Itinerary Details
Day 2 Beijing
The tour today will be in the city. The
Tiananmen Square, the largest downtown square in the world, is just located in front of the
Forbidden City and the city center. So, after a short walk on the square, you may easily walk to the impressive Royal Palace named the Forbidden City. Covering over 720, 000 square meters, the Forbidden City is too big that it will take many days if visiting every corner of it. Our well-seasoned guide will show the essential sites during the visit. Lunch will be served at a local nice restaurant with an a la carte menu. Knowledge on ancient and traditional sacrifice will impress you as you will visit the
Temple of Heaven. It was the imperial altar in the Qing and Ming Dynasties. In the evening, you will enjoy a lively Kung Fu Show at the Red Theater. (B+L)
Accommodation: Crowne Plaza
Day 3 Beijing
There is a saying goes, he who has never been to the Great Wall is not a true man. This morning, visit the exciting
Great Wall. We will show you the best-preserved section called
Badaling. The afternoon is for learning something on the tomb sculptures of the ancient China. Sites of holy
Sacred Way and the under-earth
Ming Tombs will vividly show you soothing on this. When getting back to the city, we will drive you pass the Bird’ Nest so that you can see the appearance of it. (B+L)
Accommodation: Crowne Plaza
Day 4 Beijing - Xian
Xian Big Wild Goose Pagoda
Today you will get to know the
Summer Palace which is more like a big and beautiful garden in the south of China. Then, you will have a Hutong tour to experience the original Beijing culture by taking a special rickshaw riding through the various Hutongs and to know about Old Beijing's manners and customs. An a la carte lunch is served in Beijing. Take a late afternoon flight to Xian and transfer to the hotel. (B+L)
Accommodation: Sheraton Xian Hotel
Day 8 Guilin - Yangshuo - Guilin
Day 9 Guilin - Shanghai
Huangpu River Cruise, Shanghai
Day 11 Shanghai - Nairobi
Today, you will fly to Nairobi to continue visiting Kenya.
The hotel check-out time is usually 12:00 at noon. If your flight leaves in the afternoon, you luckily got a half-day free time to explore the city on your own or do the last-minute shopping. The guide will meet you at a fixed time and see you off at the airport. (B)
Accommodation: On the Flight
Day 12 Arrival in Nairobi, Airport pick-up
Today, upon your landing in Nairobi airport, our local representative will be waiting for you. After receiving you, we will transfer you to the hotel to assist you in check-in. You are free to arrange the rest of the day. You may have a good rest in the hotel and get ready for the upcoming
Kenya tour package featured by wildlife safari!
Accommodation: Best Western Meridian Hotel
Day 13 Drive to Samburu National Reserve, Afternoon game viewing drive
Early in the morning we will drive to the first stop, Samburu National Reserve. The distance is about 300 kilometers (186 miles), and it takes 5 to 6 hours on the way. After arriving, check in the camp, get some rest after lunch, and take a game viewing drive in the reserve in the afternoon. After the safari, return to the camp and have dinner and stay overnight. (B+L+D)
Accommodation: Ashnil Samburu Camp
Day 14 Full day tour to explore Samburu National Reserve
You will spend a whole day to enjoy game drive with packed picnic lunch in Samburu National Reserve. Until sunset, return to the camp, have dinner and stay overnight.
In National Reserve you can not only see the African Big Five - the lion, elephant, Cape buffalo, leopard, rhinoceros, but also the African Special Five that are rarely seen in other parts of Africa, fine-striped zebras, reticulated giraffes, East African oryx, Somali ostriches, and gerenuks. When the weather is fine, you can overlook the snow-covered Mount Kenya in the park. After the game drive, drive back to the camp for dinner and overnight. (B+L+D)
Accommodation: Ashnil Samburu Camp
Day 15 Drive to Aberdare National Park, Afternoon game viewing drive
After breakfast, we will drive to the next stop of our holidays to Kenya, Aberdare National Park, which is said to be one of the "God's homes". It takes about 4 hours to reach a distance of less than 200 kilometers (124 miles), and we will stop at a coffee and tea plantation on the way. Because it is rich in tropical rain forests and open swamps, many wild animals inhabit here. After arriving, check in Treetops Hotel. The wild animals here move freely under the trees. After lunch, have a break, and enjoy the game viewing drive in the park in the afternoon. Until sunset, go back to Treetops Hotel for dinner and overnight. (B+L+D)
Accommodation: Treetops Hotel
Day 16 Transfer to Lake Nakuru National Park, Afternoon bird watching and game viewing drive
Today we are leaving for Lake Nakuru National Park. On the way, we will see Thompson Falls, Kenya's largest waterfall. It's about 150 kilometers (93 miles) and takes about 3.5 hours. In addition to Lake Nakuru's famous flamingos, the black and white rhino sanctuary is also worth a visit. Upon arrival, check in the lodge and have lunch. Later we will have bird watching and game viewing drive in the afternoon. You could take a boat in the lake to closely watch the hippopotamus and the birds, especially the famous flamingos. You can also see Rothchild's giraffe here. Until sunset, go back to the camp for dinner. (B+L+D)
Accommodation: Lake Nakuru Lodge
Day 17 Take a morning drive to Masai Mara National Reserve, Afternoon game viewing drive
This morning we are leaving for Kenya's most famous wildlife reserve, the Masai Mara National Reserve. It is more than 200 kilometers (124 miles) away, and it takes about 5 hours to drive on the way. After arriving, we will check in the lodge and have lunch. In the afternoon, we will start the first game drive in Masai Mara. Until sunset, get back to the camp for dinner. (B+L+D)
Accommodation: Mara Simba Lodge
Day 18 Enjoy full day game drive in Masai Mara National Reserve
Today is your full day exploring the Masai Mara National Reserve with packed lunch. You will follow your driver guide here to witness the world-renowned Great Migration that occurs from July to September every year. There are a large number of wildebeests, zebras and antelopes from Serengeti National Park in Tanzania, traveling a long journey of more than 3,000 kilometers (1,864 miles) northward passing the Mara River, and finally reaching the grassy Masai Mara National Reserve to survive. You can also see crocodiles and hippos in the Mara River. After the safari, return to the lodge for dinner and overnight. (B+L+D)
Accommodation: Mara Simba Lodge
Day 19 Drive back to Nairobi, Airport see-off, Fly to Arusha
After breakfast we will drive back to Nairobi Airport. The journey is about 300 kilometers and it takes 5 to 6 hours. On arrival, help you with the flight boarding procedure and see you off to Arusha in Tanzania! On arrivial, our local representative will pick you up and transfer you to the hotel. (B)
Accommodation: Arusha Serena Hotel, Resort & Spa (4 stars)
Day 20 Arusha - Serengeti National Park
The
Tanzania tour package will officially start today, during which you will also visit many national parks and conservation areas home to various wild animals. You may observe carefully to find the differences between Kenya and Tanzania wild lives.
In the morning, your driver-guide will pick you up from your hotel at Arusha on schedule and then drive about 6.5 hours to Serengeti National Park located 336 km (208 mi) away. You will have a pre-packed picnic lunch on the way. After arrival in the afternoon, we will have an exciting game drive in the park.
As one of the world’s greatest wildlife sanctuaries, Serengeti National Park harbors a magnificent diversity and amount of animals, from the famous Big Five including lion, leopard, elephant, black rhinoceros, and buffalo to over 500 species of birds such as lesser flamingos, vultures, and Masai ostrich. The Seronera River meandering across the Central Serengeti is the primary source of fresh water for the animals. Most of the animals can be seen from there. When the safari ends in the evening, we will return to the camp and enjoy dinner. (B+L+D)
Accommodation: Kati Kati Tented Camp
Day 21 Serengeti National Park Safari
Today, in the company of the experienced driver guide, you will enjoy a full day game viewing at Central Serengeti National Park. Serengeti in Masai language means “endless plains” and the most spectacular natural event ever taking place on this amazing plain is its annual migration of millions of wildebeests and other ungulates. The migration has lasted for millions of years. Every year when the dry season starts in late May, the herd treks north through Serengeti to Masai Mara in Kenya in search of fresh water and pasture. They will move back to Serengeti at the beginning of the rainy season in late October. Your driver guide will find the best locations for you to view wild animals. (B+L+D)
Accommodation: Serengeti Serena Lodge
Day 22 Serengeti National Park - Ngorongoro Conservation Area
This morning, the safari at Serengeti National Park will continue. Predators here like to hunt for food on cool mornings. Follow the step of your driver guide, you may capture an exciting sight of a leopard or a group of lions cooperatively hunting down a wildebeest. After lunch, we will drive southwest for 145 km (90 mi) and 3.5 hours through Lodware Gate to Ngorongoro Conservation Area, which is the largest intact volcanic caldera in the world. After arrival, we will enjoy an authentic cultural encounter with nearby Masai Tribe and experience their way of life and traditions. Then we will check in a local lodge. After a short rest, go for a leisure walk to appreciate the beautiful sunset of Ngorongoro. (B+L+D)
Accommodation: Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge
Day 23 Ngorongoro Conservation Safari – Arusha
After breakfast, your driver guide will transfer you to the floor of Ngorongoro Crater. Listed as a UNESCO World Heritage in 1979, the crater was formed as a result of a large volcanic explosion and collapsing. It is nicknamed “the Garden of Eden of Africa” due to its advantaged natural environment for diverse living beings.
During the safari, you will come across herds of wildebeests, zebras, giraffes, elands, buffalos, wild dogs, hyenas, lions, etc. We will also sightsee around the Lake Magadi at the southwest corner of the convention area. There you can see many hippopotamus, thousands of flamingos, grey crowned cranes, hornbills and other water birds. When the safari is completed in the late afternoon, your driver guide will drive 3 or 3.5 hours to escort you back to Arusha. Here is the end of the Tanzania Safari tour. (B+L+D)
Accommodation: Arusha Serena Hotel, Resort & Spa
Day 24 Arusha – Johannesburg
Today, according to your flight schedule, we will transfer you to the airport and help you board the flight to Johannesburg in South Africa. (B)
Accommodation: On the Flight
Day 25 Arrival in Johannesburg
After arrival in Johannesburg, the largest city and economic center of South Africa, transfer to check in the hotel. Then you may choose to have a rest at hotel or tour around nearby on your own.
Accommodation: Radisson Blu Hotel Sandton
Day 26 Johannesburg
Today, this
best South Africa tour starts as our guide pick you up from the hotel lobby. Compared with the previously visited Kenya and Tanzania, South Africa on the southern end of Africa is less wild and has more traces of human beings.
This whole day will be spent in Johannesburg. First you are going to visit Gold Reef City. In the park you can enjoy local traditional dance show, watch the gold-melting process and see how the gold is mined by taking a crane down to mine spot that is 220 meters beneath the ground. The rest time is free for your own plan and you can tour around this charming city. (B)
Accommodation: Radisson Blu Hotel Sandton
Day 27 Johannesburg - Cape Town
In the morning you will take a flight at Johannesburg Airport and head for Cape Town, the second largest city and also legislative capital of South Africa. After arrival, you will check in a hotel and then take a tour of Green Point Stadium, which is the main football ground for 2010 World Cup in Cape. The stadium is reputed by Danny Jordaan, president of the Organizing Committee for World Cup in South Africa, as one of the three most fantastic football grounds in the world. (B)
Accommodation: Radisson Blu Hotel & Residence Cape Town
Day 28 Cape Town
Cape Town enjoys the fame as “Mother of cities in South Africa”. Due to its natural and geographical beauty, Cape Town is known as one of the most beautiful cities around the world, and becomes one charming tourist resort in South Africa. At first you will head to Table Mountain by two-way cable car. Table Mountain refers to “a cape city”. It’s mesa with a table-flat top, rare in South Africa; on it you can embrace Capetown City, overlooking the whole busy shipping work at the sea port and appreciating ocean sceneries with all into your sight. Table Mountain Natural Reserve has more than 2000 extinct species of wild flowers and plants, about 150 species of birds and small wild animals including cliff rabbits, baboons and leopard cats, etc. (B)
Accommodation: Radisson Blu Hotel & Residence Cape Town
Day 29 Cape Town
This morning, you will go to visit the most well-known coastal landmark in Africa Continent - Cape of Good Hope. First you will get to the highest point of the Cape by taking a double-track cable car. There you will enjoy the vast and magnificent sea views where Indian Ocean and Atlantic Ocean flow together. Then proceed to watch penguins at Penguin Beach. After that, you will be taken to visit the Twelve Apostles which stands right over sea. If weather is fine, you can go to Seal Island by yacht and take a close look at the fantastic natural wonder when tens of thousands of seals gather and have fun playing in the sea. (B)
Accommodation: Radisson Blu Hotel & Residence Cape Town
Day 30 Cape Town - Sun City
You will fly back to Johannesburg at Cape Town Airport in the morning. After that you will head for Sun City, which is known as “Las Vegas of South Africa”. There you can first visit the six-star hotel Palace Restaurant (outside view), Earthquake Bridge built base on legendary myth, Luxury Gambling House, notable architecture - Lost City, etc. Here you can enjoy tranquil lakes and mountain sceneries, countless rare animals and plants; you can also stroll among them, indulging yourself in such leisure moment. (B)
Accommodation: The Kingdom Resort
Day 31 Sun City
As a well-known tourist resort in South Africa, Sun City wins a good fame as “Land of Idyllic Beauty”, and a spot for Miss World beauty contest as well. Sun City is not exactly a city, but a super-luxury Holiday Village with wonderful country scenes. There are unique artificial beach bathing places, vividly-constructed artificial Earthquake Bridge, elegant golf course and artificial lakes. The beautiful sceneries in the village and its charm are sure to be so unforgettable that visitors are unwilling to leave once they come. (B)
Accommodation: The Kingdom Resort
Day 32 Departure from South Africa
After breakfast you will spend the last morning in Sun City and South Africa. Then you will transfer to the airport and take the flight leaving South Africa. (B)