Day 1 | Nairobi/Tsavo West National Park | On arrival at JKIA, you are met by Nature Expeditions and drive to Tsavo West National Park, the largest park in the country. Tsavo West is famed for the notorious 'Man Eaters of Tsavo'. The man-eating lions preyed on the railway linesmen building the great Uganda Railway. The park offers remarkable views with a variety of habitats ranging from mountains, river forests, lakes, and wooded grassland. All meals and overnight at Voyager Ziwani Camp [Full Board] |
Day 2 | Amboseli National Park | After breakfast, check out and drive to Amboseli National Park, located to the southeast of Nairobi. The Park is famous for its big game and scenic beauty with the landscape dominated by Mt. Kilimanjaro. Arrive in time for lunch followed by an afternoon nature walk until sunset. Amboseli Sopa Lodge [Full Board] |
Day 3 | Amboseli National Park | Spend another day in Amboseli on morning and afternoon game drives. The park offers an interesting contrast with its dry and dusty appearance, which can be attributed to the volcanic ash that came out of Mt Kilimanjaro when it last erupted. Despite the appearance, there is a continuous supply of water that gets filtered through volcanic rocks from Kilimanjaro's melted snow. Dinner and overnight at Amboseli Sopa Lodge [Full Board] |
Day 4 | Aberdare | After breakfast check out and drive to Aberdare followed by an afternoon game drive at Solio Ranch. This ranch plays a very major part in the protection and breeding of black rhinos, the ranch is a fenced, privately-owned protected area geared toward rhino conservation, Rhino is a member of the big 5 group which includes lions, leopards, buffaloes, and elephants. Dinner and overnight at Rhino Watch Lodge [Full Board] |
Day 5 | Samburu National Reserve | After breakfast, check out and drive further north of Kenya to Samburu Game Reserve, within the land of the colorful Samburu people, close relatives of the Maasai, and harbors several wildlife species found only north of the equator. It offers unique vistas of rounded and rugged hills and undulating plains. The mix of wood and grassland with riverine forest and swamp is home to a wide variety of animal and birdlife. Check-in at the lodge, lunch, and later in the evening proceed on a game-viewing until sunset. Dinner and overnight at Samburu Simba Lodge [Full Board] |
Day 6 | Samburu National Reserve | Spend another day in this Reserve where game viewing and visibility are excellent. Bird life is superb with over 380-recorded species and the game. Scenically, for most of the year, Samburu is under the unsympathetic equatorial sun. Relief comes from the Ewaso Ng'iro River, which rises hundreds of kilometers west on the Aberdare's foothills and vanishes beyond Samburu in the recess of the Lorian swamp. All meals and overnight at Samburu Simba Lodge [Full Board] |
Day 7 | Ol Pejeta | After breakfast, check out and drive to Sweetwaters, Ol Pejeta Conservancy. The Conservancy boasts an astounding variety of animals including all the big 5 animals among others. Check-in and all meals and overnight at the camp.Sweetwaters Serena Camp [Full Board] |
Day 8 | Crescent Island | After breakfast, check out and drive to Lake Naivasha. Have Lunch at the lodge and later visit Crescent Island. Take a boat ride to Crescent Island and enjoy a nature walk on Crescent Island, a crescent-shaped peninsula. Naivasha Kongoni Lodge [Full Board] |
Day 9 | Maasai Mara Game Reserve | Clients will check out after breakfast and drive to Masai Mara. Arrive and check-in at the camp in time for lunch. Depart later for an evening game-viewing drive in the Reserve, a spectacular place of breathtaking sceneries. Zebra Plains Mara Camp [Full Board] |
Day 10 | Maasai Mara Game Reserve | Spend a further two days of game-watching with morning and afternoon game drives and other activities in the Mara including ballooning (extra cost). Wildlife is abundant in the Mara Reserve with the gentle grasslands ensuring that animals are never out of sight. Birds are prolific including immigrants. The big cats - lion, leopard, and cheetah - follow the wildebeest, essentially their main source of food, into the Mara. Zebra Plains Mara Camp [Full Board] |
Day 11 | Maasai Mara Game Reserve | Spend a further two days of game-watching with morning and afternoon game drives and other activities in the Mara including ballooning (extra cost). Wildlife is abundant in the Mara Reserve with the gentle grasslands ensuring that animals are never out of sight. Birds are prolific including immigrants. The big cats - lion, leopard, and cheetah - follow the wildebeest, essentially their main source of food, into the Mara. Zebra Plains Mara Camp [Full Board] |
Day 12 | Nairobi | Early morning game drive followed by breakfast. Return to Nairobi then transfer to the Airport for the departure flight. |