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Saturday, April 28, 2007

Kenya Highlights Safari to Mount Kenya, Samburu, Sweetwaters, Lake Nakuru and Famous Masai Mara Game Reserve.

10 Kenya Highlights Safari:

The Kenya highlight tour takes you to the best parks and reserves at Mount Kenya, Samburu Game Reserve, Sweetwaters Private Game Sancrtuary, Lake Nakuru and finally Maasai Mara Game Reserve.

Day 1: Arrival - Nairobi On arrival at Nairobi Airport, met and assisted. Transfer to your deluxe city hotel, Nairobi Serena Hotel, for an overnight rest.

Day 2: Nairobi - Mount Kenya Depart Nairobi towards Central Kenya highlands arriving at Mountain Lodge in time for lunch. The only 'tree hotel' ever to be built on the slopes of Kenya's legendary Mount Kenya, Mountain Lodge offers a matchless game viewing opportunity whilst combining a glorious panorama of mountain vistas with the primordial splendors of an ancient rainforest. Floating 2,195 m high on the flanks of Kenya's highest mountain and secreted deep within her largest forest reserve, the lodge offers not only the champagne-clarity of mountain air, the tranquility of the forest and a colorful cavalcade of wildlife but also the chance of scaling the icy peaks of Africa's second-highest mountain. Afternoon leisure and overnight floodlit game viewing. Optional nature walk can be arranged at USD 30 per person. Dinner and overnight stay at Mountain Lodge Serena, B,L,D.

Day 3: Mount Kenya - Samburu Game Reserve Depart further north past the equator to Samburu arriving at Samburu Serena Lodge in time for lunch. Samburu National Reserve, a place of endless skies, dust-red plains and palm-fringed rivers, lies on the fringes of the vast and arid desert once known as the Northern Frontier District, whose heat-scorched scrublands extend beyond the jade-green waters of Lake Turkana. Samburu provides one of the few sanctuaries in Kenya for the endangered Grevy zebra, the rare beisa oryx and the blue-shanked Somali ostrich whilst large herds of elephant roam the gaunt hills. Afternoon game drive. Dinner and overnight stay at Samburu Serena Lodge, B,L,D.
Day 4: Samburu Game Reserve Morning and afternoon game drives in Samburu. Meals and overnight stay at Samburu Serena Lodge, B,L,D.
Day 5: Samburu - Sweetwaters Game Sanctuary Breakfast and departure to this private game sanctuary. Afternoon is free for optional activities as game viewing, walking safaris or night game drives. Includes visit to chimpanzee sanctuary. The sanctuary also boasts of "The Big Five" (lion, leopard, elephant, rhino and buffalo) plus an exciting catalogue of; giraffe, zebra, eland, oryx, waterbuck, Grant's gazelle, Thompson's gazelle, cheetah, silver-backed jackal, hartebeest, baboon and several hundred bird species. Sweetwaters Tented Camp is designed to offer a charming blend of under canvas ambiance and uncompromising luxury. One of only four private game reserves in Kenya, it also allows such unforgettable pleasures as night game drives, guided bush walks and both horse or camel riding across its game-teaming plains. Lunch, dinner & overnight at Sweetwaters Tented Camp, B,L,D.
Day 6: Sweetwaters - Lake Nakuru National ParkDepart to Lake Nakuru National Park via Nyahururu Falls to arrive in time for lunch at Sarova Lion Hill Lodge. Set on a plateau in an elevation above Lake Nakuru , Sarova Lion Hill Game Lodge has 67 chalets all overlooking the lake, within the Lake Nakuru National Park. It is the perfect place to experience one of the world's largest ornithological spectacles, The Pink Flamingo, or a rich concentration of wildlife including black and white colobus monkey and is also a famed Rhino Sanctuary. In the afternoon proceed on a game drive in this famous ornithological spectacle for flamingoes. Dinner and overnight at Sarova Lion Hill Lodge, B,L,D.
Day 7: Lake Nakuru - Masai Mara Drive to Masai Mara Game Reserve arriving in time for lunch. Masai Mara National Reserve is a pristine wilderness of haunting beauty, it promises its visitors a profusion of wildlife, prolific bird life and the unprecedented opportunity of catching up with all the members of the 'Big Five' in one morning. The 1,800 sq kilometres of this veteran reserve offers the classic mix of African imagery; miles of lion-gold grasslands, shoals of lilac-misted hills, a meandering river, acres of thorn-bush and mile upon mile of undulating wilderness. The Mara Serena Lodge is built in a traditional Maasai Manyatta village of domed huts, depicting a true Maasai lifestyle blending in very well with the environment. Rooms are en suite overlooking the plains and with excellent game views. It has a swimming pool overlooking a waterhole where big game come to feed. Afternoon game viewing. Dinner and overnight stay at Mara Serena Lodge, B,L,D.
Day 8 and 9: Maasai Mara Two full days in the Masai Mara. Each day with morning and afternoon game drives. All meals and overnight stay at Mara Serena Lodge, B,L,D.

Optional activities:
1. Hot air balloon Safari: USD 425 per person
2. Visit to a local Maasai village: USD 25 per person
3. Nature walk: USD 45 per person
4. Day fishing expedition to Lake Victoria: USD 475 per person
Day 10: Maasai Mara - Nairobi Drive back to Nairobi to arrive in the afternoon. Day rooms provided at Nairobi Serena Hotel. Optional last minute shopping in Nairobi. Later enjoy farewell dinner at the famous game meat restaurant, The Carnivore Restaurant. Transfer to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for your outbound flight, B,L,D.

Tour Cost: USD 2,480 Per Person Sharing. Single room supplement: USD 637.

*Optional flight from Masai Mara to Nairobi: USD 135 per person extra, taxes inclusive.

Tour Cost Includes:
-All ground transport whilst on safari in a comfortable safari vehicle equipped for game viewing, photography and touring
-Full board accommodation and meal plan as described, B=Breakfast, L=Lunch and D=Dinner
-Accommodation in double/twin/triple rooms.
-All park entrance fees to include government taxes
-Service of an English speaking professional driver/guide
-All game drives as detailed in the itinerary
-Bottled water whilst on safari-Start and end at JKI Airport
-Carnivore Restaurant lunch
Tour Cost excludes:
-Tips-Laundry-Beverages/Drinks
-International flights-Visas-Items of a personal nature
-Optional activities and any other extras not detailed in the above itinerary

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Tanzania Highlights Luxury Safari - Serengeti, Lake Manyara, Ngorongoro & Tarangire; Tanzania Safari

Highlights of Tanzania Safari:
DAY 1: ARUSHA
On arrival at Kilimanjaro Airport, met and assisted. Transfer to your Arusha hotel for an overnight rest at Mountain Village Serena Lodge on bed and breakfast arrangement.

DAY 2: LAKE MANYARA
After breakfast, leave for Lake Manyara National Park for a full day game drive with picnic lunch. Lake Manyara is a birdwatcher's paradise. Marvel at the variety of species, spoonbill, teal, pelican, kingfisher, hornbill and cormorant. In the tall trees, forest monkeys leap from branch to branch on the slope of the Great Rift escarpment, elephants stand in the shade of the baobab; and in the acacia woodland, lions lie draped along the branches of the umbrella trees Dinner and overnight at Lake Manyara Serena Lodge, B,L,D

DAY 3: LAKE MANYARA SERENGETI
After breakfast leave Lake Manyara National Park and proceed to Serengeti National Park via Olduvai George with picnic lunch, arriving in the afternoon. Take a game drive to this park with immense herds of herbivore, wildebeests, gazelles and Zebras followed by predators on their annual migration to permanent water holes, offering a timeless spectacle unequalled in the world. Dinner and overnight at Serengeti Serena Lodge, B,L,D.

DAY 4: FULL DAY SERENGETI
Morning games drive after breakfast. Enjoy the endless plains of Serengeti with game viewing, A magnificent experience awaits as you travel to the most famous wildlife park in Africa the legendary Serengeti. Here you might have the chance to see the migration, where thousands of zebra and wildebeest make trip from the Masai Mara every year. Packed lunch is served and proceed for an afternoon game drive. Dinner and overnight at the Serengeti Serena Lodge, B,L,D.

DAY 5: SERENGETI NGORONGORO
After breakfast, game drive enroute towards Ngorongoro Crater with packed lunch. On arrival, descend down to the crater one of the largest intact volcanic Caldera in the world, the crater floor offers game viewing to homely permanent population of more than 30 000 animals, and is one of the only places in Africa where you stand a very good chance of seeing the big five (lion, leopard, buffalo, rhino and elephant) in the course of a morning or evening game drive. Dinner and Overnight at the crater ream Ngorongoro Serena Lodge, B,L,D.

DAY 6: FULL DAY NGORONGORO
Descend once again down to the Ngorongoro Crater, one of the wonders of the natural world. An extinct volcano that collapsed around 25 million years ago thus forming a vast super bowl where the largest permanent concentration of African game is on display. The views from the top of the crater wall are absolutely breathtaking which are forested but four wheel drive vehicles will take you down into this primeval paradise of woodland, lake, river, swamp and plain that shelters around 20,000 animals. Large grazing animals such as wildebeest, buffalo, gazelle and zebra that depends on the open grasslands in the crater. Attracting predators, the black-maned lion, the leopard and hyena. The elephant found are the lone males. The Fever Tree forests shelter monkeys, bushbuck and waterbuck and the few black rhino that have taken refuge here. A soda lake attracts water birds, including flamingoes and is a favourite place for predators to make their kill. Wildly beautiful as it is, it is not surprising that Ngorongoro Crater has been called a Garden of Eden. The game drives are done with packed lunch.. Dinner and overnight at the Ngorongoro Serena Lodge, B,L,D.

DAY 7: NGORONGORO TARANGIRE
After breakfast, drive to Tarangire National Park for lunch and leisure. In the afternoon you'll be taken on a game drive through the park. Many of the animals congregate around the only source of permanent water in the park, the Tarangire River. This is the best place in Tanzania to see really big herds of elephants of up to 300 at a time on safari. Dinner and overnight at Tarangire Sopa Lodge, B,L,D.

DAY 8: TARANGIRE ARUSHA DEPARTURE
After breakfast, drive back to Arusha for lunch. Transfer to Kilimanjaro Airport for your flight out or you may combine this trip with our Zanzibar Holiday, B,L.

Tour Price: USD 2,425 Per Person Sharing. Single room supplement: USD 450

Tour Cost Includes:
-Guarantee price/guarantee safari on confirmation
-All ground transport whilst on safari in a comfortable 4x4 safari Land cruiser/Rover
-Full board accommodation whilst on safari and meal plan as described, B=Breakfast,L=Lunch and D=Dinner
-Accommodation in double/twin/triple room.
-All park entrance fees to include government taxes
-Service of an English speaking professional driver/guide
-All game drives as detailed in the itinerary
-Crater Tour
-Complementary bottled water whilst on safari
-Start and finish at Kilimanjaro Airport

Tour Cost excludes:
-Tips
-Laundry
-Beverages/Drinks
-International flights
-Visas
-Items of personal nature
-Any other extras not detailed in the above itinerary

Reserve Tanzania Highlights Safari, please contact us;
Adventure Africa Holidays,