SAFARI KONGONI – 5 Nights /6 Days

This tour includes some of the best game viewing areas in Kenya including the Maasai Mara. The 3 star accommodation is great for the traveller on a budget but who still would like to enjoy the splendours of safari game drives and scenic beauty offered by this nature rich country.

Group departures are guaranteed with a minimum of 2 people.

Each vehicle will only carry 7 people to guarantee a window seat to all. This does not apply to city transfers.

OVERVIEW
Country Kenya
Duration 6 Nights/7 Days
Season Year Round
Trip Type Fixed/private departures
Average Price Per Person US $ 1,082 – US $ 1,344
Age Restrictions: Children under 5 not allowed at The Treetops
Children under 7 not allowed at Ark
Departures: Tuesday and Thursday(through out the year)
Monday and Saturday (15th through 31st October)
Private Departures (Daily)

ITINERARY

Day 1: Nairobi

After arriving at Jomo Kenyatta Airport you are met and transferred to the respective Nairobi hotel. Use of room is not guaranteed before noon. The remainder of the day is spent at leisure. You will be transferred to the Carnivore restaurant at 7pm for dinner

Option activities available in Nairobi: (not included in rate)
Nairobi City tour (2 hours) @ 10Am and 2pm
Bomas of Kenya (3 hours) @ 2:30pm
Karen Blixen, Giraffe Centre, Kazuri and Utamaduni (4 hours) @ 2pm
Nairobi National Park (4 hours) @ 9am and 2pm
Animal orphanage or safari walk and Mamba village (3 hours) @ 2pm
Art trail (4 hours) @ 10am

Overnight at Holiday Inn Mayfair or Jacaranda Hotel (D)

Drive time: +/- 20 minutes

Day 2: Nairobi - Abedares
Breakfast is at the hotel before driving to Nyeri for lunch at Outspan Hotel. The afternoon transfer is in hotel shuttle vehicles into Abedare National Park and then on to Treetops for a night of game viewing, from the lodge precincts. See the end of this itinerary for some interesting information on Treetops Lodge.

Overnight at Treetops Lodge (FI)
Or
Overnight at The Ark (FI) – dinner is at Abedares Country Club; see supplement

Day 3: Aberdares - Lake Nakuru or Lake Naivasha
If your overnight was at Treetops then the return shuttle transfer is to Outspan Hotel for breakfast.
If your overnight was The Ark, then the return shuttle transfer is to Abedares Country Club for breakfast.
Rejoin your driver / guide and depart for the Rift Valley arriving for lunch at a lodge in Lake Nakuru National Park. Late afternoon game viewing and bird watching is enjoyed this afternoon.

Overnight at Sarova Lion Hill or Lake Nakuru Lodge (FI)
OR
Early evening drive to Lake Naivasha area for dinner

Overnight at Lake Naivasha Sopa or Rift Valley Golf Lodge (FI)

Day 4: Lake Nakuru or Lake Naivasha – Maasai Mara
After breakfast you continue your drive west past Mount Longonot and via Narok to the Maasai Mara National Reserve to arrive for lunch at the respective lodge or camp. You will also go on a late afternoon game drive.

Overnight at Mara Sopa Lodge or Mara Simba Lodge or Keekorok Lodge (FI)

Day 5: Maasai Mara
Today is spent enjoying a morning and afternoon game drive in the reserve, with spectacular scenery and diverse wildlife.

Overnight at Mara Sopa Lodge or Mara Simba Lodge or Keekorok Lodge (FI)

Day 6: Maasai Mara – Nairobi and depart
After breakfast at the lodge or camp you will drive with you will be driven back to Nairobi. On arrival in the early afternoon, you will be dropped off at the Holiday Inn Mayfair or Jacaranda Hotel (use of room is excluded) and then transferred to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for your scheduled international flight to arrive at the airport 3 hours prior to flight departure time.

Meal plan: Breakfast

Please note: standard rooms at Treetops include communal bathrooms and toilet facilities, upgrade to an en suite room on request and additional cost.
Children under 5 not allowed at The Treetops
Children under 7 not allowed at Ark

Package Includes

Arrival and departure airport transfers in minibus as per itinerary
All other town to town transfers in minibus
Bed and breakfast accommodation Nairobi
Full board accommodation in the lodges and camps whilst on safari
Dinner at Carnivore Restaurant
Transportation whilst on safari in 8 seater minibus, driven by English speaking driver / guide (non exclusive use of vehicle; window seat guaranteed)
All park and reserve entrance fees
Services of an English speaking guide for briefings in Nairobi