DAY 1: HEMINGWAYS NAIROBI, NAIROBI
Nairobi
Situated in along the Nairobi River in beautiful Kenya, the capital of Nairobi is East Africa’s most cosmopolitan city. It serves as an excellent starting point for African safari trips around Kenya. Nairobi is Africa’s 4th largest city and is a vibrant and exciting place, and although it has developed a reputation which keeps tourist visits brief, there are some fascinating attractions: its cafe culture, unbridled nightlife, the National Museum, the Karen Blixen Museum, Giraffe Centre and most notably just 20 minutes from the city centre wild lions and buffalo roam in the world’s only urban game reserve. Make sure you pay a visit to the Elephant orphanage operated by the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust.
Day Itinerary
Upon arrival at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi you will be met by our AMA Safaris airport representative. Transfer to the hotel and assisted with the check in formalities.
Meal plan: Breakfast included and other meals own Arrangement
Overnight: Hemingways Nairobi
Hemingways Nairobi, a member of the Small Luxury Hotels of the world, is an elegant boutique hotel situated in Nairobi’s Karen residential area with magnificent views of the nearby Ngong hills. Sensitively designed for the discerning business and leisure traveller, Hemingways Nairobi offers the full facilities expected in a modern day luxury boutique hotel. The hotel offers forty-five luxury suites which include the Hemingways suite, The Blixen suite, 19 Executive rooms and 24 deluxe rooms. The Hemingways Nairobi Brasserie serves classic dishes and the very best of local and international cuisine and is open every day for breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea and dinner.
Basis
Bed and Breakfast
DAY 2: HEMINGWAYS NAIROBI, NAIROBI
Day Itinerary
After breakfast proceed for a full day Nairobi Tour. Visit Giraffe Centre, Karen Blixen Museum & Daphne Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage with lunch at the Famous Carnivore Restaurant
Meal plan: Breakfast – Hemingways Hotel / Lunch – Carnivore Restaurant / Dinner – Own Arrangement
Overnight: Hemingways Hotel Nairobi
Basis
Bed and Breakfast
DAY 3: ELEPHANT BEDROOM CAMP, SAMBURU NATIONAL RESERVE
Samburu National Reserve
Resting on the banks of the Ewaso Ng’iro River and neighbouring the Buffalo Springs National Park, Samburu National Reserve is remote, hot and arid. The reserve spans over 165 square kilometres of spectacularly scenic landscape featuring rugged hills, undulating plains and riverine forests. The park is home to abundant wildlife including a variety of rare species such as the reticulated giraffe, the long necked gerenuk, Somali ostrich, Grevy’s Zebra and Beisa Oryx. Samburu was one of the homes of ‘Elsa the Lioness’, star of the bestselling book and award-winning movie ‘Born Free’. Visitors can enjoy viewing over 900 elephants, a variety of predators, and over 450 bird species.
Day Itinerary
Drive north via Nanyuki and Mt Kenya to the Samburu National Reserve. Rugged and remote, this wildlife reserve provides some the best and most colorful game viewing in the country. Have a lunch break en-route at Trout Tree Restaurant. Enjoy an afternoon game drives en-route to your camp. Lunch at Trout Tree Restaurant
Dinner and overnight: Elephant Bedroom Camp
Set on the banks of the Ewaso Nyiro River in Samburu National Reserve surrounded by doum palms and other beautiful indigenous trees and shrubs sits this small and exclusive camp of 12 luxury tents – all furnished in rustic African style while offering all the comforts expected of a luxury Camp (hot & cold running water, electricity and herbal products). The lounge and dining area offer vibrant safari colours with original oil paintings, soft intimate lighting designed to relax guests returning from an exciting game drive. Huge herds of elephant, prides of lion or the solitary leopard amongst other game are regular visitors around the camp providing excellent game viewing in spectacular scenic background of rugged rolling hills.
Dining is a culinary experience with al-fresco breakfast, 3 course lunch and 4 course candle lit gourmet dinner set either under the African sky or inside the well appointed dining area.
Basis
Full Board – Dinner, Bed, Breakfast and Lunch
DAY 4: ELEPHANT BEDROOM CAMP, SAMBURU NATIONAL RESERVE
Day Itinerary
All day spent in the Samburu National Reserve with morning and afternoon game drive.
All Meals and overnight at Elephant Bedroom Camp.
Basis
Full Board – Dinner, Bed, Breakfast and Lunch
DAY 5: SWEETWATERS SERENA CAMP, OL PEJETA CONSERVANCY
Ol Pejeta Conservancy
Resting at the foothills of Mount Kenya and the Aberdare Mountain Range, in central Kenya’s Laikipia County, the Ol Pejeta Conservancy is the largest black rhino sanctuary in East Africa. It is also home to the last three remaining northern white rhino in the world. Originally a working cattle ranch in colonial Kenya and now a pioneering wildlife conservancy, Ol Pejeta works to protect wildlife and provide a sanctuary for rescued chimpanzees. The Conservancy is a popular safari destination and is home to the renowned ‘Big Five’ as well as a wide selection of other African animals including: zebra, giraffe, hippo, cheetah, jackal, serval, hyena, vervet monkey and many more. Visitors can enjoy an assortment of outdoor activities such as horse rides, game walks, and nocturnal game drives.
Day Itinerary
Breakfast at Camp.
Check out and drive to Nanyuki arriving for lunch and check in at Serena Sweetwaters Camp. Afternoon game drives in Olpejeta with a visit to the Rhino and Chimpanzee Sanctuary. Dinner and overnight at Serena Sweetwaters Camp
Overnight: Sweetwaters Serena Camp
A sheltered oasis, clustered around a water hole and set in the pristine calm of the private Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Sweetwaters Tented Camp offers a charming blend of under-canvas ambiance and safari luxury.
Located on the plains of Mount Kenya, the camp features thirty-nine luxury tents, each with its own private veranda overlooking the water hole. The central Rhino Restaurant is housed in the former manager’s house of this once colonial farm, and offers both regional and international cuisine. Also within the house is the Kashoggi Bar and lounge, which centres on a blazing log fire. The Waterhole Bar, built in the style of a game-viewing hide, overlooks the waterhole and offers unrivalled wildlife-watching.
Basis
Full Board – Dinner, Bed, Breakfast and Lunch
DAY 6: LAKE ELMENTEITA SERENA CAMP, LAKE ELMENTEITA
Lake Elmenteita
Elmenteita, meaning ‘place of dust’, is a small soda lake which attracts many visiting flamingos. It has been named as a World Heritage Site for its prolific birdlife. This is where Kenya’s most famous settler Lord Delamere lived and he was responsible for much of Kenya’s early agricultural experimentation in the fertile area, the area is still inhabited by some of his descendants. The shores are often alive with wildlife and the surrounding forests are perfect for long walks and birding. Visitors can look forward to visiting the Kekopey hot springs, spotting over 400 bird species and game viewing along the lake’s edge, which is abundant with eland, kudu, zebra, gazelle, and warthog families.
Day Itinerary
Depart early morning 0700hrs and drive taking you past the Aberdares mountain range to the floor of the Great Rift Valley, destination Lake Nakuru National Park. Arrive for lunch and Sarova Lion hill followed by an afternoon game drive until dusk when you will proceed to Soysambu Ranch where the well-appointed Lake Elementaita Serena is located. The ecosystem, being part of the Great Rift Valley and with the presence of the alkaline lake of Elementaita supports lots of bird life as well as lots of plans game. Rest of the day at Leisure
Lunch Sarova Lion Hill & Dinner and overnight at Lake Elementaita Serena Camp
Overnight: Lake Elmenteita Serena Camp
Lake Elmenteita Serena Camp is located in Kenya’s Soysambu Conservancy and features spectacular views of the surrounding volcanoes. Accommodation is available in deluxe tents and flamingo suites which feature a balcony and modern amenities, including free Wi-Fi, satellite TV, mini-fridges, and mosquito nets.
Guests may enjoy a meal in the central dining room or outdoors in the bush while watching the sunset. The camp features a beautiful outdoor swimming pool where guests can relax and enjoy the African sun. A massage service is available on-site and offers a variety of luxurious treatments.
Basis
Full Board – Dinner, Bed, Breakfast and Lunch
DAY 7: SAROVA MARA GAME CAMP, MASAI MARA NATIONAL RESERVE
Masai Mara
The Masai Mara together with Tanzania’s Serengeti form Africa’s most famous wildlife park, the Masai Mara National Reserve. The image of acacia trees dotting endless grass plains epitomises Africa for many, then add a Maasai warrior and some cattle to the picture and the conversation need go no further. The undeniable highlight of the Masai Mara National Reserve is undoubtedly the annual wildebeest migration traversing the vast plains of the Serengeti and the Masai Mara. It is known as the largest mass movement of land mammals on the planet – with more than a million animals following the rains. Large prides of lions, elephants, giraffes, gazelles and eland can also be spotted in the reserve. Aside from horse riding safaris and traditional vehicle safaris, hot-air ballooning over the Mara plains has become almost essential.
Day Itinerary
At 0700hrs drive to the Masai Mara National Reserve offering wonderful scenery and plenty of game. It is perhaps the only region left in Kenya where the visitor may see animals in the same super-abundance as existed a century ago. Arrive Camp in time for lunch and later in the afternoon enjoy game drive including a visit to a Masai Village.
Lunch & Dinner and overnight at Mara Sarova Game Camp
Overnight: Sarova Mara Game Camp
Nothing quite captures the true spirit of East Africa like a safari in Kenya’s richest game reserve, the Maasai Mara. Sarova Mara Game Camp offers front seats to nature’s most breathtaking show – the wildebeest migration. The endless plains of East Africa are the setting for the world’s greatest wildlife spectacle where, from the vast Serengeti plains to the champagne coloured hills of Kenya’s Maasai Mara, over 1.4 million wildebeest and 200,000 zebra and gazelle, relentlessly tracked by Africa’s great predators, migrate in a clockwise fashion over 1,800 miles each year in search of rain ripened grass.
Sarova Mara Game Camp is well positioned to enjoy this unique phenomenon. The rolling plains around the Camp are teeming with wildebeest, gazelles and zebras during the migration months, and the Camp is situated right in the centre of their migration path. A wildlife safari puts you right in the middle of all this action. Get a first-hand account of this epic phenomenon and live to tell the tale. A safari also helps you acquaint yourself with the landscapes of this beautiful African setting.
Sarova Mara Game Camp is also the ideal choice for those seeking a richer experience of the Maasai Mara that goes much beyond just game drives. By virtue of its location and layout, the Camp offers an unparalleled plethora of activities and experiences from luxury tented living to bird-watching, mini golf, sport fishing and a unique insight into the Maasai culture at the adjoining Maasai village.
Basis
Full Board – Dinner, Bed, Breakfast and Lunch
DAY 8: SAROVA MARA GAME CAMP, MASAI MARA
Day Itinerary
{At 0500hrs. Early morning optional balloon ride with champagne style breakfast at an extra cost}
Spend full day in the park with both morning and afternoon game drives.
All meals and overnight at the same camp Mara Sarova Game Camp.
Basis
Full Board – Dinner, Bed, Breakfast and Lunch
DAY 9: SAROVA MARA GAME CAMP, MASAI MARA
Day Itinerary
Spend full day in the park with both morning and afternoon game drives.
All meals and overnight at the same camp Mara Sarova Game Camp.
Basis
Full Board – Dinner, Bed, Breakfast and Lunch
DAY 10: ELEWANA TORTILIS CAMP AMBOSELI, AMBOSELI NATIONAL PARK
Amboseli National Park
Located in the southern reaches of Kenya, the Amboseli National Park is renowned for its excellent variety of wildlife such as Masaai giraffe, elephant, lion and cheetah and not surprisingly it is one of Kenya’s most popular parks. The landscape of Amboseli is dominated by the majestic snowcap of Mount Kilimanjaro, as well as open plains, acacia woodland, swamps and the massif of Ol Doinyo Orok. The birding is excellent, especially closer to the lakes and swamps. The park is famous for being the best place in Africa to get close to large herds of elephants among other wildlife species. Other attractions of the park include opportunities to meet the Maasai people and soak up spectacular views of Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest free-standing mountain in the world.
Day Itinerary
Enjoy early morning game drive then return to camp for breakfast later early lunch and after lunch, check out of rooms in the afternoon transfer to the nearest airstrip for flight to Amboseli via Wilson airport in Nairobi. Upon landing at the Amboseli Airstrip the driver will be waiting for pick up and transfer to the camp. Enjoy an afternoon game drive.
Dinner and overnight Elewana Tortilis Camp
Overnight: Elewana Tortilis Camp Amboseli
Amboseli is best known for its unrivalled views of Kilimanjaro and the elephant population. There are over 1000 elephants in the park’s eco-system, featuring some of the largest in Africa. Elewana Tortilis Camp is situated in one of Amboseli’s areas of Acacia Tortilis woodland, with the majestic backdrop of Africa’s highest mountain, and the World’s highest free – standing mountain, snow-capped Kilimanjaro. Game drives, walks, sundowners and bush meals take place both inside the park and within a private 30,000-acre game concession. The tents are all spacious, with king or twin beds and elegant ensuite bathrooms. There is a main lounge, bar and dining area, all exquisitely built with natural materials and thatched roofs.
Basis
Full Board Plus – Dinner, Bed, Breakfast, Lunch and Activities
DAY 11: ELEWANA TORTILIS CAMP AMBOSELI, AMBOSELI NATIONAL PARK
Day Itinerary
Full day spent in Amboseli National Park with scheduled morning and afternoon game drives on a shared basis. This Park is famous for its large herds of elephants and in particular their big tusk, a day in Amboseli is surely a highlight of your safari.
All Meals and overnight: Elewana Tortilis Camp
Basis
Full Board Plus – Dinner, Bed, Breakfast, Lunch and Activities
DAY 12: END OF ITINERARY
Day Itinerary
After Breakfast, enjoy one last morning game drive in Amboseli followed by Lunch. Our driver guide will be waiting to transfer you back to Nairobi and drop off at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for your International flight home.
Basis
Breakfast