The Best of Beautiful Kenya
$ 2980
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BEAUTIFUL KENYA – THE BEST OF EVERYTHING
8 days / 7 nights
1 January – 31 December 2022
Kenya is blessed with everything that is beautiful – beautiful people who hold true a rich and colourful culture, beautiful Indian Ocean beaches with clear, blue, warm tropical waters and so the trend continues in-land, in fact any which way you wish to go – down into the valleys of the beautiful lake areas through the plateaus and plains, which boast a natural selection of wildlife, or high up onto some of the most famous peaks of the world. All the while, there is something beautiful for everyone – nature lovers, birders, hikers, photographers, gourmet enthusiasts, culture seekers, recreational or serious adventurers, the well-travelled or those venturing into the unknown for the first time, back-packers or those who wish to visit Beautiful Kenya for the ultimate in the luxury safari experience – self-drive through to rail.
Imagine a night under the starriest of African skies while you quietly sit and contemplate all that is beautiful in that moment – tucked away deep in the Masai Mara! Its Epic, its Legendary and its truly African! You dream it, we’ll make it happen!
INCLUDED IN THE PACKAGE:
- 8 Nights, 4* accommodation, sharing.
- Meals as specified.
- Activities as specified.
- Dedicated 4 x 4 vehicle together with a qualified driver / guide for the duration 12 – 19 June 2021.
- Gratuities, airport & hotel porterages.
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Destination
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Departure
Nairobi
Tour Plan
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DAY 1: NAIROBI, KENYA
- Arrival day in Nairobi.
- You will be met at the airport and transferred to your hotel.
- Check-in: Park Inn Radisson, Nairobi Westlands (4*).
- Dinner at the hotel or at a local restaurant.
- Overnight: Park Inn, Radisson Nairobi Westlands, standard room (Ngong Hills View), pps, dinner & breakfast.
- Visit the website
- Services include: driver / guide & vehicle rental.
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DAY 2: ABERDARE NATIONAL PARK
- Early morning breakfast at your hotel followed by a road transfer to The Aberdare National Park, in your dedicated 4 x 4 safari vehicle with your qualified local driver / guide. The trip is approximately 165km in distance but will take a good 4 hours to get there.
- Check-in: The Ark Lodge.
- Enjoy lunch upon your arrival at The Ark Lodge followed by a drive through the park to enjoy some of it's great attractions.
- Early evening return to the lodge in time for a sundowner drink as the environment around you settles for the evening.
- Dinner at the lodge.
- Overnight: The Ark Lodge, standard cabins, en-suite, pps, full board (lunch, dinner, breakfast).
- Visit the website
- Services include: driver / guide & vehicle rental.
- A drive through the park with game viewing including the African elephant, black rhino, leopard, spotted hyena, olive baboon, black and white colobus monkey, sykes monkey, cape buffalo, warthog, common zebra (North Aberdare), bushbuck, reedbuck. Rare sightings include those of giant rorest hog, bongo, golden cat, serval cat, African wild cat, African civet cat, blue duiker
- Bird viewing - there is a recorded 290 bird species, including the Aberdare cisticola that is critically endangered and the Jackson’s francolin, which is regionally endemic, sparry hawk, goshawks, eagles, sunbirds and plovers.
- Visit to the Moorlands.
- Magnificent waterfalls eg. the Karuru Waterfall which falls in three steps and the Chania Waterfalls.
- Visit the Aberdare National Park website
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DAY 3: LAKE BOGORIA NATIONAL RESERVE (UNESCO World Heritage Site)
- Another early morning breakfast before your departure to the Lake Bogoria National Reserve where you will overnight. It is a lengthy trip but you will be entertained by the natural beauty of Kenya along the way. Travelling distance is 265kms and will take around 6 hours to arrive at the Lake Bogoria Spa & Resort.
- Check-in: Lake Bogoria Spa & Resort (4*).
- Lunch upon arrival at the resort.
- Afternoon spent on your private drive through the park.
- Dinner will be back at the resort.
- Overnight at The Bogoria Spar & Resort, standard room, pps, full board (lunch, dinner, breakfast).
- Visit the website
- Services include: driver / guide & vehicle rental.
- Your main attraction for the afternoon will be the pink hue that hangs over the still lake - the Flamingoes of Lake Bogoria.
- You will also get to experience the fascinating phenomenon of the hot springs.
- Bird-watching opportunities along the way.
- Visit the Lake Bogoria National Reserve Website.
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DAY 4: LAKE NAIVASHA
- A leisurely breakfast out on the deck in the early morning sun and then off to Lake Naivasha. After a 4 hour scenic drive you will be seated to lunch at the beautifully located Lake Elementaita Serena Camp.
- Check-in: Lake Elementaita Serena Camp (4*).
- Lunch upon arrival at the lodge.
- Private afternoon drive through the conservancy.
- Dinner will be served at the lodge.
- Overnight at the Lake Elementaita Serena Camp, deluxe double tents, pps, full board (lunch, dinner, breakfast).
- Visit the website
- Services include: driver / guide & vehicle rental.
- Lake Naivasha is the only freshwater lake in the Kenyan Rift Valley and was designated a RAMSAR site in 1995 under the Convention of Wetlands of International Importance.
- You have the opportunity of visiting Lake Nakuru National Park which is located within the greater conservancy and is home to both black and white rhino.
- Additional options include a visit to Lake Baringo, bushwalks & guided bird watching.
- Evening game drive if you like is also an option or perhaps by now a soothing spa treatment may be a good idea!
- Visit the Lake Naivasha website.
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DAYS 5 & 6: MASAI MARA NATIONAL RESERVE
- Start this morning with an experience out of this world - a breakfast on the shores of the lake.
- Breakfast is followed by a short trip to Hell's Gate National Park, en-route the Masai Mara National Reserve.
- Check-in: Mara Serena Safari Lodge (4*).
- A late afternoon arrival in the Masai Mara will be followed by an evening game drive and dinner at the Masa Serena Safari Lodge, which is also where you will overnight.
- Dinner at the lodge.
- Overnight at the Mara Serena Safari Lodge, lodge room, pps, full board (lunch, dinner, breakfast).
- Visit the website
- Services include: driver / guide & vehicle rental.
- Breakfast on the lake - you will be escorted on a short walk to your breakfast table, which will be set at the Lake’s shore. A bubbly breakfast with a fittingly assorted menu can be enjoyed amongst the abounding spectacle of birdlife and spectacular landscapes. On lucky days, guests have an up-close look at the buffaloes traversing the eastern Arc of the Lake to their western retiring grounds during these early morning hours.
- Visit to Hell’s Gate National Park en-route to the Masai Mara National Reserve. Named for the intense geothermal activity within its boundaries, the Hell's Gate National Park is a remarkable quarter of the Great Rift Valley. Spectacular scenery including the towering cliffs, water-gouged gorges, stark rock towers, scrub clad volcanoes and belching plumes of geothermal steam make it one of the most atmospheric Parks in Africa Visit the Hell's Gate website.
- Afternoon and / or evening game drive in the Masai Mara National Reserve. So much to enjoy while in this unique environment - of course the Great Wildebeest Migration, hot air ballooning (additional charge), game drives, horse-back safari, the Masaai Tribe and so much more.
- Wildlife in the Masai Mara is in abundance and especially the Big Five (lion, leopard, buffalo and elephant most of the time - and perhaps a little more difficult to spot, the black rhino). Other predators include spotted hyena, black-backed jackal and bat-eared fox, while antelope species include topi, eland, reedbuck, impala and Thomson’s gazelle as well as the largest subspecies of giraffe, the Masai giraffe.
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DAY 7: MASAI MARA NP BACK TO NAIROBI
- Finally, enjoy a truly leisurely breakfast before you bid Beautiful Kenya good bye.
- After breakfast enjoy your last game drive out as you head back to Nairobi.
- Lunch en-route, check into your hotel and the afternoon will be at leisure.
- Check-in: Park Inn Radisson, Nairobi Westlands (4*).
- Dinner at the hotel or at a local restaurant.
- Overnight: Park Inn, Radisson Nairobi Westlands, standard room (Ngong Hills View), pps, dinner & breakfast.
- Visit the website
- Services include: driver / guide & vehicle rental.
- Morning game drive
- The Masai Mara also boasts 500 species of birds, from kori bustards, ostriches and ground hornbills in the grasslands to saddle-billed storks and Goliath herons in the swamps to Schalow’s turaco and Ross’s turaco in the riverine forest and seven species of kingfisher in the rivers. Your game drive will continue on out of the park in order to carry on back to Nairobi.
- Depending on your arrival time back in Nairobi, enjoy lunch either at the hotel or at a local restaurant in town.
- Optional add-on activities include: The Karen Blixen Museum, The Elephant Orphanage, The Nairobi National Park, The Nairobi National Museum.
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DAY 8: LAST DAY IN KENYA
- Breakfast at the hotel and then the rest of the day is free until such time that your airport transfer has to depart for your timely arrival back at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for your onward flight home.
- Time permitting you can enjoy lunch at the hotel or at a local restaurant in town.
- Optional add-on activities include: The Karen Blixen Museum, The Elephant Orphanage, The Nairobi National Park, The Nairobi National Museum.
- Airport transfer.
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INCLUDED IN THE PACKAGE:
- 8 Nights, 4* accommodation, sharing.
- Meals as specified.
- Activities as specified.
- Dedicated 4 x 4 vehicle together with a qualified driver / guide for the duration 12 - 19 June 2021.
- Gratuities, airport & hotel porterages.
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