Day 1: Arrival -
Nairobi
Arrival at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. Transfer to
Fairview Hotel for overnight stay.
Day 2: Nairobi –Amboseli
Pick up from your hotel at 0730 hrs. A safari briefing session
with our Tour consultant before starting off the safari to
Amboseli National reserve at the foot of snowcapped Mt.
Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest peak. Arrive in time for lunch.
Afternoon game drive is taken. Dinner and overnight at Amboseli
Kilima Camp
Day 3: Amboseli National park
A full day in this photogenic park. Morning and afternoon game
drives are offered. Meals and overnight at Amboseli Kilima Camp.
Amboseli means ‘the place of water’ in Maasai language. The park
has an endless supply of water which is filtered through
thousands of meters of volcanic rock from Mount Kilimanjaro.
Animal species seen include elephant, zebra, wildebeest,
giraffe, impala and leopard. The birdlife seen here includes
pelican, bee eater, kingfisher, African fish eagle and pygmy
falcon. Amboseli is one of the most popular parks and offers
excellent accommodation facilities
Day 4 : Amboseli – Aberdares National park
We leave Amboseli, viewing game as we drive via Nairobi to the
Aberdares National park lunch at The Aberdares Country Club.
Afternoon transfer into Aberdares National Park and on to The
Ark Lodge for bird watching and overnight floodlit game viewing
from the lodge viewing decks. Ark Lodge, set in the heart of the
Aberdares National Park, is an unique tree lodge with a veranda
that overlooks a floodlit waterhole and saltlick allowing
undisturbed views of wildlife visiting the waterhole.
Elephant,
rhino, leopard, bushbuck and occasionally an elusive bongo and
giant forest hog have been sighted. The 60 guest rooms are all
en-suite. All cabins have private bathrooms with shower, and are
comfortably furnished with bedside lamps and carpeted floors to
ward off the evening and morning chill. Resembling and named
after Noah's Ark, The Ark Tree Lodge is designed with 'decks'
from which numerous balconies and lounges provide superb vantage
points for game viewing.
A ground level bunker provides
excellent photographic opportunities and takes you closer than
you would believe possible to the wildlife. Dinner and overnight
The Ark Lodge
Day 5 : Aberdares National park - Samburu National Reserve
After breakfast we proceed further north across the Equator to
the edge of the Northern Frontier. Arrival will be in time for
lunch and an afternoon game drive returning in time for a sun
downer and dinner at the Samburu lodge.
Samburu is part of a lava plain that includes a diverse
landscape of thorn scrub, red dirt, dried river beds, broken
volcanic rock, steep hills, and rocky outcroppings. This reserve
is becoming one of Kenya's most admired stops after the Mara.
Sights of the peculiarly branched doum palms and thorn trees
give an unusual look to the region.
Day 6 :Samburu
National Reserve
The whole day will be spent relaxing and leisurely exploring the
Samburu National Reserve through morning and afternoon game
drives. You may opt to do some of the activities offered at the
lodges and a visit to Samburu Villages. Dinner and overnight
stay at Samburu Lodge
The light and vast openness creates a lonesome panoramic beauty
and the permanent water supply acts like a lure for the abundant
species found here. The region is home to the uncommon Grevy’s
zebra with huge fury ears, gerenuk antelope standing on hind
legs to feed, Somali ostriches with distinct blue legs and the
shy Oryx.
Elephant and crocodile are guaranteed sightings,
excellent bird watching with numerous varieties of weaverbirds
and the martial eagle. Leopard sighting is also a special
feature here.
Day 7: Samburu - Lake Nakuru National park
Depart Samburu after breakfast and proceed south to lake Nakuru,
which is often referred to as the pink lake for it’s great
masses of pink flamingos. Arrive in time for lunch. Afternoon
game drives followed by dinner and overnight stay at a Sarova
Lion Hill
Day 8 Lake Nakuru - Maasai Mara
Breakfast then view game as we exit the park and drive to via
the Great Rift Valley to arrive at Maasai Mara in time for lunch
at a Lodge. Full afternoon game drive till dusk when we return
to Mara Sarova Camp for dinner and Overnight stay
Day 9/10 Maasai Mara
Full days spent exploring the park in search of the big 5.Early
morning and late afternoon game drives are offered. Optional hot
air balloon safari can be arranged at an extra cost of US$ 450.
Dinner and overnight stay at Mara Sarova Camp Lodge
Day 11: Maasai Mara - Nairobi
Morning game drive. Drive to back to Nairobi to arrive in the
afternoon. Drop off at Ole seleni hotel to freshen up before
going for Dinner at the Carnivore restaurant. Transfer to Jomo
Kenyatta International Airport for your home bound flight.
Daily Departure, minimum 2 persons.
INCLUDED
It is important to note that all our safari packages include the
following unless specified otherwise.
--All park entry fee/charges.
--All transportation as mentioned in guaranteed window
seats
--Professional Multilingual Safari Guide.
--Accommodation and meals on Full board basis i.e Breakfast, Lunch,
Dinner, (B, L,D)
--A complimentary bottle of mineral water.
NOT INCLUDED
--International ticket.
--Telephone and/or Fax.
--Beverages excluding bottled water.
--Tips / gratuities for driver / hotel staff.
--Any extras that are not mentioned above.
--Airport Departure Tax for International Flights.
--Items of personal nature i.e laundry , souvenirs etc.
--Travel insurance including damage or loss of luggage and/or personal
injury.
