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OVERVIEW

Tsavo west National Park

Covers approximately 30 % of Kenya’s park area and contains a diversity of habitats, wildlife and a mountainous scenic landscape. wildlife includes leopard, cheetah, wild dogs, lion, elephants, giraffe, zebra, crocodiles, Plains game, mongoose, hyrax,, dikdik, lesser kudu and porcupine. Prolific birdlife features 600 recorded species.

Tsavo East National Park

The Park is renowned for its large numbers of Elephants and the famous Man Eating Lions (during the building of the Kenya/Uganda Railway in 1890

Amboseli National Park

The National Park embodies five main wildlife habitats (open plains, acacia woodland, rocky thorn bush country, swamps and marshland).Attractions are Mount Kilimanjaro observation hill which allows an overall view of the whole park especially the swamps and the elephants, other animals and birds can be seen as well.

Aberdare National park

The Aberdares is an isolated volcanic range that forms the eastern wall of the rift valley, the park is home to most of the larger mammals, having a large population of black rhino, it has endangered species including the rare bongo, giant forest hog, packs of the now rare wild dogs and endemic mole-rate and mole shrew.

Samburu National Reserve

The reserve is rich in wildlife and abundance of rare northern specialist species such as the Grevy’s Zebra, Somali Ostrich, reticulated giraffe, Gerenuk and the Beisa Oryx. it is also popular with elephants and large predators. Birdlife is abundant  with over 450 species recorded.

The lake Nakuru National park

One of the 8 Rift Valley lakes lies in this volcano-strewn Valley, which stretches through the length of Kenya from Tanzania and Ethiopia. The Park which is 188 square kilometres is an abode of various water birds that breed in the lake’s salty water including flamingos, white pelicans and marabou stork; white rhino may be seen as well as the rare Rothschild’s giraffe, Cape buffalo and other plains game.

Masai Mara National Park

This will be a day of tracking game with your guide and is the climax of game viewing. The Mara’s landscape is scenic Savannah grassland on rolling hills, which enables the Reserve to attract sufficient rainfall to maintain and support a large population of herbivores, together with the predators that follow. Elephant, lion and buffalo can be seen with relative ease though luck is a necessary factor for spotting rhino and leopard that completes the big five as the two animals are very timid and sparsely numbered. Plains game like wildebeest, zebra and Masai giraffe abound as well as hippos and a wide variety of antelopes including impala, dik dik, hartebeest and both the Grant’s and Thompson’s gazelles among others.

ITINERARY

Day 1: Nairobi – Tsavo East  National Park

You will be  picked up from your hotel/residence within Nairobi at 07.30 hrs and drive via Chyulu hills to Tsavo West National Park to arrive for lunch and proceeding for your afternoon game viewing. While in the Park, you will have a chance of visiting the famous Mzima Springs  in the north of the park, water that has filtered underground from the Chyulu hills gushes from below a lava ridge into a series of clear pools (The source of drinking water for Mombasa) Return for dinner and overnight at a Camp/lodge

  • Accommodation: Lodge or Camp
  • Meal Plan: lunch and dinner

Day 2: Tsavo East National Park – Tsavo West National Park

After a breakfast, morning game drive will follow chancing to see what you might have not seen the previous day. Depart for Tsavo East National Park check in/lunch afternoon game drive to follow. Return for dinner and overnight at the camp

  • Accommodation: Lodge or Camp
  • Meal Plan: breakfast, lunch and dinner

Day 3: Tsavo West National Park – Amboseli National Park

After your breakfast depart for Amboseli National Park, arrive for Lunch/check in, an afternoon game drive to follow. There are swamps and springs fed by underground rivers from the melting snows of Mt. Kilimanjaro, which give permanent water to the wildlife. The animals seen here include lion, elephant, cheetah, buffalo, plains game and the rare Taita weaver and the gerenuk. Dinner and overnight  at the lodge/camp

Accommodation: Lodge or Camp
Meal Plan: Breakfast/lunch and dinner.

Day 4: Amboseli National Park.

After breakfast, proceed on a game drive in this Park, which lies in a dried-up lake bed. The animals  mainly found around the Ol Kenya Swamp. If the weather is clear and there is no low cloud cover, you may see the Peak of Mt. Kilimanjaro, which forms a beautiful backdrop to the Park. The Observation Hill offers a view of the entire Park and beyond. An afternoon game drive will follow after lunch. Optional: Masai village nature walk and visit to Maasai village and see there life style (extra cost) Return to the Camp for dinner and overnight.
Accommodation: Lodge or Camp
Meal Plan:Breakfast/ Lunch and Dinner.

Day 5: Amboseli National Park – Aberdare National Park

After breakfast, depart for Aberdares National Park  with a stopover in Nairobi for lunch and refreshment, arrive and check in,game to follow in the afternoon, also Mt Kenya can be seen if weather allows  for clear viewing.  Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
Accommodation: Lodge or Camp
Meal Plan: lunch and dinner

Day 6: Aberdare National Park – Samburu National Reserve

After breakfast, game drive  en-rout in Aberdare hence head to Samburu National reserve with game enroute check in check in /lunch if time allows afternoon game to follow.  Dinner/overnight at the lodge/camp.
Accommodation: Lodge or Camp
Meal Plan: Lunch/Dinner/Breakfast

Day 7: Samburu National Park

Morning and afternoon game-viewing sessions tracking the rare, drought resistant wild animal species which can only be seen north of the equator; the reticulated giraffe, gravy’s zebra, the gerenuk or giraffe-gazelle, Beisa Oryx and the blue-shanked Somali ostrich. The Ewaso Nyiro River with source at the Aberdare Ranges traverses this Park. There are therefore very high chances of spotting crocodile in its natural environment though the water level varies seasonally. You will have a lunch and leisure break in the mid-afternoon. Dinner and overnight at the camp
Accommodation: Lodge or Camp
Meal Plan: Lunch and dinner

Day 8: Samburu National Reserve – Lake Nakuru National Park

Pre-breakfast games drive; depart Samburu for Lake Nakuru National Park, lunch enroute, at Thomson falls with scenic views of the falls. Arrive/check in with a short game drive in Lake Nakuru national park in the evening. accommodation and dinner at a lodge.
Accommodation: Lodge or Camp
Meal Plan: lunch and dinner

Day 9: Lake Nakuru National Park – Masaai Mara National Reserve.

After breakfast  depart for Masai Mara Game reserve and arrive for lunch/ check in, afternoon game drive to follow. Return for dinner and overnight at the camp/lodge

Accommodation: Lodge or Camp
Meal Plan: Lunch and dinner

Day 10: Masai Mara Game Reserve (Optional)

Option 1 : early morning hot air balloon accompanied with champagne bush breakfast (extra cost) after the bush breakfast later embark on game drive return for lunch with a second game drive in the afternoon.

Option 2. Full day game drive after breakfast with picnic lunch boxes, return to the camp/lodge for dinner and overnight.

Option 3. Full breakfast  proceed to the game drive return for lunch and choose either to  proceed to the second game drive in the afternoon or visit Maasai village experience their nomadic lifestyle( at an extra cost) Return to camp/lodge for dinner/overnight.

Accommodation: Lodge or Camp
Meal Plan: breakfast/lunch and dinner

Day 11: Masai Mara Game Reserve

After breakfast, another morning of tracking game with your guide in this Reserve which borders Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park and is the annual seasonal scene of the migration of close to 800,000 zebra and wildebeest that occurs between the two Parks. Break for lunch. In the afternoon there is a choice between a game drive and a nature walk escorted by armed Masai guides at an extra cost you may also visit a local Masai village to see their nomadic lifestyle; the Masai are famous for their bravery, as they have co-existed with the animals over the years. Dinner/overnight at the camp/lodge
Accommodation: Lodge or Camp
Meal Plan: Breakfast, lunch and dinner

Day 12: Masai Mara Game Reserve – Nairobi

After breakfast leave Masai Mara with a morning game drive enroute for Nairobi. Arrive in Nairobi early in the evening. The driver  will drop you at your hotel or airport to catch your flight back home.
Accommodation: Lodge or Camp
Meal Plan: Breakfast
– End of Safari-

INCLUDES & EXCLUDES

Inclusions:

  • Arrival & Departure airport transfers.
  • Transportation as per itinerary
  • Accommodation as per itinerary or similar
  • Meals as per itinerary
  • Services of an English speaking driver/guide
  • National Park & game reserve entrance fees as per itinerary
  • Drinking Water while on safari
  • Transport in a 4×4 Safari Land Cruiser

Excluded:

  • Visas and related costs
  • Personal Taxes
  • Drinks, tips, laundry, telephone calls and other items of a personal nature
  • International flights
  • Optional excursions and activities not listed in the itinerary Example; Masai village, Hot air Balloon.
  • Personal medical insurance
  • The first night accommodation in Nairobi on arrival
  • Farewell dinner at the Carnivore restaurant.

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