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Day
1
Samburu
0700hrs, depart and drive northern
Kenya
to Samburu game reserve. Cross the equator on the way to the Northern
foothills of
Mount Kenya
, a 17,058-foot dormant volcano with a glistening cap of ice and snow.
Proceed to the grassland area which forms the bridge between
Kenya
's lush south and parched north. Watch out for herds of impalas, Grant's
gazelles, and African buffalo as you enter the park. You will arrive in
time for lunch followed by time at leisure.
1600hrs depart for an afternoon game drive. Return to the Samburu Serena
Lodge for dinner and overnight.
Day 2
Samburu
0630hrs,
after a cup of tea or coffee, depart for an early morning game drive
returning to the lodge for breakfast at 0830hrs. You will have time at
leisure before leaving for an afternoon game drive at 1600hrs till dusk.
Return to Samburu Serena Lodge for dinner and overnight.
Day 3
Tree Hotel
Drive
through the lush foothills and tea and coffee plantations around the
Aberdare
Mountains
and
Mount Kenya
to your Tree hotel, for a night of watching animals come to the floodlit
water hole. You will arrive in time for lunch at either Outspan Hotel or
Aberdares Country Club which act as the reception of The Treetops hotel
and The Ark respectively. You will leave your suit case and just go with
your overnight bag. You will also leave your drive behind and be
transferred by the hotel van. Dinner and overnight at one of the tree
hotel.
Day 4
Lake
Nakuru
0700hrs:
Check out and depart for
Lake
Nakuru
National Park
.
1300hrs: You will make an hours stop in
Nairobi
for lunch then proceed for
Lake
Nakuru
. With an en route game drive later check in for dinner and over night
at Sarova Lion Hill lodge.
Lake
Nakuru
National Park
is renowned for its spectacular flamingo population as one of the
world's greatest ornithological spectacles. Although
Lake
Nakuru
is primarily a bird sanctuary, there are a considerable number of
animals to be encountered, such as many large game animals such as
zebras, elephants and gazelles; this is one of our best chances of
seeing rhinos.
Lake
Nakuru
National Park
was the first place in
Kenya
to be selected as a rhino reserve. Here is one of the few places where
we can see Rothschild's giraffes.
Day 5
Maasai Mara
0700hrs,
check out and depart for the famous Masai Mara National Reserve. Arrive
in time for lunch followed by time at leisure.
1600hrs depart for the afternoon game drive. Return to Keekorok Lodge
for dinner and overnight.
The Mara is the
land
of
African
legend: Lion are abundant throughout the park, as are the elephants,
giraffes, and a variety of gazelle species and zebra. Cheetah and
leopard are also regularly seen and, less commonly, rhino. The annual
wildebeest migration, one of nature's few remaining wildlife spectacles,
occurs in the Mara from July to September where the big animals and
their predators are to be present in abundance during the time frame of
this trip. Several species of Bee-Eater, the flying rainbow that heads
the list of the Mara's birds, occur in the reserve. As well as wildlife,
the Masai Mara is also home to many members of the colorful Maasai tribe
who may be seen around the borders of the park - Morans (warriors)
loping across the plains, young boys herding goats, or elders grouped
under a tree discussing matters of the day .A visit to a Maasai boma
(homestead) reveals this outstanding culture and customs.
Day 6
Maasai Mara
0630
depart for a morning game driver, retuning to the lodge for breakfast
followed by time at leisure.
1300hrs you will have your lunch
1600hrs depart for an afternoon game drive till dusk and drive back to
the Keekorok Lodge for dinner and overnight.
Day
7
Nairobi
0730hrs
depart for
Nairobi
. Lunch will be at the famous carnivore restaurant. You will later be
transferred to your overnight hotel in
Nairobi
or to the airport for your flight back home. There is also an option of
proceeding for a beach holiday either on Kenyan coast or
Zanzibar
.
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