Kenya family safari
| country: | Kenya |
| location: | Masai Mara |
| departures: | Departures every Friday from Nairobi. Departures can be arranged for any other day if two or more are travelling |
| price: | From US $1840 - US $2045 (6 days) excluding flights. Price includes full board accommodation, park entry fees and guides |
| offers: | Book before 15 Dec 2008 and receive a 10% discount. |
the amazing things you'll be doing
This is a family tailor made safari which is best for all holiday makers as it combines the best places, hotel/lodges and National Parks and Reserves in Kenya. The safari starts with a relaxing day in 5 star Mt. Kenya safari club located in the slopes of Mt. Kenya. The Club boast of the best services, including horse riding and a possible visit to the neighbouring animal orphanage is worth a visit.
A trip to Aberdare National park gives the best experience ever with accommodation at the famous The Ark with a lot of game viewing from the lodge. From Aberdare, beautiful landscape and the whole view of Great Rift Valley is unforgettable and remains in your memory all your lifetime with its heart at the Lake Nakuru National Park. Safari climax is at Masai Mara where you will have a chance to do extensive unlimited game drives for 2 days.
A trip to Aberdare National park gives the best experience ever with accommodation at the famous The Ark with a lot of game viewing from the lodge. From Aberdare, beautiful landscape and the whole view of Great Rift Valley is unforgettable and remains in your memory all your lifetime with its heart at the Lake Nakuru National Park. Safari climax is at Masai Mara where you will have a chance to do extensive unlimited game drives for 2 days.
day-by-day itinerary
| Day 1: | Meet at the airport or at City Hotel in Nairobi and drive to Mt. Kenya safari club passing through beautiful landscape in the central part of Kenya full of coffee plantation arriving in time for lunch at Mt. Kenya safari club. Club is located at the Equator and gives a spectacular view of the famous Mt. Kenya with a lot of snow at the peaks. After lunch you can have a chance to visit the animal orphanage next to the club or relax at the swimming pool. Dinner and overnight at Mount Kenya Safari Club. |
| Day 2: | After breakfast, depart the lodge at around 1000hrs for the drive to Aberdares National part to arrive in time for lunch at Aberdares country club – the base hotel for the Ark Hotel. After lunch board the Ark’s bus for the transport to The Ark Hotel; well set in a wildlife rich area with a well lit waterhole during the night which gives clients a chance to view from their balconies animals like elephants, buffalo, rhino, gazelles among other animals as they come to drink water. Dinner and overnight at The Ark. |
| Day 3: | After breakfast, drive back to Aberdares Country Club where you will meet your driver guide and proceed to Lake Nakuru passing through one on the most beautiful landscape of the Great Rift valley such as Thompson Falls arriving in time for lunch at Lion Hill Lodge. Lake Nakuru National is a home of thousands flamingos, rhinos, leopards among other animals which you will have a chance to see during your afternoon game drives. Dinner and overnight at Lion Hill Lodge. |
| Day 4: | After breakfast, depart for the drive to Masai Mara with a short game drive en route out of the park. During the drive you will pass by Mt.Longonot and Suswa hills through Narok town the home of Masai people arriving in time for lunch at Keekorok Lodge. Afternoon game drives in search of game returning back to the lodge before dark. Dinner and overnight at Keekorok Lodge. |
| Day 5: | Spend the whole day on game drives in search of game with all meals at the lodge. With prior arrangement, you can have breakfast early in the morning and depart with picnic lunch for your game drives returning back to the lodge early in the evening. Dinner and overnight at Keekorok Lodge. |
| Day 6: | After breakfast, depart for the drive to Nairobi arriving in time for lunch at Karen Blixen Restaurant. Later visit Karen Blixen museum, giraffe manor and brief stop at the craft shops where you can pick some African (Akamba) Artefacts at reasonable prices. En route to the Airport, stop at the famous carnivore restaurant for your dinner before being dropped back to the Airport for your flight back home. |
travelling with a local operator
This holiday is operated by a company based in the holiday destination and they will be able to provide expert local knowledge. They will be able to tailor make your holiday to suit your requirements not only concerning the dates of travel but also typically the standard of accommodation, and thus price. It is rare for local operators to be able to help with the booking of your flights.how this holiday makes a difference
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We are a conservation conscious company and this whole safari is drawn with regards to conserving the environment through maintaining designated road in the parks and using eco-friendly camps/lodges. While some of our guests specify the accommodation and transport they require, we are keen supporters of the eco-lodges concept. These lodges are owned by the local people and are usually to be found in areas outside protected areas but teeming with wildlife.
James, our Naturalist has been working as a volunteer in conjunction with WWF EARPO in training of local forest scouts and guides in Shimba hills national reserve and Arabuko Sokoke Forest. One environmental friendly office practice we have adopted is ROC (Reduction of Costs). We encourage recycling of envelopes and printing paper to both keep our operating costs low and also save our forests from where we get paper. We also use detergents and other materials in the office that do not harm our environment. It's also beneficial to local community as we highly recommend our clients to visit local community villages to experience first hand way of their living. Also lodges and camps used throughout the itinerary have almost more than 50% of their employees being locals. Part of park entry fees goes directly to the local communities through local governments. |
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