Ol
Pejeta Sweetwaters - Samburu - Lake Nakuru - Masai
Mara
(9
Days / 8 Nights) Kenya Safari
Jane
Goodall Institute at Sweetwaters Game Sanctuary
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Samburu
Game Reserve in Northern Kenya
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The
Maasai Tribe in Masai Mara
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Itinerary
Summary
Day 1:
Nairobi — Sweetwaters Game Sanctuary
Day 2: Sweetwaters Game Sanctuary
Day 3: Sweetwaters — Samburu
Game Reserve
Day 4: Samburu Game Reserve
Day 5: Samburu Game Reserve —
Lake Nakuru National Park
Day 6: Lake Nakuru — Maasai Mara
Game Reserve
Day 7: Maasai Mara Game Reserve
Day 8: Maasai Mara Game Reserve
Day 9: Maasai Mara — Nairobi
Cost
for 2011: Per Person
Land Arrangements (per person)
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April
- May |
Rest
of Year |
Double
Occupancy |
US Dollars
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US Dollars
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Single
Supplement |
US Dollars
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US Dollars
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Child
rate 2—11 years is 75% of the adult rate
Ol
Pejeta Sweetwaters Conservancy — Samburu —
Lake Nakuru — Masai Mara — Nairobi 9 Days
/ 8 Nights Kenya Safari
This exciting 9 Days
& 8 Night Safari is a delightful journey for travelers
with limited time away from home yet who desire an
in-depth safari experience. Devoted exclusively to
Kenya, in less than two weeks we touch upon nearly
all of the region's highlights:-
Ol Pejeta
Sweetwaters Conservancy, Samburu, Lake Nakuru and
Maasai Mara, while enjoying
exceptional wildlife throughout. African safari is
about the animals…thundering herds, thousands
of creatures on the plains, in the craters and in
the jungle.
All of Africa pulses
with the sights and sounds of the last true paradise
left on earth. But sometimes there can be more to
a safari than just wildlife. On that rare and wonderful
occasion, there can be splendor and elegance beyond
your wildest imagination. Below we provide details
of this programme and the tale of our inspiration
for this exquisite journey.
Day
1
Nairobi —
Sweetwaters
Game Sanctuary
After breakfast, we travel overland
to the Sweetwaters game reserve and chimpanzee sanctuary.
This 70,000-acre private preserve has views of the
peaks of Mount Kenya and offers game drives into countryside
many travelers never see. We check into our tented
camp or Lodge where we stay for the next two nights.
We have lunch in camp. Sweetwaters land, the Ol Pejeta
Conservancy and its sumptuous ranch were once the
private domain of famed multi-millionaire, Adnan Kashoggi.
This afternoon game drive takes us to the Chimpanzee
Sanctuary, a charming haven established by the Jane
Goodall Institute to provide sanctuary to orphaned
chimps, and the specially protected and fenced refuge
of black rhino with its stunning forty specimens!
In fact Sweetwaters boasts excellent game viewing
with the highest ratio of game to area of any park
or reserve in Kenya. Moreover, the camp has its own
private waterhole and saltlick so we'll be guaranteed
unprecedented close encounters. Whether its day or
night game drives, camel trekking, lion tracking,
al fresco dining or relaxing by pool, Sweetwaters
is bound to delight.
Overnight at Sweetwaters Tented Camp or Porini Camp
or Ol Pejeta Camp
Meal Plan {Breakfast}
Day 2
Sweetwaters Game Sanctuary
Today you can participate in our morning
game-viewing excursion. This game reserve hosts a
full array of African wildlife including hartebeest,
baboon, rhino, silver-backed jackal, eland, Oryx,
and hundreds of bird species. The day is spent on
morning and afternoon game drives.
Overnight at Sweetwaters
Tented Camp or Porini Camp or Ol Pejeta Camp
Meal Plan {Breakfast,
Lunch & Dinner}
Day
3
Sweetwaters — Samburu Game Reserve
This morning we travel by road to Kenya's
northern frontier. Wild and rugged, Samburu is fiercely
beautiful with its arid savannahs watered by the lovely
Uaso Nyiro River. It is also one of Kenya's most protected
areas and home to species only found north of the
equator, from the reticulated giraffe to Grevy's zebras
and Beisa oryxes. We also enjoy Larsens Tented Camp
or Samburu Intrepids, our luxurious hostelry set beneath
a canopy of acacia trees along the banks of the river.
Overnight at Samburu
Intrepids or Larsens Camp or Samburu Serena Lodge
Meal Plan {Breakfast,
Lunch & Dinner}
Day
4
Samburu Game Reserve
Dawn breaks in golden
bands as we start our day in the bush by scanning
the river from our tent's veranda with a cup of steaming
coffee in hand. Before the dew is off the grass, we're
off in pursuit of the elephants, lions, leopards,
and cheetahs that thrive in the reserve's grasslands
and acacia woodlands. And so the day is spent in alternating
pursuits of exploration in the bush and relaxation
in our cozy camp or Lodge.
Overnight at Samburu
Intrepids or Larsens Camp or Samburu Serena Lodge
Meal Plan {Breakfast,
Lunch & Dinner}
Day
5
Samburu Game Reserve — Lake Nakuru
National Park
Depart Samburu
after breakfast .Our destination today is Lake Nakuru
National Park. We stop for lunch at an upscale restaurant
in Nairobi and reach the Park in time for an afternoon
game drive, on which we can expect to see buffalo,
rhino, giraffe, zebra, antelope and the lions that
prey on them as well as vast flocks of flamingos clustered
near the lake shore. Lake Nakuru is famous for having
the highest concentration of flamingos in the world
and is home to over three hundred bird species. It
is a sanctuary for both the Black and White Rhinos.
Also found in plenty are zebras, waterbucks, buffaloes
and warthogs. Leopards are sometimes seen sleeping
on the horizontal branches of the 'Fever trees'. Supper
is at our lodge overlooking the lake.
Overnight at Lake Nakuru Lodge or Sarova Lion hill
Lodge
Meal Plan {Breakfast,
Lunch & Dinner}
Day 6
Nakuru
— Masai Mara Game Reserve
After breakfast, depart for Maasai Mara Game Reserve.
Travel through the Maasai country occasionally coming
across Maasai herdsmen with their livestock living
harmoniously with the wildlife. After lunch at your
residence lodge another game run is planned in these
vast rolling grasslands. Here we find the Old Africa
of the movies, with rolling grasslands dotted by acacia
trees and sweeping plains teeming with Wildlife. No
matter how much you have thought about Africa, this
is more than you expected, and the ideal backdrop
for a hot air balloon expedition. During our stay
we also visit a village of the Maasai people to witness
the singing and dancing that are part of their daily
lives and sacred rituals. A glimpse into their homes
and social structure is a poignant experience.
Overnight at Sarova Tented Camp or Mara Serena Lodge
or Intrepids Camp
Meal Plan {Breakfast,
Lunch & Dinner}
Day 7 &
Day 8
Masai Mara
The next two days we enjoy morning and afternoon 'Spice'
game drives in this magnificent Park. Maasai Mara
is famous for the Annual Wildebeest Migration that
takes place between the months of July and October.
During this time over a million wildebeests accompanied
by thousands of other herbivores, migrate from Serengeti
National Park to the Mara in search for greener pastures.
Hundreds of lions and hyenas follow them picking on
the old and weaker ones. The legendary black mane
lion is only found in Maasai Mara. The cheetah hunts
best in these open grasslands.
Overnight at Sarova Tented Camp or Mara Serena Lodge
or Intrepids Camp
Meal
Plan {Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner}
Day 9
Masai Mara — Nairobi
An early morning 'Spice' game drive is planned before
returning to your camp or lodge for a proper sit down
English breakfast. With breakfast done, we overland
to Nairobi and check-in to our hotel for day room
use. The rest of the day is at leisure for last minute
shopping and sight seeing. In the evening, you will
be escorted to the Airport for flight check-in and
board your plane that takes you home with a smile
and a lifetime of memories.
Meal
Plan {Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner}
Included
Safari Features
* Round trip transport
from Nairobi to Ol Pejeta Sweetwaters
Conservancy, Samburu, Lake Nakuru & Masai Mara
* Round trip transport
from Nairobi to Ol Pejeta Sweetwaters
Conservancy, Samburu, Lake Nakuru & Masai Mara
* Finest accommodations
in Ol Pejeta Sweetwaters Conservancy,
Samburu, Lake Nakuru & Masai Mara
* Multi-lingual Professional
Safari Guide/Driver. (Professional Safari Escort is
available upon request)
* Guaranteed departures
for two or more passengers booking this safari
* Membership in Flying
Doctors Society – Emergency air rescue
* Safari vehicles carry cold drinks and mineral water
* Guaranteed window seating with open top
* All applicable Game Park entrance fees
* All meals included while on safari
* Pre–tour itinerary document
* 13 Extensive Game
drives
Excluded
Safari Features
* Personal expenses
such traveling insurance, excess baggage fee, communication
charges that include, laundry, emails, faxes and phone
calls beverages including luxury champagne, luxury
spirits, beer, wines during meals or meals not indicated
in the itinerary
* Optional Hot Air Ballooning (cost per person is
425 US Dollars), Nature walks etc
* Gratuity for Porterage / waiters at hotels, camps
and airports
* Christmas, New Year
and Easter Supplement
* Sundowner bush cocktails
and bush dinner
* Gratuity for your professional driver guide
* Cost of obtaining passport and visas
* Accommodations in Nairobi
* International Airfare
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that Complement this Safari
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