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Kenya Adventure - July 2024

Day 1

Date: TBA 

Destination: Nairobi

Meals Included: None

Jambo! Welcome to Kenya. Your adventure begins with a welcome reception at the airport. Upon arrival, 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. 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 : Crowne Plaza Nairobi Airport or similar  www.ihg.com/crowneplaza/hotels/us/en/nairobi/nboir/hoteldetail

Day 2

Date: TBA

Destination: Nairobi – Amboseli National Park

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Depart Nairobi after breakfast & proceed 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 3

Date: TBA

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 4

Date: TBA

Destination: Amboseli National Park – Ol Pejeta Conservancy

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner 

Breakfast at the lodge. Thereafter check out and drive to Ol Pejeta Conservancy. Arrive in time for check-in and lunch at the camp. In the afternoon enjoy a game drive in the Olpejeta Conservancy.

Ol Pejeta is a privately owned game reserve, overlooking the peaks of Mount Kenya. The Conservancy has a great number of wildlife including all the big five animals (elephant, rhino, lion, cheetah, and buffalo) among other game. After the game drive, proceed back to the camp for dinner and overnight.

 Included Activities

  • 4 x 4-afternoon game drive

 Accommodation : Sweetwaters Serena Camp or similar   www.serenahotels.com/sweetwaters 

Day 5

Date: TBA

Destination: Ol Pejeta Conservancy

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Breakfast at the camp. The rest of the day will be spent on game drives in the world-famous Ol Pejeta Conservancy. Alternatively, you can proceed to visit Lewa Conservancy which is an hour’s drive away. This 24,000-acre rhino sanctuary is in typical savannah grasslands interrupted by whistling thorn & shrubs, acacia trees and lush green vegetation along The Uaso Nyiro River. Thanks to its private status it also allows such unforgettable pleasures as the sweet waters Chimpanzee Sanctuary (the only place in Kenya to see these highly endangered northern white rhinos), night game drives, guided bush walks across game-teaming plains, as well as bush dinners and sundowner experiences.

 Included Activities

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

Optional Activities

  • Sundowner at the Marsh
  • Lion tracking
  • Camel ride

 Accommodation : Sweetwaters Serena Camp or similar   www.serenahotels.com/sweetwaters

Day 6

Date: TBA

Destination: Ol Pejeta Conservancy – Lake Naivasha

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Depart Olpejeta 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

 Accommodation: Naivasha Sopa Lodge or similar www.sopalodges.com/lake-naivasha-sopa-resort/the-resort 

Day 7

Date: TBA

Destination: Lake Naivasha – 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 : Pride Inn Mara or similar www.prideinn.co.ke/safari-in-masai-mara/prideinn-mara-camp/ 

Day 8 + 9

Date: TBA

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

 AccommodationPride Inn Mara or similar www.prideinn.co.ke/safari-in-masai-mara/prideinn-mara-camp/ 

Day 10

Date: TBA

Destination: Masai Mara – Depart

Meals included: Breakfast.

After breakfast, check out and proceed to Nairobi. Upon arrival, proceed to Jomo Kenyatta airport for your homebound flight depending on the flight timings. If you would like to extend your stay, additional accommodation can be booked in advance (subject to availability).

Departure Transfer

  • Included