EJIG's Luxury Wildlife Safari: Kenya - 8 Days

(KE - L3: 7n8d)

Nairobi • Amboseli • Lake Naivasha • Maasai Mara •Nairobi

DAY 1: Nairobi

Arrive Nairobi, Kenya.

A representative from Exotic Journeys International Group will meet you in the arrival lounge and escort you to your hotel.

Balance of the day at leisure.

Overnight: Fairmont the Norfolk, Nairobi

Meals: None

DAY 2 – Nairobi –Amboseli National Park

Early this morning after a sumptuous buffet breakfast at your Hotel, you will be transferred to the Wilson airport where you will catch your scheduled flight to Amboseli National Park. The flight departs at 0730hrs, arriving Amboseli at 0800hrs. On arrival at the airfield in a scenic location, your knowledgeable guide will welcome you and immediately start your game viewing drive en-route to your Camp.

Amboseli National Park is located at the foot of Africa’s highest mountain, Mount Kilimanjaro.

Arrive for lunch followed by an afternoon game viewing drive.

Your stay at Amboseli will be at Tortilis Camp. The Camp is widely regarded as the prime location for witnessing the majesty of snow-capped Kilimanjaro. The Camp is named after the flat-topped, umbrella thorn tree that surrounds the camp, the Acacia Tortili. The tents are all spacious, with king or twin beds and elegant en suite bathrooms. There is a main lounge, bar and dining area, all exquisitely built with natural materials and thatched roofs, with magnificent views of Kilimanjaro

Overnight at Tortilis Camp

Meals: B, L, D

DAY 3: Amboseli National Park

Spend the day exploring this park that is rich in diversity. You will have morning and afternoon game viewing drives. The Park is famous for the dramatic views of Kilimanjaro, the highest free standing mountain in the world, and the highest peak on the African continent. Kilimanjaro at 19,340ft or 5,894m rises dramatically out of the 4000ft (1,200m) Amboseli plains. Amboseli is also famous for its elephant herds, which have been followed and documented by world renowned researcher Cynthia Moss.

Enjoy game drives and Sun downers in complete privacy. The guides delight in sharing their local knowledge, especially of the elephant families and their histories and to point out the special flora and fauna of this breath taking area. They impart their inherited knowledge of the bush, traditional medicine and folklore and will encourage you to take a practical interest in the environment.

Overnight at Tortilis Camp

Meal Plan: B, L, D

DAY 4: Amboseli – Lake Naivasha

After a sumptuous breakfast at your Camp, you will be transferred to the airstrip to catch your flight to Nairobi. The flight departs at about 0810hrs, arriving Nairobi at 0840hrs. Upon arrival, your guide will be waiting; you will then begin your road safari to Lake Naivasha., one of the Great Rift Valley’s fresh water lakes. Arrive in time for lunch, then a visit to Hell’s gate National Park. The park is famous for its natural hot geysers, eagle and vulture breeding grounds. It’s the only Park where visitors can walk or cycle past huge herds of buffaloes on looking. The Park has special locations for great viewing including: Fischer's Tower, formerly a volcano's plug, the Central Tower and Njorowa Gorges. The hot springs and a fabulous scenic landscape besides the diverse game are just incredible. Guests can also walk in the gorge (Only during dry season). Later you will drive to your Hotel for Dinner and Overnight..

Overnight at Lake Naivasha Sopa Lodge

Meal Plan: B,L,D

DAY 5: Lake Naivasha - Maasai Mara

After breakfast, you will begin your journey of the Maasai Mara Game reserve. The Maasai Mara is arguably Kenya’s most popular game reserve. It is most famous and most visited game reserve in Kenya. The film “Out of Africa” was made to a great extends in this sanctuary. There is a profusion of all types of wildlife including the big five. A spectacle worth seeing is the annual migration of millions of wildebeests, zebras, and the gazelles from the Serengeti plains across the Tanzania border and the Mara River to reach Maasai Mara grazing fields from late June. The game Reserve abounds with birdlife since close to about four hundred and fifty two odd species have been recorded.

Arrive in time for lunch, then later an afternoon game drive.

Return for dinner and overnight at your Lodge.

Overnight at Keekorok Lodge

Meals: B, L, D

DAY 6: Maasai Mara

These two days you will spend inside this magnificent reserve. You will have full day game drives. Early morning drives are essential as this is the time you are likely to see more wildlife as this is their most active time.

Dinner and overnight at your Lodge.

Overnight at Keekorok Lodge

Meal Plan: Full Board

DAY 7: Maasai Mara Game Reserve

Today you will have an early wakeup call; then you will have an early game drive at this vast reserve. This

time you are likely to see more wildlife as this is their most active time. Return for breakfast, then mid-morning you will take a visit to the Maasai village (Manyatta) where you will see their traditional beadwork, learn some of their culture from the village. After lunch, you will have another game drive till late in the evening. Return then for Dinner and overnight at your Camp.

Optional: If you are interested in the Balloon rides, followed by a bush breakfast, you will do it on the second day where you will be picked up at 0500hrs and the flight begins at 0600hrs over the Maasai Mara plains.

DAY 8: Maasai Mara – Nairobi – Departure

You can have an early game drive, and then return for breakfast at the Camp. After breakfast, you will depart back to Nairobi. You will have lunch at Kenya’s capital city, Nairobi, before being transferred to the airport for your departure flight back home.

Meals: B

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