Africa(EB.215)

Welcome officially to Kenya!

EB.215: PROGRAM (CAPTIVATING KENYA SAFARI-With AA Mara)

Day 1: Arrival in Kenya

You will be met upon arrival at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport by our representative once you finalize with immigration. Please look for the agreed paging board that they will be holding.

Thereafter, you will be transferred to your city Hotel for check in. 

Kenya’s capital city has risen in a single century from a brackish uninhabited swampland to a thriving modern capital.
Modern Nairobi is still the safari capital of the Africa, but the modern world has quickly caught up with the city. A frontier town no more, Nairobi is one of Africa’s largest, and most interesting cities.
Nairobi is a city that never seems to sleep. The entire town has a boundless energy, and is thriving place where all of human life can be found. This is a place of great contrasts where race, tribe and origin all become facets of a unique Nairobi character. The city has not lost its sense of the past, with an excellent museum and the historical home of Karen Blixen, author of Out of Africa open to visitors. This is not a modern capital separated from the great wilderness that surrounds it. Just outside the city is Nairobi National Park, 113 sq. kms of plains, cliffs and forest. The park is home to large herds of zebra, Wildebeest, Buffalo, Giraffe and more. Rhino, Cheetah, and a large number of Lions are all found here, living wild within 20 minutes of the center of town. 

Dinner will be served but payable directly.

Ibis Styles Hotel
Meal Plan: Nil

Day 2: Nairobi - Aberdares National Park

Breakfast will be served at your Town hotel.
At 0930Hrs our guide will meet you at the Hotel lobby and we will then head to Aberdares National Park arriving at your hotel in time for lunch.
Lunch will be served and afternoon at leisure enjoying the Hotel premises. There are no game drives conducted in Aberdares National Park. Rest of the afternoon will be at leisure enjoying the hotels premises.

Aberdares Country Club –classic rooms
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and dinner
Day 3: Aberdares National Park – Lake Naivasha

Breakfast will be served at your Hotel. After breakfast you will drive to Lake Naivasha with a short visit to Thompson falls.
Thomson's fall is a 74 m (243 ft.) scenic waterfall on the Ewaso Ng'iro River, which drains from the Aberdare Mountain Range. It is situated two miles from the town of Nyahururu in central Kenya. The mist feeds the dense forest below. Visitors can view the falls from above, or there's a trail down to the bottom of the ravine. Upstream from the falls is one of the highest hippo pools in Kenya. Optional boat ride/crescent Island visit is recommended this afternoon though this will be at an extra cost.
The lake is an important horticultural area of Kenya. Lake Naivasha is a freshwater lake in Kenya, outside the town of Naivasha in Nakuru County, which lies North West of Nairobi. It is part of the Great Rift Valley. The name derives from the local Maasai name Nai'posha, meaning "rough water" because of the sudden storms which can arise
Arrival in the afternoon. Afternoon at leisure by the lake side. On this afternoon you will have a boat ride on the Lake. Rest of the afternoon will be at leisure.
Dinner will be served followed by overnight.
Sawela Resort –Standard rooms
Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 4: Lake Naivasha - Masai Mara Game Reserve

Breakfast will be served at your lodge.

At the agreed time you will depart for Masai Mara Game Reserve arriving at your camp in time for lunch. You will have some time at leisure 

This afternoon you will visit the traditional Maasai Manyatta for cultural experience.

(No game drive is scheduled for this day as it’s not worth it to pay so much for park fee for just few hours, we will do a full day game drive tomorrow, however if you would still want to go for this short game drive on this day we will invoice 
$ 100 per person from Jan -June extra
$200 per person from July -October extra, not Masai Mara Park fee was amended to 12 hrs. per day from previous 24hrs)

Return later in the evening to the camp for dinner and overnight.
        
Mara Sweet Acacia -Standard tents
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 5: Full day in Masai Mara Game Reserve

Spend another day in the Mara game viewing. Your guide will plan with you the best time to be out on game drive. Game viewing will be in Kenya's finest wildlife park, the Masai Mara National Reserve in search of Africa's Big Five and the plethora of other wildlife inhabiting this vast Kenyan game reserve.

On clear days, the Masai Mara offers fantastic orange tinged sunset’s well-worth capturing on camera. The Masai Mara Game Reserve has incredible wide-open landscapes and fertile riverine woodland following the looping meanders of the Mara and Talek rivers in Kenya. One glimpse is enough to explain its appeal; it is classical open savannah, with a mass of amazing wildlife. Wherever you go in the vast Masai Mara you will see an abundance of wildlife such as Masai giraffe, baboons, warthogs, bat eared foxes, grey jackals, spotted hyena, topis, impala, hartebeests, wildebeest. Elephants, buffaloes, zebras and hippos are also found in great numbers. It is also common to see lions either basking after a heavy meal or surveying the wild plains for their next meal. Cheetahs and leopards are harder to spot but reasonably common. The ultimate action here is, without doubt, the annual wildebeest exodus, the Great Migration, in July and August when millions of these grass eaters move north from the Serengeti in search of lusher grass before turning south again in October.

Hot-air balloon trips are an entirely outstanding way of seeing the savannah plains teeming with wildlife. These Masai Mara balloon trips can be arranged at extra cost.

Mara Sweet Acacia -Standard tents
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 6: Masai Mara Game Reserve –Nairobi

This morning, enjoy a leisurely breakfast then check-out at the agreed time with your guide. You will then proceed to Nairobi. Your guide will recommend a good hotel where you can have lunch (payable direct).

Afterwards you will visit the Giraffe Centre which offers the unique experience of hand-feeding these gentle giants at eye level from a raised platform, while watching the warthogs below snuffle around looking for titbits. You will then be dropped at your town hotel for overnight. Dinner will be payable directly as well today.

Ibis Styles Hotel
Meal Plan: Breakfast

Day 7: Nairobi -fly out
Breakfast will be served at your Town hotel. We will transfer you to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport this morning. Note no activity scheduled on this day. (If you would like a visit to Nairobi National Park pls advise and we will quote this separately if your flight departs later in the day)
Alternatively,
You will check out by 1200hrs (latest check out time) and stay at the Hotel’s lobby awaiting lunch. Lunch will be served (payable directly) at the agreed time based on your departure flight, you will be met by our representative and you will be transferred to Jomo Kenyatta international Airport for your outbound flight.
Meal Plan: Breakfast.

“We look forward to welcoming you again in Kenya!

Included in the Safari:

• Arrival/departure transfers as detailed in the itinerary in KENYA  
• Bed and breakfast accommodation at Ibis Styles hotel
• Full board accommodation at Aberdares Country Club –classic room
• Full board accommodation at Sawela Resort -Standard room 
• Full board accommodation at AA Mara Camp
• Services of an English speaking driver guide/s
• Unlimited supply of drinking water in our safari vehicle only
• Unlimited game viewing drives
• Park entrance fees for aberdares National Park
• Park entrance fees for Masai Mara Game Reserve for 01 day
• Complimentary Maasai village visit for cultural experience
• Boat ride on Lake Naivasha
• Giraffe Centre visit
• Thompson falls visit
• Use of a safari equipped safari minivan for safari on exclusive use -06 pax maximum per vehicle and our voxy /Noah for transfers in Nairobi. Upgrade to a safari landcruiser is possible but at an additional supplement quoted above.

Excluded in the safari:

• International airfares and related taxes
• Visa entry to Kenya. To be applied online
• Meals not mentioned above 
• Items of a personal nature such as drinks and laundry, telecommunications bills etc. not mentioned in the inclusions
• Balloon ride 
• Travel, baggage and medical insurance which is highly recommended
• Tips and gratuities to hotel/camp staff, driver guides, etc.
• Optional excursions/ activities available on safari  
• Any deviation from the main program
• Tip for your safari guide, we recommend between $10 -$15 per person per day payable to him directly
• Any fluctuation on park entrance fees will affect the rates 
• Any review on government taxation on us we will have to amend pricing on the programs 
• Any other item(s) not specifically mentioned under inclusions above
• Accommodation details

Ibis Styles Nairobi

Ibis Styles Nairobi Westlands is in a business location in Nairobi. This recently built 280-room hotel is near the city's central business district and local business parks. Free buffet breakfast, free WiFi in public areas, and free self-parking are also provided. Additionally, a fitness center, a coffee shop/café, and a snack bar/deli are onsite. All 280 individually decorated rooms feature free WiFi and pillow top beds. For a bit of entertainment, guests will find flat-screen TVs with satellite channels, and other amenities include room service and premium bedding. Bathrooms include showers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers. This Nairobi hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided daily.  

Aberdares Country Club

All the rooms at The Aberdare Country Club are in the form of cottages and one standard suite. The cottages are as follows:
– 19 Two bed room cottages, 01 Three Bedroomed Cottage, 01 Five Bedroomed Cottage, 01 Standard Suite
From the above cottages, the under listed are suitable for families, honeymooners and those wanting something extra.
– Honey Suckle, the Nursery Cottage, Kinangop Cottage, 2 Deluxe Rooms, VIP Suite
Our two deluxe rooms are set within The Nursery and the Kinangop cottages with their own doors and do not interconnect to any other room. This makes them suitable for the individuals as well as families.  

Sawela Lodge

Relax in Beautiful, Natural Luxury With a variety of recreational activities to choose from, Sawela Lodge in Naivasha, Kenya is one of the region’s best choices in safari lodges or hotels. The name means “comfort in a bird’s nest” something we deliver every day.
Sawela Lodge is 90 minutes’ drive from Nairobi, Kenya (85 Kilometres). Our hotel offers guests a variety of activities, from an organic Swimming pool for both adults, large lawns for football and other contact sports, Volleyball and Netball pitches, A kids play area, Bicycles, Boating, Lawn Racket Ball, a guided nature walk and lastly the SAWELA TRAIL, which gives you the opportunity to blow off steam during your stay

Mara Sweet Acacia Lodge 

AA LODGE MARA is located at the world famous Maasai Mara Game Reserve in the South Western part of Kenya. Its located 4 km from Sekenani main gate and 10 minutes’ drive from Siana Springs Air strip. It is 255 km from Nairobi, 1-hour flight from Nairobi, and a 4 hour’s drive from Nairobi on the new tarmac road. The lodge is spread on 30 acres of land, uniquely laid out over the sprawling grounds that include rolling manicured greens, a virtual mini forest of indigenous shrubs and exotic trees, a large swimming pool overlooking the lodge bonfire, the main restaurant and bar. The lodge has 42 classic tents, 36 cottages, a main restaurant, bar and several dining options.

 There is a lobby at the reception for relaxation after a long drive to the lodge as guests are served with welcoming drinks and face towels.
The entire Camp is surrounded by a 24 hour electric fence and highly trained security personnel.   
For further information and package price please contact us:
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