10 DAYS SAMBURU, MASAI MARA AMBOSELI SAFARI

A truly unrivaled adventure that offers so much more beyond that of your regular safari as you get in debt to the cultural norms of Samburu and Masai. Wildlife galore and breathtaking scenery is but one facet of this safari – this safari offers you the sights and sounds of a refreshing Africa which brings out the excitement and fascination that makes this continent come ALIVE!

DETAILED ITINERARY:

DAY 1: NAIROBI | SAMBURU

Arrive in Nairobi and drive to Samburu. The drive time is approximately 6 hours. Upon arrival at Samburu, have a game drive en route to Samburu Simba lodge for lunch. After lunch, relax until 4.00 p.m. time for your evening game drive. At 6.00 p.m., return to the camp for dinner and overnight. Samburu is famous for the rare and unusual reticulated giraffe, long-necked gerenuk, Colobus monkey, beisa oryx, and Gravy’s zebra. {Meal Plan; Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner}

Main Destination: Samburu Game Reserve | Activity: Afternoon game drive

Accommodation: Samburu sopa lodge | Samburu Simba lodge | similar

Meal plan: Lunch, Dinner (Breakfast, not included)

Drinks: Drinking Water | Other Drinks: Not Included

DAY 2: SAMBURU

Enjoy a full day at Samburu National Reserve with morning and afternoon game drives with an optional cultural visit to the Samburu Village at an extra US$ 20 per person later in the day.

Samburu is home to a third of Kenya's giraffe species - the rare Reticulated Giraffe (only found in the Northern parks). This is also where you see the blue-legged Somali Ostrich, the long-necked Gerenuk Gazelles, and the straight-horned Beisa Oryx Antelope, leopards, hippos, elephants, lions.

Main Destination: Samburu Game Reserve | Activity: Morning and Afternoon game drive

Accommodation: Samburu sopa lodge | Samburu Simba lodge | similar

Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Drinks: Drinking Water | Other Drinks: Not Included

DAY 3: SAMBURU | OLPEJETA

After your breakfast depart to drive to Mt. Kenya’s Ol Pejeta conservancy. Here you will be able to see chimpanzees, rare black rhinos plus a host of other animals. Lunch at Serena Sweet waters camp. After lunch, depart for a tour of the rhino and the chimpanzee sanctuaries, no other place in Kenya has Chimpanzees and the rhino sanctuary is home to a strong 40 black rhinos and game drive. Dinner and Overnight at sweet waters camp. {Meal Plan; Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner}

Main Destination: Olpejeta Private Sanctuary | Activity: Afternoon game drive

Accommodation: Sweetwater’s tented camp | Comfort inn Sweetwater’s | similar

Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Drinks: Drinking Water | Other Drinks: Not Included

DAY 4: OLPEJETA | LAKE NAKURU

Depart for Lake Nakuru National Park after a brief game drive and breakfast, arriving in time for lunch at the camp as well as check-in. Afternoon game drive takes you to the lake to view Flamingos and pelicans. Also, spot White/Black Rhinos, Rothschild Giraffe, Waterbucks, and other kinds of African wildlife. The Lake Forest attracts a wide variety of birds.

Dinner and overnight at Lake Nakuru Lodge. {Meal Plan; Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner}

Main Destination: Lake Nakuru n.p | Activity: Morning and Afternoon game drive

Accommodation: Lake Nakuru lodge | Sarova Woodlands Hotel | similar

Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Drinks: Drinking Water | Other Drinks: Not Included

DAY 5: LAKE NAKURU | MASAI MARA

Early morning breakfast then drive along the Great Rift Valley, passing by the Mau forest to Masai Mara Game Reserve. Arrive at the camp/lodge for check-in as well for lunch. Afternoon game viewing in this fascinating wildlife paradise with a chance to view; giraffes, elephants, monkeys, leopards, lions, gazelles, and different bird species.

Dinner and overnight at Royal Mara safari lodge. {Meal Plan; Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner}

Main Destination: Masai mara | Activity: Morning and Afternoon game drive

Accommodation: Mara River Lodge | Osero Lodge | Mara sopa lodge | similar

Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Drinks: Drinking Water | Other Drinks: Not Included

DAY 6: MASAI MARA

Spend a whole day viewing wildlife in Masai Mara Game reserve. You will have the opportunity to arrange the order of game drives depending on the location of the wildebeest herds (July-October) as well as allowing time for game drives to see other wildlife. Around Mid-August, the herds are normally scattered around the Mara Triangle Area and crossings at the Mara River are quite common. {Meal Plan; Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner}

OTHER OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES:

Maasai village visit: USD 20 per person

You can visit a Maasai village to see their traditional life. Photography is NOT prohibited here. Maasai guide at the village will escort and explain to you in English about their lives. It takes about 2 hours including the return transfers by us.» Duration: approx.2hours, starting at 10:00 AM

Maasai lady will give you a lecture on how to make a beaded bracelet at our library. It will be one of your souvenirs once completed. The lecture takes about 3 hours.

Hot air balloon safari:  USD 400 per person
Early morning balloon safari you drift above the browsing game and have tremendous opportunities for unusual photographs. What could be more uplifting than an early morning safari in a hot air balloon flying over vast plains of Africa? Witness an African Sunrise a plethora of wildlife roams the land beneath you. At the end of the flight. You land on the plains in the midst of this enchanting Savannah champagne, breakfast is laid out with the aroma of sausages, eggs, and bacon sizzling over a charcoal fire. Drive leisurely Fashion with game viewing on your way back to your camp or lodge.

Main Destination: Masai mara | Activity: Full day game drive

Accommodation: Mara River Lodge | Osero Lodge | Mara sopa lodge | similar

Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Drinks: Drinking Water | Other Drinks: Not Included

DAY 7: MASAI MARA | LAKE NAIVASHA

After breakfast, drive to Lake Naivasha scenic view of mount Longonot on your way to Lake Naivasha. Proceed for Lunch on arrival at the lodge. Afternoon optional activities are undertaken in Lake Naivasha. Take a 1-hour boat ride (optional activity will include a walk on crescent Island) The lake is almost 13kms across, but its waters are shallow with an average depth of five meters. Much of the lake is surrounded by forests of the yellow barked Acacia Xanthophlea, known as the yellow fever tree. These forests abound with birdlife, and Naivasha is known for world-class birding. The waters of the lake draw a great range of game to these shores. Giraffes wander among the acacia, Buffalo wallow in the swamps, and Columbus monkeys call from the treetops while the Lake's large hippo population sleeps the day out in the shallows. Return to the camp for dinner and overnight

Optional Excursions in Lake Naivasha

1-hour boat ride                                                        : USD 20 per person

1-hour boat ride and a walk on a crescent Island    : USD 50 per person

4 hours Mt. Longonot trekking safari                       : USD 55. Per person

Walking /biking safari at Hells gate national park    : USD 50 per person

Main Destination: Lake Naivasha | Activity: Optional tours & excursions

Accommodation: Naivasha country club | Lake Naivasha sopa Lodge | similar

Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Drinks: Drinking Water | Other Drinks: Not Included

DAY 8:  LAKE NAIVASHA | AMBOSELI

After breakfast, drive south through Masai country to the plains below Mt. Kilimanjaro where Amboseli is situated. Lunch or arrival at the lodge, then we proceed into the scenic Amboseli National Park for a game drive returning to the lodge in the evening for a sundowner. Despite its small size (392 sq km), this fragile ecosystem supports a wide range of mammals (well over 50 of the larger species) and birds (over 400 species) The Waters from Mt. Kilimanjaro drain down the mountain under lava flows and surface in Amboseli, creating a green belt of swampland amidst dusty plains. Amboseli lacks the profusion of animal species found in the Mara, but the landscape provides limited cover so we have better chances of seeing some of the larger predators. Elephant, buffaloes, lions, gazelles, cheetahs, wildebeest, hyenas, jackals, warthogs, Masai Giraffes, zebra, baboon, and waterbuck are all present in the park.

Main Destination: Amboseli | Activity: Afternoon game drive

Accommodation: AA lodge| Amboseli sopa Lodge | Kibo safari camp | similar

Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Drinks: Drinking Water | Other Drinks: Not Included

DAY 9: AMBOSELI

Awake early for good views of Mount Kilimanjaro before clouds build up over the summit. We will then set off on a “spice” game drive. Amboseli is an excellent place to view a multitude of wildlife, including everything from wildebeest to giraffes to baboons. Optional visit a nearby Masai village. Amboseli is home to the legendary Masai tribesmen. These warriors are a famous and proud nomadic tribe whose legendary prowess in battle and single-handed acts of bravery in fights with wild animals are known across the world.

Main Destination: Amboseli | Activity: Afternoon game drive

Accommodation: AA lodge| Amboseli sopa Lodge | Kibo safari camp | similar

Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Drinks: Drinking Water | Other Drinks: Not Included

DAY 10: AMBOSELI

You can opt for an Early Morning game drive to see Mount Kilimanjaro when it usually appears on the Mantle of Clouds and head back for Breakfast before Departing to Nairobi arriving in the late afternoon. The guide will take you to Carnivore Restaurant for complimentary dinner before dropping you off at the airport for your onward flight back home.

Main Destination: Amboseli | Activity: Morning game drive

Accommodation: Not Applicable-------End of tour

Meal plan: Breakfast (Lunch & Dinner not included)

Drinks: Drinking Water | Other Drinks: Not Included

NB: It can be a long, hot day on a Kenya wildlife safari, so wear cool, comfortable clothing and a sunhat. Remember to bring your camera, binoculars, sunglasses.

Child policy:

· Children staying and sharing with 1 or 2 paying adults: 0-3 years (free\ no charge) (Maximum 2 children per room) 

·4-12 – each child pays 50% Single Room rate where applicable (i.e.2 adults & 1-2 children, each child to pay 50% of per person rate equivalent or 1 adult. Extra charges may apply for rollaway beds requested

·13 -17 Years and above they are considered Young adults and pays 75% of the adult rate

INCLUDED:

· Park fees (For non-residents)

·All activities (Unless labeled as optional)

·All accommodation (Unless listed as upgrade)

·A professional driver/guide

·All transportation (Unless labeled as optional)

·All Taxes/VAT

·Roundtrip airport transfer

·Meals (As specified in the day-by-day section)

·Drinks (As specified in the day-by-day section)

EXCLUDED:

·International flights (From/to home)

·Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour

·Tips (Tipping guideline US$10.00 pp per day)

·Personal items (Souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)

·The government imposed an increase in taxes and/or park fees

Cancellation/Refund Policy

Low Season: April - June

· Bookings cancelled 45 days prior to the excursion will not be charged for.

· Bookings cancelled 30 to 45 days prior to the excursion will be charged 25%

· Bookings cancelled 20 to 30 days prior to the excursion will be charged 50%

· Bookings cancelled below 20 days prior to the excursion will be charged 100%

High Season: Jan- March – July - October

 · Bookings cancelled 60 days prior to the excursion will not be charged for.

 · Bookings cancelled 45 to 60 days prior to the excursion will be charged 50%

 · Bookings cancelled below 30 days prior to the excursion will be charged 100%