Kenya Luxury Tours

11 daysAberdares, Mt. Kenya, Samburu, Marsabit, Lake Baringo, Lake Naivasha and Hell's Gate
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AFRICAN PARADISE TOUR

(Aberdares, Mt. Kenya, Samburu, Marsabit, Lake Baringo, Lake Naivasha and Hell's Gate - 11 days)

DAY 1: ARRIVAL NAIROBI
On arrival our courtesy bus, through the city, transfers you to the Norfolk Hotel. Visit the Karen Blixen Museum and the Ngong Hills of the Out of Africa fame. Also feed the Rothschild giraffe at the Center for Endangered Wildlife, coming back to the Norfolk for overnight.

DAY 2: NAIROBI - ABERDARES
Early start, driving north through agricultural plantations to the town of Mweiga for lunch at the Aberdare Country Club. After lunch you are ferried by 4WD vehicles up the forest to the Ark where you spend the evening viewing from the hotel balconies, the numerous wildlife that come to drink at the salt lick, close to this ecolodge. Dinner and overnight at the Ark.

DAY 3: ABERDARES - MT. KENYA SAFARI CLUB
After breakfast we proceed a few kilometers north to Mt. Kenya Safari Club, a luxurious retreat with spectacular views across the forested slopes to the snow-capped peaks of Mt. Kenya. Among the activities available within the grounds of these manicured lawns and ornamental ponds are - swimming, tennis, golf, bowling, croquet, trout fishing and game viewing. Lunch, dinner and overnight at the Club. (Remember that a tie and jacket for the gentlemen and evening dress for ladies is necessary for dinner at this exclusive club).

DAY 4: MT. KENYA SAFARI CLUB - SAROVA SHABA
Continue northwards after breakfast for lunch at the Shaba Game Reserve. Afternoon is spent viewing game within this wildlife sanctuary. Dinner and overnight at the Sarova Shaba which is set in a semi-desert oasis in the renowned "Born Free" country of the late Joy Adamson.

DAY 5: SHABA - SAMBURU
Leave the Shaba in the mid morning for Samburu National Park. Lunch is taken at the Samburu Intrepid on the banks of the Uaso Nyiro River. Afternoon game drive to flash out the species that are unique to this northern wildlife sanctuary including the antelope giraffe(gerenuk), Grevy's zebra, Somali ostrich and the majestic Beisa's Oryx, among other animals. Dinner and overnight at this Luxury Tented Camp.

DAY 6: SAMBURU
Another day is spent driving through the park in search of the numerous wildlife that is to be found here. Lunch, dinner and overnight at Samburu Interpids

DAY 7: SAMBURU - MARSABIT
Traverse this dry desert region to the Marsabit Game Reserve after breakfast. Arrive at the Marsabit Lodge in time for lunch. Afternoon game drive in this land of misty forests and beautiful crater lakes. Among the wild animals most likely to be seen are elephants, lions, leopard, reticulated giraffe and the graceful greater kudu. Dinner and overnight at the lodge.

DAY 8: MARSABIT - MARALAL
Continue through desert country to Maralal Town, one of the most colourful towns in Kenya with the Samburu tribesmen resplendent in their red ochre adding to the beauty. An unforgettable sight is of the antelopes, zebras and giraffes mingling with the townspeople going through their daily chores. Lunch, dinner and overnight at Maralal Safari Lodge.

DAY 9: MARALAL - BARINGO
After breakfast leave the country of the Samburu people and proceed southwards to Lake Baringo. Lunch at Sheraton Baringo then proceed by boat in the mid afternoon to the Luxury Tented Camp on Ol Kolwa Island in the lake. Dinner and overnight at Lake Baringo Club.

DAY 10: BARINGO - NAIVASHA
Most of the morning is spent bird watching or boating in Lake Baringo. Over 450 species of birds have been sighted in Baringo and the resident ornithologist is an encyclopedia of knowledge on tropical birds. After lunch we continue to Lake Naivasha Country Club for dinner and overnight.

DAY 11: NAIVASHA - NAIROBI
Spend the morning relaxing on the grounds of this small luxurious hotel that was formerly the farmhouse of a colonial settler, or alternatively boating in the lake or horse riding on the grounds or bird watching among the tropical vegetation. Leave Lake Naivasha after an early lunch for Nairobi. Evening shopping precedes dinner at the Carnivore Restaurant, then transfer to the airport for your flight back home.

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WILDERNESS SAFARIS (LUXURY CAMPING)

8 days Safari expedition to Northern Kenya that avoids the rigorous journey across the Chalbi Desert but still transverses rugged country to the frontiers of Kenya and the Lake Turkana. Transport is by custom built four by four Land cruisers that seat 7 people and accommodation is in more up - market canvas tents that are ferried by purpose-built trucks and pitched in the middle of the African Wilderness to create a private camp with all the facilities of a luxury permanent tented camp.

DAY ONE: MT. KENYA
Depart Nairobi in the morning heading North West for the Aberdare National Park; home of the black leopard, the bongo, a variety of fauna only to be found in this mountain forest. Dinner and overnight at our mobile luxury tented camp set on the foothills of Mt. Kenya.

DAY TWO: MT. KENYA - SAMBURU
Drive past the slopes of the mountain to Samburu Game Park. A game drive to flash out the numerous wildlife that are to be found here. Dinner and overnight at our private camp.

DAY THREE: SAMBURU
A full day is spent viewing wildlife in the park. Among the rare species to be seen are the gerenuk, grevy's zebra, reticulated giraffe etc. Traditional dancing is performed by Samburu tribesmen by the camp fire.

DAY FOUR: SAMBURU - BARAGOI
An early start through Samburu country where we can see the local people adorned in their striking red ochre clothing and beadwork decoration. We pass through the colourful town of Maralal and continue north through rugged country to Baragoi for dinner and overnight at our private tented camp.

DAY FIVE: BARAGOI - LAKE TURKANA
Continue past South Horr to the lake also known as the Jade Sea. Afternoon at leisure. Accommodation will be at our private tented camp.

DAY SIX: LAKE TURKANA
Part of this day is spent relaxing or bathing in the nearby lodge pool. We are able to see the small town of Loiyangalani, the fishing community that is by the shores of Lake Turkana, or take a boat excursion on the crocodile infested waters of the salty lake.

DAY SEVEN: LAKE TURKANA - BARINGO
Leave our private camp after breakfast and head south for Lake Baringo. Overnight at our camp by this lake which is home to over 200 species of birds including the Flamingoes.

DAY EIGHT: NAIROBI
Depart Lake Baringo and drive past the hot springs of Lake Bogoria to Lake Naivasha for lunch at a lakeside club. Continue to Nairobi where we will arrive in the evening.

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Kenya Luxury Safari

6 Days Luxury Adventure Travel in Kenya

DAY 1: NAIROBI
Pick up at the airport with our courtesy bus then transfer to your hotel, the Nairobi Serena Hotel or similar(this is a twenty minutes drive from the airport) check in and spend the afternoon either relaxing or touring the cosmopolis of Nairobi. The tour includes visits to the parliament, the national museum, the Snake Park, the railway museum etc. After dinner an overnight at the Nairobi Serena Hotel ends our first day in Africa.

DAY 2: NAIROBI - THE ABERDARES
After an early start, we drive through the rich farmlands of the central highlands seeing coffee and pineapple plantations and colourful villages. Our drive to the Aberdare Country Club enjoys fine views of Mount Kenya. Lunch is served at the Club; then transfer to the Ark, which is situated right in the very heart of the Aberdare National Park close to a waterhole. Here you can view closely Elephant, Rhino, Giant forest Hog, Antelope, Leopard, Buffalo and on occasions the rare and elusive Bongo. Lush green trees provide the ideal setting for baboons and colourful birds. At night enjoy illuminated game viewing from the gallery as the animals come to drink. Dinner and overnight stay at the Ark which is built like the proverbial Noah's Ark.

DAY 3: THE ABERDARES - SAMBURU
After breakfast depart north, cross the equator and continue to the plateau that leads eventually into the hot and dusty bush scrubland of the Samburu. Note the brightly arrayed tribal dress of the Samburu people. On arrival at Samburu Lodge we take lunch, then have a siesta or relax in the swimming pool. Afternoon game drives, returning to your lodge for dinner and overnight. Many distinct species of wildlife exist here including Reticulated Giraffe, the shy long necked antelope Gerenuk, Grevy's Zebra and the blue legged Somali Ostrich.

DAY 4: SAMBURU
A full day is spent game viewing in this panoramic national park - a scenario of semi-arid land, treeless plains and rugged landscape. We focus on trying to trace the species special to this region north of the equator including the Uaso Nyiro crocodile and Beisa's Oryx. All our meals and overnight at Samburu Lodge.

DAY 5: SAMBURU - Maasai Mara
Early morning game drives then return to the lodge. After breakfast our drive takes us to the airstrip where we take a mid mornin flight to the Maasai Mara via Nairobi for lunch. Pick up at the airstrip in the world famous Maasai Mara Game Reserve and conduct game drives as you are ferried to your lodge/luxury tented camp for dinner and overnight.

DAY 6: MAASAI MARA
A full day is spent driving through the Savannah lands of the Mara, which forms the northern corridor of the Serengeti plains of Tanzania. In July or August every year, the great migration of the wildebeest is witnessed here; one of the most fascinating sights in the animal kingdom as millions of these antelopes move into the Mara from Tanzania in search of water and greener pastuters. Behind them follow the predators- lions, jackals, and hyenas - picking out the weak, aged and sick and leaving the strong to continue for another season. After the viewing of a golden sunset by the camp grounds we take our dinner and proceed to retire for the day at Luxury Tented Camp or Lodge.

DAY 7: MAASAI MARA - NAIROBI
Pre-breakfast game drives to see the few animals that might not have been sighted as yet. Return to the Lodge/Tented Camp for breakfast then leave the Wildlife sanctuary of the Mara traveling towards Nairobi, which is reached in the early afternoon. The evening is spent at leisure and after a complimentary dinner at the famous Carnivore Restaurant, we proceed to the airport for our journey back home.

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