AAH 102: 10 Days of Kenya Highlights

The Kenya Highlights tour takes you to the best parks and reserves in Mount Kenya, the Samburu Game Reserve, Sweetwaters Private Game Sanctuary, Lake Nakuru and finally the Maasai Mara Game Reserve: http:// www.adventureafricaholidays.com/kenyahighlightslodgesafari.html

Day 1: Arrival – Nairobi

Upon arrival at Nairobi airport, he was met and assisted. Transfer to your luxury city hotel, Nairobi Serena Hotel, to rest for the night.

Day 2: Nairobi – Mount Kenya

Depart Nairobi for the central Kenyan highlands, arriving at the Mountain Lodge in time for lunch. The only ‘tree hotel’ to have been built on the slopes of Kenya’s legendary Mount Kenya, Mountain Lodge offers an unparalleled game-watching opportunity while combining a glorious panorama of mountain vistas with the primordial splendor of an ancient rain forest. Floating 2195m high on the slopes of Kenya’s highest mountain and hidden deep within its largest forest reserve, the lodge offers not only the champagne clarity of mountain air, the tranquility of the forest and a colorful wildlife horseback riding, but also the chance to scale the icy peaks of Africa’s second highest mountain. Leisure in the afternoon and observation of games illuminated at night. An optional nature walk can be arranged for $30 per person. Dinner and overnight at Mountain Lodge Serena, B,L,D.

Day 3: Mount Kenya – Samburu Game Reserve

Depart further north past the equator towards Samburu and arrive at Samburu Serena Lodge in time for lunch. A place of endless skies, dusty plains, and palm-fringed rivers, Samburu National Reserve sits on the edge of the vast, arid desert once known as the Northern Frontier District, whose heat-scorched thickets they extend beyond the jade green waters. from Lake Turkana. Samburu provides one of the few sanctuaries in Kenya for the endangered Grevy’s zebra, the rare beisa oryx and the blue-footed Somali ostrich, while vast herds of elephants roam the gaunt hills. Game drive in the afternoon. Dinner and overnight at Samburu Serena Lodge, B,L,D.

Day 4: Samburu Game Reserve

Morning and afternoon game drives in Samburu. Meals and overnight at Samburu Serena Lodge, B,L,D.

Day 5: Samburu – Sweetwaters Game Sanctuary

Breakfast and departure to this private hunting sanctuary. The afternoon is free for optional activities such as wildlife viewing, walking safaris or night safaris. Includes visit to the chimpanzee sanctuary. The sanctuary also boasts of “The Big Five” (lion, leopard, elephant, rhino and buffalo) in addition to an exciting catalog of; giraffes, zebras, elands, oryx, waterbuck, Grant’s gazelle, Thompson’s gazelle, cheetah, silver-backed jackal, antelope, baboon and several hundred species of birds. Sweetwaters Tented Camp is designed to offer a delightful blend of under canvas ambience and uncompromising luxury. One of only four private game reserves in Kenya, it also allows for unforgettable delights such as night safaris, guided bush walks and horse or camel rides across its team game plains. Lunch, dinner and overnight at Sweetwaters Tented Camp, B,L,D.

Day 6: Sweetwaters – Lake Nakuru National Park

Depart for Lake Nakuru National Park via Nyahururu Falls to arrive in time for lunch at Sarova Lion Hill Lodge. Located on a plateau at an elevation above Lake Nakuru, Sarova Lion Hill Game Lodge has 67 villas, all with lake views, within the Lake Nakuru National Park. It is the perfect place to experience one of the world’s largest bird shows, The Pink Flamingo, or a rich concentration of wildlife, including the black and white colobus monkey, and is also a famous rhino sanctuary. In the afternoon, go on a safari to this famous flamingo bird show. Dinner and overnight at Sarova Lion Hill Lodge, B,L,D.

Day 7: Lake Nakuru – Masai Mara

Drive to the Masai Mara Game Reserve and arrive in time for lunch. The Masai Mara National Reserve is a hauntingly beautiful pristine wilderness that promises its visitors a profusion of wildlife, prolific bird life and the unprecedented opportunity to catch up with all members of the “Big Five” in one tomorrow. The 1,800 square kilometers of this veteran reserve offer the classic mix of African imagery; miles of meadows golden as lions, shoals of misty lilac hills, a meandering river, acres of thorny bushes, and miles and miles of rolling desert. The Mara Serena Lodge is built in a traditional Maasai manyatta village of vaulted huts, representing a true Maasai way of life that blends very well with the environment. The rooms are ensuite overlooking the plains with great views of the games. It has a pool overlooking a water hole where the big game come to feed. Viewing of matches in the afternoon. Dinner and overnight at Mara Serena Lodge, B, L, D.

Day 8 and 9: Masai Mara

Two full days in the Masai Mara. Every day with game drives in the morning and in the afternoon. All meals and overnight at Mara Serena Lodge, B, L, D.

Optional activities:

1. Hot Air Balloon Safari: USD 425 per person

2. Visit to a local Maasai village: USD 25 per person

3. Nature walk: USD 45 per person

4. Lake Victoria Day Fishing Expedition: USD 475 per person

Day 10: Masai Mara – Nairobi

Return to Nairobi to arrive in the afternoon. Day rooms provided at Nairobi Serena Hotel. Optional last minute shopping in Nairobi. Later enjoy a farewell dinner at the famous game meat restaurant, The Carnivore Restaurant. Transfer to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for your outbound flight, B,L,D.

Try this outstanding Kenya safari that doesn’t cost much compared to the places visited, diversity of wildlife, accommodation in the most refined accommodation in Kenya, the best knowledgeable guides and what else would you need?

This would normally cost from US$2,480 per person shared. Those who feel tired of driving through the countryside with its majestic landscapes and cultures, wings over the East African plain and the Great Rift Valley can be important. The Masai Mara to Nairobi flight is just $140 each way, including applicable local government taxes.

Travel expenses include:

-All ground transportation during the safari in a comfortable safari vehicle equipped for animal viewing, photography, and sightseeing

-Full board accommodation and meal plan as described, D=Breakfast, L=Lunch and D=Dinner

-Accommodation in double/twin/triple rooms.

-All park entrance fees include government taxes.

-Service of a professional English-speaking driver/guide

-All game drives as detailed in the itinerary.

-Bottled water during the safari.

-Starts and ends at JKI airport

-Lunch at the Carnivore restaurant

The cost of the tour excludes:

-Tips

-Laundry

-Drinks/Drinks

-International flights

-Visas

-Items of a personal nature

-Optional activities and any other extra not detailed in the previous itinerary.

This trip can be offered by your favorite travel agent or local tour operator in Kenya. It is recommended that you choose a local tour operator to ensure you are served by active locals and the money you pay is retained locally to stimulate local economic growth and trickle-down effects. This is especially so in poor economies with such a need for foreign exchange earnings. You will be sure that the money helps real locals.

You can also contact Adventure Africa Holidays to organize and plan your travel plans: http://www.adventureafricaholidays.com/kenyahighlightslodgesafari.html.

Kenya Safaris and wildlife safaris in Kenya and Tanzania.