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On
arrival in Nairobi, you are met by your Travel Wild Hosts and are
transferred to your hotel. After a safari briefing we take you to
visit the Giraffe Centre, where you get a chance to feed these tall
mammals, the Karen Blixen museum and Mamba Village home to the coastal
crocodiles. We stop briefly at Utamaduni Centre and Kazuri Beads
and Pottery, where you can shop for handcrafted goods and jewellery.
This evening we join our travel companions for a welcome dinner
at one of the many fine restaurants in Nairobi.
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An
early morning drive sets us off for the Aberdare Mountains, home
to rare and unusual animals such as the colobus monkey, bongo and
rhino. After lunch at the base hotel, we transfer to the forest
lodge and view game throughout the night on the illuminated water
hole, from the comfort of your lodge on stilts.
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After
breakfast, drive past the majestic Mt. Kenya, cross the equator,
and enter this reserve in time for lunch. This afternoon, we come
across the Samburu people wrapped in colorful clothes and jewellery.
The wildlife here includes the typical northern species such as
reticulated giraffe, Grevy zebra, leopard, elephant, hippo and a
multitude of birds. Return to the lodge to cool down in the pool
and enjoy a sundowner while watching the traditional dances of Samburu
warriors. After dinner we watch the evening feeding of the crocodiles
and retire to the sounds and scents of the African night.
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The
morning and afternoon game drives in the heart of this savannah
gives us a chance to see enormous numbers of plains game, and if
we are lucky, lions on the prowl, herds of elephants and giraffe.
We return to the lodge at midday for lunch and a siesta at the poolside,
before leaving for the late afternoon game drive.
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Travel
into the Great Rift Valley, arriving at our lodge in Lake Nakuru,
home to thousands of flamingoes which create a shimmering pink hue
over the, we lake. A rhino sanctuary also makes it easier for us
to spot the endangered White Rhino. Luck permitting we may see hundreds
of vivid birds, leopard, antelope and other wildlife. After lunch
at the lodge, enjoy an afternoon game drive and a sundowner before
dinner.
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Depart
early morning for Kenya's most magnificent national reserve, the
Masai Mara. For two days we depart early morning for Kenya's most
magnificent national reserve, the Masai Mara. For two days we travel
across the savannah to View the vast numbers of animals and birds,
This reserve is famous for its yearly migration, where countless
numbers of wildebeest and zebra move into the Mara from the neighboring
Serengeti in Tanzania. The reserve has many lion prides, cheetah,
zebra, baboon, wart hog and teeming plains game. Other optional
activities include hot-air ballooning and visit to a Maasai Engang
village.
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After
a last early morning breakfast and Mara game drive, we drive to
Nairobi. In the afternoon, enjoy the city's highlights or do last
minute Shopping. The safari ends with a "kwaheri" dinner
at the Carnivore restaurant.
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