Day
1 Arrive
Nairobi
.
Jambo and
welcome
to Kenya!
The day
is at leisure
to relax
and enjoy
the spacious
grounds
of your city
hotel.
Day 2
Nairobi.
After Breakfast our first
stop this
morning
is at
the Snake
Park to
view some
of Africa's
most famous
- and
dangerous
- snakes
from behind
the safety
of glass
cases.
Then we
continue
to the
Blixen
Museum,
the former
home of
famous
author
Karen
von Blixen.
As you
walk through
her home,
scenes
of her
famous
book (and
movie), Out of
Africa,
come alive.
A short
while
later,
visit
the Giraffe
Center
for a
fun and
educational
visit
with the
endangered Rothschild
giraffes.
You'll
learn
about
the Melville's
struggle
to save
this gentle
species
and have
an opportunity
to feed
them.
Return
to the
hotel
for overnight at a City Hotel.
Day 3
Nairobi-Samburu.
After Breakfast a light
aircraft
flight
takes
you north
to the
small
but game-filled
Samburu
National
Reserve
for three
nights
under
canvas.
Your tented
camp sits
alongside
the Uaso
Nyiro
River
and provides
excellent
game-viewing
opportunities
from the
camp itself.
This afternoon,
your first
game drive
is sure
to delight
as you
search
for leopard,
lion,
cheetah. Lunch, Dinner and Overnight at the lodge/ Luxury tented camp.
Day 4
Samburu.
Two full
days in
Samburu
provide
a great
opportunity
to search
for game
found
only in
this semi-arid
enviornment.
Look for
the Grevys
zebra
(distinguished
by its
oversized
ears)
and the
Beisa
Oryx.
Also unique
to this
area of
Kenya
is the
gerenuk
(part
of the
antelope
family)
which
spends
much of
its time
standing
on its
hind legs
eating
from the
upper
branches
of trees.
The distinctly-lined
pattern
of the
reticulated
giraffe
will help you identify
this species
from its
more common
cousin,
the Masai
giraffe. All meals and Overnight at yourlodge/ luxury tented camp.
Day 5
Samburu.
Continue
game viewing
on your
full day
in Samburu. All Meals and Overnight at your lodge/ luxury tented camp.
Day 6
Samburu-Rift
Valley.
A light
aircraft
flight
takes
you back
to Nairobi
where
you continue
by road
to the
Great
Rift Valley,
arriving
in time
for lunch.
This afternoon,
a guided
nature
walk and
a trip
on Lake
Naivasha
will delight
as you
spot many
of the
areas
aquatic
birds.
The mystery
about
Lake Naivasha
is that,
although
there
is no
obvious
point
where
water
flows
out of
the lake,
the lake
is actually
fresh
water
and a
rich source
of irrigation for the
farmlands
which
ring the
lake. Dinner and Overnight at the lodge/ luxury tented camp.
Day 7
Rift Valley.
After
breakfast,
with picnic
lunch
in tow,
travel
to nearby
Lake Nakuru
National
Park for
a full
day of
game viewing.
Lake Nakuru
itself
plays
a central
role in
the National
Park,
and if
you are
lucky,
you will
see thousands
of greater
and lesser
flamingoes
congregated
on the
lake.
The wide
habitats
in the
park provide
great
game-viewing
opportunities
and among
the rarer
species,
you might
spot are
Rothschild
giraffe
and black
rhino.
Impala,
zebra, buffalo,
leopard
and lion
also make
their
home here.
Watch
the tree
tops for
the exquisite
black
and white
colubus
monkey. Dinner and Overnight at the lodge/ luxury tented camp.
Day 8
Rift Valley-Masai
Mara.
After Breakfast enroute
back to
Nairobi,
stop for
a visit
to one
of the
world's
largest
craft
markets.
Then enjoy
lunch
at the
Carnivore
Restaurant
before
a light
aircraft
flight
to Kenya's
most famous
reserve,
the Masai
Mara.Dinner and Overnight at the lodge/ luxury tented camp.
Day 9
Masai
Mara.
Thanks
to the
variety
of habitats
(from
rich riverine
forests
to expansive
plains),
the Masai
Mara is
host to
a wide
array
of herbivores,
carnivores
and birdlife.
At last
count,
there
were over
95 species
of mammals,
reptiles
and amphibians
along
with more
than 485
aerial
species
found
in the
Masai
Mara.
Look for
the majestic
topi as
he stands
on top
of anthills
to survey
the territory.
Black-maned
lions
find refuge
from the
hot sun
under
the shade of baobab
trees
which
dot the
horizons.
There
is no
better
place
for game-viewing. All Meals at the lodge/ luxury tented camp.
Day 10
Masai
Mara .
Enjoy
a full
day in
the Masai
Mara. All Meals at the lodge/ luxury tented camp.
Day 11
Masai
Mara-Depart
.
After Breakfast a morning
light
aircraft
flight
sees you
in Nairobi
by lunchtime.
Day rooms
are available
for freshening
up and
relaxing
before
departure
.
