DAY 1
Morning arrival in Nairobi, proceed through Immigration. Collect your baggage and proceed through Customs. A representative from BIG FIVE TOURS will meet and transfer us to the elegant Nairobi Serena Hotel. Conveniently located near the city center. The Nairobi Serena is beautiful garden hotel just a 10 minute walk from the city center. Our hotel's amenities include, swimming pool, Mandhari restaurant, Café Maghreb, Sisima Bar and an elaborate health and fitness center. Remainder of the day is at leisure for shopping, relaxation, or optional city tours. This evening, we'll have our safari briefing. Tomorrow...we go on safari.
OVERNIGHT BED & BREAKFAST.................NAIROBI SERENA HOTEL

DAY 2
Safari life begins as we board our safari minibus and head towards the highlands. The terrain makes a dramatic descent from the lush central highlands to the low semi-arid plains to Kenya's Northern Frontier District. We arrive in time for lunch at our riverside lodge in the Samburu Game Reserve. This afternoon we'll have a game drive to view unusual species rarely seen outside of this region; Grevy's zebra with its distinctive narrow stripes, reticulated giraffe with its geometric pattern, the shy long-necked Gerenuk which stands erect on its hind legs as it feeds off the tender leaves of the high tree branches, and the blue-necked Somali ostrich, among a variety of others.
DINNER AND OVERNIGHT......................SAMBURU SERENA LODGE

DAY 3
We'll set out on morning and afternoon game drives to observe Samburu's unusual wildlife. The Ewaso Nyiro River provides an oasis from the equatorial sun in this harsh spectacular land of rocky soil and scrubland. Bird enthusiasts will be rewarded with a wealth of species attracted to the palm tree-lined permanent waters of the river. Photographers will appreciate the dramatic backdrop of Ololokwe Mountain. We'll eagerly search for leopards lounging high on tree limbs. There will be time to relax by the pool in between game drives. At the end of the day, we'll savor the quiet activity of the river.
DINNER AND OVERNIGHT......................SAMBURU SERENA LODGE

DAY 4
After breakfast, we head towards the slopes of Mt. Kenya, settle in at the luxurious Mountain lodge. A specially constructed viewing bunkers affords a most spectacular close-up of game at the lodge's waterhole. you'll spend hours watching the forest hog, lordly elephant, aloof buffalo and stumbling rhino.
DINNER AND OVERNIGHT......................MOUNTAIN LODGE

DAY 5
Today, We travel through Serene farmlands with a visit to Thompson's Falls. Then we descent into the Great Rift Valley to one of the World's most important bird sanctuaries. Lake Nakuru boasts the most spectacular of all of Africa's bird sights--- enormous flocks of pastel pink flamingoes, as well as other bird species. Here we have wonderful opportunities for color photography as masses of pink bodies glide above the reflection of blue water. lunch is at our lodge in Lake Nakuru National Park. Our afternoon game drive takes us through the lush green park that surrounds the lake. Many species including reedbuck, bushbuck, warthog, baboon, leopard and the Rothschild giraffe call this home. It has also been designated a rhino sanctuary.
DINNER AND OVERNIGHT...........................LION HILL LODGE

DAY 6
After breakfast, drive via Narok (the major Maasai administrative center) to one of the stellar events of our safari. The Maasai Mara Game Reserve, Kenya's most precious wildlife sanctuary. This is big game country and long famed as the home of one of Africa's greatest concentrations of game. Plains games are found here in staggering numbers, which in turn supports a tremendous predator population. During our afternoon game drive, we will have opportunities to see herds of impala, wildebeest, giraffe, elephant, topi, buffalo, warthog, ostrich, as well as lion, cheetah, hyena and possibly the elusive leopard. Our home for the next two nights will be a lovely Mara Serena lodge. After dinner, we'll retire to our cozy beds and sleep soundly to gentle noises of the African night.
DINNER AND OVERNIGHT.........................MARA SERENA LODGE

DAY 7
Your schedule today includes pre-breakfast and late afternoon game drives. Traveling across the savannah, we'll rendezvous with the Mara's resident herds of buffalo, wildebeest, hartebeest, impala and gazelle. The Maasai Mara is the northern most extremity of the great Serengeti ecosystem. Here dense thorn bushes reveal browsing black rhino, and near the reverrain woodland large number of giraffe and elephants are to be seen. Hippos cavort, en masse, in the Mara River. Boasting Kenya largest predator population, the reserve is renowned for lion prides up to 20 strong.
DINNER AND OVERNIGHT.........................MARA SERENA LODGE

DAY 8
After breakfast, we drive via the Great rift Valley to Nairobi, and transfer to the Nairobi Serena Hotel. The balance of the day is free to pursue our own interests. This evening, we share the memories of our safari at a gala farewell dinner. Then it's Kwaheri to Africa (a Swahili goodbye) as we transfer to the airport for outbound flight to London. After check-in we'll have some time for last minute shopping at the Duty free Shops near our departure gate.
DAYROOM AT..........................................NAIROBI SRENA HOTEL

WE WISH YOU A PLEASANT AND ENJOYABLE SAFARI

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