Kenya
     
  ITINERARY -  
     
Days: 07 Days 06 Nights  
     
PROGRAM SUMMARY:

 

   ACTIVITY

ACCOMMODATION

TRANSPORT

DAY 1:

JKI Airport – Nairobi city

Hilton Hotel -5*

Road: JKI Airport – Nairobi city Hotel

DAY 2:

Nairobi – Masai Mara

Mara Sopa Lodge -4*

Road: Nairobi – Masai Mara
Road: 01 Afternoon Game Drive

DAY 3:

Day in Masai Mara

Mara Sopa Lodge -4*

Road: 02 Game Drives in the Park

DAY 4:

Masai Mara – Lake Nakuru

Lake Nakuru Lodge-4*

Road: Masai Mara – Lake Nakuru
Road: 01 Afternoon Game Drive

DAY 5:

Lake Nakuru - Ark

Ark  -  4* DELUXE

Road: lake Nakuru - Ark

DAY 6:

Ark – Mt. Kenya

Mt. Kenya Safari Club -5*

Road: Ark – Mt. Kenya

DAY 7:

Mt. Kenya - Nairobi

 

Road: Mt. Kenya - Nairobi JKI Airport

 
     
  PROGRAM IN DETAIL:  
     
Day 01: ARRIVE JKI AIRPORT – NAIROBI HOTEL  
 
Met on arrival at JKI Airport in Nairobi where you will be met by a Habib's Tours and Travel Representative with flower garlands inthe typical traditional African way.

You will then be transferred to the HILTON HOTEL www.hilton.com in Nairobi city for overnight.

Or intercontinental Hotel.
Lunch and Dinner on own arrangement.
Overnight: Hilton Hotel, Nairobi. OR Intercontinental Hotel Meals: HB – Bed & Breakfast; Lunch and Dinner on own account.
 
     
Day 02: NAIROBI – MASAI MARA  
  Buffet breakfast at the Hotel  
 
   
0730 hrs:
Morning drive to the Maasai Mara Game Reserve, Kenya’s finest and best known. game reserve. This journey takes you through the Great Rift Valley View Point where you will have a stop over for a photographic session.

Descend to the floor of the Rift Valley and continue driving towards The Maasai Mara.
1300 hrs: Lunch at Mara Sopa Lodge.
1600 hrs:
Afternoon game viewing drive.

The greatest attraction in the Mara is watching the animals in their natural element; a lion's roar, a cheetah making a kill, and the big elephant herds are all very fascinating events.

This is the traditional land of the Maasai people, nomadic herders who choose a traditional lifestyle and who are permitted to graze their cattle in the area. A proud and largely aloof tribe who have held on to their customs and traditions for hundreds of years.The park's habitats include the forests along the banks of the Mara and Talek Rivers, acacia forests and open savannah.

Dinner and overnight at Mara Sopa Lodge www.sopalodges.com
  Overnight: Mara Sopa Lodge Meals FB: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.
 
     
Day 03: DAY IN MASAI MARA  
     
 
0600 hrs
You will be woken up this morning to a lovely African sunrise and at the lobby coffee, tea and cookies will be ready for you.
0630 hrs Drive off to another adventurous safari drive in search of wild animals. The early mornings and evenings are the best times to watch the big cats hunt - the lion, the cheetah and the leopard. At these times the most glorious sunrises and sunsets are observed.
0830 hrs
Return to the lodge for a full buffet breakfast.
Morning at leisure.
1230 hrs Lunch will be served in the restaurant after which the guests will have time to rest before the evening safari.
1600hrs Afternoon game viewing drive in search of more wildlife including the "big five" The big five are the lion, leopard, rhino, elephant and the buffalo.
1830 hrs After the game drive you will be driven back to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
  Overnight: Mara Sopa lodge Meals: FB –Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner.
 
     
Day 04: MASAI MARA – LAKE NAKURU NATIONAL PARK  
     
 
0700hrs:
Buffet breakfast at the lodge.
0800hrs:
Morning drive to Lake Nakuru National Park. Lake Nakuru is one of the alkaline Rift Valley lakes and a fantastic bird sanctuary, its shores populated at times by more than one million flamingoes. The famous ornithologist Roger Tory Peterson defined it as "the greatest bird spectacle on earth". The fortunate sentence has now become a cliché and is used up to fed-up-ism for promotional purposes.

This is the second most accessible park, since Nakuru is the fourth city in the country and the head town of the Rift Valley.
1300hrs:
Lunch at Lake Nakuru Lodge.
1530hrs: Afternoon game viewing drive in the park. This is Kenya's first rhino sanctuary. The Rothschild giraffes have also been rehabilitated here at a time that they were endangered. You are almost certain to see the most elusive of the cats family, the leopard.

Dinner and overnight at Lake Nakuru Lodge www.lakenakurulodge.com.
  Overnight: Lake Nakuru lodge Meals: FB –Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner.
 
     
Day 05: LAKE NAKURU – ABERDARES NATIONAL PARK  
     
 
0630hrs:
Buffet breakfast at the lodge
0730hrs:
Drive off to the Aberdare ranges. The drive is very scenic and offers memorable photo opportunities.

The Aberdare’s are the third highest range of mountains in Kenya, reaching a summit of just over 4000m. This massive range is well known for its thick salient forests, and their prolific game. It is an important water catchments area and indeed throughout most of the year it gets rain and mist.

Lunch at the Aberdare Country Club www.fairmonthotels.com

After lunch you will be transferred in hotel vehicles to the Ark.

Afternoon tea and coffee at a tree hotel.

The Ark is set in thick woodland at the heart of the Aberdare National Park and is designed with numerous viewing decks, balconies and lounges that allow you to watch animals visiting the waterhole and salt lick. A ground level viewing area provides excellent photographic opportunities and a floodlit waterhole allows all-night game viewing.

Dinner and overnight at the Ark www.fairmonthotels.com

NB: ONLY SMALL OVERNIGHT BAGS ARE ALLOWED TO TREE HOTELS. THE OTHER LUGGAGE WILL BE STORED AT BASE HOTELS. CHILDREN UNDER 7 YEARS OF AGE ARE NOT ALLOWED AT THE TREE HOTELS.
  Overnight: The Ark Lodge Meals: FB –Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner .
 
     
Day 06: ABERDARES NATIONAL PARK – MT.KENYA  
     
 
0630hrs:
Buffet breakfast at the Ark.
0730hrs:
Morning transfer by hotel vehicles to Aberdare Country Club to rejoin you driver guide and retrieve your stored luggage.

Drive to the Mount Kenya region.
1230hrs:
Lunch at Mount Kenya Safari Club

Afternoon at leisure to enjoy the amenities offered by the hotel.

Dinner and overnight at Mt. Kenya Safari Club www.fairmounthotels.com
  Overnight: Mt. Kenya Safari Club Meals: FB –Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
 
     
Day 07: MT. KENYA - NAIROBI - DEPART  
     
 
0730hrs:
Buffet breakfast at Mt. Kenya Safari Club.
0900hrs:
Morning drive to Nairobi.

Lunch on own arrangements.

Afternoon transfer to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for your departure flight or have a beach holiday in the palm fringed beaches of the Kenyan coast at extra cost.
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