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Kenya Grand Explorer Safari
Kenya Grand Explorer Safari
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Highlights: Private Safari.
Nairobi, Aberdares, Lake Nakuru, Lake Naivasha, Masai Mara.


Other Departures: Glasgow - £2885, Edinburgh - £2885, Newcastle - £2885, Manchester - £2855, Birmingham - £2885, Norwich - £2935, Cardiff - £2926


Hotels (or similar):
Aberdare Country Club 4*
Ashnil Samburu Camp 4*
Serena Mountain Lodge 4.5*
Lake Naivasha Sopa Lodge 4*
Ashnil Mara Camp 4*


Itinerary:
Day 1: Arrival Nairobi.
Hotel Transfer.
Overnight: Eka Hotel.
Rooms | 1 x Double Room - Standard Meal Plan | Breakfast.


Day 2: Nairobi - Aberdare National Park.
This itinerary is only a guideline and would be best discussed on a day-to-day basis with your driver guide to maximise your safari experience.
This morning, travel from the urban energy of central Nairobi into the contrasting greenery of the outlying coffee-growing region.
The area produces much of Kenya’s ‘black gold’ - the robust coffee beans that are its greatest export.
Tour a local plantation and learn more about its cultivation and harvest processes before sampling some freshly brewed coffee.
Continue to the Aberdare Highlands, passing open plains and vast stretches of grassland before ascending into the verdant, tropical forests of Aberdare National Park.
Sit and wait to view the animals at the waterhole from the lodge.
Wildlife at the waterhole includes elephants, buffalo, rhinos and the unique, red bongo antelopes which inhabit the park.
Overnight: The Ark Lodge.
Rooms | 1 x Double Room - Standard Meal Plan | Half Board.


Day 3: Lake Nakuru Safari.
After breakfast, depart for Lake Nakuru National Park.
Stop en route at Thomson Falls where you’ll witness the mighty roar of this waterfall as it cascades down over 74 metres.
Arriving at Lake Nakuru National Park, check into your hotel before embarking on a late afternoon game drive through the wetlands.
This bird-lovers paradise, located in the Rift Valley region, is one of Kenya’s finest safari areas.
Amongst others, it boasts white rhinos, the endangered Rothschild giraffe, lions and its best-known residents – vast flocks of pink flamingos perched in a central lake.
Accommodation: Lake Nakuru Lodge.
Rooms | 1 x Double Room - Standard Meal Plan | Full Board.


Day 4: Lake Naivasha Safari.
With its flat topography,
a dense concentration of wildlife and unique island location, the reserve is often referred to as Naivasha’s best-kept secret.
Travel into the heart of the island as you search for animals and over 200 species of bird life.
Return to the lake’s shores and continue onward to Elsamere Lodge Conservation Centre.
Refresh yourself with one of the best high teas in Kenya then visit the adjoining Joy Adamson Museum, dedicated to conservation heroes Joy and George Adamson.
Browse through the museum exhibits which depict the Adamsons’
conservation efforts and their experience raising the orphaned lion cub which later inspired the book and movie ‘Born Free’. Later this afternoon,
return to the main lake area for some time at leisure when it is possible to see hippos, buffalo, giraffes and colobus monkeys along the shore.
Afternoon boat + Crescent Island walk.
Accommodation: Lake Naivasha Sopa Lodge.
Rooms | 1 x Double Room - Standard Meal Plan | Full Board.


Day 5: Lake Naivasha - Masai Mara Safari.
After breakfast, depart on a 5.5-hour drive through the savannah as you make your way to Masai Mara Game Reserve.
One of Africa’s most famed wildlife reserves, Masai Mara is home to a fantastic year-round concentration of wildlife and the annual Great Migration,
where over two million wildebeest stampede across the plains.
Arrive at your lodge in time for lunch before an afternoon game drive carries you into the depths of the reserve.
Go in search of the Big Five and over 450 species of birds and wildlife;
The rolling grasslands allow for easy viewing, and the reserve offers some of the highest odds for spotting big cats.
Accommodation: Mara Zebra Plains Camp.
Rooms | 1 x Double Room - Standard Meal Plan | Full Board.


Day 6: Masai Mara Safari.
Witness the Kenyan landscape bathed in an early morning glow as you set out on a sunrise game drive.
Sunrise is one of the most picturesque and rewarding times to spot wildlife,
who congregate around waterholes in large herds. Enjoy breakfast al fresco in the bush,
surrounded by the pink hues of the rising sun and the tranquillity of your surroundings.
After breakfast, you will visit a traditional Masai Village to immerse yourself in the song,
dance, colourful robes and everyday activities of the local villagers.
After lunch when you are ready, enjoy the last game drive of your trip.
Masai village visit can be organized directly by the safari guide for $30 Per person payable to the Masai Chief.
Accommodation: Mara Zebra Plains Camp.
Rooms | 1 x Double Room - Standard Meal Plan | Full Board.


Day 7: Masai Mara Safari.
Morning Game Drive.
Afternoon Game Drive.


OPTIONAL - ENJOY A MAASAI MARA HOT AIR BALLOON FLIGHT.


At approximately 5:00 am,
The balloon operating company shall collect you from your safari lodge/ tented camp in one of their custom safari jeeps, for a drive to the hot air balloon launch.
Arrive at the launch site by 6 AM, you can watch the balloons being prepared for take-off as you enjoy a cup of Kenyan tea or coffee.
At the Launch site are basic toilet facilities available.
Just before sunrise, at approximately 6:30 AM, you shall board the balloon basket.
Breakfast is an experience to remember and Kenyan style, complete with fresh juices,
eggs-to-order waiters in traditional costume, and, of course, champagne. Drop At the lodge.
Accommodation: Mara Zebra Plains Camp.
Rooms | 1 x Double Room - Standard Meal Plan | Full Board.


Day 8: Masai Mara - Nairobi.
Early morning game drives at Maasai Mara,
back to the camp for breakfast and thereafter depart for Nairobi arriving
Travel across the ‘breadbasket’ of Kenya, where acres of wheat and barley litter the landscape as you head north to Narok,
the district headquarters of this part of Maasailand.
Now travel across the vast plains on the floor of the Rift Valley.
Standard Meal Plan | Half Board.


Excludes.

-The cost of obtaining visas; Kenya visa.

-Water, tips, porterage etc.

-Travel and medical insurance. 

-All other expenses are purely personal.

-All other items not mentioned.


Offer Includes

  • Return flights from London Heathrow
  • Airport taxes
  • 7 nights accommodation as per Itinerary
  • Pick up Nairobi and drop off at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport
  • All airport transfers
  • Accommodation - Full Board
  • All transport is a 4X4 Safari vehicle - Non A/C - private usage - pop-up roof
  • Professional English-speaking driver/guide
  • Park entrance fees as indicated in the itinerary
  • Flying doctor's emergency evacuation
  • Value Add advantage!!
  • Complimentary: - Mineral Water 500 ml each day during safari

Meal Plans

  • As per Itinerary