This tour also invites us to Sweetwaters Game Sanctuary where the tamed Morani Rhino waits to welcome us and the Chimpanzee orphanage tugs at the heart strings. Group departures are guaranteed with a minimum of 2 people. Each vehicle will only carry 7 people to guarantee a window seat to all. This does not apply to city transfers.
Your Itinerary:
Day 1: Nairobi
After arriving at Jomo Kenyatta Airport you are met and transferred to the respective Nairobi hotel. Use of room is not guaranteed before noon. The remainder of the day is spent at leisure. You will be transferred to the Carnivore restaurant at 7pm for dinner. Overnight at Holiday Inn Mayfair or Jacaranda Hotel (D).
Option activities available in Nairobi: (not included in rate)
- Nairobi City tour (2 hours) at 10Am and 2pm
- Bomas of Kenya (3 hours) at 2:30pm
- Karen Blixen, Giraffe Centre, Kazuri and Utamaduni (4 hours) at 2pm
- Nairobi National Park (4 hours) at 9am and 2pm
- Animal orphanage or safari walk and Mamba village (3 hours) at 2pm
- Art trail (4 hours) at 10am
Day 2: Nairobi - Sweetwaters
Breakfast is at the hotel before a drive to Sweetwaters Game Sanctuary for lunch at Sweetwaters Tented Camp. The afternoon is spent on a game viewing drive, with a visit to the tamed Morani Rhinoceros and the Chimpanzee Orphanage (subject to weather conditions as the black cotton soil on the Sanctuary is very firm during the dry weather and sometimes impassable during the rain season – rain may occur in the winter months around June to September). Overnight at Sweetwaters Tented Camp (FI).
Day 3: Sweetwaters – Aberdares
Breakfast is the camp before driving back to Aberdares arriving in time for lunch at the Outspan Hotel. This afternoon, hotel shuttle vehicles will take you into Aberdare National Park, and onto Treetops lodge for a night of game viewing from the lodge precincts. See the end of this itinerary for some interesting information on Treetops Lodge. Overnight at Treetops Lodge (FI).
Day 4: Aberdares - Lake Naivasha or Lake Nakuru
If your overnight was at Treetops, then the return shuttle transfer is to Outspan Hotel for breakfast. If your overnight was The Ark, then the return shuttle transfer is to Aberdares Country Club for breakfast. Rejoin your driver/ guide and depart for the Rift Valley arriving for lunch at a lodge in Lake Nakuru National Park. Late afternoon game viewing and bird watching is enjoyed this afternoon. Overnight at Sarova Lion Hill or Lake Nakuru Lodge (FI) OR early evening drive to Lake Naivasha area for dinner. Overnight at Lake Naivasha Sopa or Rift Valley Golf Lodge (FI).
Day 5: Lake Nakuru or Lake Naivasha - Maasai Mara
After breakfast you continue your safari west past Mount Longonot and via Narok to the Maasai Mara National Reserve to arrive for lunch at the respective lodge or camp. This afternoon is spent on a game viewing drive. Overnight at Mara Sopa Lodge or Mara Simba Lodge or Keekorok Lodge (FI).
Day 6: Maasai Mara
Today is spent enjoying a morning and afternoon game drive in the reserve, with spectacular scenery and diverse wildlife. Overnight at Mara Sopa Lodge or Mara Simba Lodge or Keekorok Lodge (FI).
Day 7: Maasai Mara – Nairobi and Depart
After breakfast at the lodge or camp you will drive with you will be driven back to Nairobi. On arrival in the early afternoon, you will be dropped off at the Holiday Inn Mayfair or Jacaranda Hotel (use of room is excluded) and then transferred to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for your scheduled international flight to arrive at the airport 3 hours prior to flight departure time.
Departures:
- Monday And Wednesday: Throughout the year
- Private Departures: Daily
- This tour – fixed group departures
- Private flexible departure dates available
Notes:
Airfare is not included in the tour price.
Treetops Lodge: US $ 1,120.00 per person sharing, double occupancy accommodation.
The Ark: US $ 1,170.00 per person sharing, double occupancy accommodation.
Prices Include:
- Arrival and departure airport transfers in minibus as per itinerary
- All other town to town transfers in minibus
- Bed and breakfast accommodation Nairobi
- Full board accommodation in the lodges and camps whilst on safari
- Dinner at Carnivore Restaurant
- Transportation whilst on safari in 8 seater minibus, driven by English speaking driver / guide (non exclusive use of vehicle, window seat guaranteed)
- All park and reserve entrance fees
- Services of an English speaking guide for briefings in Nairobi
- Other optional activities are quoted separately and not included in the tour price
- Inclusions, exclusions and single supplements apply
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