Safari and a beach paradise
We are a family who’ve been living in Nairobi for quite a while now and visited most of the parks and tourist attractions. My husband and I were planning to do something different either a Tanzania or a uganda safari. We had been told by friends who have visited both Kenya and Tanzania that the Serengeti was a totally different experience from the likes of masai mara so we wanted it included in our itinerary.After a bit of research we thought it a good idea to do a Serengeti and Zanzibar safari just the two of us without our kids and we started by contacting a few tour operators and one of them was safari travel plus. What impressed us early on was the quick responses we got as we went back and forth with Carol at Safari Travel Plus. She was really knowledgeable about Tanzania and the places we could visit around the Zanzibar area.When i asked Carol what she thought about my choice of Serengeti and Zanzibar she asked me how open i was to other suggestions and then suggested Seychelles. The idea sounded super cool because we were thinking a safari and beach so when Carol told us that seychelles beaches, were in a category of their own we were definitely open to the prospect.Finally we settled for a 13 day itinerary which included other Tanzania parks like lake manyara, ngorongoro, Serengeti and 4 nights in mahe seychelles.The trip was awesome! We flew from Nairobi to Kilimanjaro Airport in arusha, there after we headed to lake Manyara for 2 nights then ngorongoro for another 2 nights finally serengeti for 3 nights then took a plane to mahe.One activity that was added to our serengeti safari was a hot air balloon safari which is just super cool and for those romantics out there a must do especially if you are a couple.Game drives were in the morning and in the evening and from what we were told were the perfect times for game viewing.The safari van was always clean and in great condition.In mahe we stayed at Banyan Tree, a super luxurious resort with amazing staff and we felt like we had the entire beach to ourselves.seychelles is paradise on earth. If you have never been to seychelles is definitely worth exploring. The sand isn't just white it's so beautiful it’s hard to describe.Carol did a superb job with logistics and its only while on safari that we realized just how well planned the itinerary actually was.Once again thanks for the awesome luxury vacation, would do it again in a heartbeat.