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AJS
08 : RHINO SPECIAL
12Nights/13Days - Nairobi - Masai
Mara - Lake Nakuru - Amboseli - Tsavo - Mombasa
Day
01: NAIROBI
Upon your arrival at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, you will
be met and greeted by our customer service representative and transferred
to the luxurious NAIROBI SAFARI CLUB HOTEL
where you will relax in your air-conditioned suite. Nairobi Safari club,
formerly a private club for members only is the ideal place to be. All
the rooms in the hotel are suites, six of which are Presidential Suites.
Here you can enjoy the clubs sauna, gym, swimming pool, various bars and
other amenities. Spend the afternoon at your own leisure, and later in
the evening enjoy our complimentary welcome-dinner at
CARNIVORE RESTAURANT. Considered "Africa's greatest eating
experience," (if you love barbecue it doesn't get better than this),
the restaurant is also home to the "Simba Saloon" one of the
cities most popular dance clubs. Overnight at NAIROBI
SAFARI CLUB (D).
Day
02: NAIROBI - MASAI MARA
Today our safari expedition will take us to the jewel of Kenya's parks,
the world famous Masai Mara Game (Wildlife) Reserve. This is Kenya's number
one park and is always on every tourist's "Must see list". Full
of life with various types of animals and birds, Masai Mara crown's the
climax of every safari in Kenya. Its rolling grasslands and acacia savannah
have time and again been captured on film with the movie "Out Of
Africa" being the most famous. Masai Mara is home to the "Big
Five" (Elephant, Buffalo, Lion, Leopard and Rhino) and over 450 bird
species. Apart from the big five, the Masai Mara is most famous for the
spectacular annual migration of over a million wildebeest, zebra, gazelle
etc from the Serengeti in northern Tanzania crossing the Mara River into
Kenya in search of fresh feeding grounds, which takes place in late July
or August. During this crossing, hundreds of animals are swept away by
the first moving Mara River and others are killed by the ferocious African
Crocodiles. This crossing gives true meaning to the phrase "Survival
of the fittest".
Lunch
will be served at the excellent MARA SOPA LODGE
your new home for the next two nights. "Sopa" means welcome
in the Masai language and true to its name, the lodge and its staff offer
first class customer service and accommodations under a welcoming atmosphere.
Set in the Oloolaimutia valley the lodge blends in perfectly well with
its surrounding hillside landscape. The 77 rooms, 12 suites, and 1 Presidential
Suite are all equipped with en-suite bathrooms, mini bars and elevated
verandahs (patios) from which guests can sun bathe, relax and enjoy the
view of the valley and it's resident wildlife and birds. The lodge has
direct-dial telephone services, satellite television and video services.
P.S don't forget your swimming costume for a midday or night swim under
the star filled African sky.
After
lunch and some time for relaxation, or sunbathing and going for a dive
in the pool, your driver/guide will take you for an afternoon game drive
in search of the shy and elusive leopard, the solitary and ill-tempered
Rhino, lions, buffalos, and many others. As the sun starts to edge its
way dip into the African horizon it will be the perfect opportunity to
capture the beautiful Mara landscape on film or video camera. Dinner &
overnight at, MARA SOPA LODGE (BLD).
Day
03 & 04 : MASAI MARA
An early morning game drive before dawn followed by breakfast is the perfect
start of another unforgettable and memorable day in Africa. In between
the morning and afternoon game drives you can take time out to read a
book/novel, sunbathe, swim in the pool or simply sit back, relax and enjoy
the peaceful atmosphere of the lodge and the natural flora surrounding
it. All meals and overnight at, MARA SOPA LODGE
(BLD).
Day
05 : MASAI MARA - LAKE NAKURU
Today after an early breakfast, our safari will be destined for brief
stopover at Lake Naivasha, the only freshwater lake in the Rift Valley.
From the top of the Rift Valley escarpment, you can see the lake sparkling
under the sun thousands of feet below you. The lake is home to a large
colony of hippos and it's also a Mecca for bird watchers and researchers
since over 400 different species of birds have been recorded here. An
optional boat ride will be a good ideal.
After a brief stopover at the lake, we travel in a northerly direction
to your next destination lake Nakuru, which is usually dotted with pink
flamingoes (birds) lining its shores. After checking in and having lunch
at the lodge, you can sit back and relax or go for a dive in the pool.
The 65-room SAROVA LION HILL LODGE is
set on a hillside over looking the lake. All rooms come with an attached
bathroom and verandah (Patios), from where you will have great unforgettable
panoramic views of the lake and pink flamingoes from the privacy of your
room. The lodge has one honeymoon suite as well.
In
the afternoon we shall go for a game drive where you can expect to see
leopards, lions, giraffes, a million or so of pink flamingoes as well
as the short sighted and ill-tempered rhino. Dinner & overnight at
SAROVA LION HILL LODGE (BLD).
Day
06 : LAKE NAKURU - AMBOSELI
After an early breakfast we head via Nairobi "The City Under The
Sun" and we proceed to Amboseli National Park through the statan
lava plateau. Beautifully situated beneath the foot of Africa's highest
mountain Mt. Kilimanjaro (5895m), the park is well renowned for its huge
herds of elephants and various types of other Savannah wildlife such as
Giraffes, Bushbuck's, Kudu, Warthog's, Zebra's and over 425 species of
birds recorded here. The snowcapped peak of Kilimanjaro rising above white
clouds dominates every aspect of Amboseli and forms a backdrop to an impressive
display of wildlife attracted to this location by swamps and springs fed
by underground rivers from Kilimanjaro's melting snow. With an airstrip
at Empusel Gate, the park is also home to the Masai people, those tall,
brave, and proud nomads who live in close harmony with the environment
and the wildlife that surrounds them. Amboseli was the location around
which such famous writers like Sir Ernest Hemingway and Robert Ruark tailored
their stories of big game hunting in the wilds of Africa.
Enjoy
a game drive en-route, as we arrive in time for your lunch at the AMBOSELI
SERENA LODGE, situated deep in the heart of the world famous
Amboseli National Park. The lodge itself draws on a subtle Maasai cultural
motif, featuring natural woodcarvings, traditional artefacts and a glowing
selection of local art. Sensitively located and built from ecologically
sympathetic materials, its architectural shapes, style, textures and colours
reflect the true essence of the African bush. They also enable it to blend
effortlessly into the landscape and work in gentle harmony with the natural
environment. The rooms, each with an uninterrupted view over the ever-changing
vistas of the African plains, are styled to a traditional Maasai concept
featuring beadwork, gourds, hand-painted murals and the clever use of
the traditional manyatta bent-brushwood effect so as to blend. Dinner
& overnight at AMBOSELI SERENA LODGE (BLD).
Day
07 : AMBOSELI
A dawn game drive will be the perfect time for photographing the humbling
and magnificent Mt. Kilimanjaro the highest peak in Africa. We return
to the lodge for breakfast and some R&R "rest and relaxation",
sunbathing, swimming or for those of you reading enthusiasts, you can
read the day away in the well-stocked library with a relaxing view of
Mt. Kilimanjaro, before heading out for an afternoon game drive. All meals
and overnight at AMBOSELI SERENA LODGE (BLD).
Day
08 : AMBOSELI - TSAVO WEST
After an early morning breakfast, we depart Amboseli National Park through
the statan lava plateau , to the legendary land of the "Man-Eaters"
- Tsavo National Park. The 21,000 sq km park is one of the largest in
the whole world. Due to its enormous size, this animal and plant heaven
was divided into two parts Tsavo East and Tsavo West, for easy administration
and management. This wilderness is home too over 1000 plant species, 400
bird species and more than 60 major mammal species such as lions, huge
herds of buffalo, the solitary and ill-tempered Rhino and at least 7000
elephants. The park is the location of Africa's most famous adventure
story "Man eaters of Tsavo", in which two lions where responsible
for eating over 500 workers who where building the Uganda railway also
known as the "Lunatic Line " by it's opponents in the British
Parliament in 1898. The story was made famous in the 1996 movie "The
Ghost and the Darkness."
Enjoy
your lunch at KILANGUNI SERENA LODGE.
Conveniently located in the heart of the park, the lodge offers captivating
views of the majestic Mt. Kilimanjaro and the Chyulu Hills. Only 100m
from the main building, is a water hole where animals come to quench their
thirst. Each of the 53 rooms has a private shower, toilet, and a verandah
(Patio) overlooking the waterhole and Africa's highest mountain, snowcapped
Mt. Kilimanjaro. With it's own airstrip nearby, Kilanguni lodge is the
place to be. Dinner & overnight at KILANGUNI
SERENA LODGE (BLD).
Day
09 : TSAVO WEST - TSAVO EAST
Soon after breakfast with game en-route through the vast Tvaso National
Park we will depart Tsavo West for our today's major game drive at Tsavo
East. You will check-in at VOI SAFARI LODGE
for your lunch. Perched on the top of a cliff faced hill, voi safari lodge
is uniquely designed to be a hinge like structure overlooking the Tsavo
east plains extending as far as the undulating terrain of the Yatta plateaus.
This vantage positioning of the lodge has made it a stop over for many
safari adventures, nature lovers and holiday makers who are assured of
sampling Kenya's wildlife attractions that continuously beat a track to
the three water holes sunk by the lodge below the cliff. During the dry
season the waterholes are the convergence of a lot of wild animals moving
almost in a radial flies as if urged on by some kind of telephatic communication,
the sight is just fantastic. The location evokes a romantic inspiration
that once moved a visiting British poet who now incorporated his experience
at the lodge in most of his poems, to describe it as sample of wonder
that is better than a dream.
The visitors to the lodge have the rare chance of coming as close as a
breath away from the wild animals in a specially designed tunnel with
protective barricades that has proved popular for Post Card quality close-ups
of Kenya's wildlife. The 52 roomed lodge is designed to blend with the
rocky surroundings and boats of a unique dug up rock swimming pool with
the surroundings dotted by wild flora planted around the lodge. The lodge
is also proving popular with the travelers along the Mombasa - Nairobi
highway,located 165 kms from Mombasa and has the advantage of being within
a park that is served with a good infrastructure including communication
facilities. After few hours relaxation you will enjoy a late afternoon
before you retire for day at VOI SAFARI LODGE
for dinner and overnight.
Day 10 : TSAVO - MOMBASA
After breakfast, you will drive through the North Great Road via VOI TOWN
and later proceed to WHITESANDS BEACH HOTEL for
lunch. Whitesands Beach Hotel is five star hotel with 340 rooms are suites
and have balconies or verandas All rooms ensuite bathrooms, air-conditioning,
direct dial telephones and in-room safes.The executive rooms offer satellite
television and mini-bars. For guests on business, there is a business
center offering superb conference facilities for up to 400 people. The
presidential suites comprises two ensuite master bedrooms and a spacious
lounge. Both suites have Jacuzzis and a large verandah overlooking one
of the swimming pools. The Beach And Pool At Whitesands Beach Hotel Whitesands
Beach Hotel enjoys the longest seafront on the North Coast of Mombasa,
which boasts one of the finest beaches in East Africa. The resort is set
amongst 22 acres of tropical gardens, swaying palm trees and fishponds.
Five free form swimming pools are complete with waterfalls, a secluded
island and an exhilarating waterslide. Dinner and overnight at
WHITESANDS BEACH HOTEL (BD).
Day
11 & 12 : MOMBASA
Today you have Mombasa excursions which will include ISLAND TOUR , Fort
Jesus built in 1853 by the portuguese, Old Town & Mombasa City. An
option of visiting Akamba Village where carving are made will be ideal
if time permits. Dinner and overnight WHITESANDS
BEACH HOTEL (BD).
Day 13 : MOMBASA - NAIROBI - FLY
Very early morning breakfast and you will be transferred for you 7:30am
flight to Nairobi arriving at 8:30 where you will connect your flight
back home at 11:00hrs.
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