Day 01: Arrive Nairobi

Welcome to Nairobi. The green city under the sun.

Our representative will meet and greet you at the airport and later transfer you to your city hotel for overnight (Bed and breakfast).

Day 02: Full day in Nairobi

Breakfast at your hotel.

8:20am: Briefing on your Kenya Safari.

9.00am: Pick up at the hotel and drive to the famous Masai market for shopping. The market is located within the Central Business District which is five minutes away.

10:10am: Depart to Kiambethu tea farm. Arrive at 11am and over a cup of tea or coffee the history of the farm and process of making tea is informally explained, followed by an opportunity to see tea in the field. 

Then take a walk in the indigenous forest with our resident Kenyan guide who will identify the plants and explain how they are traditionally used. Look out for the Colobus monkeys close up and wander in the gardens which are home to a wide variety of birds and flowers.Return to the house to enjoy a pre-lunch drink on the verandah with sweeping views across the tea fields to the Ngong Hills.

Lunch is served about 1pm and is a three course buffet lunch from our set menu prepared with vegetables from the garden and desserts are topped with cream from our herd of Channel Island cows.

2:20pm: Depart to the magical Giraffe Centre- view the giraffes, take photos and even feed them.

4:00pm: Karen Blixen Museum

The Museum takes visitors `Out of Africa,’ into historic home of Danish author who was focus of 1985 movie.  You may as well know it before you go: Denys Finch-Hatton was no Robert Redford. That’s the main disappointment voiced by visitors to the sprawling stone farmhouse, now in a Nairobi suburb, where Danish author Karen Blixen lived from 1914 to 1931 and where she welcomed her lover, Finch-Hatton. “But who is?” countered our guide, Anne Mieke Raassen, in a lilt reminiscent of Meryl Streep, Redford’s co-star in the award-winning “Out of Africa.” Since the 1985 Oscar sweep, crowds have doubled at the Blixen manor, now restored as a national museum.

5.30pm: Depart Karen Blixen Museum to the Carnivore Restaurant

6:00pm: Dinner at Carnivore restaurant Indulgent “Nyama Choma” dining venue where you sample an abundance of varied juicy meats roasted over a charcoal fire that are piled on your plate until your stomach is beyond full. When the meat has reached a perfect temperature, waiters carry the full skewers through the restaurant, and the aromas tempt your taste buds and stir your curiosity. Since 1980, Carnivore Restaurant has been satisfying the appetites of meat lovers and safari adventurers with a never-ending selection of ostrich, crocodile, venison depending on what is locally available, served alongside beef, lamb, pork and chicken. A variety of side dishes complete this gastronomical tour of African cuisine, such as salads, soups, vegetable dishes and authentic sauces. The experience is enhanced by the informal, relaxed setting while gulping a Carnivore Dawa cocktail to hydrate, refresh and sharpen your palate for every delicious morsel. Should you find that even one more nibble is simply unbearable, just lower the white flag in the middle of your table and your surrender is noted with a final edible bite of dessert served with coffee or tea. More than two million international guests have shared in what is known as “the ultimate Beast of a Feast!”.

8.30pm: Transfer to your city hotel for overnight (Bed & Breakfast).

Day 03: Nairobi–Samburu Game Reserve

Early morning breakfast at your city hotel. At 7.30am depart Nairobi to Shaba Game Reserve. This is a semi-arid desert where rare species of animals such as the long necked Gerenuk, Reticulated giraffe, Grevys Zebra, Somali Ostrich & Beisa Oryx reside. Enjoy a short game drive enroute to your camp. Lunch at the Camp. Afternoon– approx. 4pm – game drive in this famous park. Dinner and overnight will be at your luxury tented camp (Full Board).

Day 04: Samburu Game Reserve

Spend a full day in the Park with unlimited game drives as per your convenience. With a bit of luck you may even encounter the elusive leopard or other cats during your game drives which are commonly seen in Samburu. A treat, maybe the hard to find Greater and/or Lesser Kudu Antelope with its splendid antlers. All meals and overnight at your luxury tented camp (Full Board).

Day 05: Samburu Game Reserve– Mt. Kenya Region

Enjoy breakfast. Later depart to Mt. Kenya Regions. Arrive at your resort for lunch. With magnificent views of majestic Mount Kenya, the Fairmont Mount Kenya Safari Club Resort’s 120 luxuriously appointed hotel rooms set in over 100 acres of landscape gardens, offer a unique blend of comfort, relaxation and adventure. It’s no wonder this Nanyuki resort emerged a winner in the 2013 Travellers Choice Awards and that Travel & Leisure Magazine often positions it in the ‘World’s Top 50’ List. Originally the retreat of movie star and Club founder, William Holden, the Club’s illustrious former members have included Winston Churchill and Bing Crosby. Enjoy activities offered by the resort (extra cost). Dinner and overnight at Fairmount Mount Kenya Safari Club (Full Board). 

Day 06: Mt. Kenya Region – Lake Naivasha

Depart Mount Kenya for Lake Naivasha with a stopover at the Great Rift Valley where you will stop for photos taking at the escarpment and then continue to the little Italian Church which is just nearby.

Arrive at your safari lodge for lunch. Afternoon boat ride to the privately owned Crescent Island, Which is a peninsula on the Eastern Shore of Lake Naivasha. There is a lot of game such as giraffes, waterbucks, elands, Zebras and Impalas. You will also get a chance to feed Ostrich and take pictures. Lake Naivasha is a haven for hippos and birds with +200 species recorded. Dinner and overnight at your luxury safari lodge (Full board).

Day 07: Lake Naivasha – Maasai Mara

Breakfast and later depart to the worldly renowned and visited Masai Mara game reserve. Proceed to your luxury tented Camp for lunch. At 4.00pm, depart for your first after noon game drive to explore bush, steppe and fantastic game sightings. Dinner and overnight at your luxury tented camp (Full Board).

Day 08: Maasai Mara Game Reserve

Enjoy full day in the Maasai Mara with unlimited game drives as per your convenience. The Mara boasts of the highest concentration of animals in the whole of Africa and is home to the famous Big Cats and “BigFive”. These include Buffalo, Elephant, Lion, Leopard & Rhino. If you wish to explore the Mara from the air we recommend an optional early morning (wake-up call at 5am)  1 hour hot balloon safari at 6am over the Mara with a champagne breakfast upon landing(extra). All meals and overnight at your luxury tented camp (Full Board).

Day 09: Maasai Mara–Nairobi– Depart 

Early breakfast and checkout followed by a game drive en-route. Depart Mara by road to arrive Nairobi in the afternoon. Check in at an Airport hotel to refresh. Later transfer to JKIA airport for your international flight back home. END OF SERVICES