Day 1 Depart USA
An overnight flight takes you across the Atlantic to London.
Day 2 Arrive Nairobi
An early morning touch down in London gives you time to connect to the daytime flight from London to Nairobi. You'll arrive in Nairobi late this evening, where a Welcome Officer will meet and escort you to your luxury accommodations in the suburb of Karen. Your "room" is actually a luxurious tree-house raised about 15 feet from the ground, with uninterruped views of the Ngong Hills. With only 6 tree houses, Ngong accommodates just 24 guests, providing each guest with personalized service and the feeling of being a special guest in someone's home.
Day 3 Nairobi | Meals: BLD
The morning is at leisure to enjoy your surroundings and have a leisurely breakfast. Later, your driver-guide will show you the Karen Blixen Museum, home of famed author Karen von Blixen (Out of Africa). As you walk through the home, you'll see much of the furniture is exactly as it was when she lived her. Then it is on to the Giraffe Center where you have the fun opportunity to feed the Rothschild giraffes from an elevated platform. Back to the Ngong House for dinner and overnight.
Day 4 Nairobi-Lewa Downs | Meals: BLD
Your special journey continues as you take a light aircraft flight to Lewa Downs, a private farm at the foot of Mt. Kenya which has been in the Craig family for generations. You'll stay at the outstanding Lewa Safari Camp set within the 65,000 acre wildlife conservancy of the Lewa Wilderness Trust. After settling in, head out on an afternoon game drive. Lewa Conservancy is home to about 10 percent of Kenya's black rhino population and has the largest single Grey's zebra population in the world.
Lewa Downs Conservancy was originally a cattle ranch until the owners of the land set aside 5,000 acres to protect and breed rhinos, whose numbers had dropped precipitously to just 300 in the 1970's. The project was so successful, that by 1995, the Craig family decided to dedicate their entire ranch to the conservation of wildlife.
Lewa Safari Camp, with its lush green lawns, a large pool and tented accommodation, provides visitors with an insight to conservation and wildlife management at its best. Although under the not for profit umbrella, the Safari Camp spares no comforts on the home front. A visit to Lewa provides extraordinary game viewing, comfort, and many varied activities, and also a chance to witness and participate in a successfully working conservation program.
The camp can sleep 26 guests and comprises nine twin rooms, one double and two family/triple tents, all with en suite bathrooms hot and cold running water and flush toilets. Lewa�s a total success story and guests have an almost exclusive access to an area teeming with a variety of exciting wildlife.
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Day 5 Lewa Downs | Meals: BLD
In addition to black rhino and Grevy's zebra, Lewa also hosts about 19 resident lion and almost the same number of transient lions. The conservancy also hosts several species that are found only north of the equator, among them: reticulated giraffe, the Somali ostrich, the Beisa oryx and the gerenuk. In addition to game drives, the camp also offers bush walks which show you a different side of the bush.
Lewa Downs Conservancy was originally a cattle ranch until the owners of the land set aside 5,000 acres to protect and breed rhinos, whose numbers had dropped precipitously to just 300 in the 1970's. The project was so successful, that by 1995, the Craig family decided to dedicate their entire ranch to the conservation of wildlife.
Lewa Safari Camp, with its lush green lawns, a large pool and tented accommodation, provides visitors with an insight to conservation and wildlife management at its best. Although under the not for profit umbrella, the Safari Camp spares no comforts on the home front. A visit to Lewa provides extraordinary game viewing, comfort, and many varied activities, and also a chance to witness and participate in a successfully working conservation program.
The camp can sleep 26 guests and comprises nine twin rooms, one double and two family/triple tents, all with en suite bathrooms hot and cold running water and flush toilets. Lewa�s a total success story and guests have an almost exclusive access to an area teeming with a variety of exciting wildlife.
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Day 6 Lewa Downs-Naivasha | Meals: BLD
After breakfast, a light aircraft flight takes you back to Nairobi where we stop for lunch before continuing on a light aircraft flight to Naivasha. Your destination in Naivasha is the exquisite Chui Lodge set in the Oserian Wildlife Sanctuary overlooking the Rift Valley.
Just above the shores of Lake Naivasha set in its own 20,000 acre wildlife sanctuary is Chui Lodge, a veritable oasis in the dry escarpment country of the Rift Valley. With the Mau escarpment providing a dramatic backdrop, the Oserian Wildlife Sanctuary plays host to a diverse number of mammalian & avian species.
Guests can roam this wilderness area in 4WD vehicles in complete privacy yet see an array of wildlife difficult to see elsewhere. This includes White Rhino, Leopard, Cheetah, Buffalo, Eland, Giraffe, Topi, Grevy Zebra, Hartebeest, Beisa Oryx & Greater Kudu amongst many others.
Involving the local community & skilled craftsmen, Chui is crafted from simple bush stone, local Acacia, Leleshwa and Olive woods with a beautiful twisted Marula roof. All the textiles in the Lodge are original batik artworks done on site, whose warm shades enhance the earthy colours of the ochre enriched walls.
Much of the inspiration for the lodges' creation emanated from the Zwager family who live at the stunning Djinn Palace nearby on the shores of Lake Naivasha. History runs through this area from the days of the early settlers and from within the Moorish domes & castellations of the palace came a family commitment to supporting wildlife & conservation in this area.
The eight individual and well-spaced cottages are built in the same fashion as the main building. Each room is uniquely designed with en-suite bathrooms and a delightful veranda with its own view of the sanctuary & Rift escarpment stretching for miles.
The marble basin tops, roaring log fires, artistically decorated windows and magnificent four-poster king-sized beds ensure the essential touch of luxury.
Due to the low capacity of the lodge, attention to detail & individual service is easily achieved, making ones stay a really elevating experience.
A short walk from the main building is the delightful heated swimming pool with great views of the waterhole and the Escarpment.
Outstanding professionally trained chefs deliver an exquisite array of cuisine to suit all tastes; the emphasis is on diverse multi-cultural cuisine, which is made possible with an extensive kitchen and a Tapinyaki hot plate.
Chui �Lodge is easily accessible from Nairobi by road in about 1 and half hours along the Nairobi - Nakuru �highway.
Chui Lodge has its own airstrip nearby and charter flights from Nairobi take around 20 minutes.
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Day 7 Naivasha | Meals: BLD
"Chui" is the Swahili word for leopard and you have an excellent chance of seeing leopard in the private sanctuary. You can choose your activities today -- why not take a game drive and a guided bush walk? Chui Lodge is also next to the Oserian Flower Farm, Kenya's largest and most technically advanced flower facility and guests have the unique opportunity to visit the farm and learn about the process of growing beautiful roses, carnations and much more.
Just above the shores of Lake Naivasha set in its own 20,000 acre wildlife sanctuary is Chui Lodge, a veritable oasis in the dry escarpment country of the Rift Valley. With the Mau escarpment providing a dramatic backdrop, the Oserian Wildlife Sanctuary plays host to a diverse number of mammalian & avian species.
Guests can roam this wilderness area in 4WD vehicles in complete privacy yet see an array of wildlife difficult to see elsewhere. This includes White Rhino, Leopard, Cheetah, Buffalo, Eland, Giraffe, Topi, Grevy Zebra, Hartebeest, Beisa Oryx & Greater Kudu amongst many others.
Involving the local community & skilled craftsmen, Chui is crafted from simple bush stone, local Acacia, Leleshwa and Olive woods with a beautiful twisted Marula roof. All the textiles in the Lodge are original batik artworks done on site, whose warm shades enhance the earthy colours of the ochre enriched walls.
Much of the inspiration for the lodges' creation emanated from the Zwager family who live at the stunning Djinn Palace nearby on the shores of Lake Naivasha. History runs through this area from the days of the early settlers and from within the Moorish domes & castellations of the palace came a family commitment to supporting wildlife & conservation in this area.
The eight individual and well-spaced cottages are built in the same fashion as the main building. Each room is uniquely designed with en-suite bathrooms and a delightful veranda with its own view of the sanctuary & Rift escarpment stretching for miles.
The marble basin tops, roaring log fires, artistically decorated windows and magnificent four-poster king-sized beds ensure the essential touch of luxury.
Due to the low capacity of the lodge, attention to detail & individual service is easily achieved, making ones stay a really elevating experience.
A short walk from the main building is the delightful heated swimming pool with great views of the waterhole and the Escarpment.
Outstanding professionally trained chefs deliver an exquisite array of cuisine to suit all tastes; the emphasis is on diverse multi-cultural cuisine, which is made possible with an extensive kitchen and a Tapinyaki hot plate.
Chui �Lodge is easily accessible from Nairobi by road in about 1 and half hours along the Nairobi - Nakuru �highway.
Chui Lodge has its own airstrip nearby and charter flights from Nairobi take around 20 minutes.
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Day 8 Naivasha-Masai Mara | Meals: BLD
After a leisurely morning or a final game activity and lunch, a light aircraft flight takes you to the Masai Mara and your luxury camp. With just 8 luxury suites, Royal Mara Safari Camp provides guests with personalized service and pampering accommodations.
The Royal Mara Safari Lodge is set on the banks of the Mara River in Kenya's legendary Maasai Mara Ecosystem directly on the wildebeest "Great Migration" route.
Royal Mara offers a blend of the classic tented safari camp with the amenities of a lodge facility -- the result is a unique luxury tented lodge like nothing else in Africa. Only eight large riverfront tented chalets built on raised mahogany platforms, provide safety from hippos, elephants and buffalos roaming through the camp at night in search for food and water. En suite bathrooms with hot & cold running water are fitted with rain showers and flushing toilets.
At the Royal Mara meals are served in diverse spectacular settings, i.e. near a hippo pool, on the open savannah, under the African stars in the bush or privately on your own verandah.
Experienced safari guides will tailor the daily activities to guest's wishes to include day & night game drives, guided bush walks or Maasai traditional village visits. Alternatively you can enjoy a thrilling hot air balloon flight over the Mara plains at dawn.
Spend a little time at Royal Mara and you will experience a feeling of belonging. To be a witness of its personal service, the commitment to the environment and the excitement of this beautiful land certainly provides a sentiment of being privileged.
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Day 9 & 10 Masai Mara | Meals: BLD Daily
Your camp sits in a perfect location for outstanding game viewing. Right on the Hippo Bend Lagoon of the Mara River, you'll be treated to non-stop activity as animals come to drink water. Your days are flexible - you might decide to partake in a game drive one morning and visit a nearby local Maasai community in the afternoon. The comfortable lounge is a perfect spot to write postcards or update your daily journal. Of course the game is spectacular in the Masai Mara, so be sure to have your binoculars at the ready on your game drives. You might see black rhino, buffalo, plenty of plains game and big cat predators like lion and cheetah.
The Royal Mara Safari Lodge is set on the banks of the Mara River in Kenya's legendary Maasai Mara Ecosystem directly on the wildebeest "Great Migration" route.
Royal Mara offers a blend of the classic tented safari camp with the amenities of a lodge facility -- the result is a unique luxury tented lodge like nothing else in Africa. Only eight large riverfront tented chalets built on raised mahogany platforms, provide safety from hippos, elephants and buffalos roaming through the camp at night in search for food and water. En suite bathrooms with hot & cold running water are fitted with rain showers and flushing toilets.
At the Royal Mara meals are served in diverse spectacular settings, i.e. near a hippo pool, on the open savannah, under the African stars in the bush or privately on your own verandah.
Experienced safari guides will tailor the daily activities to guest's wishes to include day & night game drives, guided bush walks or Maasai traditional village visits. Alternatively you can enjoy a thrilling hot air balloon flight over the Mara plains at dawn.
Spend a little time at Royal Mara and you will experience a feeling of belonging. To be a witness of its personal service, the commitment to the environment and the excitement of this beautiful land certainly provides a sentiment of being privileged.
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Day 11 Masai Mara-Depart | Meals: BLD
After an early morning game drive and breakfast, your journey comes to an end as a light aircraft flight brings you back to Nairobi. You'll have the use of our Partner Club Lounge to freshen up before dinner and departure to the airport for your overnight flight to London.
Day 12 Arrive USA
Land in London this morning where you connect to the flight back to the United States, arrive later this afternoon. Welcome Home!
An overnight flight takes you across the Atlantic to London.
Day 2 Arrive Nairobi
An early morning touch down in London gives you time to connect to the daytime flight from London to Nairobi. You'll arrive in Nairobi late this evening, where a Welcome Officer will meet and escort you to your luxury accommodations in the suburb of Karen. Your "room" is actually a luxurious tree-house raised about 15 feet from the ground, with uninterruped views of the Ngong Hills. With only 6 tree houses, Ngong accommodates just 24 guests, providing each guest with personalized service and the feeling of being a special guest in someone's home.
Ngong House
Day 3 Nairobi | Meals: BLD
The morning is at leisure to enjoy your surroundings and have a leisurely breakfast. Later, your driver-guide will show you the Karen Blixen Museum, home of famed author Karen von Blixen (Out of Africa). As you walk through the home, you'll see much of the furniture is exactly as it was when she lived her. Then it is on to the Giraffe Center where you have the fun opportunity to feed the Rothschild giraffes from an elevated platform. Back to the Ngong House for dinner and overnight.
Ngong House
Day 4 Nairobi-Lewa Downs | Meals: BLD
Your special journey continues as you take a light aircraft flight to Lewa Downs, a private farm at the foot of Mt. Kenya which has been in the Craig family for generations. You'll stay at the outstanding Lewa Safari Camp set within the 65,000 acre wildlife conservancy of the Lewa Wilderness Trust. After settling in, head out on an afternoon game drive. Lewa Conservancy is home to about 10 percent of Kenya's black rhino population and has the largest single Grey's zebra population in the world.
Lewa Safari Camp
Lewa Downs Conservancy was originally a cattle ranch until the owners of the land set aside 5,000 acres to protect and breed rhinos, whose numbers had dropped precipitously to just 300 in the 1970's. The project was so successful, that by 1995, the Craig family decided to dedicate their entire ranch to the conservation of wildlife.
Lewa Safari Camp, with its lush green lawns, a large pool and tented accommodation, provides visitors with an insight to conservation and wildlife management at its best. Although under the not for profit umbrella, the Safari Camp spares no comforts on the home front. A visit to Lewa provides extraordinary game viewing, comfort, and many varied activities, and also a chance to witness and participate in a successfully working conservation program.
The camp can sleep 26 guests and comprises nine twin rooms, one double and two family/triple tents, all with en suite bathrooms hot and cold running water and flush toilets. Lewa�s a total success story and guests have an almost exclusive access to an area teeming with a variety of exciting wildlife.
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Day 5 Lewa Downs | Meals: BLD
In addition to black rhino and Grevy's zebra, Lewa also hosts about 19 resident lion and almost the same number of transient lions. The conservancy also hosts several species that are found only north of the equator, among them: reticulated giraffe, the Somali ostrich, the Beisa oryx and the gerenuk. In addition to game drives, the camp also offers bush walks which show you a different side of the bush.
Lewa Safari Camp
Lewa Downs Conservancy was originally a cattle ranch until the owners of the land set aside 5,000 acres to protect and breed rhinos, whose numbers had dropped precipitously to just 300 in the 1970's. The project was so successful, that by 1995, the Craig family decided to dedicate their entire ranch to the conservation of wildlife.
Lewa Safari Camp, with its lush green lawns, a large pool and tented accommodation, provides visitors with an insight to conservation and wildlife management at its best. Although under the not for profit umbrella, the Safari Camp spares no comforts on the home front. A visit to Lewa provides extraordinary game viewing, comfort, and many varied activities, and also a chance to witness and participate in a successfully working conservation program.
The camp can sleep 26 guests and comprises nine twin rooms, one double and two family/triple tents, all with en suite bathrooms hot and cold running water and flush toilets. Lewa�s a total success story and guests have an almost exclusive access to an area teeming with a variety of exciting wildlife.
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Day 6 Lewa Downs-Naivasha | Meals: BLD
After breakfast, a light aircraft flight takes you back to Nairobi where we stop for lunch before continuing on a light aircraft flight to Naivasha. Your destination in Naivasha is the exquisite Chui Lodge set in the Oserian Wildlife Sanctuary overlooking the Rift Valley.
Chui Lodge
Just above the shores of Lake Naivasha set in its own 20,000 acre wildlife sanctuary is Chui Lodge, a veritable oasis in the dry escarpment country of the Rift Valley. With the Mau escarpment providing a dramatic backdrop, the Oserian Wildlife Sanctuary plays host to a diverse number of mammalian & avian species.
Guests can roam this wilderness area in 4WD vehicles in complete privacy yet see an array of wildlife difficult to see elsewhere. This includes White Rhino, Leopard, Cheetah, Buffalo, Eland, Giraffe, Topi, Grevy Zebra, Hartebeest, Beisa Oryx & Greater Kudu amongst many others.
Involving the local community & skilled craftsmen, Chui is crafted from simple bush stone, local Acacia, Leleshwa and Olive woods with a beautiful twisted Marula roof. All the textiles in the Lodge are original batik artworks done on site, whose warm shades enhance the earthy colours of the ochre enriched walls.
Much of the inspiration for the lodges' creation emanated from the Zwager family who live at the stunning Djinn Palace nearby on the shores of Lake Naivasha. History runs through this area from the days of the early settlers and from within the Moorish domes & castellations of the palace came a family commitment to supporting wildlife & conservation in this area.
The eight individual and well-spaced cottages are built in the same fashion as the main building. Each room is uniquely designed with en-suite bathrooms and a delightful veranda with its own view of the sanctuary & Rift escarpment stretching for miles.
The marble basin tops, roaring log fires, artistically decorated windows and magnificent four-poster king-sized beds ensure the essential touch of luxury.
Due to the low capacity of the lodge, attention to detail & individual service is easily achieved, making ones stay a really elevating experience.
A short walk from the main building is the delightful heated swimming pool with great views of the waterhole and the Escarpment.
Outstanding professionally trained chefs deliver an exquisite array of cuisine to suit all tastes; the emphasis is on diverse multi-cultural cuisine, which is made possible with an extensive kitchen and a Tapinyaki hot plate.
Chui �Lodge is easily accessible from Nairobi by road in about 1 and half hours along the Nairobi - Nakuru �highway.
Chui Lodge has its own airstrip nearby and charter flights from Nairobi take around 20 minutes.
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Day 7 Naivasha | Meals: BLD
"Chui" is the Swahili word for leopard and you have an excellent chance of seeing leopard in the private sanctuary. You can choose your activities today -- why not take a game drive and a guided bush walk? Chui Lodge is also next to the Oserian Flower Farm, Kenya's largest and most technically advanced flower facility and guests have the unique opportunity to visit the farm and learn about the process of growing beautiful roses, carnations and much more.
Chui Lodge
Just above the shores of Lake Naivasha set in its own 20,000 acre wildlife sanctuary is Chui Lodge, a veritable oasis in the dry escarpment country of the Rift Valley. With the Mau escarpment providing a dramatic backdrop, the Oserian Wildlife Sanctuary plays host to a diverse number of mammalian & avian species.
Guests can roam this wilderness area in 4WD vehicles in complete privacy yet see an array of wildlife difficult to see elsewhere. This includes White Rhino, Leopard, Cheetah, Buffalo, Eland, Giraffe, Topi, Grevy Zebra, Hartebeest, Beisa Oryx & Greater Kudu amongst many others.
Involving the local community & skilled craftsmen, Chui is crafted from simple bush stone, local Acacia, Leleshwa and Olive woods with a beautiful twisted Marula roof. All the textiles in the Lodge are original batik artworks done on site, whose warm shades enhance the earthy colours of the ochre enriched walls.
Much of the inspiration for the lodges' creation emanated from the Zwager family who live at the stunning Djinn Palace nearby on the shores of Lake Naivasha. History runs through this area from the days of the early settlers and from within the Moorish domes & castellations of the palace came a family commitment to supporting wildlife & conservation in this area.
The eight individual and well-spaced cottages are built in the same fashion as the main building. Each room is uniquely designed with en-suite bathrooms and a delightful veranda with its own view of the sanctuary & Rift escarpment stretching for miles.
The marble basin tops, roaring log fires, artistically decorated windows and magnificent four-poster king-sized beds ensure the essential touch of luxury.
Due to the low capacity of the lodge, attention to detail & individual service is easily achieved, making ones stay a really elevating experience.
A short walk from the main building is the delightful heated swimming pool with great views of the waterhole and the Escarpment.
Outstanding professionally trained chefs deliver an exquisite array of cuisine to suit all tastes; the emphasis is on diverse multi-cultural cuisine, which is made possible with an extensive kitchen and a Tapinyaki hot plate.
Chui �Lodge is easily accessible from Nairobi by road in about 1 and half hours along the Nairobi - Nakuru �highway.
Chui Lodge has its own airstrip nearby and charter flights from Nairobi take around 20 minutes.
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Day 8 Naivasha-Masai Mara | Meals: BLD
After a leisurely morning or a final game activity and lunch, a light aircraft flight takes you to the Masai Mara and your luxury camp. With just 8 luxury suites, Royal Mara Safari Camp provides guests with personalized service and pampering accommodations.
Royal Mara Safari Lodge
The Royal Mara Safari Lodge is set on the banks of the Mara River in Kenya's legendary Maasai Mara Ecosystem directly on the wildebeest "Great Migration" route.
Royal Mara offers a blend of the classic tented safari camp with the amenities of a lodge facility -- the result is a unique luxury tented lodge like nothing else in Africa. Only eight large riverfront tented chalets built on raised mahogany platforms, provide safety from hippos, elephants and buffalos roaming through the camp at night in search for food and water. En suite bathrooms with hot & cold running water are fitted with rain showers and flushing toilets.
At the Royal Mara meals are served in diverse spectacular settings, i.e. near a hippo pool, on the open savannah, under the African stars in the bush or privately on your own verandah.
Experienced safari guides will tailor the daily activities to guest's wishes to include day & night game drives, guided bush walks or Maasai traditional village visits. Alternatively you can enjoy a thrilling hot air balloon flight over the Mara plains at dawn.
Spend a little time at Royal Mara and you will experience a feeling of belonging. To be a witness of its personal service, the commitment to the environment and the excitement of this beautiful land certainly provides a sentiment of being privileged.
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Day 9 & 10 Masai Mara | Meals: BLD Daily
Your camp sits in a perfect location for outstanding game viewing. Right on the Hippo Bend Lagoon of the Mara River, you'll be treated to non-stop activity as animals come to drink water. Your days are flexible - you might decide to partake in a game drive one morning and visit a nearby local Maasai community in the afternoon. The comfortable lounge is a perfect spot to write postcards or update your daily journal. Of course the game is spectacular in the Masai Mara, so be sure to have your binoculars at the ready on your game drives. You might see black rhino, buffalo, plenty of plains game and big cat predators like lion and cheetah.
Royal Mara Safari Lodge
The Royal Mara Safari Lodge is set on the banks of the Mara River in Kenya's legendary Maasai Mara Ecosystem directly on the wildebeest "Great Migration" route.
Royal Mara offers a blend of the classic tented safari camp with the amenities of a lodge facility -- the result is a unique luxury tented lodge like nothing else in Africa. Only eight large riverfront tented chalets built on raised mahogany platforms, provide safety from hippos, elephants and buffalos roaming through the camp at night in search for food and water. En suite bathrooms with hot & cold running water are fitted with rain showers and flushing toilets.
At the Royal Mara meals are served in diverse spectacular settings, i.e. near a hippo pool, on the open savannah, under the African stars in the bush or privately on your own verandah.
Experienced safari guides will tailor the daily activities to guest's wishes to include day & night game drives, guided bush walks or Maasai traditional village visits. Alternatively you can enjoy a thrilling hot air balloon flight over the Mara plains at dawn.
Spend a little time at Royal Mara and you will experience a feeling of belonging. To be a witness of its personal service, the commitment to the environment and the excitement of this beautiful land certainly provides a sentiment of being privileged.
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Day 11 Masai Mara-Depart | Meals: BLD
After an early morning game drive and breakfast, your journey comes to an end as a light aircraft flight brings you back to Nairobi. You'll have the use of our Partner Club Lounge to freshen up before dinner and departure to the airport for your overnight flight to London.
Day 12 Arrive USA
Land in London this morning where you connect to the flight back to the United States, arrive later this afternoon. Welcome Home!
