Day 1: Nairobi - Karen Blixen & giraffes
On your arrival in Nairobi, you will be met by a local driver/guide, who drives you to your hotel.
After a quick freshen-up, you’re ready to explore Nairobi and its surrounding areas.
Today, you will be
visiting the Giraffe Centre, where you will enjoy your first experience of African wildlife. Here, you will
be allowed to hand feed, stroke or even hug the elegant giraffes.
Lunch is served at Karen Coffee Garden – the old administration building of her coffee plantation –
followed by a visit to the legendary Karen Blixen Museum.
If time permits, there will be a chance to visit
the nearby Kazuri ceramics workshop and jewellery factory or the elephant orphanage, David Sheldrick
Wildlife Trust.
Naturally, dinner is enjoyed at the world-renowned restaurant, Carnivore.
Overnight at Fairmont The
Norfolk Hotel
Day 2: Nairobi – Samburu
After breakfast, the tour heads north. You cross the equator near Mount Kenya and are given a
demonstration of the Coriolis effect, i.e. why the winds are deflected to the right in the northern
hemisphere and to the left in the southern hemisphere.
After standing with a leg in the northern hemisphere and one in the southern hemisphere, you drive to
Samburu. Along the way, you will experience several climate and vegetation zones: plateaux, mountain
areas and more dry areas. On your arrival in Samburu, you will check in to your lodge, where lunch is
ready for you.
After lunch, the tour’s first game drive awaits you. Samburu is characterised by a number of animals
which are only found here: Grevy’s zebra, the Gerenuk antelope, the enormous oryx, the Somali ostrich
and the reticulated giraffe, to name but a few.
On this tour, you actually have the opportunity to get
right up close to no fewer than three giraffe species: reticulated giraffes in Samburu, Rothschild giraffes
at Lake Naivasha and Masai giraffes in Masai Mara.
Dinner and overnight at Samburu Lodge
Day 3: Samburu National Reserve
Samburu consists of no fewer than three reserves: Samburu, Buffalo Hills and Shaba. Today, you will
bring a packed lunch – and perhaps even breakfast – with you in the car so you have the whole day to
experience the varied landscape and the many exciting animals found here. In addition to the “special
five” found here, you may also see elephants, leopards, lions, cheetahs, impalas and lots of birds. The
locals believe that Samburu has a bird sound all of its own.
Dinner and overnight at Samburu lodge
Day 4: Samburu - Lake Naivasha
After breakfast, you will drive down into the Rift Valley – a 5,000-km-long gorge that extends through
the whole of East Africa and is filled with ancient volcanic craters.
Lunch is enjoyed at Thompson Falls.
If the traffic and time are on your side, you’ll go on an afternoon boat ride on Lake Naivasha, which is
located at the highest point of the Great Rift Valley at 1,890 metres above sea level.
The area is famous
for its hippos, giraffes, waterbucks, vervet monkeys and profusion of birds, both sedentary and
migratory. You go ashore and go for a walk on the small island, Crescent Island, which is home to zebras,
giraffes and wildebeest, all of which are relatively tame, so you can get right up close to them.
If the
traffic means that you can’t make the boat trip today, you’ll do it tomorrow instead, before heading to
Masai Mara.Dinner and overnight Lake Naivasha Sopa Lodge.
Dinner and Overnight at Lake Naivasha Sopa Lodge.
Day 5: NAIVASHA TO Masai Mara Natioanl Reserve
The tour then heads to the fantastic Masai Mara National Park, the Kenyan part of the vast Serengeti
ecosystem and, in the rainy season, home to probably the world’s largest concentration of wildlife.
On the mighty plains, you will encounter large herds of elephants, wildebeest, zebras, hippos, giraffes,
gazelles and other herbivorous prey of the hunting lions, hyenas, leopards and cheetahs.
You will get right up close to a host of animals, which you experience from the protection of the Land
Cruiser.
From July to October, you can experience the 1,200 km long migration for water and fresh grass of more
than one million wildebeest along with a couple of hundred thousand zebras plus countless Thompson
gazelles. It is during this migration that many gazelles fall victim to the huge Nile crocodiles when
crossing the Mara River.
It’s a wonderful moment when, after a great safari, you get to experience the magnificent starry sky and
hear the sounds of the savannah at night.Dinner and overnight at Mara Sopa Lodge or Similar
Days 6 & 7: Masai Mara National Reserve
Over the next couple of days, you will be going on a game drive morning and afternoon. On some days,
you will bring both breakfast and a picnic lunch with you, which you can enjoy along with amazing views,
but this is all agreed with the guide, who knows everything about the animals and weather conditions.
You never have too much Masai Mara as the savannah is so changeable – the light, the colours, the
smells, the mix of animals – everything changes all the time.
If you would like to visit a Masai village, you should arrange this with the guide on the safari. It costs 25
USD per person (not included in the price of the holiday) and this is paid directly to the Masai people.
The Masai are a proud people who live just as their ancestors have done for 400 years. The Masai
measure their wealth by the number of cows and wives they have.
The more they have, the richer they
are. The wives are each installed their own hut, and they do the domestic work, such as building huts
and fetching firewood. Their daily diet is milk mixed with cattle blood and perhaps a little corn porridge.
For celebrations, the meat of their own animals is served.
Why not experience the Savannah as the sun rises – from a hot air balloon.
Dinner and overnight at Mara Sopa Lodge
Day 8: Masai Mara - Nairobi - Zanzibar
After breakfast, you will leave Masai Mara’s amazing wildlife and drive to Nairobi, from where you fly on
to the exotic spice island of Zanzibar, for 06 nights.
On arrival in Zanzibar, airport our representative will be waiting to drive you to the hotel located Pwani
Mchangani, North East Coast of Zanzibar, Tanzania..Dinner and overnight at Ocean Paradise Beach
Resort – half board meal plan
Dinner and overnight at Ocean Paradise Beach
Resort
Days 9-14: Relaxation and experience Zanzibar
The days are spent at your leisure.
Located in the Indian Ocean, Zanzibar consists of the main islands of Unguja (unofficially known as
Zanzibar) and Pemba, as well as myriad small islands. When it comes to nature and culture, the island of
Zanzibar is truly spoilt: white sandy beaches, azure sea and a stunning coral reef.
A warm and sunny
climate all year round. The island’s dramatic history includes Arab sultans, Portuguese seafarers, slave
trade and European explorers, all of which have left their mark on the island. And one of Africa’s most
exciting cities, packed with beautiful Arabic architecture. Not forgetting the delicious Swahili cuisine and
the friendly people.
Dinner and overnight at Ocean Paradise Beach Resort.
Day 15: Depart
You are picked up at the hotel and driven to the airport, where your journey home starts.
Whats Included and Whats Not!!
Our trips are unashamedly high-end but always deliver excellent value for money. Our guide price covers the majority of trip costs upfront, on a per person basis, including international flights and all transfers.
Includes
Park fees
All activities and game drives as per itinerary
All Accommodation as per itinerary
A professional driver/guide
All transportation – 4x4 Safari Landcruiser vehicle.
All Taxes/VAT
Roundtrip airport transfer
Meals as specified
Drinking water
Excludes
International flights Masai Village visit $ 10 pp Boat ride in Naivasha lake Tips -(Tipping guideline US$10.00 pp per day) Personal items Soft and alcoholic drinks.
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Kenya
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