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Disabled Wheelchair Safari Holiday, Kenya: Amboseli + Tsavo + Beach, Mombasa

Kenya Safari: Mara + Amboseli + Tsavo + Diani Beach
1KPE10M

12 NIGHTS

FROM $5,021

Per person sharing

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Disabled Wheelchair Safari Holiday Kenya Amboseli Tsavo Beach Mombasa

On this amazing disabled wheelchair safari holiday to Kenya you will combine the wildlife of Amboseli, famous for its large herds of elephants and views of Mount Kilimanjaro, with Tsavo National Park, before relaxing beside a gorgeous beach on the Mombasa south coast. Also visit the Shedrick Elephant Orphanage & Giraffe Sanctuary. English speaking guide, all park fees, accessible hotels & transfers included.

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• Safari Holiday Kenya	• Daphne Sheldrick Orphanage	• Giraffe Sanctuary	• Amboseli National Park
• Big Five Game Drives	• Mount Kilimanjaro	• Elephants	• Tsavo National Park
• Beach, Mombasa	• Disabled Wheelchair Safari Holiday

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• Safari Holiday Kenya	• Daphne Sheldrick Orphanage	• Giraffe Sanctuary
• Amboseli National Park	• Big Five Game Drives	• Mount Kilimanjaro
• Elephants	• Tsavo National Park	• Beach, Mombasa
• Disabled Wheelchair Safari Holiday

Day 1

You will be met at Nairobi Airport and transferred to your hotel in this bustling city.

Check in and relax in your warm and friendly African surroundings.

Day 2

This morning we visit the Giraffe Centre. Founded by Betty & Jock Leslie-Melville to save the endangered Rothschild Giraffe from extinction, this centre plays an important role in educating Kenyan school children on the country's wildlife and environment. It also allows visitors to come into close contact with the world's tallest species, including the opportunity to feed a gorgeous giraffe.

We then visit the Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage (open only from 11 to 12 noon). It took Daphne Sheldrick 28 years of trial and error to perfect the milk formula and complex husbandry required to rear orphaned African elephants, during the period that her husband was warden of Kenya's largest elephant sanctuary in Tsavo East National Park. Since then this sanctuary has gone on to save the lives of many orphaned elephant calves.

Afterwards enjoy a game drive in Nairobi National Park. This was the first national park created in Kenya and, despite its relatively small size and close proximity to the skyscrapers of the city, it boasts a large and varied wildlife population. Animals migrate to this park during the dry season, as it offers them a permanent source of water. You can hope to see lion, buffalo, leopard and rhino - but not elephant as the park is not large enough to sustain them. You can also see giraffe, zebra, eland, impala, Grant's gazelle, Thomson's gazelle, warthog and ostrich in the woodlands and open plains, and hippo in the Mbagathi Athi River which is lined with fever and acacia trees. The park also has a very successful rhino sanctuary. A picnic lunch is included today.

Note: Visits to Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage can only be booked 90 days in advance and are subject to availability (maximum 100 visitors per day).

Day 3

We leave Nairobi early this morning and drive 5-hours across the scenic Great Rift Valley to the Masai Mara, travelling in a safari jeep (with pop-up roof).

We pass through Kenya's fertile highlands and head down the rift escarpment on a road built by Italian prisoners during World War II. Look for the charming chapel they built at the foot of the escarpment. We pass the impressive Longonot earth satellite station and head across the valley to Narok, before reaching the Masai Mara in time for lunch.

Masai Mara National Reserve is named after the Maasai people and the Mara River that divides the park. It is famous for its exceptional population of game and the annual migration of zebra and wildebeest from the adjoining Serengeti National Park. This phenomenon occurs every year from July to October (although exact timings cannot be guaranteed), when game migrates along a circular route from the plains of the Serengeti to the Masai Mara and back again in search of fresh pastures, followed by hungry predators - most notably lions and hyena.

After your first game drive, check into your lodge in this magnificent wildlife sanctuary.

Day 4

Today is dedicated to game viewing on the open plains of the world famous Masai Mara region.

We set off early each morning, when game viewing conditions are at their best, to view the abundant wildlife of this region. Return to the lodge to rest in the heat of the day, before setting off again in the late afternoon for another game drive.

Nestled within the enormous Great Rift Valley, the Masai Mara is famous for its many prides of lions, packs of hyena and other predators - as well as huge herds of wildebeest, which number over one million, zebra and giraffe. All the Big Five can be seen here, as well as numerous other species including the Thomson's gazelle, topi, kongoni, impala, roan antelope and hippo. The nocturnal bat-eared fox, rarely found elsewhere in Kenya, also inhabits this park as well as the endangered cheetah and black rhino.

Bird watching is also excellent with over 450 different species. These include the Marabou stork, Secretary bird, Crowned crane, Ostrich, Brown snake eagle, Black-chested snake eagle, Bateleur, Martial eagle, African paradise flycatcher, Red-fronted & White-headed barbet, Black-faced go-away bird, Woodland kingfisher, Violet-backed starling, Black cuckoo-shrike and various species of larks, cisticolas, vultures, hornbills and so much more.

Note: If you are tall and remain in your chair for your game drives, please be aware there may be some restrictions on your viewing due to the height of the windows in the accessible vehicle. There are no restrictions if you transfer into one of the regular seats.

Day 5

This morning we leave the Masai Mara and travel 5-hours to Lake Naivasha, a fresh water lake in the heart of the spectacular Great Rift Valley.

We drive across the "breadbasket" of Kenya, where acres of wheat and barley cover the landscape towards Narok, the district headquarters of this part of Maasailand. As we traverse the vast plains on the floor of the Rift Valley, keep an eye out for herds of giraffe and gazelle, before we head up towards Mai-Mahiu and on to Lake Naivasha.

On arrival enjoy a 1-hour boat ride on the lake, with the opportunity to see hippo and some of the 400 different bird species found here.

Note: You need upper body strength for this boat ride, as you will be lifted into a special high-backed seat placed inside this long shallow-draft canoe. You must wear a sun hat, as the boat is not covered and there are no toilet facilities.

Day 6

A full day on the road today as we leave Lake Naivasha and travel 6.5-hours to Amboseli National Park (with picnic lunch included), arriving in the late afternoon.

Situated in southern Kenya, if the weather is clear this national park offers magnificent views of Mount Kilimanjaro in neighbouring Tanzania.

Amboseli is best known for its great herds of elephant - you'll often find many of them standing knee deep in the water, spraying themselves to keep cool - but there is a lot of other game here including cheetah, buffalo, giraffe, many types of gazelle and other plains game.

Day 7

Today enjoy game viewing in Amboseli National Park, renowned for its large herds of elephants and where the local people are mainly Maasai.

In the early morning it is wonderful to see Mount Kilimanjaro hovering above the clouds. If the clouds clear, wildlife photography against this dramatic backdrop is particularly rewarding. With its dramatic contrast between dry savanna, fresh water swamps, salty plains and acacia forests, this sanctuary offers a fantastic array of birds and wildlife. You should see buffalo, black and white rhino, zebra, wildebeest and much more - as this low rainfall area is one of the best game viewing regions in the whole of Kenya.

Amboseli is also a haven for birding due to its many different habitats. Depending on the amount of rain that has fallen, you will find various water loving birds or other species on the salty plains. You can also hope to see a Martial eagle or Lappet-faced vulture.

Depending on the location of your lodge, you will either depart after breakfast with a picnic lunch for a full day of game viewing, or return to your lodge for lunch followed by another game drive in the afternoon.

Note: If you are tall and remain in your chair for your game drives, please be aware there will be some restrictions on your viewing due to the height of the windows in the accessible vehicle. There are no restrictions if you transfer into one of the regular seats.

Day 8

This morning we leave Amboseli and drive 4.5-hours to Tsavo East National Park.

Enjoy more game viewing as we continue to our lodge in this great national park, which is divided into an eastern and western section by the railway line and national road and is one of the oldest and largest wildlife conservation areas in Kenya. As the park is unfenced, animals migrate freely across both sectors.

Along the way we can stop at Voi where, if it is open, we can visit the Elephant Relocation Centre that resettles youngsters reared at the Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage in Nairobi.

Afterwards check into your safari lodge and enjoy the unique atmosphere of the Kenyan bushveld.

Note: To gain admission to the Voi Relocation Centre, you need to produce proof that you have fostered an elephant on the Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage website.

Day 9

Today is devoted to game viewing with your guide in the eastern sector of Tsavo National Park, , with morning and afternooon game drives. At over 7,000 square miles (11,747 square km), this vast national park is the largest in Kenya.

The flat open grasslands of Tsavo East offer easy game viewing, with animals attracted by its dams and the Galana River which flows through it. Wildlife is diverse with particularly good elephant sightings, as large herds roam freely between Tsavo and Amboseli. Lion, buffalo, leopard and wild dog are present and plains game is plentiful - including giraffe, zebra, the small dik-dik, Grant's gazelle, kudu, waterbuck, bushbuck, eland, oryx, wildebeest, vervet monkey and baboon. Hippos and crocodiles can be seen in the rivers and dams and keep an eye out for smaller animals such as the hyrax, mongoose, monitor lizard, chameleon and tortoise. There is also a great variety of birdlife including hornbills, guineafowls, francolins, ostrichs, shrikes, larks, pipits and many raptors - both resident and migrant.

Day 10

Enjoy a final early morning game drive in Tsavo National Park before your 3.5-hour transfer to your Mombasa beach resort.

Check in to your hotel situated on the shores of the sparkling Indian Ocean and relax in your warm beach surroundings.

Days 11 To 12

At leisure to soak up the sun at your hotel situated along the warm Mombasa coast.

Enjoy lush tropical gardens of coconut trees, fan-shaped travellers palms and the vibrant blooms of hibiscus, bougainvilleas and frangipani - as well the splendid coastline.

Note: Please be aware that there will be 'beach boys' on the beach, trying to sell you excursions and trinkets. Don't be taken in by them and simply say 'No' very firmly. They are not allowed in the grounds of your hotel.

Day 13

Transfer to Mombasa Airport for your flight home.

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