DETAILED ITINERARY
DAY 1: ARRIVAL IN NAIROBI
Arrive at Nairobi airport where the guide will have a big paper with your name on it on the arrival terminal. Drive to the hotel, check in, relax and your guide will help you to orientate yourself on places to visit within Nairobi. You will be staying at the Tamarind Tree Hotel on bed and breakfast.
Accommodation at Tamarind Tree Hotel- https://www.tamarindtree-hotels.com/
DAY 2& 3: AMBOSELI NATIONAL PARK
The following morning, you will wake up to an early morning breakfast followed by a transfer to Wilson airport to catch your flight to Amboseli National Park where you interact with the huge elephant family herds. You will spend three days exploring the park set at the foot of Mt Kilimanjaro. The Park is an open ecosystem boasting huge herds of elephants, zebras, buffaloes, hyenas, lions, giraffes, gazelles and numerous bird species not to forget the magnificent Mt. Kilimanjaro which offers a scenic background for photographers. Here you will indulge in mostly morning and late afternoon game drives as this is when you get action of the elephants getting into and leaving the swamps and crossing the park roads from or to where they call home.
While at Amboseli you will be staying at Oltukai Lodge.- https://oltukailodge.com/
Ol Tukai Lodge-located inside the park- is one of the best spots in the world to watch elephant with the backdrop of Africa’s highest mountain, Mount Kilimanjaro. Writers have described Ol Tukai and the surrounding Amboseli National Park ‘as a home for the Gods’. Ol Tukai is an Eco-rated lodge having excellent outdoor and indoor facilities with its unique collection of African art. The lodge is strategically located at the heart of Amboseli National Park. As such, it is designed to take advantage of its scenic environment; Mt. Kilimanjaro and the abundant wildlife of Amboseli, making it a world-renowned spot to observe African Elephants. The beautifully appointed accommodation provide quality, comfort and attention to detail. The presence of the wilderness can be felt in the silence of the night.
DAY 4,5 & 6: EXPLORE MAASAI MARA
On the 5th day, you will wake up to an early morning breakfast after which you will check out and drive to Amboseli airstrip for a scheduled flight to Nairobi where you will board an interconnecting flight to Masai Mara. Enjoy four relaxed days in Masai Mara with morning and evening shared game drives. While at the Maasai Mara you will get a chance to explore the Mara which involves visiting various river crossing points to witness and capture the wildebeests crossing the great Mara River in numbers along with predator prey action. Explore the vast tree studded reserve in search wildlife. Some of the famous wild animals in the park you are likely to encounter include: lions, rhinos, hippos, crocodiles, giraffe, wildebeests, zebras, buffalo, warthogs, hyenas, jackals, wild dogs, buffalo, leopard, cheetah, many kinds of birds, antelopes and elephants.
Also, one of the fine mornings you may take an optional early morning balloon ride over the Mara plains that will be crowned with a champagne bush breakfast. Also, you may have an optional one-hour visit to the Masai village for cultural encounter and souvenir shopping.
Masai Cultural Village Visit – 25 USD per person ***Not included in cost*** Optional Activity
The Mara balloon ride cost 500USD per person ***Not included in cost*** Optional Activity
While in the Masai Mara, you will be accommodated at Entim Mara Camp– https://www.entim-mara.com/
Entim is designed to give you the friendliest, most intimate, luxury safari camp experience and the best wildlife safari in the Masai Mara. Our prime location along the Mara River is unrivalled for seeing and photographing animals all year round. The camp gives you a feeling of being part of the landscape and having profound encounters with wild animals and Masai people in their own land. It’s a sharing of passions and significant moments in the heart of one of the most famous wildlife reserves in the world. It has 12 new luxury en-suite guest rooms raised on wooden decks overlooking the Mara River. Handsomely decorated using earthy tones, there’s a seamless flow from inside to outside and down to the river. Watch animals moving to and from the river from your private lounge and veranda, or during scrumptious meals at our
DAY 7: DEPART MAASAI MARA TO NAIROBI
Being the final day of your safari, you will have a relaxed morning after which you will be dropped off at the airstrip for your return flight to Nairobi. You may opt of souvenir shopping in Karen, farewell lunch at Talisman hotel (own cost) after which you will be dropped off at your hotel, airport or location of your choice within.
This marks the end of the tour.
INCLUSIONS
- 1 Night accommodation in Nairobi- Bed and Breakfast basis
- 5 Nights’ accommodation while on safari – full board basis
- All Park entrance fees.
- All meals as per itinerary
- Our assistance at any point.
- Bottled drinking water
- Hotel pick-up and drop off in Nairobi
- Shared morning and evening game drives is a customized 4X4 Land cruiser with pop up roof to optimize wildlife viewing.
- Services of knowledgeable, experienced safari driver guide.
- Abundant drinking water in the vehicle
- Return flight to Amboseli
- Return flight to Maasai Mara
- All airport/airstrip transfers
EXCLUSIONS
- International flights.
- Travel/Medical insurance
- Visa fees.
- Balloon ride in Maasai Mara
- Maasai Cultural Village Visit
- Tips & Gratuities
- All drinks
Meals not specified as included
