Activities

Day 1: Arrive Nairobi

Arrive in Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (time to be advised). Meet and assist by our airport representative and later transferred to your city hotel for the evening.

Overnight: Sarova Panafric Hotel

Meals –pay direct

Day 2: Nairobi Sightseeing

After breakfast visit the Karen Blixen Museum. Located in Karen, the beautiful Nairobi suburb that was once part of Karen Blixen’s vast coffee estate, “Mbogani” was Karen’s home from 1917 until 1931. The house and grounds were made famous by the film “Out of Africa”. Visitors have a glimpse of typical colonial life in Kenya at the turn of the twentieth century. As well as many of Karen’s original belongings, replicas replace items that have been lost over the years. At the front of the house the original millstone tables can be seen from which Karen conducted much of her farm business.

This morning we will also visit the Giraffe Centre, headquarters for AFEW, the African Fund for Endangered Wildlife. Made famous by Daisy Rothschild, a giraffe calf rescued from Soi on the border of Western Kenya, Giraffe Manor was established in 1983 as a sanctuary for the then endangered Rothschild giraffe. There is also the opportunity to learn more about giraffe at the interpretation center and hand-feed them while watching the semi-tame family of warthogs snuffle around their hooves in search of tidbits.

After lunch at the Karen Blixen Coffee Garden, this afternoon we will visit the Bomas of Kenya, located just a few kilometers from the city center. Bomas is a Swahili word for villages and the Bomas of Kenya contains numerous homesteads reflecting Kenya’s cocktail of cultures, faithfully recreated for visitors to see traditional village life of the many Kenyan communities. There will be a display of traditional dances, music and other folklore traditional songs in a splendid arena. Late this afternoon we will return to Nairobi for the evening.

Overnight: Sarova Panafric Hotel

Meals – Breakfast only, Lunch and dinner pay direct

Day 3: Nairobi – Lake Nakuru National Park

After breakfast at the City Hotel, proceed to Lake Nakuru National Park, situated in the Rift Valley Region. Arrive in the park and enjoy a game drive enroute to the hotel. Have lunch and enjoy afternoon game drive.

The Park is renowned worldwide for its hundreds of thousands of pink flamingos that colour its shows in pink. In late 80's the park also became Kenya's first rhino sanctuary and is today home to both the White and Black Rhinos. Lions, leopards, hippos, giraffes, waterbucks are equally at home in this unique park.

Overnight: Lake Nakuru Sopa Lodge

Meals - Breakfast at Nairobi; Lunch and Dinner in Nakuru

Day 4:  Lake Nakuru National Park - Masai Mara Game Reserve

After breakfast, drive to Masai Mara Game Reserve.  Arrive and have lunch before embarking for an afternoon game drive.

The jewel in Africa’s crown, Masai Mara, is host to the most spectacular array of wildlife such as Lions, elephant, Cheetah, leopard, Rhinos, giraffe, gazelle, zebras among others.  Game viewing is never dull in the Mara and patience is often rewarded with unique sightings: a pride of lion stalking their prey; a solitary leopard retrieving its kill from the high branches of an acacia tree; a male wildebeest sparring to attract females into their harem; a herd of elephant protecting their young from opportunistic predators.

Overnight: Masai Mara Sopa Lodge

Meals-Breakfast in Nakuru, Lunch and Dinner in Masai Mara

Day 5: Full Day in Masai Mara Game Reserve

A full day is spent game viewing and exploring this natural wonder with a visit to the Mara River where the wildebeest migration takes place. Here you can see both the hippos and the crocodiles that co exist in the same waters.

The Masai Mara is Kenya’s most popular safari destination and for good reason. It is a vast reserve of endless flat grassland crossed by rivers which play host to wildlife’s most spectacular moments. Its biggest draw card is the Wildebeest Migration when vast hordes of Wildebeest roar through the park bringing in its trail a wake of mighty predators. If you’re lucky enough to be in Masai Mara during the migration pick a spot by the river and watch enraptured as crocs and lions compete to pick-off stragglers from the clattering herds of wildebeest.

Optional Afternoon Visit to a Masai Cultural Village: This afternoon, we have an option of joining the Maasai dancers donning their African regalia and the jingling on their feet, flow by the rhythm of African beats and dance to their tunes that will leave you refreshed. Cost Per Person: $35. Advance booking advised.

Overnight: Masai Mara Sopa Lodge

Meals – Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner in Masai Mara.

Day 6: Masai Mara Game Reserve - Amboseli National Park

Early breakfast and drive to Amboseli National Park, one of the most popular of Kenya's national parks.  Have a stopover in Nairobi for lunch before proceeding to Amboseli. Arrive at the hotel with a game drive enroute.

Amboseli lies at the foot of Africa's highest mountain, Kilimanjaro (19,340 ft.) and very close to the Tanzania border.  The snowcapped peak of Mount Kilimanjaro dominates every aspect of Amboseli.  The snows of Kilimanjaro, white and crystalline, form a majestic backdrop to one of Kenya's most spectacular displays of wildlife - lion, elephant, leopard, rhino, cheetah, buffalo and hosts of plains' game, creating Kenya's most sought after photographer's paradise.

Overnight: Amboseli Sopa Lodge

Meals - Breakfast at Masai Mara, Lunch in Nairobi and Dinner at the Lodge in Amboseli

Day 7: Full Day in Amboseli National Park

Today we will explore the Park which covers only 150 square miles, yet, despite its small size, its fragile ecosystem supports a wide range of mammals (well over 50 of the larger species) and birds (over 400 species).  Years ago this was the locale around which such famous writers as Ernest Hemingway and Robert Ruark spun their stories of big-game hunting in the wilds of Africa.  It is also the home of the Maasai people. Swamps and springs, fed by underground rivers from Kilimanjaro's melting snows form permanent watering places for the wildlife through times of drought.

Overnight: Amboseli Sopa Lodge

Meals – Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner at the Lodge in Amboseli

Day8: Amboseli National Park –Tsavo West National Park

After breakfast, depart Amboseli for Tsavo west national park arriving in time for lunch at Ngulia safari lodge .The world's most magnificent game viewing awaits you! Vast herds of dust-red elephant, fat pods of hippo, giant crocodiles, teeming herds of savannah dwellers plus a fantasia of birds and magical flora flourish here. The Ngulia Rhino Sanctuary protects Tsavo's growing population of endangered black rhino, successfully inching their way back from the brink of extinction caused by rampant poaching in the 1960's. Beautiful Lake Jipe, straddling the Kenya/Tanzania border, offers memorable experiences of abundant aquatic and bird life viewing - from a hired boat!.

Overnight: Kilaguni Serena Safari Lodge

Meals – Breakfast in Amboseli, Lunch and Dinner in Tsavo West

Day 9: Tsavo West National Park –Tsavo East National Park

Depart Tsavo west after breakfast for Tsavo east National Park arriving in time for lunch.Tsavo East National Park lies to the east of the Nairobi - Mombasa highway, equi-distant between Nairobi and Mombasa and offers a vast and untapped arena of arid bush which is washed by the azure and emerald meanderings of the Galana River, guarded by the limitless lava reaches of the Yatta Plateau and patrolled by some of the largest elephant herds in Kenya.

Overnight: Ashnil Aruba

Meals – Breakfast in Tsavo West, Lunch and Dinner in Tsavo East

Day 10: Tsavo East National Park - Mombasa

Enjoy an early morning game-viewing and return to the Lodge for our farewell breakfast.  After breakfast drive to Mombasa for your relaxing beach holiday. Arrive and check in at your beach hotel.

Overnight: Sarova Whitesands Beach Resort

Meals – Breakfast in Tsavo East, with either Lunch or Dinner in the Beach Hotel

Day 11 And 12: Two Full Days Mombasa

The next two days will be spent in the hotel. There is no activity planned during these two days and therefore no transport arrangements have been put in place, However you have an option of a city tour available with prior arrangements and at an extra charge of 70USD per person; minimum 4pax.

Optional City Tour: in this tour you will visit the following places;

• Fort Jesus (a National Museum),
• The Mombasa Elephant Tusks.
• The Old Town: The most interesting part of this tour is that tall buildings with ornate intricately carved balconies overshadow the narrow streets and alleyways. The tour also includes visits to mosques and Hindu temples.

Optional Dhow Dinner As You Sail Around: Cost per Person; USD 110;

After touring these places, you can end your evening with a classic dinner in a dhow as we sail around the old harbor and the creek.

Overnight: Sarova Whitesands Beach Resort

Meals - Breakfast, with either Lunch or Dinner in the Beach Hotel

Day 13 Mombasa-Departure

After Breakfast in the lodge, transfer to the Mombasa International Airport for your flight your flight back home.

Tour Code: FTFH 131:

Net Cost Breakdown per Person Sharing in USD – Operated using a Safari Mini-Van

Net Cost Breakdown per Person Sharing in USD – Operated using a Safari Land Cruiser

SEASONALITY DATES AND RATES VALIDITY

• Low Season-01st April to 15th June
• High Season-01st Jan-31st March,01st Nov-20th Dec
• Peak Season-16th June to 31st October

Activities/services included in the cost:

• Arrival and departure airport transfer in Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.
• All ground transfers in Mombasa
• Accommodation as per the itinerary based on superior 4 star hotels/Lodges/ tented Camps
• Accommodation in the Game Reserves are booked on Full Board
• Accommodation in Nairobi is based on Bed & Breakfast
• Accommodation in Mombasa is based on Half Board
• Road transportation in a custom made safari mini-van/4X4 Safari Land Cruiser
• Game drives as per the itinerary
• Park entrance fees in all the parks
• English driver-guides available for the safari
• Drinking water throughout the safari
• Our 24hours support throughout the safari

Activities/services excluded in the cost:

• All International Flights/local Flights + Taxes
• Visa fees, Travel & Personal accident insurance
• Meals in Nairobi on arrival and departure day
• Extra $100 park fee per person per day in Masai Mara (November & December 2024)
• Excursions, services and activities not mentioned in this program
• Personal expenses e.g. laundry, telephone calls, Drinks, Tips and gratuities