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Program 1

Best of Kenya Wildlife Safari 7 Days/ 6 Nights

(Samburu Game Reserve, Lake Nakuru National Park, Maasai Mara Game reserve

and Amboseli National Park)

Highlights;This safari will give you the best of Kenya has to offer in terms of wildlife. The three

parks or are unique. Starting with the Samburu Game reserve located in the north

has the unique species to its habitat, mainly known as the special five followed by

the Maasai Mara the world renowned reserve due to the great migration of the

white bearded wildebeest and finally Amboseli National Park situated at the foot ofMount Kilimanjaro.

ItineraryDay 1: Arrival Samburu Game ReserveAfter your briefing you will then take and head towards Samburu National reserve

having your lunch preferably at Nanyuki. After lunch you will embark on your safari

arriving in late afternoon. Game view as you drive to your lodge.

As you enter the Samburu Game Reserve from Archers Post you may spot a herd of

elephants grazing near the river beds where there is plenty of food available.

However, the game reserve is characterized with the doum palms which are clear

identification that the water table around this region is high. As you game view

towards your lodge you may spot the special five species which are the Beisa Oryx,

Day 2: Samburu Game Reserve Full Day
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Spend the day at samburu having all your game drives as look for special five. Visit

also the adjacent parks and hear the historical tale of buffalo springs how they were

formed. Take a visit to a nearby cultural Centre to embrace samburu culture.

Day 3: Samburu Game Reserve Lake Nakuru National Park

After breakfast depart southwards to the famous lake Nakuru arriving in good time

for lunch. Have a game viewing as you enter the park driving to your lodge.

Lake Nakuru National Park A sea of flaming pink as far as the eye can see. These

are the millions of flamingoes seeking for their food in the salty deep green waters

of Lake Nakuru. Dinner and overnight at Sarova lion hill Lake or Nakuru lodge or

Similar

Day 4: Lake Nakuru National Park Maasai Mara Game Reserve

After breakfast travel southwards to the renowned Maasai Mara National Reserve

where the annual white bearded wildebeest migrate from and to the bordering

Serengeti Game Reserve. The one or more million heard is accompanied by about

200, 000 gazelles and 300, 000 zebras during their annual migration. However,

there are other species of aves, flora and fauna that game is found here.

Arrive at your lodge in good time for lunch. There after you will have game viewing

drive in this ecosystem. You may also spot the Maasai grazing their herds of cattle.

Day 5: Maasai Mara National Reserve Full Day

Have a pre-breakfast game viewing drive or you may opt to game view by use of

hot balloon where you will be able to game view a vast area. Later return to your

lodge/camp for a late breakfast. Mid afternoon after at leisure and after lunch have

a visit to a Maasai homestead.

A Maasai Homestead (enkang popularly known as the Manyattas) is made from cow

dung and wooden sticks from the leleshwa plant. Women are the ones responsible

for putting up these magnificent homes.

Day 6: After breakfast, you will drive to Lake Naivasha Country Club for the

afternoon stay with paranoiac view of the lake

Day 7: Lake Naivasha National Park Nairobi Amboseli National Park

After breakfast, you will drive to Nairobi arriving in good time for lunch. After lunch

you will drive to Amboseli National Park whereby you will spend your night. Have

your game viewing drive as you head towards your lodge.


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Amboseli is renowned for its huge elephant herds. Africas highest Mountain Mt

Kilimanjaro sits on the upper slopes of Amboseli National park. Mt. Kilimanjaro snow

white peak lies across the border in Tanzania. Seeing the Kilimanjaro hovering

above the clouds in the early hours of the morning is quite an experience. For the

enthusiastic photographer, animal pictures arising against the dramatic backdrop of

the mountain is quite a thrill. Apart from the Elephants, Amboseli is a home to;buffalos, black rhinos,

zebras, wildebeest and other plain animals. Lunch, Dinner and Overnight at

Amboseli Serena Lodge or Similar

Day 8: Amboseli National Park Nairobi Departure

Have an early morning drive in the park, where you might see Mt. Kilimanjaro,

which forms a beautiful backdrop, can be seen from the park in clear weather. A

variety of plains game, antelopes and birds can be seen plus the jumbo elephants

and hippos which are found bathing in the swamp grounds which get tier waters

from the melting snows of Mt. Kilimanjaro. Return to the lodge for your breakfast.

After your breakfast depart to Nairobi. On arrival at Nairobi you will be taken to

carnivore restaurant for lunch and a taste of game meat. There after you will be

transferred to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for your outbound flight to the

next destination.

Tour Cost Includes:

Meals as stated in the itinerary

Service of a qualified professional driver guide

Transport on a 4x4 wheel vehicle with a pop up roof for photography

Park entrance fees to the named Game Parks and Game Reserves

Game drives as stated in the itinerary.

Drivers and vehicles allowances

Tour Cost Excludes:

Both international and local flights

Extras at the lodges tips, drinks, telephone, laundry or any items of persons nature

such postal charges and drinks for both alcoholic and non alcoholic.

Anything not specified in the itinerary

Optional activities


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Hot air balloon in Maasai National ReserveVisit to the cultural villages in Samburu

Game reserve, Maasai Mara Reserve and Amboseli National Park

VIRGIN HIGHLIGHT SAFARIS IN KENYAPROGRAM 2

Virgin Highlights is a seven day lodge safari taking you to the most popular wildlife

sanctuaries and game viewing locations in Kenya. Panoramic drives to each location

where exceptional safari lodge accommodation awaits you adding great insight to

the original land of safari.

Start your 7 day safari in the Samburu game reserve a relatively small park located

280kms north of Nairobi, with a unique landscapes of rounded and rugged hills and

undulating plains. Small herds of elephant, buffalo, a prowl of leopard, a coalition of

cheetahs and plains game are present but a special feature of this Reserve are thevarious species of wildlife unique to these northern parks - Beisa oryx, gerenuk,

Grevys zebra, reticulated giraffe and the blue legged Somali ostrich.

Aberdares is an isolated volcanic range that forms the Eastern wall of the Rift

valley, running about 100 km north south between Nairobi and the Thompsons

falls. Home to majestic moorlands, peaks, falls, large herds of elephant and other

ungulates roam here. The highlight is where game viewing is done from the comfort

of your accommodation balcony at the floodlit waterhole and salt lick.

Lake Nakuru is famous for being a sanctuary to over 400 bird species besides the

pink flamingos that plume the lake. Many species of game are resident hereincluding the Rothschilds giraffe, water buck, reed buck, lion, buffalo, leopard,

baboon and a guaranteed sighting of the Rhino..

Masai Mara Game Reserve is the most spectacular of all Kenyan parks and reserves,

and here you have the best opportunity of spotting the Big Five, plus a herd of

plains game. As home to the seventh wonder of the world occasioned by the annual

wildebeest and zebra migration, you will be overwhelmed by the expansive open

spaces

Accommodation:

01 Sarova Shaba in Shaba game reserve

02.Tree tops in Aberdares National park

03.Sarova Lion hill in lake Nakuru National Park

04.Sarova mara game camp in Masai Mara game reserve.


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05.Hotel Sun n Sand on the beach.

Your itinerary:

Day 1: Cruise to shaba National Park

Day 2: A full day in the Shaba national Park

(B, L, D)

Day 3: The Tree tops _a tree lodge in Aberdares

Day 4: Great to plus Lake Nakuru

(B, L, D)

Day 5 and 6: Nakuru to my rural home to experienced the luo culture. This is the

tribe where I come amongst the 42 tribes that we have in Kenya. We will spend 2

days interacting with the local people including my mothers. This is a polygamoushome where we have 11 mothers but unfortunately 2 are not there.

Day 7:Rumble to plains of Masai Mara game reserve

Depart home after breakfast and drive further along the floor of the Rift Valley to

Masai Mara arriving Mara sarova game camp in time for lunch. (B, L, D)

Day 8:A whole day of Masai Mara game reserve

Spend the day in Masai Mara, Kenyas most popular game sanctuary, with

spectacular game viewing today. (B, L, D)

Day 9: cruise to Nairobi and fly to the beach.

Another early morning game drives in Mara. Check out leisurely as you cruise to

Nairobi for your connecting flight to the Kenyan Coast. Stay at a beach resort for 4

nights.(B, D)

Day 10-12: Enjoy the beach.

Enjoy the white sandy beaches of Kenya. Engaging in a collection of activities thatll

make your stay a relaxing and fun repose. (B, D)

Day 13: Mombassa- Nairobi

Today, check out of your hotel for your Nairobi bound plane, this is to connect you

with your onward international flight.

What is included?

Six nights accommodation on safari


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Two nights accommodation at a rural homestead.

Four nights accommodation on the beach

Three meals on each booked night on safari (B L D)

Two meals (breakfast and Dinner) on the beach.

Parke entry fees

Safari transport in a custom safari van ( with pop- up roof hatch

Safari/ driver guide services by Virgin Content staff (English speaking).

Mineral water in room and on transit

Local flights and taxes

All airport transfers

What is not included:

Tips and gratuities

Phone, internet and items of personal nature

Visit to Masai village or alternative sites not mentioned in the itinerary.

Souvenirs etc.

Kenya Wildlife Luxury Lodge Safari 7 Days / 6 Nights - Vs 322

(Samburu, Lake Nakuru, Maasai Mara)

PROGRAM 3Itinerary

Oryx at pool With Claudious Tours and SafarisDay 1: Nairobi- Samburu National Park

Upon your arrival, you will be received from the airport by our tour manager who

will drive you through rolling agricultural land in Central Province around Nyeri.

Cross the Equator and approach the semi-desert country in Samburu. Proceed to

Shaba Lodge for lunch, game viewing at the Shaba National Park and later have

dinner and overnight at the lodge.

Shaba National Reserve takes its name from a massive cone of volcanic rock that

dominates the region. Shaba is also called the Born Free country. It is here that the

famous conservationist Joy Adamson tamed Elsa the lioness. In addition to Born


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Free, other films that have been shot here include To Walk with the Lions. The

lifeline of the park is Ewaso Ngiro river, lined with doum palms which forms its

Northern boundary. In addition to Ewaso Ngiro, the reserve has four springs, thus

making it better watered that either the buffalo Springs or Samburu. Having more

water than her neighbours, Shaba has plenty of game and birdlife.

Dinner and overnight Shaba Lodge

Samburu Serena Lodge

Day 2: Samburu National Park (Full Day)

Spend the day viewing Elephants, Lions, and northern specialties such as the

Gerenuk, Beisa Oryx and Grevys Zebras. Observe Crocodiles sunning on the

sandbank or snapping their jaws during the evening feed. Overnight at the lodge

Samburu National reserve is a wild life haven. Here you will spot Africa's big cats-

lions, cheetahs and the elusive leopard. Some animals are unique to this northern

Kenya Park; gravy's zebra, reticulated giraffe, kudus and gerenuk. The Ewaso Nyiro

River, the boundary with the neighboring buffalo spring s national reserve, is where

the elephant's buffalo and other animal's species gather for a drink. You will find the

scenic semiarid landscape quite dramatic. The reserve is located within the lands of

the colorful semi-nomadic Samburu tribesmen.

Dinner and overnight Samburu Serena Lodge

Day 3: Samburu National Park- Lake Nakuru National Park

After breakfast, drive around the Aberdare and descend into the Great Rift Valley to

Lake Nakuru National Park in time for lunch. Afternoon game viewing. Dinner and

overnight at Lake Nakuru Lodge.

Dubbed the greatest bird spectacle on earth due to the millions of fuchsia-pink

flamingo that flock to feed on the teeming algae of its alkaline waters, Lake Nakuru

is also an ornithologists paradise and also a sanctuary for both black and white

rhino. Its pink-frosted shores and sky-mirrored waters also yield some of the most

evocatively beautiful photo images in Africa. The park offers an incredible 450

different species of water, fish-eating, terrestrial and migratory birds including the

pelican, fish eagle, secretary bird, heron, egret, hammerkop and grebe. Established

as Kenyas first rhino sanctuary, the park now hosts one of the largest black rhino

concentrations in the country while substantial numbers of white rhino have also

been introduced. You will have a fantastic view of the Lake while at the Baboon cliff,

lion Hill and out of Africa Hill.


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Dinner and overnight at Lake Nakuru Lodge

Flamingos at Lake Nakuru

Rhino at Lake Nakuru

Day 4: Lake Nakuru National Park-Maasai Mara

After breakfast, continue across the floor of the Great Rift Valley to Maasai Mara

National Reserve for lunch, afternoon game viewing, dinner and overnight at Mara

Serena Lodge/lodge of your choice.

The Maasai Mara National Reserve, now the New 7th wonder of the world and 4th

most preferred tourist destination in the world is a home to wildlife in such

abundance and variety that it is difficult to imagine. The most spectacular event of

the natural world takes place here; The annual migration of

millions of wildebeest and zebra from the Serengeti (Tanzania) in search of water

and pasture while being followed on their heels by the predators of the savanna;

lion, cheetah, wild dog, jackal, hyena and vulture. It hosts over 450 species of

animals which include lions, rhinos, hippos, crocodiles, giraffe, wildebeests, zebras,

buffalo, warthogs, hyenas, jackals, wild dogs, buffalo, leopard, many kinds of

antelopes and elephants.

Dinner and overnight at Mara Serena Lodge/lodge of your choice

Lions in Mara

Day 5 &6: Maasai Mara Game Reserve (2 Full Days)

Sunrise over the open grassland signals the start of a full day on the game-filled

plains; photograph the stately black maned Lion, Cheetah, or Leopard, stocking

defenseless herds of Wildebeest and other herbivores. Overnight at Mara Serena

Lodge/lodge of your choice.


Day 7: Maasai Mara Game Reserve: Nairobi-Departure

After breakfast, drive back to Nairobi arriving around noon where you will be treated

to a farewell lunch at a city restaurant before you are transferred to the Jomo

Kenyatta International Airport.


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Costs Includes:

- Free airport pickup by our Courtesy Team

- All park entrance fees

- Full board accommodation on safari

- Service of an English speaking driver guide

- Transport based on a safari minibus with pop up roof for game viewing

- Driver allowances and park fees for vehicle and driver

- Game drives as per the Itinerary

- Government taxes

- Free farewell dinner at the famous Carnivore Restaurant

Costs Excludes:

- Extras at the lodges i.e. drinks, telephone, laundry etc.

- International flight

- Departure tax

- Tips to porters and drivers

PROGRAM 4

FOR THE HONEY MONERSSafari features:

This is an exciting 7 days road safari which takes you to some of the best of Kenya's

Game viewing destinations. You will visit the famous Maasai Mara Game Reserve,

which is also the 7th wonder of the world Aberdare National Park and the famous

Maasai Mara National Reserve. During your stay, you will travel with our tour

guide/driver in a safari minibus van and spend the nights in luxurious lodges.

Itinerary

Treetops Hotel


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Day 1: Arrival - Nairobi Aberdare National Park

Upon your arrival, you will be warmly received by our tour manager who will then

hand you over to our qualified driver/guide. You will then drive north through

pineapple, coffee and sisal plantations to the lower slopes of the Aberdare arriving

at your base hotel, the Outspan hotel for lunch. Transfer to Treetops for dinner andovernight game watching above the floodlit waterhole and saltlick. (160km, 3hrs)

Dinner and overnight at Treetops Hotel

Day 2: Treetops-Maasai Mara National Reserve

During the morning, cross the tips of the Aberdare mountains stopping briefly to

admire the 73m plunge of the Thompsons Falls before proceeding to Lake NaivashaCountry Club for lunch. In the afternoon continue to the Maasai Mara National

Reserve for overnight at Mara Serena/ Sarova Mara Camp/lodge of your choice.

Dinner and overnight at Mara Serena/ Sarova Mara Camp/lodge of your choice

Sarova Mara

Day 3: Maasai Mara National Reserve (Full Day)

An opportunity to enjoy an early morning game balloon flight over the Mara, which

includes a bubbly breakfast in the bush (optional extra), or an early morning game

drive followed by breakfast at the lodge. The rest of the morning is at leisure. Lunch

at the lodge is followed by an afternoon game drive, with possible sightings of the

'Big Five'. Dinner and overnight at Mara Serena Lodge /Mara Sarova Camp /lodge of

your choice Morning and afternoon game viewing.



abundance and variety that it is difficult to imagine. The most spectacular event ofthe natural world takes place here; The annual migration of millions of wildebeest

and zebra from the Serengeti (Tanzania) in search of water and pasture while being

followed on their heels by the predators of the savanna; lion, cheetah, wild dog,

jackal, hyena and vulture. It hosts over 450 species of animals which include lions,

rhinos, hippos, crocodiles, giraffe, wildebeests, zebras, buffalo, warthogs, hyenas,

jackals, wild dogs, buffalo, leopard, many kinds of antelopes and elephants.


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Dinner and overnight at Sarova Lodge/Lodge of your choice

Day 4: Spend the whole day again in Masai Mara exploring the park

Day 5: Maasai Mara National Reserve-Lake Naivasha National Park

After breakfast, leave for Lake Naivasha. After lunch, visit Hells Gate National Park

and the geothermal power plant. Proceed to Fisherman's camp/lodge for dinner and

overnight.

Day 6: Spend the whole day in Lake Naivasha Country Club

Day 7: After breakfast and your final game drive in helsgate National Park, return

to Nairobi arriving in the mid afternoon after which you will be transferred to the Air

port for your onward flight back Home

Includes:



- All accommodation as stated in the program






- Government taxes


Excludes:



- Departure tax



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Program 5

Rift Valley and Kenya Highlands Camping Adventure - 7

Days / 6 Nights

Highlights: This is a budget camping adventure which starts from Nairobi and ends

in Nairobi. You will be able to visit the 7Th wonders of the World Maasai Mara from

Nairobi then proceed to Nakuru National Park and then to Samburu National Park.

You will stay in tents or Guest houses at the various campsites within the Maasai

Mara National Reserve , Nakuru National Park and Samburu National Park.

The Maasai Mara, now The New 7the wonder of the world and 4th preferred tourist

destination in the world is a home to wildlife in such abundance and variety that it isdifficult to imagine. The most spectacular event of the natural world takes place

here; The annual migration of millions of wildebeest and zebra from the Serengeti

(Tanzania) in search of water and pasture while being followed on their heels by

the predators of the savanna; lion, cheetah, wild dog, jackal, hyena and vultures.

It hosts over 450 species of animals which include lions, rhinos, hippos, crocodiles,

giraffe, wildebeests, zebras, buffalo, warthogs, hyenas, jackals, wild dogs, buffalo,

leopard, many kinds of antelopes and elephants.

Lake Nakuru is a soda lake on the floor of the Rift valley. It is famous due to its

being a home to about 1.5 million flamingo's and the over 450 species of birds

found here. The sight of the millions of flamingos is quite spectacular. From a

distance the lake appears ringed in pink. The Lake has also earned a reputation as

an important haven for endangered species - particularly the Rothschild Giraffe and

the black and white rhino. It is a home to Lions, waterbucks, buffalos, baboons and

pelicans.

Samburu National Reserve is a wildlife haven. Here you will spot Africas big cats -


Kenya park: Grevy's zebra, reticulated giraffe, kudu and gerenuk. The The Ewaso

Nyiro River, the boundary with the neighboring Buffalo Springs National Reserve, is

where the elephants, buffalo and other animal species gather for a drink. You will

find the scenic semiarid landscape quite dramatic. The reserve is located within the

lands of the colourful semi-nomadic Samburu tribesmen.


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Itinerary:

Day 1: Nairobi - Masai Mara

On arrival at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, or if you are staying in a

Nairobi City Hotel, our tour manager will meet you and brief you on your safari, and

thereafter depart for Masai Mara Game Reserve via the viewpoint of the Great Rift

Valley, lunch enroute. Arrive in time for an evening game drive in this pristine,

unequalled big game reserve. Dinner and overnight at campsite.

Day 2: Masai Mara

This will be a day of tracking game with your guide, after an early breakfast.

The Maras landscape is scenic savannah grassland on rolling hills, which enables

the reserve to attract sufficient rainfall to maintain and support a large population

of herbivores, together with the predators that follow. Elephant, lion, buffalo can be

seen with relative ease though luck is a necessary factor for spotting rhino and

leopard that complete the big five as the two animals are very timid and sparsely

numbered. Plains game like wildebeest, zebra and Maasai giraffe abound as well as

hippos and a wide variety of antelopes including impala, dik dik, hartebeest, Grants

gazelle and Thompsons gazelle among others.

We will cater for a picnic lunch at the hippo pool. In the evening, return to the

campsite for dinner and an overnight stay.

Day 3: Masai Mara

After breakfast, another day of tracking game with your guide till dawn.

Maasai Mara National Reserve borders Tanzanias Serengeti National Park and is

the annual seasonal scene of the migration of close to 800,000 zebra and

wildebeest that occurs between the two parks. In the afternoon there is a choicebetween a game drive and a nature walk escorted by our armed Maasai guides. At

extra cost, you may visit a local Maasai village to see their nomadic lifestyle; the

Maasai are famous for their bravery, as they have co-existed with the animals over

the years.

All meals and overnight at the campsite.

Day 4: Maasai Mara Nakuru


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Maasai Mara Balloon ( Optional)

0630 hrs- early morning game drive - if you still want to go for more

OR

Take the opportunity to fly over the Mara in a Hot air Balloon provided at an extracost. The balloon package includes a champagne breakfast in the wild! If you can

spare the money, viewing abundant game afloat a balloon is an unforgettable

experience.

After breakfast, leave Masai Mara for Nakuru with a stop for lunch enroute, with

scenic views of Lake Naivasha and Mount Longonot, which are in the Great Rift from

afar on the main highway. Dinner and overnight at campsite

Day 5: Lake Nakuru - Samburu

After breakfast, a morning game viewing drive will follow in Lake Nakuru National

Park, the abode of various water birds that breed in the lakes salty water including

flamingos, white pelicans and marabou stork; white rhino may be seen as well as

the rare Rothschilds giraffe, cape buffalo and other plains game in this park that is

188 square kilometres.

Depart for Samburu Game Reserve for dinner and overnight at the campsite; via the

Thompson Falls, which are named after Joseph Thompson, one of the first European

explorers who walked from Mombasa to Lake Victoria in the 1880s.

Lunch and game drive at Nyahururu - enroute.

Day 6: Samburu

Morning and afternoon game viewing drives in Samburu with a lunch and leisure

break at the campsite in mid afternoon.

Samburu is north of the equator and contains rare, drought resistant animal

species, which go for long periods of time without water. These include the

reticulated giraffe, grevys zebra, the blue-shanked Somali ostrich, the gerenuk or

giraffe gazelle and the beisa oryx. In the late afternoon (at an extra cost), go for


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optional activities like having a nature walk, visiting Samburu villages to see the

nomadic lifestyle or swimming in the nearby lodges.

Dinner and overnight at campsite.

Day 7: Samburu - Nairobi

After breakfast, depart Samburu for Nairobi, lunch enroute, with scenic views of

Mount Kenyas peak if the weather permits. Very pleasant countryside with tea and

coffee plantations will be by-passed enroute to Nairobi. Arrive in the evening.

End of Services.

Package Includes:

* All game parks or national parks entrance fees

* All game drives in the various parks accompanied by our professional English-

speaking driver cum guide

* Transport by comfortable safari vehicles with hatch-roofs

* All campsite fees

* All camping equipment (except sleeping bags)

* Accommodation in the campsite

* Three sumptuous meals per day whilst on safari, prepared and served by ourcook

Package Excludes:

- Hot air Balloon flight in Maasai Mara US$ 425 per person extra

(Price is subject to confirmation at the time of booking.)

- Tips to driver guide, cook and porter.

- Extras at the lodges tips, drinks, telephone, laundry etc

- Items of personal expenses


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Program 6

Best of Kenyas Wildlife Viewing Lodge Safari - 8

Days / 7 Nights

(Aberdare national Park, Samburu, Mt. Kenya,

Nakuru, Mara)

Itinerary

Trip Highlights:

This is an eight days safari which starts from Nairobi and ends in Nairobi. You will

travel to the Central Province, The Great Rift Valley and into the Maasai Mara; the

4th most preferred tourist destination in the world and then to the Highest Mountain

in Kenya, Mt. Kenya. During your safari you will stay in lodges You will be able to

see plenty of wildlife varying from Kenya's Big five, the lion, elephant, rhino, buffalo

and the cheetah among a host of other different animal species. You will travel in

a4x4 private tour minibus.

The Ark

Day 1: Nairobi-Aberdare National Park

Upon your arrival, you will be warmly welcomed by our driver who will then drive

Northwards to Kenya's central highlands arriving at Aberdare National Park. After

lunch at base hotel, transfer to The Ark/Treetops for overnight game viewing.

(160kms, 3hrs)

The Aberdare National Park is an isolated volcanic range that forms the eastern wall

of the rift valley. It has diverse moorlands filled with deep ravines cutting through

the forested eastern and western slopes, with many clear streams and waterfalls. It

is also an important water catchment area, providing water to the Tana and Athi

River. The Park is surrounded by an indigenous forest which houses the famous

Kimathi Hideout/Mau Mau caves, which were used as a hide out for Mau Mau

fighters. The park is also home to most large mammals such as the endangered

black rhinos, blue Colobus Monkeys, lions, warthogs, giant forest hogs, buffalos,

bushbucks, leopards, serval, different reptiles, a wide variety of insects and over

250 recorded bird species. It is a haven for walkers and lovers of solitude, as well as

mountain climbers and hikers.


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Dinner and Overnight at The Ark/Treetops for overnight

Day 2: Aberdare National Park - Shaba National Park

After breakfast at base hotel, continue north across the Equator to the semi-desert

region of Samburu, arriving at the Shaba Lodge for lunch. Drive along the Ewaso

Nyiro River in search of Crocodiles, Leopard and resident wildlife. Dinner and

overnight at Samburu Serena Lodge/lodge of your choice. (207kms, 3 1/2hrs).

Dinner and overnight at the Shaba Lodge.

Sarova Shaba Lodge

Day 3: Samburu National Park (Full Day)

Experience a whole day of exciting game viewing in this beautiful rugged terrain

with its vast array of wildlife as they frequent the banks of the river.

Samburu National reserve is a wild life haven. Here you will spot Africa's big cats-


Kenya Park; gravy's zebra, reticulated giraffe, kudus and gerenuk. The Ewaso Nyiro

River, the boundary with the neighboring buffalo spring s national reserve, is where

the elephant's buffalo and other animal's species gather for a drink. You will find the

scenic semiarid landscape quite dramatic. The reserve is located within the lands of

the colorful semi-nomadic Samburu tribesmen.

Dinner and overnight at Samburu Serena Lodge/Lodge of your choice

Day 4: Samburu National Park- Mount Kenya

After breakfast, proceed south across the Equator to the luxurious Mt. Kenya Safari

Club. Enjoy its many facilities and scenic beauty.

Mount Kenya Safari Club

The national park around Mt Kenya is very different from all others. For one thing,

the protected area only starts at a height of 3,300meters above sea level and

because of the rough mountain country is unsuitable for a motor safari. For another,

although many animals live here (e.g. Elephants, Buffaloes) you do not see many of

them except at the water hole by the "mountain lodge" where particularly at night

many animals can be observed. The unique vegetation and fantastic scenery attract

mountaineers and botanists who can plunge through mountain forests draped with

lianas, bamboo and fields of giant heather before coming to the Alpine moorland,


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bizarre volcanic formations and finally, the eternal ice and glaziers of the summit

region.

Dinner and overnight at Mt. Kenya Safari Club (137kms 2 hrs)

Lion Hill Lodge

Day 5: Mount Kenya: Lake Nakuru National Park

After breakfast, drive west across the Aberdare ranges to arrive at the bird

sanctuary of Lake Nakuru National Park in time for lunch, game drive and overnight

at the Sarova Lion Hill Lodge. (375kms, 4hrs)

Dubbed the greatest bird spectacle on earth due to the millions of fuchsia-pink

flamingo that flock to feed on the teeming algae of its alkaline waters, Lake Nakuru

is also an ornithologists paradise and also a sanctuary for both black and white

rhino. Its pink-frosted shores and sky-mirrored waters also yield some of the most

evocatively beautiful photo images in Africa. The park offers an incredible 450different species of water, fish-eating, terrestrial and migratory birds including the

pelican, fish eagle, secretary bird, heron, egret, hammerkop and grebe. Established

as Kenyas first rhino sanctuary, the park now hosts one of the largest black rhino

concentrations in the country while substantial numbers of white rhino have also

been introduced. You will have a fantastic view of the Lake while at the Baboon cliff,

lion Hill and out of Africa Hill.

Dinner and overnight at Sarova Lion Hill Lodge

Flamingos at Lake Nakuru

Lion Hill Room

Day 6: Lake Nakuru National Park: Maasai Mara National Reserve

After breakfast, experience the dramatic landscape of the Great Rift Valley on your

way to the Maasai Mara for game viewing and overnight at the Mara Serena

Lodge/lodge of your choice.

Impala

Rhino in Park



abundance and variety that it is difficult to imagine. The most spectacular event of

the natural world takes place here; The annual migration of millions of wildebeest

and zebra from the Serengeti (Tanzania) in search of water and pasture while being


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followed on their heels by the predators of the savanna; lion, cheetah, wild dog,

jackal, hyena and vulture. It hosts over 450 species of animals which include lions,

rhinos, hippos, crocodiles, giraffe, wildebeests, zebras, buffalo, warthogs, hyenas,

jackals, wild dogs, buffalo, leopard, many kinds of antelopes and elephants.


Day 7: Maasai Mara National Reserve (Full Day)

As the day breaks, enjoy fantastic game viewing of the teeming wildlife that roams

the rolling grasslands. Dinner and overnight at Mara Serena Lodge/lodge of your

choice.

In November 2006, the Maasai Mara was named as the New 7th wonder of the world

because of what experts termed as "the uniqueness of the area and the

preservation it provides to so many species living in harmony." It is understandable

because this annual migration is the greatest wildlife spectacle on earth. For a full

package of scenery, game and the ultimate bush experience, the Mara is the place

to be. The National Reserve was the shooting location for the film Out of Africa and

remains the location for the British Broadcasting Corporation's big cat wildlife

series. The resting place of the big five, the reserve's major attraction is the great

wildebeests and zebras migration from the Serengeti in Tanzania to the Mara. This

annual event happens between July and September and is the greatest show on

earth. These animals cross over to Kenya through the Mara River. You are bound to

see the pretentious crocodiles lazing away under the water only to dramatically

break out of their sleep and snap up the migrating wildebeests and zebra.


Day 8: Maasai Mara National Reserve Nairobi- Departure

After enjoying your well prepared breakfast, set out for Nairobi arriving around noon

where you will be treated to a farewell lunch in a city restaurant and thereafter you

will be transferred to the Jomo Kenyatta International airport (310km, 4 hrs).

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- Government taxes


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- Departure tax


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