8 Days Kenya Family Safari

Whether you are hand-feeding gentle Rothschild giraffes, interacting with orphaned elephants and rhinos or glimpsing into the former home of “Out of Africa’s” Karen Blixen, your day is bursting with an overview of Kenya’s diverse conservation efforts and a taste of its colonial history. Your safari guide introduces you to the staff and caregivers at Giraffe Centre, headquarters of the African Fund for Endangered Wildlife (AFEW), and the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, acclaimed for its rehabilitation of orphaned rhinos and elephants for their return to the wild.

DINNER & OVERNIGHT- THE NORFOLK HOTEL -https://www.fairmont.com/norfolk- hotel-nairobi/

OVERNIGHT- EMARA HOTEL - https://emara.ole-sereni.com

MEAL PLAN-B & B

Rise early and drive to the private Ol Pejeta Conservancy, the largest black rhino sanctuary in East Africa. Begin your wildlife viewing right from your luxurious tented camp - its waterhole attracts a wide variety of game day and night.

This afternoon, hop aboard an open-topped safari vehicle with your knowledgeable Africa Travel Tours safari guide to spot both the endangered black and northern white rhino and their fellow brethren of the Big Five.

The density of wildlife here is greater than any of Kenya’s national parks. While further tracking the rhinos, your guide will point out other rare species including Grevy's zebra and the Jackson's hartebeest.

Visit the Chimpanzee Sanctuary, the only sanctuary for chimps in Eastern Africa, and learn about its mission to provide lifelong refuge to orphaned and abused chimpanzees from central and Western Africa. In the evening gather for sundowners and take in the stunning views of Mount Kenya.

OVERNIGHT-SWEETWATERS SERENA CAMP-https://www.serenahotels.com/sweetwaters

MEAL PLAN-FULLBOARD

Thomson falls, this area of breathtaking beauty of the highlands Nature.

Proceed to Naivasha arriving for lunch and check-in,

Afternoon enjoy a optional boat ride to the crescent island or you may opt to have a walk along the lake shores.

OVERNIGHT- ENASHIPAI RESORT https://www.enashipai.com/

OVERNIGHT- LAKE NAIVASHA SOPA LODGE https://www.sopalodges.com/lake- naivasha-sopa-resort/rooms
MEAL PLAN-FULLBOARD

After breakfast we will start our scenic drive toward the world famous Masai Mara National Reserve. We will arrive at the camp with enough time to check in at your tent before lunch. This camp is positioned to blend unobtrusively into the surrounding vegetation and has an authentic safari feel of days gone by. When the heat starts to die down you will set off on your first game drive in search of lions, leopards, Zebras, cheetahs and many other animals, but fear not…the Mara always delivers!!

After a productive search for game, Sundowners shall be enjoyed whenever and wherever the end of the day meets us – a daily chance to enjoy the vast plains of the Masai Mara – a breathtaking and unbeatable way to finish the day! On return to camp there will be hot showers and a sumptuous dinner waiting at the candle lit mess tent.

After a sumptuous dinner sit around the campfire and enjoy the starry African night and once safely escorted to your tent by your Masai Warrior, you will be lulled asleep to the sound of grazing Hippo and roaring lion.

OVERNIGHT- ENTIM MARA CAMP https://www.entim-mara.com/

OVERNIGHT- SAROVA MARA CAMP https://www.sarovahotels.com/maracamp- masai-mara/

MEAL PLAN: FULLBOARD

We will spend the next 2 days exploring the Sand River and the Talek area is two of the richest predator areas of the Mara. We will focus on the big cats, including the Black rock pride, the Marsh pride, made famous by the BBC’s series, “Big Cat Diary”, the double cross pride, and the Rekero pride, which is quickly becoming as powerful as the Marsh pride. These locations are also known for cheetah and leopards, but we will probably see elephants, hippos, Masai giraffes, common zebras, gnu, impalas, Thompson’s and grant’s gazelles, topi, hartebeest, black-backed jackals, spotted hyenas and more, as the Mara is one of the lushest reserves in Africa. On past safaris we have photographed black rhino in this area.

We will also be closer to the Mara River; your experienced driver and guide will be monitoring the migrating herds of the wildebeest, and as soon as we see a sign of a possible river crossing, we will drive towards the river in hopes of capturing a large crossing. The adrenaline starts pumping when you see the herds line up and march towards the river, gathering along the banks in mass. The suspense begins as you watch the first wildebeest, zebra, or Eland put in a hoof to test the waters. The drama unfolds as they are spooked, and the mass herd runs back, leaving a thick cloud of dust, or they plunge into the croc infested waters in a mass stampede, risking injury or death, to reach the other side. In the late evening we will sit around the campfire as we excitedly share the events of that day. After a scrumptious diner, you will be escorted to your canvas tents.

OVERNIGHT- ENTIM MARA CAMP https://www.entim-mara.com/

OVERNIGHT- SAROVA MARA CAMP https://www.sarovahotels.com/maracamp- masai-mara/

MEAL PLAN: FULLBOARD

You spend this last morning in the Mara admiring the unspoiled Africa as you prepare to return to Nairobi. We bid farewell to the camp staff and the friends we met here in Masai Mara. We head back to Nairobi arriving in the afternoon. Spend the remainder of the afternoon at leisure. Later this evening you are transferred to the Airport for your flight home.

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