests. With only nine luxuriously equipped tents set intimately in the African bush, this is truly living with nature.

Your final stop, and showcasing the diversity of Tanzania’s landscapes and wildlife, is Ngorongoro Crater, where you will reside in splendour at andBeyond Ngorongoro Crater Lodge. Overlook the incredible view of the caldera below from its rim. You may be tempted to pinch yourself, but this vast, lush crater landscape is real. Make the most of your time here exploring the land on hikes and game drives. Here, giant tusked elephants roam the forest, the lion is the king of the grassland, and the swirling mists over the caldera make it easy to feel as though you’ve entered another world. Keep your eyes open for flamingo and black rhino too! The lodge is just as unique as the flora and fauna, showcasing luxurious baroque French-style flourished with local influences.

Dates are flexible so please make an enquiry and tell us a range of dates you are considering so we can check availability.

Karen, Nairobi

The suburb of Karen is assumed to be named after the author of the classic memoir ‘Out of Africa’, Karen Blixen. The Dane managed a coffee plantation in Kenya from 1914 to 1931 and fell in love with her surroundings. Her house has been turned into a museum, while modern-day Karen is still a spacious, verdant area, home also to the Giraffe Centre.

andBeyond Kichwa Tembo Tented Camp

The riverine forest becomes vast plains here at the edge of the Saparingo River, a seasonal stopping point on the great migration. The verdant beauty of the camp is complemented by spacious guest areas with massive windows and split-level spaces. The local Maasai formerly led nomadic lives, but have now settled in permanent living arrangements. They still raise cattle as an important source of food and livelihood and the Maasai’s vibrant clothing, handicraft and dance can be seen in a traditional village near the camp

andBeyond Grumeti Serengeti Tented Camp

The Serengeti National Park, whose name means “endless plains”, covers an incredible 14,800km² on Tanzania’s northern border with Kenya. The Great Migration is a spectacle that has to be seen to be truly understood – two million wildebeest, as well as hundreds of thousands of gazelle and zebra (and their predators), travel the land in search of pasture and water in a phenomenon unparalleled anywhere else in the world. The animals cover more than 1000 kilometres over the year. This park hosts an incredible range of ecosystems and a rich array of wildlife to match.

andBeyond Klein’s Camp

Like all of andBeyond’s locations, Klein’s Camp actively promotes sustainability. Delicious, fresh vegetables are picked from the organic garden and the camp has eliminated plastic water bottles. 92% of staff are locally employed and andBeyond has invested in community schools and a clinic.

andBeyond Serengeti Under Canvas

As well as tracking migrating wildebeest, these camps offer the chance to meet all kinds of animals – from rhino in the north and cheetah in the south to baboons, impala, buffalo and great elephant herds. Each camp is unique but offers its own concentration of wildlife along the vegetation and water-rich path of the migrators.

andBeyond Ngorongoro Crater Lodge

Conservation is ever-important in this beautiful UNESCO world heritage site. Endangered black rhinos walk the caldera and guests can gain an understanding of lion conservation efforts with the KopeLion team. The Olduvai Gorge, within the plains of the crater, is known by some as the cradle of human existence and has provided scientists with critical information about humans’ early evolution.

• Accommodation inclusive of three meals daily and local brands of drinks
• VIP meet and greet service at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport
• All scheduled road transfers:
  – Jomo Kenyatta International Airport / Hemingways Nairobi / Wilson Airport
  – Kichwa Airstrip / andBeyond Kichwa Tembo Tented Camp / Kichwa Airstrip
  – Migori / Tarime
  – Manyara Airstrip / andBeyond Ngorongoro Crater Lodge / Manyara Airstrip
• All scheduled flights:
  – Wilson Airstrip / Kichwa Airstrip
  – Kichwa Airstrip / Migori
  – Tarime / Grumeti Airstrip
  – Grumeti Airstrip / Lobo Airstrip
  – Lobo Airstrip / andBeyond Serengeti Under Canvas
  – andBeyond Serengeti Under Canvas / Manyara Airstip
  – Manyara Airstrip / Kilimanjaro Airport
• National park fees/conservancy fees/concession fees
• Crater fees at Ngorongoro Crater
• Tanzania Tourism Development Levy
• Emergency medical evacuation insurance
• Administration fee

• All flights
• Visa costs
• Vaccinations
• Health insurance
• Travel insurance
• Additional travel requirements outside of included transfers
• Gratuities
• Additional activities
• Carbon Offsetting through Climate Care

Particularly suited to:

• Budding photographers
• First-time travellers in Africa
• Keen safari-goers
• Wildlife lovers