Itinerary
A warm welcome on arrival at the airport after immigration formalities by our representative . Later on you shall be transferred to your Nairobi hotel to rest after a long flight. Lunch and dinner will be on own account.
Overnight stay at Hilton Garden Inn/BB
Location: Nairobi
Unit: Hilton Garden Inn
Meal Plan: Breakfast on the next day
Activity: Transfer
Pick up at your hotel after breakfast and depart for Tsavo East National Park. You will head for Tsavo East National Park.
This park is home to Zebra, impala, waterbuck, wildebeest, cheetah and giraffe to name but a few! You will visit Aruba Dam, one of the best places for elephant and lion.
Lunch will be at Voi Safari Lodge.
Afternoon game drive in the park.
Dinner and Overnight at Voi Safari Lodge (FB)
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch and dinner
Breakfast at the lodge then you will depart for Tsavo West National Park.
Tsavo West National Park, with its diverse scenery with many volcanic cones, rock outcrops and lava flows.
Lunch at Ngulia Safari Lodge.
Afternoon game drive in the park. A short trip to Mzima Springs, playground to the hippos, crocodiles and tropical fish, will follow.
Dinner and Overnight at Ngulia Safari Lodge (FB)
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch and dinner
An early morning departure takes you west, across the spectacular Shetani lava flow, reminder of the molten outpouring that spilled down the scenic slopes of the nearby Chyulu Hills over the last three centuries to Amboseli.
Lunch at AA Amboseli Lodge.
Afternoon game drive in the Park.
A game drive through Amboseli take you across this vast lakebed often dry, but still very swampy in areas. Amboseli is best known for its great herds of elephant you'll often find many of them standing knee deep in the water, spraying themselves to keep cool. But there's a lot of other game here too cheetah, buffalo, giraffe, many types of gazelle and other plains game and it's all set against the amazing backdrop of majestic Mount Kilimanjaro showing all its glory.
Dinner and Overnight at AA Amboseli Lodge (FB)
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch and dinner
Full day in Amboseli National park enjoying game drives.
All meals and Overnight at AA Amboseli Lodge (FB)
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch and dinner
Early breakfast followed by commence drive to your next destination.
Perhaps catching a clear early morning view of majestic Mount Kilimanjaro as you leave Amboseli behind.
Proceed to Aberdares National Park via Thika, which boasts the world's third largest pineapple plantation and Karatina with its colorful market. Arrive in time for lunch at Aberdare Country Club the base hotel for The Ark lodge.
This will be followed by a transfer to the Ark lodge where rest of your time will spent as you game viewing while at the lodge's balcony as they come at the Lodge's water hole and salt lick and it is well lit at night when the animals come to drink and a well concealed "hide" affords eye to eye viewing of forest elephant and other game, including the endangered black rhino. NB: Warm clothing is advisable as nights tend to be chilly, but only an overnight bag is required.
The rest of the luggage is stored at Aberdare Country Club.
Dinner and Overnight at The Ark Lodge (FB).
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch and dinner
You will have tea and coffee at the Ark before we transfer you back to Aberdare Country Club for full breakfast and retrieve your excess luggage. After breakfast proceed to Samburu game reserve.
You will drive North, Shortly you'll turn off on the main road to Nanyuki, travelling through the sleepy village of NaroMoru, a haven for trout fishermen and mountain climbers, as this is where the stout hearted begin their ascent on Africa's second highest massive, Mount Kenya. Eventually reaching your destination for check-in and lunch.
Afternoon game drive in the reserve.
This reserve is located within the lands of the colourful Samburu people, close relatives of the Maasai, and harbors a number of wild life species rarely found elsewhere. These includes; Grevy's zebra, reticulated giraffe and Beisa Oryx, all species found only north of the equator.
Dinner and Overnight at Samburu Sopa Lodge (FB).
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch and dinner
Another full day spent in Samburu National Reserve enjoying early morning and afternoon game drives in search of the Big Five and other animals including the shy Kirk's dikdik not forgetting the prolific birdlife in this place.
Mid-morning you will be at leisure enjoying the lodge's facilities or you may book the Samburu/Masai village visit at an extra cost.
All meals and overnight at Samburu Sopa Lodge (FB)
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch and dinner
Breakfast at the lodge then depart for Ol Pejeta conservancy. Lunch at Sweetwater’s tented Camp.
After lunch this will be followed a visit t the chimpanzees sanctuary. Then continued with an afternoon game drive in the 24,000-acre rhino sanctuary is located in typical savannah grasslands interrupted by "whistling thorn" shrubs, acacia trees and lush green vegetation along The Uwaso Nyiro River. Here giraffe, zebra, eland, oryx, waterbuck, grants gazelle, Thompsons gazelle, elephant, buffalo, silver backed jackal, ostrich, hartebeest, baboon, hippo, and rhino roam free.
There are also several bird species to observe.
Dinner and Overnight at Sweetwater’s tented camp (FB).
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch and dinner
Breakfast at the camp and then depart for Lake Naivasha, travel on a south direction to the Rift Valley's region, you'll enjoy some lovely panoramas all the way to your next destination, Lake Naivasha. Arrive for check-in and lunch.
Rest of your afternoon spent at leisure as you enjoy the lodge’s facilities, or you can book some of the optional activities around this place at an extra cost
Dinner and Overnight at Lake Naivasha Country Club (FB).
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch and dinner
Breakfast at the lodge then depart for Maasai Mara game reserve.
Leaving Lake Naivasha behind, you head southwards and turn right at MaaiMahiu and the proceed to Narok, gateway to the Maasai Mara, you will reach your destination Masai Mara.
Lunch at your Lodge.
Afternoon game drive in the reserve.
Masai Mara is an extension of the Serengeti ecosystem to the south. Game abounds here, particularly when the migration is on and millions of wildebeests and zebras make their way back and forth cross the Mara River on their annual trek. The Mara is also noted for its abundance of lions particularly the superb black maned males. You'll see lots of elephants here often in large herds, as well as – if you're lucky - leopard, cheetah and rhino. All of the Big Five are residents. Get the cameras ready and enjoy yourselves!
Dinner and Overnight at Jambo Mara Safari Lodge (FB).
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch and dinner
Today you may opt to book for an early morning hot air balloon ride this will be a real adventure as you have a bird's eye view of the great Mara that ends with a champagne breakfast while in the wilderness -(This will be at an extra cost USD 500 per person) Full day spent in Masai Mara enjoying a full day game drive with picnic lunch boxes. All meals and overnight at Jambo Mara Safari Lodge (FB).
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch and dinner
Breakfast at the lodge and thereafter drive back to Nairobi with an enroute game drive. Leave Masai Mara and head back to Narok, county headquarters of this part of Maasailand and then travel across the vast plains on the floor of the Rift Valley keep an eye out for herds of giraffe and gazelle and head up the Rift Escarpment on a road built by Italian prisoners of war during World War II. You will arrive in Kenya's bustling capital city in the afternoon for a complimentary farewell lunch at the Carnivore restaurant famous with barbecue game meat.
Drop off at the airport for your homeward International flight as we bid you goodbye!