Trip Itinerary

Itinerary at a Glance

Meal plan info: L- Lunch, BB- Bed and breakfast, LDBB- Lunch, dinner, bed and breakfast

Detailed Itinerary

Day 1 – August 25, 2024 – JKIA – Nairobi

Arrival of your international flight at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Nairobi. You will be met by our team at the exit of the arrival hall and transfer to the hotel for your stay on bed and breakfast meal plan.

The Eka Hotel

The hotel rooms offer the very best in comfort, convenience and efficiency. Each air-conditioned room is equipped with a flat-screen TV with satellite connection, plug-and-play panels, direct-dial international telephone, complimentary high-speed internet access, mini bar, electronic personal safety deposit box, complimentary tea- and coffee-making facilities and hair dryers available on request. Eka Hotel boasts meeting and event venues that will suit every occasion.

Read more at Eka Hotel-Superior BB

Day 2 – August 26, 2024 – Nairobi – Amboseli National Park

After breakfast, depart for Amboseli National Park. The park lies on the shadow of the most famous symbol of Africa, Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest in Africa and the highest free standing mountain in the world. It’s snow capped peak will dominate the background while you marvel at the wildlife and scenery. Underground streams from Kilimanjaro surface in the centre of Amboseli creating swamps that attract and support a rich diversity of wild animals and birdlife. Arrive at the camp, check in and have lunch. In the afternoon, a game drive in the park, dinner and overnight stay.

Amboseli National Park is renowned for its large elephant population, including some impressively tusked bulls drawn to a series of large, lush swamplands. This area is home to many Masai communities centered on the park. It has an area of 400 kms2, with its southern boundary along the Tanzanian border. Here you may have the opportunity to observe herds of wildebeest, zebra, and impala graze on the open plains. There are areas of Acacia Forest that make for good birding and are home to many small mammals. Cheetahs are also often sighted in the park.

The main feature dominating the Amboseli plains is the Mount Kilimanjaro. With its peak at 5895m above sea level, it is the highest mountain in Africa. On a clear sky and often in the morning, visitors are rewarded with magnificent views of its snow-capped summits.

The Kibo Safari Camp

Kibo Safari Camp Amboseli offers complete tranquility and privacy as we have maintained the original nature feel and authenticity of our grounds bringing you closer to nature. Kibo Safari Camp is electric fenced; therefore, you are assured of complete security inside the camp.
Kibo Safari Camp Amboseli has 71 self-contained spacious tents sheltered by ‘makuti’ roofs, are built to accommodate as per the client’s needs and preference that is: Single, Double, Triple and a Family Tent (maximum 8 Guests). Kibo Safari Camp comfortable beds and furniture are locally made tastefully with bush logs and the tents decorated with African rustic furniture.

In addition, the tents have mosquito nets, clothes rack, carpet, seat and writing desk. Kibo Safari Camp rooms are en- suite with a flush toilet and hot and cold shower. Each tent has a washing basin/sink with cold and hot tap water.

Kibo Safari Camp-Standard LDBB

Day 3 – August 27, 2024 – Nairobi – Amboseli National Park

Day spent in Amboseli National Park with morning and afternoon game drives. Savor the enchanting views of the magnificent countryside on the shade of the highest mountain in Africa and abundant large mammals.

All meals and overnight stay at the camp.

Kibo Safari Camp-Standard LDBB

Day 3 – August 27, 2024 – Nairobi – Amboseli National Park

Day spent in Amboseli National Park with morning and afternoon game drives. Savor the enchanting views of the magnificent countryside on the shade of the highest mountain in Africa and abundant large mammals. All meals and overnight stay at the camp.

Kibo Safari Camp-Standard LDBB

Day 5 – August 29, 2024 – Amboseli National Park – Ol Pejeta Conservancy

After breakfast, check out and fly from Amboseli, Nairobi is accessed by flight which is approximately one hour.

Nairobi being the capital city of Kenya offers a wide range of tourist attraction sites which includes:

• Nairobi National Park were by variety of wildlife can be seen and the wildlife include Large herds of zebra, wildebeest, buffalo and giraffe roam the plains and black rhino, ostrich, baboons, cheetah and lions are some of the other photogenic inhabitants.
• The Nairobi National Museum
• The Giraffe Center
• Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage

Land at Wilson. You will be met by your driver guide and depart for Ol Pejeta Conservancy, at the foothills of Mount Kenya. The drive takes you through magnificent countryside with diverse economic activities. Arrive at the camp, check in and have a hot lunch. Afternoon game drive in the only reserve in Kenya with a Chimpanzee Sanctuary and famed for rhino conservation. Dinner and overnight.

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Sweetwaters Tented Camp

Sweetwaters Tented Camp lies in the heart of privately owned 24,000 acres of Ol Pejeta Conservancy, enjoying magnificent views across the game-studded plains to the snowcapped peaks of Mount Kenya. Sweetwaters Tented Camp is a two-and-a-half-hour drive from Nairobi. A sheltered oasis clustered around a waterhole and set in the pristine calm of its own private reserve, Sweetwaters Tented Camp is in a class of its own. Located in typical savannah grasslands with ‘Whistling Thorn’ and other acacia trees, overlooking a floodlit waterhole and salt-lick, Sweetwaters is truly an oasis. It offers guests some of the finest tented accommodations in Kenya, personalized service and attention, and abundant game-viewing opportunities.

Sweetwaters Tented Camp-Standard LDBB

Day 6 – August 30, 2024 – Ol Pejeta Conservancy

Early morning game drive. Breakfast and mid-morning game drive. Lunch at the camp and relaxation. Afternoon game drive and visit to the Chimpanzee Conservancy.

Dinner and overnight at the camp.

Sweetwaters Tented Camp-Standard LDBB

Day 7 – August 31, 2024 – Ol Pejeta Conservancy – Lake Naivasha

After breakfast, check out and depart for Lake Naivasha. Spectacular descent into the Great Rift Valley and arrive at the lodge for check in and late lunch. Afternoon relaxation or optional excursion on the lake.

Dinner and overnight at the lodge

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Lake Naivasha Sopa Resort

On the southern shores of Lake Naivasha is Lake Naivasha Sopa Resort. The lake is the only freshwater lake within Africa’s Great Rift Valley. The resort blends perfectly with its natural surroundings. Being one of Kenya’s most up-market destinations, it is the ideal base from which to explore the surrounding countryside and nearby National Parks and wildlife sanctuaries. 100kms from Nairobi, the lodge is just over an hour’s drive on tarmac roads or 45 minutes by air to the Lake Naivasha airstrip.

Here the avid bird watcher sees paradise in a vast array of exotic bird life. The lake region is host to distinctive herds of plains game and the elusive black-faced Colobus monkey. Lake Naivasha Sopa Lodge has panoramic views of the environs and the lake.

The rooms at Naivasha Sopa Resort are spacious, airy and light as, the windows are all glass. They are tastefully furnished with mahogany colored furniture. There are mini bars in all the rooms, TV’s in 48 out of the 84 rooms, telephones and safes.

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Day 8 – September 1, 2024 – Lake Naivasha – Masai Mara National Reserve

Breakfast and check out. Drive via Narok to the Maasai 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. Maasai Mara is blessed with a permanent water supply, Maasai Mara has a permanent population of plains game. The “big five” – elephant, buffalo, lion, leopard and rhino are quite common. Arrive at the camp and check in for lunch. Afternoon game drive. Return for dinner and overnight stay

Mara Eden Safari Camp-Fullboard LDBB

Mara Eden Safari Camp

Mara Eden Safari Camp is a small, personalized camp that offers guests a unique wilderness experience with many homely comforts.

Each of our 8 Luxurious Tents is raised on a wooden deck, with a seating area at the front for relaxed game and bird viewing. All the tents have hot and cold running water, a flush toilet, 24-hour solar lighting and tasteful décor .

The main building is centrally placed, having 4 tents on either side, and is raised on a wooden platform. It has a dining area that seats 30 guests and a lounge area with a fully stocked bar. From our adjoining kitchen we serve a full English breakfast, a 3 course lunch and a 5 course dinner. Tea and coffee are available throughout the day.

Mara Eden Safari Camp-Fullboard LDBB

Day 9 – September 2, 2024 – Masai Mara National Reserve

Full day spent game-viewing in the reserve. Explore the plains and rolling hills for a chance to spot the images of your dreams ranging from beautiful scenery to fascinating views of wildlife, in a natural habitat. Morning and afternoon game drives or a full-day game drive with packed lunches would take you closer to nature. All meals and overnight at the lodge/ camp.

Mara Eden Safari Camp-Fullboard LDBB

Day 10 – September 3, 2024 – Masai Mara National Reserve – Mara North Conservancy

Breakfast at the lodge/ camp and check out. Transfer to the Mara North Conservancy with a game drive along the way. Arrive at the camp, check in, have lunch and relax. In the afternoon, a game drive in
the conservancy. Dinner and overnight stay.

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Karen Blixen Camp

Karen Blixen Camp encompasses 22 large luxury canvas tents – each set on a beautiful wooden platform with a spacious verandah. On the cushion daybed one can enjoy an afternoon siesta, taking in the wonderful surroundings. The luxury canvas tents at Karen Blixen Camp are en-suite and furnished with a large comfortable bed, Persian rugs and a cozy armchair giving you the ultimate in camping luxury.

The private bathroom has a flush toilet, twin wash hand basins and a romantic outside shower with amazing view to the sky. Water is heated using solar panels to avoid any use of firewood and thus conserving the Mara Woodlands. Electricity is provided in all tents 24 hours a day by extended solar panel system and battery storing bank.

Karen Blixen Camp-Standard LDBB

Day 11 – September 4, 2024 – Mara North Conservancy

Full day spent game-viewing in the Mara North Conservancy. At all times, your driver-guide will take the best approach possible to any sighting to ensure that you are placed as close and safely to the sighting as possible. In the vehicle, everyone will have their own window seat.

Explore the plains and rolling hills for a chance to spot the images of your dreams ranging from beautiful scenery to fascinating views of wildlife, in a natural habitat. Morning and afternoon game drives or a full day game drive with packed lunches would take you closer to nature. All meals and overnight at the camp.

Karen Blixen Camp-Standard LDBB

Day 12 – September 5, 2024 – Mara North Conservancy – Nairobi/Depart

After breakfast, game drive and transfer to the airstrip for your scheduled flight to Wilson Airport.  Arrive and met by our team.  Lunch at Carnivore restaurant and transfer to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for your outbound flight.

Optional Addon Events

There are optional activities available on some days. Be sure and ask for more details when you book.

• Night game drive at Ol Pejeta Conservancy @ US$ 70 Per Person
• Ride with the Rhino at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy @ US$ 70 Per Person
• Lake Naivasha boat ride & Crescent Island Nature walk @ US$ 65 Per Person
• Hot air balloon safari: US$ 450 Per person
• Masai village visit: US$ 25 Per person.