DAY 1: GIRAFFE MANOR, 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

Morning arrival at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. Meet and greet by our AMA Safaris representative. Your transfer to your Nairobi accommodations on FB and assisted with the check in formalities.

Afternoon private visit to the David Sheldrick Elephant orphanage.

Activities

The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust

The Sheldrick Wildlife Trust

Founded in 1977 by Dr Dame Daphne Sheldrick D.B.E, in honour of the memory of her late husband, famous naturalist and founding Warden of Tsavo East National Park, David Leslie William Sheldrick MBE, the DSWT claims a rich and deeply rooted family history in wildlife and conservation. Born from one family’s passion for Kenya and its wilderness, the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust is today the most successful orphan-elephant rescue and rehabilitation program in the world and one of the pioneering conservation organisations for wildlife and habitat protection in East Africa.

To date the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust has successfully hand-raised over 244 infant elephants and has accomplished its long-term conservation priority by effectively reintegrating orphans back into the wild herds of Tsavo, claiming many healthy wild-born calves from former-orphaned elephants raised in care.

Transfers

Date	Pick Up	Drop Off	Time	Vehicle
Day 1	JKIA Airport Hotel	Giraffe Manor	To Be Advised	Transfer

Overnight: Giraffe Manor    

Giraffe Manor is an exclusive boutique hotel, set in 12 acres of private land within 140 acres of indigenous forest in the Langata suburb of Nairobi. This elegant, personally hosted hotel is famous for its herd of resident Rothschild’s giraffe who visit morning and evening, poking their long necks into the windows in the hope of a treat. With its stately façade, elegant interior, verdant green gardens, sunny terraces, and delightful courtyards, Giraffe Manor offers a rich blend of comfortable accommodation and highly trained and friendly staff. It is the only place in the world where you can enjoy the breathtaking experience of feeding and photographing a giraffe over the breakfast table or at the front door.

Basis

Fully Inclusive – Bed, All Meals, Fees and Activities

DAY 2: KICHECHE LAIKIPIA 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 and transfer to Wilson airport for your morning flight to Nanyuki departing at 0915hrs.

Arrive in Nanyuki where you will be met by the camp representative and transfer to your camp with enroute game viewing for lunch. Afternoon Game drive and activities in the conservancy.

Internal Flight Information

Date	Flight	Airline	Departure Airport	Time	Arrival Airport	Time
Day 2	Scheduled	To Be Advised	Giraffe Manor	To Be Advised	Kicheche Laikipia Camp	To Be Advised

Overnight: Kicheche Laikipia Camp           

An eco-award-winning small luxurious tented camp nestled in the shadows of Mount Kenya at the foot of an indigenous forest overlooking a waterhole. The camp’s squeaky green safari chic marries beautifully and sensitively with the natural highs of her surrounds in the wilderness zone of Ol Pejeta Conservancy.

Basis

Fully Inclusive – Bed, All Meals, Fees and Activities

DAY 3: KICHECHE LAIKIPIA CAMP, OL PEJETA CONSERVANCY

Day Itinerary

Whole day in Laikipia with morning and afternoon shared game drives.

Meals and overnight at the Kicheche Laikipia Camp.

Basis

Fully Inclusive – Bed, All Meals, Fees and Activities

DAY 4: KICHECHE LAIKIPIA CAMP, OL PEJETA CONSERVANCY

Day Itinerary

Whole day in Laikipia with morning and afternoon shared game drives. Meals and overnight at the camp.

Basis

Fully Inclusive – Bed, All Meals, Fees and Activities

DAY 5: KICHECHE BUSH CAMP, OLARE MOTOROGI CONSERVANCY

Olare Motorogi Conservancy

The Olare Motorogi Conservancy is an 85km² expanse of prime private wilderness in southwest Kenya which forms part of the Maasai Mara-Serengeti ecosystem and wildlife dispersal zone. The conservancy lies immediately to the northwest of the main Maasai Mara Reserve.

Tourism is limited to a maximum of 94 beds which maximizes the client wilderness experience and minimizes the environmental impact of tourism. Open hills provide a habitat for a diverse range of grazers, including giraffes, zebras, hartebeests, and warthogs.

These herds attract large numbers of predators, including lions, cheetahs, hyenas, and jackals. In between the hills run a number of small seasonal streams, fringed by stretches of forest which are home to a broader range of species including baboons, elephants, buffaloes, hippos, and leopards.

Day Itinerary

Breakfast and transfer to the airstrip for your morning flight to Masai mara departing at 1030hrs.

Arrive in mara where you will be met by the camp representative and transfer to your camp with enroute game viewing for lunch.

Masai Mara National Reserve offers 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 for lunch at your lodge. Afternoon shared game drives until sunset. Meals and overnight at the camp.

Internal Flight Information

Date	Flight	Airline	Departure Airport	Time	Arrival Airport	Time
Day 5	Scheduled	To Be Advised	Kicheche Laikipia Camp	To Be Advised	Kicheche Bush Camp	To Be Advised

Overnight: Kicheche Bush Camp    

Kicheche Bush Camp is a small, classic, intimate, luxury tented camp completely unfenced, accommodating a maximum of twelve guests. There are six spacious, fully insect-proof, custom designed tents, equipped with twin or double beds, linen, bedside tables, luggage racks and rugs. Bathrooms are en-suite and are equipped with a dresser, flushing toilet and a traditional safari bucket shower with a view. There are comfortable chairs on each verandah overlooking the plains. One tent can be converted into a triple on request. There is a spacious well furnished lounge and dining tent, although we prefer to each alfresco if weather permits.

Basis

FI: Fully Inclusive – Bed, All Meals, Fees and Activities

DAY 6: KICHECHE BUSH CAMP, OLARE MOTOROGI CONSERVANCY

Day Itinerary

Whole day in Masai Mara with morning and afternoon shared game drives. Optional Masai village visit to experience firsthand the Maasai culture at an extra cost.

Meals and overnight at the Kicheche Bush Camp.

Basis

FI: Fully Inclusive – Bed, All Meals, Fees and Activities

DAY 7: KICHECHE BUSH CAMP, OLARE MOTOROGI CONSERVANCY

Day Itinerary

Full day is spent in Masai Mara with scheduled morning and afternoon shared game drives in the Masai Mara Reserve.

Meals and overnight at the Kicheche Bush Camp.

Basis

FI: Fully Inclusive – Bed, All Meals, Fees and Activities

DAY 8: END OF ITINERARY

Day Itinerary

After breakfast, transfer will be arranged to the airstrip for your flight back to Nairobi departing 1115hrs arriving at Wilson Airport 1215hrs then a transfer will be arranged to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for your flight out back home.

Internal Flight Information

Date	Flight	Airline	Departure Airport	Time	Arrival Airport	Time
Day 8	Scheduled	To Be Advised	Kicheche Bush Camp	To Be Advised	JKIA Airport Hotel	To Be Advised

Transfers

Date	Pick Up	Drop Off	Time	Vehicle
Day 8	JKIA Airport Hotel	Wilson Airport [WIL]	To Be Advised	Transfer

Basis

Breakfast