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Day 01
- Nairobi - Nairobi Safari Club
Arrival at Nairobi's Jomo Kenyatta Airport, met and greeted
in our traditional style by 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
and the colourful city market. Balance of the day is spent
at leisure at your hotel. Dinner on own in your hotel.
Overnight at Nairobi Safari Club, Bed & Breakfast.
Day 2: Samburu Game Reserve.
Depart after breakfast and drive north via Nanyuki and
Mt. Kenya to the remote Samburu. This is the homeland
of the nomadic Samburu people, whose culture attaches
great value to tending their livestock of cattle, sheep,
goats and camels as their main economic activity. Samburu
ReserveSamburu is rich in species not seen in southern
Kenya's more famous parks, such as Grevy's zebra, reticulated
giraffe, kudu and gerenuk. You'll also have a good chance
at spotting lions, cheetahs and the elusive leopard. The
semiarid landscape is dramatic, with the rugged outcrop
known as Mt. Ololokwe a prominent feature. The Ewaso Ngiro
River, which forms the southern boundary of the reserve,
attracts many birds and is a popular watering hole for
elephants. Arrive at your lodge in time for lunch and
some relaxation, then take an evening drive for more game
viewing. Samburu Lodge (B,L,D)
Day 3:
Samburu Game Reserve.
Enjoy another day of game viewing drives in the Samburu
Game Reserve during two safari drives, one in the morning
and another in the early evening, in a safari vehicle
with roof hatch access for perfect game viewing and photography.
Enjoy searching for animals native to this fascinating
and beautiful area guided by your expert driver, who will
amaze you with his ability to spot game hidden in the
bush. (B,L,D)
Day 4:
Aberdares National Park.
After breakfast, enjoy the scenic drive to the Aberdare
region, also known as Nyandarua, whose diverse topography
includes waterfalls, rain forests, rivers and, at the
highest elevations, open moors. After lunch at the Aberdares
Country Club or Outspan Hotel, take time to relax and
enjoy the gorgeous scenery. Here you will be able to experience
game viewing from the lodge balconies which overlook a
game watering hole. Fairmount Ark Lodge (B,L,D)
Day 5:
Lake Nakuru National Park.
Early this morning, you'll drive to down the floor of
the Great Rift Valley escarpment to the Kigio Wildlife
Sanctuary, a 3500 acre conservancy between Nakuru and
Naivasha. Later this afternoon, travel to Lake Nakura
National Park to enjoy a game viewing drive to view some
of the two million flamingos at close range as well as
other animals that inhabit the park. This park is a rhino
sanctuary, offering the rare opportunity to see these
endangered animals. It's also home to rare Rothschild's
giraffes as well as buffalo, leopards and lions, which
are known to climb trees. This evening, take a guided
nature walk in the sanctuary. Lake Nakuru Lodge (B,L,D)
Day 6:
Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya.
After breakfast, board your touring coach for the Masai
Mara National Reserve, which borders Tanzania's Serengeti
National Park. Every year, between June and September,
millions of wildebeests and zebras migrate into the Mara
in search of water. The timing of this phenomenon varies,
depending on the rains, but they usually start heading
back to the Serengeti in October. Whether you see the
migration or not, the Mara almost guarantees you'll enjoy
a magnificent time in Kenya. Here among the grassy plains
and lush landscape, you'll find a huge variety of game,
the largest in Kenya, including lions, cheetahs, buffalo
and abundant bird life such as ostriches, cranes and storks.
Enjoy lunch at your lodge then relax until later this
afternoon when you'll take your first game drive through
this haven of wildlife. This afternoon you'll have an
optional opportunity to visit to a Masai Village for an
in-depth look at this colorful and pastoral people in
their natural setting ($20). Keekorok Lodge or similar
(B,L,D)
Day 7:
Masai Mara National Reserve.
Today you will take two safari drives, one in the morning
and another in the early evening, in a safari vehicle
with roof hatch access for perfect game viewing and photography.
You will have the option of replacing one safari drive
with an optional balloon safari ($425) which provides
a thrilling opportunity to soar high over the plain for
animal viewing from above. Whether you go by air or land,
you will enjoy searching for animals native to this fascinating
and beautiful area guided by your expert driver, who will
amaze you with his ability to spot game hidden in the
bush. (B,L,D)
Day 8:
Amboseli National Park.
This morning after breakfast, transfer to the airport
for a short flight to Nairobi. After lunch, you will drive
to Amboseli, which lies in the shadow of Mt. Kilimanjaro.
The combination of salt flat and marshland provides one
of the most dramatic settings in Kenya, and the mountain
makes an amazing background for photographing animals.
Enjoy lunch en route at Toona Tree Restaurant, then continue
to Amboseli, with opportunities for animal viewing en
route to your lodge. Ol Tukai Lodge (B,L,D)
Day 9:
Amboseli National Park.
Waking up for an early morning game viewing drive you
return to your lodge for breakfast. From your lodge you
enjoy unrivalled views of Mt Kilimanjaro and Meru which
can be clearly seen in the morning, particularly before
10 am. The rest of the morning is spent at leisure perhaps
enjoying the panoramic views of the park, particularly
atop Observation Hill, where you'll also find young Masai
ready to have their pictures taken (for a fee). In the
evening you undertake another game viewing drive to appreciate
the abundance of wildlife that thrives here. Amboseli
is known for its elephant herds, amazing to watch as they
and buffalo stand in the marshes to keep cool, drink water
and munch on vegetation. Other animals, such as zebras
and wildebeests and even lions are also found here. This
park, like others you visit, is a bird-watcher's paradise.
(B,L,D)
Day 10:
Arusha & Tarangire National Park, Tanzania.
After breakfast, board your touring coach and drive to
the Kenya/Tanzania border at Namanga. Continue to Arusha
and enjoy lunch at the Arusha Hotel. After lunch drive
to Tarangire National Park, home to thousands of elephants,
and, in the dry season, game which congregates along the
river after having migrated from the Masai Mara. Tarangire
is an ornithologist's paradise, rich in an incredible
diversity of birds. In addition, large herds of antelope,
zebras, gazelles, buffalo, wildebeest, leopards, elephants,
rhinos and lots of smaller mammals make the park their
home. Arrive at your lodge later in the afternoon, with
game viewing en route. Tarangire Sopa Lodge (B,L,D)
Day 11:
Lake Manyara National Park.
After breakfast drive to Lake Manyara National Park. Located
at the base of the Great Rift Valley, the park is covered
with forest, woodland, grasslands, and swamps. After lunch,
take a game drive in search of tree climbing lions and
the flamingos that congregate in the thousands on the
lake. Lake Manyara Serena Safari Lodge (B,L,D)
Day 12:
Ngorongoro Conservancy.
After breakfast drive to Ngorongoro Conservation Area
arriving at in time for lunch at the lodge. This extinct
volcano, whose completely intact rim rises 1800 ft above
the floor, offers among the very finest game viewing in
Africa. It is considered one of the world's greatest natural
wonders, and its abundant game, including rare species
such as black rhinos and cheetahs and magnificent scenery
will thrill even the most experienced safari traveler.
After lunch, descend into the crater, whose floor, with
the passage of time, has become grassland with a lake
in the middle that is a sanctuary and source of water
for the abundance of wildlife found. Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge
(B,L,D)
Day 13 - Ngorongoro Crater -
Arusha (approximately 3½ hours), Nairobi
Today you’ll depart after breakfast and head east,
down the fascinating escarpment of the Rift Valley towards
the village of Makuyuni and onto Arusha. The journey will
pass through the Masai Steppe filled with many picturesque
African villages as well as maize, coffee and banana plantations.
Upon arrival into Arusha you’ll have lunch before
being dropped of to catch the flight to Nairobi. From
here, you will be transferred for your onward arrangements.
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