SDD
01: Tents Special
8Nights/9Days
: Sumburu - Sweetwaters - Island Camp - Masai Mara
Day
01: NAIROBI
On arrival at the Airport you will be met and transferred to NORFORK
HOTEL, which is a landmark in Nairobi. Its history goes
back to colonial times and it has been updated with modern facilities.
The rest of day will be at leisure, overnight at NORFORK
HOTEL (BB).
Day
02 : NAIROBI - SAMBURU
After an early morning breakfast you will depart Nairobi and North
through coffee plantations with brief stopover at Equator Line at
the base of Mt. Kenya. You will proceed with your further North
to the arid, thorny landscape of Samburu land to you luxury Camp
for lunch.

Samburu Game Reserve situated at the Northern frontier part of Kenya,
boosts of rare northern species which are not found south of Equator
among them Beisa Oryx, Reticulated Giraffe, Somalia Ostrich, Long
necked Gerenuk, dainty dik dik, Grevy's Zebra and not to mention
herds of Elephant, plain games and their predators abound. The physical
features of Samburu and its adjoining reserves is fascinating which
include rocky outcrops, prominent mountain ranges, doum palms and
riverrine forest which creates superb landscape.
Your accommodation for the next two nights will be at LARSEN'S
TENTED CAMP, a luxury permanent tented camp, on the river
banks of the life-giving Uwaso Nyiro River under the canopy of giant
acacias. You will have a morning and afternoon game drives in these
unique reserves. All meals and overnight at
LARSEN'S TENTED CAMP (BLD)
Day
03 : SAMBURU
Depart at dawn for early morning game and later return to the camp
for breakfast. Relax at camp for the next few hours before you lunch
and later you depart for your late afternoon game drive. All meals
and overnight at LARSEN'S TENTED CAMP (BLD).
Day
04 : SAMBURU - SWEATWATERS
Today you will continue with your safari to the foothills of Mt.
Kenya. On arrival at Ol pejeta Ranch you be served with lunch at
SWEETWATERS TENTED CAMP. Sweetwaters
is luxury tented camp set at the center of Ol pejeta private ranch
and has one of the finest Luxury Tents and other modern facilities.
The reserve area is 24,000 acres which is a private ranch. Among
many advantages of visiting this private are, guest can enjoy special
activities not permitted in other Kenyan National Parks and Reserves
like escorted game walks, night game drives, horse riding etc. In
reserve you have an opportunity to see hard of elephants, cheetah,
lion, jackal, buffalo, eland oryx and don't forget to visit chimps
and rhino sanctuary. All meals and and overnight at SWEETWATERS
TENTED CAMP (BLD).
Day
05 : SWEATWATERS - LAKE BARINGO
After early morning breakfast leave Sweetwaters and drive down the
Eastern walls of the great rift valley to Lake Baringo. On arrival
you will be met by the motor boat guide who will facilitate you
travel across the lake to Island Camp arriving in time for lunch.
ISLAND CAMP is spectacular camp
set on its own Island in the middle of Lake Baringo with lovely
view of the lake and the surrounding hills. Boats ride among hippos
and crocodiles and fascinating bird-life at the lake will be the
feature of the afternoon before retreating to your camp for dinner
and overnight (BLD).
Day
06 : LAKE BARINGO - MASAI MARA
Morning departure with picnic lunch en-route and drive southwards
via Lake Nakuru Town before descending the escapement to Mai Mahiu
and proceed to the jewel of Kenyan reserves the Masai Mara.
On arrival you check-in at MARA SAROVA
TENTED CAMP for a cup coffee before proceeding for late
afternoon game drive.
Masai Mara is the northern section the great Serengeti/Mara ecosystem.
The fertile mara plains support a huge amount of plain games and
their predators abound - a wildlife spectacle unrivalled anywhere
else in the world. It's a home to the big five - lion, elephant,
buffalo, rhino and leopard as well as cheetah, zebra, giraffe, and
vast herds of games.
Your accommodation for the next three nights will be in one of the
Mara's luxury tented camp thus offering you a life-time experience
nights under canvas in African bushes. The
camp is set on a natural elevation between two streams. Each luxury
canvas tent, has a permanent roof and floor, attached en-esuite
bathroom including flush toilet, sink and hot showers. All meals
and overnight at MARA SAROVA TENTED CAMP
(BLD).
Day
07 & 08 : MASAI MARA
Spend the next two nights at Masai Mara with your driver guide who
will help you to understand the behaviors of animals as you track
them down with morning and afternoon game drives. Between these
two days you have an option of early balloon ride. All meals and
overnight MARA SAROVA TENTED CAMP (BLD).
Day
09 : MASAI MARA - NAIROBI
Soon after breakfast it will be time to leave Masai Mara and drive
back to Nairobi for your lunch at Toona Tree Restaurant. A day room
will allow you to relax at Norfolk Hotel and later you will enjoy
a complimentary send-off dinner at the Carnovore Restaurant. Thereafter
you will be transferred to the Airport for your departure flight
back home.
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