AJS
29 : TWIGA TENTS.
9Days/8Nights - Mt. Kenya - Samburu - L. Nakuru - Masai
Mara - Nairobi
Day 01: NAIROBI - MT. KENYA
On arrival, met at the Airport (morning flight) and later drive to Nairobi
for a brief stopover before drive north through coffee plantations to Mt.
Kenya region where you set you campsite. The camping ground is situated
next to Bantu Lodge, which will enable you to have good facilities as such
hot showers, cooking equipment, fresh water etc. On arrival our cook will
prepare quick coffee while you relax at the lodge environment before you
are served with continental lunch. Later you will depart with your guide
to the interior of Mt. Kenya forests in search of Mau Mau caves. Mau Mau
caves are the caves which where used as hideout by local freedom fighters
who fought the Kenyan independence during colonial period. The forests boost
of big wealth of birdlife thus offering a good chance to bird lovers. You
will return to you camp site before the elephants start their search for
food. Dinner and overnight at the campsite (LD).
Day
02: MT. KENYA - SAMBURU
After breakfast, drive further north to Samburu Game Reserve to you campsite
located at the banks of the life-giving Uaso Nyiro River. On arrival our
staff will set the camp. The campsite has very basic facilities, which
include open ground, fresh water tap, pit latrine and communal showers.
Lunch will be served in at the campsite. Afternoon game viewing in the
reserve filled with the scenic beauty. The reserve is renowned for its
unique species of animals that includes Somali Ostrich, Reticulated Giraffe,
Beisa Oryx, Generuk and the Grevys Zebra among others. Later return to
your campite for dinner and overnight (BLD).
Day
03: SAMBURU
Before dawn your driver guide will be ready for the early morning search
of hunting cats. Later you will return to campsite for breakfast and relax
at campsite before your next game drive late afternoon. All meals &
overnight at campsite (BLD).
Day
04: SAMBURU - LAKE NAKURU
After an early breakfast bid farewell to Samburu as you drive south through
Isiolo, crossing the northernmost foothills of Mt. Kenya, until you get
to Nanyuki town. Here you'll head west to Nyahururu Falls, still known
to many as Thomson's falls for its 237ft cascade. After a brief stopover,
drive southward to your next destination, Lake Nakuru a home to a million
of flamingoes beautifully lining at its shores. Lake Nakuru National surrounds
lake and was gazette to protect the colony of flamingoes as well as provide
sanctuary for the endangered species as such the rhino. Other Savannah
games are abounded in and not mention other bird species.
You will check-in at HOTEL GENEVEIVE
for lunch, which is situated at Nakuru Town. Later you depart for an afternoon
game drive around the lakeshore with be the feature for the afternoon,
dinner & overnight at HOTEL GENEVEIVE (BLD).
Day
05: LAKE NAKURU - MASAI MARA
Today our safari will lead us to the jewel of Kenya parks the Masai Mara
Game Reserve by road. Masai Mara is Kenya's most visited reserve and a
home to the "Big Five". The breathtaking views, a panorama of
fertile vast rolling plains which supports a huge amount of resident plain
games and their predators. Apart from the big five the Masai Mara is most
famous for the annual spectacle of the wildebeest migration, where millions
of wildebeest, zebra and gazelle leave the plains of the Serengeti and
cross the Mara River in search of fresh feeding grounds.
Lunch
to be served at Narok Town. Your accommodation for the next two nights
will be at one of the excellent permanent campsite with good facilities
as such big permanent tents, dinning tent, hot shower, beds etc.
On arrival at Masai Mara you will be served with Kenyan coffee at our
permanent campsite before proceeding for a late afternoon game drive.
Later you will return to the campsite where our experienced cook will
serve you with continental dinner. Fire will be at the campsite for the
rest of the evening, overnight at our permanent campsite (BLD).
Day 06 & 07 : MASAI MARA
The day will start with an early morning game drive before dawn and later
return to your camp for breakfast and relax for the rest of late morning
and perhaps take a dip at the swimming pool at one of the lodges situated
next to our campsite at your cost. Later late afternoon return to the
wilderness in search of games, all meals and overnight at our permanent
campsite (BLD).
Day
08 : MASAI MARA - NAIROBI - AIRPORT
Soon after breakfast, with game drive en route drive back to Nairobi with
lunch en-route arriving mid afternoon. Overnight at PARKSIDE
HOTEL where you are booked on bed and breakfast basis.
Day
09 : NAIROBI
Transfer to the airport for your International connection.
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