Best of Kenya Safari |
This 7 day safari features three of the most famous wildlife areas in East Africa - Amboseli, Samburu and Mara - and offers a diverse variety of species including all the well known big game animals. Travel between the parks is by air to avoid long road journeys. Accommodation is in luxury tented camps and all game drives are in 4x4 safari vehicles (not vans).
Departures daily from Nairobi. By road from Nairobi to Porini Camp and then flights from Amboseli to Samburu, Mara and back to Nairobi. |
| Best of Kenya Safari - 6 nights / 7 days |
Day 1 |
Depart Nairobi and drive south to Selenkay Conservancy ( a 3 hour journey of 102 miles), arriving at Amboseli Porini Camp before lunch. Afternoon tea, followed by an escorted walk with Maasai warriors to a village to get an insight into their fascinating culture and way of life. Return to camp for a shower, dinner and overnight. |
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Day 2 |
After an early breakfast, drive to Amboseli National Park for a morning game drive within the Park to see the elephants at close quarters, followed by a picnic lunch. In the afternoon you will return to Porini Camp for a rest and then an evening game drive in Selenkay Conservancy, ending with a sundowner at a scenic spot. Return to Porini Camp for dinner after which there will be a night game drive using a spotlight to seek out some of the nocturnal animals such as aardvarks (antbears), serval cats, bat-eared foxes and possibly even the elusive leopard. Overnight Porini Camp. |
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Day 3 |
Early breakfast and then drive into Amboseli park and on to the airstrip to fly to Samburu, arriving by 1 pm for lunch at Samburu Intrepids, where you will stay for 2 nights. Afternoon game drive in Samburu Reserve. |
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Day 4 |
Morning and afternoon game drives in Samburu and overnight at Samburu Intrepids. |
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Day 5 |
Early morning game drive and than after breakfast you will fly from Samburu to the Mara to stay the next 2 nights at Mara Porini Camp. In the evening you will take a game drive to explore the area around the camp and to seek out the wildlife for which the Mara is famous. |
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Day 6 |
A full day in the Mara with a picnic lunch when you can expect to find lions as well as many of the other species found in the Mara which include leopard, cheetah, hyena, elephant, rhino, topi, eland, wildebeest, zebra, hippo and buffalo. |
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Day 7 |
Transfer to the airstrip for the 11am flight back to Nairobi, arriving around 12.15pm. |
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Locations visited: |
AMBOSELI NATIONAL PARK
SELENKAY CONSERVANCY
SAMBURU NATIONAL RESERVE
MAASAI MARA NATIONAL RESERVE |
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| THE BEST OF KENYA SAFARI - PRICES ARE IN US$ |
2 nights Amboseli Porini Camp, 2 nights Samburu Intrepids & 2 nights Mara Porini Camp or similar.
Prices include transfer to Amboseli Porini Camp by road, Amboseli park fees and conservancy fees, Flight from Amboseli to Samburu, 2 nights Samburu Intrepids Club FB, and game drives. Flight Samburu/Mara, 2 nights at Mara Porini Camp or similar with game drives and park entry fees and conservancy fees. Game drives in open 4x4 vehicles, fullboard and free house wines, beer and soft drinks (Porini only).
*Intrepid supplement Xmas (24-26 Dec 05) & New Year (31 Dec - 01 Jan 06), Adult $25 & Child $20 per night |
AMBOSELI PORINI CAMP SAMBURU INTREPIDS CLUB MARA PORINI CAMP |
DATES FROM |
DATES TO |
PER PERSON SHARING |
SINGLE ROOM SUPPLEMENT |
15-Dec-05 |
02-Jan-06 |
$2190* |
$430 |
03-Jan-06 |
15-Apr-06 |
$2260 |
$430 |
16-Apr-06 |
31-May-06 |
closed |
closed |
01-Jun-06 |
30-Jun-06 |
$1870 |
$290 |
01-Jul-06 |
31-Oct-06 |
$2260 |
$425 |
01-Nov-06 |
15-Dec-06 |
$2045 |
$405 |
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