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14 Days Kenya Classic Safaris Covering :
Amboseli National Park, Mount Kilimanjaro, Aberdare
Ranges, Samburu National Reserve, Mount Kenya, Nyahururu Falls / Thomson
Falls, Lake Baringo, Lake Bogoria, Lake Nakuru, Nakuru National Park,
The Great Rift Valley, Mau Escarpment, Masai Mara National Reserve.
Day 1: Arrival
Meet you at Jomo Kenyatta international airport and transfer you to Holiday
inn hotel inn for overnight stay.
Day 2– Amboseli National Park
Pick up from the Holiday inn hotel soon after break fast and drive south
through Maasai country to the plains below Mt. Kilimanjaro where Amboseli
is situated. After a stopover lunch at the lodge we proceed into the scenic
Amboseli National Park for a game drive returning to the lodge in the
evening for a sun downer. Dinner and Overnight stay at Amboseli Serena
Lodge.Full board.
Day 3 – Amboseli National Park
After a leisurely breakfast, we explore the park through morning and afternoon
game drives. We have sufficient time for relaxation at the lodge, complete
with the majestic Mt. Kilimanjaro in the background. Dinner and Overnight
stay at Amboseli Serena Lodge.Full board.
Amboseli means ‘the place of water’ in Maasai language.
The park has an endless supply of water which is filtered through thousands
of meters of volcanic rock from Mount Kilimanjaro. Animal species seen
include elephant, zebra, wildebeest, giraffe, impala and leopard. The
birdlife seen here includes pelican, bee eater, kingfisher, African fish
eagle and pygmy falcon. Amboseli is one of the most popular parks and
offers excellent accommodation facilities.
Day 4 – Aberdare Ranges
We leave Amboseli, viewing game as we drive via Nairobi to the Aberdares
to enjoy the experience of staying in a Tree Hotel or lodge overlooking
floodlit waterholes where wildlife and birds regularly visit. Dinner and
a well deserved sleep thereafter.
Over 40 species of wildlife inhabit the Aberdare mountain
ranges, hiding in the heavily forested slopes and in the upper moor lands.
The Aberdares is noted as a rhino sanctuary but keep an eye out for the
elusive rare bongo, which is best, spotted in the upper bamboo zone and
hypericum scrub.
Day 5 – Samburu National Reserve
After breakfast we proceed further north across the Equator to the edge
of the Northern Frontier. Arrival will be in time for lunch and an afternoon
game drive returning in time for a sun downer and dinner at the Samburu
Serena Lodge /Samburu lodge.
Samburu is part of a lava plain that includes a diverse landscape of thorn
scrub, red dirt, dried river beds, broken volcanic rock, steep hills,
and rocky outcroppings. This reserve is becoming one of Kenya's most admired
stops after the Mara. Sights of the peculiarly branched doum palms and
thorn trees give an unusual look to the region.
Day 6 – Samburu National Reserve
The whole day will be spent relaxing and leisurely exploring the Samburu
National Reserve through morning and afternoon game drives. You may opt
to do some of the activities offered at the lodges and a visit to Samburu
Villages at an extra cost.
The light and vast openness creates a lonesome panoramic
beauty and the permanent water supply acts like a lure for the abundant
species found here. The region is home to the uncommon Grevy’s zebra with
huge fury ears, gerenuk antelope standing on hind legs to feed, Somali
ostriches with distinct blue legs and the shy Oryx. Elephant and crocodile
are guaranteed sightings, excellent bird watching with numerous varieties
of weaverbirds and the martial eagle. Leopard sighting is also a special
feature here.
Day 7- Mount Kenya/Sweet waters.
We enjoy a final early morning game drive in the Samburu reserve then
depart for the Mt. Kenya region. Arrival at the lodge in time for lunch.
afternoon game drives at The Sweetwaters Reserve which is home to Chimpanzees.
Dinner and overnight stay at Sweetwaters Tented camp.
Sweetwater’s is the only sanctuary for rehabilitation in Kenya of these
widely abused chimpanzees with two groups living in an environment as
close to their natural habitat as possible. The site is also a dedicated
black rhino breeding area.
Day 8 – Lake Baringo via Lake Bogoria
Morning drive via the Nyahururu Falls down to the shallow soda Lake Bogoria
and later to the beautiful lake Baringo where you may enjoy the pleasure
of an evening bird walk. Dinner and overnight at the lodge.
The Nyahururu Falls also known as Thomson Falls was named
after Joseph Thomson who walked from Mombasa to Lake Victoria in the early
1880s; these falls are shaped by the waters of the Ewaso Narok River and
plunge over 72m into a rift, spraying the dark forest below.
In the spectacular Lake Bogoria; hot springs and geysers are the main
attractions. The lake has been called ‘the new home of the flamingo’ with
a nomad population of up to two million birds. For the bird enthusiasts,
Kesubo swamp located north of the park is home to more than 200 species
of birds.
Lake Baringo is the most Northerly of Kenya’s small Rift
Valley lakes; creased with papyrus and well developed acacia forest. Hippos,
crocodiles and monitor lizards are effortlessly seen from the shore, as
is a magnificent display of water birds. This is Kenya's bird watching
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