Holiday at a Glance {Our Advantage}
ü Witness wildlife-rich Kenya on game viewing
drives and Africa's revered, wildlife-populated parks and game reserves,
watching the “Big Five” animals through the Masai Mara & Serengeti
eco-system, and the Great Rift Valley Lakes
ü Enjoy daily game viewing-drives with
expert guides in an exclusive custom-built Toyota 4x4-wheel-drive cruisers
& vans.
ü Visit
the Maasai village and meet the local Maasai people who will show you their
traditional customs and have a chance to enter their “manyattas” (Maasai
villages)
Day 1: Arrival in
Nairobi
On arrival at the Jomo Kenyatta international Airport-
Nairobi, we will be there to meet you for assistance and transfer to The
Clarion or 680 Hotels for an overnight-stay based on bed and breakfast.
Excursion in
and around Nairobi, to Karen Blixen Museum author of Out of Africa
movie. Proceed to Giraffe Centre sanctuary and hand-feed the gentle endangered
Rothschild giraffes. Later on continue to Daphne Sheldrick Animal Orphanage,
and learn how orphaned baby elephants and rhinos are bottle-fed and later
re-introduced to the wild. While there, “adopt” an elephant.
Day 2: Nairobi – Lake
Bogoria & Lake Baringo/Kenya
After breakfast, pick up from your residence hotel at 07:30-hrs and drive via the Great
Rift Valley dotted with its string of lakes and this makes a great introduction
to the natural beauty and culture of the region. Arrive at Lake Bogoria in good
time for lunch. The spectacular Lake Bogoria hot springs, geysers and nature
walks are the main attractions here. The lake has been called ‘‘the new home of the flamingoes’’ with
population of up to two million. For the bird enthusiasts, Kesubo swamp located
north of the park is home to more than 200 species of birds.
Dinner and
overnight at Lake Baringo Club. / Roberts’s camp tented camp. OR similar.
Day 3: Lake Baringo Club to Lake Naivasha
|Freshwater Lake & The Crescent
Island/Kenya
After breakfast 07:00am, proceed
for a boat-ride in the lake for about 1.5hours to see hippos, crocodiles and
the locals does what they know best ‘‘fishing’…
Lake Baringo is one of the small Rift
Valley Lakes creased with papyrus and acacia forest. Hippos, crocodiles and
monitor lizards are effortlessly seen from the shore, here is a magnificent
display of water birds with over 1200 different bird species.
Depart after boat-ride for Lake
Naivasha and to arrive at Lake Naivasha
Sawela lodge for early lunch. Decide
to relax at the poolside after a
long-drive, or visit the Crescent Island this evening.
Lake Naivasha is one of the highest
and beautiful among all the Great Rift Valley lakes. It’s shallow and
freshwater lake fringed by thick papyrus reeds with great array of bird life to
its shoreline. Buffalo wallow in the swamps, whilst the large hippo population
laze their days in the shallows. Giraffe wander among the acacia, whilst the
Colobus monkeys swing from the green canopies above.
Dinner and overnight at Sawela Lodge
Meal Plan: (B, L, D)
Day 4: Lake Naivasha to Masai Mara Game
Reserve/Kenya
After breakfast, morning at leisure,
or tour the Geothermal Power plant or Elsmere
visits (optional extras). Back to the lodge for lunch and tour Hells
Gate National Park this afternoon or the following day before your departure to
Masai Mara (included in the package). After Hells Gate tour, descend the Great
Rift Valley floor, we reach arguably Kenya’s most celebrated natural
attraction-The Masai Mara Game Reserve. A 1,500 sq-km slab of open Savannah dotted
with acacia trees-the Kenyan section of the wildly beautiful Serengeti plains,
teems with wildlife. Being in the Mara has been described by some authorities
as ‘’ being in the New York of the
natural world’’. You will spend the next 02 nights here to explore and realize
your dream come-true.
Dinner and
overnight at Mara Sopa Lodge/ or Tented
Camp:
Day 5: Masai Mara Full
Day/Kenya
Spend this magnificent day watching
the drama unfolded of virtually every type of animals to be found here in the
savanna country. Listen to the roars of mighty manned lions; they can be heard
from five miles away. You will see cheetahs and lioness hunting across the
plains, and rhinos lumbering along. With a little luck, you might notice
leopards trying to stay out of sight, biding their time until nightfall.
Meanwhile, discover abundant birdlife and learn to identify bird calls, bills,
tracks, habitats and plumage patterns. At night, you’ll watch a display of
traditional Maasai song and dance. End your stay in the Mara with a farewell
dinner and say goodbye to your new friends.
Day 6: Masai Mara – Nairobi
Pre-breakfast
sun-rise game viewing-drive from (06:30am - 9:30am) to see leopard, cheater and
other cuts hunting. This is the best time for spotting the cats’ animal making
a kill at sun-rise. Back to the camp for your buffet-full breakfast, after
breakfast have a break start parking your belongings ready to depart for
Nairobi. Have the last game drive here in Mara as you leave Mara region for
Nairobi. Have lunch on the way, then proceed to Nairobi where you’ll arrive
between 04:00pm & 05:00pm to your hotel residence.
Wishing you a holiday-safari of lifetime!!!
NOTE: Due to our contract rates confidentiality, we are
not able to publish our best rates. Please Contact
us for an accurate, market best rate. All prices are subject to
availability, change or increase without prior notice.
Package Cost includes:
·
Meet, welcome and assist on
arrival/departure at the Airports/airstrips
·
Park entrance fees into the Game
Reserves and Parks in Kenya
·
1st night
accommodation in Nairobi hotel on bed & breakfast
·
Services of an English-speaking
and professional driver guide in Kenya
·
5 Days/ 4 nights on Full Board
Accommodation in self-contained Lodges/ Hotels, Tented camps in
doubles/twins/triple-rooms and cultural safari-experiences
· Hippo pool visits and picnic lunches
·
guaranteed window seat
throughout the safari/on Private safari-holiday
·
Farewell dinner at the
Carnivore Restaurant on last day from safari
·
Bottled drinking-mineral water throughout
the safari 10 liters per person
·
Temporary membership of flying
Doctor service -Africa Air Rescue for emergencies
· Ground transport in a safari custom Toyota 4X4 Wheel-Drive-Cruiser
& vans with pop-up-roof for photography and game viewing
Excluded in the cost:
·
Soft and
alcoholic drinks, international flights, Personal Travel insurance/departure
taxes, visa fees
·
Items
of a personal nature e.g. laundry, tips and Guide/porter gratitude
·
Optional
extras like a visit to Maasai Village (20$), Hot Air Balloon safari in the Mara
US $ 405 (bookable before departure as spaces are limited)
·
Tip to
driver-guide
NOTE: Specified lodges are
given as an indication of category; rooms will be reserved the same or
equivalent subject to availability on the mentioned dates.
Our Vision: To be among the Top preferred worldwide
holiday planners and Personalized Travel Service providers with a strong
customer focus-base, reliability and efficiency…
For more information on bookings contact:
Mr Ben Owino
Adventure Specialist
SPLENDOURS OF AFRICA TOURS & TRAVEL,
P.O.Box 13906,-00100-GPO Nairobi,
Kenya Tel.+254 724 978 975 /+254 711 444 295,
Uganda House,1st Floor-Kenyatta Avenue.
E-MAIL: info@splendoursofafricatours.com
WEBSITE: www.splendoursofafricatours.com
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