HIGHLIGHTS OF KENYA

9 DAYS / 8 NIGHTS

Day 1: Arrive Nairobi

Upon arrival at Jomo Kenyatta Airport , you will be met by a GMTours representative and transferred to the Panafric hotel. The evening is yours to relax. Dinner on own arrangements. Overnight at Panafric Hotel  (bed & breakfast).

Day 2: Boulevard Hotel

After breakfast, drive along the Nairobi / Mombasa highway to Tsavo West National Park arriving for lunch at Voyager Safari camp. At 20,807 sq kms, Tsavo lies exactly midway between Nairobi and Mombasa on the Kenyan coast. Afternoon game drive until sunset. Dinner and overnight at Voyager Safari Camp   (BLD).

Day 3: Tsavo West

Spend another day in Tsavo at The West National Park with morning and afternoon game drives. Its dramatic views in particular of the Mudanda Rock and Yatta Plateau, the world's largest lava flow. Game in this area includes elephant, leopard, buffalo, cheetah, crocodile, giraffe, waterbuck, kudu, gerenuk, and zebra. All meals and overnight at Voyager Safari Camp (BLD).

Day 3: Tsavo West/Amboseli

After breakfast drive via Chyulu Hills to Amboseli National Park, one of the most popular parks on the Tanzania border offering a unique spectacle; the backdrop is  the snow-capped Mt. Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest mountain proudly standing at 19,344ft, and sometimes known as the “ROOF OF AFRICA”. Lunch will be served at Kibo Safari Camp. Afternoon game drives until sunset. Dinner and overnight at Kibo Safari Camp  (BLD).

Day 5: Amboseli/Lake Nakuru/Lake Naivasha

After breakfast, depart for Lake Nakuru via Nairobi with picnic lunch and drive down the floor of the Great Rift Valley escarpment to Lake Nakuru National Park , a protected game sanctuary for endangered species such as the black/ white rhino, and rothschild giraffe. The park is world-renowned for its millions of pink flamingoes found around the lake. Afternoon game drive. Late afternoon transferred to lake Naivasha area for dinner and overnight at   Elsamer Lodge   (BLD).

Day 6: Lake Naivasha

Spend a day at Elsamere, set in Acacia forest on the banks of Lake Naivasha . This morning you will explore the extensive birdlife around Lake Naivasha by taking a boat trip on the lake. After a buffet style lunch, we visit the formally known, Elsamere Conservation Centre. This centre is now a museum and conservation facility where we watch a video and have a lecture. The late afternoon and evening can be spent in the lush garden often visited by Colobus monkeys and at night occasionally hippos. After dinner you retire early to one of the comfortable cottages set around the main house. Meals and overnight at Elsamere Lodge (BLD).
 
Days 7 & 8: Lake Naivasha / Masai Mara

After early breakfast, morning drive to Maasai Mara Game Reserve and explore the wildlife. Lunch at Nyumbu Camp. Option to float above the Mara-Serengeti ecosystem on board a hot air balloon followed by a gourmet champagne breakfast.  There is also an optional day-trip to the second largest fresh water lake in the World- Lake Victoria where you can fish for giant nile perch. You can also visit a Maasai tribal village and enjoy entertainment by Maasai dancers. Overnight at Nyumbu Camp (BLD).

Day 9: Masai Mara/ Nairobi / Depart

After breakfast morning drive back to Nairobi and transferred to JKIA for your outbound flight.