Day 1: Nairobi –
Samburu game reserve
Pick up from your hotel at 0730 hrs.and depart for the dramatic
semi-arid scrub land of the Northern Frontier. Arrival in
Samburu will be by lunch time.
After lunch embark on a game
drive to sight resident wildlife species like the Reticulated
Giraffe, Grevy's Zebra, Beisa Oryx and the Blue-necked Somali
Ostrich that are rare elsewhere in the country.
Dinner and
overnight will be at the spectacular Samburu Serena lodge or
Samburu Lodge
Day 2: Samburu
Game Reserve
Today you will spend the full day in the Samburu National Park.
You will have early morning and evening game drives.
All your
meals and overnight will be at Samburu Serena lodge or Samburu
Lodge
Day 3: Samburu -
Aberdares National Park
Break fast then proceed to Aberdares national park. Lunch at the
base hotel before being transferred to the Tree hotel for
overnight stay.
A special feature of the lodge where we stay is
the floodlit watering hole where we can watch from the lodge
itself throughout the night as a great variety of animals come
down to drink.
Day 4 : Aberdares
– Lake Nakuru National park
Depart Aberdares soon 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 gamedrives followed by dinner and overnight stay at a
Sarova Lion Hill Lodge or Flamingo Camp.
Day 5: 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 the lodge for dinner and overnight stay at Keekorok lodge or
Mara Sarova Tented Camp.
Day 6/7 Maasai
Mara game reserve
Full days exploring the park in search of the big 5.Early
morning and late afternoon gamedrives are offered.
Dinner and
overnight stay at Mara Sarova Tented Camp..
The Mara offers
wildlife in such variety and abundance that it is difficult to
believe: over 450 species of animals have been recorded here.
You will easily see lions, rhinos, hippos, crocodiles, giraffe,
wildebeests, zebras, buffalo, warthogs, hyenas, jackals, wild
dogs, buffalo, leopard, many kinds of antelopes and elephant. It
is in the Mara that perhaps the most spectacular event of the
natural world takes place.
This is the annual migration of
millions of wildebeest and zebra from the Serengeti (Tanzania)
in search of water and pasture. Following on their heels are the
predators of the savanna- lion, cheetah, wild dog, jackal, hyena
and vultures
Day 8 – Masai
Mara – Lake Naivasha
After breakfast descend down towards the Great Rift Valley.
Arrival at Lake Naivasha will be in time for a delicious lunch
at the Lake Naivasha Country Club or similar.
The remainder of
the afternoon will be at your leisure, with the opportunity of
going on a nature walk, hiring a boat to take you the famous
Crescent Island, or simply relaxing by the swimming pool.
Dinner
and overnight at Lake Naivasha Simba lodge
Day 9: Lake
Naivasha - Amboseli
After breakfast, drive past the scenic Athi Plains and into the
bushy country of Amboseli National Park - a landscape dominated
by the spectacular snowcaps of Mount Kilimanjaro.
Arrival will
be in time for lunch at your chosen lodge / tented camp. After
lunch and a few hours of rest, embark on a game drive at the
foot of Africa's highest mountain.
Dinner and overnight will be
at the Oltukai Lodge.
Day 10: Amboseli
National park
Today you will spend the full day in Amboseli with early morning
and evening game drives. Whilst in the park, you will have the
opportunity to photograph the animals against the wonderful
backdrop of Mount Kilimanjaro.
All meals and overnight will be at Oltukai Lodge.
Day 11: Amboseli
– Tsavo West National park
After an early breakfast depart for Tsavo West National Park
which lies roughly half way between Nairobi and the Coast. Mzima
Springs, the chief marvel here is a favorite haunt of hippos and
crocodiles. Arrival at your lodge / tented camp will be in time
for lunch.
An early evening game drive to see large herds of
elephants, buffalo, common waterbuck, eland, rhino and a wide
variety of antelope. Return to the Kilanguni Serena Lodge dinner
and overnight.
Day 12: Tsavo
West – Tsavo East National park
We depart the lodge soon after breakfast and proceed to Tsavo
East National park. Game is viewed as we exit the park . This
park was famed for its large herds of elephant covered in red
dust and fine scenery.
We visit the scenic Lugards Falls,
Mudanda Rocks (attracts elephants in the drier season) and Aruba
Dam as we view game if time permits.
Dinner and overnight stay
at Voi Safari lodge
Day 13 : Tsavo
East National park
Full day spent exploring the park. Morning and afternoon
gamedrives are offered. Dinner and overnight stay at Voi Safari
Lodge.
The landscape in Tsavo East is flatter and drier, despite
having one of Kenya’s largest rivers flowing through the middle.
Much of the wildlife is concentrated on the Galana River, which
has plentiful crocs and hippos. Likewise, Kudus, waterbucks and
dik-diks are common along the river banks.
Day 14: Tsavo
East – Nairobi
After a leisurely breakfast, return to Nairobi where the safari
ends.
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.
