Best of Kenya - April 2024.

Date: Sunday, 14th April ‘24

Destination: Nairobi

Meals Included: None

Jambo! Welcome to Kenya. Your adventure begins with a welcome reception at the airport. Upon arrival ex QF8731 from Dubai ETA 8 pm, you will be met by a professional representative. After clearing the immigration processes, you will then be escorted to your waiting vehicle then be transferred to the hotel for check-in with the rest of the afternoon at leisure. Depending on the time of arrival, you could spend the afternoon browsing the artistic and cultural displays at Nairobi Gallery or lounging by the pool at your home for the night. Overnight at the hotel.

Arrival Transfer

• Included

Optional Activities

• Kiambethu tea farm
• Karen Blixen museum 
• Kazuri beads 
• Carnivore Restaurant 
• Nairobi - Langata Giraffe Sanctuary
• Half-day Nairobi city tour 

Accommodation: Heron Portico Hotel Nairobi or similar www.thexohotels.com/

Day 2

Destination: Nairobi – Lake Nakuru National Park

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Depart Nairobi after breakfast & proceed to Lake Nakuru. Upon arrival, proceed for check-in and lunch. Relax in the early afternoon or you can proceed for a game drive and then drive back to the lodge later in the evening to freshen up, have dinner, and spend the night. From your lodge, you’ll enjoy remarkable views of Lake Nakuru and the surrounding national park, alive with the call of birds and rich in wildlife. What better way to take it all in than from your lodge’s infinity pool.

Included Activities

• Afternoon game drive in Lake Nakuru

Accommodation:

Lake Nakuru Sopa Lodge or similar www.sopalodges.com/lake-nakuru-sopa-lodge/the-lodge

Day 3

Destination: Lake Nakuru National Park

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

This morning, after breakfast, proceed to visit Lake Nakuru National Park. Mornings can be cold so it's important to bring warm clothes. Flooding in recent years has unfortunately caused a decline in birdlife. The park boasts substantial numbers of other species, including waterbuck, reedbuck, and gazelle. Return to the lodge for lunch. Afternoon a leisure before you embark on a late afternoon game drive from around 3 pm returning to the lodge at dusk for dinner and overnight.

Included Activities

• Morning 4 x 4 game drive
• Afternoon 4 x 4 game drive

Accommodation

Lake Nakuru Sopa Lodge or similar www.sopalodges.com/lake-nakuru-sopa-lodge/the-lodge

Day 4

Date: Wednesday, 17th April ‘24

Destination: Lake Nakuru – Maasai Mara Game Reserve

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

After breakfast, check out and head southwest to the Masai Mara, one of the finest game reserves in Africa. Move on to your accommodation for the next three nights. Spacious permanent tents feature large,

comfortable beds, en suite bathrooms, and private wooden decks offering unbeatable views of the plains and wildlife reserve. Blending seamlessly with its surroundings, the camp connects the wilderness with modern comforts, and staying here is really something special.

Included Activities

• Afternoon Maasai Mara game drive in 4 x 4 cruiser

Accommodation: Base Camp Mara or similar www.basecampexplorer.com/kenya/hotels/basecamp-masai-mara/

Day 5 + 6

Date: Thursday & Friday, 18th & 19th April ‘24

Destination: Maasai Mara Game Reserve

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Rise a little before dawn to begin your morning game drive. As the sun rises, you shouldn't have any trouble spotting wildlife, as this is often one of the most active times of the day for animals. Wildebeest, zebra, and gazelle are plentiful, and you might even spot predators keeping a casual eye on their movements. After what is hopefully an exciting morning's drive, you will return to the camp for lunch and to relax during the heat of the day. Set off again in the afternoon – this time you can expect to return to the camp at dusk. As dusk falls, a variety of animals might be visible in the vicinity of your camp.

An optional balloon ride over the Masai Mara at sunrise is highly recommended, an unforgettable experience for many travelers. Enjoy a balloon ride over the Mara. Glide through the dawn, sometimes at tree height, enjoying amazing photo opportunities. Upon landing, you'll be treated to a bush breakfast before returning to your vehicle.

Included Activities

• Masai Mara - Morning 4 x 4 game drive
• Masai Mara - Afternoon 4 x 4 game drive

Optional Activities

• Masai Mara balloon safari - $ 500

Accommodation: Base Camp Mara or similar www.basecampexplorer.com/kenya/hotels/basecamp-masai-mara/

Day 7

Date: Saturday, 20th April ‘24

Destination: Masai Mara – Lake Naivasha

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Depart Masai Mara after breakfast and head to Naivasha. One of the few freshwater lakes in the Great Rift Valley, Lake Naivasha has floating islands of papyrus reeds and a border of flat-topped acacia. Arrive for check-in and lunch at the lodge. The afternoon will be spent at leisure with a variety of optional activities available around Lake Naivasha. Perhaps venture to Hell's Gate National Park, which boasts beautiful cliffs, gorges, rock towers, volcanoes, and a range of geothermal phenomena. If you're looking for something active, why not hire a bike for the day and make some of your own discoveries, venturing beyond the cacti and olive trees.

Optional Activities

• Lake Naivasha - Bike hire - USD12

Accommodation: Naivasha Sawela Lodge or similar www.sawelalodges.com/

Day 8

Date: Sunday, 21st April ‘24

Destination: Lake Naivasha – Amboseli National Park

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Breakfast at the lodge. Thereafter, check out and proceed to Amboseli National Park. Upon arrival, proceed for check in and lunch at the lodge. Thereafter, head out for an afternoon game drive.

The park is one of the most fascinatingly diverse on the continent, with five distinct habitats – open grasslands, acacia woods, scrub steppe, swamps, and marshland. A game drive through Amboseli takes you across this vast lakebed - often dry, but still very swampy in areas. Dinner & overnight at the lodge.

Included Activities

• Afternoon game drive

Accommodation: Amboseli Serena Lodge or similar www.serenahotels.com/amboseli

Day 9

Date: Monday, 22nd April ‘24

Destination: Amboseli National Park

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Venture into Amboseli National Park for a full day's game drive. There's a lot of other game here too - cheetah, buffalo, giraffe, many types of gazelle, and other plains game - and it's all set against the amazing backdrop of majestic Mount Kilimanjaro showing all its glory. On a lucky day subject to the weather and cloudy conditions, you may be able to view the snow of Mt. Kilimanjaro Africa’s highest mountain.

Included Activities

• Morning 4 x 4 game drive in Amboseli
• Afternoon 4 x 4 game drive in Amboseli

Accommodation: Amboseli Serena Safari Lodge or similar www.serenahotels.com/amboseli

Day 10

Date: Tuesday, 23rd April ‘24

Destination: Nairobi - Depart

Meals included: Breakfast.

After early breakfast, check out with packed lunches, board the cruiser, and head to Nairobi. Upon arrival, you’ll be dropped off at Jomo Kenyatta airport for your homebound flight QF8720 ETD 4.35 pm. If you would like to extend your stay in Nairobi, additional accommodation can be booked in advance (subject to availability).

Departure Transfer

• Included