Kenya - image courtesy of M.E Chidiac

6 Day Kenya Discovery Safari

The 6 Day Kenya Discovery Safari focuses on the southern and western areas of Kenya, including Amboseli, Lake Nakuru and the Masai Mara. The safari starts and ends in Nairobi, and departs on demand, subject of course to availability.

Day 01 - Nairobi to Amboseli

Amboseli Sentrim

On arrival you will be met at the airport by our representative. From the airport you will drive south through Maasai country towards the Amboseli National Park arriving for lunch at the lodge. Majestically dominating the area rising above a saucer of clouds is the snow capped Mount Kilimanjaro. Mt. Kilimanjaro creates the finest photographic background anywhere in the world. After lunch enjoy a game drive. Be on the look out for elephants, lions and cheetahs. Meals and overnight - Amboseli Sentrim or similar.

Day 02 - On safari at Amboseli National Park

A full day to spend exploring Amboseli National Park. The Park comprises of scrub and very fragile saline grass. The Melting snows of Kilimanjaro feed rivers and springs tha supply water to the swamps and lake Amboseli. Attracted to the swamp are a variety of wildlife. Meals and overnight - Amboseli Sentrim or similar.

Day 03 - Amboseli to Lake Nakuru

After breakfast, depart to Lake Nakuru National Park to arrive in time for lunch. The park was once described as the most fabulous bird spectacle in the world and it spans an attractive range of wooded and bush grassland around the lake, offering wide ecological diversity – from the lake waters, woodland to the rocky escarpment and ridges.

Lake Nakuru Lodge
On safari at Lake Nakuru

After lunch, you will have an afternoon game drive which will give you the opportunity to view various wildlife both predatory and plains game, not forgetting the abundance of birdlife. This park also serves as home to both the white and black rhino. Meals and Overnight - Lake Nakuru Lodge or similar.

Day 04 - Lake Nakuru to Maasai Mara

Breakfast, and depart for Maasai Mara Game Reserve arriving in time for lunch and later an afternoon game drive.  A spectacle worth seeing is the annual migration of millions of wildebeests, zebra, and gazelles from the Serengeti plains across the Tanzania border and Mara River to reach Maasai Mara grazing fields. The dramatic crossing of the river and the preying on the migrants by predators can be viewed early June to August. The Mara has got also thousand of species of bird life and plant life. Meals and Overnight - Mara Simba Lodge.

Day 05 - On safari in the Maasai Mara

Full day safari in the Mara

The whole is spent enjoying the untamed beauty of the Mara. Picnic lunch can be organized in advance so that you can enjoy unhurried game viewing. Vast herds of wildebeest and zebra wander across the Mara grasslands, their numbers increasing during the annual migration from Serengeti. Lion, leopard and cheetah follow close behind, while crocodile and hippo congregate in the Mara and Talek rivers.
Meals and Overnight - Mara Simba Lodge.

Day 06 - Maasai Mara to Nairobi

Breakfast and thereafter depart for Nairobi and transfer to the airport for departure home.

Safari Pricing for 2012 (quoted in USD)

Jan - Mar 2012
2 PAX   1752 per person sharing
3 PAX   1572 per person sharing
4 PAX   1482 per person sharing
5 PAX   1428 per person sharing
6 PAX   1392 per person sharing
U$ 428 Single room supplement

Apr - May 2012
2 PAX   1563 per person sharing
3 PAX   1383 per person sharing
4 PAX   1293 per person sharing
5 PAX   1239 per person sharing
6 PAX   1203 per person sharing
U$ 142 Single room supplement

Jun 2012
2 PAX   1698 per person sharing
3 PAX   1518 per person sharing
4 PAX   1428 per person sharing
5 PAX   1374 per person sharing
6 PAX   1338 per person sharing
U$ 245 Single room supplement

Jul - Oct 2012
2 PAX   1869 per person sharing
3 PAX   1689 per person sharing
4 PAX   1599 per person sharing
5 PAX   1545 per person sharing
6 PAX   1509 per person sharing
U$ 505 Single room supplement

Nov - 14 Dec 2012
2 PAX   1675 per person sharing
3 PAX   1495 per person sharing
4 PAX   1405 per person sharing
5 PAX   1351 per person sharing
6 PAX   1315 per person sharing
U$ 294 Single room supplement

Above Cost Includes
En-suite accommodation as stipulated in the itinerary.
Transport in custom built minivan
Services of an English speaking driver-guide.
All Game viewing drives and parks entrance fees as per itinerary.
All Government taxes and levies.

Above Cost Excludes
All items of personal nature e.g. telephone call bills, fax/email bills etc.
Tips and gratuities to hotel, lodges, camp staff and driver- guide
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks.
Any local or international flight and departure taxes.
Holiday supplement over Easter, Christmas and New Year.
Laundry services and any other item not included in our itinerary