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Day 1
- Nairobi - The Norfolk Hotel
Arrive into Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International
Airport today. After clearing customs you will be met
and transferred to Nairobi’s famous Norfolk Hotel.
Dating from Kenya’s colonial days, the Norfolk is
a landmark in Nairobi, rich in history, enhanced by up-to-the-minute
facilities and amenities including a heated swimming pool,
health club (fully equipped gym, aerobics room, sauna
& steam rooms), salon, news-stand, and gift shops.
Spend the rest of your day relaxing or venture into downtown
Nairobi for some shopping. Dinner is on your own tonight.
Overnight - The Norfolk Hotel (B & B basis)
Days 2/3/4 - Amboseli National
Park / Mount Kilimanjaro
Begin your exciting journey with an aerial view of the
legendary "snows of Kilimanjaro." At 19,340
feet, the snow-capped peak of Africa's highest mountain,
Mt. Kilimanjaro, will welcome you as you fly to Amboseli
National Park located at its foot. Home to over 1,000
elephants, herds of wildebeest, lion and over 300 species
of birds, it is here that Ernest Hemingway spun his stories
of big-game hunting in the wilds of Africa. Part of Maasailand,
it's not unusual to see the proud Maasai warrior or small
children tending their cattle. This is also the park where
Cynthia Moss, the noted American naturalist and author,
has conducted the longest-running study on elephants.
Visit the Amboseli Elephant Research Project where Cynthia,
or a member of her professional staff, will discuss their
work. Your camp has unbeatable views of the Amboseli plains
across to Kilimanjaro and Mount Meru in Tanzania. TORTILIS
CAMP. (B,L,D Daily)
Days 5/6 - Mt. Kenya Safari Club
Since you are a part of an elite club of safari travelers
to explore Kenya in such style, AfriChoice! is going to
officially welcome you to the club. Fly to Nanyuki where
you will be escorted to Mt. Kenya Safari Club. Set high
on the slopes of Africa's second highest mountain, it
straddles the Equator in a glory of luxurious cottages
and elegant buildings set amid manicured lawns and decorative
ponds. Ever since the Club was founded in 1959 by the
late film star William Holden, it has been a Mecca for
the international jet set - its list of members reads
like a who's who of royalty, aristocracy, and the rich
and famous. Enjoy horse-back riding, golfing or hiking
while here. Experience exciting wildlife viewing at nearby
Sweetwaters privately-owned 22,000 acre reserve, home
to broad horizons and a variety of animals - herds of
elephant, reticulated giraffe, buffalo, oryx and zebra.
MT. KENYA SAFARI CLUB. (B,L,D Daily)
Days 7/8/9 - Samburu Game Reserve
Wing your way past the equator and onto Samburu Game Reserve
in the ruggedly beautiful, semi-arid desert of northern
Kenya. The Reserve is within the lands of the colorful
Samburu people, close relatives of the Maasai, and home
to a number of wildlife species rarely found elsewhere
in Kenya: Grevy's zebra, reticulated giraffe, and Beisa
oryx. Your luxury tented camp is set on the banks of the
Uaso Nyiro River and offers unique game viewing in its
immediate surroundings. Founded by renowned conservationist
and elephant researcher Iain Douglas-Hamilton, STE focuses
on research, grassroots, education and protection of these
endangered giants. Long distance movement by radio-tracking
elephants via GPS collars helps to understand them and
establish vital corridors in their range that need protection.
STE involves local people in research and conservation
to stimulate learning and foster positive attitudes. Between
game drives, enjoy a nature walk, camel ride across the
river or relax poolside. SAMBURU INTREPIDS CLUB. (B,L,D
Daily)
Days 10/11/12 - Maasai Mara Game
Reserve
Feel like Karen Blixen as you wing your way to the Maasai
Mara, Kenya's most famous game reserve. Much the setting
for the film Out of Africa, its seemingly endless savannah
inhabited by exotic animals including lion, cheetah, elephant,
leopard, rhino and hippo. There are also over 500 resident
species of birds in the park. The reserve covers an area
of 700 square miles and hosts the annual migration of
up to two million wildebeest, thousands of zebra and an
escort of carnivores from the Serengeti plains, following
the rains and succulent new grass. Exciting optional activities
(at additional cost) are available such as witnessing
dawn over the Serengeti from a hot air balloon, flying
to Lake Victoria to fish for giant Nile perch or visiting
a Maasai Village to experience this nomadic tribe’s
way of life. Your tents have been specially designed to
open up to the sky and also feature a private open-air
Victorian bathtub. Herds of watering elephant, giraffe
and other animals can often be seen from each tent's verandah.
Together with its sister camp, Mara Intrepids, the Explorer
runs a Community Development Fund for building and equipping
primary schools and medical clinics in the area. Guests
are invited to visit these facilities, offering a fascinating
insight into traditional Maasai life. MARA INTREPIDS EXPLORERS
CLUB. (B,L,D Daily).
Day 10 - Back to Nairobi, Departure
After breakfast fly back to Nairobi, Kenya's colourful
capital city. Lunch at the famous Carnivore Restaurant.
Carnivore Barbecue Experience is also described as 'Meat
Eaters Paradise' and is the Africa's Greatest Eating Experence!
If your flight departs this evening, you may opt to take
a day room to rest at The Norfolk Hotel. Your tour leader
will advise you on cost and options available. Later,
we transfer you to the Airport for your onward arrangements.
AfriChoice! airport representative will re-confirm your
onward flight, and assist you at check-in.
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Meet and Greet Services with airport assistance
International Airfares 
Membership to AMREF's Flying Doctors Emergency Evacuation
Programme*
