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Rhino family safari - 09 nights by road

Duration: 10 days / 09 nights

Highlights: Nairobi / Samburu Game Reserve / Ol Pejeta Conservancy / Lake National Park / Masai Mara Game Reserve

Activities: Wildlife, sightseeing, bird watching and culture

Accommodation: 5 star safari lodge category

Transport: Safari equipped tour van with pop up roof (4 x 4 outfit available at an extra cost).

Day 1 - Nairobi

Meet on arrival at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport by Moige Tours & Travel representative before the transfer to Nairobi Serena Hotel / similar for dinner and overnight.

Day 2 – Full day Nairobi city tour

After breakfast transfer to Nairobi Orphanage, Nairobi Safari Walk for an eye opener of Kenya's ecosystem, flora & fauna. Thereafter, visit for Sheldrick Elephant Sanctuary strictly between 1100hrs – 1200hrs for an hour experience with the orphaned baby elephants. Another hour at Giraffe Centre for a conservation experience is worth undertaking giving you a chance to pose for a photo with the endangered rothchild giraffe. Lunch at Karen Blixen restaurant before enjoying Kenya's cultural experience at Bomas of Kenya for the rest of the afternoon. Dinner and overnight at Nairobi Serena Hotel / similar.

 

Day 3 – Samburu

Depart Nairobi after early breakfast driving north past the lush pineapple, coffee and tea plantation in Kenya's reach highland arriving Samburu in time for lunch. Lunch and leisurely afternoon before enjoying scheduled evening game drive. Samburu Game Reserve the semi-arid and rugged terrain whose main source of water is Uaso Nyiro River is popular for endemic species of reticulated giraffe, grevy zebra, beisa oryx, Somali ostrich, gerenuk only found north of the equator. This desolate landscape is preferred home for some mammals and abundant birdlife. Dinner and overnight at the Samburu Simba Lodge / similar.

  

Day 4 – Samburu

After breakfast enjoy full day in Samburu with scheduled morning and evening game. Lunch, dinner and overnight at Samburu Simba Lodge / similar.

Day 5 – Samburu / Ol Pejeta

Early morning wake up before heading for an early morning game drive in search of the nocturnal wild animals just before they give way to the day. Return to the lodge for breakfast before driving south arriving Ol Pejeta in time for lunch. Lunch and leisurely afternoon before enjoying scheduled evening game drive in Ol Pejeta Private Conservancy. Ol Pejeta is a 90,000-acre private wildlife conservancy found on equator. The Conservancy boasts of a wide range of animals including the ''big five'' (elephant, rhino, buffalo, lion & leopard) among other wild animals like the grevy's zebra, jackson's hartebeest, cheetah. A combination of the diverse wildlife with stunning views across the open plains affords unforgettable African safari experience and it is the only place to see the chimpanzees in Kenya. Dinner and overnight at the Sweetwaters'

Day 6 - Ol Pejeta

After breakfast enjoy full day in Ol Pejeta with scheduled morning and evening game.

Lunch, dinner and overnight at Sweetwaters' Tented Camp / similar.

  

Day 7 – Ol Pejeta / Lake Nakuru

Early morning wake up before heading for an early morning game drive in search of the nocturnal wild animals just before they give way to the day. Return to the lodge for breakfast before driving through the Great Rift Valley with the stop over at the spectacular Thomson falls. Drive further to arrive Nakuru in time for lunch. Lunch and leisurely afternoon before enjoying evening game drive. Lake Nakuru National Park is famous for its abundant birdlife. The Park offers a great chance to see thousands of greater & lesser flamingoes, pelicans around the shores of the lake alongside abundant mammals that include endangered rothchild giraffe, black & white rhino, buffaloes, waterbuck, elands, zebras among other species. Dinner and overnight at the Sarova Lion Hill Game Lodge / similar.

  

Day 8 – Lake Nakuru / Masai Mara

Depart Lake Nakuru after breakfast driving through the floor of the Great Rift Valley arriving Masai Mara in time for lunch. Lunch and leisurely afternoon before enjoying scheduled evening game drive. Masai Mara Reserve is the most popular reserve known for the big skies, open savannahs as featured in the film ''Out of Africa''. Also accorded the status of the seventh wonder of the world because of the annual wildebeest migration, where over 2 millions of wildebeest cross from Serengeti to the Mara. Besides these the reserve boasts of the ''big five'' (elephant, rhino, buffalo, lion & leopard) plus plenty of plain wild animals that include zebra, giraffe, impala, topi, giraffe, thomson's gazelle, hyenas, cheetah, jackal, bat-eared foxes and birdlife. No wonder it is the shooting sight for BBC Big Cat Diary every year. Dinner and overnight at the Sarova Mara Game Camp / similar.

Day 9 – Masai Mara

After breakfast enjoy full day in Masai Mara with scheduled morning and evening game. Lunch, dinner and overnight at the Sarova Mara Game Camp / similar.

Day 10 – Depart

Depart Mara after early breakfast and drive back to Nairobi with a brief stop over at the Great Rift Valley Escarpment for sightseeing and photography en-route. Arrive Nairobi in the early afternoon hours for lunch at Carnivore restaurant / similar before the transfer to the airport in time for your evening International flight.