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

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)

Day 2: Nairobi – Samburu -/ Shaba
Breakfast is at the hotel before we drive via Karatina and cross the equator at Nanyuki en route to Samburu / Shaba National Reserve. Lunch will be at the respective camp or lodge and the afternoon will be spent on a game viewing drive.

Overnight at Sarova Shaba Lodge (FI)

Day 3: Samburu / Shaba
The day is spent on a morning and afternoon game drive in reserve.

Overnight at Sarova Shaba Lodge (FI)

Day 4: Samburu / Shaba – Aberdares
Breakfast is at the lodge before we drive to the Aberdares area, arriving in time for lunch at the Outspan Hotel. In the afternoon we will transfer in hotel shuttle vehicles into the Aberdare National Park and on to Treetops for a night of game viewing from the lodge precincts.
--Supplement for lunch at Aberdare Country Club and dinner and overnight at ark is indicated separately—

Overnight at Treetops Lodge (FI)

Day 5: Aberdares – Lake Nakuru
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 Aberdares Country Club for breakfast.
If your overnight was at Mount Kenya Safari Club, then you will have breakfast at the club before taking the shuttle back to Aberdares to rejoin the group.
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 (FI)

Day 6: Lake Nakuru - Maasai Mara
After breakfast you continue your safari west past Mount Longonot and via Narok to the Maasai Mara National Reserve to arrive for lunch at the respective lodge or camp. This afternoon is spent on a game viewing drive.

Overnight at Mara Sarova Lodge (FI)

Day 7: Maasai Mara
Today is spent enjoying a morning and afternoon game drive in the reserve, with spectacular scenery and diverse wildlife.

Overnight at Mara Sarova Lodge (FI)

Day 8: 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

MEAL PLAN
B - Breakfast
L - Lunch
D - Dinner
FI - Full board

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

Inclusions, exclusions and single supplements apply.
Other optional activities are quoted separately and not included in the tour price.

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About Treetops Lodge
Nestled deep in the forests of Aberdare National Park, this world-renowned rustic tree house is dedicated to game viewing. Originally built in 1932, Treetops is famous as the place where the then-Princess Elizabeth learned of her father's death and ascended to the British Throne in 1952.

Treetops lies in the path of an ancient elephant migratory route between the Aberdare Mountains and Mt. Kenya National park, and is strategically sited right in front of a watering hole and salt lick.

Guests can drink in the sight of elephants, buffalo, rhinos and more from the safety of four viewing decks and a rooftop platform. Serious photographers can take close shots from two photographic hides at ground level. History buffs can get animal counts for years past. Die-hard animal lovers need not worry about missed sightings, even into the early hours of the morning. An optional buzzer in the rooms alerts the guests when a spectacle is unfolding at the waterhole. Game drives and a lecture about Treetops are also available to the guests.

This lodge-on-stilts is as space-efficient on the inside as it is unassuming on the outside. Trees grow right through the building. There are 48 cozy rooms and two suites, a lounge overlooking the waterhole and two bars. There is also a restaurant where dinner is served on charming old world refectory tables with bench seating. It is 17km away from Outspan Hotel, where guests begin and end their journey to Treetops. Guests are advised to bring warm clothing, as nights can get chilly at this lodge, which is 6,450m above sea level.

Standard rooms at Treetops include communal bathrooms and toilet facilities, upgrade to an en suite room on request and additional cost.