$6,579 to $8,078 pp (USD)
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Arrival
Day 1
Arrival Nairobi - Transfer to hotel
Arrival Nairobi - Transfer to hotel
Upon arrival at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, you will go though the mandatory customs and immigration procedures. You then be warmly welcomed by a member from Hallmark Travel Planners team who will transfer you to your hotel.
Nairobi is Kenya's capital city, it is one of the largest and most influential cities in Africa, an important commercial and financial regional hub.
- Main Destination:
- Nairobi (City, Kenya)
- Accommodation:
- Tamarind Tree Hotel
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Road transfer to Solio Ranch
Road transfer to Solio Ranch
After breakfast, depart Nairobi past the rich central Kenya agricultural lands towards the Aberdare National park. Drive north West through the town of Thika, known for its beautiful pineapple plantations. This is the home of the Kikuyu community.
Drive to Solio ranch for your first game drive. Solio Conservancy is home to over 200 black and white rhinos which live within a core 19,000-acre wildlife sanctuary. They are looked after by a team of dedicated rangers who protect them from poachers 24 hours a day. The core rhino sanctuary is surrounded by a 45,000 acre private ranch, making for an exclusive game viewing experience in Kenya.
In the afternoon drive to Aberdare park for dinner and overnight at The Ark Lodge. The Ark lodge resembles and is named after Noah’s Ark, the Ark is designed with ‘decks’ from which numerous balconies and lounges provide superb vantage points for game viewing. The Ark has four viewing areas from which to observe the ever-present animal activity.
- Main Destination:
- Aberdare National Park (Kenya)
- Accommodation:
- Aberdare Country Club
Wildlife in Aberdare NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Road Transfer to Samburu National Reserve
Road Transfer to Samburu National Reserve
Depart Aberdare in the morning and drive North to Samburu National Reserve to arrive at around 1200 hours in time for lunch. After lunch proceed for a game drive to view the reserve’ abundant game.
Species such as the Grevy Zebra, Somali Ostrich, Reticulated Giraffe, Gerenuk and the Beisa Oryx (Also referred as Samburu Special). The reserve is also popular with a minimum of 900 elephants.
Large predators such as the Lion, Leopard and Cheetah are an important attraction (Kamunyak the Miracle Lioness that adapted the baby Oryx is a resident in the reserve)
Wild dog sightings are also a common attraction to this unique protected area. Birdlife is abundant with over 450 species recorded. Birds of the arid northern bush country are augmented by a number of riverine forest species. Lesser Kestrel and the Taita Falcon are species of global conservation concern and they both utilize the reserve.
Dinner and overnight at your safari camp.
- Main Destination:
- Samburu National Reserve (Kenya)
- Accommodation:
- Ashnil Samburu Camp
Wildlife in Samburu NR
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Safari Activities in Samburu Game Reserve
Safari Activities in Samburu Game Reserve
Set alongside the Ewaso Nyiro River, Kenya's biggest northern river, Samburu has the lion's share of wildlife. Besides big cats and African wild dogs, you're likely to see some of the rare northern species such as Grevy's zebra, the Somali ostrich, reticulated giraffe, the long-necked gerenuk, Guenther's dik-dik and the beisa oryx, known as the Samburu Special Six.
The mighty Ewaso Nyiro River is a huge drawcard for the wildlife from the surrounding savannah plains. Some of the rare northern species have made this area their home, and you've got a great chance to see Grevy's zebra, the Somali ostrich, reticulated giraffe, the long-necked gerenuk, Guenther's dik-dik and the beisa oryx, aka the Samburu Special Six. Overnight at your safari camp.
- Main Destination:
- Samburu National Reserve (Kenya)
- Accommodation:
- Ashnil Aruba Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5
Road Transfer to Ol Pejeta Conservancy
Road Transfer to Ol Pejeta Conservancy
After breakfast, depart southwards heading toward the Mount Kenya region. Lunch will be served at the Sweet Waters tented Camp, within the Ol Pejeta Conservancy.
Situated in the foothills of snow-capped Mount Kenya in central Kenya’s Laikipia County, Ol Pejeta Conservancy is a trailblazer in conservation, most famous for protecting the world’s last two northern white rhinos.
Across the 36,400-hectare conservancy, you might spot lion prowling the plains, giraffe and elephant munching on whistling thorn trees, cheetah scanning for prey or even elusive wild dog and leopard. It’s one of the largest black rhino sanctuaries in East Africa. Unlike in many protected areas, cattle farming has been built into Ol Pejeta’s conservation plan, benefitting the land and wildlife through strategic grazing, and the people through employment.
At Ol Pejeta, visitors can go cycling or horse riding through the reserve, meet the anti-poaching dogs or track lion with the conservancy’s researchers.
- Main Destination:
- Ol Pejeta Conservancy (Laikipia Plateau, Kenya)
- Accommodation:
- Sweetwaters Serena Camp
Wildlife in Ol Pejeta Conservancy
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 6
Road Transfer Ol Pejeta to Lake Nakuru park
Road Transfer Ol Pejeta to Lake Nakuru park
After breakfast at the camp drive to Lake Nakuru National park, expecting to arrive in time for lunch.
Up until 2014, Lake Nakuru was renowned for its vast flamingo population (sometimes more than 1.5 million of them at one time), which covered the lake in a blanket of pink plumes. However, rising water levels from heavy flooding have drastically reduced this phenomenon, shrinking their breeding and feeding grounds. Flamingos may not be as abundant as they once were, but a safari at Lake Nakuru still delivers some of the best wildlife viewing in Kenya.
Enjoy an afternoon game drive in the park until sunset. The Lake has also earned a reputation in an important haven for endangered species- particularly the Rothschild Giraffe and the black Rhino.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Nakuru National Park (Kenya)
- Accommodation:
- Flamingo Hill Camp
Wildlife in Lake Nakuru NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 7
Road Transfer to Masai Mara National Reserve
Road Transfer to Masai Mara National Reserve
Depart after your very early morning breakfast for the famous Masai Mara Game Reserve.
Proceed for Mara arriving for your hot lunch at your hotel. On clear days, Masai Mara offers fantastic orange tinted sunsets and you will definitely want to capture this moment while sipping on a sun downers 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 giraffe, baboons, warthogs, bat eared foxes, grey jackals, spotted hyena, topis, impala, wildebeest. Elephants, buffaloes, zebras and hippos also exist in great numbers. It is also common to see lions either basking after a heavy meal, or surveying the plains for their next meal.
- Main Destination:
- Masai Mara National Reserve (Kenya)
- Accommodation:
- Zebra Plains Mara Camp
Wildlife in Masai Mara NR
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 8
Safari Drives in Masai Mara
Safari Drives in Masai Mara
A full day spent game viewing a cross the rich, tree-studded grassland and rolling hills. The famous mara is renowned for its great herds of plain game, black-maned lions, leopard and cheetah but also contains numerous elephant and virtually every type of wildlife to be found in Kenya. Besides game-drives, one other memorable excursions in Masai Mara would be the Hot Air balloon safari.
Further, if you visited the Maasai Mara Game Reserve during the months between July and October you would witness the great migration. The great migration is a vision beyond belief of one of the world’s most impressive spectacles staged every year in Masai Mara and Serengeti, directed by raw forces of nature. You will also appreciate it’s high animal concentration and abundance of black-maned lions, herds of topi roan antelope, cheetah, common zebra, coke’s hartebeest though luck is essential for spotting leopards and rhinos.
- Main Destination:
- Masai Mara National Reserve (Kenya)
- Accommodation:
- Zebra Plains Mara Camp
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 9
Drive to Nairobi - Evenin Fly to Entebbe
Drive to Nairobi - Evenin Fly to Entebbe
This is the last day of Big 5 Safari in Kenya. Your next destination it to meet the big Apes.
Breakfast at your camp in Masai Mara Game Reserve. We then check out of the lodge and transfer by road back to Nairobi. You arrive by mid-afternoon and connect a flight to Entebbe.
On arrival at Entebbe International Airport, you are picked up by our representative and transfer to the hotel for overnight.
- Main Destination:
- Entebbe (City, Uganda)
- Accommodation:
- Papyrus Guest House
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 10
Flight from Entebbe to Bwindi Impenetrable Park
Flight from Entebbe to Bwindi Impenetrable Park
Pick up from your hotel at Entebbe and transfer to the airport. You will enjoy the aerial view of the beautiful chanding landscape.
The flight takes only 2 hours of the lushest highland rain forest on earth, filled with primates and exotic birds, valleys and hilltops and papyrus swamp. Upon arrival at Kisoro airstrip, you will be trasnffered with the lodge vehicle to the lodge. Dinner and overnight stay at your lodge.
- Main Destination:
- Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)
- Accommodation:
- Nkuringo Bwindi Gorilla Lodge
Wildlife in Bwindi Impenetrable NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 11
Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi
Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi
Breakfast at the lodge. 0700 hrs: Registration is a simple process where the park staff determines which group of gorillas you will visit. Ensure to carry along with you a rain jacket, drinking water, gloves and jungle boots.
The park staff discusses your fitness level and advises you of the trekking times and conditions to the various groups based upon their location in the park the previous evening.
Once the trekkers are put into groups, each group’s Lead Guide briefs the trekkers of the trekking procedures as well as the “do’s and don’ts” while in the presence of gorillas. After the briefing, trekkers return to their respective vehicles for the drive up the mountain to the starting point.
Depending on where the gorillas were last seen, the trek can take anywhere between 40 minutes to six hours spent making your way through the tranquil green undergrowth that covers the mountain slopes, with several quiet encounters with the other denizens of the park en route.
- Main Destination:
- Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)
- Accommodation:
- Nkuringo Bwindi Gorilla Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 12
Flight to Entebbe - Depart
Flight to Entebbe - Depart
Early breakfast at the lodge. We then check out and transfer back to Entebbe. Upon arrival at Entebbe airport, you will once transfer to Ngamba Island for an afternoon tour.
Ngamba Island Chimpanzee sanctuary also known as “Chimp Island” is one of the leading sanctuaries for primates in the world. It is one of the best places to visit in Uganda.
The sanctuary began with 19 chimpanzees but there could be over 50 individuals now. Ngamba island is found in Lake Victoria, close to Entebbe town.
After the Chimpanzee tour at Ngamba Island, we return to the jetty and sail back to Entebbe. At Entebbe, connect a flight out of Africa.
- Main Destination:
- No major destination visited
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks:
