Day 1 Arrive Nairobi
Jambo and welcome to Kenya! Touch down in Nairobi today where you will be met and transferred to your luxury hotel. Sleep well tonight as your adventure begins tomorrow morning.
Tamarind Tree Hotel is ideally located just 5 kms to the southwest of Nairobi within the spacious Carnivore grounds and its iconic Carnivore Restaurant. The hotel offers easy access to all parts of the city, its national park, as well as to the country's many diverse attractions via the neighbouring Wilson Airport and Southern Bypass. The nearby Langata and Karen suburbs are among the liveliest and most popular in Nairobi with world-class shopping malls and excellent restaurants.
Each of the 160 guest rooms and suites have been exquisitely designed using modern fittings whilst expressing an authentic earthy feel. All rooms are air-conditioned, have complimentary WIFI; a 43-inch flat-screen television with international satellite channels; complimentary in-room tea and coffee facilities and double-glazed windows to ensure you have a peaceful night's sleep.
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Day 2 Nairobi | Meals: BL
Be ready for a heart-warming experience as you visit the Daphne Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage, part of the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust.
David Sheldrick was one of Kenya's first naturalists and he was also the founder warden of Tsavo National Park. For more than 28 years, David and Daphne Sheldrick worked together to protect wildlife from poachers, and to help save many of the smallest victims of poaching, baby elephants, rhinos and more. During your visit you'll meet some of the very special team of elephant handlers who live 24/7 with the elephants and take the place of their lost elephant family. It is an emotional and inspiring visit.
Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant.
A stop at the Karen Blixen Museum provides time to walk the grounds and picture life in the days the famous author of "Out of Africa" lived here. The museum was established in 1985 to commemorate the life of Baroness Karen Blixen, whose story was told in her book, Out of Africa. As you walk through the home and stroll the grounds, you might also see some replicas that appeared in the famous movie, "Out of Africa".
Then it's on to feed the giraffes at the Giraffe Center. At the Giraffe Center you will have an opportunity to get up close and personal with some of the giraffes by feeding them from a specially built elevated platform. When the giraffes hear the familiar sound of pellets being poured, they will quickly stick their head in to be first in line. Watch out, those long tongues are quick to grab a pellet!
Tamarind Tree Hotel is ideally located just 5 kms to the southwest of Nairobi within the spacious Carnivore grounds and its iconic Carnivore Restaurant. The hotel offers easy access to all parts of the city, its national park, as well as to the country's many diverse attractions via the neighbouring Wilson Airport and Southern Bypass. The nearby Langata and Karen suburbs are among the liveliest and most popular in Nairobi with world-class shopping malls and excellent restaurants.
Each of the 160 guest rooms and suites have been exquisitely designed using modern fittings whilst expressing an authentic earthy feel. All rooms are air-conditioned, have complimentary WIFI; a 43-inch flat-screen television with international satellite channels; complimentary in-room tea and coffee facilities and double-glazed windows to ensure you have a peaceful night's sleep.
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Day 3 Nairobi-Samburu | Meals: BLD
Leave Nairobi after an early breakfast and head north to Samburu. Pass near Thika and continue north through some breathtaking scenery dotted with rushing mountain streams and fields of tea and coffee. Afer Nanyuki town, continue north, eventually reaching a dusty outpost knowns as Isiolo, the last major stop on the journey into the remote northern frontier district. From here, it's a fairly short hop to Samburu. Arrive at the lodge in time for lunch and then depart for an afternoon game drive.
Samburu Simba Lodge overlooks Buffalo Springs and the Uaso Nyiro River. From your room, you have a fantastic view of the stunning plains, where elephants are grazing. There are seven villas of ten rooms each - 6 on the ground floor and four on the first floor. The lodge also has 2 swimming pools with a pool side bar.
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Day 4 Samburu | Meals: BLD
Enjoy morning and afternoon game drives today. Samburu's small size (about 117 square miles) makes wildlife spotting easier. In addition, you will find species rarely found in other areas of Kenya. They include the reticulated giraffe and the beautiful, fuzzy-eared Grevy's zebra. Also found here are elephant, several species of the smaller gazelle, buffalo, cheetah, leopard, dik-dik, and wart hog.
Among the large variety of birdlife you might spot in Samburu are ostrich, vultures, African hawk eagle, pale-chanting goshawk, martial eagle, vulturine guineafowl, buffcrested bustard, as well as a wide variety of starlings, wavers and waxbills.
Samburu Simba Lodge overlooks Buffalo Springs and the Uaso Nyiro River. From your room, you have a fantastic view of the stunning plains, where elephants are grazing. There are seven villas of ten rooms each - 6 on the ground floor and four on the first floor. The lodge also has 2 swimming pools with a pool side bar.
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Day 5 Samburu-Aberdares | Meals: BLD
Leave after breakfast and drive south into the forests of the Aberdare Mountain Range, arriving at Aberdare Country Club for lunch. Then, continue to the Ark, set in a forest glade with a waterhole that attracts all sorts of wildlife during the day and night. Spend the rest of the day observing wildlife as it visits the waterhole.
Set in the heart of the Aberdares National Park, The Ark overlooks a floodlit waterhole and salt lick which attracts a host of awesome wildlife such as elephant, rhino, leopard, bushbuck and occasionally an elusive bongo or giant forest hog.
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Day 6 Aberdares-Lake Nakuru | Meals: BLD
An early morning start first takes you north-west heading towards Nyahururu followed by travel in a southerly direction to your next destination, the spectacular Lake Nakuru. Once in the park, view game en route to the lodge. Following lunch and a siesta, there is an afternoon game drive returning to the lodge as the sun sets. The national park, known for its birdlife, offers a possibility to view flamingoes. It is also home to Black and White rhinos as well as the endangered Rothschild Giraffe.
Situated in the south east ecological niche of the Lake Nakuru National Park is the Lake Nakuru Lodge, an oasis of comfort and excellent service, with commanding views of the Lesser Flamingo dotted with the Greater Flamingo, for which Lake Nakuru is justly famous. It is another world for the visitor, one where a person easily forgets the hustle and bustle of the city. The lodge blends well with it's surroundings and the animals often browse peacefully close to the lodge and environs, much to the fascination of the visitors.
The Lake Nakuru Lodge is situated in a wonderland which lies in the heart of one of Kenya's most densely animal populated wetland National Parks (Ramsar Site), only two hours leisurely drive - on first class roads - from Nairobi, through some of the most exciting scenery to be seen anywhere in Africa. The 156 Km Nairobi-Nakuru road gives the visitor an unrivalled view of the majestic Great Rift Valley, winding through a series of Lakes and forested uplands all the way to the bustling market town of Nakuru. The views are equally impressive for the visitor who uses a charter aircraft for the 25 minute flight to the Lake Nakuru National Park airstrip situated at the Southern side of the park at the Rhino Sanctuary Headquarters - Naishi.
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Day 7 Lake Nakuru-Masai Mara | Meals: BLD
We leave the magnificent Rift Valley today and drive to what may be one of the world's most famous national reserve, the Masai Mara. Two nights here provides great opportunities for game drives. Keep your game list handy, as the plains of the Masai Mara are filled with myriad wildlife. Plains game like zebra, wildebeest and buffalo are omnipresent and are perfect for attracting the predators like lion, cheetah, leopard and hyena. Birdlife is simply sensational, with more than 450 species of birds recorded in the park. Keep your binoculars and camera at the ready as you never know when that perfect sighting will appear! After lunch, head out on an afternoon game drive.
Set on the banks of the Talek River, Mara Simba Lodge blends seamlessly into the riverine vegetation. The lodge is designed in traditional Masai Style, with beautiful riverfront views. Comfortable rooms are clustered in Bandas consisting of 6 rooms, with 4 rooms on the ground floor and 2 inter-leading on the first floor. When not out on a game drive, relax poolside and catch up on your journal entry.
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Day 8 Masai Mara | Meals: BLD
The day begins with a glorious game drive in the Masai Mara. The Masai Mara is best described with superlatives because everything about the Masai Mara is outstanding and no matter what time of year you visit, game viewing is amazing. Great herds of elephants shuffle across the plains while scores of Thomson's and Grant's gazelle munch the grass on the plains. The gazelle, along with eland, topi, zebra and wildebeest provide quite a variety of food for the predators, so they are also present in abundance - lion, leopard and cheetah al hunt here.
Set on the banks of the Talek River, Mara Simba Lodge blends seamlessly into the riverine vegetation. The lodge is designed in traditional Masai Style, with beautiful riverfront views. Comfortable rooms are clustered in Bandas consisting of 6 rooms, with 4 rooms on the ground floor and 2 inter-leading on the first floor. When not out on a game drive, relax poolside and catch up on your journal entry.
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Day 9 Masai Mara-Depart | Meals: BD
Sadly, the adventure comes to an end, but the memories are forever. The drive back to Nairobi has us arriving in time to freshen up in the day room reserved for you. Later, transfer to the airport for your departure flight.
Jambo and welcome to Kenya! Touch down in Nairobi today where you will be met and transferred to your luxury hotel. Sleep well tonight as your adventure begins tomorrow morning.
Tamarind Tree
Tamarind Tree Hotel is ideally located just 5 kms to the southwest of Nairobi within the spacious Carnivore grounds and its iconic Carnivore Restaurant. The hotel offers easy access to all parts of the city, its national park, as well as to the country's many diverse attractions via the neighbouring Wilson Airport and Southern Bypass. The nearby Langata and Karen suburbs are among the liveliest and most popular in Nairobi with world-class shopping malls and excellent restaurants.
Each of the 160 guest rooms and suites have been exquisitely designed using modern fittings whilst expressing an authentic earthy feel. All rooms are air-conditioned, have complimentary WIFI; a 43-inch flat-screen television with international satellite channels; complimentary in-room tea and coffee facilities and double-glazed windows to ensure you have a peaceful night's sleep.
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Day 2 Nairobi | Meals: BL
Be ready for a heart-warming experience as you visit the Daphne Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage, part of the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust.
David Sheldrick was one of Kenya's first naturalists and he was also the founder warden of Tsavo National Park. For more than 28 years, David and Daphne Sheldrick worked together to protect wildlife from poachers, and to help save many of the smallest victims of poaching, baby elephants, rhinos and more. During your visit you'll meet some of the very special team of elephant handlers who live 24/7 with the elephants and take the place of their lost elephant family. It is an emotional and inspiring visit.
Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant.
A stop at the Karen Blixen Museum provides time to walk the grounds and picture life in the days the famous author of "Out of Africa" lived here. The museum was established in 1985 to commemorate the life of Baroness Karen Blixen, whose story was told in her book, Out of Africa. As you walk through the home and stroll the grounds, you might also see some replicas that appeared in the famous movie, "Out of Africa".
Then it's on to feed the giraffes at the Giraffe Center. At the Giraffe Center you will have an opportunity to get up close and personal with some of the giraffes by feeding them from a specially built elevated platform. When the giraffes hear the familiar sound of pellets being poured, they will quickly stick their head in to be first in line. Watch out, those long tongues are quick to grab a pellet!
Tamarind Tree
Tamarind Tree Hotel is ideally located just 5 kms to the southwest of Nairobi within the spacious Carnivore grounds and its iconic Carnivore Restaurant. The hotel offers easy access to all parts of the city, its national park, as well as to the country's many diverse attractions via the neighbouring Wilson Airport and Southern Bypass. The nearby Langata and Karen suburbs are among the liveliest and most popular in Nairobi with world-class shopping malls and excellent restaurants.
Each of the 160 guest rooms and suites have been exquisitely designed using modern fittings whilst expressing an authentic earthy feel. All rooms are air-conditioned, have complimentary WIFI; a 43-inch flat-screen television with international satellite channels; complimentary in-room tea and coffee facilities and double-glazed windows to ensure you have a peaceful night's sleep.
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Day 3 Nairobi-Samburu | Meals: BLD
Leave Nairobi after an early breakfast and head north to Samburu. Pass near Thika and continue north through some breathtaking scenery dotted with rushing mountain streams and fields of tea and coffee. Afer Nanyuki town, continue north, eventually reaching a dusty outpost knowns as Isiolo, the last major stop on the journey into the remote northern frontier district. From here, it's a fairly short hop to Samburu. Arrive at the lodge in time for lunch and then depart for an afternoon game drive.
Samburu Simba Lodge
Samburu Simba Lodge overlooks Buffalo Springs and the Uaso Nyiro River. From your room, you have a fantastic view of the stunning plains, where elephants are grazing. There are seven villas of ten rooms each - 6 on the ground floor and four on the first floor. The lodge also has 2 swimming pools with a pool side bar.
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Day 4 Samburu | Meals: BLD
Enjoy morning and afternoon game drives today. Samburu's small size (about 117 square miles) makes wildlife spotting easier. In addition, you will find species rarely found in other areas of Kenya. They include the reticulated giraffe and the beautiful, fuzzy-eared Grevy's zebra. Also found here are elephant, several species of the smaller gazelle, buffalo, cheetah, leopard, dik-dik, and wart hog.
Among the large variety of birdlife you might spot in Samburu are ostrich, vultures, African hawk eagle, pale-chanting goshawk, martial eagle, vulturine guineafowl, buffcrested bustard, as well as a wide variety of starlings, wavers and waxbills.
Samburu Simba Lodge
Samburu Simba Lodge overlooks Buffalo Springs and the Uaso Nyiro River. From your room, you have a fantastic view of the stunning plains, where elephants are grazing. There are seven villas of ten rooms each - 6 on the ground floor and four on the first floor. The lodge also has 2 swimming pools with a pool side bar.
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Day 5 Samburu-Aberdares | Meals: BLD
Leave after breakfast and drive south into the forests of the Aberdare Mountain Range, arriving at Aberdare Country Club for lunch. Then, continue to the Ark, set in a forest glade with a waterhole that attracts all sorts of wildlife during the day and night. Spend the rest of the day observing wildlife as it visits the waterhole.
The Ark
Set in the heart of the Aberdares National Park, The Ark overlooks a floodlit waterhole and salt lick which attracts a host of awesome wildlife such as elephant, rhino, leopard, bushbuck and occasionally an elusive bongo or giant forest hog.
- The Ark has 60 "cabin-styled" rooms, comprising of 6 singles, 37 twins, 10 doubles and 7 triple-bed cabins.
- All rooms have private bathrooms with shower; all are comfortably furnished and enjoy a view of the forest waterhole.
- Located on one of the viewing decks is a lounge and a bar, which remains open all night for tea and coffee.
- The Ark has four game viewing areas from which to observe the ever-present wildlife. There is a ground level hide where you'll literally come face to face with animals.
- Comfortable en-suite cabins are fitted with buzzers to announce the arrival of one of the "Big Five" at the waterhole.
- Resembling and named after Noah's Ark, The Ark comprises of three decks from which numerous balconies and lounges provide superb advantage for game viewing.
- A ground level bunker provides excellent photographic opportunities and takes you closer to the animals.
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Day 6 Aberdares-Lake Nakuru | Meals: BLD
An early morning start first takes you north-west heading towards Nyahururu followed by travel in a southerly direction to your next destination, the spectacular Lake Nakuru. Once in the park, view game en route to the lodge. Following lunch and a siesta, there is an afternoon game drive returning to the lodge as the sun sets. The national park, known for its birdlife, offers a possibility to view flamingoes. It is also home to Black and White rhinos as well as the endangered Rothschild Giraffe.
Lake Nakuru Lodge
Situated in the south east ecological niche of the Lake Nakuru National Park is the Lake Nakuru Lodge, an oasis of comfort and excellent service, with commanding views of the Lesser Flamingo dotted with the Greater Flamingo, for which Lake Nakuru is justly famous. It is another world for the visitor, one where a person easily forgets the hustle and bustle of the city. The lodge blends well with it's surroundings and the animals often browse peacefully close to the lodge and environs, much to the fascination of the visitors.
The Lake Nakuru Lodge is situated in a wonderland which lies in the heart of one of Kenya's most densely animal populated wetland National Parks (Ramsar Site), only two hours leisurely drive - on first class roads - from Nairobi, through some of the most exciting scenery to be seen anywhere in Africa. The 156 Km Nairobi-Nakuru road gives the visitor an unrivalled view of the majestic Great Rift Valley, winding through a series of Lakes and forested uplands all the way to the bustling market town of Nakuru. The views are equally impressive for the visitor who uses a charter aircraft for the 25 minute flight to the Lake Nakuru National Park airstrip situated at the Southern side of the park at the Rhino Sanctuary Headquarters - Naishi.
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Day 7 Lake Nakuru-Masai Mara | Meals: BLD
We leave the magnificent Rift Valley today and drive to what may be one of the world's most famous national reserve, the Masai Mara. Two nights here provides great opportunities for game drives. Keep your game list handy, as the plains of the Masai Mara are filled with myriad wildlife. Plains game like zebra, wildebeest and buffalo are omnipresent and are perfect for attracting the predators like lion, cheetah, leopard and hyena. Birdlife is simply sensational, with more than 450 species of birds recorded in the park. Keep your binoculars and camera at the ready as you never know when that perfect sighting will appear! After lunch, head out on an afternoon game drive.
Mara Simba Lodge
Set on the banks of the Talek River, Mara Simba Lodge blends seamlessly into the riverine vegetation. The lodge is designed in traditional Masai Style, with beautiful riverfront views. Comfortable rooms are clustered in Bandas consisting of 6 rooms, with 4 rooms on the ground floor and 2 inter-leading on the first floor. When not out on a game drive, relax poolside and catch up on your journal entry.
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Day 8 Masai Mara | Meals: BLD
The day begins with a glorious game drive in the Masai Mara. The Masai Mara is best described with superlatives because everything about the Masai Mara is outstanding and no matter what time of year you visit, game viewing is amazing. Great herds of elephants shuffle across the plains while scores of Thomson's and Grant's gazelle munch the grass on the plains. The gazelle, along with eland, topi, zebra and wildebeest provide quite a variety of food for the predators, so they are also present in abundance - lion, leopard and cheetah al hunt here.
Mara Simba Lodge
Set on the banks of the Talek River, Mara Simba Lodge blends seamlessly into the riverine vegetation. The lodge is designed in traditional Masai Style, with beautiful riverfront views. Comfortable rooms are clustered in Bandas consisting of 6 rooms, with 4 rooms on the ground floor and 2 inter-leading on the first floor. When not out on a game drive, relax poolside and catch up on your journal entry.
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Day 9 Masai Mara-Depart | Meals: BD
Sadly, the adventure comes to an end, but the memories are forever. The drive back to Nairobi has us arriving in time to freshen up in the day room reserved for you. Later, transfer to the airport for your departure flight.
Eka Hotel (Day Room)
