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| KENYA SAFARI SAMPLE ITINERARIES |
| LEOPARD SAFARI |
CODE: PTS/K 4 |
DAY 1: NAIROBI - ABERDARES Pick up from Kenyatta Airport or your hotel in Nairobi. Drive via the White Highlands to Nyeri. Lunch at the Outspan Hotel. In the afternoon transfer to the famous lodge "Treetops" in the Aberdares. It is an experience of your lifetime to observe the wild animals coming day and night to the waterholes and saltlicks in front of the Lodge. DAY 2: ABERDARES - SAMBURU Passing Mt. Kenya we reach Isiolo, a small marketing town and meeting point of nomadic tribes. We continue our safari through Samburu land and reach Buffalo Springs Reserve. Game drive while crossing Buffalo Springs Reserve to reach our today's destination Samburu National Reserve. First chance to see the fauna of the northern area. DAY 3: SAMBURU Early morning game drive along the Ewaso Ngiro River. An added attraction to the river area is a wide gallery forest of acacia and doum palms. The river provides pools for hippos and sand pits for basking crocodiles. The river as a watering place attracts a large variety of wildlife. Afternoon game drive to the gaunt hills of Samburu Game Reserve, a favorite area by the Beisa oryx, Grevy zebras and long-necked gerenuks. DAY 4: SAMBURU / BUFFALO SPRINGS Morning game drive to the Buffalo Springs Game Reserve, afternoon game drive Samburu Game Reserve. This day is dedicated to search for a leopard, so we will spend our time in areas loved by this elusive animal. 2-man-tent/FB Bush Trucker Camp. DAY 5: SAMBURU - MARALAL Today our safari leads through scenic Samburu land. You will have plenty of chances to see Samburu warriors in their picturesque costumes guarding their cattle or wandering from boma to boma (tribal village). In the afternoon we reach Maralal Safari Lodge, which lies perched on the edge of a forested hill. D/FB Maralal Safari Lodge. DAY 6: MARALAL - LAKE BOGORIA During breakfast very often you can watch zebras, eland and impalas, coming to the watering place in front of the lodge. Today we descend into the Rift Valley. Lake Baringo is one of the two sweet water lakes, famous for its bird life. We will take lunch at the lake and proceed later on to Lake Bogoria. D/FB Lake Bogoria Hotel DAY 7: LAKE BOGORIA Early morning game drive along the lake. Walk along the lakeshore to admire the geysires and flamingos. The lake region is an El Dorado for bird lovers. Lunch and swimming at the hotel. In the afternoon we return to the lake watching out for the shy Greater Kudu and maybe we also find a leopard tortoise beside the road. DAY 8: LAKE BOGORIA- LAKE NAKURU We continue our safari through the Rift Valley to Lake Nakuru, where we will take lunch. Afternoon game drive along the lakeshore. The roseate mass of flamingos along the shoreline is a spectacle of immense beauty. 2-man-tent/FB Bush Trucker Camp. DAY 9: LAKE NAKURU Early morning game drive in search of rhinos. Lake Nakuru is a famous Rhino Sanctuary and shelters above 40 white and 40 black rhinos. Afternoon game drive in search of one of the leopards living in this park. DAY 10: LAKE NAKURU - MASAI MARA Early morning departure, for it is quite a strenuous, but long and beautiful drive to the Masai Mara. Lunch enroute. 2-man-tent/FB Bush Trucker Camp Sand River. DAY 11: MASAI MARA Whole day game drive in the Masai Mara, with its richness in species and abundance of wildlife it is one of the world's best game viewing reserves. Picnic-lunch at the Hippo pool. You will love it! 2-man-tent/FB Bush Trucker Camp Sand River. DAY 12: MASAI MARA Early morning game drive to watch the wild animals in their morning activities. During the hot noontime we rest in our idyllic camp at the Sand River. Afternoon game drive in search of lions, leopards and cheetahs. Predators mostly hunt in the morning or later afternoon hours. 2-man-tent/FB Bush Trucker Camp Sand River. DAY 13: MASAI MARA Unfortunately our last day in this wonderful reserve, we will undertake further game drives in search of wild animals of your choice. 2-man-tent/FB Bush Trucker Camp Sand River. DAY 14: RETURN TO NAIROBI Passing through beautiful landscape we return to Nairobi. Lunch enroute. |
