10 Days Kenya Safari Exploration-Tour

Tour Highlights:

• Visit the Daphne Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage, the world’s most successful orphan elephant rescue center.
• At the Giraffe Centre, hand-feed elegant Rothschild giraffes from an elevated platform.
• Enjoy personal game drive experiences in safari vehicles that seat no more than Six.
• Explore Samburu National Park, known for its unique wildlife.
• Enjoy leisurely game viewing at one of Kenya’s iconic tree lodges.
• Travel to Lake Nakuru National Park, known for its superb birdlife.
• Test your luck and see how many of the “Big Five” you’ll spot in the magical Masai Mara National Reserve.
• Transfers are available for on land only.

Day 0: Depart for Kenya
Depart for Kenya

Day 1: Arrive in Nairobi
Arrive in Nairobi, gateway to your thrilling safari in Kenya, we will transfer you to the hotel. The rest of the day is yours to rest, acclimatize to your new time zone and prepare for the African adventure that awaits you
Overnight: Nairobi

Day 2: Elephant Orphanage and Giraffe Centre
This morning, visit the Daphne Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage to learn about how the orphan elephants, raised by the orphanage, are later released into the wild. Elephant calves are brought here from all over the country to receive specialized care from highly dedicated staff. Perhaps, you’ll arrive there just in time to see them being exercised and bathed. Then, drive towards the Ngong Hills for a tour of the Karen Blixen Museum, once the farmhouse of the prominent author of Out of Africa. After lunch on your own, continue to Kazuri Beads Workshop, which started in 1975 as a tiny workshop making ceramic beads by hand. Today, this center produces fine examples of genuine African jewelry out of clay gathered from nearby Mt. Kenya. End the day at the Giraffe Centre where you hand-feed the Rothschild Giraffe, an endangered species, from an elevated feeding platform and learn more about their extensive conservation efforts. Dinner tonight is at a popular local restaurant
Overnight: Nairobi
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

Day 3: Evening Game Drive in Samburu National Park
Today we will commence our tour traveling north this morning towards Samburu National Park, a spectacular 60-square-mile reserve known for its unique wildlife, rarely found in other Kenyan parks. Here, view different species of giraffe, zebra, beisa oryx and the long necked gerenuk, along with lion, cheetah, and leopard. Besides the numerous varieties of wildlife found in this game reserve, the park is also a bird haven. En route, stop for lunch at the Trout Tree Restaurant, built in an enormous fig tree below Mount Kenya. Arrive in Samburu, with its arid hills leading to the lush forested ravine of the Ewaso Nyiro River. Along these river banks, the majority of the animals gather for the promise of water. This evening, set out on your first game drive and watch the colorful African sunset before returning to the camp in time for dinner
Overnight: Samburu National Park
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 4: Morning & Afternoon Game Drives in Samburu National Park
Morning game drive today in the midst of this rugged and beautiful semi-arid desert of northern Kenya. Perhaps you’ll see a lion, ostrich, or even a family of elephants wandering the hills. After lunch at the lodge, an afternoon drive takes you to a different area of the park. Return to the lodge for leisure time. Tonight, after dinner, an interesting lecture and discussion with a Samburu naturalist. You’ll learn more about the principles and tribal traditions of the villagers living in the northern foothills of Mount Kenya
Overnight: Samburu National Park
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 5: Game Viewing in Aberdare National Park
Today, travel southwest to the heart of Aberdare National Park. Arrive at The Ark, one of Kenya’s iconic tree lodges. The Ark is designed with layers of decks overlooking a floodlit watering hole and salt lick that attracts a huge amount of wildlife all day and night. The many different balconies and lounges provide superb vantage points for game viewing. A ground level bunker provides excellent photographic opportunities and takes you up-close to the animals; see elephant, buffalo, bushbuck and occasionally a rhino
Overnight: Aberdare National Park
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 6: Game Drive in Lake Nakuru National Park
Today, explore Lake Nakuru National Park, dominated by the shallow waters of the lake at its center, best known for its pink flamingos, white rhino, lion, and the elusive leopard. The birdlife here is absolutely superb, with over 450 species recorded – at certain times of year there are over a million flamingos. Drive to the edge of the lake to view thousands of birds feeding in the alkaline water, see the sweeping view from the top of Baboon Rocks, then look for warthogs and waterbucks. Nakuru is also one of the best places in Kenya to see black and white rhino, and for making daytime leopard sightings. Afterward, continue to your lodge where you will spend the remainder of the evening at leisure
Overnight: Lake Nakuru or Naivasha
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 7: Afternoon Game Drive in the Masai Mara National Reserve
Early drive to the magical Masai Mara National Reserve in the southwest corner of Kenya, renowned for its spectacular game viewing. The breathtaking savannahs of the park are a stunning backdrop to a diverse and abundant wildlife population throughout the entire year. Lunch at the camp, before going out on the afternoon game drive
Overnight: Masai Mara National Reserve
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 8: Morning & Afternoon Game Drives in the Masai Mara National Reserve
A fabulous sunrise experience! Arise before dawn to participate in today’s optional Hot Air Balloon Safari. Take off in a hot air balloon as you watch the breathtaking sunrise over the Masai Mara. Drift above the beautiful landscape, watching wild game roam the vast plains below. The finale is a sumptuous champagne breakfast before returning back to camp. Today’s game drives through the spectacular Masai Mara reserve focus on the “Big Five” (lion, elephant, buffalo, leopard and rhino), as well as antelopes, gazelles, hippos and a variety of birdlife. A lovely dinner tonight celebrates your final night in the Mara
Optional: Sunrise Balloon Safari & Breakfast (AM)
Overnight: Masai Mara National Reserve
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 9: Travel to Nairobi, Depart Kenya
Bid farewell to the Mara this morning and return to bustling Nairobi. Upon arrival in the early afternoon, enjoy lunch at the famous Carnivore Restaurant. Passengers with early evening flights will then be transferred directly to the airport. Passengers with late evening flights will have a day-use hotel room and be transferred to the airport later in the evening. Please select flights that depart no earlier than 6:30 P.M Day Use: Nairobi
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Package Includes

• All transfers included on ground package arrival & departure dates.
• Small groups of maximum 12 travelers guaranteed.
• 8 nights First Class accommodations.
• 2 nights Nairobi.
• 2 nights Samburu National Reserve.
• 1 night Aberdare National Park.
• 1 night Lake Naivasha or Lake Nakuru*
• 2 nights Masai Mara National Reserve.
• Hotel taxes, fees & service charges.
• Transport as per itinerary in modern 4×4 vehicles landcruisers with pop-up roof for wildlife viewing.
• Services of English-speaking driver-guide throughout.
• All National Parks and conservation Fees.

Not Included:

• Optional tours and gratuities.
• Round trip flights to and from Nairobi,
• Airline taxes & fuel surcharges
• Hotel porterage

Additional Information:

• We provide Land only price that does not include arrival and departure transfer from you home area but only at the safari destination country.
• Passengers should select flights on Day 10 from Nairobi that depart no earlier than 6:30 PM. Extra night can be arranged if requested inadvance.
• Due to limited space in our safari vehicles, please pack your belongings in a soft-sided duffel bag. Traditional suitcases with rigid frames or hard plastic sides should not be used.
• Please note, all passport holders should have three or more entirely blank (unstamped) visa pages in their passport when traveling to Kenya. for more information.
• Passengers traveling to Kenya must carry proof of yellow fever vaccination if traveling through or from a country with risk of yellow fever.

Accommodations
Radisson Blu Hotel
This first class hotel is located within the commercial center of East Africa.

Samburu Intrepids
This four star camp lodge is located in the central region of the Samburu reserve near the banks of the Ewaso Nyiro River.

The Ark
This first class hotel is located in Aberdare National Park.

Great Rift Valley Lodge
This first class hotel overlooks Lake Naivasha.

Mara Intrepids Camp
This first class hotel is located in a lovely location overlooking the Talek River.