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DAY 1: ARRIVAL NAIROBI
On arrival at the Jomo Kenyatta International airport, you will be met and transferred to the BOULEVARD HOTEL NAIROBI.
Overnight: BOULEVARD HOTEL (BB.)
DAY 2: NAIROBI
After breakfast spent your time at leisure or optional activities eg visit Nairobi animal ophanage, National museum, city tour, Giraffe centre or Karen Blixen.
Overnight: BOULEVARD HOTEL (BB.)
DAY 3: NAIROBI – MT. KENYA
Journey north, passing near Thika, which boasts the World’s third largest pineapple plantation, Arrive at the Sweetwater’s tented camp for lunch.
Afterwards proceed for evening game drive.
Dinner and Overnight.
DAY 4: SWEETWATERS TENTED CAMP
Both AM and PM game drive in this private Sanctuary.
All meals served at the camp.
Overnight Sweetwater’s camp
DAY 5: SWEETWATERS TENTED CAMP – TREETOPS
After breakfast depart to the Tree tops, lunch at the Outspan hotel ,Afterwards transfer to Tree tops for overnight game viewing.A uniquely shaped lodge tucked away in the Aberdare National Park Forest .The lodge water-hole and salt link are well lit at night when the animals come to drink and a well concealed “hide” affords eye-eye veiwing of forest Elephant and other game,including the endangered Rhino.
Please look out for: Baboon, Buffalo, Bushback pig, Civets, Duikers, Giant forest Hog, Colobus and Syke’s Monkeys. The birdlife includes some species not common in other places among them being: Green Ibis, Rufous, Sparrow Hawk, Mountain Buzzard,Crowned Eagle and silvery-Cheeked Hornbill. Note: Warm clothing is advisable as nights tend to be chilly, but only an overnight bag is required. The rest of the luggage is stored at the Outspan hotel.
Children below 7 years not permitted.
Overnight Tree tops lodge.
DAY 6: TREETOPS – LAKE NAKURU LODGE
OMorning transfer to Outspan hotel for breakfast. Rejoin your driver guide and proceed to the Lake Nakuru National Park. You’ll arrive at the Lion Hill Lodge -affording unforgettable views of the Lake from its hillside perch. The lodge also is a perfect base from which to explore the Lake, with its fabulous array of birds as well as many types of game, including waterbuck, rhino, leopard and buffalo. Afternoon game drive in the park.A game drive in Nakuru National park which is, of course, know for its birdlife-as thousands of flamingoes make this Lake their home among hundreds of other species.But wildlife is also in abundance here. You’ll see large large numbers of waterbuck, warthog, impala buffalo, plain game, cheetah and Rhino as Nakuru National park remains one of the Kenya’s Rhino sanctuary.
Dinner and overnight Lion Hill Lodge or similar.
DAY 7: LAKE NAKURU – LAKE NAIVASHA
After breakfast proceed to Lake Naivasha (and this is the highest Lake in the Rift valley ) Also Lake Naivasha is famous in the 1930’s as a staging post for Imperial Airways Flying Boast services from Durban to London. Check in at Lake Naivasha Simba lodge or Chui lodge After lunch visit the Hell’s gate National park famous for its natural steaming geysers and haven for birds watchers.
Dinner and overnight at Lake Naivasha Sopa Lodge.
DAY 8: LAKE NAIVASHA
After breakfast, you can have a boat ride to the crescent Island (optional activities) crescent Island is one of the few places in all Africa where you can wander on foot among herds of Zebra, wildebeest gazelle and giraffe, because of the absence of predators.
Dinner and overnight at Lake Naivasha Sopa Lodge.
DAY 9: LAKE NAIVASHA – NAIROBI- MASAI MARA
After breakfast drive to Nairobi and transfer to Wilson airport for your 1 hour flight to Maasai Mara game reserve departing at 1000hrs. Arrive at the famous Masai Mara for afternoon game drive and overnight. All meals included.
Overnight: Mara safari club (F/B)
DAY 10 – 11 MASAI MARA
Enjoy a full day in the Mara with two game drives included. This reserve is situated to the west of Nairobi, on Tanzania’s northern border-it is the extension to the larger Serengeti National Reserve in Tanzania. The Masai Mara offers wonderful scenery and abundance as existed a century ago. It is a reserve of breathtaking vistas, panoramas of vast rolling plains, hills and woodland groves, well watered by the lovely Mara River which bisects the reserve from north to south .The Mara is the home to the largest population of lions in Kenya, these magnificent beasts spending most of the day sleeping in the shade of acacia trees.Vast herds of buffalo, Zebra, and wildebeest roam the plains.Impala, gazelle, giraffe and hartebeest grace the landscape, and the cautious topi may also be seen standing sentinel on earth mounds on constant look-out of predators.The waters of the Mara River are home to crocodiles and pools of hippo, the acacia woodlands and revering forests favored by leopard and elephant, and the open savannah and drybush areas play host to the plain’s game and their attendant predators such as Lion, cheetah , hyena and jackal.
Overnight: Mara safari club (F/B)
DAY 12: MASAI MARA – MOMBASA
Bid farewell to the Mara, after lunch as you are transferred to the airstrip to connect flight to Mombasa.
Arrival and transfer to Mombasa Serena Beach Hotel booked on half board.
DAY 13 – 16 – MOMBASA
Mombasa Serena Beach Hotel
Booked on half board.
DAY 17: MOMBASA – NAIROBI
After breakfast transfer to the airport for your flight back to Nairobi, Check in at the Serena hotel (BB). With a farewell dinner at the Carnivore Restaurant.
DAY 18: DEPARTURE BACK HOME. After breakfast transfer to the airport for departure flight Home.