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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.
Day 2: Nairobi
Breakfast, then at 10.30AM we visit the David Sheldrick orphanage for an up-close encounter with orphaned baby elephants as they prepare to get back to the wild. This is a strictly one hour public visit between 11AM-12PM. 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).At 5PM, we
Day 3: Amboseli Selenkay Conservation Area
Days 4:Amboseli National Park
Awake to the noisy calls of the birds. After an early breakfast, we drive through the bush in our private track into Amboseli National Park, for a full morning of game viewing against the spectacular backdrop of snow-capped Mount Kilimanjaro, enjoying the large herds of elephant, giraffe, Cape buffalo, and zebra, among a host of avifaunal species. Following a picnic lunch in the park, we return to Porini Camp later in the afternoon. Dinner and overnight. (B,L,D)
Days 5:Selenkay Conservation Area
Today, we indulge in exciting morning and evening game drives within Selenkay Conservancy - stopping at a scenic viewpoint for sundowner. Later in the evening we continue on a night game drive in search of nocturnal wildlife such as African wild cats, serval cats, bat-eared foxes, caracals,aardvarks and other species. Dinner and overnight at camp.(B,L,D)
B-Breakfast, L-Lunch and D- Dinner
12 Days, Born Free Safari
12 Days Best of Kenya Safari
*Price in $
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Per person Sharing
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January 2012-March 2012
July 2012-20 December 2012
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2pax
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$8,000.00
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3-5pax
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$7,860.00
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6-8pax
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$7,770.00
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What’s included in the Price of this Trip
• 1 night bed and breakfast Fairview hotel
• 1 full board Giraffe Manor
• 3 nights full board Little Governors Camp
• 3 nights full board Amboseli Porini camp
• 3 nights full board Elsa's Kopje
• All park and conservation area fees
• Internal flights: Wilson-Amboseli-Meru-Maasai Mara-Nairobi .
• Game drives in customized 4x4 safari jeep, window seats
guaranteed and drinking water on game drives
• All park and conservation area fees
• Excursions to the David Sheldrick elephant orphanage and
Karen Blixen museum
• Emergency medical evacuation services.
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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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An early morning sumptuous breakfast then transfer to the airport for your 7.30AM flight South West of Nairobi to the Selenkay Conservation Area bordering the world's renowned Amboseli National Park nestled on the foothills of Mt. Kilimanjaro. Amboseli is arguably the best place to watch elephants in the world against the spectacular backdrop of the snow capped roof of Africa; Mt. Kilimanjaro. Check in at the Amboseli Porini Camp within Selenkay Conservancy, relax and enjoy the fresh
could opt to return to the David Sheldrick elephant orphanage for a private visit with the baby elephants before they go to bed for the night. Please note that this visit is only open to foster parents. To become a foster parent, kindly visit www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/asp/fostering.asp). Return to the Manor for dinner and overnight (B,L, D)
ambience and exclusivity of the bush camp. After lunch and afternoon tea, you will be escorted on a walk by Maasai warriors to a village to get an insight into their fascinating culture and way of life. Return to camp for a shower, dinner and overnight. (B,L,D)
Day 6: Meru National Park
After breakfast we transfer to the airstrip for our 8.20AM flight back to Nairobi's Wilson airport where we connect with a 9.15AM flight to Meru National park. We'll be met on arrival in Meru and transferred to the elegant Elsa's Kopje safari lodge. We spend the whole day in Meru, an untamed wilderness renowned for its rhino sightings and the rare northern species. Meals and overnight at Elsa's Kopje. (B, L,D)
Day 7:Kora National Park
Wake up to the sounds of the African bush. After breakfast, we carry our picnic lunch boxes and set off for a scenic full day drive that gets us to the neighboring Kora National park that was home to George Adamson and his lions. A game drive round Kora will get us to the gravesite of the famous lioness, Elsa's featured in the movie Born Free. After lunch, we drive back to Meru National park arriving in time for a sundowner and overnight at Elsa's Kopje.(B,L,D)
Day 8: Meru National Park
Days 9:Masaai Mara
We bid farewell to Meru, flying back to Nairobi and connecting with 12.15PM flight to the Maasai Mara National Reserve. From the comfort of our aircraft seat, we enjoy a stunning view of the undulating, game-studded plains of the Mara. We'll be met at the airstrip by the resident camp driver guide who will transfer us to the exclusive little Governors camp for lunch and early afternoon at leisure to relax and unwind. We wind up the day with an evening game drive before returning to the camp for a refreshing shower, dinner and overnight stay (B,L,D)
Day 10 and 11: Masaai Mara
Awake to the natural sights and sounds of Mara's. After a hearty breakfast, we set off for a game drive to explore the intrigues and fascinations of the Mara; from the game studded plains to the little hills and sentry termite mounds down to the rumbling Mara River all in hunt of wildlife! For two days, this is where you can see elephant, buffalo, lion, cheetah, leopard, zebra, giraffe, hippo, crocodile and a whole ark-full of other animals. From July through September vast
A whole day in Meru to relax, unwind and just enjoy the ambience of Elsa's Kopje. Alternatively we can engage in game drives, guided bush walks, cultural visits, sundowners and massage. Overnight Elsa's Kopje.(B, L,D)
Day 12: Departure Day
After a tantalizing breakfast we bid goodbye to the Mara and catch our flight back to Nairobi. We will have a farewell dinner from which you will be transferred to the Jomo Kenyatta Airport coming to the end of a memorable Safari.
herds of wildebeest and zebra migrate north from the Serengeti across the Mara River into Kenya creating an incredible spectacle of nature. Overnight Little Governors camp (B, L,D)
This 12 days safari is dedicated to Joy and George Adamson's devotion to the wildlife of Kenya. In the course of his job as game warden, George shot and killed a lioness as she charged him. George realized that the lioness was protecting her cubs which were later found nearby. Taking them home, he and Joy raised the cubs including "Elsa". The story of the life of Elsa was made famous in the novel and film "Born Free" and became a world classic beloved by young and old. This adventure also gets us to some of the most coveted wildlife spots in Kenya.