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Day 1: Arrive Nairobi
Welcome to Nairobi, Kenya’s vibrant capital city. After clearing and
immigration formalities you will be met and transferred to the Fairmont
Norfolk Hotel one of Kenya’s oldest hotel which has played a leading
role in Kenya's colorful history and continues to be Nairobi's finest
and best-known hotel.
Lunch and or dinner under own arrangement.
Day 2: Mount Kenya
After breakfast your driver will be waiting to take you to the
Mountain Lodge a ‘tree hotel’ built on the slopes of Kenya’s legendary
Mount Kenya. You will arrive in time for a delicious lunch. Sit in
stillness and observe the fascinating interplay of the animals as they
arrive to drink, bathe, spar and forage around the water hole. You may
also venture down to the secret viewing hide by the water’s edge and
experience the awesome thrill of being only meters away from some of
the most massive beasts on earth. Meal plan is fullboard.
Day 3: Samburu
Today after breakfast, we drive to Samburu a harsh and savagely
beautiful wilderness that depends on the steady flow of Uaso Nyiro
River for its existence. Two overnights will be spent at Samburu Lodge
beautifully situated on the banks of the Uaso Nyiro River. Have lunch
and a siesta.
This afternoon we experience the thrill of your first game drive in
Samburu. With its vivid colors and contrasts between sky, bush and
sand, the park is a photographer's paradise and home also to the proud
and handsome Samburu tribe. Meal plan is full board.
Day 4: Samburu
Activities on offer daily include stirring early morning and late
afternoon game drives to discover this dramatic wilderness first hand
and fascinating encounters with Samburu’ s "Special Five," called that
because they're only found north of the equator: the reticulated
giraffe, long-necked gerenuk, Somali ostrich, Grevy's zebra and the
beisa oryx. Overnight will be at the lodge on a full board meal plan.
Day 5: Sweetwater’s
Tonight we stay at the Sweetwater’s Tented Camp, set in the Ol Pejeta
Conservancy at the foot of Mount Kenya. As one of only four private
game reserves in Kenya, this area provides privileged seclusion and
private game viewing. The Camp offers a charming blend of under canvas
ambiance and comfort and it has long been the preferred retreat of
wilderness and safari lovers alike. A watering hole close to your tent
draws giraffe for a cool morning drink, an unforgettable sight from
your own private verandah. This is one of the largest sanctuaries in
East Africa for the endangered black rhino and the only place in Kenya
to see chimpanzee. An afternoon safari drive from the camp takes you
across the extensive savannah grasslands, a terrain favored by
elephant. Meal plan is full board.
Day 6: Lake Nakuru
Today we drive through some of the most exciting scenery giving you
an unrivalled view of the majestic Great Rift Valley. Our destination
is Lake Nakuru National Park with its huge concentrations of
flamingos that inhabit the shallow, alkaline lake, along with the
Marabou Stork and pelican. Scout the magnificent yellow-barked acacia
trees for the elusive napping leopards. Look for incredible wildlife,
such as the endangered Rothschild’s giraffe, white and black rhino,
lion, buffalo, hippo, waterbuck and baboon.
Accommodation will be at the Flamingo Hill Camp whose en suite guest
tents are decorated in calming safari tones, natural woods, and wrought
iron and crisp cottons. In the afternoon a game drive will be provided
in the park. Meal plan is full board.
Day 7: Masai Mara
Our destination today is the jewel in Africa's crown, the Mara host
to the most spectacular array of wildlife, which are constantly
changing as the plains game follows ancient migration routes under the
watchful eyes of the lion, leopard and cheetah that prey on the
vulnerable. Three overnights will be at the Mara Serena Lodge situated
on a hill overlooking the 1,800 square kilometers of rolling plains of
the Maasai Mara. The lodge blends into its surroundings and reflects
the lifestyle of the local Maasai people through the use of narrative
materials, decorations and the style resembling a traditional Maasai
manyatta. There will be time to relax after lunch. This afternoon you
enjoy your first game viewing drive in the Mara where you will
hopefully enjoy seeing all the animals known as the “big Five”.
Meal plan is full board.
Day 8 & 9: Masai Mara
Game viewing is never dull in the Mara, and patience is often
rewarded with unique sightings, such as a pride of lion stalking their
prey, a solitary leopard retrieving its kill from the high branches of
an acacia tree or a herd of elephant. Spend exciting days driving
across the limitless plains in search of wildlife in one of Kenya's
most spectacular areas. This vast, open space is like nowhere else on
earth; merely to be here is to be inspired. Meal plan is full board.
Day 10: Masai Mara – Nairobi – Depart
You have an option for an early game drive before breakfast. We drive
back to Nairobi to arrive in the afternoon ( lunch is extra) If time
allows we will enjoy a complimentary dinner at the Carnivore Restaurant
after which an evening transfer will be provided to the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for your departure flight. |
