15 DAYS MID-RANGE KENYA SAFARI

16 DAYS - 14 NIGHTS
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15 Days Kenya Safari is a long 2 weeks safaris that will allow tourist traverse the vast lands of Kenya and visit all major parks including Samburu national park, Olpajeta, Mt Kenya, Aberdare, Amboseli Lake Nakuru national park, Lake Naivasha, Maasai Mara National Park, and Tsavo national park.

DEPARTURE/RETURN LOCATION Airport / Hotel
DEPARTURE TIME As per the itinerary.
INCLUDED
Park entrance fees.
Accommodation in lodges.
Services of an English speaking driver guide.
Game drives.
Complimentary bottled water.
NOT INCLUDED
International or regional airfares.
Expenditure of personal nature such as telephone calls, snacks, hard drinks, soft drinks
and laundry.
Travel insurance.
Masaai Village Visit 10$ p.p.
Balloon Safari 430$ – $450 p.p

 

DAY 1: NAIROBI-MARA

Pick up from Airport/Hotel/residence and depart for the Masai Mara Game Reserve, via the view-point of the Great Rift Valley where you will have stopover .Arrival in time for lunch at the lodge. Proceed for mid afternoon game drive, tracking various animal species and birds with your driver/guide. Dinner and overnight at the Lodge.

Meal Plan: Lunch & Dinner

Accommodation: Mara Sopa Lodge or equivalent

 

 DAY 2: EXTENSIVE GAME DRIVE IN THE MAJESTIC MARA PLAINS

After breakfast proceeds on a full day of game viewing within the reserve with picnic lunch boxes. The landscape here is scenic savannah grassland on undulating rolling hills scenery. The reserve is the best park for game in Kenya as it has an extensive road track network that allows for close-range viewing and photography. Break for your picnic lunch beside a hippo pool, looking out for hippos and crocodiles. Dinner and overnight at Dinner and overnight at the Lodge.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Accommodation: Mara Sopa Lodge or equivalent

 

DAY 3: MARA-LAKE NAIVASHA

Start with the early morning game drive and back at the lodge for breakfast before heading back into the wildlife- rich of Maasai Mara national reserve. After breakfast we check out and say farewell to the epic Maasai Mara National Reserve.As we exit the national park driving to lake Naivasha you will get to enjoy the final game drive, one last chance to spot some of the abundant wildlife found here.

Near Maasai Mara Reserve you have the option of touring the Maasa Manyatta (traditional homestead) at extra cost  to experience  traditional African culture of Kenya’s Maasai Tribe. At the Manyatta there are 48 traditional houses surrounding a cattle enclosure. Guests are met by their Maasai hosts and learn about their traditional way of life which has not changed over centuries.

You will  arrive to lake Naivasha in time for lunch and check in at  at the lodge .Visit boat ride as an optional activity at extra cost to experience the lake and see water animals like hippos and water bird.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Accommodation: Lake Naivasha Sopa Lodge or equivalent

DAY 4: LAKE NAIVASHA/LAKE NAKURU

Begin your day with sumptuous breakfast; check out at your lodge. Proceed to Lake Nakuru National park arriving in time for lunch. After lunch proceed for afternoon game viewing and birdwatching. After this experience head to the lodge for the rest of the day at leisure. Dinner and overnight at the lodge.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Accommodation: Lake Nakuru Sopa Lodge or equivalent

 

DAY 5: LAKE NAKURU/LAKE BOGORIA

After breakfast you will check out the lodge  and then spend the day game viewing at Lake Nakuru where you will have chance to visit unique sanctuary catering for endangered white rhinoceros and the Rothschild giraffe and drive to Bogoria National Reserve. Arrive early afternoon and lunch follows at Bogoria Resort and Spa. Explore Bogoria National Reserve on game drive and walk this spectacular lake in the heart of arid landscape .The reserve also plays host to the greater shy Kudu antelope spiraling horns as well as Impala, Grant Gazelle, Cheetah and Waterbuck. Return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Accommodation: Lake Bogoria Resort & Spa.

 

DAY 6: LAKE BOGORIA AND BARINGO/SAMBURU

Early morning breakfast then have a game drive, you will visit the lake. The soda lake attracts massive flogs of flamingos and is often carpeted in pink due to high concentration of flamingo. The western shore has hot springs and spouting geysers sporting steams and bubbling geothermal pools, fresh water springs at the lake edge attracts an abundance birds and wildlife. Check out the lodge. Proceed to Samburu National Reserve. Arrival in time for lunch. Have lunch, little siesta before proceeding for an evening game drive. Dinner and overnight at the lodge.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Accommodation: Samburu Sopa Lodge or equivalent

 

 

 

 

DAY 7: SAMBURU NATIONAL RESERVE

After breakfast proceeds for a full game drive explore the reserve with picnic lunch boxes. Samburu is fiercely with its arid Savannah watered by the lovely Ewaso Nyiro River. It is also one of the Kenya’s most protected areas and home to species only found in the north of the equator: reticulated giraffe,Grevy’s Zebra,Beisa Oryx’s, Gerenuk Gazelle and Greater and Lesser Kudu. Have lunch break. Continue with game drive until sunset then return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Accommodation: Samburu Sopa Lodge or equivalent

 

DAY 8: SAMBURU/MT.KENYA

After cup of coffee start with early morning game drive then return to the lodge for breakfast. Drive to mt. Kenya national park and arrive in time for lunch and check in your rooms. Afterwards enjoy game drive till evening. Dinner and overnight at the lodge.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Accommodation: Naro Moru River Lodge or equivalent

 

DAY 9: MOUNT KENYA/OLPEJETA

After breakfast, descend the slopes of Mt. Kenya and start your scenic drive to Olpejeta Conservancy, arriving in time for lunch at the camp as well check-in. Olpejeta is the only sanctuary in Kenya for rehabilitation of Chimpanzees with living in an environment as close to their natural habitats as possible.

Olpejeta has the highest ratio of games to areas of any park or reserve in Kenya and it offers a great game viewing experience, camel tracking and fresco dining .Dinner and overnight at the camp.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Accommodation: Serena Sweet waters Camp or equivalent

 

 

 

 

 

DAY 10: OLPEJETA/ABERDARES NATIONAL PARK

Early morning game drive at Olpejeta with a chance to spot a variety of animal including all the “Big Five”(the endangered black rhino, leopard, elephant buffalo and rhino). Depart to Aberdares National Park with  after Breakfast. Arrive at your lodge in time for lunch. Proceed for an afternoon game drive in Aberdares National Park. Expect to spot animals such as leopard, rhino, elephant, bushbuck and occasionally an elusive bongo or giant forest hog.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Accommodation: The Ark Hotel or equivalent

 

DAY 11: ABERDARES/AMBOSELI

Have breakfast. Afterwards drive to Amboseli National Park for game viewing with immense view of Mount Kilimanjaro on the background. Have lunch and proceed for an afternoon game drive. Dinner and overnight at the lodge.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Accommodation: AA lodge or equivalent

 

DAY 12: EXTENSIVE FULL GAME DRIVE IN AMBOSELI

Have breakfast .Later proceed for a full day game drive awarded by magnificent views of the view of the mighty Mt.Kilimanjaro with its snow capped Summit appearing pink in the rising of sun. Amboseli is known for abundance of huge elephants as well as hippopotamus, giraffe, lion and black rhino. The snow of Kilimanjaro, white and crystalline, form a majestic backdrop to one of the Kenya’s most spectacular displays of wildlife, creating Kenya’s most sought after photographer’s paradise. After lunch an extensive ga me drive is followed. Dinner and overnight at the lodge.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Accommodation: AA lodge or equivalent

 

 

 

 

 

 

DAY 13: AMBOSELI/TSAVO WEST

Early morning breakfast. Exit Amboseli with final game drive en route. Drive to Tsavo West National Park through wild and rugged landscapes famed for its pair of man -eating  lions that hunted over 100 railway workers in 1898.Enter vast wilderness area at about noon an d embark on your first game drive.Tsavo hosts a wide range of animals so keep your eyes wide open. Have lunch at the lodge. Head out for another game drive in Tsavo West which offers outstanding game viewing with abundant wildlife and bird populations scattered across its diverse landscapes.

It is also a home to famous man eaters lions during the independence era. You will also visit the Mzima Springs, the Shetani Lava, and if time allows where the world war took place. Expect to spot animals such as: Elephants, Lion.Cheetah, Leopard, Rhino, and Buffalos among others as well as spot birdlife within the park. Dinner and overnight at the lodge.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Accommodation: Kilaguni Serena Lodge or equivalent

 

DAY 14: TSAVO WEST/TSAVO EAST NATIONAL PARK

Early morning game drive and back at the lodge and take breakfast, afterwards check out and drive to Tsavo East. Embark on your first game drive in search of elephants, the man-eaters of Tsavo,Cheetahs,Giraffe,Antelops etc.Visit the famous Aruba Dam  where lots of game can be found .Thereafter proceed to the lodge for lunch.Afternoon game drive .Dinner and overnight at the lodge.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Accommodation: Ashnil Aruba Lodge or equivalent

 

DAY 15: TSAVO EAST

Early breakfast and prepare for full game drive and excursion in the park. Tsavo National Park is one of the biggest park in Africa hence accommodates most wildlife species and birds. With the likes of Jumbos and the big cats, big five, many bird species and variety. Dinner and overnight at the lodge

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Accommodation: Ashnil Aruba Lodge or equivalent

 

 

 

DAY 16: TSAVO EAST-NAIROBI

Early morning games drive before breakfast. After breakfast, depart from the lodge and drive back to Nairobi of Mombasa for your flight.

Meal Plan: Breakfast & Lunch

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