Kenya Safari: Wildlife & Warriors

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Welcome to Africa! Look forward to a journey through majestic, unspoiled landscapes to fabulous game reserves where the dark continents incomparable wildlife is protected in its natural habitat. After disembarking from the aircraft you will clear customs and immigration formalities. Transfer to your hotel in Town. Tonight a short briefing about the safari routine, then overnight at the The Norfolk Hotel (deluxe room) on bed and breakfast basis.

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Day 2 Lake Elementaita

Breakfast at your hotel. Drive to Lake Elementaita to arrive in time for lunch. You have the rest of the afternoon at your leisure. Dinner and overnight at Lake Elementaita Serena Camp.

Day 3 Lake Nakuru / Lake Elementaita

Drive to Lake Nakuru (approx. 35 min.) for a morning game drive in this small National Park famous for its pink flamingoes. Picnic lunch in the park. Drive to the edge of the lake to view thousands of birds feeding in the alkaline water; see the sweeping view from the top of Baboon Rocks; then look for warthogs and waterbucks as you leave the park. Return to Elementaita in the late afternoon to spend the night. Dinner and overnight at Lake Elementaita Serena Camp.

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Day 4 Ol Pejeta – Mount Kenya

Breakfast at your camp. Drive to the southern foothills of Mount Kenya, a 17,058-foot dormant volcano with a glistening cap of ice and snow. Arrive at Sweetwaters Game Sanctuary which is located at the base of the mountain and proceed to the camp. Lunch at the camp- you go for an afternoon game drive which will give you an opportunity to visit chimpanzee sanctuary and meet Baraka the pet rhinoceros. Overnight at Sweetwaters Serena Camp (morani wing) overlooking the waterhole where the animals come and go on full board basis.

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Day 5 Samburu Game Reserve

After breakfast, drive to the grassland area, which forms the bridge between Kenya lush south and parched north. As you drive to your lodge watch out for herds of impalas, Grant gazelles, and African buffalo as you enter SAMBURU NATIONAL RESERVE. Lunch and afternoon game drives. Dinner and overnight at Samburu Intrepids Camp on full board basis.

Day 6 Samburu Game Reserve

A full day of game driving includes outings at dawn, when animals are most active, and in the afternoon, when the light is best for photography. Return to the lodge for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Today you stay close to the Ewaso Nyiro River, where vast herds of plains game come to water, braving lions in the grass, leopards in the trees, and giant crocodiles. Stars of Samburu not easily seen elsewhere are the liver-red reticulated giraffe, the long-necked gerenuk antelope, and the elegant Grevy zebra. Afternoon visit to a Samburu Village and a local school. Overnight at Samburu Intrepids Camp on full board basis.

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Day 7 Masai Mara Game Reserve

After breakfast transfer to the airstrip for your schedule flight departing at 09h30 to Masai Mara National Reserve. You are now in Maasai country, where sedentary crop farming gives way to nomadic cattle herding. Red-clad, spear-wielding Maasai warriors tend their multi-colored herds among the wild animals of the Loita Plains, admirably unimpressed by the presence of large predators. Upon arrival you will be met by camp vehicle. Drive to your camp. Lunch at the camp and thereafter enjoy an afternoon game drive. Dinner and overnight at Kichwa Tembo Camp (superior view tents) on full board basis.

Day 8 & 9 Masai Mara Game Reserve

You will spend the next 2 nights in Mara. Morning and afternoon game drives in the MAASAI MARA NATIONAL RESERVE, Kenya’s best and most scenic game park. At the northern extremity of the unique Serengeti ecosystem, blessed with a permanent water supply, the Maasai Mara has a thriving, permanent population of plains game, augmented in the dry season by the migration of two million gnus and zebras from the vast, parched Serengeti plains. Of the hunter’s "big five," elephant, buffalo, lion, and leopard are quite common, while even the much rarer rhino might come out of the thicket for you. Hyenas are plentiful and the cheetah, a 60-miles-per-hour daytime hunter, is often seen. (Today you may opt for an early morning balloon excursion to experience the panoramic Mara from a birds-eye view (The Balloon excursion costs US$ 485 per person and this is not included in the tour package). All meals and overnight at Kichwa Tembo Camp (superior view tents) on full board basis.

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Day 10 Depart

Breakfast at your camp. Morning game drive. Transfer to the airstrip for your schedule flight departing at 11h00 to Nairobi. Upon arrival at 12h15 at Wilson Airport, you will be met and transferred to Ole Sereni Hotel for day rooms. In the evening you will be transferred to the famous Carnivore Restaurant for a farewell dinner. Transfer to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (Nairobi) for your home bound flight.