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Kenya Group Tour: Samburu Elephants + Thomsons Falls + Masai Mara + Beach

Kenya Tour: Samburu + Thomsons Falls + Mara + Diani Beach

Kenya Group Tour Samburu Elephants Thomsons Falls Mara Beach

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$6,288

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• Kenya Group Tour

• Nairobi National Park

• Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage

• Giraffe Centre

• Samburu Elephants

• Thomsons Falls

• Lake Nakuru

• Lake Naivasha

• Masai Mara

• Diani Beach

This wonderful Kenya group tour that visits Samburu National Park, renowed for its elephants, as well as Thomsons Falls & the famous Masai Mara, known for its plains game and predators. Also visit the Sheldrick Elephant Orphange, the Giraffe Centre and Nairobi National Park. End your holiday relaxing on beautiful Diani Beach.

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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

After an early breakfast we leave Nairobi and drive 6-hours northwards to Samburu National Park, travelling in a safari jeep (with pop-up roof for game viewing and guaranteed window seat).

We pass near Thika and continue northwards travelling through some breathtaking scenery dotted with rushing mountain streams and fields of tea and coffee. After Nanyuki we continue to a dusty outpost known as Isiolo, the last major stop on the jounrey into the remote nothern fronteir district, before arriving at our lodge.

Check in and relax amongst these dramatic semi-arid landscapes, surrounded by the Samburu and Matthew Range Mountains. In the afternoon enjoy a game drive in this wonderful wildlife wilderness, returning as the sunsets.

Note: Due to limited space in the vehicle, rigid suitcases are not suitable. Luggage needs to be packed in soft side bags (sports bags are ideal) not exceeding 15 kg and 65 x 46 cm. Excess baggage can be left with our representative in Nairobi. On escorted group tours please note that for operational reasons it is sometimes necessary to substitute one hotel with another of similar quality.

Day 4

Today enjoy an early morning and late afternoon game drive in the hot and arid northern Samburu region.

Your game drives will be in either the Samburu, Buffalo Springs or Shaba National Reserves, depending on the location of your lodge. Wildlife roams freely between these three vast protected areas situated within tribal lands controlled by the colourful and semi-nomadic Samburu people, who are close relatives of the Maasai, and the Borana tribe.

This region is home to a variety of wildlife, some mostly found only north of the equator - including the strange gerenuk, which stands upright on its spindly hind legs to browse from trees, the large Grevy's zebra, the reticulated giraffe, beisa oryx and Somali ostrich. Crocodiles can be found in the broad Ewaso Ngiro River, as well as large herds of elephants that wander along its banks. You can also hope to see lion, cheetah, leopard, Grant’s gazelle, the small dik dik and waterbuck, amongst others.

Birding is excellent with over 350 different species. Special birds to look out for include the Somali bee-eater, African pygmy falcon, Taita fiscal, black-bellied sunbird, golden-breasted starling, orange-bellied parrot, pink-breasted lark, fawn-coloured lark, Verreaux’s eagle, vulturine guineafowl, Von der Decken’s hornbill, eastern yellow-billed hornbill, northern red-billed hornbill, almost endemic Donaldson-Smith’s sparrow-weaver, black-capped social weaver, chestnut weaver and chestnut sparrow.

Day 5

Today we leave Samburu and travel 3-hours southwards through Isiolo and across the northernmost foothills of Mount Kenya to Nanyuki.

After making a photo stop at the equator, we continue 2-hours west to Nyahururu, which is home to Thomson's Falls, a dramatic 74-m waterfall on the Ewaso Nyiro River.

We check in to our hotel located near the falls and after lunch enjoy a guided walk in the hotel grounds. We then continue to the falls and hippo pools. We return to our lodge in the late afternoon, with the rest of the day at leisure.

Day 6

Following an early breakfast, today we drive 4-hours southwards to Lake Nakuru.

A soda lake on the floor of the Rift Valley, at certain times of the year this lake is home to huge throngs of pelicans and over 400 different bird species, including the Greater (white) and Lesser (pink) flamingo. The lake is also a haven for certain endangered species including the Rothschild giraffe and black and white rhino.

After an included lunch, we continue 2-hours to Lake Naivasha - a freshwater lake in the heart of the Great Rift Valley. Once we have checked in enjoy a boat trip on the lake with the opportunity to see hippo and some of the 400 different bird species found here.

Day 7

After breakfast we travel 5-hours to the Masai Mara, named after the Maasai people and the Mara River which divides the park.

We drive past Maai Mahiu and down to the vast plains on the floor of the Rift Valley, keeping an eye out for herds of giraffe and gazelle. From Narok, the district headquarters of this part of Maasailand, we traverse the "breadbasket" of Kenya, where acres of wheat and barley cover the landscape, as we travel towards the Masai Mara. We will arrive at our lodge in time for lunch before enjoying an afternoon game drive.

Masai Mara National Reserve 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. Check into your lodge and in the afternoon enjoy a game drive in this magnificent wildlife sanctuary.

Days 8 To 9

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

We set off early this 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: Optional early morning Hot Air Balloon ride on request.

Day 10

We leave the Masai Mara this morning and travel 5-hours to Nairobi Airport for your onward flight, and where your tour ends.

You will be met at Nairobi International Airport and transferred to Wilson Airport for your light aircraft flight to Ukunda on the south coast.

Here you will be met and transferred to your Diani Beach resort to relax on the shores of the sparkling Indian Ocean.

Note: As you will be flying in a light aircraft you must pack soft sports bags only, as rigid suitcases will not fit into the luggage pods. A baggage allowance of 15 kg (which includes your hand luggage) is strictly enforced for safety reasons. Excess baggage can be stored with our representative in Nairobi.

Days 11 To 13

At leisure to relax and soak up the sun on warm Diani Beach.

Enjoy the lush tropical gardens of coconut trees, fan-shaped travellers palms and the vibrant blooms of hibiscus, bougainvilleas and frangipani - as well the splendid coastline. Various watersports are available, as well as many optional activities such as a snorkelling trip to Kisite Marine Park and Wasini Island, Mombasa city tour, scuba diving, deep sea fishing and golf.

Note: Please be aware that there will be hawkers 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 14

Transfer to Ukunda Airport for your light aircraft flight to Wilson Airport in Nairobi.

Here you will be met and transferred to Nairobi International Airport for your flight home.

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