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Kenyan Safari - 20 Days
Day 1
Arrive at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, picked and briefed by our company representative and transfer to your hotel to relax from your trip. Overnight at the Serena Hotel
Day 2
After breakfast, you will be taken for a city tour of Nairobi which includes visit to the Nairobi Museum, Karen Blixen Museum, Giraffe Centre, and various other landmarks of Kenya. Overnight at Serena Hotel.
Day 3
After breakfast you will depart for Mount Kenya National Park, it is Africa's second highest mountain, formed between two-and-three-million-years-ago by a series of volcanic eruptions. It once had a crater not unlike Mount Kilimanjaro, but erosion has sheared this down to a series of peaks. The mountain above the forest line is a national park and it supports rainforest and dense thickets of bamboo, while higher up the flora changes dramatically: moorland and giant lobelia and heather. The forests are home to elephant, buffalo, monkeys, antelope and giant forest hog. The birdlife around the mountain is also prolific, ranging from huge eagles to multicolored sunbirds. Lunch, dinner and overnight at Serena Mountain Lodge
Day 4
Depart after breakfast and drive further north across the equator to Samburu National Reserve to arrive in time for lunch. Samburu National Reserve is home to plenty of wildlife like; giraffe, buffalo, waterbuck and zebra (including the endangered Grevy's zebra) from the surrounding savannah plains trek to the water. Lion, leopard and cheetah are also quite easy to spot, thanks in part to the lack of grass cover. Samburu is also home to large herds of elephants, and around 365 species of birds have been recorded. Dinner and overnight at Samburu Sopa Lodge
Day 5
Full day is spent in Samburu, with an early morning and late afternoon game drive. Optional activities include a visit to a local Samburu village, camel riding and guided nature and bird walks. All meals and overnight at Samburu Sopa Lodge.
Day 6
A full day is spent in the reserve with actives like; foot safari is the best way to really experience the African bush at its best. Walking through the wild lets you explore the wild at its most pure and visceral, as you track big game, you become aware of every sight and sound, the smell of the earth and the touch of the wind. An expert tracker will teach you the signs to look for, the individual tracks and spoor, and show you how to use the wind to disguise your scent, and to move silently through thick cover and get up close and personal with the game. All meals and overnight at Samburu Sopa Lodge.
Day 7
After breakfast, depart for Lake Baringo National Park. Arriving at the park in time for lunch. This is Kenya's bird watching center with 450 of the more than 1200 different species native to the country sighted here. Dinner and overnight at Samatian Island.
Day 8
After breakfast depart for the scenic drive to Lake Nakuru National Park. Arrive at the park in time for lunch. After lunch, depart for a game drive in the park. Besides the flamingos that the lake is famous for, there are approx 400 other species of birds visiting the lake. Also, many species of game can be found in the park including the introduced Rothschild's giraffe, black and white rhino, water buck, reed buck, lion, buffalo, leopard, baboon and many species of plains game. Dinner and overnight at Sarova Lions Hill
Day 9
After breakfast depart for Maasai Mara, named for the people (the traditional inhabitants of the area) and the Mara River that divides it, is famous for its world-class diversity and concentration of wildlife as well as the Great Wildebeest Migration. Passing through the highly agricultural highlands of the Eastern escarpment of the Great Rift Valley. Descend the escarpment to Narok; a small town on the valley floor proceeds to Masai Mara arriving in time for lunch at your lodge. After lunch relax and have an afternoon game drive. Dinner and overnight stay at Ilkeliani Lodge
Days 10 – 12
Three days in Maasai Mara, Kenya's most popular game sanctuary where you will have the best opportunity of spotting the Big Five (lion, leopard, buffalo, rhino and elephant). Whenever you go in the Mara you will see a frequent amount of wildlife such as Maasai giraffe, baboons, warthogs, bat eared foxes. It is also common to see lions either basking after a heavy meal, or surveying the plains for their next meal. Cheetahs and leopards are harder to spot but are still reasonably common. An optional visit to a local Maasai village or on one of the days, you can take a balloon flight over the Mara that includes a champagne breakfast in the bush (extra cost). All meals and overnight stay at Ilkeliani Lodge
Day 13
Enjoy a morning game drive, and then depart for Nairobi arriving at your hotel in time for lunch. Have a relaxed afternoon, while preparing yourself for Amboseli National Reserve the next day. Overnight at Serena Hotel.
Day 14
After breakfast depart Amboseli National Park. Drive southwards towards Namanga a town on the border of Tanzania proceeds to Amboseli National Park arriving in time for lunch. Amboseli National Park is a landscape dominated everywhere by the glistening, majestic snowcap of the mighty Mt Kilimanjaro - a fitting backdrop to the wild region. This is Africa’s highest mountain – some call it "the rooftop of Africa". It is also the region where pastoral Masai and their cattle have lived in harmony with wild creatures for many a century. Dinner and overnight at the lodge at OL Tukai Lodge
Day 15
Amboseli National Park is known for its abundance of elephants, as well as hippopotamus, Giraffe, Lion and Black Rhino. After lunch, enjoy an extensive game drive is followed by dinner and overnight at Ol Tukai Lodge.
Day 16
After breakfast depart for Tsavo West National Park. Afternoon game drive including a visit to the Mzima Springs where underground water from Chyulu hills supplies 250,000 liters of fresh sparkling water daily to Mombasa it is known as the heaven for crocodiles and hippos, Tilapia is the common fish there. A unique underwater observatory tank has been built that gives you an incredible view of this crystal clear underwater world, where massive hippos glide silently through swirling shoals of barbel. Dinner and overnight at Serena Kilaguni Lodge.
Day 17
Located in the heart of the Taita Hills Wildlife Sanctuary off Voi town, Sarova Salt Lick Lodge is a truly unique concept consisting of rooms elevated on stilts, each overlooking a waterhole and linked by suspended walkways. At night, the waterhole is floodlit ensuring that guests enjoy an uninterrupted view of the daily procession of thirsty wildlife that comes to water at the waterhole. Dinner and overnight Salt Lick Lodge.
Day 18
After breakfast, depart for Mombasa. Arrive at your beach hotel by lunchtime. Check in at your hotel relax and enjoy the beach, you can also get a message while relaxing at the spa. Overnight at Sun n Sand Beach Hotel.
Day 19
A full spent the hotel, you can enjoy some of the actives like taking a ride on a motor boat, visit places like popular tourist attraction, like The Fort Jesus, located along the coastline near the Old Town, is a monumental piece of architecture that was built in the 16th century by the Portuguese. The fort has a museum that displays various artifacts from the era where Mombasa served as a transit point for the slave trade and commodities. And, Bombolulu workshop, and Mombasa Tusks, Overnight at Sun n Sand Beach Hotel.
Day 20
After breakfast depart for Nairobi. The journey will take about 7hrs stop at Mutio Andei enrout for lunch. Arrive Nairobi at around 4 o’clock in the evening, overnight at Serena Hotel.
NOTES:
Airfare is not included in the tour price.
PRICE INCLUDES:
- Accommodation as detailed in the itinerary.
- All meals as provided in the itinerary.
- Transportation in a driven minivan with pop-up roof for easy game viewing and photography.
- Services of an English-speaking tour/guide driver
- Game viewing drives and parks entrance fees as indicated in the itinerary.
- All Government taxes and levies.
- Mineral water during game drives only
- Two-way long range high frequency radio communication in each minivan
- On safari accessories in the minivan: First-aid kit, cool box and fire extinguisher.
PRICE EXCLUDES:
- All items of personal nature such as telephone calls, fax, email etc.
- Tips and gratuities to hotel, lodges, camp staff and driver- guide(s)
- Alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks.
- Laundry services.
- Holiday supplement over Christmas and New Year.
- Travel Insurance
- Visa and Passport fees
NB: Please note that the prices are subject to change if susequently affected by government taxes, exchange rate differences or any other influences beyond our control.
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