Kenya Safari with Rose Gray

An exciting journey begins as you board your overnight flight to Nairobi. 

Upon arrival at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, an African Travel Inc. representative will meet you with a traditional, unique & special welcome. You will then proceed to your hotel for check in. The rest of the day is spent at leisure with overnight at the hotel. 

Hotel: Sarova Stanley Hotel (or similar) 

After breakfast you will visit to Daphne Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage. This center has played a significant role in Kenya’s conservation efforts. The baby elephants are brought from the national park for a mud-bath at the orphanage, where you can get close to them and sometimes touch them. You may not feed the animals but will get a chance to view the handlers feeding them. The orphanage offers hope for any orphaned baby elephant fortunate enough to be found alive and so far, it is proud to have saved over 150 orphaned infant elephants, which would otherwise have perished. The baby elephants are raised at the orphanage with the intention of gradually reintegrating them into the wild. The age range of the elephants can vary from a few months to three years. Each elephant is assigned to its own keeper, who acts as a surrogate mother and will stay with the elephant until it is released back into the wild. Thereafter, you will visit the renowned Giraffe Centre, where you will be given a rare opportunity to get up close to these gentle giants in this natural sanctuary, which was founded to protect the endangered Rothschild giraffe. Here you may climb to the top of a platform and stand eye to eye with the giraffes and feed them. Enjoy lunch at the Karen Blixen coffee garden and proceed to explore the Karen Blixen Museum for a glimpse into the fascinating world of this pioneer coffee farmer, who achieved world fame through her highly acclaimed memoir, “Out of Africa”. She left Africa after a series of personal tragedies and her lovely colonial house has been preserved as a museum. Set in expansive gardens, the Karen Blixen Museum is an interesting place to wander around. Later you will be transferred to your hotel for an evening of leisure. 

Meals: Full Board (breakfast, lunch & dinner) 

Hotel: Sarova Stanley Hotel (or similar) 

After breakfast, you will drive north to the Samburu National Reserve, set in the rugged semi-arid northern region with spectacular scenic landscape. Arrive at your camp to a warm welcome then lunch, short siesta before heading for an afternoon game viewing drive. The verdant riverine forest is a stark contrast to the arid thorn studded plains. The Samburu region is the best place to find several endemic Northern species, including the Gerenuk (twiga gazelle) due to her long neck, the beisa Oryx, the Reticulated Giraffe, the Somali ostrich and Grevy’s Zebra. Samburu is also an ornithological paradise, home to many birds including local species such as the Palm Nut Vulture and the Vivacious Dove. Leopards are often seen at dusk. The Samburu culture is a truly fascinating one, sharing a great deal of ancestral and linguistic ties to the Maasai. The entire Samburu region is a place of breath taking and magical beauty, a place where the vision of a deep red sunset silhouetting the doum palms along the river as a leopard emerges to hunt brings the perfect end to a day on safari. 

Meals: Full Board (breakfast, lunch & dinner) 

Hotel: Sarova Shaba Game Lodge (or similar) 

Spend the day in Samburu with morning and afternoon game viewing drives in both Samburu and Buffalo Springs game reserves. These game reserves provide some of the best and most colorful game viewing in the country. The Ewaso Nyiro River which meanders through the vast, dry, doum palm dominated reserve brings life along the green, scenic riverbanks, home and refuge to many wildlife.  

Meals: Full Board (breakfast, lunch & dinner) 

Hotel: Sarova Shaba Game Lodge (or similar) 

After breakfast, depart for Lake Nakuru National Park with a brief stop at the Thompson’s Falls for a breathtaking view of the great scenery, arriving in time for lunch. This afternoon, enjoy a game viewing drive. The environment here is welcoming, one of the best places to relax, to unwind, to enjoy nature’s beauty. The scenery is breath-taking; a sight of the virgin forest is re-assuring. Some of the interesting places to visit include the baboon cliff, the lion hill and the Mau escarpment. The park is one of the best game viewing parks with various animal species including prides of lion, Cape buffalo, waterbucks, wart hogs, the endangered Rothschild giraffes, the black & white Rhino, the Burchell’s zebra, impalas, and the elusive leopard among many others. Over 300 bird species have been recorded here too. Lake Nakuru National Park is one of the best places to see the endangered black and white Rhino. 

Meals: Full Board (breakfast, lunch & dinner) 

Hotel: Sarova Lion Hill Game Lodge (or similar) 

After a sumptuous breakfast, you will drive to the Masai Mara. 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. Enjoy a game viewing drive enroute to the camp. Arrive for lunch and some relaxation time. In the afternoon you will proceed on another game viewing drive in this vast and expansive reserve teeming with game. Mara game reserve is famous for her big five; the most sought after in the early 20th century, when Kenya was a hunters’ paradise. These include the lion, Cape buffalo, the savanna elephant, black rhino and the elusive leopard. The vast savanna grasslands as far as the eye can see is home to impalas, Maasai giraffes, waterbucks, warthogs, Thompson & Grants gazelles, topis, the resident wildebeests among many others. 

Meals: Full Board (breakfast, lunch & dinner) 

Hotel: Sarova Mara Game Camp (or similar) 

Two days will be spent in the Masai Mara. You will have an option of departing on two extensive game drives per day or departing with packed lunch boxes for a full day of game viewing adventures. Be on the look-out for the big five that Maasai Mara is famous for. These include the lion, savannah (African) elephant, the Cape buffalo, the leopard and the black rhino. We may even be so lucky to witness a leopard or a cheetah sprint and make a kill! On one of the days, visit a traditional Masai Manyatta (village) and experience the culture of this world-famous community. The Masai still live as they did for centuries -interact with these nomadic people and experience their way of life as you learn about their customs and traditions. 

Meals: Full Board (breakfast, lunch & dinner) 

Hotel: Sarova Mara Game Camp (or similar) 

This morning, enjoy breakfast before checking out. Unbelievable but true, the good bush moments have come to an end. Bid farewell to the wonderful lodge manager and his team then proceed to the airstrip for your flight to Nairobi. On arrival, you will be met by our local representative who will transfer you to the World-Famous Carnivore Restaurant for lunch. Thereafter, you will continue to the Crowne Plaza Airport Hotel where a day room has been reserved for you. Thereafter, you will be transferred to the departure terminal at the Jomo Kenyatta International airport for your onward flight.  

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch 

Dayroom Accommodations: Crowne Plaza Airport Hotel Nairobi 

Hotels, activities, and daily itinerary are subject to change.