Serena Safari Special Tour Package (6322),Holiday Packages to Nairobi, Nairobi, Nairobi, Nairobi

Package Overview

Sweetwaters - Mount Kenya - Lake Naivasha - Masai Mara - Nairobi - Amboseli - Tsavo WestAll items of personal nature e.g. telephone call bills, fax/email bills etc.
Tips and gratuities to hotel, lodges, camp staff and driver - guide(s).
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks.
Any local or international flight and departure taxes.
Laundry services.
Holiday supplement over Christmas and New Year.
Any other item(s) not included in our itinerary.

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Day wise Itinerary

Day 1 : Nairobi - Sweetwaters

On arrival at JKIA, you are met by a Nature Expeditions representative for the drive to Mt Kenya region via the rich farmlands of the kikuyu tribe who grow coffee among other crops. Arrive in time for lunch at the camp. Depart later for an afternoon game viewing drive until sunset. The Reserve is nestled between Mt. Kenya to the east and the Aberdares Mountains to the west, and is privately owned.

Dinner and overnight at the Sweetwaters Tented Camp or similar (full board).
Day 2 : Sweetwaters - Mt Lodge

After breakfast check out and drive to Mt Kenya to arrive in time for check inn at your lodge followed by a time to relax. Lunch at your lodge. Spend the rest of the day as you watch animals come to the water hole from the safety of your hotel balconies.

Dinner and overnight accommodation at Serena Mt Lodge or similar (full board).
- Meals & Drinks : Breakfast, Dinner
Day 3 : Mt Lodge - Lake Nakuru - Lake Naivasha

After breakfast drive to Lake Nakuru National Park; a protected game sanctuary for endangered species such as the Black/ White rhino, Rothschild Giraffe among other usual game such as the leopard and Lion. The park is world-renowned for its millions of pink Flamingoes found around the lake. Arrive in time for lunch at Sarova lion hill followed by an afternoon game drive. The Park is also home to the largest euphorbia forest in Africa. In the evening, depart for the drive to Naivasha and check-in to the lodge.

Dinner and overnight at Lake Naivasha Country Club or similar (full board).
- Hotspots : Lake Naivasha
- Meals & Drinks : Breakfast, Dinner
Day 4 : Lake Naivasha - Maasai Mara

After breakfast, check-out and drive to Maasai Mara Game Reserve, so named to mean the "spotted plains" in the Maa language. This is home to the greatest concentration of large mammals and is widely recognized as Africa's ultimate wildlife reserve. The park is the northern extension to the vast Serengeti-Mara ecosystem, famous for its annual migration of wildebeest. Arrive and check-in followed by lunch at the Lodge. Afternoon game drive until sunset in this spectacular place of breathtaking sceneries, never-ending plains and the most abundant variety of wildlife remaining anywhere in the world.

Dinner and overnight at Mara Serena Lodge or similar (full board).
- Hotspots : Language
- Meals & Drinks : Breakfast, Dinner
Day 5 : Maasai Mara

Spend a further day of game watching on morning and afternoon game drives. Wildlife is abundant in the Reserve with the gentle grasslands ensuring that animals are never out of sight. Birds are prolific including immigrants, 450 bird species have been recorded among them 57 birds of prey. Every year the Mara plays host to the world's greatest natural spectacle; The Great Wildebeest Migration from the Serengeti. The promise of rain and fresh life giving grass in the north brings more than 1.5 million Wildebeest together into a single massive herd. They converge across the border into the Mara, making a spectacular entrance in a surging column of life that stretches from horizon to horizon. The big cats - lion, leopard, and cheetah - follow the wildebeest, essentially their main source of food, into the Mara. The Mara at this time is literally packed with wildlife, providing lucky visitors on safari with superb sightings of game. All meals and overnight at Mara Serena Lodge or similar (full board).
- Meals & Drinks : Breakfast, Dinner
Day 6 : Maasai Mara

Spend a further day of game watching on morning and afternoon game drives. Wildlife is abundant in the Reserve with the gentle grasslands ensuring that animals are never out of sight. Birds are prolific including immigrants, 450 bird species have been recorded among them 57 birds of prey. Every year the Mara plays host to the world's greatest natural spectacle; The Great Wildebeest Migration from the Serengeti. The promise of rain and fresh life giving grass in the north brings more than 1.5 million Wildebeest together into a single massive herd. They converge across the border into the Mara, making a spectacular entrance in a surging column of life that stretches from horizon to horizon. The big cats - lion, leopard, and cheetah - follow the wildebeest, essentially their main source of food, into the Mara. The Mara at this time is literally packed with wildlife, providing lucky visitors on safari with superb sightings of game. All meals and overnight at Mara Serena Lodge or similar (full board).
- Hotspots : Food
- Meals & Drinks : All meals
Day 7 : Maasai Mara - Nairobi

After breakfast at the lodge, morning drive back to Nairobi and on arrival transferred to your hotel. Lunch on own arrangements. Afternoon at leisure. Dinner on own arrangements.

Overnight at a Nairobi Serena Hotel or similar (bed & breakfast).
- Meals & Drinks : Breakfast, Dinner
Day 8 : Amboseli National Park

After breakfast, depart for the drive to Amboseli National Park, famous for its big game and scenic beauty with the landscape dominated by Mt. Kilimanjaro. It offers an interesting contrast in appearance with its dry and dusty appearance, which can be attributed to the volcanic ash that came out of Mt Kilimanjaro when it last erupted. In spite of the appearance, there is a continuous supply of water that gets filtered through volcanic rocks from Kilimanjaro's melted snow. These streams flow underground, creating lush green areas, and converge at two clear water springs in the park.

All meals and overnight at Amboseli Serena Lodge or similar (full board).
- Hotspots : Amboseli National Park, Area
- Meals & Drinks : Breakfast, Dinner
Day 9 : Amboseli

Spend a further day in the park on morning and afternoon game viewing drives. Wildlife here includes the zebra, wildebeest, giraffe, impala, caracal and serval cat, lion, leopard, cheetah, buffalo, wild dog among others. There are also over 400 species of birds, including the bee-eater, kingfisher, African fish eagle, martial eagle and pygmy falcon. Visitors mainly come to watch the huge herds of elephants. The bull elephants have some of the largest tusks in all of Kenya. Visitors can also enjoy excellent views of Mt Kilimanjaro and Meru.

All meals and overnight at Amboseli Serena Lodge or similar (full board).
- Meals & Drinks : All meals
Day 10 : Amboseli - Tsavo West

Depart for the drive to the second largest park - Tsavo West, famed for the notorious "Man Eaters of Tsavo". The man eating lions preyed on the railway linesmen building the great Uganda Railway. The park offers remarkable views with a variety of habitats ranging from mountains, river forest, lakes and wooded grassland. It is also an excellent park for visitors who enjoy walking, offering a number of nature trails and the opportunity to explore the Chaimu volcanic Lava.

All meals and overnight at Kilaguni Serena Lodge or similar (full board).
- Meals & Drinks : All meals
Day 11 : Tsavo West

Spend a further day in this park which features the Shetani & Chaimu Lava Flows, excellent bird watching with over 600 species. Apart from the elephant population there are many lions - some undoubtedly the descendants of the famous Man-eaters of Tsavo! Among the less common animals to be found are the fringed-eared Fox, the gerenuk and lesser kudu. The carnivores in addition to lion include serval, hyena, leopard cheetah and caracal. Ngulia Rhino Sanctuary, established to protect the highly poached Rhino which was close to extinction. Mzima Springs is yet another feature whose source is the Chyulu Hills. There is an observation platform and an underwater glass tank which provides a special vantage point to view this remarkable oasis.

All meals and overnight at Kilaguni Serena Lodge or similar (full board).
- Hotspots : Population
- Meals & Drinks : All meals
Day 12 : Tsavo West - Nairobi (Depart)

After breakfast, drive back to Nairobi where upon arrival, you are transferred to JKIA for your out bound flight.
- Meals & Drinks : Breakfast

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Inclusions

Transfers

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Exclusions

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(s).
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks.
Any local or international flight and departure taxes.
Laundry services.
Holiday supplement over Christmas and New Year.
Any other item(s) not included in our itinerary.

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Rate Card

Seasons	Each of 2	Each of 3	Each of 4	Each of 5	Each of 6	SRS
01/07/14 - 31/10/14	$3,354	$3,084	$2,949	$2,868	$2,814	$743
01/11/14 - 22/12/14	$2,904	$2,634	$2,499	$2,418	$2,364	$540
23/12/14 - 01/01/15	$3,368	$3,098	$2,963	$2,882	$2,828	$745
01/02/15 - 29/02/15	$3,248	$2,978	$2,843	$2,762	$2,708	$706
01/03/15 - 31/03/15	$3,011	$2,741	$2,606	$2,525	$2,471	$598
01/04/15 - 31/05/15	$2,644	$2,374	$2,339	$2,258	$2,204	$145
01/06/15 - 30/06/15	$2,809	$2,539	$2,504	$2,423	$2,369	$396

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Package Start From

Nairobi, Kenya, Africa

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Terms & Conditions

Payment Terms & Methods :
* Some Advance Percentage of total booking amount * Airfare/Transport fare to be paid full at one time in advance.

Cancellation & Refund Policy :
* Upon cancellation, refund will be made after deducting the Retention Amount. * Retention Amount varies as per the number of days left before your package start date.

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This Tour is Offered by

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Twiga Towers, Muranga Road Off Moi Avenue, Nairobi, Kenya - 00100
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About Ashford Tours & Travel Ltd

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