8D Kenya Luxury Safari
Amboseli, Lake Naivasha & Maasai Mara
Luxury Guided 4×4 Safari Expedition in Kenya
Experience the best range of game viewing in East Africa, from the lush green landscape of Amboseli in the shadow of Mount Kilimanjaro, to the legendary Masai Mara National Reserve. Combined with the stunning beauty of the Great Rift Valley lakes, and the fascinating culture of the Masai tribes people, this overland journey makes the perfect East African adventure.
Day 01 / Arrive Nairobi (-/-/D)
Meet and greet on arrival at the Jomo Kenyatta airport and transfer to your hotel after clearing with customs and immigration formalities.
Dinner and overnight at the Ngong House
Ngong House
- Built entirely from wood the tree houses are on two levels with a bedroom area upstairs and a living area on the lower floor. They are raised 15 ft from the ground to gain an uninterrupted view of the Ngong Hills over unspoiled bush. They have grass roofs made in the traditional African way. They are designed with extreme comfort in mind, yet the interiors have a decidedly rustic feel. The talents of regional artists and artisans add many of the finishing touches, such as hand woven rugs, bedcovers, lamps and stained glass.
- Included: drinks (excluding champagne), excursions in the vicinity- *conditions apply
Day 02 / Nairobi - Amboseli (B/L/D)
After bush breakfast transfer to the Wilson airport for your scheduled flight (40 minutes) to Amboseli departing at 0815 hours.
Arrive at 0855 hours at Amboseli airstrip where your driver guide will be at hand to receive you and show you the breathtaking scenery and wildlife in Amboseli.
Transfer to Tortilis Tented Camp for lunch.
Tortilis Camp nestles in a verdant acacia grove. Luxury tents with private ensuite bathrooms and unrivalled views of the mountain make this, the place from which to be up close and personal with Africa’s land levithians, the Elephants, in the company of Kenya’s other prolific wildlife.
Afternoon game drive, dinner and overnight Tortilis Tented Camp (02 nights)
Tortilis Tented Camp features:
- 17 spacious tents, raised on wooden decks & shaded with makuti (thatched) roofs: 09 with king size beds & 08 with twin beds
- Each with spacious shaded verandahs with a Lamu day bed, great views & privacy
- Included: drinks i.e. wine, beer, soft drinks (excluding champagne), laundry, guided walks & Bush Breakfast.
Day 03 / Amboseli (B/L/D)
A game drive through Amboseli takes you across the vast lakebed - often dry, but still very swampy in some areas. Amboseli is best known for its great herds of elephant - you’ll often find many of them standing knee-deep in the water, spraying themselves to keep cool. But there’s a lot of other game here too - cheetah, buffalo, giraffe, many types of gazelle and other plains game.
Famous for the stunning scenery, with the 19,450 feet Mount Kilimanjaro dominating the view, this park, located on the Kenya - Tanzania border, is also known for its wildlife, especially the prolific elephant herds. The vegetation is varied but dominated by savannah which allows for viewing of the plains game, ranging from lions, leopards and giraffe.
Full day enjoying the activities provided within the conservancy.
All meals and overnight at the camp.
Day 04 / Amboseli - Nairobi - Lake Naivasha (2 to 3-hour drive) (B/L/D)
After early breakfast at the Camp transfer to Amboseli airstrip for your return flight to Nairobi departing at 0905 hours.
Arrive at Wilson airport at 0945 hours where you driver guide will be waiting to receive you. Leaving Nairobi behind, travel towards the Great Rift Valley to the glistening Lake Naivasha, a popular bird sanctuary and water resort.
Check into the Chui Lodge for 02-night stay.
Chui Lodge is set in Kongoni Game Sanctuary, a privately owned 18,000 acre sanctuary which is home to some of Kenya’s rarer species such as White Rhino, Leopard, Cheetah, Oryx, Grevy Zebra and many more.
Kongoni has 44 different mammal and over 300 identified bird species.
Activities from Chui Lodge with services of their professional guides include game drives (day or night), guided game walks, sundowners, boat trips on Lake Naivasha, Game drives into bordering Hells Gate National Park, Bush Breakfasts / lunches.
Chui Lodge offers
- 05 (plus one for children) breathtaking cottages, each individually designed with four poster beds, roaring log fireplaces and luxurious ensuite bathrooms.
- Each cottage has its own veranda with fabulous views over the Mau Escarpment.
- The cuisine is multicultural.
- Included: drinks i.e. House Wine, beer, soft drinks (excluding champagne) laundry.
Note: Park Entrance Fees are payable directly by the client
Day 05 / Lake Naivasha & Lake Nakuru (B/L/D)
After breakfast depart for nearby Lake Nakuru National Park for game viewing.
Lake Nakuru National Park is, of course, known for its birdlife - as thousands of flamingos make this lake their home, among hundreds of other species. But wildlife is also in abundance here. You’ll see large numbers of waterbuck, warthog, impala, buffalo, plains game, cheetah, and now rhino, as Lake Nakuru National Park has been made into one of Kenya’s rhino sanctuary.
Lunch at the Lion Hill Lodge.
Return to Chui lodge in the afternoon.
Dinner and overnight Chui Lodge.
Day 06 / Lake Naivasha - Maasai Mara (B/L/D)
The morning will be spent at leisure. After lunch you be transferred to Loldia Airstrip for your flight to Mara departing at 1520 hours arriving at 1600 hours. Your driver guide will be at hand to receive you and transfer you to Saruni Camp for dinner and overnight stay.
Maasai Mara Game Reserve is regarded as one of the most magnificent natural theatres in the world. Set in the heart of Africa’s Great Plains, the Maasai Mara boasts 1,672 square kilometres of unspoilt wilderness. It is home to the highest concentration of animals and birds anywhere on the continent.
Arrive in time for lunch at your luxury tented lodge.
Afternoon game viewing drive, dinner and overnight at the Saruni Tented Lodge Camp (02 nights).
Saruni Tented Lodge
- Saruni is the new, deluxe and intimate tented lodge set in a private conservation area outside the Masai Mara National Reserve.
- With accommodation for only 12 guests in six spectacular tented cottages, it is set in a remote valley at the heart of the most exciting wilderness of Kenya.
- Included: drinks i.e. House wine, beer, soft drinks (excluding champagne) laundry.
Day 07 / Maasai Mara (B/L/D)
Enjoy a full day in the Mara with 02 game drives included.
The Maasai Mara offers wonderful scenery and an abundance of big game. It is perhaps the only region left in Kenya where the visitor may see animals in the same super-abundance as existed a century ago. It is a reserve of breathtaking vistas, panoramas of vast rolling plains, hills and woodland groves, well watered by the lovely Mara River which bisects the Reserve from north to south. The Mara is home to the largest population of lions in Kenya, these magnificent beasts spending most of the day sleeping in the shade of acacia trees. Vast herds of buffalo, zebra and wildebeest roam the plains. Impala, gazelle, giraffe and hartebeest grace the landscape, and the cautious topi may also be seen standing sentinel on earth mounds on constant look-out of predators.
The waters of the Mara River are home to crocodiles and pools of hippo, the acacia woodlands and riverine forests favoured by leopard and elephant, and the open savannah and dry bush areas play host to the plains’ game and their attendant predators such as lion, cheetah, hyena and jackal.
All meals and overnight at the Saruni Tented Lodge.
Day 08 / Maasai Mara - Nairobi (B/L/-)
After breakfast game drive in the Mara.
Lunch at Saruni Camp.
In the afternoon transfer to the airstrip for your flight (1 hour & 30 minutes) to Nairobi.
On arrival at the Wilson airport at Nairobi, you will be met by our driver guide and transfer to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for your departure flight.
TOUR COST
Jan 01 - Mar 31, 2008
- S$6318 per person (min. 02 persons)
Apr 01 - 30, 2008
- S$5798 per person (min. 02 persons)
May 01 - 31, 2008
- S$6038 per person (min. 02 persons)
Jun 01 - 30, 2008
- S$6509 per person (min. 02 persons)
Tour Cost Includes
- Scheduled flights: Nairobi - Amboseli - Nairobi, Naivasha - Masai Mara - Nairobi
- Arrival and departure transfers with assistance
- Accommodation and meals as specified in the itinerary above
- Transportation in 7 seater 4X4 with services of English-speaking driver/guides and a 4X4 shared camp vehicle
- 02 bottles of mineral water per person per day during safari.
- Park entry fees to parks and reserves as included in the itinerary.
- Game viewing drives as indicated
Tour Cost Excludes
- International flights in/out Nairobi, and airport taxes
- Visa fees, where applicable.
- Tips and gratuities for driver guides, hotel staff etc.
- Porterage
- Any services not mentioned above
- Flying Doctors coverage: US$25 per person (covers you within Kenya for a period of 15 days. In the event of a medical emergency, you will be airlifted to Nairobi where you will be taken to a good hospital. Hospital bills are born by the patient.)
Programme Validity
- Jan 01 - Jun 30, 2008
Number of persons
- Minimum 02 adults
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