9 Day Best of Kenya Family

(Trip Code:  FNN9)

Nairobi to Nairobi

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This trip begins and ends in Nairobi, Kenya. The first day is an arrival day so you can plan to arrive at any time on Friday. Should you wish to explore Nairobi further, an earlier arrival should be planned and accommodation booked.

Pre Departure Meeting:            Held at the Departure Point at 17h00 on the second day of the tour.

Departure Point:                       Hotel Boulevard, Harry Thuku Road, Nairobi.

Check-In Time:                        08h45 on day 2

Departure Time:                       09h00 on day 2

Please Note:

This itinerary should be used as a guide only and may vary from day to day depending on road & weather conditions, political situations and group decisions.

All prices & Local Payments are subject to change with prior notice.

This tour may join together with the scheduled 7 day Best of Kenya trip on day three. Other passengers may join this tour at this time.

DAY 1: Nairobi (NM)

Today is an arrival day. You may fly into Nairobi at any time. Our local representative will meet you at the airport and transfer you to your hotel. There are no activities planned for this day.

DAY 2: Nairobi Day Tour (B)

This morning our local guide will meet you at the hotel at 08h45. Leaving the hotel we travel to the outskirts of Nairobi and to the Daphne Sheldrick Animal Orphanage, in the Nairobi National Park. Here we find out more about the important work of the orphanage whilst learning also about the elephants that live there. From there we continue onto the suburb of Hardy and the Giraffe Centre where we learn all about the resident giraffe before the opportunity to hand feed the giraffe! The afternoon is at your leisure to visit the local markets and museums, or simply relax by the hotel pool.

DAY 3:  Nairobi to Nanyuki (B / L / D)

Leaving the hustle and bustle of Nairobi we head north, crossing the equator, before reaching the market town of Nanyuki.  Founded in 1907 by English settlers, Nanyuki is home to the main base of Kenya’s Air Force.  It’s popular amongst tourists because of its proximity to impressive Mount Kenya, Kenya’s highest peak at 5199 m.  It’s also home to the Mount Kenya Safari Club, now a hotel, but in the 60’s an exclusive club whose members included Winston Churchill, Bing Crosby and Bob Hope.

DAY 4:  Nanyuki to Samburu National Reserve (B / L / D)

Leaving this old frontier town, we head north-west through the Kikuyu area around Mt Kenya to the Samburu National Reserve.  We’ll encounter the Masai’s distant relatives, the semi-nomadic proud Samburu, tending their cattle along the way.  The Samburu National Reserve is a relatively small reserve at just 104 km².  It is a remote, hence unspoilt, reserve and attracts a wide range of animals because of the Ewaso Ng’iro River (brown water) that runs through it. This afternoon we take a game drive in the reserve.

DAY 5:  Samburu National Reserve to Nakuru (B / L / D)

The Samburu National Reserve is made up of a mixture of scrub, desert and open Savannah plains interspersed with small rugged hills.  It is home to most of the Big 5 (except the rhino, which has been decimated by poachers).  What makes this reserve unique is its populations of Grevy’s Zebra, Beisa Oryx, Reticulated Giraffe and Somali Ostrich.

Leaving the unique Samburu National Reserve, we head west towards the Great Rift Valley and the 4^th largest town in Kenya and the capital of the Rift Valley Province, Nakuru.  We overnight here before entering Lake Nakuru National Park tomorrow.

DAY 6:  Lake Nakuru National Park (B / L / D)

Today we head into Lake Nakuru National Park, famous for the thousands of lesser and greater flamingos that flock to this soda lake’s edge.  The numbers vary depending on the water level, and when it’s low, the lake almost turns pink.  A truly spectacular sight!  The park was established as a sanctuary for black and white rhino, which are often seen.  We spend the day searching for these pre-historic looking beasts as well as the elusive leopard, encountering buffalo, giraffe, various antelope and the occasional hippo along the way. 

DAY 7: Nakuru to Masai Mara (B / L /D)

We depart from Nakuru and enter Masai land where these habitual pastoralists are often seen tending their cattle from the side of the road. We pass through the town of Narok, before arriving at our campsite, Acacia Camp. Acacia Camp looks on to the Meguarra hills and the stream that meanders by on the bottom end forms a natural border to the Masai Mara National Reserve.

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DAY 8: Masai Mara Game Reserve (B / L /D)

We spend the day driving through nature as it was intended to be - huge plains, rolling hills and an abundance of game matched nowhere else on earth. We keep an eye open for the Big 5 - elephant, rhino, buffalo, lion & leopard. If travelling between July and October, we may get to witness the impressive herds of over 1 million wildebeest, zebra and Thomson’s gazelle in their Annual Migration. Sitting around the camp fire, watching the sun set is the perfect way to finish a day’s game viewing in this “Garden of Eden.”

DAY 9: Masai Mara to Nairobi (B)

After breakfast, we begin our journey back to Nairobi.  On arrival in the late afternoon, we exchange addresses and part ways, having just experienced a trip of a lifetime!

OPTIONAL EXCURSIONS

Below is a selection of Optional Excursions available on this trip. 

Please Note     - these prices are approximate and are subject to change. Where activities occur away from your base, there may be an additional transfer cost.

Masai Mara - Masai Village Visit                                                                                                                      US$5

The staff and management look forward to welcoming you aboard and trust that you will enjoy your trip with us.

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All itineraries are subject to change without prior notice.