Kenyan Lodge Safari Holiday
CSS 701: MASAI MARA /NAKURU/ ABERDARE/ SHABA/ SAMBURU
Departs daily at 07.30am.
Day 1. Nairobi - Masai Mara
Distance: 275 km. (5 hrs.). . Pick up from your hotel at 7.30am. Drive to Masai Mara. Lunch at your chosen lodge. Afternoon game viewing drive in this well known game reserve situated in the North of the Serengeti Plains and famous for its abundance of wildlife. Dinner & overnight at Mara Sopa Lodge, L,D.
Day 2. Masai Mara
Sunrise and sundown are the greatest moments for game viewing in these mystic plains, a time where the soft red hues of the sun will give your photographs the clarity of the actual African savannah. Full day of game drives with meals & overnight at Mara Sopa Lodge, B,L,D.
Optional activities:
-Visit to a local Maasai village for a Maasai cultural tour: US$ 25 per person
-Hot air balloon ride: US$ 450 per person
Day 3. Masai Mara - Nakuru
Distance: 310 km (5 hrs.) After breakfast, depart to Lake Nakuru National Park for lunch and leisure relaxation. Take an afternoon game drive a truly remarkable journey that includes Flamingoes as well as the rare white rhino in this world famous ornithological paradise with over 450 species of birdlife. Dinner & overnight at Lake Nakuru Lodge, B,L,D.
Day 4. Nakuru - Aberdare
Distance: 190 km (3 hrs.) Breakfast and departure to Mweiga. Lunch at Aberdare Country Club. Afternoon transfer to The Ark Lodge or Treetops Lodge for dinner & overnight, B,L,D.
Day 5. Aberdare - Shaba/Samburu
Distance: 210 km (3 hrs. 30 min.) Breakfast and departure to Shaba. Lunch. Afternoon game drive in Shaba. Dinner & overnight at Samburu Sopa Lodge, B,L,D.
Day 6. Shaba/Samburu
Early rise for a game viewing drive in the adjacent Samburu National Reserve with its striking background view of the Mathew's Range. The gently flowing Uaso Nyiro river which traverses this Park provides evergreen vegetation for the rare gerenuk, Grevy zebra and reticulated giraffe found in this park. Breakfast at Samburu Serena Lodge. Afternoon game drive in Shaba. Lunch, dinner & overnight at Samburu Sopa Lodge, B,L,D.
Day 7. Samburu/Shaba - Nairobi
Distance: 360 km (5 hrs. 30 min) After breakfast drive back to Nairobi (Optional lunch at The Carnivore Restaurant: US$ 45 per person), B
Remarks:
Only a small overnight bag is permitted at The Ark Lodge and Treetops Lodge. Storage facilities are available at the "base hotel". Children below 7 are not admitted.
Tour price: US$ 1975 per person sharing. Single room supplement: US$ 380
*Optional flight to Masai Mara: US$ 175 per person one way
Tour cost includes:
-Guarantee price; Guarantee departure
-Ground transport in a safari van with pop up roof for game viewing, photography and touring
-Full board accommodation whilst on safari
-Meal plan as described, B=Breakfast, L=Lunch and D=Dinner
-Accommodation in double/twin/triple room sharing
-All park entrance fees to include government taxes
-Service of an English speaking professional driver/guide
-Bird watching and overnight floodlit game viewing in Aberdare National Park
-Game drives as detailed in the itinerary
-Start and end in Nairobi
Tour price excludes:
-Tips
-Laundry
-Drinks
-International flights
-Visas
-Items of a personal nature
-Optional activities and any other extras not detailed in the above itinerary
CSS 702: ABERDARE/SHABA/SAMBURU/SWEETWATERS/MASAI MARA
Departs daily at 08.30am
Day 1. Nairobi - Mount Kenya
Distance: 190 km (3 hrs). Pick up from your hotel at 8.30am. Depart to Mt Kenya National Park to arrive in time for lunch at the Serena Mountain Lodge, located at 2,194 meters on the slopes of Mt Kenya. Mountain Lodge Serena is the only 'tree hotel' ever to be built on the slopes of Kenya's legendary Mount Kenya, Mountain Lodge offers a matchless game viewing opportunity whilst combining a glorious panorama of mountain vistas with the primordial splendors of an ancient rainforest. The lodge is surrounded by dense rainforest that comes alive at dusk with myriad of sounds that make the African bush so special and exhilarating. Elephants, buffalo, rhino and waterbuck are regular visitors to the lodge's waterhole. Optional nature walk can be arranged at US$ 30 per person. Dinner and Overnight at the Mountain Lodge Serena, L,D.
Day 2. Mount Kenya - Shaba/Samburu
Distance: 210 km (3 hrs. 30 min.) Soon after breakfast at the Ark, rejoin your safari driver at the Aberdare Country Club and continue further north to the semi-desert area of Shaba National Reserve. Afternoon game viewing drive in this reserve. Lunch, dinner and overnight at Samburu Serena Lodge, B,L,D.
Day 3. Shaba/Samburu
Early rise for game viewing drive in the adjacent Samburu National Park. Further game viewing drive in the Park. Return to Sarova Shaba Lodge for lunch. Afternoon at leisure for perhaps a game viewing drive in this reserve. Overnight at Samburu Serena Lodge, B,L,D.
Day 4. Samburu - Sweetwaters
Distance: 150 km (2 hr. 30 min). After breakfast drive South to this private game sanctuary. Afternoon game viewing is offered but there are optional activities as walking safaris, camel rides and night game drives. Lunch, dinner & overnight at Sweetwaters Tented Camp, B,L,D.
Day 5. Sweetwaters - Masai Mara
Distance: 145 miles (1 hr. flight) After breakfast, transfer to Nanyuki airstrip in time for your spectacular flight over the Rift Valley to the magnificent Masai Mara Reserve. Lunch. Afternoon game viewing drive in this well known game reserve situated in the North of the Serengeti Plains and famous for its abundance of wildlife. Dinner and overnight at Mara Serena Lodge or Mara Sopa Lodge, B,L,D.
Day 6. Masai Mara
Sunrise and sundown are the greatest moments for game viewing in these mystic plains, a time where the soft red hues of the sun will give your photographs the clarity of the actual African savannah. Morning and afternoon game drive. Full board at Mara Serena Lodge or Mara Sopa Lodge, B,L,D.
Optional activities:
-Visit to a local Maasai village for a Maasai cultural tour: US$ 25 per person
-Hot air balloon ride: US$ 450 per person
Day 7. Masai Mara - Nairobi
Distance: 285 km (5hrs). After breakfast, return to Nairobi (Optional lunch at The Carnivore Restaurant: US$ 45 per person), B.
Remarks:
Only 15 kilograms of luggage per person is permitted on light aircraft.
Tour price:
-Using Mara Sopa Lodge: US$ 2170 per person sharing. Single room supplement: US$ 405-Using Mara Serena Lodge: US$ 2692 per person sharing. Single room supplement: US$ 553
Tour cost includes:
-Guarantee price; Guarantee departure
-Ground transport in a safari van with pop up roof for game viewing, photography and touring
-Full board accommodation whilst on safari
-Meal plan as described, B=Breakfast, L=Lunch and D=Dinner
-Accommodation in double/twin/triple room sharing
-All park entrance fees to include government taxes
-Service of an English speaking professional driver/guide
-Bird watching and overnight floodlit game viewing experience at Mountain Lodge Serena, Mount Kenya National Park
-Game drives as detailed in the itinerary
-Flight from Nanyuki to Masai Mara one way inclusive of taxes
-Start and end in Nairobi
Tour price excludes:
-Tips
-Laundry
-Drinks
-International flights
-Visas
-Items of a personal nature
-Optional activities and any other extras not detailed in the above itinerary
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