11 Days Amboseli
/Aberdares /Samburu//Lake Nakuru/Maasai Mara
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 Serena Lodge
Day 3: Amboseli National park
A full day in this photogenic park. Morning and afternoon game
drives are offered. Meals and overnight at Amboseli Serena Lodge.
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 at 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
LodgeThe
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 or
Flamingo Hill Tented Camp
Lake Nakuru's claim to fame is anchored on its flamingo's and the
over 400 species of birds found here. The lake itself is a soda lake
on the floor of the rift valley. The sight of the at times millions
of flamingos is quite spectacular. From a distance the lake appears
ringed in pink. The Lake has also earned a reputation as an
important haven for endangered species- particularly the Rothschild
Giraffe and the black and white rhino. Lions, waterbuck, buffalo and
baboons are all residents here.
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 or Keekorok Lodge 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 or Keekorok Lodge
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 11: Maasai Mara - Nairobi
Morning game drive. Drive to back to Nairobi to arrive in the
afternoon. Drop off at Fairview hotel to freshen up before going for
Dinner at the Carnivore restaurant. Transfer to Jomo Kenyatta
International Airport for your home bound flight.
Cost per person sharing
Safari price Cost Includes:
-Transport on custom made 8 seater tour van ideal for game viewing
and photography
-Full board accommodation whilst on safari
-Accommodation in double/triple room
-1 Night hotel accommodations in Nairobi on BB
-All park entrance fees to include government taxes
-Service of an English speaking professional driver/guide
-All game drives as detailed in the itinerary
Complimentary return airport transfers
-Bottled water whilst on safari
-Dinner at the Carnivore Restaurant
-Start and end in Nairobi.
-Personalized service
Tour Cost excludes:
-Tips
-Laundry
-Beverages/Drinks
-International flights
-Visas
-Items of a personal nature
-Any other extras not detailed in
-Hotel accommodations in Nairobi after the safari
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