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DAY 1 ABERDARE NATIONAL PARK
Welcome to Kenya, our homeland of safari adventure that has continued to thrill from time immemorial.
Depart at 0800 driving north into plush Kikuyu farmlands, watch the landscape alternate from rolling green hills to endless plains. Brief rest halt at the Nyahururu Falls and Equator point. Arrive at the Aberdare Country Club set on a foothill called Mweiga at 1100, time at leisure
louboutin outlet scarpe nike air max tn pas cher longchamp soldes nike air max pas cher tn pas cher, lunch at 1230, transfer at 1415 to The Ark, located in the heart of the Aberdare Rain Forest and providing a front seat to the never ending theatrics of the animals at the waterhole. Arrive by 1515, afternoon and evening at leisure, the “treehotel” stands on wooden stilts overlooking a waterhole from which animals can be viewed throughout the day and night (the waterhole is lit by powerful spotlights strategically positioned). Dinner and overnight. FB.
DAY 2 OL PEJETA CONSERVANCY
Breakfast at 0730, depart by 0800 for the club, arrive by 0845, depart for Nanyuki. Brief rest at the Equator point at the foot of the majestic snow capped Mount Kenya. Proceed onwards to arrive at the camp by 1130, lunch at 1230, early afternoon at leisure. Depart at 1600 on your afternoon game drive, visit the chimp sanctuary that is home to the endangered Chimpanzee species, many are babies and orphans rescued from Central African countries where the trade in bush meat (meat from chimps killed by illegal forest loggers and sold to unsuspecting customers). The sanctuary is also home to buffaloes, the white rhino, giraffes, baboons, zebra, other plains game, lions, cheetah and elephant. Return to the camp by 1830. Dinner and overnight. FB.
DAY 3 OL PEJETA CONSERVANCY
Game drive at 0630. Return to the lodge by 00900 for breakfast. Morning at leisure. Lunch at 1230. Early afternoon at leisure. Game drive at 1600. Return to the lodge by 1845. Evening at leisure. Dinner and overnight. FB.
DAY 4 NANYUKI
Game drive at 0630, return to the lodge by 0900 for breakfast, depart by 0930 for Nanyuki, arrive at the club by 1030, time at leisure.
Set in pristine grounds at the foot of the majestic snow capped Mount Kenya, the club 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 at 1230, 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 5 NANYUKI
Day at leisure. All meals and overnight. FB.
DAY 6 SAMBURU GAME RESERVE
Breakfast at 0800. Depart by 0830 driving further north what is known as “the last frontier,” watching the landscape change from rolling hills and plains into semi arid savannah. Arrive at the lodge by 1200. Lunch. Early afternoon at leisure, game viewing drive at 1600, return to the lodge by 1845. Dinner and overnight. FB.
DAY 7 SAMBURU GAME RESERVE
Game drive 0630, return to the lodge by 0900 for breakfast. Day at leisure.
North of Kenya’s capital Nairobi, the reserve is in the semi arid part of this country and also home to the Samburu tribes people, the fearless cousins of the Masai. The Samburu people are known for crossing the crocodile infested Uaso Nyiro river which meanders through the reserve with inherent ease. A unique vista of rounded rugged hills and undulating plains are offered by the reserve. The mix of wood and grassland with riverine forest and swamp is home to lions, elephants, antelopes, hartbeasts, buffaloes, reticulated giraffe, grevy's zebra, leopard, Somali ostrich, hippo, crocodile, gerenuk, hyena and other plains game. The park is also a bird watchers paradise, there are over 600 species of birds, most with habitats on or around the river. Most lodges are situated on the river bank giving the guest the best of the plant, animal and bird life.
Afternoon game viewing run at 1600. Return by 1845. Dinner and overnight. FB.
DAY 8 MERU NATIONAL PARK
Game drive at 0630. Return to the lodge by 0900 for breakfast. Check out and depart at 0930 for Meru, arrive by 1230, lunch. Early afternoon at leisure. Game drive at 1600. Return to the lodge by 1845. Evening at leisure. Dinner and overnight. FB.
DAY 9 MERU NATIONAL PARK
Game drive at 0630. Return to the lodge by 00900 for breakfast. Morning at leisure. Lunch at 1230. Early afternoon at leisure. Game drive at 1600. Return to the lodge by 1845. Evening at leisure. Dinner and overnight. FB.
DAY 10 NAIROBI
Game drive at 0630. Return to the lodge by 0900 for breakfast. Depart at 0930 for Nairobi. Arrive by 1700. Drop off with your memories of your African safari to cherish.
End of safari.
