Honeymoon
Safari in Kenya for 11 Days & 10 Nights
Honeymoon
Safari Holiday Staying at Finch Hattons
Camp
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A
perfect honeymoon in East Africa, Kenya
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East
African Honeymoon Vacation Getaway
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Itinerary
Summary
Day
1: Nairobi Arrival
Day 2: Nairobi
– Tsavo Chyulu Hills
Day
3: Tsavo Chyulu
Hills
Day
4: Tsavo Chyulu
Hills
Day
5: Tsavo Chyulu
Hills – Fly to Laikipia Plateau Borana Game
Sanctuary
Day
6: Laikipia
Plateau Borana Game Sanctuary
Day
7: Laikipia
Plateau Borana Game Sanctuary
Day
8:
Laikipia Plateau –
Maasai Mara Game Reserve
Day
9:
Maasai
Mara Game Reserve
Day
10:
Maasai
Mara Game Reserve
Day
11: Maasai
Mara – Nairobi
Cost
for 2010: Per Person
Land Arrangements (per person)
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April
- May |
Rest
of the Year |
Double
Occupancy |
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Single
Supplement |
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Child
rate 2-11 years is 75% of the adult rate
1 Night Nairobi | 3 Days Tsavo National Park
Chyulu Hills | 3 Days Laikipia Plateau | 3 Days Maasai
Mara
Detailed
Itinerary
Experience
some of the most exclusive small bush homes lodges
and permanent tented camps in East Africa while visiting
Tsavo, Laikipia and the Masai Mara. The game viewing
on this private safari is superb-unspoiled African
bush with an incredible array of wildlife. You’ll
be able to experience the best of the Kenyan wilderness
with knowledgeable and conscientious guides in luxurious,
yet rustic style. A truly memorable begining to any
marriage and a trip of a lifetime for non-newlyweds.
Day
1
Nairobi, Kenya Arrival
Today
you arrive in Nairobi at Jomo Kenyatta international
Airport (JKIA). After clearing customs and immigration
you will be met by our safari representative and transferred
to your Nairobi Hotel. Ngong House is located on 10
acres of private land about 20 minutes from downtown
Nairobi. Each of the 4 double rooms is built up on
stilts (tree house style) with stunning view of the
Ngong Hills. The rooms are the most luxurious in Nairobi,
tastefully done, artistic, yet natural and with a
sense of Africa. There is a swimming pool for a lazy
afternoon, or you can request for a city tour of Nairobi.
The food is constantly raved about… altogether
a very nice beginning to your safari experience.
Overnight Ngong House
Meal Plan:
{Bed & Breakfast}
Day
2
Nairobi
–
Tsavo Chyulu Hills
After
lunch we transfer to Wilson airport for a scheduled
flight to Tsavo West National Park. Once at Tsavo,
you will be met and start a game drive en-route south
towards Kilimanjaro into the magnificent Chyulu Hills
on the southern border of Tsavo West National Park.
Your accommodation for the next three nights is at
campi ya kanzi, a small and luxurious permanent tented
camp (only 6 tents) in an unspoiled wilderness. The
tents are huge with wooden floors and each with an
en-suite bathroom, hot and cold running water and
flush toilets. The camp is tastefully appointed using
locally available materials, and is very eco-friendly
(solar power, conscientious use of natural resources
etc). The area offers incredible views of Kilimanjaro,
and you will have game drives into Tsavo West national
Park (famed for its ‘red’ elephants and
of course the legendary “man-eaters”)
or on the Maasai tribal lands which serve as a nature
conservancy. You can also go for guided nature walks
with Maasai guides who still live their traditional
lifestyle. You’ll wish you had a week here.
Overnight – Campi ya kanzi
Meal
Plan {Breakfast, lunch & Dinner}
Day 3 &
4
Tsavo
Chyulu Hills
The
next two days are spent exploring the area and view
wildlife on game drives or by foot…walking safari....you’ll
plan your day with the hosts and owners of the camp,
Luca and Antonella Bonomi (they also supervise the
Italian cuisine). Animals likely to see include leopard,
cheetah, buffalo, rhino, elephant, giraffe, zebra,
lion, oryx, eland and other plains game, crocodile
and small mammals like mongoose, hyrax, dikdik and
the nocturnal porcupine. There are over 600 species
of bird life in this area.
Overnight
– Campi ya kanzi
Meal
Plan {Breakfast, lunch & Dinner}
Day
5
Tsavo
Chyulu Hills –
Fly to
Laikipia Plateau Borana Game Sanctuary
Today
after breakfast you have an option of taking a morning
game drive or nature walk. Then depart Tsavo by a
private charter plane to Borana Ranch (private game
sanctuary) in the Laikipia plateau northern part of
Kenya. En route you’ll have impressive views
of Mt. Kenya (weather permitting). Set on 35,000 rolling
acres, the lodge has a “country house”
atmosphere. Your luxury cottage has its own fireplace,
that is lit for you each evening as it starts to get
chilly. Meals are served in the stair-top dining room.
Game viewing on the ranch is excellent. Here you will
find most of the animals found in the north of the
equator in Kenya. These northern “specialties”
include gerenuk, Beisa oryx, Grevy’s zebra,
reticulated giraffe, Gunther’s dik dik and the
Somali ostrich. Near the ranch is the sergoi Rhino
sanctuary with a population of nearly 40 black and
white rhino. Day and night viewing is by 4WD vehicles.
For
the next three days on safari you will have the opportunity,
along with game drives, to enjoy horseback riding
amongst the wildlife, take a guided walking safari
and take a swim.
Overnight
at Borana Lodge
Meal
Plan {Breakfast, lunch & Dinner}
Days
6 & 7
Laikipia
Plateau Borana Game Sanctuary
The
next two days are spent discovering the splendor of
this wildlife rich region. Relax each evening into
the impeccable hospitality and comfort of the lodge.
Overnight
at Borana Lodge
Meal
Plan {Breakfast, lunch & Dinner}
Day
8
Laikipia
Plateau
–
Maasai
Mara Game Reserve
Today
you depart by charter flight to Nanyuki airstrip (only
20 minutes) where you will connect with the scheduled
flight to the famous Maasai Mara National Reserve
(1 hour flight). We saved the best for last…a
grand finale to your safari, the Maasai Mara is a
jewel of Kenya’s game parks, located in the
Northern section of the great Serengeti plains. The
reserve is the home of the “big fives”…elephants,
lion, leopard, buffalo and rhino, as well as cheetah,
zebra, giraffe, wildebeest, hippo, impala, gazelle
and hundreds of species of birds.
After
checking in and enjoying a gourmet lunch, you’ll
have some time to explore the camp and relax before
departing on an afternoon game drive in search of
the big five. The low afternoon light is perfect for
photographing the beautiful rolling plains of the
Maasai Mara. In the early evening as you make your
way back to camp, you may get lucky and spot a leopard
on the prowl. As the sun starts to set you’ll
return to your camp for sundowners around the fire
and dinner.
Your home for the next three nights will be at Il
Moran Camp, one of the Mara’s newest luxury
bush camps. Hidden under ancient trees on the banks
of the Mara River, each of the 10 enormous luxury
tents is furnished with king-sized beds and furniture,
homemade from wild olive trees, huge en suite bathrooms
with flush toilets and double showers with plenty
of hot water. Every tent also has a large verandah
where you can enjoy a romantic candlelit dinner. During
the day meals are served under a canopy of trees and
their cordon-bleu dinners by candlelit are unforgettable
experience.
Overnight
at Il Moran camp
Meal
Plan {Breakfast, lunch & Dinner}
Days
9 & 10
Maasai
Mara Game Reserve
You
will be awakened before dawn for a cup of tea or coffee
then set out at sunrise on an early morning game drive.
The Mara is magical in the morning; the birds are
always singing, Zebra’s frolic and greet each
other, pair of jackals prance through the grass in
search of mice or a rabbit, baboons chatter noisily
and curious giraffe watch you as they nibble on their
breakfast on the acacia leaves. You may even come
across lion family feeding together on last nights
kill.
After
returning to camp for a sumptuous buffet breakfast
you will depart with your guide on a mid-morning game
drive-this time venturing deeper in to the Mara or
you may want to take a picnic lunch so that you can
spend the whole day game viewing. Return each late
afternoon to camp for sundowners around the fire and
dinner.
Overnight
at Il Moran camp
Meal
Plan {Breakfast, lunch & Dinner}
Day 11
Maasai
Mara –
Fly Nairobi
This
morning you have the option to sleep in and enjoy
a leisurely breakfast then depart for the airstrip
fly to Nairobi. Upon arrival at Wilson Airport, you
will be met and transferred to Ngong house for a dayroom
use until your evening transfer to Jomo Kenyatta International
Airport for your departure flight back home
Dayroom-Ngong
House
Meal
Plan {Breakfast, lunch & Dinner}
