4 days Kenya safari

Depart Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, at 07:30am on your four days Masai Mara safari and Lake Nakuru Safari tour through The Great African Rift Valley and Narok Town. Arrive in time for lunch at your preferred Kenya masai mara lodge to include leisure. Have an afternoon game drive that will let you explore Hemingways country and Lion, Cheetah, Elephant, Buffalo and other animals of the same order. Stay at Mara Sarova Camp, located on the southeast boundary of the Maasai Mara on a natural hill between two streams. Spacious tents have private terraces and hardwood floors, and are complete with electric light, flush toilets, and hot water. Enjoy a dip in the large pool, or an evening lecture with local Maasai guides. Area activities include game drives and nature walks with resident Maasai naturalists in nearby areas outside the reserve. Dinner and overnight stay at your safari Lodge or Campsite.

Day 2 : Masai Mara Safari, Kenya
Venture through out the natural wonder of Masai Mara today ,an exploring expedition which includes the extensive plains which include not only the well known predatory animals but also with Zebra, Wildebeest, Giraffe, Hippo and the dangerous Crocodiles. Breakfast, lunch, dinner and overnight at the your Safari Lodge or Campsite.

Day 3: Masai Mara kenya to Lake Nakuru National parl , Kenya
Depart from the mara headed to Lake Nakuru National Park to arrive in time for lunch at your Safari Lodge or Campsite. Set on a plateau in an elevation above Lake Nakuru, Sarova Lion Hill Game Lodge has 67 chalets all overlooking the lake, within the Lake Nakuru National Park . It is the perfect place to experience one of the world’s largest ornithological spectacles, The Pink Flamingo, or a rich concentration of wildlife including black and white colobus monkey and is also a famed Rhino Sanctuary. In the afternoon proceed on a game drive in this famous ornithological spectacle for flamingoes. Dinner and overnight at the campsite.

Day 4: Lake Nakuru to Nairobi, Kenya
Early morning game viewing. After breakfast, drive back to Nairobi to arrive in the afternoon where the tour ends, B.

Tour Cost Includes:
-Guarantee price/guarantee safari on confirmation
-All ground transport whilst on safari in a comfortable safari vehicle equipped for game viewing, photography and touring
-Full board accommodation whilst on safari and meal plan as described, B=Breakfast, L=Lunch and D=Dinner
-Accommodation in double/triple room
-All park entrance fees to include government taxes
-Service of an English speaking professional driver/guide
-All game drives as detailed in the itinerary
-Bottled water whilst on safari
-Start and end in Nairobi.
-Personalised service

End of Masai mara tour and Lake Nakuru safari tour Kenya

Day 1. Nairobi – Masai Mara National Reserve.
Depart Nairobi in the Morning for the Kenya masai mara national park and get to pass viaa the breathtaking view fo the ic Great Rift Valley stopping at the view point, Ascend the western rim of the valley crossing the loita plains which is reffered to as the masai land), you may see the Masai warriors claded in their red colored garments as they take care of their multi-colored herds amongst plains game. travel through the kenya masai mara land and see some game as you make your way to the lodge in time for your Lunch. Afternoon game drive inside the most scenic park in Kenya where great concentration of game is seen including the “Big Five”. Dinner and overnight at your Lodge or Campsite.

Day 2. Masai mara National Reserve Safari.
Have an early morning game drive and later on an afternoon game viewing inside the Masai mara national Park. Search for wild game black manned lion for which Mara is famous for, cheetah, buffalo, wildebeest, zebra, leopard, grants gazelle are quite common, even the rare rhino might come out of the thicket for you, hyenas are plentiful and scavenging for a meal, Extend your drive to the hippo point where schools of hippo submerge on the approach of vehicles only to surface seconds later to shot and gamble their displeasure as the crocodiles sunbathe on the river banks mouths agape. Between meals there is optional visit to the maasai villages for an insight to their culture if clients so wish. Meals and overnight at your Lodge or camp.

Day 3. Maasai Mara-Nairobi.
Breakfast and return to Nairobi arriving at around 1300 hours.

Tour Cost Includes:
-Guarantee price/guarantee Kenya masai mara safari on confirmation
-All ground transport whilst on safari in a comfortable safari vehicle equipped for game viewing, photography and touring
-Full board accommodation whilst on safari and meal plan as described, B=Breakfast, L=Lunch and D=Dinner
-Accommodation in double/triple room
-All park entrance fees to include government taxes
-Service of an English speaking professional driver/guide
-All game drives as detailed in the itinerary
-Bottled water whilst on safari
-Start and end in Nairobi.
-Personalised service

End of 3 day Masai mara Kenya safari trip

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On arrival at the Jomo Kenyatta International airport, you will be met and transferred to your Nairobi hotel. Overnight stay at Boulevard Hotel (BB)

DAY 2: NAIROBI

After breakfast spent your time at leisure or optional excursions for instance; visit Nairobi animal orphanage, National museum, city tour, Giraffe centre or Karen Blixen. Overnight stay at Boulevard Hotel (BB)

DAY 3: NAIROBI / MT. KENYA

Breakfast in the hotel then drive north, passing near Thika, which boasts the World’s third largest pineapple plantation, Arrive at the Sweetwater’s tented camp in time for lunch. Afterwards proceed for evening game drive, Dinner and Overnight Mountain Rock Lodge.

DAY 4: SWEETWATERS TENTED CAMP

Both AM and PM game drive in this private Sanctuary, All meals and Overnight Sweetwater’s tented camp.

DAY 5: SWEETWATERS / TREE TOPS

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 viewing 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.

Please 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

Morning 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 which is, of course, known 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 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 Sarova Lion Hill Lodge or similar.

DAY 7: LAKE NAKURU / LAKE NAIVASHA

After breakfast proceed to Lake Naivasha (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 bird 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.

Dinner and overnight at Mara Serena Lodge.

DAY 10 & 11 MASAI MARA

Enjoy full days 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 dry bush areas play host to the plain’s game and their attendant predators such as Lion, cheetah, hyena and jackal.

Dinner and Overnight stay at Mara Serena Lodge.

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 your beach hotel.

Overnight stay at Mombasa Serena beach Hotel (Half Board)
DAY 13, 14, 15 & 16 MOMBASA.

Days spend at leisure enjoying hotel facilities and optional beach sports. Overnight stay at Mombasa Serena Beach hotel (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 your Home departure flight.

End of Kenya Lodge safari and Kenya beach holiday

Day 3: Amboseli National Park
After a leisurely breakfast, we explore the park through morning and afternoon game drives. We have sufficient time for relaxation at the lodge, complete with the majestic Mt. Kilimanjaro in the background. A visit to the Maasai villages in between the game drives can be arranged with our guide. Dinner and overnight stay at Amboseli Serena Lodge.

Amboseli is one of the most popular parks and offers excellent accommodation facilities. The word Amboseli means ‘the place of water’ in Maasai language. The park has an endless supply of water which is filtered through thousands of meters of volcanic rock from Mount Kilimanjaro. Animal species seen include elephant, zebra, wildebeest, giraffe, impala and leopard. The birdlife seen here includes pelican, bee eater, kingfisher, African fish eagle and pygmy falcon.
Day 4: Amboseli / Mount Kenya National Park

Depart Amboseli after an early breakfast to Mount Kenya via Nairobi for lunch. Continue towards Central Kenya highlands arriving at Mountain Lodge in time for lunch. The only ‘tree hotel’ ever to be built on the slopes of Kenya’s legendary Mount Kenya, Mountain Lodge offers a matchless game viewing opportunity whilst combining a glorious panorama of mountain vistas with the primordial splendors of an ancient rainforest. Floating 2,195 m high on the flanks of Kenya’s highest mountain and secreted deep within her largest forest reserve, the lodge offers not only the champagne-clarity of mountain air, the tranquility of the forest and a colorful cavalcade of wildlife but also the chance of scaling the icy peaks of Africa’s second-highest mountain. Afternoon at leisure and overnight floodlit game viewing. Optional nature walk can be arranged. Dinner and overnight stay at Mountain Lodge Serena.

Those with kids older than 7yrs can overnight at the Treetops Lodge in the heartland of Aberdare on request. Over 40 species of wildlife inhabit the Aberdare mountain ranges, hiding in the heavily forested slopes and in the upper moor lands. The Aberdare is noted as a rhino sanctuary but keep an eye out for the elusive rare bongo, which is best, spotted in the upper bamboo zone and hypericum scrub.

Day 5: Mount Kenya / Samburu National Reserve
After breakfast, proceed further north across the Equator to the edge of the Northern Frontier. Arrival will be in time for lunch and leisure. There is an afternoon game drive returning in time for a sun downer and dinner at the Samburu Serena Lodge.

Samburu is part of a lava plain that includes a diverse landscape of thorn scrub, red dirt, dried river beds, broken volcanic rock, steep hills, and rocky outcroppings. This reserve is becoming one of Kenya’s most admired stops after the Mara. Sights of the peculiarly branched doum palms and thorn trees give an unusual look to the region.

Day 6: Samburu National Reserve
Spent the whole day relaxing and leisurely exploring the Samburu National Reserve through morning and afternoon game drives. You may opt to do some of the activities offered at the lodges and a visit to Samburu Villages. The light and vast openness creates a lonesome panoramic beauty and the permanent water supply acts like a lure for the abundant species found here. The region is home to the uncommon Grevy’s zebra with huge fury ears, gerenuk antelope standing on hind legs to feed, Somali ostriches with distinct blue legs and the shy Oryx. Elephant and crocodile are guaranteed sightings, excellent bird watching with numerous varieties of weaverbirds and the martial eagle. Leopard sighting is also a special feature here. Dinner and overnight stay at Samburu Serena Lodge.

Day 7: Samburu / Sweet Waters.
We enjoy a final early morning game drive in the Samburu reserve then depart for the Mt. Kenya region. Arrival at the lodge in time for you to enjoy the facilities of the lodge, explore the Mount Kenya National Park or take an optional tour to the nearby Sweetwaters Reserve which is home to Chimpanzees. Dinner and overnight stay at Sweetwater’s Tented camp.

Day 8: Sweetwaters / Lake Nakuru
Depart the lodge soon after breakfast and drive to Lake Nakuru National park via Nyahururu Falls. Lunch at a lodge followed by a full afternoon game drive at the Kenya’s Park famed by its numerous species of birdlife.

Lake Nakuru’s claim to fame is anchored on its flamingo’s and the over 400 species of birds found here. The lake itself is a soda lake on the floor of the rift valley. The sight of the at times millions of flamingos is quite spectacular. From a distance the lake appears ringed in pink. The Lake has also earned a reputation as an important haven for endangered species- particularly the Rothschild Giraffe and the black and white rhino. Lions, waterbuck, buffalo and baboons are all residents here. Dinner and overnight stay at Sarova Lion Hill Lodge.

Day 9:  Lake Nakuru National Park / Lake Naivasha
Early morning game drive in Nakuru. Breakfast at leisure before driving to Lake Naivasha for lunch. Enjoy sunset boat ride to the Crescent Island which can be explored on foot .Dinner and overnight stay at Lake Naivasha Sopa Lodge.

Day 10: Lake Naivasha / Maasai Mara
After breakfast drive via the Great Rift Valley to arrive at Maasai Mara in time for lunch and leisure. Later enjoy an afternoon game drive at till 6.30pm. Return for dinner and overnight at Mara Sopa Lodge.

Masai Mara offers wildlife in such variety and abundance that it is difficult to believe: over 450 species of animals have been recorded here. You will easily see lions, rhinos, hippos, crocodiles, giraffe, wildebeests, zebras, buffalo, warthogs, hyenas, jackals, wild dogs, buffalo, leopard, many kinds of antelopes and elephant. It is in the Mara that perhaps the most spectacular event of the natural world takes place. This is the annual migration of millions of wildebeest and zebra from the Serengeti (Tanzania) in search of water and pasture. Following on their heels are the predators of the savanna – lion, cheetah, wild dog, jackal, hyena and vultures.

Day 11 & 12: Masai Mara National Reserve
Full days spent exploring the park with morning and afternoon game drives in search of the Big Five. Optional balloon safari can be arranged at an extra cost. The Mara offers wildlife in such variety and abundance that it is difficult to believe: over 450 species of animals have been recorded here. You will easily see lions, rhinos, hippos, crocodiles, giraffe, wildebeests, zebras, buffalo, warthogs, hyenas, jackals, wild dogs, buffalo, leopard, many kinds of antelopes and elephant. It is in the Mara that perhaps the most spectacular event of the natural world takes place. This is the annual migration of millions of wildebeest and zebra from the Serengeti (Tanzania) in search of water and pasture. Following on their heels are the predators of the savanna- lion, cheetah, wild dog, jackal, hyena and vultures. You may also opt to do some of the activities offered by the lodge. On clear days, the Masai Mara offers fantastic orange tinted sunsets and you will definitely want to capture this moment while sipping on a sun downer back at the lodge. Hot air balloon trips are an entirely outstanding way of seeing the savannah plains and the wildlife after which you come back down for a beautiful champagne breakfast. These trips can be arranged at our office upon booking.

Dinner and Overnight stay at Mara Sopa Lodge.

Day 13: Maasai Mara – Nairobi – Departure
Drive back to Nairobi after breakfast to arrive in good time for lunch at The Carnivore then proceed to the Giraffe Centre where children get an opportunity to hand feed the endangered species of Rothschild giraffe and visit Karen Blixen Museum as seen in the movie ‘Out of Africa’. Dinner at the Pampa Restaurant (Brazilian Restaurant). Later transfer to the airport to board your overnight home bound flight, Optional beach extension to Mombasa or Zanzibar.

End of Kenya family Safari holiday

DAY 1 : Airport Pick up and hotel drop off

Upon arrival at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, you will be met and assisted by Kenya Safari Places representative who will transfer you to your hotel and assist with check in. The rest of the evening is spent at leisure. Your overnight accommodation on bed and breakfast is at Jacaranda Hotel (BB).

DAY 2 :  Drive to Amboseli National park
Have an early breakfast in the hotel before briefing on your stay in Kenya. Drive to Amboseli National Park lying below the most famous symbol of Africa, Mt Kilimanjaro. You will arrive in time for lunch at the camp followed by time at leisure. Depart on an afternoon game drive in this famous park returning to the Camp in time for a shower and dinner. Overnight accomodation with all meals at Ol Tukai lodge (LDBB).

DAY 3 : Masai village visit in Amboseli
Full day in Amboseli with morning and afternoon game drives. Day spent game viewing in Amboseli National Park and a visit to a Maasai village. Overnight accommodation with all meals at Ol Tukai lodge (LDBB).

DAY 4 Drive to Serena Mountain Lodge
Drive via Nairobi to Serena Mountain Lodge after breakfast. Mountain Lodge is situated on the slopes of Mt Kenya, Kenya`s highest mountain. Lunch will be served at your lodge. Rest of the afternoon spend at leisure. This unique game lodge overlooks a floodlit waterhole and salt lick which attracts a host of wildlife: elephant, rhino, leopard, bushbuck and occasionally an elusive bongo or giant forest hog. Overnight accommodation with all meals at Serena Mountain Lodge (LDBB).
DAY 5 : Sweetwaters Private Game Sanctuary (Chimp viewing)
After breakfast leave Mountain lodge and proceed to Sweetwaters Private Game Sanctuary where the famous Jane Goodall Chimpanzee Sanctuary is located. Lunch at the Camp. After lunch proceed to the Chimpanzee Sanctuary to view the Chimps before returning to your camp in the evening. Overnight accommodation with all meals at Sweetwaters Tented Camp (LDBB).
DAY 6 : Sweetwaters
Proceed on an early morning game drive. After breakfast leave Sweetwaters for a visit to the Nanyuki Weavers and Spinners, a self help project for the local community. Lunch at the Camp. Afternoon game drive in the Sanctuary then return to your camp in the evening. Overnight accommodation with all meals at Sweetwaters Tented Camp (LDBB).
DAY 7 :  Lake Nakuru National Park
Depart after breakfast for Lake Nakuru National Park arriving in time for lunch. Enjoy an afternoon game drive through the park renowned for black and white rhino, leopard, lion, buffalo and spectacular birdlife including thousands of flamingos and pelicans. Overnight with all meals at Lake Nakuru Lodge (LDBB).
Day 8 : Lake Nakuru Lodge
Spend the whole day at the lodge with morning and afternoon game drives. Overnight with all meals at Lake Nakuru Lodge (LDBB).

Day 9 :  Maasai Mara -  Mara Simba lodge

Depart after breakfast with picnic lunches and drive to Maasai Mara offering wonderful scenery and plenty of game along the way. It is perhaps the only region left in Kenya where the visitor may see animals in the same abundance as a century ago. After picnic lunch at your overnight lodge drive in search of the bid five and other plain animals. Arrive at sunset for dinner and overnight at Mara Simba lodge (DBB).
Day 10 & 11 : Game drives and staying at Mara Simba Lodge
Two full days in the Maasai Mara with morning and afternoon game drives in search of the black maned lion and other big cats. You will have an opportunity to see the breath taking spectacle of thousands of wildebeests crossing the Mara River, while on their journey back to the Serengeti. Overnight with all meals at Mara Simba Lodge (LDBB).

Time permitting you may have a chance to take an optional balloon safari.

Day 12 : Transfer and Dinner at the Carnivore Restaurant
After an early breakfast check out and drive back to Nairobi arriving in the afternoon. You have a day room at Jacaranda Hotel (lunch on own arrangements). You will be picked up and transferred to the famous Carnivore Restaurant for a farewell dinner. After dinner you will be transferred to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for you homebound flight.

End of  the Kenya Lodge Safari

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Day 1: Nairobi / Nakuru / Kericho
Pick up and drive through the Great Rift Valley and have a stop-over at the View Point to have a glance at the breathtaking Escarpment. Proceed to Lake Nakuru for a game drive in this home of millions of Flamingos, the Pelican Birds and the White Rhino. Early lunch in Lake Nakuru Lodge, then proceed to the evergreen Town of Kericho to have the spectacular view of the Tea Plantation. Have some time to interact with tea pickers and learn much more about the laborers. Dinner and overnight at a Kericho Hotel.

Day 2: Kericho / Kano Plains (Lwanda Magere Site in Kisumu)
Depart after breakfast from Kericho to the plains of Kano and visit the grave of the legendary fallen hero of the Luo tribe. Here you will be briefed on the history of Lwanda Magere whom, according to history, turned into a stone after he was shot by a spear from a member of the Kalenjin tribe whom they were at war with. You can give your donation to the staff to maintain the grave and there welfare. Proceed further passing through the Rice Plantations arriving in Kisumu City late evening, picnic lunch en route, dinner and overnight at a hotel.

Day 3: Kisumu
You will spend a full day in Kisumu visiting Dunga Beach which is famous all over Nyanza for the sale of Fish. You will have an opportunity to interact with the local fishermen and get to know the culture around the fishing beaches. Proceed to the Museum where you will get to see different artifacts of the various tribes that occupy Western Kenya especially the Luo. Lunch in the hotel. After lunch proceed to Kit Mikayi (the stone of the first wife who is believed to be the mother of the Luo who rested here after a very long journey in search of the source of the Nile). Time allows you can have a hike at Riat Hills to get a glimpse of the Greater Kisumu City. Dinner in the hotel, after dinner, optional visit to a Discotheque or visit a live band and have a feel of Kisumu-by-night or retire after dinner to your bed preparing for the next day’s itinerary.

Day 4: Kisumu / Kendu bay / Homabay.
Leave after breakfast departing from Kisumu City and drive to Kendu bay experiencing the typical African rough roads to reach Kendu bay and proceed straight to Simbi Nyaima for a mythological story about this magical Lake followed by a visit to Orian’g market to view the amazing pottery work by the Orian’g Women Group. Have an early lunch in Kendu bay, then drive to Kanjira and Kanam Hot springs this will give you an opportunity of interacting with groups of men and women whose work is to transport the Soda Ash using Donkeys to the Town of Kisii for sale. This is their source of livelihood. If you have an egg, you can boil it within 5 minutes at the hot springs. Proceed to Homabay for dinner and overnight at a hotel.

Day 5: Homabay / Ruma National Park / Mbita Point
After breakfast, drive through Lambwe Valley reaching this park which hosts the largest number of Roan Antelopes in Africa to enjoy a game drive, picnic lunch, then transfer to Mbita Point for dinner and overnight.

Day 6: Mbita Point
Full day spent in Mbita visiting the site at Ligongo Hills where Dr. Mary Leakey discovered the skull of early man – Proconsul Africanus. This archaeological finding is kept in the Kenya National Museum in Nairobi. The hill also acts as the Vantage Point to see on rotation how water has gone round the Island. Visit the Tom Mboya Mausoleum, built in memory of the vibrant Politician by similar name that was gunned down in 1963 which evoked demonstrations all over the Country. Tom Mboya was interred at his ancestral home in Kamasengre Village in Rusinga Island. Enjoy the mythological story of Nyama gi Ware the stones which are believed to have been bulls fighting from these different Clans. Get a ride around the Island back to Mbita in the evening, picnic lunch en route, dinner and overnight at the hotel.

Day 7: Mbita Point
We begin this day by visiting a local Catholic Church early in the morning after breakfast the rest of the day is dedicated to less fortunate individuals in the society e.g. Women groups organized by the widows as a result of HIV/ AIDS scourge, Orphaned children whose parents died of AIDS related diseases, Tom Mboya Memorial Hospital and the development projects which are being financed by voluntary groups etc. Visit one or two local homes and get to know the real picture of how the common rural families are going over there usual choruses economically, socially and politically. Join fishermen pulling fish to the shore in the evening and get to learn how Luos as a tribe depends entirely on Fish as the source of their livelihood. Dinner and overnight in Mbita Hotel.

Day 8: Mbita Point
After breakfast a visit to a local primary school which is in dire need of teaching equipments occupies the morning. Enjoy lunch at the hotel after which proceed for a traditional boat rally competition followed by optional activities e.g. a walk to Gembe Hills which is on the vicinity of your accommodation and has quite a number of Birds with a very tranquil surrounding or just relax around the hotel enjoying the serene of the facility. Dinner and overnight at Mbita Hotel.

Day 9 Mbita – Kisumu – Nairobi
Early morning breakfast, then to the ferry to cross over from Mbita to Lwanda for an onward safari to Kisumu for early lunch, then proceed to Nairobi arriving late in the evening with a transfer either to a hotel of your choice or to the airport.

Please Note: This itinerary can be extended to Maasai Mara or Uganda on request. Under this itinerary, we organize the following on request:

• Home stay for those who want to participate in day to day natural activities of the community.
• Voluntary teaching practices in the rural schools.
• Voluntary community development work.
• Foster parenting.
• Student exchange program.

End of the kenya cultural safari and Community walking tour

Day 1: Nairobi
You will be met off your flight by a Kenya Safari Places representative. The Jomo Kenyatta International Airport is located 20kms from the capital city, Nairobi. The temperatures are warm and moderate. It is inhabited by more than two million people of all races offering a wide variety of different cultures. Overnight at the Nairobi Serena Hotel, a member of the Leading Hotels of the World, on bed and breakfast.

Day 2: Mount Kenya National Park
After breakfast drive north to Mount Kenya National Park at the Mountain Lodge Serena in time for lunch. The only ‘tree hotel’ ever to be built on the slopes of Kenya’s legendary Mount Kenya, Mountain Lodge offers a matchless game viewing opportunity whilst combining a glorious panorama of mountain vistas with the primordial splendors of an ancient rainforest. Floating 2,195 m high on the flanks of Kenya’s highest mountain and secreted deep within her largest forest reserve, the lodge offers not only the champagne-clarity of mountain air, the tranquility of the forest and a colorful cavalcade of wildlife but also the chance of scaling the icy peaks of Africa’s second-highest mountain. Afternoon forest walk, leisure and overnight floodlit game viewing.

Dinner and overnight at Mountain Lodge Serena.

Day 3: Samburu Game Reserve
Drive northwards after breakfast to Samburu Game Reserve arriving in time for lunch. Proceed for an afternoon game drive in the area. Samburu Game Reserve lies in the lower curve of the dry northern Kenya region. The main water source, the Uaso Nyiro River, feeds the riverine forest and swamps. The patches of forest and doum palm dotting the landscape provide an ideal setting for primates, hippo and crocodile. Elephant families visit the river’s shallows to immerse in the cool water. Dinner and overnight stay at Samburu Serena Lodge.

Day 4: Samburu Game Reserve
Spend the whole day in Samburu with game drives in the morning and afternoon. Lunch, dinner & overnight at Samburu Serena Lodge.

Day 5: Sweetwaters Game Sanctuary
Breakfast in the lodge then depart to Sweerwaters Game Sanctuary. Afternoon is free for optional activities as game viewing, walking safaris or night game drives. Includes visit to chimpanzee sanctuary. The sanctuary also boasts of “The Big Five” (lion, leopard, elephant, rhino and buffalo) plus an exciting catalogue of; giraffe, zebra, eland, Oryx, waterbuck, Grant’s gazelle, Thompson’s gazelle, cheetah, silver-backed jackal, hartebeest, baboon and several hundred bird species.

Sweetwaters Tented Camp is designed to offer a charming blend of under canvas ambiance and uncompromising luxury. One of only four private game reserves in Kenya, it also allows such unforgettable pleasures as night game drives, guided bush walks and both horse or camel riding across its game-teaming plains. Lunch, dinner & overnight at Sweetwaters Tented Camp.

Day 6: Lake Nakuru National Park
After breakfast, depart to Lake Nakuru National Park via Nyahururu Falls, arriving for lunch. In the afternoon proceed on a game drive along the lakeshores. Lake Nakuru National Park was created in 1961, and since then the park has increased considerably in size and now covers an area of 200sq km. The lake lies in the park and has been given the conservation world’s Ramsar Site designation. It is a shallow soda lake, and is the most famous of the Great Rift Valley lakes with “the world’s greatest ornithological spectacle”. There is the opportunity of viewing over thousands of flamingos along with tens of thousands of other bird species. Return for dinner and overnight Sarova Lion Hill Lodge or Lake Nakuru Lodge.

Day 7: Masai Mara Game Reserve
Breakfast in the lodge and drive across the floor of the Great Rift Valley to Masai Mara Game Reserve. Arrive for lunch and afternoon game drive. Overnight at Mara Serena Lodge or Sarova Mara Camp.

Day 8: Masai Mara Game Reserve
Spend the full day in the Masai Mara with morning and afternoon game drives. Overnight at Mara Serena Lodge or Sarova Mara Camp.

Day 9: Departure

Drive after breakfast with morning game drive enroute to Nairobi arriving in time for lunch on own arrangements.

End Of the Discover Kenya safari adventure

Day 1: Arrival – Nairobi
Shortly upon arrival, you will be met and welcomed by your Kenya Safari Places representative who will brief you on your safari, thereafter transfer you to Safari Park hotel for lunch and overnight stay (Assuming you will arrive with the morning flight) After lunch you will have the rest of the afternoon at leisure, where you can enjoy the hotel’s facilities; an array of African Continental, French and Italian cuisine, swimming pool, 2 squash and tennis courts, fitness Health Club which includes an aerobic studio, Jacuzzis, steam room, gymnasium and sauna, not forgetting the Cats, nightclub if you like to enjoy a night out. Overnight stay at Safari Park hotel or similar

Day 2: Safari Park Hotel / Samburu National Park
Depart the hotel after breakfast for Samburu National Park, arriving in time for lunch. On the way you will enjoy the scenic beauty of Ngare Ndare Forest as we will enter the park through the Ndare Gate. After lunch, go for an afternoon game viewing drive. Dinner and overnight at Ashnil Samburu Camp or similar.

In addition to Kamunyak, the renowned lioness famous for adopting oryx calves, Samburu National Park boasts of some of the unique species rarely found elsewhere like the Reticulated giraffes, Grevy’s zebra and Beisa Oryx’s, numerous species of birds also beautify the park; the unique ones being the Marabou Stork and Bateleur.

Day 3: Samburu National Park
Before dawn we head out in search of Africa’s wild cats, after breakfast spend the morning exploring the slopes of Samburu with picnic lunch, and then in the afternoon visit to Samburu villages which can be arranged with our driver guide onboard. Dinner and overnight at Ashnil Samburu Camp or similar

Samburu People are semi-nomadic pastoralists with amazing cultures; their dressing to start with is fascinating, they dress in very traditional clothing of bright red material used like a skirt and multi-beaded necklaces, bracelets and earrings, especially when living away from the big cities. Following closely is their special relationship with cattle, sheep, camels and goats thus milk is their main course, and at times mix it with blood, however, meat is only resigned to special occasions, the Samburu, whose language is also called Samburu, are known to make soups from roots and barks and eat vegetables if they grow within their vicinity.

Day 4: Samburu National Park / Maasai Mara Game Reserve.
Pre-breakfast game viewing drive, return to the camp for breakfast, thereafter depart Samburu for Maasai Mara Game reserve, stopping for lunch in Nakuru, then proceed with the trip arriving in the afternoon then go for an afternoon game drive. Dinner and overnight at Siana Springs Intrepids Camp or similar

Day 5: Maasai Mara camping tour
Depart after breakfast for a full day of game viewing in Maasai Mara with picnic lunch. This will include going up to the Siana Plains which hosts plenty of plain animals. Dinner and overnight at Siana Springs Intrepids Camp or similar

The Mara reserve has a vast array of wildlife species facilitative of its diverse fauna ranging from the big five, to the crafty hyena, which may be heard laughing at night, to the Mara River abundant in crocodiles and hippos. The banks of the rivers are covered in thick forest which is gradually makes way for bush and grassland thus the excellent availability of food for the diverse wildlife.

Optional Balloon Flight;
You can opt to carry your game viewing activity on an adventurous balloon flight over the spectacular Mara at an extra cost.

Day 6: Maasai Mara camping tours
Today spend a full day viewing and exploring the magnificent and scenic game reserve, where you may have the chance to see all the big five in addition to the numerous bird life found in the reserve. You will then stop for an early picnic lunch and go for a visit in the Maasai villages. Dinner and overnight at Siana Springs Intrepids Camp or similar

A Maasai Homestead (enkang popularly known as the Manyattas) is made from cow dung and wooden sticks from the leleshwa plant. Women are the ones responsible for putting up these magnificent homes. However, a homestead contains several Maasai houses which are surrounded by a fence made also by branches of the leleshwa plant where the herds of goats and cows are confined in during the night hours. There are other Manyattas made far away in the wilderness during their Moran’s as they prepare their headset, the motonyik, before they return home. They regard themselves not just as residents of this area but that they are as much a part of the life of the land as the land is part of their lives.

Day 7: Maasai Mara / Nairobi.

Early morning game viewing drive, return to the Camp for breakfast thereafter depart for Nairobi with lunch en-route arriving in the afternoon.

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Day 1: Nairobi – Samburu

Upon your arrival depart for Samburu National Reserve and arrive in time for lunch at the camp. Embark on an afternoon game viewing.

Dinner and overnight at a camp site.

Day 2: Samburu Camping safari

Full day game viewing in Samburu you will have a chance to view reticulated giraffe, Grevy zebra, Gerenuk, Somali Ostrich, Beisa Oryx, elephant, lion and other rare species of animals. All meals and overnight at a camp site.

Day 3: Samburu /  Lake Nakuru

Early morning breakfast, drive southwards to Lake Nakuru National Park
Arrival in time for lunch at camp site
Afternoon game drive to view pink flamingoes in Lake Nakuru. Also to be viewed are Rhinos, in a special animal sanctuary. Other animals to be seen are: King of the jungle, the lion, buffaloes, waterbuck, warthog, hippos and many more.

Dinner and overnight at a camp site.

Day 4: Lake Nakuru /  Masai Mara

After breakfast leave for Maasai Mara Game Reserve. Arrive in time for lunch. After lunch proceed for an afternoon game drive. Time to share the beauty and magic of Maasai Mara, where plain game is in abundance. Game walks, bush meals and balloon safaris that are offered on additional fee. Migratory animals offer a spectacle that has no equal on planet earth. The months of July, August and September is the prime time for the Great Migration of Wildebeests and Zebras. A close contact with the Maasai People, who are loyal to their culture, is also possible. Their dances and songs will have an impact on you.

Dinner and overnight at a camp site.

Day 5: Masai Mara Camping Safari tour

Full day camping activities which include; game walk, game drives, bush breakfast, lunch and dinner.
For the bird lovers, there are over 300 species of birds and some species are only found here. A visit to Maasai tribesmen village will give you boundless joy. A true experience of animals roaming in their natural habitat will open a new dimension to the visitors. A real unique experience

Overnight stay at a campsite.

Day 6: Masai Mara Camping  safari

Morning and afternoon game viewing, bird-watching and game walking

All meals and overnight at a campsite.

Day 7: Masai Mara / Nairobi

Early morning breakfast; depart for Nairobi through scenic landscape of the beautiful country Kenya, many years African leading tourists destination. Transfer to airport for your next destination.

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