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Kenya Safari Adventure Featuring the Very Best Game Reserves in Kenya |
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| Day 1: Depart Indianapolis Fly to Nairobi Overnight flight to Nairobi. Day 2: Arrive Nairobi Upon arrival you’ll be met at the airport and transferred to your hotel. Hilton Nairobi. Day 3: Nairobi / Serena Mountain Lodge “Jambo na Karibu!” Hello and welcome to Nairobi, or the “place of cool waters” in the Maasai language. Following breakfast you will drive north to Serena Mountain Lodge, a tree lodge built on stilts overlooking an illuminated waterhole and salt lick where elephant, buffalo and several species of antelope come to drink. Considered the most spectacular forest waterhole in the Abedares, the lodge's waterhole presents a constant ballet of wildlife. At any time of the day you can spot game in the specially-constructed viewing bunker that is connected to the lodge by a short tunnel. Here you will get spectacularly close to the animals that feed at the waterhole. Stay one night at Serena Mountain Lodge (B, L ,D) Day 4: Serena Mountain Lodge / Samburu Game Reserve / Afternoon Game Drive After breakfast, drive further north, crossing the Equator, to Samburu Serena Lodge set amidst trees along the banks of Ewaso Nyiro River. Following lunch, a game drive awaits; in addition to elephant herds, you can expect to see reticulated giraffe, beisa Oryx, Grevy’s zebra and the long-necked gerenuk. Capture it all in pictures! Stay two nights Samburu Serena Lodge (B, L, D) Day 5: Samburu Game Reserve/ Early Morning Game Drive The best time to see and photograph the early risers against the back-drop of the mountain before it gets covered by clouds. Return to the lodge for breakfast. Time to relax and enjoy the lodge both before and after lunch. Mid-afternoon you are in store for another game drive. Leopard is often seen on a tree on the opposite bank of the river. Dinner is included at the lodge. Samburu Serena Lodge (B, L, D) Day 6: Samburu Game Reserve / Mt. Kenya National Park / Game Drive / Jane Goodall Chimpanzee Sanctuary After breakfast, drive to the exclusive Sweetwater's Tented Camp in the 24,000-acre sanctuary with magnificent views across the plains to the snow-capped peaks of Mt. Kenya. Sweetwater's Tented Camp offers a charming blend of under-canvas ambiance and safari luxury. Located on the plains of Mount Kenya, the camp features thirty-nine luxury tents, each with its own private veranda overlooking the water hole. You may have come to see the animals, but the scenery is breathtaking! Following lunch, your game drive includes a visit to Jane Goodall's Chimpanzee Sanctuary. Dinner and overnight. Sweetwater's Tented Camp (B,L,D) Day 7: Mt. Kenya National Park / Thomson's Falls / Lake Nakuru National Park Following breakfast drive to Thomson’s Falls, named after the Scots explorer in 1884, who first saw the 78m plunge into the Great Rift Valley. Arrive at Lion Hill Lodge for lunch, the Game Lodge is nestled along the Lion Hill overlooking the spectacular flamingo pink rimmed Lake Nakuru. The Lodge is cleverly laid out such that most rooms and sitting areas afford stunning views of the Lake and the Park. Spread over acres, the Lodge is a natural haven for bird life and attracts over 50 species of birds amongst the 400 species that inhabit the Park. You will tour Lake Nakuru Park, an ornithologist’s paradise famous for its pink flamingoes & a sanctuary for the endangered black rhino. You will have unbelievable photo opportunities today! Lion Hill Lodge (B, L, D) Day 8: Lake Nakuru National Park / Maasai Mara Game Reserve / Afternoon Game Drive After breakfast, drive to Maasai Mara Game Reserve, home to lion, elephant, buffalo, cheetah, zebra, giraffe, impalas & gazelles. Arrive at Keekorok Lodge for lunch. Keekorok's superb location—directly in the path of the wildebeest migration—means you won't have to leave camp to see animals galore. The camp is unfenced, so you'll often see elephants and buffalos round its perimeter. Afternoon game drive in this 1800-sq-km game reserve of rolling plains, woodlands and rivers that make up the Maasai Mara triangle – one of the world’s richest wildlife sanctuaries and migration paths. Enjoy two nights at the Keekorok Lodge (B,L,D) Day 9: Maasai Mara Game Reserve / Morning and Afternoon Game Drives You will be in two Game Drives in search of the more than a million migratory herds of wildebeest & zebra involved in one of the “greatest wildlife shows on earth” – the migration from Serengeti to Maasai Mara during the months of June – October. The herds are closely followed by predators & scavengers on the lookout for animals weakened by the trek. Return to Keekorok Lodge (B, L, D) Day 10: Maasai Mara Game Reserve / Nairobi Following breakfast, return to Nairobi. Late afternoon and evening is free to do as you please. Your guide will point out the best places to shop and have dinner on your own. Nairobi Hilton (B) Day 11: Nairobi / Amboseli National Park / Game Drive After breakfast, drive to Amboseli National Park, at the foot of Mt. Kilimanjaro. Arrive at Amboseli Serena Lodge for lunch. Secluded within a grove of acacia trees, the lodge looks out over the golden savannah plains, with uninterrupted views of the mountain itself. Close by are a series of emerald green swamps, which are fed by the melting snows of Kilimanjaro. These, the only sources of water in this otherwise starkly beautiful but arid park, attract huge numbers of wallowing elephants, hippos, buffalos and plains game. Depart on a 3.30 pm game drive to tour the park. Dinner & overnight. Amboseli Serena Lodge (B, L, D) Day 12: Amboseli National Park Game Drive / Nairobi / Free Time Morning game drive followed by breakfast, then time to relax and enjoy your final day in Kenya. Depart midday for return to Nairobi, with lunch en route. Return to the residence lounge at the Nairobi Hilton. You have free time or your driver can take you on an optional visit to the Giraffe Center or National Museum. Return to Nairobi Airport for your evening flight home. (B) Day 13: Nairobi / Indianapolis Fly via European connection point arriving home the same day. You will have experienced one of life’s great adventures; a safari beyond expectations in the way of wildlife, scenery and the people of Kenya. Commercial Air: Book Now to ensure your place on this trip because this trip operates on commercial air. Space is limited and may not be available less than 90 days before departure. |
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Cancellation policy: if insurance is
not purchased, cancellation charges are: 91 days and earlier: full refund;
90-75 days before departure: $750; 74-35 days before departure 50%;
34 and less days prior to departure: no refund. In addition, airline
penalties
and
charges may apply. A valid passport is required. |
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12 nights
