Duration: 8Days/7Nights: Departs daily with Minimum 2 pax
Highlights: 2 Nights Nairobi, 2 Nights Samburu, 1 Night Lake Nakuru, 2Nights Masai Mara Summary Itinerary Day Accommodation Meal Plan Activity 1 The Stanley Hotel BB Leisure 2 Sarova Shaba Lodge LDBB PM Game drive 3 Sarova Shaba Lodge LDBB Full day Game drive 4 Sarova Lion Hill Lodge LDBB PM Game drives 5 Sarova Mara Camp LDBB PM Game drives 6 Sarova Mara Camp LDBB Game drives 7 The Stanley Hotel D-BB Leisure 8 Depart Trsf, flight L-Lunch, D-Dinner, BB-Bed and Breakfast, LDBB-Lunch, dinner bed and breakfast, Trsf-Transfer, E-Early morning game drive, A-Morning game drive, P-Afternoon game drive, HDS-Half Day Sightseeing, FDS-Full Day Sightseeing Detailed Itinerary
Day 1 Nairobi
On arrival at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, you will be met by our representative and transferred to your town hotel; the day is yours to relax, allowing your mind and body time to adjust to different time zone. Dinner on own arrangement followed by overnight at Sarova Stanley Hotel
Day 2 Samburu National Game Reserve
After breakfast morning drive through tea and coffee plantations of the Kikuyu people across the equator into the semi-desert bush country of northern Kenya. Here you will meet the nomadic tribes of Samburu, Borana, and Turkana who have lived in this land blessed with rich colors and a variety of landscapes. Arrive for Lunch at Shaba Sarova Lodge followed afternoon game viewing drive. Dinner and overnight at Sarova Shaba Lodge
Day 3 Samburu National Game Reserve
Spend one more day at your lodge with both morning and afternoon game viewing drives. There will be the reticulated giraffe, Grevey's Zebra, Warthog, Gerenuk, Oryx, and if you are lucky, a Leopard. In the evening there is the opportunity to hear a talk about one of the tribes - the photograph these colorful people. Breakfast, lunch, dinner and overnight at Sarova Shaba Lodge
Day 4 Samburu/ Lake Nakuru National Park
After breakfast morning drive via Thompsons Falls, down the floor of the Great Rift Valley escarpment to Lake Nakuru National Park, a protected game sanctuary for endangered species such as the Black/ White rhino, Rothschild Giraffe among other usual game such as the leopard and Lion. The park is world-renowned for its millions of pink Flamingoes found around the lake. Lunch will be served at Lion Hill Sarova Lodge. Afternoon game drive until sunset. Dinner and overnight at Sarova Lion Hill Lodge
Day 5 Lake Nakuru – Masai Mara National Game Reserve
After breakfast and check out, drive west through the floor of The Great Rift Valley to the richest stocked game reserve set in some 1672 sq km – The world renowned Masai Mara Game Reserve, an unlimited spectacle of wildlife among vast rolling plains. Lunch will be served at Mara Sarova Camp followed by an afternoon game drive until sunset. Dinner and overnight at Sarova Mara Camp
Day 6 Masai Mara National Game Reserve
Spend a further day in the vast Maasai Mara Game Reserve exploring and game spotting - see the herds of Elephants, Lions, Buffaloes as well as the graceful Gazelles. Visit the Mara River and watch Hippos swim or bask in the sun with a chance sighting of the elusive Leopard or Rhino. All meals included overnight at Sarova Mara Camp.
Day 7 Masai Mara - Nairobi
After breakfast and check out, depart and drive to Nairobi arriving in time for lunch on own arrangements. Afternoon at leisure or do optional activities arranged on request. Evening transfer to the Carnivore Restaurant for a farewell dinner. Overnight at The Sarova Stanley Hotel
Day 8 Depart,
After breakfast transfer to JKIA for your outbound flight back home.
SEASONALITY
High Season: 02 Jan- 31 Mar & 01 Jul-31 Oct Low Season: 01 Apr-31 May Mid Season: 01 June-30 June & 01 Nov-15 Dec Our costs include:
-Accommodation as stipulated in the itinerary
-Transportation in a chauffeur driven minivan with pop-up roof for easy game viewing & photography with guaranteed window seat in the minivan (unless specified by agent)
-Services of an English speaking driver-guide
-Game viewing drives
-Parks entrance fees as indicated in the itinerary
-All Government taxes and levies
-Free safari hat
-Free mineral water during game drives only,
-All meet and greet services
-All arrival and departure transfers,
-24 hours emergency contact number,
-All meals as indicated in the itinerary
Our costs exclude:
-All items of personal nature e.g. telephone call bills, fax/email bills etc
-Tips and gratuities to hotel, lodges, camp staff and driver- guide(s)
-Alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks
-International flight and departure taxes
-Laundry services (Request This Safari)
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