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Day 01
- Nairobi - The Stanley Hotel, City Center
Arrival at Nairobi's Jomo Kenyatta Airport, met and greeted
in our traditional style by our uniformed AfriChoice!
representatives, transfer to your city hotel. An hour
after checking, we take you on a city orientation tour
that takes you through the Central Business District viewing
the shopping areas, parliament buildings, Conference Centre
( KICC) and the Railway station and many of Nairobi's
modern and historical buildings. Our city tour also takes
you to places of interest such as the View Point to get
a panaromic view of the city, National Museums of Kenya,
the famous snake park, the colourful city market as well
as Nairobi's many restaurants for eating out. Balance
of the day is spent at leisure at your hotel. Dinner on
own at a restaurant of choice. Overnight at The Stanley
(BB)
Day 02 - Nairobi - The Aberdares
(Tree Hotel)
Our safari begins with the thrill of overnight game viewing
in the comfort of a Tree Hotel The lush hills of Aberdare
National Park are covered by Kenya's densest forest and
form the eastern flank of the Great Rift Valley. Outside
the park itself we pass many ranches, coffee plantations
and early European settlements. We leave our main luggage
at the base hotel and continue with just our overnight
bags to one of the famous "tree hotels", deep
in the Aberdares Forest. A uniquely shaped lodge tucked
away in the Aberdares National Park forest. The lodge's
water- hole and salt lick are 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. Overnight
game-viewing at the Treetops Lodge. Breakfast, Lunch &
Dinner.
Day 03 - Aberdares - Samburu
Wilderness Lodge
Driving north we pass Mount Kenya, Africa's second highest
mountain at 17,000 feet (5,199 metres). The massive size
of this mountain and its gleaming and eroded snow-covered
multiple peaks means that Mount Kenya dominates the surrounding
countryside and even affects the local climate. This is
also the traditional homeland of the Kikuyu people, the
largest of Kenya's 40 recognized tribes. The Kikuyu believe
that their god, Ngai, lives on Mount Kenya and so they
build their homes with the doors facing towards the mountain,
to welcome their god in. We cross the Equator again into
the northern hemisphere on our way to Samburu Game Reserve
in a semi-desert area of Kenya. Samburu is located on
the Ewaso Nyiro River. In this dry land the forested riverbanks
are excellent areas to see wildlife, as all animals congregate
here to drink, especially at dusk and early in the morning.
This afternoon we take a game drive in the park. First
of 2 nights in Samburu. Samburu Game Lodge. Breakfast,
Lunch & Dinner.
Day 04 - Samburu Game Lodge Wilderness
Lodge
Early morning and afternoon game drives in Samburu Game
Reserve, which covers 40 square miles (104 square kilometres).Ololokwe
Table Mountain forms a dramatic backdrop to our game viewing
today. In Samburu we are sure to see elephants, warthogs
and buffalo, which can be seen in many of Kenya's parks,
but we should also see animals not found in other areas.
These include the Grevy's Zebra, which has much narrower
and more numerous stripes than the common (Burchell's)
zebra.. Samburu is also home to the third of Kenya's giraffe
species - the Reticulated Giraffe. This is also our best
chance to see the blue-legged Somali Ostrich , the long-necked
Gerenuk gazelle and the straight-horned Beisa Oryx antelope.
Down by the river we hope to see crocodiles and hippos,
as well as many beautiful birds. Second of 2 nights in
Samburu. Samburu Game Lodge. Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner.
Day 05 - Samburu - Sweetwaters
Game Sanctuary
We drive back south from Samburu to the Equator and the
slopes of Mount Kenya. Although situated on the Equator,
Mount Kenya is permanently covered in glaciers and snow.
Here we stay at the Sweetwaters Game Reserve. This very
special 23,000 acre wildlife sanctuary was originally
established to protect and breed highly-endangered Black
Rhinos. In 1994 the Jane Goodall Institute established
the Sweetwaters Chimpanzee Sanctuary within the game reserve
and moved a large group of chimps here from the unstable
situation in their native West Africa. This afternoon
we have a game drive in the reserve and tour the Chimpanzee
Sanctuary. Overnight at Sweetwaters Camp. Optional Camel
Ride or a Night Game Drive. Breakfast & Dinner.
Day
06 - Sweetwaters - Rift Valley Lakes (Lake Nakuru)
This morning we drive across the equator and descend the
Nyandarua Escarpment into the Great Rift Valley and visit
Thomson Falls. The Valley floor in Kenya is studded with
volcanoes and seven lakes. These lakes fluctuate greatly
in size according to the quality of the rains during the
monsoons each year, sometimes drying up altogether. Arrive
in time for lunch. This afternoon we take a game drive
in Lake Nakuru National Park often described as the world's
biggest ornithological spectacle. This lake is famous
for its flocks of over one million Greater and Lesser
Flamingoes. The abundance of these birds is due to the
alkaline mineral salts in the water, which support vast
blooms of the blue-green algae and diatoms on which the
flamingoes feed. As well as seeing many large game animals
such as zebras, elephants and gazelles, this is one of
our best chances of seeing rhinos. These highly endangered
animals are the second largest land animals in the world.
Lake Nakuru National Park was the first place in Kenya
selected as a rhino reserve. Here is one of the few places
where we can see Rothschild's giraffes. Overnight at the
Lake Nakuru Lodge. Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner.
Day 07
- Maasai Mara Game Reserve
After breakfast, drive to the Masai Mara National Reserve
offering wonderful scenery and plenty of game. It is perhaps
the only region left in Kenya where the visitor may see
animals in the same super-abundance as existed a century
ago. Arrive for lunch at your lodge. Masai Mara is Kenya's
premier wildlife park. This is the northern section of
the Serengeti Plain, is home to the greatest concentration
of game animals in the world. Afternoon game drive until
sunset. Meals and overnight at Wilderness Keekorok Lodge.
Full Board
Day 08 - Maasai Mara Game Reserve
Early breakfast is followed by an exciting full morning's
game-viewing drive including a visit to Mara River to
view the hippos. Early morning optional balloon ride with
champagne-style breakfast. The first sight of the Masai
Mara Game Reserve is breathtaking. Here the great herds
of shuffling elephants browse among the rich tree-studded
grasslands with an occasional sighting of a solitary and
ill-tempered rhino, Thompson's and Grant's gazelle, topi
and eland and many more species of plains' game offer
a rich choice of food for the dominant predators; lion,
leopard and cheetah which hunt in this pristine wilderness.
Whole day in Masai Mara with morning and afternoon game
drives. Meals and overnight at Wilderness Keekorok Lodge.
Full Board
Day
09 - Back to Nairobi, Departure
After breakfast drive to Nairobi, Kenya's colourful capital
city. Lunch at an African Restaurant where you have an
excellent opportunity to sample African Dishes. Optionally
and at a fee, we can have the lunch at famous Carnivore
Restaurant. Carnivore Barbecue Experience is also described
as 'Meat Eaters Paradise' and is the Africa's Greatest
Eating Experence! After lunch, transfer to your hotel
or Jomo Kenyatta Airport for your onward arrangements.
AfriChoice! representative will re-confirm your onward
flight, and assist you at check-in. For any enquiries
/ changes regarding this safari, please Contact
Our Sales Department. Tailor-made and Extension
options to this safari are available on request.
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