9 DAYS KENYA EXTRAVAGANZA SAFARI

Schedule Details

Day 1 Nairobi – Drive to Aberdare National Park

Depart Nairobi after breakfast .Ourdestination today is the Aberdare NationalPark. We travel overland through plantations of coffee and tea to The AberdareCountry Club, nestled on the slopes of Mweiga Hill.After high tea, set off forthe Ark tree lodge, located in the forest on mountain slopes of the AberdareMountains at 7,000 feet. This outstanding lodge offers high altitude gameviewing, including animals that are rarely encountered elsewhere: giant foresthog, bush pig, tree hyrax, large spotted genet, and the elusive bongo.Wildlifecan be observed from different levels–and from outside where you can see, hearand smell everything and inside where you can sit with a cup of tea and staywarm and cozy.You can put in a request to be awakened during the night ifyour favorite animals show up. A herd of Elephants might be just feet away and ifyou are lucky, a Leopard or large male Lion might put in an appearance.

Day 2 Aberdares - OlPejeta

This morning we depart aberdares and proceed south, driving through thequintessential town of Isiolo to Olpejeta Conservancy. Sweetwaters land, the OlPejeta Conservancy and its sumptuous ranch were once the private domain offamed multi-millionaire, Adnan Kashoggi.We visit the Chimpanzee Sanctuary, a charming haven established by the JaneGoodall Institute to provide sanctuary to orphaned chimps, and the speciallyprotected and fenced refuge of black rhino with its stunning forty specimens!Infact Sweetwaters boasts excellent game viewing with the highest ratio of game toarea of any park or reserve in Kenya.Whether its day or night game drives, camel trekking, lion tracking, al frescodining or relaxing by pool, OlPejeta is bound to delight

Day 3 Olpejeta conservancy

Today we exploreOl Pejeta Sweetwaters Conservancyin twoGame drives. Ourcamp also overlooks one of the busiest waterholes in the area and offers elephant,giraffe and myriad plains game.This is Africa as Teddy Roosevelt saw it years ago when he led one of the firstsafaris to tour Africa in comfort and splendor. Our tents at Sweetwaters willremind us of this bygone era.

Day 4: Ol - Pejeta - Nakuru Drive time 4+ hours

After breakfast proceed to cross the Aberdare range into Lake Nakuru.
Here we can expect to see buffalo, rhino, giraffe, zebra, antelope andthe lions thatprey on them as well as vast flocks of flamingos clustered near the lake shore.Lake Nakuru is famous for having the highest concentration of flamingos in theworld and is home to over three hundred bird species. It is a sanctuary for boththe Black and White Rhinos.Also found in plenty are zebras, waterbucks,buffaloes and warthogs. Leopards are sometimes seen sleeping on the horizontalbranches of the “Fever trees”. Supper is at our lodge overlooking the lake

Day 5 Lake Nakuru - Lake Naivasha Drive time 2+ hours

After a hearty breakfast. Wtransfer to Naivasha arriving late morning. Afterlunch, enjoy a boat ride (optional visit to crescent island)There is just one “Crescent Island Game Sanctuary”. Located onLakeNaivasha, in the Great Rift Valley, Kenya. It isone of the most beautifulparks in Kenya and is often called Naivasha’s best-kept secret. Surrounded bywater, it is actually a peninsula and is currently only accessible by boat from theEast or West side.The shores host abundant birdlife including pelicans, cormorants, and fish-eagleswith their haunting cry. There are more animals per acre than any other KenyanPark, hence many film companies have been to the Island to film the herds ofWildebeest, Waterbuck, Zebra, and Gazelle.Hippograzeall over us at night then sleep under the acacia or rest in the waterby day. Often you can seethree generations of Giraffe at a time, all of whom havebeen born on the Island. And if you're luckyyou may see one of the beautifulPythons who live here.From the top of the hill, there is a 360-degree view across the Lake fromLongonot to Hell’s Gate to the Mau Escarpment to Eburu and onto theAberdares.Walking along the ridge in the golden hourbefore sunset whilstwatching the animals grazing with the water shimmeringbeyond,is what Africais all about.Dinner and overnight at lodge.

Day 6: Naivasha - Maasai Mara (Drive time 4+ hours)

After breakfast, drive through the stunning & scenic Great Rift Valley with abrief stopover to admire the breathtaking views and optional shopping at thecurio shops. Enjoy another brief stop-over in Narok Town for refreshments andto use the rest rooms before continuing your journey to Masai Mara with a shortgame drive enroute before reaching the lodge. Arrive at the lodge in time for
check in and lunch. Day at Leisure to enjoy the facilities the lodge has to offerbefore going for a thrilling introductory evening game drive in the MagnificentMasai Mara. Return to the Lodge for Dinner and Overnight Stay  Masai Mara Game ReserveThe Maasai Mara (also known as the Masai Mara, and locally simply as TheMara) is a large game reserve in Narok County, Kenya,contiguous with theSerengeti National Park in Tanzania. It is named in honor of the Maasai people(the ancestral inhabitants of the area) and their description of the area whenlooked at from afar: "Mara" means "spotted" in the local Maasai language of Maa,due to the many trees which dot the landscape. It is world-renowned for itsexceptional populations of lions, leopards, cheetahs and elephant, and the annualmigration of wildebeest, zebra, Thomson's gazelle and other antelope, to and fromthe Serengeti every year known as the Great Migration. The Masai Mara “BigFive” are the Lion, Elephant, Buffalo, Leopard and Rhino.The Greater Mara Ecosystem encompasses areas known as the Maasai MaraNationalReserve, the Mara Triangle, and several Maasai Conservancies, including:Koiyaki, Lemek,Ol Chorro Oirowua, Olkinyei, Siana, Maji Moto, Naikara, Ol Derkesi, Kerinkani,Oloirien, and Kimintet.Masai Mara Wildebeest MigrationEvery year, around 1.5 million wildebeest; 350,000 Thomson’s gazelle; 200,000zebra; and thousands of eland and other ungulates (hoofed animals) participate in‘the greatest show on Earth’, The Great Wildebeest Migration when the grassyplains of the southernmost Serengeti begin to dry out and the ever-movingcolumns of wildebeest follow anage-old route in search of grazing and water thattakes them across the plains of the Masai Mara in Kenya from between Mid Juneand Early September (however the dry seasons may change due to globalwarming)The three groups of migrant grazers take advantage of different heights of grass,which means they stick to their own kind with only a small overlap in theirdistributions. The grasses of the plains have the highest protein content in thewhole of the Serengeti, as well as being high in calcium.Itis unclear how the wildebeest know which way to go, but it is generallybelieved that their journey is dictated primarily by their response to the weather;they follow the rains and the growth of new grass. While there is no scientificproof of it, some experts believe that the animals react to lightning and
thunderstorms in the distance. It has even been suggested that wildebeest canlocate rain more than 50km away

thunderstorms in the distance. It has even been suggested that wildebeest can locate rain more than 50km away Day 7: Maasai Mara

Early morning breakfast and depart the lodge with your packed lunchboxes for afull day game viewing across the rich tree studded grassland and rolling hills. Atlunchtime, our guide will pick a scenic (and safe) spot where you will enjoy yourlunch and hear animals howling, birds chirping and the mighty Mara Riverflowing across the savannah bringing life to the park. After watching more of thespectacle that never gets dull, transfer back to your lodge. Dinner and overnightstay in Masai MaraNote*On this day clients can choose to have AM & PM game drives this needs tobeorganized with our driver guide the daybefore

Day 8: Maasai Mara - Nairobi Drive time 5+ hours

After breakfast today, proceed to Nairobi arriving in the late afternoon.Enjoy the rest of your day at leisure.Overnight at Nairobi Hotel

Day 9: Nairobi Hotel - JKIA Drive time 1+ hours

After breakfast, check out for your flight back home.

9 DAYS KENYA EXTRAVAGANZA SAFARI