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A Kenya safari has long been one of the most popular African holidays, often combined with a beach stay. It is indeed still an excellent choice for a safari holiday, but in the last few years has 'grown up' to offer a lot more than the fairly standard fare for which it had become known. From the jaw-dropping majesty of mountains like Mt. Kenya and Mt. Kilimanjaro to the wildlife wonderlands of the Maasai Mara, Amboseli, Ol Pejeta, Lake Nakuru and Samburu, The Best of Kenya Safari encompasses everything for which Kenya is famous: magnificent scenery, stunning wildlife, and breathtaking adventure. Duration: 16 Nights & 15 Days DAY 1: Nairobi, Kenya Upon arrival at Nairobi’s JKI Airport, you will be met by your guide. Your guide will transfer you to your hotel. Later in the morning you will have a safari briefing before you are taken to the Nairobi Orphanage. Have lunch and in the afternoon you will proceed on an Out of Africa Tour which takes you to the former home of Karen Blixen who penned Out of Africa, and a stop at Giraffe Centre, an elevated treetop aerie where we hand feed Rothschild giraffes. Return to your hotel for dinner and overnight. Accommodation: Nairobi Serena Hotel DAY 2: Eco Tour After breakfast you will proceed on a day cultural tour which will take you approximately 50 miles out of Nairobi for an Eco Tour which will show you the home of local Kenyans; their way and standards of life, resources and education amongst others. You will be hosted to a local lunch by a women’s self help group; you will return in the evening for dinner and overnight at your hotel. Accommodation: Nairobi Serena Hotel DAY 3: Aberdare National Park After breakfast continue safari, lunch en-route, through the rich agricultural country of Kenya arriving in the dense Aberdares forest in the late afternoon. Game viewing will be from the balcony of your lodge, dinner and overnight at The Ark Lodge. Accommodation: The Ark Lodge DAY 4-5: Samburu National Reserve After breakfast drive through the equator, a clear day will show you the magnificent snowcapped peaks of Mt. Kenya - the second highest point of Africa, to the northern frontier district arriving for lunch at your lodge. Enjoy your first game drive this afternoon and be introduced to the animals that are peculiar to this area - the reticulated giraffe, Gravy’s zebra, the Somali Ostrich amongst other flora and fauna. Spend another day exploring this harshly beautiful reserve where game is abundant, especially in the forested fringes of the Uaso Nyiro River, which flows gently through the dry landscape. Early morning and late afternoon game drives are made daily. Accommodation: Samburu Intrepids Camp DAY 6: Ol Pejeta Sweetwaters Conservancy After breakfast drive northwards through the country’s central province, a fertile and scenic land formerly part of the historical ‘White Highlands’ to the shadows of the world famous Mount Kenya. On a clear day you will see the magnificent mountain in its full splendor. Your destination today is the Ol Pejeta Sweetwaters Wildlife Sanctuary. Upon arrival at the camp, you will check into your tents. Lunch is at the camp followed by time to relax. Thereafter you will be collected for a first game drive experience in the wildlife sanctuary. Return at sunset for dinner and overnight at the Sweetwaters Wildlife Sanctuary. Enjoy a pre dawn game viewing drive this morning before returning for a full breakfast at you camp. Situated between the foot hills of the Aberdares and the magnificent snow-capped peaks of Mount Kenya, the 110,000-acre private wilderness of the Ol Pejeta Conservancy boasts an astounding variety of wildlife, including all the members of the ‘Big Five' (the endangered black and white rhino , leopard, elephant, buffalo and lion). Offering one of the highest wildlife densities in Kenya and a higher wildlife to acre ratio than any Kenyan national park, the conservancy offers sanctuary to a number of endangered species, most notably the rare Grevy's zebra and the Jackson's hartebeest. The largest black rhino sanctuary in East Africa, the conservancy also hosts the only sanctuary for chimpanzees in Kenya. Accommodation: Ol Pejeta House Meal plan: Full Board Basis DAY 7: Lake Nakuru National Park After breakfast at the lodge you will be collected by your driver and proceed to Lake Nakuru National Park. This lake is famous as it is home to hundreds of thousands of Flamingos that color the lake pink. Arrival at Lake Nakuru will be in time for lunch at your tented camp. Later you will be collected for an afternoon game drive in this park, which also provides sanctuary for Rothschild Giraffe, Rhino and Leopard. Return at sunset for dinner and overnight. Accommodation: Mbweha Camp Day 8-9: Masai Mara National Reserve Enjoy breakfast at the camp or lodge before driving on the floor of the Rift Valley. You will travel via the township of Narok, which is in the heart of Maasai land and drive on to the Masai Mara National Reserve. You will arrive at your camp in time for lunch. After a little siesta you will proceed on an afternoon game drive until sunset. Early morning and late afternoon game drives are made daily. We also visit a village of the Maasai people to witness their singing, dancing, and sacred rituals. A glimpse into their homes and social structure is a poignant experience. Masai Mara National Reserve offers wonderful scenery and plenty of game. World renowned for the breathtaking spectacle of ‘the greatest wildlife show on earth and the awe inspiring annual migration of the wildebeest. Technically an extension of Tanzania's renowned Serengeti National Park, the Mara constitutes only 4% of the entire Serengeti ecosystem but its rolling grasslands, meandering rivers and towering escarpments offer one of the world's most rewarding and evocative wildlife arenas. This is the ideal backdrop for a hot air balloon expedition. It is perhaps the only region left in Kenya where the visitor may see animals in the same super-abundance as existed a century ago. Accommodation: Mara Intrepids Camp Day 10-11: Masai Mara National Reserve Enjoy four game viewing drives and on the last day you have an opportunity to go on a spectacular optional balloon ride across the Masai Mara. Your Balloon Safari begins in the pre-dawn hours and the magnificent view over the park is thrilling. Towards the end of the flight, you rise to a height of 1500 feet for a panoramic view of the twisting Mara River and the savannah below. After an hour or so in the air, your safari finishes with a flourish: a champagne breakfast in the bush, cooked on the balloon's burners! Please note that this is an optional extra not included in the main tour package price – In the event of unfavorable weather a full refund will be given if the balloon does not take off. Accommodation: Kichwa Tembo Camp DAY 12-13: Amboseli National Park After breakfast drive to the Mount Kilimanjaro country. Lunch will be en route at Tamambo Restaurant arriving at your lodge for dinner. Early morning and late afternoon game drives are made and a cultural visit will be made to one of the local Maasai Community. Amboseli National Park is home to thousands of elephants, made popular by natural history documentaries such as 'Echo of the elephants' and is a beautiful park with far reaching plains, salt lake the magnificent backdrop of Kilimanjaro and easily the approachable wildlife—an excellent way for our game viewing expeditions. Accommodation: Tortilis Camp DAY 14-15: Tsavo West National Park Enjoy a pre-dawn game viewing drive before returning to your camp for breakfast. Depart to the West of Tsavo arriving at your lodge for lunch. Enjoy a late afternoon game viewing drive, returning for dinner and overnight at your lodge. Early morning and late afternoon game drives are made daily. Tsavo West, land of lions and lava, is painted on a sprawling canvas of endless skies, emerald hills, liquid lava flows, palm-fringed rivers, teeming wildlife and sparkling oases, where rafts of hippo wallow, snort and blow in the crystal clear melt waters of Mount Kilimanjaro. Accommodation: Kilaguni Serena Safari Lodge Day 16: Nairobi After breakfast transfer to the local airstrip for your scheduled flight in light aircraft to Nairobi’s Wilson Airport where upon arrival you will be met by your guide and transferred to your hotel, remainder of day at leisure. In the early evening proceed for a farewell dinner at the world famous Carnivore Restaurant, thereafter you will either be transferred to the JKI Airport for your international outbound flight or to your hotel for overnight at Nairobi Serena Hotel or Southern Sun Mayfair. Accommodation: Nairobi Serena Hotel What is In and What is Out Includes: |
