Day 01: Nairobi – Amboseli National Park
Picked from your city hotel and, depart to Amboseli. Arrive in time for lunch at your lodge/camp. The drive is pleasant is takes approximately 03 hours from Nairobi.
Arrive at your camp in time for lunch. In the afternoon set out for a game drive till sunset. This day offers our first chance to view the spectacular Mount Kilimanjaro.
Amboseli National Park is in southern Kenya. It’s known for its large elephant herds and views of immense Mount Kilimanjaro, across the border in Tanzania. Observation Hill offers panoramas of the peak and the park’s plains and swamps. Varied wildlife includes giraffes, zebras, cheetahs and hundreds of bird species. The western section is dominated by vast Lake Amboseli, which is dry outside the rainy season.
Dinner and overnight Amboseli Serena Lodge or similar.
Meals Included: Lunch, Dinner
Day 02: Amboseli National Park
Spend a further day in Amboseli National Park with a morning and an afternoon game drive. Here you have a chance to watch the elephant, zebra, wildebeest, giraffe, lion and cheetah among others. Overnight at your lodge/camp
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 03: Amboseli to Aberdares
After breakfast today, bid adieu to Amboseli and depart to Aberdares. The drive is approximately 06 hours. Arrive in time for lunch at Aberdares Country Club. Lunch there. Then transfer to The Ark. The drive is pleasant is takes approximately 03 hours from Nairobi.
The Aberdare Country Club, only a two and a half hour drive northeast from Nairobi, is nestled on a slope of Mweiga Hill in the Aberdare Highlands.
The Ark – Set in the heart of the Aberdare National Park, iconic and yes, quirky. The Ark overlooks a floodlit waterhole and salt lick, which attracts a host of awesome wildlife. Resembling and named after Noah’s Ark, The Ark comprises of three decks from which numerous balconies and lounges provide a superb location for wildlife to be seen. So that you don’t miss any animal sightings, the night guard will buzz your room when special animals come to the waterhole. The Ark has four viewing areas for observing the ever-present animal activity.
Enjoy the view of animals at the water hole from your lodge.
Dinner and overnight at The Ark or similar.
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 04: Aberdares – Ol Pejeta Conservancy
Depart after breakfast to depart to the central part of Kenya to Ol Pejeta Conservancy, crossing the equator. The drive is pleasant and approximately takes 01 hours from Aberdares.
The Ol Pejeta Conservancy is a 360 km² not-for-profit wildlife conservancy in Central Kenya’s Laikipia County. It is situated on the equator west of Nanyuki, between the foothills of the Aberdares and Mount Kenya.
Africa’s most iconic species hunt, graze, breed and fight for survival on the plains of Ol Pejeta every day, in an ecosystem that has the highest densities of wildlife in Kenya outside of the Maasai Mara. Using the latest technology to monitor species populations, and smart fencing techniques that allow free movement of migratory wildlife, Ol Pejeta prides itself on being at the cutting edge of conservation innovation. As the largest black rhino sanctuary in East Africa, and the only place in Kenya to see chimpanzees, Ol Pejeta is also safeguarding some of the most vulnerable wildlife in the world, and advocating for change.
Check-in and enjoy hot lunch at a Serena Sweetwater’s Tented Camp.
Visit the Chimpanzee sanctuary in the afternoon.
The chimpanzees’ natural home range spans from Senegal on the West African coast, through the central forested belt of Africa, to Uganda. They are not native to Kenya, but when a rescue centre in Burundi had to be closed due to the civil war outbreak in 1993 – Ol Pejeta opened its doors.
Here there are more than 35 Chimpanzees and you may be able to interact and watch them.
Enjoy the evening game drive at the sanctuary. With the snowy peaks of Mt. Kenya as your backdrop, your safari in East Africa’s largest black rhino sanctuary is sure to be as beautiful as it is diverse. Find yourself and the Big Five as you explore 90,000 acres of unadulterated wilderness with an experienced guide who will share his expert knowledge with you. Venture out there for close encounters with elephants, wild dogs, lions, hyenas, buffalo, cheetah, rhino, and all the plains herbivores.
Dinner and overnight at Serena Sweetwaters Camp.
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 05: Ol Pejeta – Lake Nakuru
Depart after breakfast to depart to the Lake Nakuru National Park. The drive is pleasant and approximately takes 03 hours from Ol Pejeta Conservancy.
Arrive at your camp / lodge in time for lunch. In the afternoon set out for a game drive till sunset.
Lake Nakuru is one of the Rift Valley lakes at an elevation of 1,754 m above sea level. It lies to the south of Nakuru, in the rift valley of Kenya and is protected by Lake Nakuru National Park. The lake’s abundance of algae used to attract a vast quantity of flamingos that famously lined the shore. Brief stop at The Great Rift Valley. Enjoy a game drive at Lake Nakuru National Park.
Lake Nakuru, lake in west-central Kenya. It is one of the saline lakes of the lake system lying in the Great Rift Valley of eastern Africa. Primarily known for its many species of birds, including vast numbers of pink flamingos, Lake Nakuru also has waterbucks, impalas, and hippopotamuses
Dinner and overnight Sarova Lion Hill Lodge or similar.
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 06: Lake Nakuru – Masai Mara
After breakfast today, bid adieu to Lake Nakuru and drive on to Masai Mara. The drive is pleasant and takes approximately 5 hours. Arrive in time for lunch at your lodge / camp.
Masai Mara National Reserve is an area of preserved savannah wilderness in southwestern Kenya, along the Tanzanian border. Its animals include lions, cheetahs, elephants, zebras and hippos. Wildebeest traverse its plains during their annual migration. The landscape has grassy plains and rolling hills, and is crossed by the Mara and Talek rivers. The area nearby is dotted with villages (enkangs) of Maasai people.
Masai Mara is world-renowned for its exceptional populations of lion, African leopard, cheetah and African bush elephant. There are millions of herbivores like wildebeests, zebra, giraffes, kubu here. Leopards are also in Masai Mara.
Shoot them all with your camera! During your afternoon game drive in the Mara.
Dinner and overnight at your lodge / camp in Masai Mara.
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 07: Masai Mara
Enjoy an early morning game drive at the park returning for a hot breakfast at the camp. Midday at leisure to enjoy various activities at the camp. Lunch at the camp. Afternoon game drives in the park returning at the camp in time for dinner.
(Alternatively, depart after breakfast for a full day game drive with a picnic lunch box, returning at the lodge for dinner)
Dinner and overnight at your lodge / camp in Masai Mara.
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 08: Masai Mara Departure
Enjoy a final early morning game drive. Breakfast at the lodge / camp. Return journey to Nairobi and on arrival transferred to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for your onward flight.
Meals Included: Breakfast
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