Wildlife
Safaris
Day 1
Arrival and transfer to Nairobi Hotel. Dinner and overnight
in Nairobi.
Day 2
After breakfast, depart for Lake Nakuru National Park.
Arrive in time for lunch. Lake Nakuru is a shallow alkaline
lake on the edge of Nakuru town. The lake is world famous
as home to millions of flamingoes. The park is also
a sanctuary for both black and white rhinos. Rothchild’s
giraffe have been translocated into this park for safety.
Have an afternoon gamedrive, then return to the lodge
for dinner and overnight.
Day 3
Early morning game drive, breakfast, then depart for
Masai Mara Game Reserve to arrive in time for lunch.
Masai Mara is arguably Kenya’s most popular game
sanctuary. It is the most famous and most visited game
reserve in Kenya. A spectacular worth seeing is the
annual migration of millions of wildebeest, zebras and
gazelles from Serengeti plains across the Tanzania border
and the Mara River to reach Masai Mara grazing fields
from late June. It is a re-known 8th world wonder. Afternoon game drive, then return to
your lodge for dinner and overnight.
Day 4
The whole day in Masai Mara with early morning, mid
morning and evening gamedrives. Dinner and overnight.
You may opt to drift over the herds of animals in a
hot air balloon for a new
perspective and a panoramic view. After this you will
be treated to a champagne bush breakfast.
Day 5
Early morning gamedrive, breakfast then depart for Amboseli
National Park via Nairobi. Lunch, then evening game
drive. Amboseli is Kenya’s International biosphere
reserve. The park has an endless supply of water, which
is filtered through thousands of metres of volcanic
rock from Mt. Kilimanjaro. Vast herds of elephants,
zebras,wildebeests, giraffes and leopards are a main
attraction. Dinner and overnight at the lodge.
Day 6
Early morning game drive followed by a sumptuous breakfast
at your lodge.
Then depart for Tsavo East National Park. Lunch then
afternoon game drive.
Tsavo National Park is the largest game sanctuary in
the world comprising Tsavo East, Tsavo West and Chyullu
hills. One of the outstanding features of this game
sanctuary is It’s huge population of red elephants,
which derive their coloring from the rich red earth
of the park. The other wildlife to be seen include buffaloes,
rhinos, lions, hippos, kudus and many others. Dinner
and overnight at the lodge.
Day 7
Early morning game drive, return for breakfast and depart
to Mombasa.
Check-in in your beach hotel. Mombasa town was recently
promoted to a city status, it is the Gateway to Kenya’s
coast. The Sixteenth century Fort Jesus is
a major attraction.
It has a harmonious blending of the great culture of
Africa, Asia, Arab and Europe.
Have your afternoon at leisure. Overnight at your hotel.
Day 8 and 9
Have breakfast at your beach hotel and have your dreams
come true of a truly
relaxing time of sea, sun and sand.
Other optional activities include visit to the old Mombasa
town, Fort Jesus, Lamu Island, Malindi- where you may
visit the Gedi ruins, and Vasco da Gama pillar. Overnight
at your beach hotel.
Day 10
After breakfast transfer to Moi International Airport
for your flight back to
Nairobi. Connect with your onward International flight.
Orynx Safari BACK
TO TOP
Day 1
Arrive at JKIA and transfer to your Nairobi hotel for
overnight.
Day 2
After breakfast, depart for Samburu National Park. Check
in your hotel, lunch and evening game drive. Samburu
National Park is located in an area where the local
people have rich and colourful cultural heritage. It
is home to many herds of leopards, hippos, elephants,
lions, reticulated giraffe, gravy zebras, etc. The park
has surprised the world with the behavior of a lioness
that adapts baby Oryx.
Day 3
Full day in Samburu with early morning,
mid morning and evening game drives.
Day 4:
After breakfast, depart for Lake Nakuru
National Park, passing though L. Bogoria. Visit the
hotsprings and geysers which some people believe the
water, when used in showering, has medicinal value to
the skin diseases. Arrive at L. Nakuru in the evening.
Day 5
Go for morning game drive and come back for late breakfast.
Lake Nakuru is a shallow alkaline lake on the edge of
Nakuru town. The lake is world famous as home to millions
of flamingoes. The park is also a sanctuary for both
black and white rhinos. Rothchild’s giraffe have
been translocated into the park for safety. Have an
afternoon game drive, and then return to the lodge for
dinner and overnight.
Day 6
After breakfast depart for Masai Mara National Reserve.
Masai Mara is arguably Kenya’s most popular game
sanctuary, and was recently billed as one of the eight wonder of the world. It is the most famous and most visited game
reserve in Kenya. A spectacular worth seeing is the
annual migration of millions of wildebeest, zebras and
gazelles from Serengeti plains across the Tanzania border
and the Mara River to reach Masai Mara grazing fields
from late June. Afternoon game drives, then return to
your lodge for dinner and overnight.
Day 7
The whole day in Masai Mara with early morning, mid
morning and evening game drives. Dinner and overnight.
You may opt to drift over the herds of animals in a
hot air balloon for a new
Perspective and a panoramic view. After this you will
be treated to a champagne bush breakfast.
Day 8
After breakfast, depart for Nairobi for onward departure
transfer.
Mountain Climbing
Day 1:
Arrival transfer to your Nairobi hotel for overnight.
Day 2:
After breakfast, depart for Naro Moru River Lodge, which
is your base hotel for Mountain Climbing.
Day 3:
Mountain hiking starts after breakfast. Mt Kenya National
park lies at an altitude of about 3400 m- 5200 m above
sea level. It offers excellent, mountain climbing and
breath taking scenery that includes glaciers, tarns
and peaks. According to the local folklore, Kenya owes
its very name to this majestic mountain in Africa after
mount Kilimanjaro. Drive past the equator on the way
to Sirimon Park gate (2600 metres). Todays hike takes
2-3 hours and goes through montane forest, bamboo and
Rose wood zones to reach old Moses hut 3300 metres gaining
an elevation range of 700 metres.
Day 4:
A challenging but gradual hike lasting
6-7 hours going through a trail that cuts across the
moorland carpeted by tussok grass and dotted with lobelias
and senecios ascending 900 metres to Shimpton’s
hut 4200 metres. Lunch is served en route.
Day 5:
You wake up just before 3.00 am for a
pre –dawn attempt of peak Lenana 4985 metres (the
hikers summit). The hike takes 3-4 hours arriving in
time for sunrise. After celebration of your successful
summit conquer you descend back for a late break fast.
Rest of the day at leisure.
Day 6:
Breakfast at the hut then descend leisurely
down the moorland to the Sirimon forest to connect with
the transfer vehicle. You will arrive at the base lodge
for a late lunch.
Day 7:
Breakfast at the lodge and then depart
at midday for Sweetwaters game Ranch for lunch. Afternoon
game drive, then dinner and overnight at Sweetwater
tented camp.
Day 8:
Early morning game drive, breakfast at
the camp and then depart to Nairobi for your onward
flight
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