Kenya, Tanzania, Zanzibar - Tour 2

Airline: Kenya Airways

New York to Nairobi

• Date: October 27, 2024

• Flight #: KQ3 

• Depart: New York (JFK) at 1:45 PM

• Arrive: Nairobi (NBO) at 10:30 AM+1 Oct 28

You will be picked from the airport and transferred to Nairobi City for an overnight stay at Sarova Panafric.

Hotel: Sarova Panafric Nairobi or similar
Meals: None

You will start your day by visiting Nairobi National Park and the Giraffe Center, which offers a unique opportunity to see some of Kenya's most iconic wildlife up close. The tour begins with a game drive through the Nairobi National Park, where you can see lions, buffalos, and other African animals in their natural habitat.

Then, it's off to the Giraffe Center, where you can feed and observe these gentle giants up close. The center is involved in giraffe conservation programs in Kenya and elsewhere in Africa. It also has a gift shop and an educational facility where visitors can learn more about these magnificent animals.

Later in the evening, enjoy the Carnivore Restaurant. Your transfer from the hotel to the restaurant will be staged the Nairobi way: Matatuu with live music onboard. Enjoy the Kenyan way of local transport.

Hotel: Sarova Panafric Nairobi or similar
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

Today you will bid farewell to Nairobians and proceed to Arusha via the Namanga Border.

Hotel: Gran Melia Arusha or similar
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

Today after breakfast, you will start your day with a visit to Maasai Market, followed by Tanzanite Museum, and then visit the Arusha Art Gallery.

The Maasai Market is a haven for those who love street shopping. Located near the Arusha Clock Tower, visitors are in for a treat with more than 100 stalls that sell everything from local arts, souvenirs to quirky jewelry. A must-visit, this colorful market is ideal for those who love to bargain.

Mto Wa Mbu Village offers a very rare experience for visitors! Around 120 tribes reside in the village - it's a cross-cultural melting pot with probably the most exotic mix of languages and customs found anywhere in Tanzania. While enjoying this visit to the village, you'll be in the heart of the Northern Safari Circuit in Tanzania. Time spent here will be a welcome respite from your safari activities. Mto Wa Mbu Village is very close to Lake Manyara and Tarangire National Park in the Great Rift Valley. The village is surrounded by magnificent scenery—situated on the main road leading to the Serengeti National Park and the Ngorongoro Crater and Conservation Area.

Mto Wa Mbu Village has a very active cultural program that seeks to show its visitors the villagers’ traditional way of life through various activities, and also showcase the range of community projects that are in place. You can visit the top spots in the area, indulge in Tanzanian cuisine, and experience authentic cultural interaction.

African Galleria is a combination of a workshop and a contemporary art gallery dedicated to the promotion of African art; seeking exposure through tourists and travelers who arrive daily in Tanzania. African Galleria invests in creativity and innovation, and connects artists with other artists and professionals and to create unique and competitive pieces to the world of fine art. The workshop and gallery are located at the Manyara, Kibaoni Are—as you drive to and from the famous Ngorongoro Crater and Serengeti National Park. It's an ideal destination for tourists and travelers when exploring the Northern Tanzania tourism circuit.

After visiting all the mentioned stops, you will then proceed to the Karatu Area and have an overnight stay at the Acacia Farm Lodge.

Hotel: Acacia Farm Lodge or similar
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

After breakfast, you will proceed to Lake Eyasi to visit the Hadzabe tribe. The Hadza are a modern hunter-gatherer people living in northern Tanzania. They are considered one of the last hunter-gatherer tribes in Africa with approximately 1,300 tribe members. Their native homeland includes the Eyasi Valley and nearby hills. The Hadza remain an important study focus for anthropologists, as they represent a modern link to ways of human existence and survival largely abandoned by most of humanity.

As a hunter-gatherer society, the Hadza have no domesticated livestock, nor do they grow or store their own food. The Hadza survive by hunting their food with hand-made bows and arrows and foraging for edible plants. The Hadza diet is primarily plant-based but also consists of meat, fat, and honey. They create temporary shelters of dried grass and branches, and they own few possessions.

The Hadza speak a unique language known as Hadzane, which incorporates clicking and popping sounds as well as more familiar sounds. According to their own history, which they preserve through oral tradition, the Hadza have lived in their current environment bordering the Serengeti plains since their first days as a unique group. This is relatively close to the spot where Homo habilis, one of the earliest hominids, lived 1.9 million years ago. Genetically, the Hadza shows as having one of the oldest lineages of contemporary humans.

Later in the afternoon, you will then be transferred to your lodge in Karatu. You will also have your afternoon at leisure. Overnight at Acacia Farm Lodge.

Hotel: Acacia Farm Lodge or similar
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Enjoy an early morning breakfast before you start your descent into the crater. The Ngorongoro Crater in Northern Tanzania, once a gigantic volcano, is the largest intact caldera in the world. Some say that before it erupted, it would have been higher than Mt Kilimanjaro, the highest peak in Africa.

Today, long since it collapsed and eroded, it is an extensive highland area with the famous 600m deep Ngorongoro Crater as its focal point. Nearly three million years old, the ancient caldera shelters one of the most beautiful wildlife havens on earth. After your half day game drive, you will then enjoy your lunch at the crater floor, a place with natural spring—the Nguitoktok spring. After lunch, there will be a short game and then you will have your scheduled departure. We shall start to exit the crater and proceed to Serengeti National Park with a game drive. Overnight at Melia Serengeti Lodge.

Hotel: Melia Serengeti Lodge or similar
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

After breakfast, you set out for a full day's game drive, including a sumptuous bush lunch within the Serengeti National Park. Alternatively (having pre-booked), you might choose an early morning balloon safari, which concludes with a champagne breakfast in the midst of the grasslands. This day-long adventure is likely to be the highlight of your stay, as the wonders of the Serengeti reveal themselves. Overnight at Melia Serengeti Lodge.

Hotel: Melia Serengeti Lodge or similar
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Today, you will have an early start in the endless plains of Serengeti. You will then proceed to Olduvai Gorge to visit the Olduvai Gorge Museum, which houses a collection of hominid fossils and artifacts found in the gorge. You will also take a walk through the gorge itself and see the various layers of sediment that have been deposited over millions of years. The museum houses a collection of hominid fossils and artifacts found in the gorge, including the famous Leakey Footprints, which are believed to be the oldest footprints of a human ancestor ever found. The gorge is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is one of the most important paleoanthropological sites in the world. You can walk through the gorge and see the various layers of sediment that have been deposited over millions of years. These layers tell the story of the evolution of human life on Earth. After your visitation, you will then proceed to Manyara Airstrip with a stop at the crater rim for your lunch before arriving at the Airstrip for your onward charter flight to Zanzibar. Arrive and transfer to the Emerald Zanzibar for an overnight stay.

Hotel: Emerald Zanzibar Resort & Spa or similar
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

Today you will have the morning at leisure. In the afternoon, you will enjoy the local marine life with a yacht or speed boat experience visiting Prison Island and the sandbanks. Rest assured, your day will be full of fun with this amazing experience.

Hotel: Emerald Zanzibar Resort & Spa or similar
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

Today after your breakfast, you will head out on excursions.

Our first stop will be the fruit market, which opened in 1904, with its variety of tropical fruits and spices. This will be followed by visiting the Anglican Cathedral at Mkunazini, which was built in 1874 on the site of the former slave market. The guide will tell you about the city's slave history and show you the place where slaves were auctioned. Our next stop will be the National Museum of Zanzibar, which is also referred to as the Peace Memorial Museum. The museum holds a wide collection of the island's natural history and artifacts. Then we will walk to the Forodhani Gardens, where you will see the former British Consulate, a place where explorers such as Dr. Livingston and Stanley came for administrative matters before explorations.

We will also explore the Old Fort that is situated a few meters away, and the tallest building in Zanzibar, House of Wonders, which was built by the Sultan as a ceremonial and administrative building. With a refreshing walk in the narrow streets, we will explore the old houses, most of which are older than 150 years. We will complement our trip with a visitation of Dr. Livingston House. An entry fee is required for the museum. The last stop of our excursion will be Maruhubi where we will see the Ruins of Sultan Barghash's Palace.

After your Stone Town Tour, you will proceed with the Spice Tour where you will be taken to the world-famous spice farms. Along the way, you will learn about the rich history of the island. Sailors from the ancient times reported the islands full of aromas, and Arab merchants traveled as early as the eighth century to Pemba and Unguja, the islands that make up Zanzibar, for spices. You will learn how the island got its nickname in the 15th century, and also learn about growing and harvesting spice plants. You'll find out why pepper and cloves were so valuable, and you'll probably find out for the first time that nutmeg wrap is also a very special spice. The queen of spices, cinnamon, has many healing properties in addition to its intoxicating aroma. To leave you in a frenzy, we won't reveal all the spices you'll smell, observe, touch, and taste.

Hotel: Emerald Zanzibar Resort & Spa or similar
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

Depending on your flight home, you will be transferred to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport for your flight back home.

Meals: Breakfast

Airline: Kenya Airways

Kenya to New York

• Date: November 07, 2024

• Flight #: KQ495

• Depart: Zanzibar (ZNZ) at 8:40 PM

• Arrive: Nairobi (NBO) at 10:00 PM

Layover in Nairobi

• Date: November 07, 2024

• Flight #: KQ2

• Depart: Nairobi (NBO) at 11:35 PM

• Arrive: New York (JFK) at 7:35 AM+1 November 08, 2024

WELCOME HOME!

Full Package Price

$7,999 per person
(double occupancy)

$8,599 per person 
(single occupancy)

Land Only Package 
(flights and transfers NOT included)

$6,799 per person
(double occupancy)

$7,399 per person 
(single occupancy)

Note: In the Land Only package you will make your own flight arrangements and transportation to/from the hotel upon arrival and departure. Overton Travel can assist you with these arrangements upon request.

Payment Schedule

• Deposit: Due at time of booking: $500 (non-refundable)    
• Installment #1: March 30, 2024    $2,000
• Installment #2: April 30, 2024    $2,000
• Installment #3: May 31, 2024    $2,000
• Installment #4: Final Payment: June 30, 2024    Remaining Balance

Airline: Kenya Airways

New York to Nairobi

• Date: October 27, 2024

• Flight #: KQ3 

• Depart: New York (JFK) at 1:45 PM

• Arrive: Nairobi (NBO) at 10:30 AM+1 Oct 28

Kenya to New York

• Date: November 07, 2024

• Flight #: KQ495

• Depart: Zanzibar (ZNZ) at 8:40 PM

• Arrive: Nairobi (NBO) at 10:00 PM

Layover in Nairobi

• Date: November 07, 2024

• Flight #: KQ2

• Depart: Nairobi (NBO) at 11:35 PM

• Arrive: New York (JFK) at 7:35 AM+1 November 08, 2024

All seats included in the Full Package group booking are in Economy Class

Please contact Overton Travel at the time of booking if you would like to upgrade your seat.

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