Road; Nairobi – Masai Mara Road; 01 Afternoon Game Drive
DAY 3:
Day in Masai Mara
Mara Sopa Lodge
Road; 02 Game Drive in the Park
DAY 4:
Masai Mara – Lake Nakuru
Lake Nakuru Lodge
Road; Masai Mara – Lake Nakuru Road; 01 Afternoon Game Drive
DAY 5:
Lake Nakuru - Ark
Ark
Road; lake Nakuru - Ark
DAY 6:
Ark – Mt. Kenya
Mt. Kenya Safari Club
Road; Ark – Mt. Kenya
DAY 7:
Mt. Kenya - Nairobi
Road; Mt. Kenya - Nairobi JKI Airport
PROGRAM DETAILS:
Met on arrival at JKI Airport in Nairobi where you will be met by a Habib's Tours and Travel Representative with flower garlands in the typical traditional African way.You will be transferred to Safari Park Hotel.
The Safari Park Hotel - Set in the outskirts of Nairobi, 15 minutes from the City Centre and 40 minutes from the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, this 5 star hotel is situated on a 64 acre property with numerous gardens alive with all types of tropical flowers. This hotel is built with a distinct African Architecture and Art.After check in and freshening up. Rest of the day at leisure.
18:30hrs Dinner at the Nyama choma Ranch (0ptional)
Nyama choma ranch offers a stunning selection of flame-roasted barbecued meats served on skewers and carved at your table alongside jackets fries, crisp, salad and tasty dips. Choose from prime Kenyan steak succulent chicken, traditionally roasted, mutton or go wild and sink your teeth into some crocodile or Ostrich. Nyama choma ranch also features one of the most evocative stage shows in Africa.
Overnight: Safari Park Hotel, Nairobi.
Meals: HB – Bed & Breakfast; Lunch and Dinner on own account
07:30 hrs:
Buffet breakfast at the Safari Park Hotel. Morning drive to the Maasai Mara Game Reserve, Kenya’s finest and best known game reserve. This journey takes you through the Great Rift Valley View Point where you will have a stop over for a photographic session. Descend to the floor of the Rift Valley and continue driving towards The Maasai Mara
13:00 hrs:
Lunch at Mara Sopa Lodge.
16:00 hrs:
Afternoon game viewing drive.
The greatest attraction in the Mara is watching the animals in their natural element; a lion's roar, a cheetah making a kill, and the big elephant herds are all very fascinating events.
This is the traditional land of the Maasai people, nomadic herders who choose a traditional lifestyle and who are permitted to graze their cattle in the area. A proud and largely aloof tribe who have held on to their customs and traditions for hundreds of years.The park's habitats include the forests along the banks of the Mara and Talek Rivers, acacia forests and open savannah.
Overnight: Mara Sopa Lodge
Meals FB: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
06:00 hrs:
You will be woken up this morning to a lovely African sunrise and at the lobby coffee, tea and cookies will be ready for you.
06:30 hrs:
Drive off to another adventurous safari drive in search of wild animals. The early mornings and evenings are the best times to watch the big cats hunt - the lion, the cheetah and the leopard. At these times the most glorious sunrises and sunsets are observed.
08:30 hrs:
Return to the lodge for a full buffet breakfast.Morning at leisure
12:30 hrs:
Lunch will be served in the restaurant after which the guests will have time to rest before the evening safari.
16:00 hrs:
Afternoon game viewing drive in search of more wildlife including the "big five" The big five are the lion, leopard, rhino, elephant and the buffalo.
18:30 hrs:
After the game drive you will be driven back to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Overnight: Mara Sopa lodge
Meals: FB –Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner.
07:00 hrs:
Buffet breakfast at the lodge.
08:00 hrs:
Morning drive to Lake Nakuru National Park. Lake Nakuru is one of the alkaline Rift Valley lakes and a fantastic bird sanctuary, its shores populated at times by more than one million flamingoes. The famous ornithologist Roger Tory Peterson defined it as " the greatest bird spectacle on earth ". The fortunate sentence has now become a cliché and is used up to fed-up-ism for promotional purposes.
This is the second most accessible park, since Nakuru is the fourth city in the country and the head town of the Rift Valley.
13:00 hrs:
Lunch at Lake Nakuru Lodge.
13:00 hrs:
Lunch at Lake Nakuru Lodge.
15:30 hrs:
Afternoon game viewing drive in the park. This is Kenya's first rhino sanctuary. The Rothschild giraffes have also been rehabilitated here at a time that they were endangered. You are almost certain to see the most elusive of the cats family, the leopard. Dinner and overnight at Lake Nakuru Lodge
Overnight: Lake Nakuru lodge Meals: FB –Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner.
06:30 hrs:
Buffet breakfast at the lodge.
07:30 hrs:
Drive off to the Aberdare ranges. The drive is very scenic and offers memorable photo opportunities.The Aberdare’s are the third highest range of mountains in Kenya, reaching a summit of just over 4000m. This massive range is well known for its thick salient forests, and their prolific game. It is an important water catchments area and indeed throughout most of the year it gets rain and mist.Lunch at the Aberdare Country Club
After lunch you will be transferred in hotel vehicles to the Ark.
Afternoon tea and coffee at a tree hotel. The Ark is set in thick woodland at the heart of the Aberdare National Park and is designed with numerous viewing decks, balconies and lounges that allow you to watch animals visiting the waterhole and salt lick.
A ground level viewing area provides excellent photographic opportunities and a floodlit waterhole allows all-night game viewing.Dinner and overnight at the Ark
NB: ONLY SMALL OVERNIGHT BAGS ARE ALLOWED TO TREE HOTELS.
THE OTHER LUGGAGE WILL BE STORED AT BASE HOTELS. CHILDREN UNDER 7 YEARS OF AGE ARE NOT ALLOWED AT THE TREE HOTELS.
Overnight: The Ark Lodge
Meals: FB –Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
06:30 hrs:
Buffet breakfast at the Ark.
07:30 hrs:
Morning transfer by hotel vehicles to Aberdare Country Club to rejoin you driver guide and retrieve your stored luggage. Drive to the Mount Kenya region.
12:30 hrs:
Lunch at Mount Kenya Safari Club. Afternoon at leisure to enjoy the amenities offered by the hotel. Dinner and overnight at Mt. Kenya Safari Club
Overnight: Mt. Kenya Safari Club
Meals: FB –Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
07:30 hrs:
Buffet breakfast at Mt. Kenya Safari Club.
09:00 hrs:
Morning drive to Nairobi.
Lunch on own arrangements. Afternoon transfer to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for your departure flight or have a beach holiday in the palm fringed beaches of the Kenyan coast at extra cost.
PRICING GUIDE: Net Costs in USD
Valid From 01 Nov 09 – 30 Nov 09
Pax Sharing in Safari minivan
1 person
2 persons
3 persons
4 persons
5 persons
6 persons
7 persons
Per Person Sharing
3491.00
2093.00
1770.00
1608.00
1510.00
1447.00
1400.00
Single Room Supplement
429.00
429.00
429.00
429.00
429.00
429.00
Valid From 01 Dec 09 – 15 Dec 09
Pax Sharing in Safari minivan
1 person
2 persons
3 persons
4 persons
5 persons
6 persons
7 persons
Per Person Sharing
3461.00
2251.00
1927.00
1766.00
1669.00
1604.00
1558.00
Single Room Supplement
575.00
575.00
575.00
575.00
575.00
575.00
Valid from 16 Dec 2009 – 02 Jan 2010
Pax Sharing in Safari minivan
1 person
2 persons
3 persons
4 persons
5 persons
6 persons
7 persons
Per Person Sharing
3748.00
2245.00
1977.00
1843.00
1762.00
1707.00
1670.00
Single Room Supplement
695.00
695.00
695.00
695.00
695.00
695.00
Christmas Supplement:
Applicable from 24 th Dec 2009 – 26 th Dec 2009 & 31 st Dec 2009 and 01 st Jan 2010 • Ark Lodge – 82.00 Per Room Per Night • Mt. Kenya Safari Club – 98.00 Per room per night • Nakuru Lodge – 35.00 Per Person Per Night • Mara Sopa Lodge – 40.00 Per Person per night
Valid From
03 Jan 2010 – 31 Jan 2010
01 Mar 2010 – 31 Mar 2010
Pax Sharing in Safari minivan
1 person
2 persons
3 persons
4 persons
5 persons
6 persons
7 persons
Per Person Sharing
3449.00
2087.00
1818.00
1684.00
1604.00
1549.00
1511.00
Single Room Supplement
456.00
456.00
456.00
456.00
456.00
456.00
Valid from 01 Feb 2010 – 28 Feb 2010
Pax Sharing in Safari minivan
1 person
2 persons
3 persons
4 persons
5 persons
6 persons
7 persons
Per Person Sharing
3461.00
2099.00
1829.00
1695.00
1613.00
1561.00
1522.00
Single Room Supplement
557.00
557.00
557.00
557.00
557.00
557.00
Valid From 01 Apr 2010 – 15 June 2010 [DOES NOT INCLUDE EASTER HOLIDAY RATES]
Pax Sharing in Safari minivan
1 person
2 persons
3 persons
4 persons
5 persons
6 persons
7 persons
Per Person Sharing
2909.00
1860.00
1591.00
1456.00
1376.00
1322.00
1284.00
Single Room Supplement
243.00
243.00
243.00
243.00
243.00
243.00
Valid from 02 April 2010 – 05 April 2010 [EASTER HOLIDAY RATES]
Pax Sharing in Safari minivan
1 person
2 persons
3 persons
4 persons
5 persons
6 persons
7 persons
Per Person Sharing
3141.00
2000.00
1732.00
1596.00
1516.00
1462.00
1424.00
Single Room Supplement
335.000
335.000
335.000
335.000
335.000
335.000
Valid from 16 June 2010 – 30 June 2010
Pax Sharing in Safari minivan
1 person
2 persons
3 persons
4 persons
5 persons
6 persons
7 persons
Per Person Sharing
3083.00
1935.00
1667.00
1533.00
1451.00
1398.00
1360.00
Single Room Supplement
340.00
340.00
340.00
340.00
340.00
340.00
Valid From 01 Jul 2010 – 31 Oct 2010
Pax Sharing in Safari minivan
1 person
2 persons
3 persons
4 persons
5 persons
6 persons
7 persons
Per Person Sharing
3543.00
2139.00
1870.00
1735.00
1655.00
1601.00
1563.00
Single Room Supplement
599.00
599.00
599.00
599.00
599.00
599.00
Valid From 01 Nov 2010 – 30 Nov 2010
Pax Sharing in Safari minivan
1 person
2 persons
3 persons
4 persons
5 persons
6 persons
7 persons
Per Person Sharing
3898.00
2385.00
2059.00
1895.00
1796.00
1732.00
1683.00
Single Room Supplement
528.00
528.00
528.00
528.00
528.00
528.00
Valid From 01 Dec 2010 15 Dec 2010
Pax Sharing in Safari minivan
1 person
2 persons
3 persons
4 persons
5 persons
6 persons
7 persons
Per Person Sharing
4206.00
2545.00
2217.00
2054.00
1956.00
1889.00
1843.00
Single Room Supplement
677.00
677.00
677.00
677.00
677.00
677.00
Optional Services:
• Visit to a Maasai village at: USD 49 Per Person in Masai Mara • Balloon Safari with champagne breakfast at USD 549 per person in Masai Mara, with price subject to change. • Carnivore restaurant dinner on Day 1 if required; USD 55 pp including return transfers.
Above main tour costs include:
• Pick up and drop off at JKIA– Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. • Bed and breakfast in Nairobi. • Full board on safari. • All transport in designed safari Minivan (Non A/C – private usage) with a pop up roof for maximum game viewing comfort with a professional English speaking driver/guide. • All park entrance fees. • Meet & greet services by our staff at JKI Airport.
Complimentary from HTT:
•Complimentary: - Mineral Water in the safari minivans during the safari, (2 bottles per person per day during the safari in the Kenyan section only). • Flying Doctors Service for emergency evacuation cover. This cover takes care of emergency evacuation to the best Hospitals in Nairobi. However this does not cover the hospital bills but only the evacuation.
• Flower garlands on day 01 upon arrival at the JKIA.
Our price does not include:
•The cost of obtaining visas; Kenya visa can be got at ease at JKI Airport for USD 50 – no photos required • Expenses like laundry, beverages, bar bill, telephone, mineral water, tips, porterage etc.
· International flights.
• International departure taxes. USD 30 per person
• Travel and medical insurance.
• All other expenses that are purely of a personal nature.
• All other items that are not mentioned in 'our price includes'.
Please note:
• Non A/C Vehicles are used for transfers in Nairobi and on Safari in Kenya & Kenya. • Luggage limit of one soft bag per person during travel in Kenya & Tanzania. Hard cases should be avoided as they can not fit in safari vehicles. • This itinerary can be combined with a beach holiday to Mombasa or Zanzibar Island
