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DAY
1: ARRIVAL NAIROBI
Arrival
Nairobi airport on board your flight. Met and greeted
with our 'traditional style' welcome and escorted
to a city hotel of your choice by African Propoor
Tourism Development Centre (APTDC) staff. Afternoon
is spent on a Nairobi city orientation sightseeing
tour including a visit to the Kibera Slums one of
the biggest slum in the Sub-Saharan Region
This evening, a safari briefing is conducted by your
tour manager in readiness for your upcoming safari.
Overnight Stay at Norfolk Hotel. [Bed & Breakfast]
DAY 2: RIUKI CULTURAL CENTRE
After breakfast, drive to Riuki Cultural Centre which
is a traditional village started for the purpose of
creating awareness of the themes and practices of
the people of central Kenya. It is involved in providing
information relating to the traditional life styles,
architecture, food, drinks, material culture and dances.
Later return to Nairobi and have a free afternoon.
Overnight and dinner at Norfolk Hotel. [B&B]
DAY 3:- ABERDARE NATIONAL
PARK
Early breakfast, then drive north towards the slopes
of Aberdare arriving at Aberdare country Club (your
base hotel) in time for lunch. Afternoon transfer
to Ark - a tree hotel for an afternoon tea, later
dinner and overnight game viewing at the natural salt-lick
and flood-lit water hole. The is an underground photograph
hide', which gives you a unsurpassed view of big wild
game at very close quarters.
KINDLY
NOTE: Owing to the limited size of the
cabins, only a small overnight bag is permitted in
the tree hotels. The rest of the luggage is safely
left at the base hotel to be retrieved the following
morning. Children under the age of 7 year are not
permitted in the tree hotels. The Ark [Full Board].
DAY 4:- SAMBURU NATIONAL RESERVE
After breakfast, you will be transferred to the base
hotel to rejoin with your driver guide and drive through
the semi-arid area of northern KENYA, meet the Pastoralist
Samburu people as they graze their cattle and goats.
Cross the Equator and arrive at Samburu Serena Lodge
in time for lunch. Take an afternoon game drive in search
of the lions, elephants and crocodiles in the river.
Overnight stay at Samburu Serena Lodge. [Full Board]
DAY 5:- SAMBURU NATIONAL RESERVE
Full day viewing the big game and the rare species associated
with the Northern Kenya; Reticulated giraffe, Grevy's
zebra, Beisa Oryx and Graceful gerenuk. Morning and
afternoon game drives. Later this afternoon you will
have a chance of visiting a Samburu cultural village
to see how the community live and have a chance of intermingling
with them, here you can identify a project that you
would like to initiate in collaboration with APTDC.
Overnight stay in Samburu Serena Lodge. [Full Board]
DAY 6:- LAKE NAKURU NATIONAL PARK
Depart for Lake Nakuru bird sanctuary via the scenic
uplands road with weather permitting, panoramic views
of the Africa's Great Rift Valley 600m below with a
stop at Nyahuru to enjoy the panoramic view of Thompson
Falls. Afternoon game/bird viewing around the Lake shores
which is a seasonal home to millions of flamingoes.
Overnight stay in Sarova Lion Hill Lodge. [Full Board]
DAY 7 :- LAKE NAIVASHA
Early morning game drive in Nakuru Park then return
to the lodge for late breakfast. Depart shortly after
for Lake Naivasha arriving Elsamere Conservation Centre
in time for lunch. The Centre is the home home of the
late Joy and George Adamson who both became famous for
their conservation work. It is named after Elsa, the
lioness whose life is recounted in Joy's book 'Born
Free'. After lunch, you will be invited to watch a video,
"The Joy Adamson Story" and visit the museum
and shop at the centre. Dinner and overnight at the
Centre. [Full Board]
DAY 8:- MAASAI MARA NATIONAL RESERVE
Depart after breakfast and drive to the famous Masai
Mara National Reserve arriving in time for lunch. This
is one of the most popular and spectacular game areas
in East Africa, covering an area of 14,765 square kilometers,
teaming with game. A particular feature of the Mara
is the annual migration of the wildebeest and zebra
herds. Each year, after the traditional "short"
rains in November the migration starts when the herds
amass in their thousands on the plains below the Ngorongoro
(Tanzania) highlands. During February they move north
and west following the rains and the new grasslands,
and they start to move into the Masai Mara in July.
In October they move back to Tanzania. After an afternoon
game drive return to your lodge, overnight stay at Sarova
Mara Tented Camp. [Full Board]
DAY 9:- MAASAI COMMUNITY PROJECT
Full day in Maasai Mara, Kenya's most popular game sanctuary
where you will have the best opportunity of spotting
the Big Five (lion, leopard, buffalo, rhino and elephant).
Morning and afternoon game drives with an optional hot
air balloon safari at dawn. This afternoon we will visit
one of the schools supported by African Propoor Tourism
Development Centre where you will take part in an activity
aimed at helping the school i.e. construction of a classroom
or other identified need (this can only be done with
prior arrangements). If schools are in session you can
interact with teachers/students. If time allows, a few
guests can teach 1 or 2 English lessons and there may
be a football or volleyball match with the students.
All meals and overnight at Sarova Mara Lodge. [Full
Board]
Day 10:- DRIVE BACK TO NAIROBI
AND DEPART
Depart Maasai Mara in the morning and drive back to
Nairobi arriving at Norfolk for lunch. Afternoon at
leisure/freshen up and park. Farewell dinner at The
Carnivore Restaurant then transfer to the airport for
onward flight back home. End of our services.
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