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DAY 1 AMBOSELI NATIONAL PARK
Depart at 0700, driving south east towards Africa’s highest mountain, Kilimanjaro. Rest halt at Namanga, the ever busy border town between Kenya and Tanzania. Proceed further east to the home of The African Elephant, a very apt norm for Amboseli which hosts huge herds of the majestic African elephant. Arrive at the lodge by 1130. Time at leisure. Lunch at 1230. Early afternoon at leisure, game viewing drive at 1600, return to the lodge by 1845. Dinner and overnight. FB.longchamp sac louboutin femme pas cher borse louis vuitton sac a main louis vuitton ray ban aviators sunglasses nike tn pas cher
DAY 2 AMBOSELI NATIONAL PARK
Game drive 0630, return to the lodge by 0900 for breakfast. Day at leisure.
South east of Kenya’s capital Nairobi, the park nestles at the foot of the highest mountain in Africa, Kilimanjaro, which borders both Kenya and Tanzania. The park is famed for the huge herds of the African Elephant that it is home to. The park also plays host to lions, buffaloes, the elusive leopard, wildebeest, giraffes, zebras, a variety of antelopes and other smaller plains game. During the dry season it is semi arid terrains and during the wet season, the seasonal “Amboseli Swamp” becomes home to many species of birds.
Afternoon game viewing run at 1600. Return by 1845. Dinner and overnight. FB.
DAY 3 NAIVASHA
Breakfast at 0700, depart by 0730 for the lake shore town of Naivasha, on the lower level of The Great Rift Valley. Arrive in time for a late lunch at the lodge, on the shore of the lake. Naivasha is bird watchers paradise, there are over 600 species of birds resident on the shore. Afternoon at leisure to take a boat ride at the nearby Crescent Island or relax by the swimming pool. Dinner and overnight. FB
DAY 4 MASAI MARA GAME RESERVE
Breakfast at 0700. Depart at 0730 for Masai Mara, driving south west to what has been aptly dubbed as the “ultimate game viewing destination in the world,” home to the largest wildebeest migration across two countries. Descend into the Great Rift Valley, breif rest halt at Narok town, proceed further south arrive at the lodge by 1200. Lunch. Afternoon game viewing drive at 1600, return by 1845. Dinner and overnight. FB.
DAY 5 MASAI MARA GAME RESERVE
Early morning game viewing run at 0630 (optional Balloon Safari with Champagne Breakfast, additional cost), return for breakfast by 0900. Day at leisure.
Blessed with an outstanding concentration of animals and panoramic views of across the plains and dotted woodlands, the Masai Mara provides an experience unsurpassed. As the northern extension of the great Serengeti grassland, the reserve is host to the annual migration of over a million wildebeest –the most awesome wildlife spectacle on planet earth.
The Mara covers an area of about 1,500 square kilometers in the south-western corner of Kenya, is not fenced and bordered on the west by the Olooloo escarpment and in the east by the Ngama hills. The common language of the Masai is Maa in which the word Mara means spotted –referring to the clusters of bush which dot the plains.
The Masai Mara supports the lion, cheetah, elephant, kongoni, topi, Thomson’s gazelle and the Defassa waterbuck, as well as eight species of primate. Afternoon game viewing run at 1600. Return by 1845. Dinner and overnight. FB.
(optional full day game drive with picnic lunch)
DAY 6 LAKE NAKURU NATIONAL PARK
Breakfast at 0700, depart at 0730 for Nakuru, driving to the floor of the Great Rift Valley. Arrive at the lodge by 1200, time at leisure. The lake is home to millions of flamingo which give the lake an unmistakable pink hue on the horizon. Lunch at 1230, early afternoon at leisure, game viewing run at 1600. The park hosts the endangered white rhino, lions, buffaloes, the elusive leopard and hordes of plains game. Return to the lodge by 1845. Dinner and overnight. FB.
DAY 7 NANYUKI
Early morning game viewing run at 0630, return for breakfast by 0900. Depart at 0930 for Nyahururu, the Equator Point. Brief rest halt. Proceed onwards to Nanyuki ascending the Great Rift Valley watching the landscape alternate from rolling green hills to never ending plains. Brief rest halt at the Nanyuki Equator point. Proceed onwards to arrive at the club by 1200, time at leisure.
The club, set in pristine grounds at the foot of the majestic snow capped Mount Kenya was founded in 1959 by William Holden and has been honored by visits from many celebrities including John Travolta. Time at the club is graced by long lunches and lazy log fire dinners, for the more energetic there is a heated swimming pool, tennis courts, croquet, a golf course, trout fishing, nature / bird walks, horse back riding and an early morning ride on an ox wagon through the club grounds.
Lunch, afternoon at leisure. There is an animal orphanage within the club grounds which has cheetahs, the llama, ostriches, zebroids (mixed breed of zebra and a horse), porcupines, baby antelopes, the white tailed Colobus monkeys and a tortoise rumoured to be over 100 years old.
Dinner and overnight. FB.
DAY 8 NAIROBI
Breakfast at 0900. Depart at 0930 for Nairobi, arrive by 1300, drop off with memories of your African safari to cherish.
End of safari.
