AAS 15: 12 days Amboseli, Aberdare, Samburu, Mount Kenya, Lake Baringo, Lake Nakuru, Masai Mara
A Wonderful Kenya Safari with overnight at The Stanley hotel ,Mountain lodge accommodation, Mount Kenya Safari club, lake Nakuru and lake Naivasha parks and accommodation at Mara Serena at Masai Mara .
Day 1 : The Stanley Hotel Bed & Breakfast
Breakfast: – Upon arrival in Nairobi – safari capital of the world, you will be met and chauffeured to your hotel to unwind and relax.
Day 2 & 3 :Amboseli Serena Safari Lodge Full Board
Our safari gets underway with a drive to Amboseli National Park near Kilimanjaro, whose magnificent snow-capped peak soars to 19,340 feet. Our afternoon is spent game viewing here amid the large elephant population, giraffe and predators, including lion and cheetah. With Mount Kilimanjaro providing a splendid backdrop for all our photographs, we spend the next day on morning and afternoon game drives, watching for zebra and wildebeest along the salt pan trail.Amboseli Serena Safari Lodge Full Board.
Day 4 & 5 :Treetop lodge – Serena Mountain Lodge Full Board
Today’s destination is Mount Kenya. We drive north via Nairobi arriving in time for lunch. We spend the day enjoying this fabulous resort especially the panoramic views of the popular watering hole and salt lick above which the lodge sits.
Day 6 & 7 : Samburu Serena Safari Lodge Full Board
We cross the Equator to the edge of the Northern Frontier and make for semi-desert bush country to the Samburu Game Reserve. In the afternoon we go watching crocodiles basking on the muddy riverbanks and velvet monkeys frolicking in the sun. The next day with morning and after game drives we seek elephant and unique northern species such as reticulated giraffe, Beisa Oryx, Grevy’s Zebra and the long-necked gerenuk.
Day 7 : Lake Nakuru/Lake Naivasha National Park
Drive to the Great Rift Valley, a geological fault-line that stretches round one-sixth of the Earth’s circumference and is visible from outer space. Over 2,000 feet deep and 30 miles wide with bubbling springs and geysers, the landscape is spectacular. First stop, Lake Nakuru, the shallow alkaline lake that is world-renowned for its huge concentration of flamingos at times hundreds of thousands of these exotic birds give the lake a pink shimmering glow. Enjoy a picnic lunch and wildlife run. Continue on to your luxurious lodge on the southern shore of beautiful Lake Naivasha, the highest of the Rift Valley lakes that supports a thriving bird population of over 350 species. Duties permitting enjoy a lecture by Mary Wykstra from the Cheetah Conservation Fund Kenya, who will also join you for dinner. Lake Nakuru Lodge. (B,L,D Daily).
Day 8 & 9 : Lake Baringo Club Full Board
A scenic drive takes us to Nyahururu Falls where we enjoy a picnic lunches. At our leisure we continue on to the enchantingly beautiful Lake Baringo. Among its fun filled activities are eying bird walks.
Day 10 &11 : Mara Serena Safari Lodge Full Board
This remarkable day takes us to the land of the Masai, a cattle-herding people still proudly aloof from western civilization. Our destination, the Masai Mara, is a magnificent park and home to Kenya’s richest concentration of wildlife. On morning and afternoon game drives the next day we view some of Africa’s largest prides of lion, herds of zebra, antelope, buffalo, wildebeest, giraffe, cheetah and hyena.
Day 12 : Masai Mara/Nairobi
An early morning game drive is followed by a breakfast feast. Take your time to say Kwaheri to Simba and his friends. We leave when you’re ready. In the evening we chauffeur you to the airport and bid you bon voyage as you catch your flight home.