Mombasa
– Tsavo West – Amboseli – Aberdare
– Samburu – Sweetwaters – Lake Nakuru
– Masai Mara – Nairobi
12 Days/11 Nights Kenya Safari
Mombasa
Island Kenyan Coast
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Tsavo
West Masai Giraffes
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Lion
Cubs in Masai Mara |
Itinerary
Summary
Day 1: Mombasa – Tsavo West
National Park
Day 2: Tsavo West National Park
Day 3: Tsavo West – Amboseli
National Park
Day 4: Amboseli National Park
Day 5: Amboseli – Aberdare National
Park ( Forest Tree Lodge)
Day 6: Aberdare (Tree Lodge) –
Samburu Game Reserve
Day 7: Samburu Game Reserve
Day 8: Samburu Game Reserve – Sweetwaters
Game Sanctuary
Day 9: Sweetwaters Game Sanctuary –
Lake Nakuru National Park
Day 10: Lake Nakuru National Park –
Masai Mara Game Reserve
Day 11: Masai Mara Game Reserve
Day12: Masai Mara – Nairobi
Cost for 2011: Per Person
Land Arrangements (per person)
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April
- May |
Rest
of the Year |
Double
Occupancy |
US Dollars
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US Dollars |
Single
Supplement |
US Dollars |
US Dollars |
Child
rate 2 – 11 years is 75% of the adult rate
Mombasa
– Tsavo West – Amboseli – Aberdare
– Samburu – Sweetwaters – Lake
Nakuru – Masai Mara – Nairobi 12 Days/11
Nights Kenya Safari
Our
12 Days Kenya Safari is a delightful journey for
travelers with limited time away from home yet who
desire an in-depth safari experience. Devoted exclusively
to Kenya, in less than two weeks we touch upon nearly
all of the region’s highlights, while enjoying
exceptional wildlife throughout. Short travel distances
between locations enable us make the most of our
time in each reserve. We start from Mombasa at the
coast. Our adventures in the bush begin with spectacular
Tsavo West National Park. Tsavo is big game country
and, if we’re lucky, to a view of Kilimanjaro
often unclouded in the early morning sky. In addition
to elephant, antelope, zebra, Giraffe, buffalo and
the rare black rhino Tsavo West is sought after
by travelers in the know for its breathtaking scenery.
Awaiting
us at our next stop is Amboseli National Park. Romantically
situated in the foothills of Mount Kilimanjaro, Amboseli
is famous for its tremendous variety of big game.
Our game drives are sure to reveal great wonders.
This is Elephant country. From Amboseli National Park
we proceed to the The Ark/Mountain Lodge. Nestled
in the foothills between Aberdare and Mount Kenya
National Park, the lodge is famous for its high perches
and balconies, overlooking a salt lick and waterhole.
Here we will enjoy the finest in high-altitude game
viewing. Next we travel to Kenya’s northern
frontier. Wild and rugged, Samburu is fiercely beautiful
with its arid savannahs watered by the lovely Uaso
Nyiro River. It is also one of Kenya’s most
protected areas and home to species only found north
of the equator, from the reticulated giraffe to Grevy’s
zebras and beisa oryxes.
Our
next stop is a sheltered oasis, clustered around a
waterhole and set in the pristine calm of its own
private reserve: Sweetwaters Tented Camp. Abounding
with wildlife, unfettered by the more rigorous strictures
of national parks, Sweetwaters offers a charming blend
of under-canvas ambience and uncompromising luxury
where we’ll enjoy a night. Lake Nakuru offers
us great game viewing plus lots of bird watching.
The
best is yet to come still, on safari in the Masai Mara.
An un spoilt wilderness of haunting beauty, it promises
a profusion of wildlife, prolific bird life and the
unprecedented opportunity of catching up with all the
members of the “Big Five” in one morning.
When it comes to game viewing, there is nowhere richer
in wildlife or more eventful in encounters. Part of
the vast Serengeti plains, this is the legendary Africa
of our dreams where spectacular events take place.
Detailed
Itinerary
Day
1
Nairobi – Tsavo
West National Park
After
breakfast, depart by road, to the legendary land of
the 'Man-Eaters' –
Tsavo
National Park. The 21,000 sq km park is one of the largest
in the whole world. Due to its enormous size,
the park was divided into two parts Tsavo East and Tsavo
West, for easy administration and management. This wilderness
is home to over 1000 plant species, 400 bird species
and more than 60 major mammal species such as lions,
huge herds of buffalo, the solitary and ill-tempered
Rhino and at least 7000 elephants.
The park is the location of Africa's most famous adventure
story –
Man
eaters of Tsavo, in which two lions where responsible
for eating over 500 workers who where building the Uganda
railway also known as the Lunatic Line –
by
its opponents in the British Parliament in 1898.
The story was made famous in the 1996 movie –
The
Ghost and the Darkness. Enjoy your lunch at your
lodge. An afternoon game drives reveals many resident
animals of Tsavo.
Overnight at Kilaguni Serena Lodge or Ngulia Lodge
or Finch Hattons Camp
Meal
Plan {Lunch & Dinner}
Day 2
Tsavo West National Park
Two game drives are scheduled for this day. The extensive
diverse habitats offer ideal area to search for pride
of lions, buffaloes, cheetahs, giraffe, zebras, hippos
and wildebeests. Mzima Spring, underground water seepage
from Chyulu Hills is a good place to watch the hippos.
There is also a wealth and diversity of birds’
species.
Overnight
at Kilaguni Serena Lodge or Ngulia Lodge or Finch
Hattons Camp
Meal
Plan {Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner}
Day
3
Tsavo West –
Amboseli National Park
After breakfast, we drive to Amboseli
National Park. The Park is famous for the big herds
of elephants and view of Mt. Kilimanjaro, the highest
mountain in Africa. After lunch is served you'll have
time to relax or enjoy the sun heated swimming pool
before leaving for another game drive this afternoon.
We will be back in good time for a warm shower or
a cocktail before dinner is served
Overnight at Amboseli Serena or Amboseli Oltukai Lodge
or Amboseli Sopa Lodge
Meal
Plan {Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner}
Day
4
Amboseli National Park
Two game drives are scheduled for this day. The open
flat plains are ideal places to search for pride of
lions, buffaloes, cheetahs, zebras, and wildebeests.
The swamps are good places to catch the elephants as
they bath in the mud. There is a wealth and diversity
of bird's species. Also, discover the African Culture
by visiting a local Masai Village.
Overnight
at Amboseli Serena or Amboseli Oltukai Lodge or Amboseli
Sopa Lodge
Meal
Plan {Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner}
Day
5
Amboseli National Park –
Aberdare National Park (Tree Lodge)
After an early breakfast we head for
Nairobi 'The city under the sun' for lunch. Heading
further north, we drive through coffee plantations
to Serena Mountain Forest Lodge or the Ark Tree Lodge.
The Lodge, which comes alive at night with the various
sounds of animals, is one of the exotic 'Tree Hotels'.
All of the en-suite rooms have balconies from which
you can look beyond the trees to observe the endless
parade of wildlife. You can watch these animals from
the safety of your room or from a specially built
viewing bunker connected to the lodge by a tunnel,
which affords you an amazing up-close view of the
animals as they visit waterhole's and salt lick.
Overnight
at the Serena Mountain Lodge or the Ark or Treetops
Meal
Plan {Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner}
Day
6
Aberdare (Tree Lodge) –
Samburu Game Reserve
This morning we travel by road to Kenya’s
northern frontier. Wild and rugged, Samburu is fiercely
beautiful with its arid savannahs watered by the lovely
Uaso Nyiro River. It is also one of Kenya’s
most protected areas and home to species only found
north of the equator, from the reticulated giraffe
to Grevy’s zebras and Beisa Oryxes. We also
enjoy Larsens Tented Camp or Samburu Intrepids Camp,
our luxurious hostelry set beneath a canopy of acacia
trees along the banks of the river.
Overnight at Larsens Tented Camp or Samburu Intrepids
Camp or Samburu Serena
Meal
Plan {Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner}
Day
7
Samburu Game Reserve
Dawn breaks in golden bands as we start our day in
the bush by scanning the river from our tents veranda
with a cup of steaming coffee in hand. Before the
dew is off the grass, we're off in pursuit of the
elephants, lions, leopards, and cheetahs that thrive
in the reserves grasslands and acacia woodlands. And
so the day is spent in alternating pursuits of exploration
in the bush and relaxation in our cozy camp.
Overnight
at Larsens Tented Camp or Samburu Intrepids Camp or
Samburu Serena
Meal
Plan {Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner}
Day
8
Samburu – Sweetwaters
Game Sanctuary
After breakfast, we travel overland
to the Sweetwaters game reserve and chimpanzee sanctuary.
This 70,000-acre private preserve has views of the
peaks of Mount Kenya and offers game drives into countryside
many travelers never see. We check into our tented
camp or Lodge where we stay for the next two nights.
We have lunch in camp. Sweetwaters land, the Ol Pejeta
Conservancy and its sumptuous ranch were once the
private domain of famed multi-millionaire, Adnan Kashoggi.
This afternoon game drive takes us to the Chimpanzee
Sanctuary, a charming haven established by the Jane
Goodall Institute to provide sanctuary to orphaned
chimps, and the specially protected and fenced refuge
of black rhino with its stunning forty specimens!
In fact Sweetwaters boasts excellent game viewing
with the highest ratio of game to area of any park
or reserve in Kenya. Moreover, the camp has its own
private waterhole and salt lick. So we'll be guaranteed
unprecedented close encounters. Whether its day or
night game drives, camel trekking, lion tracking,
al fresco dining or relaxing by pool, Sweetwaters
is bound to delight.
Overnight at Sweetwaters Tented Camp or Porini Camp
or Ol Pejeta Camp
Meal
Plan {Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner}
Day
9
Sweetwaters –
Lake Nakuru National Park
Today we travel to the exotic Lake Nakuru
National Park located in the Great Rift Valley. After
lunch an exciting game run is planned for the afternoon.
The game in this park is plentiful and the magnificent
bird watching will make a devotee out of even the
most reluctant. The Park is a home to stunning flocks
of lesser and Greater Flamingos, which literally turn
the lakeshores in to a magnificent pink stretch. The
bird life here is world renown and over 400 birds
species exist here, White Pelicans, Plovers, Egrets
and Marabou Stork.
It
is also one of the very few places in Africa to see
the white Rhino and rare Rothschild Giraffe.
Overnight
at Lake Nakuru Lodge or Sarova Lion hill Lodge
Meal
Plan {Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner}
Day 10
Lake Nakuru –
Masai Mara Game Reserve
This morning we drive through the dramatic
Great Rift Valley to the Masai Mara National Reserve.
This enormous reserve is actually part of the vast
Serengeti plains famously known for its spectacular
great wildebeest’s migration and is home of
the Big Five: Lion, Elephant, Leopard, Buffalo and
Rhino. Lunch at our Lodge and relax before departing
for the afternoon game run.
The
Mara Game Reserve-one of the greatest wildernesses of
the world. Large mammals are varied, and easy to see.
Residents among the Park's are: Masai Giraffe, Buffalo,
Eland and thousand of plain game including Impala, Zebra,
Topi, both Thomson's and grants Gazelles.
Overnight
at Sarova Tented Camp or Siana Tented Camp or Mara
Simba Lodge
Meal
Plan {Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner}
Day 11
Masai Mara Game Reserve
The search for great predators and perhaps even cubs
continues today during extensive game runs. On the plains
are enormous herds of grazing animals plus the elusive
cheetah and leopard hiding amidst acacia boughs. During
our stay we also have an optional opportunity to visit
a village of the Masai people to witness the singing
and dancing that are part of their daily lives and sacred
rituals. A glimpse into their homes and social structure
is a poignant experience.
Overnight at Sarova Tented Camp or Siana Tented Camp
or Mara Simba Lodge
Meal
Plan {Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner}
Day12
Masai Mara –
Nairobi
Morning game drive to savour the beauty
of the park, return to lodge for breakfast. After,
depart for Nairobi arriving in the afternoon.
Meal
Plan {Breakfast}
Included
Safari features
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Transport from Mombasa to Tsavo West, Amboseli, Aberdare,
Samburu, Sweetwaters, Lake Nakuru, Masai Mara &
Nairobi
* Finest accommodations in Tsavo West, Amboseli, Aberdare,
Samburu, Sweetwaters, Lake Nakuru, Masai Mara
* Multi-lingual Professional
Safari Guide/Driver. (Professional Safari Escort is
available upon request)
* Guaranteed departures
for two or more passengers booking this safari
* Membership in Flying
Doctors Society – Emergency air rescue
* Safari vehicles carry cold drinks and mineral water
* Guaranteed window seating with open top
* All applicable Game Park entrance fees
* All meals included while on safari
* Up to 17 Extensive Game drives
* Pre–tour itinerary document
Excluded
Safari features
* Personal expenses
such traveling insurance, excess baggage fee, communication
charges that include, laundry, emails, faxes and phone
calls beverages including luxury champagne, luxury
spirits, beer, wines during meals or meals not indicated
in the itinerary
* Optional Hot Air Ballooning (cost per person is
450 US Dollars), Night Game drives, Nature walks etc
* Gratuity for Porterage / waiters at hotels, camps
and airports
* Christmas, New Year
and Easter Supplement
* Gratuity for your professional driver guide
* Sundowner bush cocktails and bush dinner
* Cost of obtaining passport and visas
* Accommodations in Nairobi
* A visit to a Masai Village
* International Airfare
Options that
complement this safari
Ballooning
in Masai Mara Game Reserve, Kenya |
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4
Days / 3 Nights Zanzibar Island, Tanzania
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Mount
Kilimanjaro Climb |
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