Travelpack

Highlights: Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage - Giraffe Centre - Amboseli - Nakuru - Masai Mara - Zanzibar

Itinerary:
Day 1: Flight.
(Meals included: Dinner & Breakfast)

Day 2: Arrival Nairobi.
Hotel Transfer.
Overnight: Eka hotel.
(Meals included: Breakfast)

Day 3: Nairobi Excursion.
A very relaxed early start after breakfast.

11:00 - 12 am, Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage.
The baby animals are brought from the national park for a mud-bath at the orphanage-for an hour you can get close to them and sometimes touch them.
You shall have an opportunity to view the handlers feeding them.
There is a  private viewing session in the afternoon of each day for foster parents and allows you to see the animals in private where you may interact with them- this requires advance booking.
There is a keeper who will give a talk about the baby elephant's origin and progress.
You can get really close to the elephants.
The orphanage also takes in rhinos-if lucky you will get the chance to see a young rhino.

Giraffe Centre

The giraffe center is a close up and learning tour while in Nairobi.
Tour provides an opportunity for personal interaction where you view giraffes with an option of feeding them.
The African Fund for Endangered Wildlife Kenya (A.F.E.W.)
Also known as the Giraffe Center owners are the ideas behind this non-governmental, non-profit organization founded in 1979.
This successful idea was a noble endeavor to save the endangered Rothschild Giraffe which had lost its natural habitat to agriculture and human settlements.
There were only  130 left in the wild.
Overnight: Eka hotel.
(Meals included: Breakfast)..

Tour Price Includes,
• Transport in tour minivan English /other language speaking driver/ guide
• Entry permits to Giraffe Centre and David Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage
• Pick up / drop off Nairobi hotel
• Government taxes and local levies

Day 4: Nairobi – Amboseli National Park (250 km – Approx. 3.5 – 4 hours)
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.

(The home of Kilimanjaro Mountain)
We’ll head out in our private 4 x 4 Jeep for Amboseli National Park on the Nairobi – Mombasa Highway
Our journey begins traveling over the African savannah with its local farms. You may spot Masai herdsmen in their colourful wraps tending their cattle.
After lunch enjoy an afternoon game drive.
We’ll enjoy lunch at our Amboseli accommodation, with time to freshen up and relax.
As promised, the imposing form of Mt. Kilimanjaro dominates the scenery of this small park, where wildlife are often spotted through the sparse scrub.
The afternoon will see us on game drives, and we’re sure to see Amboseli's famous elephants marching to or from a favorite watering hole.
Overnight: Amboseli Sopa Lodge.
(Meals included: Lunch and Dinner)

Day 5: Amboseli National Park.
Early morning is a very special time for a game drive.
You’ll see the park come alive with the first stirrings of wildlife as the gentle early light plays upon the trees and plains.
We’ll have breakfast and then we’re off in our 4 x 4 on another drive looking for lion, cheetah and smaller game like hyena, fox, baboon, and monkey.
Amboseli enjoys a rich palette of birdlife as well – crake, egret, heron, falcon, and eagle have all been spotted at the park’s marshes and lakes.
We can also spot wildlife from the lookout vantage of Observation Hill where we may see buffalo, hippo, pelican and still more avian life below.
As evening approaches, look to Mt. Kilimanjaro as its snowy peak may appear through the breaking clouds.
Overnight:  Amboseli Sopa Lodge.
(Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner)

Day 6: Amboseli – Lake Naivasha (340 km: Approx. 5-6 hrs)
We’ll be up early for a final game drive and bid farewell to our many elephant friends as we leave the park and journey through the Great Rift Valley.
Seeing this exciting landscape with its dramatic escarpment will inspire us to stop and enjoy the views.
Lunch enroute.
Accommodation: Lake Naivasha Crescent Camp.
(Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner)

Day 7: Lake Naivasha - Lake Nakuru – (70km: 2 hrs)
We shall hire bikes and cycle to the nearby Hell`s gate National Park where you explore this Canyon on foot as you spot the small game.
Later, a short 1 hour drive will take us to the Lake Nakuru National Park.
Birdlife abounds with flamingoes seen in their thousands together with pelicans and other bird species.
The lake Nakuru national park is home to the black and white rhino species, warthogs, lions, zebras, giraffes and many more.
Accommodation: Lake Nakuru Lodge.
(Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner)

Day 8: Lake Naivasha – Masai Mara (240Km – Approx. 5 hours)
Let’s rise for an early boat safari across Lake Naivasha, with the morning sun breaking upon the lake as we float by awakening hippos and exotic birds. This is Africa at its most serene.
How lucky to find ourselves in such a heavenly sanctuary!
Masai Mara National Reserve, the most popular park in the country. You’ll soon see why.
Your first views of the park will be of its rolling, open spaces, delightful acacia trees and perhaps some early wildlife sightings.
The Mara is known to possess the greatest concentration of wildlife in the region. So, let’s start looking for those Big Five, plus giraffe, zebra, ostrich, and so many others.
Overnight: Mara Sopa Lodge.
(Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner)

Day 9:  Masai Mara Safari.
Your day will be filled with unlimited game drives and we’ll begin early in our 4 x 4,
traversing these golden savannahs in search of the large game like lion, leopard, cheetah, and the smaller hyena and jackal.
Sightings are common in this park so you’re sure to be active and engaged throughout our drives.
If you’re here from July through October, you’ll witness a stunning influx of wildlife into the park during the Great Migration – the season when gazelle,
wildebeest, and zebra flood into the park over the Mara River in a timeless cycle of birth, death and renewal.
We’ll take a picnic lunch by the Mara River where we may see hippo and also crocodile awaiting the influx of wildlife.
Masai village visit - This can be organized directly by the safari guide at a cost $ 20 Per person payable to the Masai Chief.
We can arrange for a visit to the local Maasai people, to see their village and learn about their culture and lifestyle.
This would be a good opportunity to pick up some of their colourful beaded handiwork.
Accommodation: Mara Sopa Lodge.
(Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner)

We have provided still more optional activities for you in the park.
Book In Advance. (Own account)
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, here you can watch the balloons being prepared for take-off as you enjoy a cup of Kenyan tea or coffee.
At the Launch site-there 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, a Full Kenyan style, complete with fresh juices, eggs-to-order waiters in traditional costume, and, of course, champagne.

Day 10: Masai Mara – Nairobi  (265 kms – 5 hrs)
Feel like another game drive? We’ll start early to pack in all the adventure we can.
Leaving the Masai Mara after breakfast, 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
Then, after our final safari breakfast, we’ll enjoy one more drive through the park as we head back to Nairobi.
Flight to Zanzibar.
(Meals included: Breakfast & Lunch)

Arrival  Zanzibar Airport Transfer.
8 Nights Riu Palace Zanzibar - Fun and relaxation are guaranteed during your holiday at this all-inclusive resort in Zanzibar.
With our entertainment programmes, you can enjoy activities, live shows and music.
And the spa at this hotel in Zanzibar offers a relaxation pool, hydromassage zone, steam bath and the best services and treatments so that you can go home from your holiday totally renewed.
Accommodation: Riu Palace Zanzibar - Junior Suite Garden.
(Meals included: All Inclusive)

Day 11 - 17: Beach Relaxation.
All Inclusive Features - Sports and Activity.
Gym.
RiuFit, group fitness activities (several times a week)
Stand up paddle surfing (SUP), pedaloes and kayaking.
1 introductory scuba diving lesson in the pool.
Steam bath and whirlpool bath.

Optional Own account - Scuba diving and scuba diving school
Accommodation: Riu Palace Zanzibar - Junior Suite Garden.
(Meals included: All Inclusive)

Day 18: Departure.
Airport Transfer.
(Meals included: All Inclusive)

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