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DAYS SAMBURU/SWEETWATERS/TREETOPS/L. BARINGO/ L.NAKURU/MAASAI
MARA/AMBOSELI/TSAVO LODGE SAFARIS |
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 a micro-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.
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. |
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Day 3: Sweetwaters Game
Reserve and Chimpanzee Sanctuary Early morning
game drive in Samburu National Reserve. Breakfast at Lodge
and depart for Sweetwaters Game Reserve arriving in time
for lunch. Sweetwaters is in the slopes of Mt. Kenya and
overlooks a floodlit waterhole offering visitors an unforgettable
opportunity to view and shoot pictures of animals in their
natural habitat. optional walking safari escorted by a knowledgeable
Ranger. Bird-walks, Camel safaris, Chimpanzee observed from
a Boat on the Ewaso Nyiro River which supports other wild
game like Elephants, Buffalo, Baboon, Eland, Silver-backed
Jackals, Ostrich, Rhino among others. Dinner and overnight
at Sweetwaters Tented Camp.
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| Day 4: Treetops
Early morning game viewing in Sweetwaters, 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 and Giant Forest Hog. Dinner and
overnight at Treetops Lodge.
Day 5: Lake Baringo/Lake Bogoria
Pre-breakfast game viewing ,Breakfast and depart for Lake
Baringo, a fresh water lake reputed for bird watching, Rhino
and Crocodiles are also seen. Lunch and proceed to Lake
Bogoria which offers a great variety of wild game and Birds
making it an ornithologists "paradise", Arguably
the best in East Africa. Also seethe shy greater Kudu, the
majestic antelope with majestic spiraling horns, Cheetah,
Impala, Grants Gazelle. Water Bucks etc. Dinner and overnight
at Hotel. |
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| Day 6: 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.
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Day 7: 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 Masai 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.
Day 8: 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 9: 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 10: Nairobi.
Early morning game drive, return to lodge for breakfast and
depart for Nairobi with game viewing as you leave the park
enroute to main round and even beyond. Arrive Nairobi in the
afternoon and transfer to Hotel for overnight. Day
11: Amboseli National Park.
Depart Nairobi after breakfast and drive to Amboseli at
the foot of the impressive snow-capped Mt. Kilimanjaro,
Africa's highest peak. arrive in time for lunch with game
viewing to the Lodge. Afternoon game drive in the Park.
Dinner and overnight at a Lodge.
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Day 12: Amboseli.
Full day to explore and savour 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 13: Tsavo West National Park.
After breakfast depart for Tsavo West via Chyulu 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.
Day 14: 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 wild-game. Meals and
overnight at lodge.
Day 15. Nairobi.
Early morning game drive, Return 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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