Classic Kenya Safari

Day by day

The itinerary

1. Day 1 · Amboseli National Park

   Amboseli National Park

   JAMBO – KARIBU!! You are warmly met upon arrival at the airport with our traditional, unique & special welcome (champagne, hot/cold towels and presentation of authentic safari hat and souvenirs). Activities: • We depart south this morning for the Amboseli National Park at the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest mountain. • Arrive in time for lunch and later enjoy your first game drive in the under the great Mt. Kilimanjaro. • Return to the lodge for dinner. Overnight: Camp/Lodge – (B, L, D)

   Camp/Lodge
   Breakfast, lunch, dinner

2. Day 2 · Amboseli National Park

   Amboseli National Park

   Activities: • Enjoy an early morning game drive returning to the lodge for breakfast. Relax by the pool overlooking the majestic mountain. • Lunch is followed by an afternoon game drive returning for dinner and overnight. Optional Activities: You will have an opportunity to enjoy an optional Balloon Safari – Amka! (Wake up!) And take off at 06:00. to glide over the Amboseli Plains. The area takes on a whole new perspective, then land for an exquisite champagne breakfast. Overnight: Camp/Lodge – (B, L, D)

   Camp/Lodge
   Breakfast, lunch, dinner

3. Day 3 · Lake Nakuru National Park

   Lake Nakuru National Park

   Activities: • After breakfast depart via Nairobi for Lake Nakuru National Park, en-route driving down the scenic Great Rift Valley with breath-taking views of Mt Longonot and Lake Naivasha while you proceed to Lake Nakuru to arrive for late lunch. • Afternoon proceed on a game viewing drive circumventing Lake Nakuru. The lake is situated in the heart of the Rift Valley and is one Kenya’s most famous soda lakes. A major feature of this park is the bird life and it is world renowned as the home for millions of Flamingos. A rhino sanctuary also provides the opportunity to see the greatly endangered black rhino. Overnight: Camp/Lodge – (B, L, D)

   Camp/Lodge
   Breakfast, lunch, dinner

4. Day 4 · Masai Mara Game Reserve

   Masai Mara Game Reserve

   Activities: • After breakfast depart for Kenya’s famous game reserve. You start the day venturing through the Great Rift Valley travelling to the northern most extension of the Serengeti Plains and one of the richest wildlife Game Reserves, the Masai Mara. The Mara is home to the awesome black-manned lion, the elusive leopard, stately giraffes, vast herds of elephants, rhino, thundering herds of zebra, migrating wildebeest and numerous other plains game. • You arrive at the camp/lodge for a late lunch. • After lunch depart for an afternoon game-viewing drive. • Enjoy dinner and overnight at the camp/lodge. Overnight: Camp/Lodge – (B, L, D)

   Camp/Lodge
   Breakfast, lunch, dinner

5. Day 5 · Masai Mara Game Reserve

   Masai Mara Game Reserve

   Activities: • Amka! Wake up for an early morning breakfast and a full morning’s game viewing drive to return for lunch. • Experience the friendly atmosphere where the Masai community lives in harmony with wild game. • After lunch visit a traditional Masai Manyatta (off the beaten track) and experience the culture of this world famous community. The Masai still live as they did for centuries – Interact with these nomadic people and experience their way of life as you learn about their customs and traditions. • Continue with the afternoon game viewing as you return to the lodge/camp for dinner and overnight. Optional Activities: Today’s adventure begins just before dawn. Flames from the hot air balloon burners light the darkness as the crew inflate their craft. The first, pink tongues of sunlight flicker across the skies and the hot air balloon fills then rises. Suspended in a basket beneath the rainbow-coloured canopy, you’re off for a game-viewing adventure with an entirely different perspective. Apart from the occasional hiss of the burners, a lion’s roar, elephants crashing through the bush, baboons perched in the tips of the trees startled and screeching to see something above them, the flight above the Masai Mara plains is magically silent. At the end of the flight, the passengers are treated to a champagne breakfast in the bush, complete with flowers. China and crystal are set out on the table that is placed under a convenient acacia tree. The finishing touch to the flight is a game drive back to the camp, and the possibility of seeing the same pride of lions, or herd of elephants that had been viewed while ballooning. A flight certificate is issued on completion of the balloon safari. Back at Camp/lodge enjoy a sumptuous lunch and a well-deserved rest. Overnight: Camp/Lodge – (B, L, D)

   Camp/Lodge
   Breakfast, lunch, dinner

6. Day 6 · Nairobi

   Nairobi

   Activities: Amka! Wake up early to enjoy a sumptuous breakfast before heading off on your last trail of the African Savannah – hopefully you may spot some of the animal that may have eluded you. Overnight: Unfortunately, all good things must come to an end and sadly you must say ‘Kwaheri’ to your wonderful lodge manager and his team, as you drive back to Kenya’s colourful capital city, Nairobi. You will be dropped-off at your city hotel or at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for your onward flight back home. –  (B) Meals as per itinerary: (B = Breakfast, L = Lunch, D = Dinner)

   Breakfast