5-Day Awesome Kenya – High End
Days 5 days, 1 country Lodging 3 nights in Hotels, 1 nights in Special Stay Meals 4 Breakfasts, 4 Dinners Transport Pop-up roof 4×4 vehicle
13-Day Kenya and Tanzania Exclusive Migration
Kenya and Tanzania Exclusive Migration is specifically designed for guests who would like to step foot in frequently visited parks and reserves in Kenya and Tanzania. This tour takes you up to Northern Kenya Samburu Game Reserve. The mix of wood and grassland with forest and swamp is home to a wide variety of animal and bird life. Buffalo Springs records over 365 species of birds.
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4-Day Tails of Masai Mara
Days 4 days, 1 country Lodging nights in Hotels, 1 nights in Special Stay Meals 4 Breakfasts, 3 Dinners Transport Pop-up roof 4×4 vehicle Group
10-Day Mid Range Best of Kenya Safari
Days 10 days, 1 country Lodging 7 nights in Hotels, 2 nights in Special Stay Meals 10 Breakfasts, 9 Dinners Transport Pop-up roof 4×4 Mini
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Detailed Itinerary
Day 1 Nairobi-Samburu National Reserve
You will be met at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. Nairobi city, the capital of Kenya, is in the Nairobi District, situated at an elevation of about 1660 m (about 5450 ft) in the highlands of the southern part of the country. Nairobi is Kenya’s principal economic, administrative, and cultural center and is one of the largest and fastest-growing cities in Africa. The city also has a large tourist industry. You will be met on arrival and transferred to Samburu National Reserve. It offers unique vistas of rounded, rugged hills and undulating plains. The mix of wood and grassland with forest and swamp is home to a wide variety of animal and birdlife. Buffalo Springs records over 365 species of birds. Game viewing and visibility are excellent: Reticulated giraffes, zebras, elephants, Somali ostriches, gerenuks, buffalos, lions, leopards, cheetahs, and hyenas. You will arrive in time for your hot lunch. Evening game drive. You will have dinner and an overnight stay at your Lodge.
- Main Destination:
- Samburu National Reserve (Kenya)
Day 2 Samburu National Reserve
You will enjoy your morning and afternoon game drives at Samburu National Reserve.
Your lodge is built atop high ground allowing panoramic views of the vastness of Samburu shrub land and the hills beyond.
The lodge is built to reflect the architectural heritage of the local communities whose sons and daughters make up the majority of the workforce at the lodge.
- Main Destination:
- Samburu National Reserve (Kenya)
- Accommodation:
- Samburu Sopa Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3 Samburu- Ol Pejeta Conservancy
You will depart after breakfast for Ol Pejeta. This is a mosaic of grass plains, wooded grassland, acacia woodland, and evergreen thicket extending for over 350 square kilometers. Ol Pejeta boasts an astounding variety of animals including non-indigenous chimpanzees and the Big Five. The combination of amazing wildlife and stunning views across the open plans will guarantee you an unforgettable safari experience. You will enjoy your afternoon game drive at Ol Pejeta. Full board accommodation is included in the tour price. Your dinner and overnight stay will be at Serena Sweetwaters Tented Camp.
- Main Destination:
- Ol Pejeta Conservancy (Laikipia, Kenya)
Day 4 Ol Pejeta- Lake Nakuru National Park
The park is home to warthogs, waterbucks, buffaloes, reedbucks, and the occasional leopards. White and black rhinos were introduced to the park some years ago and you may find white rhinos at the southern end. The park has also retained its reputation as an ornithologist’s delight with more than 400 species of bird found here. You will arrive in time for your hot lunch at Lake Nakuru Lodge. You will enjoy your evening game drive at Lake Nakuru National Park.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Nakuru National Park (Kenya)
Day 5 Lake Nakuru-Masai Mara National Reserve
You will depart after your very early morning breakfast for the famous Masai Mara National Reserve. The next two days shall be spent game viewing, either in the early morning hours or in the evening as this is when we have the best chances of seeing animals. On clear days, Masai Mara offers fantastic orange-tinted sunsets and you will want to capture this moment while sipping on a sundowner back at your lodge. The Mara reserve is 1510 sq km of incredible wide-open landscapes and fertile woodland following the looping meanders of the Mara and Talek rivers. Wherever you go in the Mara you will see a frequent amount of wildlife such as Masai giraffes, baboons, warthogs, bat-eared foxes, grey jackals, spotted hyenas, topis, impalas, and wildebeest. Elephants, buffaloes, zebras, and hippos also exist in great numbers. It is also common to see lions either basking after a heavy meals, or surveying the plains for their next meal.
- Main Destination:
- Masai Mara National Reserve (Kenya)
Day 6 Masai Mara National Reserve
You will enjoy your full day of game viewing at Mara National Reserve. Balloon trips are an entirely outstanding way of seeing the savannah plains and the wildlife after which you come back down for a beautiful champagne breakfast. These trips can be arranged at our office upon booking. Full board accommodation is included in the tour price.
- Main Destination:
- Masai Mara National Reserve (Kenya)
- Accommodation:
- Mara Kimana Camp
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 7 Masai Mara- Serengeti National Prak
You will depart after your early morning breakfast for Serengeti via the Isebania/sirare border. This will include normal border crossing formalities to take only a few minutes. Serengeti National Park is probably the most famous and most visited reserve in Tanzania and it’s also the largest, at 14,763 square kilometers of protected area that borders Kenya’s Masai Mara National Park. Its far-reaching plains of endless grass, tinged with the twisted shadows of acacia trees, have made it the quintessential image of a wild and untarnished Africa. Its large stone kopjes are home to rich ecosystems and the sheer magnitude and scale of life that the plains support is staggering. You will enjoy your en-route game drive at Serengeti Plains. Full board accommodation is included in the tour price.
- Main Destination:
- Serengeti National Park (Tanzania)
Day 8 Serengeti National Park
This will be a full day of game viewing with your private safari land cruiser within the Mara Eco System. This morning’s African adventure begins with an exploratory game drive through Tanzania’s oldest and most recognized National Park, the Serengeti. This location offers the most expansive game viewing in Tanzania. From predators to prey, great herds of grazing herbivores to tactically cunning packs of carnivores, life on the plains of the Serengeti can best be defined as a complete “circle of life.” A photographic dream unfolds before your eyes as giraffes and elephants feast on tasty shrubbery, whilst impalas, gazelles, and buffalos dance carefully through the plains so as to not become the latest meal for on-looking lions, cheetahs, and hyenas.
- Main Destination:
- Serengeti National Park (Tanzania)
- Accommodation:
- Tanzania Bush Camps Central Serengeti
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 9 Serengeti-Ngorongoro Crater
You will depart after your morning breakfast with your picnic lunch boxes via the Olduvai Gorge where it is believed the cradle of mankind began. Thereafter, you will be transferred to Ngorongoro Crater which is often called ‘Africa’s Eden’ and the ‘8th Natural Wonder of the World. A visit to the crater is a main draw card for tourists coming to Tanzania and a definite world-class attraction. Within the crater rim, large herds of zebras and wildebeests graze nearby while sleeping lions laze in the sun. At dawn, the endangered black rhinos return to the thick cover of the crater forests after grazing on dew-laden grass in the morning mist. Just outside the crater’s ridge, tall Masaai herd their cattle and goats over green pastures through the highland slopes, living alongside the wildlife as they have for centuries.
- Main Destination:
- Ngorongoro Crater (Tanzania)
Day 10 Karatu-Tarangire National Park
You will descend to the rim of the crater for your game viewing. You will transfer after your game drive to Tarangire National Park which is probably one of the least visited of the northern Tanzanian game parks and retains a real air of undiscovered Africa, particularly in the south of the park. Just a two-hour drive away from Arusha. It lies a little distance to the southeast of Lake Manyara and covers an area of approximately 2,850 square kilometers. It is named after the Tarangire River that flows through the park. The swamps, tinged green year round, are the focus for 550 bird varieties, the largest number of species in one habitat anywhere in the world.
- Main Destination:
- Tarangire National Park (Tanzania)
Day 11 Tarangire-Amboseli National Park
You will depart after your morning breakfast for Amboseli via Namanga where you will make a stopover for your hot lunch. You will transfer after lunch for Amboseli National Park and this will include normal border crossing formalities at Namanga border. Amboseli National Park is famous for its big game – elephants, lions, and cheetahs are the main attractions – and for its great scenery beauty. Amboseli embodies five main wildlife habitats, plus a generally dry lakebed – Lake Amboseli. These are open plains; extensive stands of yellow-barked acacia woodland; rocky, lava-strewn thorn-bush country; swamps and marshes; and at the western end of the reserve, above Namanga, the massif of Ol Doinyo Orok rising to over 2,760m (8.300ft) and still for the most part zoologically unexplored.
- Main Destination:
- Amboseli National Park (Kenya)
Day 12 Amboseli National Park
You will enjoy your morning and afternoon game drives at Amboseli National Park. In Amboseli’s case, it is big skies and far horizons combined with swampy springs and dry and dusty earth trampled by hundreds of animals. Amboseli has an endless underground water supply filtered through thousands of feet of volcanic rock from Kilimanjaro’s ice cap, which funnel into two clear water springs in the heart of the park.
- Main Destination:
- Amboseli National Park (Kenya)
- Accommodation:
- Amboseli Serena Safari Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 13 Amboseli-Nairobi
You will enjoy your early morning game drive at Amboseli National Park. If you are lucky enough you will be able to view Mount Kilimanjaro from the balcony of your room. You will transfer to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for your flight back home.
- Main Destination:
- Nairobi Airport (Nairobi, Kenya)
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks:
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General FAQs
What is the Rwenzori Mountain Range?
The Rwenzori Mountain Range is a stunning mountain range in Western Uganda that is home to the third-highest peak in Africa, Mount Stanley.
What is the best time of year to hike the Rwenzori Mountains?
The best time to hike the Rwenzori Mountains is during the dry seasons, from December to February and June to August. During these months, the trails are more accessible, and the views are better
How long does it take to hike the Rwenzori Mountains?
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What are the physical requirements for hiking the Rwenzori Mountains?
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What gear do I need to bring for a hike in the Rwenzori Mountains?
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Do I need a guide to hike the Rwenzori Mountains?
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How much does it cost to hike the Rwenzori Mountains?
The cost of hiking the Rwenzori Mountains varies depending on the route and itinerary. However, most treks range from $1,500 to $2,500 per person.
Is altitude sickness a concern when hiking the Rwenzori Mountains?
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What is the accommodation like on the trek?
Accommodation during the trek is typically in mountain huts or tents. The huts and tents are basic and do not have electricity or running water.
Is it safe to hike the Rwenzori Mountains?
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What to eat:
- High energy and nutrient-dense foods are recommended for hiking in the Rwenzori Mountains.
- Pack snacks such as nuts, energy bars, and dried fruits to keep your energy levels up throughout the day.
- For meals, the lodges and camps on the mountain offer a range of options including rice, pasta, soups, stews, and grilled meats.
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