Kenya Educational Student Safari

Amboseli & Rift Valley (Lake Naivasha)

Students Safari (10 Days / 9 Nights)

Students Safari 10 Days / 9 Nights Itinerary

Day 1: Nairobi arrival. Overnight at the Wildebeest Camp Nairobi or Similar
Day 2: Swara Plains Wildlife Conservancy .Overnight at Swara Plains Acacia Camp
Day 3: Swara Plains Wildlife Conservancy .Overnight at Swara Plains Acacia Camp
Day 4: Amboseli National Park. Overnight at a Camp Site
Day 5: Amboseli National Park. Overnight at a Camp Site
Day 6: Amboseli National Park. Overnight at a Camp Site
Day 7: Lake Naivasha Rift Valley. Overnight at Elsamere Wildlife Center
Day 8:.Day Tour to Hell's Gate National Park .Overnight at Elsamere Wildlife Center

Day 9: Visit Crater Lake Game Sanctuary. Overnight at Elsamere Wildlife Center

Day 10: Drive to Nairobi and lunch at Kiambethu Tea Farm transfer to Nairobi for outbound flight

Cost for 2010: Per Person
Land Arrangements (Per Person)

Detailed Itinerary for the Students Safari

Students Safari 10 Days takes you to see Kenya's Parks where plains game still roams free in total absence of mass tourism. Start with the Swara Plains, a private wildlife conservancy with limited numbers of visitors and very few tourists at any one time. Students can choose to walk in the morning when it is cool and relax in the afternoon as they watch giraffes, elands and the playful monkeys right within the campgrounds. Learn about birds as Weavers, Fire Finches, Starlings, Mouse birds and Lovebirds giving full day performances.

Our 10 Days Student Safari then proceeds to Amboseli National Park with the snow-capped Kilimanjaro for 3 full days, giving students plenty of time to see and observe huge herds of Elephants, Rhinos, Buffaloes, Cats and Plains Game. After three exciting wildlife action packed days in Amboseli our students safari continues to the Rift Valley for guided game viewing, hikes in Crater Lake and Hell's Gate where students will see Colobus monkey's, baboons, giraffes, elands, zebras, various gazelles and warthogs.

As with all African Spice Safaris Students Safaris, this is a unique safari that exposes students to different aspects of Kenya in a fun but educational way.

Day to Day Safari Itinerary

Day 1
Nairobi Arrival
Arrival at the airport at night and reception by African Spice Safaris. Transfer from the airport to the Wildebeest Camp Nairobi or similar

Overnight at the Wildebeest Camp Nairobi or similar
Meal Plan: {Bed & Breakfast}

Days 2 & 3
Swara Plains Wildlife Conservancy
After breakfast, a Safari briefing is conducted by an African Spice Safari Director. By 8.30 a.m. we leave Nairobi for Swara Plains Acacia Camp in a private wildlife conservancy called the Swara Plains Wildlife Conservancy just 30 minutes out of the city of Nairobi. Swara Plains Wildlife Conservancy 20,000 acres ranch is old wild Africa at its very best with wide open savanna grasslands, tall yellow fever trees, endless views, over 3000 resident population of easy to see plains game and more than 270 birds species. Swara Plains Wildlife Conservancy is part of the Tsavo/Amboseli eco-system and with exception of Elephant's, Rhino's and Buffalo's, all the other wild game found both in Tsavo and Amboseli are found here. You will see big herds of Oryx, Elands, wildebeests, giraffes, monkeys, hartebeests, zebras, impalas, Grant's and Thompson's gazelles, warthogs and the and occasional gerenuk (Giraffe Gazelle) in total absence of mass tourism.

At Swara Plains Wildlife Conservancy, environment conservation is a top priority e.g. numerous dams have been dug to trap the scarce rainwater. Swara Plains Wildlife Conservancy has well-maintained earth roads for game drives and nature walks. Not surprisingly the ranch and the camp have long been used for wildlife research. Students spend their days on guided game viewing Safaris, Bird walking Safaris, and Nature Walks in the Bush.

Overnight at the Swara Plains Acacia Camp
Meal Plan: {Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner}

Days 4, 5 & 6
Amboseli National Park
After Breakfast this morning our Students Safari departs for Amboseli national Park. We drive south to Amboseli national park at the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro. Amboseli's magic is seeing the big game including huge herds of Elephants, Lions, Leopards, Cheetahs, Impalas, Grant's Gazelles and Elands with the backdrop of the snow-capped Kilimanjaro. Amboseli National Park is a great place for photos.

Should you be interested in bird watching, Amboseli National Park has over 425 species of birds that have been recorded. There are different types of birds e.g. water birds, birds of prey, open savannah birds as well as dry scrub land birds.

Overnight at Amboseli Public campsite

Meal Plan: {Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner}

Day 7

Lake Naivasha Rift Valley
Our destination today is the Great Rift Valley. After Breakfast our Student Safari departs Amboseli National Park to Lake Naivasha. En route we will stop for lunch at Swara Plains Acacia Camp. Thereafter proceed to Lake Naivasha with a stop at the Naivasha market. Students new home/accommodations for the next three nights will be at Elsamere the home of the late conservationist Joy Adamson's. Elsamere gardens have plenty of birds and the jetty is also a good place to see water birds as well hippos in the Lake Naivasha.

Overnight at the Lake Naivasha Elsamere Conservation Centre
Meal Plan: {Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner}

Day 8
Day Trip to Hells 'Gate National Park
Today we enjoy breakfast as we watch the sunrise over the Lake Naivasha. An early morning here should not be missed by anyone with an eye for birds since Lake Naivasha boasts of a wide variety of water and woodland birds.

After breakfast we depart by road to Hell's Gate National Park. Hell's Gate is a unique Park where walking is allowed in the amidst wildlife. Giraffes, Zebras, Warthogs and different types of Gazelles are all found here. The first part of the walking Safari is done in typical flat African savanna in a volcanic area with huge rock boundaries. There are camphor and acacia trees all over and this is where to look for the giraffe as they mainly feed on them. A picnic lunch provided by Elsamere hotel will be taken at a view point over the gorge.

After lunch we take another hike in Hell's Gate Gorge descending into a steep canyon with running water from geysers and wild vegetation. The climax of the day is in walking in the Side Gorge where the rocks have split to leave only a walking path. We climb back to the rangers post for transfer back to Elsamere educational center.

Overnight at the Lake Naivasha Elsamere Conservation Centre
Meal Plan: {Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner}

Day 9
Day Tour to Lake Naivasha Crater Lake Game Sanctuary

An early rising will ensure that one gets another magical display of the various birds. After breakfast we do a transfer by road to the nearby Crater Lake Game Sanctuary. It is a lesser lake in the Rift Valley but a place where nature is at its best. We do a walk in the sanctuary followed by a circular trek on the top of the crater rim from where we see the lake from various angles. Pleasant sightings during the walk include giraffes, black and white Colobus Monkeys, Elands and a different types of gazelles.

Overnight at the Lake Naivasha Elsamere Conservation Centre
Meal Plan: {Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner}

Day 10

Drive back to Nairobi & Lunch at Kiambethu Tea Farm

Leave Naivasha in the late morning for lunch at the Kiambethu Tea Farm. This is an old colonial home established by the early settlers and the pioneers of tea growing in Kenya. There will be a talk on tea: its arrival in Kenya, the growing, processing and up to when you put it into your cup. A short walk in the tea plantation and into a small remaining part of indigenous forest completes the tour. We have a healthy farm lunch and thereafter transfer to Nairobi for the evening flight out.

Meal Plan: {Breakfast & Lunch}

Safari Inclusions
Our attractive African Spice Safari Price is based on the size of your party and includes
* Transport Nairobi/Swara Plains Wildlife Conservancy/ Amboseli/Rift Valley/Nairobi
* All meals from Breakfast from Day 2 through lunch on Day 10
* All accommodation as per itinerary
* Flying Doctors Evacuation Cover
* Bottled Water during the Walks
* Park Entrance Fees

* Services of Guides

* Airport transfers

Safari Exclusions
* Gratuity or tips and expenditure of personal nature
* Airport taxes, visa, insurance
* Airfare to Kenya
* Drinks with meals