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The most famous attractions are on your itinerary:
Karen Blixen House and Giraffe Manor
Great Elephant Herds of Amboseli
Mount Kilimanjaro Views
Lunch at the Carnivore Restaurant
Luxury Tented Camps
Samburu Oryx, Gerenuk and Giraffe
Masai Mara Plains Animals
DAY 1
Depart USA, transatlantic flight
DAY 2
London
Arrive in Europe early in the morning. This evening, leave on your overnight flight to Nairobi.
DAY 3
Nairobi
Arrive in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya. A Shades of Africa representative will transfer you to the famous Norfolk Hotel, an oasis of tranquil gardens and country rooms in the middle of the bustling city. This afternoon visit the home of Karen Blixen, author of Out of Africa. Finally, we’ll escort you to Giraffe Manor. You’ll have the opportunity to feed the 18-foot tall giraffes. For all its imposing height, a giraffe’s neck has only seven vertebrae, the same as humans.
Nairobi – Amboseli
Transfer to Wilson Airport for a scheduled flight to Amboseli National Park. Arrive and immediately start on a game viewing safari amid herds of impala, gazelle and zebra. Amboseli is situated at the foot of snow-capped Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa. Springs from the melting snow provide Amboseli’s animals with their vital water supply.
Amboseli
This morning’s early morning game drive affords a glimpse of Kili before clouds cloak its peak. Probably the most famous inhabitants of Amboseli are its many elephants. Elephant behavior and lineage have been the lifework of Cynthia Moss. Her 35-year study identified and recorded an impressive 1,400 Amboseli elephants, belonging to 50 families in a 400 square mile range. Also today, you may join an optional visit to a nearby Masai village.
Amboseli - Samburu
Transfer to airstrip. Your morning flight will take you to Samburu Game Reserve in northern Kenya. Notice the difference in wild animals from Amboseli. Samburu features unique species, such as the Reticulated giraffe, Grevy’s zebra, gerenuk, Beisa oryx and other animals that have adapted to the reserve’s semi-arid conditions.
Samburu
Your base camp in Samburu is the luxury Intrepids Club Tented Camp along the bank of the Ewaso Nyiro River. Each tent features just-like-home four-poster beds, mahogany closets and desks, and an en-suite bathroom with steaming hot showers. The modern bathrooms offer twin washbasins, flush toilets and sockets for recharging your shaver. Your private tent has a palm-thatched roof and is raised on stilts to catch the river’s cool breeze. In addition to game drives, you may visit a Samburu village or join an optional nature walk.
Samburu – Masai Mara
Transfer to the airstrip for your flight to Masai Mara, flying across the Great Rift Valley. Masai Mara Game Reserve supports the highest concentration of wildlife in Africa. The Mara’s open, undulating plains practically assure you of sighting the Big Five -- lion, leopard, elephant, buffalo and rhino.
Masai Mara
Two spectacular days of game drives and activities. Your tented camp gently hugs a meandering oxbow of the Mara River. From your private verandah, spot your riverine neighbors, including hippos and crocs, as well as curious monkey’s hanging around the compound. Masai Mara is home to the world’s most spectacular animal migration. Over a million wildebeest, along with hundreds of thousands of zebras and antelopes pursue the Reserve’s verdant grasses. Hungry lions, cheetahs and hyenas pursue the grazers.
Masai Mara – Nairobi
Transfer to the airstrip for your flight to Nairobi. Experience a unique lunch of wild game meat at the Carnivore Restaurant. A day room awaits you at the Norfolk Hotel. Spend the afternoon either shopping or relaxing in the hotel. This evening transfer to the airport for departure to Europe.
DAY 12
Arrive in Europe early in the morning. Connect to your USA– bound flight and arrive later in the day.
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Single Room Supplement= $ 1120 (High season) Single room Suppiment = $ 750 (Low season)
Price is based on a minimum of 2 persons travelling. If family group has three or more travelling, Land cost is discounted by 5-8% .
Child Rates: Land Portion only. Infant: Under 2 years old- Free Child: Over 2 years and under 12 years old - 50% of adult sharing room with 2 parents. 75% sharing own room. Child: Over 12 years is considered an adult and pay full rates.
Shades of Africa air supplement: NY/Newark-London-Nairobi Roundtrip Economy Class airfare from $1250.
All air quotes are subject to change and carry penalties and surcharges. Flight confirmation is based upon availability.
Add on fares available from other cities. Business Class fares available. High season supplements apply. Taxes not included. Dates shown are guaranteed, but other departures can be arranged for any day of the year.
*Holiday is Easter, Christmas and or New Year
PRICES ABOVE INCLUDE > Karen Blixen & Giraffe Manor. > Lunch at Carnivore Restaurant. > Luxury/Deluxe Accommodations. > Guaranteed departures. > All domestic / internal airfare included. > All meals provided in Africa. > All park entrance fees. > All game drives in clean, comfortable mini-van with pop-up top for game viewing-window seats guaranteed. > Professional English speaking guide. > Shades of Africa representative will meet and escort you at all transfers, help you exchange money, escort you to all hotels, and give orientation briefing. > Services of Flying Doctors. > Shades of Africa Safari Kit: safari hat, passport wallet to hold passport/itinerary/tickets.
Disclaimer: All Pricing and Itineraries are subject to confirmation!
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