Itinerary

Day 1

Arrival

On an arrival at Nairobi International Airport, you will be met by our tour manager who will brief you on your Safari. After briefing you will be transferred to your hotel and enjoy the balance of the day at Leisure.

Dinner and Overnight at Intercontinental/ Nairobi Serena or similar hotel

Day 2

Sweet waters Game Reserve

After breakfast you will be transferred towards Mont Kenya region to Sweet Waters Tented Camp. This game sanctuary is a home to the Big Five. Arrive in good time for lunch. Enjoy afternoon game viewing drive and opt to visit the adjacent Chimp sanctuary. You can also opt to do additional activities such as camel riding, horse riding and nature walks.

Lunch, Dinner and Overnight at Sweet Waters Tented Camp

Day 3

Lewa Downs

After breakfast, drive to Lewa Downs where you will spend your day. Your first will be at leisure. The other days you have an option of Game viewing, bird watching, and bush walks, cultural visits to Il Ngwesi Cultural Village, fly-fishing, wildlife management activities, horse and camel riding. Time at Lewa Downs is a unique combination of hospitality, spectacular scenery and abundant wildlife.
The Lewa Wildlife Conservancy is situated within Lewa Downs, a 40,000 acre ranch. Home to the Craig family since 1924, it is also home to a diverse array of wildlife in Kenya's most spectacular scenery. The snow-capped peaks of Mount Kenya dominate the views to the south, where the southern boundary rises to an altitude of some 6500ft above sea level. To the north, the terrain drops away with breathtaking views of Samburu, Ololokwe and the Mathews' range beyond. The Lewa Downs conservancy itself supports a myriad of plains game species, all perfectly adapted for the semi desert environment. Grevy's Zebra and the Reticulated Giraffe are common. The lance-like horned Beisa Oryx and the rare Greater Kudu are seasonal visitors. Guenther's Dik dik, the giraffe-necked Gerenuk and the beautiful blue-legged Somali Ostrich are resident all year round. The swamp has become a sanctuary in itself for the rare and fascinating semi-aquatic Sitatunga Antelope and its primary predator, the Leopard. Birdlife is equally rich with numerous species of Bustard, Plover, Coursers and birds of prey. At night, leopard are frequently encountered along with bush-babies, aardvarks, bat-eared foxes, caracal and various mongooses, genets and civets - a few days at Lewa Downs is a unique combination of hospitality, spectacular scenery and abundant wildlife.

Lunch, Dinner and Overnight at Lewa Safari Camp

Day 4

Lewa Downs

After breakfast, drive to Lewa Downs where you will spend your day. Your first will be at leisure. The other days you have an option of Game viewing, bird watching, and bush walks, cultural visits to Il Ngwesi Cultural Village, fly-fishing, wildlife management activities, horse and camel riding. Time at Lewa Downs is a unique combination of hospitality, spectacular scenery and abundant wildlife.
The Lewa Wildlife Conservancy is situated within Lewa Downs, a 40,000 acre ranch. Home to the Craig family since 1924, it is also home to a diverse array of wildlife in Kenya's most spectacular scenery. The snow-capped peaks of Mount Kenya dominate the views to the south, where the southern boundary rises to an altitude of some 6500ft above sea level. To the north, the terrain drops away with breathtaking views of Samburu, Ololokwe and the Mathews' range beyond. The Lewa Downs conservancy itself supports a myriad of plains game species, all perfectly adapted for the semi desert environment. Grevy's Zebra and the Reticulated Giraffe are common. The lance-like horned Beisa Oryx and the rare Greater Kudu are seasonal visitors. Guenther's Dik dik, the giraffe-necked Gerenuk and the beautiful blue-legged Somali Ostrich are resident all year round. The swamp has become a sanctuary in itself for the rare and fascinating semi-aquatic Sitatunga Antelope and its primary predator, the Leopard. Birdlife is equally rich with numerous species of Bustard, Plover, Coursers and birds of prey. At night, leopard are frequently encountered along with bush-babies, aardvarks, bat-eared foxes, caracal and various mongooses, genets and civets - a few days at Lewa Downs is a unique combination of hospitality, spectacular scenery and abundant wildlife.

Lunch, Dinner and Overnight at Lewa Safari Camp

Day 5

Maasai Mara Game Reserve

After your breakfast, you will be transferred to the airstrip for the scheduled flight to the Maasai Mara. You will be met at the Ol Kiombo Airstrip and transferred the short distance to the Mara Intrepids Camp, your base for the next three nights. After checking in, there’s time to freshen up before taking lunch. After lunch take your first game drive in the Maasai Mara in search of its famous inhabitants.

Lunch, Dinner and Overnight at Mara Intrepids Camp

Day 6

Maasai Mara Game Reserve

You have the whole day to enjoy the sights and sounds of Maasai Mara on your early morning and late afternoon game viewing drives. All your meals will be served at the lodge.

Maasai Mara Game Reserve The jewel in Africa's crown is host to the most spectacular array of wildlife. Her 320 square kilometers of open savannah, woodlands and tree-lined rivers creates an eco-system that supports huge numbers of bird and mammal species. The western border of the park is the spectacular Siria Escarpment, and together with the acacia dotted plains, creates scenery of stunning beauty.

Lunch, Dinner and Overnight at Mara Intrepids Camp

Day 7

Maasai Mara Game Reserve

You have another full day to enjoy the splendors of the Maasai Mara. There will also be the option to take a balloon safari early in the morning. The afternoon is available for a game viewing drive and other optional activity such as a visit a Maasai Cultural Village.

The Maasai are so significant due to their culture. Starting from their dress code, the color red is so significant in that they scare away wild animals as they co-exist with them. They believe that God, Enkai, gave them cattle, therefore they believe that all the cattle belongs to them. That’s the reason why they have been known due to their cattle rustling. Although the Maasai are known for their nomadic life and cattle keeping, they is a group of agricultural Maasai, known as IL Loikop, are look down upon by the cattle keeping group, the Wakwavi since they believe they are the true Maasais created to keep cattle.
A Maasai Homestead (enkang popularly known as the Manyattas) is made from cow dung and wooden sticks from the leleshwa plant. Women are the ones responsible for putting up these magnificent homes. However, a homestead contains several Maasai houses which are surrounded by a fence made also by branches of the leleshwa plant where the herds of goats and cows are confined in during the night hours. There are other Manyattas made far away in the wilderness during their Morans as they prepare their headset, the motonyik, before they return home.

Lunch, Dinner and Overnight at Mara Intrepids Camp

Day 8

Nairobi - Departure

Enjoy an early morning game viewing drive and breakfast before your transfer to Masai Mara Airstrip for your scheduled flight to Wilson Airport. On arrival you will be transferred to a Nairobi hotel where you can relax in your dayroom. Enjoy lunch at the hotel and later you will be transferred to Carnivore restaurant for dinner for a taste of game meat. After dinner you will be transferred to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for your outbound flight to the next destination.

General Information

Duration:

8 Days

Location Start:

Nairobi

Location Finish:

Nairobi

Payment Types:

Cash, Credit/Debit Cards, Paypal, Cheque, Travellers Cheque, Payment Transfer

We Speak:

English