Excellent overall safari flying to the best that Kenya has to offer. This trip can stand alone as a safari experience or as part of a longer trip; visiting other areas of Kenya. This safari offers a high level of comfort; yet stays are in atmospheric deluxe tented camps.
Duration:
12 Day Safari
Location:
Kenya
Category:
Exploration
Tour Code:
BFS901
Price:
$ 6995
Travel Recap:
Day 1
Your Journey begins...
Suggested routing: Board your KLM/Northwest flight and through the gateway city of Amsterdam on your journey to Africa. Stopovers in Amsterdam on request.
Day 2 & 3
Nairobi and Giraffe Centre
Depart from Amsterdam and touchdown this evening in Nairobi, Kenya. You will be greeted by the Born Free representative and escorted to your hotel located just outside the city. While in Nairobi, visit the Daphne Sheldrick Wildlife Orphanage and watch a demonstration at the famous Kazuri Beads workshop. Stop at the Giraffe Center before returning to the Norfolk Hotel for overnight. Norfolk Hotel [D]
Day 4 & 5
Amboseli National Park and MT. Kilimanjaro
After breakfast, a short flight will take you to the foothills of Mt. Kilimanjaro. The majestic snow-capped Mt. Kilimanjaro's 19,352 foot peak dominates the area and makes a great photographic background. There is a booming elephant population as well as other plains game. On arrival you are met by the gracious Tortilis Camp staff - there will be game viewing on the way to camp. Photo opportunities abound: elephant, monkey, cheetah and zebra seemingly pose for our cameras against the breath-taking landscape.
Top in Africa for Service - 2003 Conde Nast Traveler Gold Awards
Arriving at this award-winning eco-tourism lodge, one cannot help but appreciate the contrast and enormity of Africa. Dwarfed by the majestic snow-capped peak of Mt. Kilimanjaro, Tortilis Camp nestles in a verdant acacia grove. Luxury tents with private en suite bathrooms and unrivalled views of the mountain. Game drives in the morning and afternoon. Tortilis Camp [B, L, D]
Day 6 & 7
Samburu Game Park
Breakfast in the shadows of Mt. Kilimanjaro, and then wing your way north - flying over the Equator to the Northern Frontier District and Samburu. An afternoon game drive, your guide will point out species that are not found in the southern parks such as the Somali ostrich, Grevy's zebra, reticulated giraffe, Beisa oryx and the long-necked Gerenuk. Larsen's Tented Camp [B, L, D]
Day 8, 9 & 10
Masai Mara Game Reserve
After breakfast, fly over the Great Rift Valley to the Masai Mara National Reserve. The Mara Reserve offers unsurpassed game viewing. In one sweep of binoculars you can see a hundred elephants, lion, impala, zebra, and wildebeest. On dawn game drives, the sunrise sheds a golden haze upon the plains. It is truly an unforgettable sight as the morning is highlighted with the silhouettes of elephant, giraffe and lion. Become a part of the life in the Mara - birth, feeding, death and life, an incredible experience that you will never forget.
Optional Activity: Hot-Air Balloon Safari
Sitting above a bend in the Talek River, at the confluence of the Masai Mara's four game-viewing areas, the camp enjoys one of the most spectacular locations in the entire Mara ecosystem. Mara Intrepid offers three game drives per day in camp vehicles plus a trip to the local village which is part of a community development project. Little Governors Tented Camp or Leleshwa Tented Camp [B, L, D]
Day 11
Nairobi and departure
Breakfast in the African bush and then you fly to Nairobi where a vehicle and guide is at your disposal for all your last minute shopping and sightseeing. A dayroom is available for your convenience for your transfer to the airport for your flight home or onward destination. [B]
Day 12
Connection and home
Connect with your homebound flight.
Cost
Includes:
01 Overnights Accommodation Norfolk Hotel - D, B&B
02 Overnights Accommodation Amboseli Tortilis Camp - Full Board
02 Overnights Accommodation Samburu Intrepids Camp - Full Board
03 Overnights Accommodation Little Governor’s Camp - Full Board
Day room and car and driver on final day.
All internal Africa airfare as stated
All transfers to and from hotels and lodges in Africa.
Professional Safari Guides and Vehicles with photographic hatch
English speaking guides throughout.
Park entrance fees and all game viewing activities as stated as included
Porterage of one normal soft sided suitcase
Deluxe documentation prior to departure
