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8 Day Exclusive Family Safari
offered by supplier M19599 (view this supplier profile)
Key Information:
Tour Duration: 8
day(s)
Group Size: 2
- 10
people
Destination(s):
Kenya
Specialty Categories:
National Parks
Cultural Journey
Season: January - December
Airfare Included: No
Tour Customizable: Yes
Minimum Per Person Price: 2349 US Dollar (USD)
Maximum Per Person Price: 3415 US Dollar (USD)
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Tour Itinerary:
Day 1: Jomo Kenyatta International Airport –Nairobi. Met on arrival of your flight by a Trip Africa representative. Transfer to Nairobi, Kenya’s colorful capital city to your hotel. Afternoon visit the Giraffe center, where one has the opportunity to feed the rare Rothschild giraffe. Overnight at Nairobi Safari Club.
Day 2: Nairobi Samburu/ Buffalo Springs Game Reserves
Breakfast and check out. Make a short scheduled flight to Samburu National Reserve. Samburu came to international limelight in the early 2000 when a lioness adopted two Oryx babies, each at different times, akin to the Biblical garden of Eden. You are met by lodge vehicle and enjoy game drive en-route to the camp for check in. Samburu came to international limelight in the early 2000 when a lioness adopted two Oryx babies, each at different times, akin to the Biblical garden of Eden. After lunch and brief afternoon rest enjoy game drive. Dinner and overnight at Samburu Intrepids Camp.
Introduction to Samburu by your naturalist, a genuine Samburu Warrior and Naturalist and get the daily program during your two days stay and also let in on other families in-house. Make a visit to a Samburu Village for an up close experience of Samburu People, and a chance to interact with them - from the Village Elders, Warriors to young beautiful girls, who do most of the work. Join in the Samburu dancing, learn to throw a spear, light a fire by rubbing sticks together, nature and Bird walk, a brief lecture on the traditional treatments with herbs taken from plants and trees.
You may make a visit to a Samburu School if in session and another chance to take part in interactive lessons. Some free time for swimming, reading, or just watching and listening to Africa, and enjoying making friends from around the world. In the evening enjoy a Sundowner treat as you watch the sun set spectacularly over the plains whilst enjoying a drink and some snacks. Includes: (B), (L), (D).
Day 3: Samburu/ Buffalo Springs Game Reserves
Spend early morning and afternoon game viewing drives in a 4x4 vehicle accompanied by an English speaking naturalist/ driver resident here and an expert on the unique game only found north of the equator; straight-horned Beisa. The dirty brown Ewaso Nyiro River is dotted with doum palms and meanders through the reserve giving it an oasis setting. All meals at Samburu Intrepids Camp. Includes: (B), (L), (D).
Day 4: Samburu – Nairobi – Lake Naivasha. Enjoy morning game drive followed by breakfast. Transfer to the airstrip with a picnic lunch for your scheduled flight to Nairobi. On arrival connect to the scheduled flight to Naivasha. You will be transferred to the lodge followed by an afternoon boat trip on the lake. Dinner and overnight at Great Rift Valley lodge. Includes: (B), (L), (D).
Day 5: Lake Naivasha. After breakfast depart for a morning game drive to Lake Nakuru National Park and return back to the lodge for lunch. Afternoon will be spent at your leisure to enjoying various activities offered here. All meals and overnight at Great Rift Valley Lodge. Includes: (B), (L), (D).
Day 6: Lake Naivasha - Masai Mara Game Reserve
After breakfast, drive to the lake side town of Naivasha to Ebony Curio Emporium, where one can watch expert craftsmen working. It is fascinating! This is where the countries best work can be purchased at factory prices, bargaining is the keyword! Return back to the lodge for lunch before being transferred to the airstrip for your scheduled flight to the Masai Mara. On arrival you will be met by camp vehicle with a game drive en-route to the lodge. Dinner and overnight at Mara Intrepids Camp. Includes: (B), (L), (D).
Day 7: Masai Mara Game Reserve
Morning and afternoon activities in Masai Mara National Reserve. 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. It is home to herds of zebra, migrating wildebeest, awesome prides of lions, stately giraffes, herds of elephants and other numerous plains game. You may wish to take a step back in time by making a visit to a traditional Maasai Manyatta and experience the culture and traditions of this world famous community. All meals and Overnight at the Mara Intrepids Camp. Includes: (B), (L), (D).
Day 8: Maasai Mara - Depart. After a morning activity and lunch, take an afternoon flight back to Nairobi, to connect with your onward arrangements.
Notes:
- Accommodation Information:
* Great Rift Valley Lodge
Perched on the panoramic shoulder of the Eburu Escarpment, overlooking the sparkling waters of Lake Naivasha and the sweeping floor of the world’s largest valley, the Great Rift Valley Lodge & Golf Resort enjoys one of the most spectacular views in all of Africa. Just one-and-a-half hours’ drive from Nairobi (or a 30-minute flight to our own airstrip), the lodge is the perfect stopover on a safari to the Maasai Mara or the sights of western Kenya. As well as one of Kenya’s newest and most stunning championship golf course, the lodge offers exciting walking and horse-riding safaris in the Eburu forests, and mesmerizing ‘trips back in time’ along a string of volcanic lakes blessed with the world’s most prolific and diverse bird life.
- Service Information:
* Giraffe Center
The Rothschild giraffe lost much of their natural habitat in western Kenya and faced extinction. In 1974, two highly endangered Rothschild giraffe were moved onto the estate where their future generations have thrived and live today. Jock and Betty founded the African Fund for Endangered Wildlife (AFEW). The Giraffe Centre (AFEW Kenya) was built on the property so that Kenyan school children could learn conservation/ecology and feed giraffe eyeball to eyeball! Visitors touring Nairobi have a chance to visit and pay an entrance to the Giraffe Centre.
Profits go to various projects in Kenya. Betty's son Rick has led AFEW USA and AFEW Kenya since 1983. When Jock died in 1984, and Betty returned to the USA she opened her house - now The Giraffe Manor - to visitors. The Giraffe Manor has been run by Rick and his wife Bryony over the years, initially as a fund raiser for AFEW.
- Location and park information:
* Samburu Game Reserves
Lying in the lower curve of the dry northern Kenya region, the three reserves of Samburu, Buffalo Springs and Shaba make up a combined area of over 235sq. km, and are well worth a visit to view an ecosystem that spans arid terrains, hills, shrubland and grassland. The main water source, the Uaso Nyiro River, feeds the riverine forest and swamp. The patches of forest and doum palm dotting the landscape provide an ideal setting for exuberant primates, sombre hippo and sedate crocodile. Elephant families visit the river’s shallows to give themselves a shower or immerse themselves totally in the invigorating, cool water.
The exciting animal life also includes game only seen north of the equator, namely grevy’s zebra, beisa oryx and reticulated giraffe. Other residents are gerenuk gazelle, the Somali ostrich, ‘big five’, and more common savanna game. As the name implies, this is Samburu land. The Samburu are a colorful tribal people who have lived in harmonious accord with nature over the years, maintaining cultural conservation practices based on a deep respect for the ecosystem.
* Naivasha
Lake Naivasha is a beautiful freshwater lake, fringed by thick papyrus. The lake is almost 13kms across, but its waters are shallow with an average depth of five meters. Much of the lake is surrounded by forests of the yellow barked Acacia Xanthophlea, known as the yellow fever tree. These forests abound with bird life, and Naivasha is known as a world class birding destination. The waters of the lake draw a great range of game to these shores. Giraffes wander among the acacia, Buffalo wallow in the swamps and Colobus monkeys call from the treetops while the Lakes large hippo population sleep the day out in the shallows. Hell's Gate National Park lies beside the lake.
This Park was named for its pair of massive red tinged cliffs framing a geothermal active interior of steam vents and bubbling springs. The park is home to a profusion of plains game and bird life. Walking is permitted, making it ideal for hiking, biking, and rock climbing. Boat trips on the lake are widely available, and is a great way to spend an afternoon or morning. Sunsets are always stunning, with the haunting call of a Fish Eagle high over the Lake bringing the day to a perfect end.
* Masai Mara
Justifiably one of the most famous reserves in Africa, its’ dominant feature are the great rolling plains of savanna grasslands, which sustain the greatest variety of wildlife in Africa and indeed in the world. The concentration of game is at its highest from July through October when the Mara is host to the annual migration of more than a million wildebeest. However, game viewing is excellent year round with giraffe, buffalo, zebra, eland, hartebeest and Thompson’s gazelle offering a rich choice for the predators lion, leopard and cheetah. It should be noted, however, that during the rainy season, the grass is fairly tall in some areas, which may affect visibility and restrict game drives slightly.
The Maasai people, after whom the park is named, are nomadic. While on game drives, you will often notice young tribesmen herding their cattle amongst the plains game. They are colourfully attired, usually wrapped in bright red cloths, and armed with spears.
Notes:
Airfare is not included in the tour price.
Note the above rates are based on Per Adult sharing room.Children Rates are From USD1542 per child sharing with 2Parents. A further discount is applicable for families of more than four
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