12
DAYS SAMBURU/TREETOPS/L.NAKURU/MAASAI MARA/ AMBOSELI/TSAVO
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Day 1:
Samburu National Reserve
Depart Nairobi in the morning and drive through rich farmlands
on the shoulders of Mt. Kenya to the rugged semi-desert
of Samburu. Arrive in time for lunch. Afternoon game drive
in micro-mini bus with pop up roof. The Park is blessed
with species rarely found elsewhere like the liver red reticulated
Giraffe, Grevy's Zebra, Beisa Oryx, Long neck Gerenuk, Blue
flanked Somali Ostrich, Vulturine Guinea Fowl and also elephants,
Leopards in the trees, African Buffalo, Cheetah, Braving
Lions in the grass .Dinner and overnight at a Lodge. |
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Day 2: Samburu
Another day to savor the beauty of the Park.
Morning and afternoon game drives. Optional visit to the
Samburu Villages. All meals and overnight at a Lodge.
Day 3: Treetops
Early morning game viewing in Samburu, Breakfast and depart
for Treetops in the Aberdares National Park arriving in
time for lunch at the Outspan Country Club. Afternoon transfer
to Treetops Lodge for floodlit game viewing. Contains a
variety of wild game among them Elephants, Rhino, Leopard,
Bushbuck, Elusive Bongo , Giant Forest Hog etc. Dinner and
overnight at Treetops Lodge. |
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Day 4: Lake
Nakuru National Park.
Pre-breakfast game viewing, Breakfast and proceed to Lake
Nakuru still exploring the dramatic Rift valley. Arrive in
time for lunch and afternoon game drive. Lake Nakuru is one
of the gem in the necklace of the Rift Valley Lakes often
referred as the Pink Lake for it's great masses of pink flamingos.
Opportunity to see millions of flamingos besides thousands
of other birds. Lake Nakuru is a Rhino Sanctuary and harbors
other wild-game like the Lion, Waterbucks, Buffalo, Warthog,
Hippo etc. Dinner and overnight at Lodge. Day 5:
Maasai Mara Game Reserve
Morning game viewing in Lake Nakuru ,Breakfast and depart
crossing the Loita Plains and viewing sceneries enroute,
See red clad spear wielding Maasai warriors tending their
multi-colored herds among the presence of wild game giving
a blind eye to the presence of big predators, A single moran
can cross the Mara Game Reserve only holding a spear and
a stick on the other hand! arrive Mara for Lunch. Afternoon
game drive inside the Park which is the Kenya's best and
most scenic. Dinner and overnight at a lodge.
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| Day 6: Maasai
Mara Full day to savor the beauty of the Park
which has a permanent supply of water thus harbor a thriving
population of wild game. All the "Big Five" and
lots of gazelles, Topi, warthogs, Cheetah, Hyenas and even
the rare Rhino might come out of the thicket for you. Extend
your drive to the Hippo pool where they submerge at the
approach of a vehicle only to surface seconds later to short
and gamble their displeasure, Crocodiles sunbathe on the
River banks mouths agape. Optional visit to the Maasai villages
for an insight to their culture.
All meals and overnight at a Lodge.
Day 7: Maasai Mara
A full day to go searching for any wild-game you might
have missed previously. Morning and afternoon game drives.
Meals and overnight at lodge. |
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| Day 8: Amboseli
National Park Depart Maasai Mara after breakfast
and drive via Nairobi for lunch and proceed to Amboseli
at the foot of the impressive snow-capped Mt. Kilimanjaro,
Africa's highest peak. arrive early evening, with game viewing
in a pop-up roofed micro-bus enroute to the Lodge. Dinner
and overnight at a Lodge.
Day 9: Amboseli
Full day to explore and savor the beauty of this Park searching
for elephants, buffalo, lion, cheetah, wildebeest, hyena,
jackal, zebra and the maasai giraffe. Meals and overnight
at a Lodge.
Day 10: Tsavo West National Park
After breakfast depart for Tsavo West via Kyulu hills and
shaitani lava flows and Mzima springs where from an underwater
observation tank you can see submerged Hippo walking the
floor of the springs. Tsavo hosts the "Big Five"
and plenty of other wild game. Dinner and overnight at Lodge. |
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Day 11: Tsavo East National
Park.
Depart Tsavo West after breakfast and cross over to Tsavo
East which is also well know for massive herds of elephants
which are usually covered in red dust, the man -eaters of
Tsavo-lions are seen and plenty of wildgame. Meals and overnight
at lodge. Day 12. Nairobi.
Early morning game drive, return for breakfast and depart
for Nairobi arriving in the afternoon for lunch, depending
on time of your flight, spend the afternoon shopping for
souvenirs in a local market, thereafter you will be transferred
to the Airport.
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