Day 1 Arrive Nairobi
You will be met upon arrival in Nairobi today and transferred to the Nairobi Serena Hotel for the evening.
Peacefully set in landscaped gardens, the five star Nairobi Serena Hotel overlooks Central Park and is five minutes walking distance from the city center.
Each room has satellite TV, minibar, electronic safe, direct dial telephone, air conditioning, private bath and shower, telephone in bathroom, hair dryer and shaving mirror. All bedrooms and halls are newly renovated. All suites fitted with facsimile.
The hotel is renowned for efficient, personalized and attentive service. Dining: Mandhari Restaurant offers fine a la carte dining with modern contemporary cuisine. Cafe Mahred is an all day restaurant with theme buffets and a la carte menu.
A residents lounge and pool bar are also available. Sports: Maisha Health and Fitness Center with sauna, steam room, jacuzzi, gymnasium and massage. Fresh water swimming pool. Complimentary golf facilities nearby.
Additional features: business center with PC, facsimile and meeting room. Conference rooms for 10 to 250 people, audio visual equipment, boutiques, hair salon, car rental, free parking, 24 hour room service, free courtesy bus to and from town.
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Day 2 Nairobi-Ol Pejeta Conservancy | Meals: BLD
A morning light aircraft flight wings you to Ol Pejeta Wildlife Conservancy, in sight of Mt Kenya. This conservancy is well-known for having the highest wildlife-area ratio of Kenya�s national parks. Your guide welcomes you at the airstrip and drives you to Sweetwaters Tented Camp, set in a sheltered clustered oasis overlooking a busy waterhole. Host to the big five, the conservancy boasts the largest population of Black Rhino in East Africa as well as the only Chimpanzee Sanctuary in Kenya. After lunch at camp you�ll experience your first game drive in this famous conservancy.�
Sweetwaters Tented Camp lies in the heart of privately owned 24,000 acre Sweetwaters Game Reserve, enjoying magnificent views across the game-studded plains to the snow-capped peaks of Mount Kenya. Overlooking a floodlit waterhole, the camp offers visitors an unforgettable opportunity to watch and photograph animals in their natural habitat.
Accommodation is provided in luxuriously appointed tents, set under thatch, with en suite facilities and private verandah. Each tent overlooks the waterhole. Within the quaint, original farmhouse is the dining room, bar and reception.
Day and night game drives by four-wheel drive vehicles, walking safaris escorted by a knowledgeable ranger, bird walks, camel safaris and outdoor dining ensure there is always plenty to do.
With its superb accommodation, personal service, first class cuisine and outstanding array of activities, Sweetwaters is in a class of its own.
Facilities:
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Day 3 Ol Pejeta Conservancy | Meals: BLD
Enjoy a day of game drives in Ol Pejeta Wildlife Conservancy including a visit to the Chimpanzee Sanctuary. The conservancy is 110,000 acres and lies in the heart of the Laikipia Plains. Enjoy a guided night game drive, a truly unique and special experience. As an optional extra, one has the opportunity to do a nature walk or to experience Lion Tracking on the conservancy.
Sweetwaters Tented Camp lies in the heart of privately owned 24,000 acre Sweetwaters Game Reserve, enjoying magnificent views across the game-studded plains to the snow-capped peaks of Mount Kenya. Overlooking a floodlit waterhole, the camp offers visitors an unforgettable opportunity to watch and photograph animals in their natural habitat.
Accommodation is provided in luxuriously appointed tents, set under thatch, with en suite facilities and private verandah. Each tent overlooks the waterhole. Within the quaint, original farmhouse is the dining room, bar and reception.
Day and night game drives by four-wheel drive vehicles, walking safaris escorted by a knowledgeable ranger, bird walks, camel safaris and outdoor dining ensure there is always plenty to do.
With its superb accommodation, personal service, first class cuisine and outstanding array of activities, Sweetwaters is in a class of its own.
Facilities:
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Day 4 Ol Pejeta-Lake Elementaita | Meals: BLD
After an early morning game drive and breakfast, take off and fly to Lake Elementaita, flying along the Ewayso river and then past the Aberdare Mountains and across the Great Rift Valley. On the way from the airstrip to Lake Elementaita Serena Camp you can admire the beautiful scenery and wildlife. The camp is located in the private Soysambu Wildlife Conservancy. After lunch at the Camp enjoy a game drive on the Conservancy.
Uniquely situated on the shoreline of sapphire-blue Lake Elmenteita where hundreds of thousands of birds congregate sits the small and exclusive Lake Elmenteita Serena Camp. This area of breathtaking beauty, also home to many rare species of animals, is less than two hours� drive from Nairobi and just a short distance to the famous Flamingo filled Lake Nakuru.
Each of the luxury tents have a private verandah, perfect to soak in the gorgeous views of Lake Elementaita. Your tent is outfitted with a mini-bar, electronic safe, telephone and WIFI. When you are not relaxing in your tent, why not take a dip in the pool or pamper yourself with a massage.
Soysambu Conservancy, where Elementaita is set, is a 48,000 acre Wildlife Conservancy, also a RAMSAR site - a wetland of international importance. The alkaline lake�s rocky islands are the only East African nesting site for great white pelicans, while its algae and plankton provides food for vast flocks of flamingos and a multitude of other waterfowl, many of them rare. The Conservancy protects over 450 bird species and 15,000 wild animals. Rothschild giraffes have found a safe haven for breeding here, while a diverse variety of terrain shelters many species - from herds of giant elands to tiny dik-diks and cliff-dwelling klipspringers. Night game-drives offer a unique opportunity to spot nocturnal creatures including the curious-looking aardvark and elusive leopard. Walking is also allowed, with chances to experience the miracles of the bush close-up. Atmospheric bush dinners beneath the stars and spectacular sundowners over this geologically fascinating part of the Great Rift Valley are a few more of the camp�s exciting activities. Lake Nakuru National Park and Kariandusi prehistoric site are also nearby.
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Day 5 Lake Elementaita | Meals: BLD
After breakfast, you�ll enjoy a game drive in the adjacent Lake Nakuru National Park.; famous for its flamingos. Return to Camp for lunch. Afternoon game drive. When the sun starts to go down enjoy a bush sundowner.
Uniquely situated on the shoreline of sapphire-blue Lake Elmenteita where hundreds of thousands of birds congregate sits the small and exclusive Lake Elmenteita Serena Camp. This area of breathtaking beauty, also home to many rare species of animals, is less than two hours� drive from Nairobi and just a short distance to the famous Flamingo filled Lake Nakuru.
Each of the luxury tents have a private verandah, perfect to soak in the gorgeous views of Lake Elementaita. Your tent is outfitted with a mini-bar, electronic safe, telephone and WIFI. When you are not relaxing in your tent, why not take a dip in the pool or pamper yourself with a massage.
Soysambu Conservancy, where Elementaita is set, is a 48,000 acre Wildlife Conservancy, also a RAMSAR site - a wetland of international importance. The alkaline lake�s rocky islands are the only East African nesting site for great white pelicans, while its algae and plankton provides food for vast flocks of flamingos and a multitude of other waterfowl, many of them rare. The Conservancy protects over 450 bird species and 15,000 wild animals. Rothschild giraffes have found a safe haven for breeding here, while a diverse variety of terrain shelters many species - from herds of giant elands to tiny dik-diks and cliff-dwelling klipspringers. Night game-drives offer a unique opportunity to spot nocturnal creatures including the curious-looking aardvark and elusive leopard. Walking is also allowed, with chances to experience the miracles of the bush close-up. Atmospheric bush dinners beneath the stars and spectacular sundowners over this geologically fascinating part of the Great Rift Valley are a few more of the camp�s exciting activities. Lake Nakuru National Park and Kariandusi prehistoric site are also nearby.
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Day 6 Lake Elementaita-Masai Mara | Meals: BLD
Take an early morning game drive on Soysambu Conservancy before breakfast. Then, a light aircraft flight takes you to the world famous Maasai Mara. Your guide welcomes you at the airstrip with a short drive to Mara Serena Lodge, set on an escarpment over looking the Maasai Mara. With one of the best locations in the Mara this lodge sits perfectly located to offer a truly amazing wildlife experience.
An interpretation of a traditional Masai Manyatta village of domed huts, Mara Serena Safari Lodge is set on the saddle of a hill where it overlooks the 1,800 square kilometers of rolling plains, woodlands and rivers that make up the Masai Mara Triangle - one of the world's richest wildlife sanctuaries. No other lodge has such a spectacular view of the surrounding landscape or the game and birdlife that inhabit it. It is on this very terrain stretching endlessly before the lodge where the annual migrations take place, where millions of wildebeest, zebra and gazelle traverse the landscape to feed on the rich new grass and give birth to their young.
74 Guest Rooms
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Day 7 Masai Mara | Meals: BLD
Why not start the day with an optional balloon safari drifting over the Maasai Plains, celebrated with a delightful breakfast in the bush. Return to the lodge to relax before lunch. Then later, game drive in the Masai Mara. The Mara is best known for its Wildebeest and Zebra migration, which tends to pass through the area July to October, but many areas offer excellent game viewing all year round.
An interpretation of a traditional Masai Manyatta village of domed huts, Mara Serena Safari Lodge is set on the saddle of a hill where it overlooks the 1,800 square kilometers of rolling plains, woodlands and rivers that make up the Masai Mara Triangle - one of the world's richest wildlife sanctuaries. No other lodge has such a spectacular view of the surrounding landscape or the game and birdlife that inhabit it. It is on this very terrain stretching endlessly before the lodge where the annual migrations take place, where millions of wildebeest, zebra and gazelle traverse the landscape to feed on the rich new grass and give birth to their young.
74 Guest Rooms
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Day 8 Masai Mara | Meals: BLD
Spend the day exploring the vast wildlife areas of the Maasai Mara. The Masai Mara is famous for its unique concentration of wildlife, birds, rich vegetation and open savannah. It has been classified one of the "Seven Wonders of the World" due to the extraordinary annual migration (Jul -November) when over 1.3 million Wildebeest and Zebras cross from the Serengeti to the Maasai Mara in search of greener pastures.
An interpretation of a traditional Masai Manyatta village of domed huts, Mara Serena Safari Lodge is set on the saddle of a hill where it overlooks the 1,800 square kilometers of rolling plains, woodlands and rivers that make up the Masai Mara Triangle - one of the world's richest wildlife sanctuaries. No other lodge has such a spectacular view of the surrounding landscape or the game and birdlife that inhabit it. It is on this very terrain stretching endlessly before the lodge where the annual migrations take place, where millions of wildebeest, zebra and gazelle traverse the landscape to feed on the rich new grass and give birth to their young.
74 Guest Rooms
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Day 9 Masai Mara-Depart | Meals: BD
Celebrate your last morning in the bush with a Bush breakfast at the Hippo Pools on the Mara River, followed by a short game drive. You then depart camp and fly back to Nairobi. Continue on to Utamaduni Crafts center for a light lunch and time to browse the shops representing many different regions of Kenya. Spend time at our Partner Lounge freshening up before dinner at the Pampa Grill. Leave Nairobi on your late evening flight.
You will be met upon arrival in Nairobi today and transferred to the Nairobi Serena Hotel for the evening.
Nairobi Serena Hotel
Peacefully set in landscaped gardens, the five star Nairobi Serena Hotel overlooks Central Park and is five minutes walking distance from the city center.
Each room has satellite TV, minibar, electronic safe, direct dial telephone, air conditioning, private bath and shower, telephone in bathroom, hair dryer and shaving mirror. All bedrooms and halls are newly renovated. All suites fitted with facsimile.
The hotel is renowned for efficient, personalized and attentive service. Dining: Mandhari Restaurant offers fine a la carte dining with modern contemporary cuisine. Cafe Mahred is an all day restaurant with theme buffets and a la carte menu.
A residents lounge and pool bar are also available. Sports: Maisha Health and Fitness Center with sauna, steam room, jacuzzi, gymnasium and massage. Fresh water swimming pool. Complimentary golf facilities nearby.
Additional features: business center with PC, facsimile and meeting room. Conference rooms for 10 to 250 people, audio visual equipment, boutiques, hair salon, car rental, free parking, 24 hour room service, free courtesy bus to and from town.
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Day 2 Nairobi-Ol Pejeta Conservancy | Meals: BLD
A morning light aircraft flight wings you to Ol Pejeta Wildlife Conservancy, in sight of Mt Kenya. This conservancy is well-known for having the highest wildlife-area ratio of Kenya�s national parks. Your guide welcomes you at the airstrip and drives you to Sweetwaters Tented Camp, set in a sheltered clustered oasis overlooking a busy waterhole. Host to the big five, the conservancy boasts the largest population of Black Rhino in East Africa as well as the only Chimpanzee Sanctuary in Kenya. After lunch at camp you�ll experience your first game drive in this famous conservancy.�
Sweetwaters Tented Camp
Sweetwaters Tented Camp lies in the heart of privately owned 24,000 acre Sweetwaters Game Reserve, enjoying magnificent views across the game-studded plains to the snow-capped peaks of Mount Kenya. Overlooking a floodlit waterhole, the camp offers visitors an unforgettable opportunity to watch and photograph animals in their natural habitat.
Accommodation is provided in luxuriously appointed tents, set under thatch, with en suite facilities and private verandah. Each tent overlooks the waterhole. Within the quaint, original farmhouse is the dining room, bar and reception.
Day and night game drives by four-wheel drive vehicles, walking safaris escorted by a knowledgeable ranger, bird walks, camel safaris and outdoor dining ensure there is always plenty to do.
With its superb accommodation, personal service, first class cuisine and outstanding array of activities, Sweetwaters is in a class of its own.
Facilities:
- 30 en suite tents
- Waterhole and salt lick
- Swimming pool
- Bird walks
- Walking safaris
- Camel safaris
- Bush luncheons & dinners
- Safari sundowners
- "Out of Africa" weddings
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Day 3 Ol Pejeta Conservancy | Meals: BLD
Enjoy a day of game drives in Ol Pejeta Wildlife Conservancy including a visit to the Chimpanzee Sanctuary. The conservancy is 110,000 acres and lies in the heart of the Laikipia Plains. Enjoy a guided night game drive, a truly unique and special experience. As an optional extra, one has the opportunity to do a nature walk or to experience Lion Tracking on the conservancy.
Sweetwaters Tented Camp
Sweetwaters Tented Camp lies in the heart of privately owned 24,000 acre Sweetwaters Game Reserve, enjoying magnificent views across the game-studded plains to the snow-capped peaks of Mount Kenya. Overlooking a floodlit waterhole, the camp offers visitors an unforgettable opportunity to watch and photograph animals in their natural habitat.
Accommodation is provided in luxuriously appointed tents, set under thatch, with en suite facilities and private verandah. Each tent overlooks the waterhole. Within the quaint, original farmhouse is the dining room, bar and reception.
Day and night game drives by four-wheel drive vehicles, walking safaris escorted by a knowledgeable ranger, bird walks, camel safaris and outdoor dining ensure there is always plenty to do.
With its superb accommodation, personal service, first class cuisine and outstanding array of activities, Sweetwaters is in a class of its own.
Facilities:
- 30 en suite tents
- Waterhole and salt lick
- Swimming pool
- Bird walks
- Walking safaris
- Camel safaris
- Bush luncheons & dinners
- Safari sundowners
- "Out of Africa" weddings
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Day 4 Ol Pejeta-Lake Elementaita | Meals: BLD
After an early morning game drive and breakfast, take off and fly to Lake Elementaita, flying along the Ewayso river and then past the Aberdare Mountains and across the Great Rift Valley. On the way from the airstrip to Lake Elementaita Serena Camp you can admire the beautiful scenery and wildlife. The camp is located in the private Soysambu Wildlife Conservancy. After lunch at the Camp enjoy a game drive on the Conservancy.
Lake Elementaita Serena Camp
Uniquely situated on the shoreline of sapphire-blue Lake Elmenteita where hundreds of thousands of birds congregate sits the small and exclusive Lake Elmenteita Serena Camp. This area of breathtaking beauty, also home to many rare species of animals, is less than two hours� drive from Nairobi and just a short distance to the famous Flamingo filled Lake Nakuru.
Each of the luxury tents have a private verandah, perfect to soak in the gorgeous views of Lake Elementaita. Your tent is outfitted with a mini-bar, electronic safe, telephone and WIFI. When you are not relaxing in your tent, why not take a dip in the pool or pamper yourself with a massage.
Soysambu Conservancy, where Elementaita is set, is a 48,000 acre Wildlife Conservancy, also a RAMSAR site - a wetland of international importance. The alkaline lake�s rocky islands are the only East African nesting site for great white pelicans, while its algae and plankton provides food for vast flocks of flamingos and a multitude of other waterfowl, many of them rare. The Conservancy protects over 450 bird species and 15,000 wild animals. Rothschild giraffes have found a safe haven for breeding here, while a diverse variety of terrain shelters many species - from herds of giant elands to tiny dik-diks and cliff-dwelling klipspringers. Night game-drives offer a unique opportunity to spot nocturnal creatures including the curious-looking aardvark and elusive leopard. Walking is also allowed, with chances to experience the miracles of the bush close-up. Atmospheric bush dinners beneath the stars and spectacular sundowners over this geologically fascinating part of the Great Rift Valley are a few more of the camp�s exciting activities. Lake Nakuru National Park and Kariandusi prehistoric site are also nearby.
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Day 5 Lake Elementaita | Meals: BLD
After breakfast, you�ll enjoy a game drive in the adjacent Lake Nakuru National Park.; famous for its flamingos. Return to Camp for lunch. Afternoon game drive. When the sun starts to go down enjoy a bush sundowner.
Lake Elementaita Serena Camp
Uniquely situated on the shoreline of sapphire-blue Lake Elmenteita where hundreds of thousands of birds congregate sits the small and exclusive Lake Elmenteita Serena Camp. This area of breathtaking beauty, also home to many rare species of animals, is less than two hours� drive from Nairobi and just a short distance to the famous Flamingo filled Lake Nakuru.
Each of the luxury tents have a private verandah, perfect to soak in the gorgeous views of Lake Elementaita. Your tent is outfitted with a mini-bar, electronic safe, telephone and WIFI. When you are not relaxing in your tent, why not take a dip in the pool or pamper yourself with a massage.
Soysambu Conservancy, where Elementaita is set, is a 48,000 acre Wildlife Conservancy, also a RAMSAR site - a wetland of international importance. The alkaline lake�s rocky islands are the only East African nesting site for great white pelicans, while its algae and plankton provides food for vast flocks of flamingos and a multitude of other waterfowl, many of them rare. The Conservancy protects over 450 bird species and 15,000 wild animals. Rothschild giraffes have found a safe haven for breeding here, while a diverse variety of terrain shelters many species - from herds of giant elands to tiny dik-diks and cliff-dwelling klipspringers. Night game-drives offer a unique opportunity to spot nocturnal creatures including the curious-looking aardvark and elusive leopard. Walking is also allowed, with chances to experience the miracles of the bush close-up. Atmospheric bush dinners beneath the stars and spectacular sundowners over this geologically fascinating part of the Great Rift Valley are a few more of the camp�s exciting activities. Lake Nakuru National Park and Kariandusi prehistoric site are also nearby.
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Day 6 Lake Elementaita-Masai Mara | Meals: BLD
Take an early morning game drive on Soysambu Conservancy before breakfast. Then, a light aircraft flight takes you to the world famous Maasai Mara. Your guide welcomes you at the airstrip with a short drive to Mara Serena Lodge, set on an escarpment over looking the Maasai Mara. With one of the best locations in the Mara this lodge sits perfectly located to offer a truly amazing wildlife experience.
Mara Serena Lodge
An interpretation of a traditional Masai Manyatta village of domed huts, Mara Serena Safari Lodge is set on the saddle of a hill where it overlooks the 1,800 square kilometers of rolling plains, woodlands and rivers that make up the Masai Mara Triangle - one of the world's richest wildlife sanctuaries. No other lodge has such a spectacular view of the surrounding landscape or the game and birdlife that inhabit it. It is on this very terrain stretching endlessly before the lodge where the annual migrations take place, where millions of wildebeest, zebra and gazelle traverse the landscape to feed on the rich new grass and give birth to their young.
74 Guest Rooms
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Day 7 Masai Mara | Meals: BLD
Why not start the day with an optional balloon safari drifting over the Maasai Plains, celebrated with a delightful breakfast in the bush. Return to the lodge to relax before lunch. Then later, game drive in the Masai Mara. The Mara is best known for its Wildebeest and Zebra migration, which tends to pass through the area July to October, but many areas offer excellent game viewing all year round.
Mara Serena Lodge
An interpretation of a traditional Masai Manyatta village of domed huts, Mara Serena Safari Lodge is set on the saddle of a hill where it overlooks the 1,800 square kilometers of rolling plains, woodlands and rivers that make up the Masai Mara Triangle - one of the world's richest wildlife sanctuaries. No other lodge has such a spectacular view of the surrounding landscape or the game and birdlife that inhabit it. It is on this very terrain stretching endlessly before the lodge where the annual migrations take place, where millions of wildebeest, zebra and gazelle traverse the landscape to feed on the rich new grass and give birth to their young.
74 Guest Rooms
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Day 8 Masai Mara | Meals: BLD
Spend the day exploring the vast wildlife areas of the Maasai Mara. The Masai Mara is famous for its unique concentration of wildlife, birds, rich vegetation and open savannah. It has been classified one of the "Seven Wonders of the World" due to the extraordinary annual migration (Jul -November) when over 1.3 million Wildebeest and Zebras cross from the Serengeti to the Maasai Mara in search of greener pastures.
Mara Serena Lodge
An interpretation of a traditional Masai Manyatta village of domed huts, Mara Serena Safari Lodge is set on the saddle of a hill where it overlooks the 1,800 square kilometers of rolling plains, woodlands and rivers that make up the Masai Mara Triangle - one of the world's richest wildlife sanctuaries. No other lodge has such a spectacular view of the surrounding landscape or the game and birdlife that inhabit it. It is on this very terrain stretching endlessly before the lodge where the annual migrations take place, where millions of wildebeest, zebra and gazelle traverse the landscape to feed on the rich new grass and give birth to their young.
74 Guest Rooms
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Day 9 Masai Mara-Depart | Meals: BD
Celebrate your last morning in the bush with a Bush breakfast at the Hippo Pools on the Mara River, followed by a short game drive. You then depart camp and fly back to Nairobi. Continue on to Utamaduni Crafts center for a light lunch and time to browse the shops representing many different regions of Kenya. Spend time at our Partner Lounge freshening up before dinner at the Pampa Grill. Leave Nairobi on your late evening flight.
