Heritage of African Jungles

10 DAYS BIG FIVE AFRICA SAFARI ADVENTURE

Kenya is one of the best places anywhere in Africa for ticking off the Big Five: lion, leopard, buffalo, elephant, and rhino. A good short safari combination for those hoping to see all these charismatic creatures (and much more besides) would be Masai Mara (for lion, leopard, buffalo, and elephant) and Lake Nakuru (for black and white rhino). Other top safari destinations that host all or most of the Big Five include Tsavo East, Tsavo West, Amboseli, Laikipia Plateau, Sambru-Buffalo Springs-Shaba, Meru, and to a lesser extent Shimba Hills. This 10 days road safari package entails the experience of the unique landscape of every destination.

DETAILED ITINERARY:

DAY 01: NAIROBI / SAMBURU BY ROAD 330KMS 5-6 HOURS

Pick up in the morning 07:00 Am by our guide for briefing after which you are driven north to Samburu on the south bank of the Uaso Nyiro River, downriver from Archer’s Post to Samburu game reserve. North of the Equator some of the animals and vegetation are a little different from those commonly found south, take a few minutes relaxing and there after proceed for the evening game drive which will bring you to the elephant bedroom tower. The reserve is rich in wildlife with an abundance of rare northern specialist species such as the Gravy’s zebra, Somali ostrich, reticulated giraffe, gerenuk and the beisa Oryx (also referred to as Samburu Special Five). The reserve is also home to elephants and large predators such as the lion, leopard and cheetah. Kamunyak the miracle lioness that adopted the baby oryx was as a resident in the reserve. Wild dog sightings are also a common attraction to this unique protected area. Birdlife is abundant with over 450 species recorded Due to its remote distance and the fact that it was inaccessible for many years, the park has retained a naturally serene and quiet feeling. Besides the numerous wildlife found in this game reserve, the park is also a bird haven. Samburu National Reserve was one of the two areas in which conservationists George and Joy Adamson raised Elsa the Lioness. Their story was made famous by the bestselling book and award-winning movie "Born Free". Return to the camp for Dinner and Overnight.

· Main Destination: Samburu Game Reserve

· Accommodation: Ashnil Samburu camp ( Luxury tented camp located on the banks of Ewaso nyiro river

· Meals & Drinks: (Lunch & Dinner )

· Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

DAY 02: SAMBURU

After breakfast, morning and afternoon game drive exploring this amazing game reserve, it gives you the refreshment of your mind as the park is not populated and not many people visits here, we have concentration of the Its home to the big five, Elephant, Lion, Rhino, Leopard, Buffalo, Gerenuk, Reticulated Giraffe, Somali Ostrich, Gravy Zebra, Besia Oryx, Endangered Wild Dog as well as Pun cake Tortoise - Endangered. There are over 450 species of birds identified and aquatic species in the Waso Nyiro River including, vultures, kingfishers, marabous, bateleurs, guinea fowl, Somali ostriches and others. The game reserve is renowned for its rare species of animals unique to the park, namely: the long necked gerenuk, Gravy’s zebra, reticulated giraffe and Beisa onyx. The elusive Kenya leopard is often known to visit the park, especially in the evenings. Other Kenyan wildlife present in the park includes cheetahs and lions, as well as elephants, buffalo and hippos. Birdlife is as plentiful as wildlife at Samburu National Reserve, which boasts over 350 different species of birds including vultures, kingfishers, marabous, bateleurs, guinea fowl, Somali ostriches and others. Return to the camp or Lodge for dinner and overnight.

· Main Destination: Samburu Game Reserve

· Accommodation: Ashnil Samburu camp ( Luxury tented camp located on the banks of Ewaso nyiro river

· Meals & Drinks: (Lunch & Dinner )

· Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

DAY 03: SAMBURU/ OLPEJETA

After breakfast, check out and drive to Olpejeta sanctuary to arrive at the camp for lunch and afternoon game drive with the combination of amazing wildlife and stunning views across the open plains of Ol Pejeta guarantees an unforgettable safari experience. Ol Pejeta Conservancy is a 364sq km wildlife conservancy situated between the foothills of Mount Kenya and the Aberdares and its game-to-area ratio tops the Kenyan park and reserve league. The Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya has over 10000 large mammals and it is the only park where the big 5 and chimpanzees can be seen. It is also where the fastest growing population of rhino in Africa can be found. There are southern white rhino, about 80 endangered black rhino and in a special sanctuary there are two of the world’s last remaining northern white rhino. Safari by vehicle is not the only option at Ol Pejeta. Safari game walks, horse rides and even camel rides are available, as are safari night drives. Since being established in 1988 Ol Pejeta has had a colorful list of previous owners including Lord Delamere, an early and influential settler from Britain, shipping tycoon Aristotle Onassis’ father Roussel and the arms dealer Adnan Khashoggi. It was set up originally as a cattle ranch but herds of migrating elephant regularly destroyed the fenced enclosures making intensive cattle farming impracticable hence Cattle still plays a role in Ol Pejeta today but as a managed livestock within the conservancy and is used to maximize the bio-diversity of the land making Ol Pejeta an integrated wildlife and livestock area. The Endangered Species Boma is a must-see for any trip to Ol Pejeta. Here visitors can meet and learn about the Northern White Rhinos which are critically endangered with only two left in the world. Both of them are here and visitors can have the unique experience of seeing these majestic creatures up close. The boma also has six southern white rhinos, two black rhinos and numerous Gravy’s zebras and Jackson’s hartebeest. Return to the camp for Dinner and Overnight.

· Main Destination: Olpejeta Private Conservancy

· Accommodation: Sweetwater’s Serena camp ( Luxury tented camp located inside Olpejeta private sanctuary

· Meals & Drinks: Breakfast ,Lunch & Dinner { Drinks not included)

· Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

DAY 04: OLPEJETA / LAKE NAKURU N.P

After breakfast, drive to Lake Nakuru national park. This park was famous only as a bird sanctuary especially the lesser and greater flamingos. However, now it is home to the white rhino and Rothschild giraffe, besides the herbivores like buck and antelope. Leopard can also be seen in this park. The vegetation is of the drier type. The flat-topped acacia and the candelabra cactus are a feature of the landscape. This park was famous only as a bird sanctuary especially the lesser and greater flamingos. However, now it is home to the white rhino and Rothschild giraffe, besides the herbivores like buck and antelope. Leopard can also be seen in this park.

The vegetation is of the drier type. The flat-topped acacia and the candelabra cactus are a feature of the landscape. Lake Nakuru National Park is renowned as a bird sanctuary with over 400 bird species, including huge flocks of flamingoes and many other water birds. It is an excellent park for wildlife spotting and is home to many water-loving animals such as hippos and waterbucks. Arrive and check in at the lodge or hotel for Lunch and afternoon game drive returning to the lodge for dinner and overnight.

· Main Destination: Lake Nakuru national park

· Accommodation: Sarova Lion Hill Game Lodge

· Standard safari lodge located inside Lake Nakuru n.p

· Meals & Drinks: Breakfast ,Lunch & Dinner { Drinks not included)

· Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

DAY 05: LAKE NAKURU / MASAI MARA

After breakfast, check out and drive to Masai mara” – Kenya’s finest game reserve –with gentle rolling grasslands teeming with a plethora of animals and birdlife. See the Thompsons and Grant Gazelle, Topi, Eland, Zebra, Waterbuck, Giraffe, Hippo, wild beast, warthog, Crocodile, Ostrich, Vultures amongst others and over 450 birds species, with over 50 birds of prey. One thing is for sure, in Masai mara, you will experience nature in its wild wonder.

Arrive and Check in at the lodge or camp for lunch. The meals are buffet, enjoyed either in the dining or under the shade of indigenous trees. The culinary affair is indeed one to delight the senses, have a few minutes relaxing and enjoying the surrounding before you depart for an afternoon game drives returning back to the camp or Lodge for dinner and overnight. During your stay in Mara; you will be driven by the river which is a great place to spot wildlife. This area is a photographer delight where with any luck you will be able to take amazing pictures of the hippos and crocodiles in the water. The small size funnels animals into a tight space; park rules allows for off road driving which means that guests can venture into plains with hundreds and thousands of animals. Return to the camp for dinner and Overnight.

· Main Destination: Masai mara Game Reserve

· Accommodation: Mara Serena Safari Lodge

· Mid-luxury lodge located inside the Mara Triangle in Masai mara G.R

· Meals & Drinks: Breakfast ,Lunch & Dinner { Drinks not included)

· Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

DAY 06: MASAI MARA GAME RESERVE

Spend the whole day in the Masai Mara Game Reserve with both morning and afternoon game drives or rather unlimited full day with picnic lunch boxes as you track down the big cats and other plain game.

Masai Mara Game Reserve offers wonderful scenery and plenty of game. It is perhaps the only region left in Kenya where a visitor may see animals in the same super abundance as existed a century ago. The reason being that this hilly region is both humid and fertile and is crossed by Mara and Talek rivers full of crocodiles and hippos. The abundance of water and excellent availability of food are the reasons maasai mara has greatest population of wild animals in the whole of Africa. There is a particularly dramatic spectacle from July to October, the annual migration of huge herds of Gnus and Zebras, predators such as Hyenas, Jackals, Leopards and Lions closely follow these herds. The plain is literally covered with these animals. Grunts and other animal sounds are heard, and territorial fights are commonplace. The migration, now declared the Seventh Wonder of the World takes place from end July to September. Soak in the abundance of untamed wilderness, fresh and natural scenery, filled with exotic wildlife during our expertly guided game drives enjoyed in open vehicles. Renowned for its magnificent Big Cat population that hunt the wildebeest, zebra and other plains game that dominate the Mara, it has even been nicknamed the Kingdom of the Lions. Jackals and cute pairs of bat-eared foxes. With luck, you may also see a Serval – a lanky, striped and spotted cat of tall grass and bush, adept at catching small mammals and birds. The most rear predator of the Masai Mara, the wild dog, is a beautiful, nomadic pack animal. At one time almost extinct in the region, one or two packs (and what appear to be smaller scouting parties of two or three individuals) are being seen in many areas, though still not on a regular basis. Finding a pride of lions (there are some 400 lions resident in the reserve and neighboring conservancies) is normally relatively easy – and high on most visitors’ must-see lists. Leopards are also seen increasingly often, and good sightings of cheetahs can be expected. Other predators regular seen throughout the reserve and conservancies include fascinating spotted hyenas (rarely bothered by human observers and compelling in their social interactions) black-backed and side-striped. Return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.

· Main Destination: Masai mara Game Reserve

· Accommodation: Mara Serena Safari Lodge

· Mid-luxury lodge located inside the Mara Triangle in Masai mara G.R

· Meals & Drinks: Breakfast ,Lunch & Dinner { Drinks not included)

· Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

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. A 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 10:00AM

A 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 420 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 Savanah champagne, breakfast is laid out with the aroma of sausages, eggs and bacon sizzling over charcoal fire. Drive leisurely Fashion with game viewing on your way back to your camp or lodge.

DAY 07: MASAI MARA / LAKE NAIVASHA

After breakfast, drive to Lake Naivasha to explore many of the optional activities. Take a 1 hour boat ride to see the Hippos and different species of birds amongst other wild game. Lake Naivasha gives you access to the unique Crescent Island Wildlife Sanctuary. There is also possibility to access it by road passing through the "Horse Riding Complex" A wide variety of wildlife, birdlife and flora lives quite freely out there and as there are no predators to be found, quite happily as well. Crescent Island Game Sanctuary is a peninsula or island on the eastern side of Lake Naivasha. Crescent Island was created in 1988, when Lake Naivasha level dropped sufficiently to allow Crescent Island to become part of the mainland. On the eastern end of the island sailing is possible at a private boating club.

The terrain is flat, making it easy for walkers of all abilities to enjoy themselves. There is a lot of easy to see game e.g. giraffes, waterbucks, elands, wildebeests, zebras and impalas. It is also a heaven for birds with +200 species recorded. The lake has a lot of hippos, which you can easily spot from the island. Among the resident birds are fish eagles, ospreys, lily-trotters, black crakes and a variety of herons. Hippos also live in the lake. A number of mammals can be seen grazing in the surrounding lake environs, such as zebra, impala, buffalo, giraffe, Kongoni and, at night, hippos. Other Optional activities which includes: Hell's Gate National Park, characterized by diverse topography and geological scenery. The park is home to a profusion of plains game and birdlife. Walking is permitted, making it ideal for hiking, biking, and rock climbing. 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 Colobus monkeys call from the treetops while the Lakes large hippo population sleeps the day out in the shallows. Return to the camp for dinner and overnight

· Main Destination: Lake Naivasha

· Accommodation: Lake Naivasha Sopa Resort

· Mid-range safari lodge located on the shores of Lake Naivasha

· Meals & Drinks: Breakfast ,Lunch & Dinner { Drinks not included)

· Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

DAY 08: LAKE NAIVASHA/ AMBOSELI

After breakfast, we depart on a long drive to Amboseli with a stopover for lunch in Nairobi. Afternoon we proceed into the scenic Amboseli National Park, if time permits we shall have an evening game drive. 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. Return to the camp or lodge for Dinner and Overnight

· Main Destination: Amboseli national park

· Accommodation: Amboseli Serena Safari Lodge

· Mid-luxury safari lodge located inside Amboseli national park

· Meals & Drinks: Breakfast ,Lunch & Dinner { Drinks not included)

· Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

DAY 09: AMBOSELI

After breakfast, morning and afternoon game drives in Amboseli. The game Proceeds to the area of Lake Amboseli, which is a wide salt pan, consisting of permanent swamps. This area has much game, large and small, high concentration of Elephant, rhino, buffalo, Burchell’s zebra, eland, Masai giraffe and small species of the antelope family, the common water buck, klipspringer, Grant’s gazelle, impala, topi, and the diminutive duiker among others. The National Park embodies five main wildlife habitats (open plains, acacia woodland, rocky thorn bush country, swamps and marshland) and covers part of a Pleistocene lake basin, now dry Amboseli is famous for its big game and its great scenic beauty – and the landscape is dominated by the towering Mount Kilimanjaro. Observation Hill which allows an overall view of the whole park especially the swamps and elephants; Swamp below observation hill hosts many elephants, buffaloes, hippos and a variety of water fowl like pelican; Egyptian goose; contemporary Maasai culture and indigenous lifestyle; herds of elephants. Return to the camp or lodge for Dinner& overnight.

· Main Destination: Amboseli national park

· Accommodation: Amboseli Serena Safari Lodge

· Mid-luxury safari lodge located inside Amboseli national park

· Meals & Drinks: Breakfast ,Lunch & Dinner { Drinks not included)

· Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

DAY 10: AMBOSELI/ NAIROBI / DEPARTURE

After breakfast, morning enroute game drive in Amboseli before Amboseli is home to the largest population of Large elephants as well as to members of the rest of the "Big 5" African animals (buffalo, African lions, leopards and rhinos). There is also a host of Kenyan birds and other animals, both large and small, to see. Proceed to Nairobi to arrive in the afternoon. Drop off at your pre-booked hotel for overnight or transfer to the airport to catch your flight back home

· Main Destination: Nairobi.

· Accommodation: Not Applicable----END of the Tour

· Mid-luxury safari lodge located inside Amboseli national park

· Meals & Drinks: Breakfast ( Lunch & Dinner, not Included { Drinks not included)

· Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

TRAVEL DATES / SEASON	PRICE PER PERSON SHARING	PRICE PER PERSON SHARING

HIGH SEASON	MINI-VAN	4X4 JEEP

02.JANUARY – 31.MARCH & 01.NOVEMBER\|23.DECEMBER
	USD 2,400	USD 2,650

LOW SEASON	USD 2,160	USD 2,420
01.APRIL – 30^TH JUNE

PEAK SEASON
01.JULY – 31OCTOBER	USD 2,990	USD 3,270

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

· Round-trip airport transfer

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

· Drinking water (On all days)

EXCLUDED