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DAY 1 NAIROBI
Welcome to Nairobi, our homeland of safari adventure that has continued to thrill from time immemorial.
Arrive JKIA, meet and assist, transfer to the hotel to freshen up, depart at 1000 for The David Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage. Proceed onwards at 1200 for The Giraffe Center and Karen Blixen Coffee Garden and Museum. Afternoon city tour and shopping disposal. Return to the hotel by 1800 to freshen up. Depart at 1900 for The Carnivore Restaurant for your “welcome to Africa” dinner courtesy African Safari Destinations giving you a true feel of “warm African hospitality.” Imbibe on mouth watering barbecued cuisine at Nairobi’s finest. Drop off to the hotel by 2130, overnight. BB.
(lunch and nominal entry fees for the clients on the sight seeing excursion today are exclusive of the price)
DAY 2 MASAI MARA GAME RESERVE
Breakfast at 0700, depart at 0730 for Masai Mara, driving south west to what has beenaptly 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 3 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.
In addition to the wildebeest and hordes of zebra which join them in their annual pilgrimage for pastures, the MasaiMara 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 4 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. Afternoon game viewing run at 1600. Return by 1845. Dinner and overnight. FB.
(optional full day game drive with picnic lunch)
DAY 5 LAKE NAKURU NATIONAL PARK
Breakfast at 0700, depart by 0730 for Nakuru, driving to the floor of the Great Rift Valley. Arrive at the lodge by 1230, time at leisure. The lake is home to millions of flamingo which give the lake an unmistakable pink hue on the horizon. Lunch at 1300, early afternoon at leisure, game viewing run at 1600. The park hosts the endangered white rhino, lions, buffaloes, the elusive leopard and hordes ofplains game. Return to the lodge by 1845. Dinner and overnight. FB.
DAY 6 LAKE NAKURU NATIONAL PARK
Early morning game viewing run at 0630 (optional Balloon Safari with Champagne Breakfast, additional cost), return for breakfast by 0900. Day at leisure. Afternoon game viewing run at 1600. Return by 1845. Dinner and overnight. FB.
DAY 7 BARINGO
Early morning game viewing run at 0630, return for breakfast by 0900. Depart at 0930 driving west into the scenic Kerio Valley against the backdrop of the Flourspar mines. Arrive at the jetty by 1200, boat transfer to the camp. Lunch at 1230. Early afternoon at leisure. Depart at 1500 for Lake Bogoria, tour the hot springs. Return to the lodge by 1845. Evening at leisure. Dinner and overnight. FB.
DAY 8 MOUNT KENYA FOREST RESERVE
Early morning game viewing run at 0630, return for breakfast by 0900. Depart at 0930 driving north vide Nyahururu, the Equator Point. Brief rest halt at Nyahururu Falls. Depart thereafter for Mountain Lodge, set in the heart of the dense Mount Kenya moorlands at the foot of the majestic snow capped Mount Kenya. Arrive by 1130, time leisure, lunch at 1230. 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). Afternoon and evening at leisure to view the never ending theatrics of the animals at the waterhole. Dinner and overnight. FB.
DAY 9 SAMBURU GAME RESERVE
Breakfast at 0730. Depart at 0800 for Samburu, brief rest halt at the Nanyuki Equator point, proceed onwards driving north into the scenic Lewa Downs farming country to arrive at Isiolo, watch the sudden change in the landscape to semi arid savannah. Arrive at the lodge by 1130. Lunch at 1230. Early afternoon at leisure, game viewing drive at 1600. Return to the lodge by 1845, evening at leisure, dinner and overnight. FB.
DAY 10 SAMBURU GAME RESERVE
Early morning game drive at 0630, return to the lodge by 0900, 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 forcrossing the crocodile infested Uaso Nyiro river which meanders through thereserve 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.
Lunch at 1230, early afternoon at leisure, game drive at 1600, return to the lodge by 1845. Dinner and overnight. FB.
DAY 11 OL PEJETA CONSERVANCY
Early morning game viewing run at 0630, return for breakfast by 0900. Depart at 0930 for Sweetwaters to arrive at the lodge to arrive by 1130, time at leisure. Lunch at 1230, early afternoon at leisure. Depart at 1545 on your afternoon game drive, visit the chimp sanctuary and Morani, the tame rhino. The Sanctuary 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). Return to the camp by 1815. Dinner and overnight. FB.
DAY 12 NANYUKI
Early morning game viewing run at 0630, return for breakfast by 0900. Depart at 0930 for Nanyuki, arrive by 1030, time at leisure.
The club, set in pristine grounds at the foot of the majestic snow capped MountKenya 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 heatedswimming 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 clubgrounds 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 13 NANYUKI
Day at leisure. All meals and overnight. FB.
DAY 14 AMBOSELI NATIONAL PARK
Depart at 0600, picnic breakfast en route, 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 huger herds of the majestic African elephant. Arrive at the lodge by 1200. Lunch. Earlyafternoon at leisure, game viewing drive at 1600, return to the lodge by 1845. Dinner and overnight. FB.
DAY 15 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 16 NGORONGORO CRATER
Breakfast at 0730, depart by 0800 for Namanga, arrive by 1030. onward to Arusha town by 1100 to arrive by 1230, lunch, depart at 1330 for Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge, perched high on the rim of the “eighth wonder of the world,” the Ngorongoro Crater. Dinner and overnight. FB.
DAY 17 NGORONGORO CRATER
Breakfast at 0700, depart for a full day crater tour at 0730 to view the animal antics within this animal kingdom.
A UNESCO protected ‘’World Heritage Site’’, the Ngorongoro Conservation Area is situated some 190 kms west of Arusha, between Lake Manyara and Serengeti National Parks. Covering approximately 8,288 square km, the Ngorongoro Conservation Area consists of the Ngorongoro Crater itself, the Olduvai Gorge, the Empakai crater and the Oldonyo Lengai Mountain. The Ngorongoro Conservation Area is a pioneering experiment in multi-purpose land use where the diverseinterests of wild animals, plants and people are being integrated. Wild animals are protected as in the National parks. The craters of Ngorongoro and Empakai are reserved exclusively for wildlife, while the rest of the Conservation Area is shared by wildlife, people and livestock. The Ngorongoro Crater, which is the central attraction in the area, is the largest Caldera in the world that has its walls intact. The Ngorongoro Crater floor lies 610 metres below the rim and has an area of 265 sq. km, with a diameter of 16 km to 19 km. The sight of the Ngorongoro Crater is simply stunning. “There is nothing with which to compare. It is one of the wonders of the world…” once wrote Professor Bernard Grzimek. The crater floor is covered with plains animals, including wildebeest, zebra, gazelles, elands, rhino, and a large predator population of lions, hyena and jackal which can all be viewed at close quarters. Cheetah and leopard can also be seen here. The crater rim is about 2286 metres high and is chilly during the evenings.
Picnic lunch by the hippo pools at 1230, carry on with the tour, return to the lodge by 1730, evening at leisure, dinner and overnight. FB.
DAY 18 SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK
Breakfast at 0700, depart by 0730 for Serengeti, arrive at the park by 1200, picnic lunch by the hippo pools, game drive Serengeti, check in at the lodge by 1800, evening at leisure, dinner and overnight. FB.
DAY 19 SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK
Breakfast at 0700, depart by 0730 for a full day game drive, picnic lunch, return to the lodge by 1800, evening at leisure, dinner and overnight. FB.
Covering an area of 14,763 sq. km, Serengeti National Park is the largest National Park in Tanzania. The park is located some 320 km to the northwest of Arusha, lying on a high plateau between the Ngorongoro highlands and the Kenya / Tanzaniaborder, and extending almost to Lake Victoria to the west. The Serengeti, derived from the Masai word “siringet” meaning endless plains, these vast plains are the origins of the greatest wildlife spectacle on earth, the migration of over 1 million wildebeest to the Masai Mara plains in Kenya. Pursued by hungry predators, this becomes a struggle of life and death that only the Serengeti and Masai Mara are honoured to host. The principal features of the Serengeti are the short and long grass plains in the south and east, the acacia Savannah in the central areas, the hilly and densely wooded areas in the north and the extensive woodland in the west. There is a variety of scenery, which include the plains, lakes, hills and the rock outcrops called kopjes. The main game drive areas in the Serengeti are the Seronera Valley, the Western Corridor, and Lobo. In the Seronera Valley, animals that can be seen are lions, buffaloes, impalas, hippos, water-bucks, elephants, cheetahs and the leopard. From December, when the long rains start, to May, eastern Serengeti plains provide the best opportunities for game viewing as hundreds of thousands of the migratory animals are concentrated in this part attracted by the short palatable grass. Between May and June, when drought sets in, Serengeti is the site of one of the most breathtaking events in the animal kingdom - the migration of thousands of wildebeest heading southwest, north or west in search of water and greener pastures. The Lobo area remains rich in wildlife during the dry months of July to October when most of the game has moved from the grass plains in the south.
DAY 20 SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK
Breakfast at 0700, depart by 0730 for a full day game drive, picnic lunch, return to the lodge by 1800, evening at leisure, dinner and overnight. FB.
DAY 21 LAKE MANYARA NATIONAL PARK
Breakfast at 0800, depart by 0830 driving through the coffee farms of Karatu to Lake Manyara National Park, arrive by 1130, time at leisure, lunch at 1230, afternoon game viewing drive at 1500, return to the lodge by 1845. Dinner and overnight. FB.
DAY 22 ZANZIBAR
Breakfast at 0700. Depart at 0730 for Arusha, arrive by 1000, transfer to JRO for your flight to Zanzibar ETD 1200. Arrive ZNZ 1315. Transfer to the hotel, check in by 1500, time at leisure. Dinner and overnight. HB.
DAY 23 ZANZIBAR
Breakfast, day at leisure, dinner and overnight. HB.
The legendary island of spices, fragrances, flowers and fruits, set like a jewel in the tranquil coral waters of the Indian ocean, Zanzibar is also the birthplace of the fascinating Swahili culture with its elegant architecture, full of balconies, courtyards, hand-carved doors and mosques. The different races that had settled in Zanzibar over centuries have left an impact on the people and the architecture. The narrow streets, the House of Wonders, are just some vivid reminders
of the Island’s long and coloured history. Different excursions are arranged while in Zanzibar taking visitors to spices plantations, the old slave cave, the prison island, ruins of what was the palace of the Sultan Said, the old slave market and many other historical places.
DAY 24 ZANZIBAR
Breakfast, day at leisure, dinner and overnight. HB.
DAY 25 ZANZIBAR
Breakfast, day at leisure, dinner and overnight. HB.
DAY 26 ZANZIBAR
Breakfast, day at leisure, dinner and overnight. HB.
DAY 27 ZANZIBAR
Breakfast, day at leisure, dinner and overnight. HB.
DAY 28 NAIROBI / HOMEWARD BOUND
Breakfast, morning at leisure, transfer to MIA for your flight to Nairobi, arrive JKIA, connect onwards to your flight with memories of your African safari to cherish.
End of safari.
