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Balloon Safari Supplement:
Balloon safari is an amazing experience. Close your eyes, and for a
moment and feel your body lift up, with you having no control over it. This
is what most people feel when on an exciting hot air balloon safari in
Amboseli, at the Maasai Mara or Serengeti National Park.
Balloon Safari in Amboseli will cost US $ 450.00 per person
Balloon Safari in the Maasai Mara will cost US $ 475.00 per person
Balloon Safaris in the Serengeti Reserve in Tanzania will cost
US $ 500.00 per person
FEATURED PARKS AND RESERVES IN KENYA AND
TANZANIA:
MASAAI MARA NATIONAL RESERVE
The Maasai Mara National reserve is Kenya’s most popular game
Park. The Park is relatively small (a little smaller than Rhode Island) yet
plays host to an amazing concentration of wildlife. You are almost
guaranteed to see all the big five. Lions abound throughout the park as
do leopards, cheetah and hyenas. Between July and October, when the
great wildebeest migration is on in the Maasai Mara, the sensation is
unparalleled. Around the end of June, drawn by the long rains of April
and May, it is estimated that more than half a million wildebeests enter
the Maasai Mara National reserve. These are in addition joined by
another 100,000 from the Loita hills east of the Mara.
Location: South of Kenya, 320 kms south west of Nairobi and within the
Rift Valley province.
LAKE NAKURU NATIONAL PARK
Lake Nakuru was upgraded to a national Park status in the year 1968.
The foundation of the Parks food chain supports huge numbers of lesser
flamingo. Lake Nakuru’s Key attractions are the lesser and greater
flamingos and other water birds including a variety of terrestrial birds
numbering about 400 species in total. A variety of mammals are also
found in this park numbering around 56 species including the rare white
and black rhinos.
Location: Central Kenya, 150 kms north of Nairobi, in Nyeri District of
central province.
ABERDARE NATIONAL PARK
The Aberdare is an isolated volcanic range that forms the eastern wall
of the rift valley. Soils are red and of volcanic origin, but rich in organic
matter. The topography is diverse with deep ravines that cut through the
forested eastern and western slopes and there are many clear streams
and waterfalls. The Aberdae is host to kenya’s Famed Tree lodges. The
Ark and Treetops Lodge are raised high on stilts and are an amazing
place from where to obeserve wildlife especially at night.
Location: Central Kenya, 150 kms north-west of Nairobi, in Nyeri District
of the Central Province.
SAMBURU GAME RESERVE
The reserve is situated in the hot and arid fringes of Kenya’s vast
Northern Frontier District. The area is home to the Samburu tribe, pastoral
relatives of the Maasai. The landscape is rugged and dramatic, against
a backdrop of volcanic mountains. Samburu is also known for the gaunt
hills and withered scrub trees which punctuate the sparse and dry terrain
with clusters of the incredibly hardy desert rose providing the occasional
flash of vivid color. Samburu is home to unique species, among them; the
unique Gravy Zebras, Gerenuk, Reticulated Giraffe among others
Location: North of Kenya, 350 km north-west of Nairobi, in Samburu
District of the Eastern Province.
AMBOSELI NATIONAL RESERVE
The reserve is located at the foot of Africa’s highest mountain. Mount
Kilimanjaro (5895-meters), is one of the most popular of Kenya’s national
parks. Amboseli National Reserve lies some 240 kilometers south-east
of Nairobi and very close to the Tanzania border. The snow- capped
peak of Mt. Kilimanjaro rising above a saucer of clouds dominates every
aspect of the Amboseli.
The snows of Mount Kilimanjaro, white and crystalline, form a majestic
backdrop to one of Kenya’s most spectacular displays of wildlife that
is the Amboseli. A visit to the Amoboseli guarantee views of the lion,
elephant, leopard, rhino, cheetah, buffalo and a host of other plains’
game. This is Kenya’s most sought after photographer’s paradise. There
are an estimated 650 elephants, the largest number in all Kenyan parks
and reserves per square kilometer
SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK
This is Tanzania’s oldest and most popular national park. The Serengeti
is famed for its annual migration, when some six million hooves pound
the open plains, as more than 200,000 zebra and 300,000 Thomson’s
gazelle join the wildebeest’s trek for fresh grazing. Interestingly, even
when the migration is quiet, the Serengeti offers arguably the most
scintillating game-viewing in Africa. A visit to the Serengeti guarantees
you views of great herds of buffalo, smaller groups of elephants, giraffe
and thousands upon thousands of eland topi, kongoni, impala and
Grant’s gazelle.
Located: 335km (208 miles) from Arusha.
LAKE MANYARA NATIONAL PARK
The compact game-viewing circuit through Manyara is an amazing
Tanzanian safari experience. Manyara provides the perfect introduction
to Tanzania’s bird life. More than 400 species have been recorded here
and even a first-timer to this park might reasonably expect to observe
100 of these in one day. Highlights include; thousands of pink hued
flamingos on their perpetual migration as well as other large water birds
such as pelicans, cormorants and storks. Another key attraction in the
Manyara are the tree climbing lions. This is the only National Park where
you will find this unique tree climbing lion species.
Location: In northern Tanzania. The entrance gate lies 1.5 hours
(126km/80 miles) west of Arusha along a newly surfaced road. The
park is 330 sq km (127 sq miles), of which up to 200 sq km (77 sq
miles) is lake when water levels are high.
TARANGIRE NATIONAL PARK
Herds of up to 300 elephants scratch the dry river bed for underground
streams, while migratory wildebeest, zebra, buffalo, impala, gazelle,
hartebeest and eland, crowd the shrinking lagoons. It’s the greatest
concentration of wildlife outside the Serengeti ecosystem. The one place
in Tanzania where dry-country antelope such as the stately fringe eared
oryx and peculiar long-necked gerenuk are regularly observed.
Location: 118 km (75 miles) southwest of Arusha and 2,600 sq km
(1,005 sq miles) in size.
NGORONGORO CONSERVATION AREA
The Ngorongoro Crater is often called ‘Africa’s Eden’. Ngorongoro is
among the ‘8th Natural Wonders of the World.’ A visit to the crater is a
main drawcard for tourists coming to Tanzania and a definite world-class
attraction. The Ngorongoro Crater and the Ngorongoro Conservation
Area are without a doubt some of the most beautiful parts of Tanzania,
steeped in history and teeming with wildlife. Besides vehicle safaris
to Ngorongoro Crater, Olduvai Gorge, and surrounding attractions
including hiking treks through the Ngorongoro Conservation Area are
becoming increasingly popular options.
Size: covers approximately 8300 square kilometres
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