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Day 1: Nairobi
A uniformed Old Line Safari Company representative meets you on arrival at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport and transports you to Nairobi's Fairview Hotel where your room awaits you. For the rest of the night, relax and catch up with the time zone.(D)
Day 3 and 4: Maasai Mara
After a sumptuous breakfast, transfer to the Wilson airport for your 10:00AM flight to the world-renowned Maasai Mara National Reserve. This is where you can see elephant, buffalo, lion, cheetah, leopard, zebra, giraffe, hippo, crocodile and a whole ark-full of other animals.
Day 5: Naivasha
At the crack of dawn, you may take to the skies, if you choose, in a hot air balloon for a spectacular "hawk's eye view" of the game-studded plains, providing a memorable experience of the fabled Mara. After breakfast, you drive to the serene Chui lodge, a private reserve sweeping views over the Great Rift Valley. At Chui lodge, many out door adventures awaits us; we can choose to engage In casual, informative, walk with resident naturalists, cycling and horse riding. Dinner and overnight at the exclusive Chui lodge (B, L, D)
Days 6:Lake Nakuru National Park
Wake up to a sumptuous breakfast before leaving for a one-hour drive that gets us to Lake Nakuru where we have the chance to see the greatest bird spectacle in the world. A million or so flamingoes, beside pelicans and cormorants make Lake Nakuru a bird lover's paradise. A game drive through the various habitats of the park will certainly reveal why the park earned its status as a RAMSAR site as well as one of the best performing Rhino sanctuaries in Africa. Picnic lunch at the baboon cliff with a panoramic view of the lake. Overnight Chui lodge (B, L, D)
Day 7:Naivasha
Morning at leisure. In the afternoon we could opt for a boat ride in the nearby Lake Naivasha. The only fresh water Rift Valley lake in Kenya, we undertake a memorable hippo cruise spiced with bird watching opportunities. Dinner and overnight in Chui lodge (B, L, D)
B-Breakfast, L-Lunch and D- Dinner
Accompanied by our knowledgeable safari guides and drivers, sample some of the most treasured wildlife spots in Kenya featuring the country's finest accommodations and cuisine. Let us whisk you away to another world, reminiscent of another time, when life was far less complicated. We'll show you how to live the "bush life," complete with morning and evening game drives and walks, tea and sundowner's, and photographic opportunities like nowhere else on earth. You'll never want to go home again.
16 Days Winding Trails Safari
Day 8 and 9: Amboseli National Park
We start our day with a hearty breakfast. At 0700hrs we drive to the world's renowned Amboseli National Park, nestled on the foothills of Mt. Kilimanjaro on the southern border of Kenya and Tanzania. For the next two days, we'll have an in-depth exploration of the Amboseli in the company of our crew who will delightfully share with us the intrigues of the Amboseli. During our morning and evening game drives expect to see huge herds of elephants wallowing in the swamp, giraffes, buffaloes, lions among others against the spectacular backdrop of the snow capped roof of Africa; Mt. Kilimanjaro. We enjoy an excellent cuisine and overnight at the Amboseli Serena Safari lodge (B,L,D)
Day 10: Tsavo East National Park
Today, after breakfast a 4 hours drive gets us to Tsavo East National park. Tsavo is famous for its man-eating, mane less lions and large herds of elephants. We spend two days delving into this pristine wilderness in search of the beasts and a wide variety of brightly painted birds against a scenic backdrop of the shapely Taita hills and the Yatta plateau. All meals at the Ashnil Aruba lodge with a panoramic view of the lodge's waterhole where the beasts gather for a refreshing drink. On our last evening in Tsavo, Overnight Ashnil Aruba lodge (B, L, D)
Day 11 and 12: Kasigau Ranch
Before bidding farewell to Tsavo East, we may opt to visit the David Sheldrick Trust to spend some time with baby elephants as they prepare to get back to the wild (Please note that this visit is only open to foster parents. To become a foster parent, kindly visit www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/asp/fostering.asp. Thereafter, one and a half hour drive gets
Day 13,14 and 15: Diani
Capping off more than a week of breath-taking safari, you embark on a two-hour drive to the coastal town of Mombasa, and onto the South Coast via a ferry crossing at Likoni and check into the Indian Ocean Beach club. You may swim in the warm waters of the Indian Ocean, bask on the white sandy beach, jet ski, scuba dive, windsurf, and cruise to the reef in a glass-bottom boat for a fascinating glimpse of the coral gardens and other marine life. Overnight Indian Ocean beach club. (B, L or D)
Day 16: Departure
Greet your last day in Diani with a morning walk along the beach for any last minute beach combing or shopping. Afternoon transfer to the nearby airstrip for your flight back to Nairobi where you may spend the afternoon shopping at Utamaduni Crafts Centre. A farewell dinner then its time to catch your departing international flight marking the end of a memorable safari. (B, D)
16 Days Winding Trails*
* Prices in $ U.S.
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Per person, sharing
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January 2012 – March 2012
June 2012 – December 2012
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April 2012 – May 2012
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2 pax
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$4,985.00
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$4,365.00
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3-5 pax
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$4,335.00
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$3,720.00
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6-8 pax
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$4,090.00
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$3,470.00
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9 pax and more
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$4,010.00
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$3,400.00
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What’s included in the Price of this Trip
• 1 night bed and breakfast at Nairobi's Fairview Hotel
• 1 night at the Giraffe Manor
• 2 night's full board at the Sekenani Camp
• 3 night's full board at Chui lodge, Naivasha
• 2 night's full board at Amboseli Serena Safari lodge,
Amboseli National park.
• 1 night's full board at Ashnil Aruba Lodge
• 2 night full board Kiwanjani eco lodge
• 3 night's Half Board at the luxurious Indian Ocean Beach club,
Diani
• One-way flight Nairobi-Maasai Mara
• One way flight Diani-Nairobi
• Ground transportation in customized safari minivan, window seat
guaranteed.
• Nature walks and game drives
• Cycling and horse riding amongst herds of plains game and
walking safari at Loldia
• Boat ride in Lake Naivasha
• All park and conservation area fees
• While on safari, meals as indicated on the itinerary, drinking
water during game drives.
• Emergency medical evacuation.
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Not Included
• Visa fees, Traveling Insurance
• Items of personal nature
• All International airfares and airline taxes
• Tips to safari crew and lodge/camp staff
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Day 2: Nairobi
Breakfast, and then at we visit the David Sheldrick orphanage for an up-close encounter with orphaned baby elephants as they prepare to get back to the wild. Thereafter, transfer to the awesome Giraffe Manor situated in the lush outskirts of Nairobi. Check in, lunch, and a free afternoon to enjoy the fresh ambience whilst feed the giraffes from your bedroom window. Later in the afternoon we visit the nearby the Karen Blixen Museum (made famous in the film Out of Africa). Return to the Manor for dinner and overnight (B,L, D)
For 45 minutes, wing your way west over the dramatic Great Rift Valley and enjoy a stunning view of the undulating plains of the Mara from the comfort of your aircraft seat. You'll spend two nights at the Sekenani camp, with the night sounds of the game and the fresh scent of the earth, grass, and bush around you. The ritual becomes addictive: early morning game drives to watch the waking plains, and then back to the camp for lunch followed by a siesta or some time off to update your journal. (B, L, D)
us to Kasigau ranch on the Southern tip of Tsavo West National park. Kasigau Ranch hosts a wide variety of wild plants and animals. Plant life includes Acacia woodlands and open bush grasslands. Animals commonly sighted include the African elephant, Maasai giraffe, lesser kudu, spotted hyena, Burchells zebra, and impala. Birdlife is spectacular with over 250species recorded, three of them being endemic to the Kasigau area. Spend two nights at the Kiwanjani eco lodge set within 15000 acres of exclusive wilderness. During our stay
we can opt for day and night game drives or simply relax by the lounge overlooking the waterhole where the beasts gather for a drink. Take a visit to the villages to interact with the local Taita community and visit some of the community projects that Kiwanjani eco lodge has been supporting. Better still, if we are athletic enough, we can undertake a full day hike up and down the majestic Mount Kasigau (5,000ft) in the company of the local guides. Mt. Kasigau is home to a great bio diversity including some endangered bird species such as the Taita thrush and the Taita White eye. A picturesque view from the peak of the mountain of the Kasigau region and beyond is quite rewarding. Overnight Kiwanjani eco lodge (B, L, D)
© Jill Buckley
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