ITINERARY
AT GLANCE
Day 01 Nairobi
Day 08 Lake Baringo
Day 02 Aberdares
Day 09 Lake Baringo
Day 03 Samburu
Day 10 Lake Naivasha
Day 04 Samburu
Day 11 Lake Naivasha
Day 05 Sweetwaters
Day 12 Masai Mara
Day 06 Lake Nakuru
Day 13 Masai Mara
Day 07 Lake Nakuru
Day 14 Departure
FULL ITINERARY
Day
01: NAIROBI
Met upon arrival at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport with our
unique & special welcome (cold towels, champagne and presentation
of authentic safari hat to every guest).
Transfer to your city hotel for the overnight. You will have the
morning to relax and in the afternoon an opportunity to visit
The National Museum often touted as the birthplace of humanity
and a great place to start exploring the Kenyans' cultural riches.
Tonight you will dine at the famous Carnivore Restaurant enjoying
a wide variety of barbequed meats carved at your table. Meals:
H/B
Accommodation Options:
- The Stanley
Hotel
- Grand Regency
Hotel
Day
02
After breakfast depart through a very scenic route towards Mt
Kenya stopping enroute at the magnificent Thompson’s Falls.
Arrive at Aberdare Country Club/Outspan hotel for lunch. Afternoon
transfer to The Ark/treetops perched 7000ft high in the Aberdare
Mountains. Settle in and enjoy views of snow-covered Mt. Kenya
as you await the procession of wild animals that come to the floodlit
waterhole. After dinner relax in the lounge by the fireplace or
enjoy the game-viewing. Meals: F/B
NB/A warm jacket/sweater is highly recommended.
Accommodation Options:
- Mountain
Lodge
- The Ark
- Treetops
Day
03
Drive North past Mt Kenya to Shaba Game Reserve. Rugged and remote,
this wildlife reserve provides some the best and most colourful
game viewing in the country. Arrive in time for lunch at the lodge
located at the banks of Ewaso Nyiro River. Later in the afternoon
proceed for an exciting game-viewing in search of game found
only north of the equator that include the long necked gerenuk,
grevy’s zebra, reticulated giraffe, beisa Oryx and the Somali
ostrich. Meals: F/B
Accommodation Options:
- Sarova
Shaba Lodge
- Samburu
Lodge
- Samburu
Serena Lodge
- Samburu
Sopa Lodge
Day
04
After an early breakfast cross over to the nearby Samburu and
Buffalo Springs Game Reserve for a full morning's exciting game-viewing
drive in search of the 'big five', other wildlife and a large
number of bird species. The Ewaso Nyiro River dotted with doum
palms meanders through the reserve giving it an oasis setting.
You may opt to visit the Samburu villages to experience their
way of life. Pass by a local school where we will mingle with
the children and offer gifts of pens, clothes and other items
that is well received and appreciated. The children may even sing
for us! Return to the lodge for lunch. Enjoy afternoon game drive.
All meals and overnight at the lodge.
Accommodation Options:
- Sarova
Shaba Lodge
- Samburu
Lodge
- Samburu
Serena Lodge
- Samburu
Sopa Lodge
Day
05 SAMBURU/ MT KENYA REGION
After breakfast embark on a scenic drive to Nanyuki and Sweetwater’s
Tented Camp, set in a 24,000-acre game reserve at the foot of
Mount Kenya. Glimpse some of the abundant game in this privately
owned reserve on this afternoon's safari drive. Dinner and overnight
at the Camp
Accommodation Options:
- Sweetwater’s
Tented Camp
- Mt Kenya
Safari Club
Day
06: MT KENYA REGION/LAKE NAKURU
Afterwards proceed with your journey to Lake Nakuru National Park,
famous as the home of thousands of lesser and greater flamingo.
This park also provides sanctuary of Rothschild giraffe, black
and white rhino and the elusive leopard.
Arrive at the lodge for lunch thereafter, an afternoon game drive
to see millions of flamingos and a host of other bird life. Return
for dinner.
Accommodation Options:
- Lake Nakuru
Lodge
- Sarova
Lion Hill Lodge
- Flamingo
Hill Tented Camp
Day
07: LAKE NAKURU
After breakfast drive to the far end of Lake Nakuru National Park
for an uninterrupted birding in this fascinating eco-system, renowned
for its birdlife and as one of Kenya’s most successful Rhino
Sanctuaries.
All meals and overnight at the lodge/camp
Day 08
We leave after an early breakfast for a drive through the Great
Rift Valley to Lake Baringo. The walks here take you through amazing
volcanic landscapes and a rich habitat full of birdlife. Arrive
in time for lunch at Lake Bogoria Club followed a visit to the
hot springs and some bird watching. Later proceed to Lake Baringo
Country club for dinner and overnight
Day 09
Optional boat ride to spend the day viewing the bird species and
other wildlife which frequents the alkaline lake. Its main attraction
is the fabulous bird life which abounds here and attracts enthusiasts
from all over the world. The demand is such that the lodge, Lake
Baringo Club, has a resident ornithologist who conducts bird walks
and evening slide shows. All meals and overnight at Lake Baringo
Club
Day
10
After breakfast depart for Lake Naivasha with our first stop
at the View Point to admire the breath-taking beauty of the
Great Rift Valley. Continue to arrive at Naivasha Sopa for lunch.
After lunch we'll proceed on a boat ride on the lake and disembark
on Crescent Island – a private sanctuary, for a walk-about
amongst Zebra, Wildebeest, Gazelle, Vervet Monkey, Genet and Giraffe.
Dinner and overnight at your lodge.
Meals: F/B
Accommodation
Options:
- Lake Naivasha
Sopa Lodge
- Lake Naivasha
Simba Lodge
Day
11 LAKE NAIVASHA
Full day at the lake side with bird viewing
Day
12: LAKE NAIVASHA/ MASAI MARA
Have breakfast and depart via Narok to Masai Mara National Reserve
offering wonderful scenery and plenty of game. It’s perhaps
the only region left in Kenya where you may see animals in the
same super abundance as existed a century ago. Mara is home to
the awesome black-manned lion, the elusive leopard, stately giraffes,
vast bulk of elephants, rhino, thundering herds of zebra, migrating
wildebeest and numerous other plains game.
Arrive at the lodge for lunch and in the afternoon proceed for
an exciting game viewing in this vast and expansive reserve teeming
with game. Return to the lodge for dinner.
Accommodation Options:
- Keekorok
Lodge
- Mara Simba
Lodge
- Mara Sopa
Lodge
- Mara Serena
Lodge
- Sarova
Mara Camp
DAY 13 MASAI MARA
Full day at the reserve with morning and afternoon game drives
in search of the ‘big five’. Masai Mara is at the
northern most extension of the Serengeti Plains and one of the
richest wildlife game reserves. Its home to the awesome black
–manned lion, the elusive leopard, stately giraffe, vast
bulk of elephants, rhino, thundering herds of zebra, migrating
wildebeest and numerous other plains game, thereafter return at
the lodge for dinner.
Optional
Activity:
Balloon safari over Mara plains ending with a champagne breakfast,
or visit the traditional Masai Manyatta ( off the beaten track)
and experience the culture of this world famous community
Interact with these nomadic people who still live as they did
for centuries and experience their way of life as you learn about
their customs and traditions.
Accommodation Options:
- Keekorok
Lodge
- Mara Simba
Lodge
- Mara Sopa
Lodge
- Mara Serena
- Sarova
Mara Camp
Day
14 MASAI MARA/ NAIROBI
After breakfast depart to Nairobi, arrive for a day room and later
transfer to the airport for the onward flight back home.
End
of Safari
