An extensive journey across Kenya taking in the highlights and some of Africa’s best game viewing. Leopard Safari has been a long time favourite with safari enthusiasts and covers all the main parks and reserves of this wonderful country
Day 1: Saturday - Depart
Kenya Airways overnight flight from Heathrow to Nairobi.
Day 2: Sunday - Nairobi
Transfer to the Mayfair Nairobi (formerly the Holiday Inn) for one night in a Standard room.
Day 3: Monday - Tsavo West
Your safari begins this morning with a drive south to Tsavo West National Park. After lunch you will experience your first game drive and a visit to Mzima Springs, that attracts hippos and crocodiles and if you are lucky you will see them wallow and retreat around the crystal-clear waters. You will stay overnight at Kilaguni Lodge (approx. 150 miles). (breakfast, lunch and dinner included).
Day 4: Tuesday - Amboseli
After breakfast, drive to one of the most popular parks in Kenya, Amboseli National Park, home to around 900 elephant. Located near Mt. Kilimanjaro, the world’s tallest freestanding mountain, weather permitting you will be able to witness the snow-capped peak. Amboseli National Park offers the chance to encounter magnificent herds of elephant, and if you are lucky you may spot the elusive and endangered black rhino. Following an exciting afternoon game drive, you will spend two nights at Ol Tukai Lodge (approx. 100 miles). (breakfast, lunch and dinner included).
Day 5: Wednesday - Amboseli
Experience early morning and afternoon game drives in Amboseli National Park, where, with its low vegetation, it is renowned as one of the best wildlife viewing areas in Africa. Look out for lion, buffalo, zebra and a diverse range of birdlife. The park’s dry and dusty form is due to the volcanic ash that came from Mt. Kilimanjaro on its last eruption, yet the lush green areas are a result of a continuous water supply from the mountain’s melting snow. (breakfast, lunch and dinner included).
Day 6: Thursday - Aberdares
Drive via Nairobi to Aberdare, with lunch en route in Nairobi. You will then check in to Outspan hotel, and leave the majority of your luggage here in order to transfer to Treetops, your spectacular viewing perch for the night. This unique property is famous as the place where Princess Elizabeth ascended to the British Throne in 1952. Game is attracted by the saltlick and waterhole and with four spectacular viewing decks and a rooftop platform, it is the ideal place to capture incredible close-up photographs (approx. 250 miles). (breakfast, lunch and dinner included).
Days 7 and 8: Friday and Saturday - Samburu
Enjoy an early morning tea at Treetops then return to the Outspan hotel for breakfast and to collect your left luggage. Drive north to Samburu National Reserve where you will spend the next two nights at Samburu Lodge situated on the banks of the Ewaso Ngiro River. Experience the African desert at its best and as a lesser known park it is less crowded, with game drives on both days giving you the opportunity to hopefully spot leopard, lion and cheetah. This is the dry, north of Kenya and the reserve attracts wildlife not often seen elsewhere, so be on the look out for gerenuks – a unique gazelle with a long neck that stands on its hind legs to feed (approx. 110 miles). (breakfast, lunch and dinner included).
Day 9: Sunday - Sweetwaters
Drive south to the Sweetwaters Sanctuary for lunch and an afternoon game drive. Visit the remarkable Chimpanzee and Rhino Sanctuaries. Incorporated within the Ol Pejeta Conservancy, the sanctuary is the only place in Kenya where the highly endangered and remarkably intelligent chimpanzee can be seen and houses the largest black rhino sanctuary in East Africa. Dinner and overnight stay at Sweetwaters Tented Camp, experiencing the charming ambience of under-canvas living. (approx. 150 miles).
(breakfast, lunch and dinner included).
Day 10: Monday - Lake Nakuru
Drive via Thomson's Falls to Lake Nakuru for lunch. Here, due to an abundance of algae in the lake, flamingo famously line the shores. Sometimes (in season) all that can be seen is an incredible moving mass of pink! Enjoy an afternoon game drive hopefully spotting beautiful flamingos on the lake and the resident rhino. Overnight at Lake Nakuru Lodge (approx. 110 miles).
(breakfast, lunch and dinner included).
Day 11: Tuesday - Masai Mara
Drive to the outstanding Maasai Mara and take an afternoon game drive through Kenya's finest wildlife reserve, a haven for magnificent animals. Three nights at Keekorok Lodge (approx. 153 miles).
(breakfast, lunch and dinner included).
Days 12-14: Wednesday to Friday - Masai Mara
Morning and afternoon game drives in the Maasai Mara game reserve or perhaps take an optional balloon safari (extra cost). The Maasai Mara is renowned for its huge population of game and also the annual migration of zebra, Thomson’s gazelle and wildebeest.
(breakfast, lunch and dinner included).
Day 14: Saturday - Beach or return
Return to Nairobi (approx. 160 miles) in time for lunch (extra cost). Spend the afternoon resting at the Southern Sun Mayfair Nairobi where you may wish to prebook a dayroom (extra cost) before your overnight Kenya Airways flight to Heathrow (breakfast included).
Notes
This itinerary operates with a maximum of 6
passengers, all guaranteed a window seat.
On occasion the itinerary may operate in a
different order, or different lodges used according to
availability and road conditions.
Travel times vary on road conditions
and game sightings.
Pack a mixture of warm and light clothing
in soft bags, plus sunglasses,
camera and insect repellent. 15 kg luggage allowance on safari.
Minimum age 7 years. |
