MAKING TRACKS WITH SERENA - KENYA CIRCUIT

DAY 1: NAIROBI – Nairobi Serena Hotel
Upon arrival at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, you will be met by AFRICAN CLASSIC ESCAPES representative and transferred to Nairobi Serena Hotel

Overnight at the Nairobi Serena Hotel on Bed and Breakfast basis.

DAY 2: Nairobi Excursions
This morning drive to Daphne Sheldrick’s Elephant Orphanage at the edge of Nairobi National Park, which is a nursery and rehab center for infant elephants that have lost their families as well as rhino and occasionally zebras and other wildlife.
Proceed for lunch at Blixen’s Cottages (pay direct) and later visit Karen Blixen Museum &  the AFEW Giraffe Center near Giraffe Manor where you may hand-feed the Rothschild giraffe that live here.

Return to Nairobi Serena for your overnight on Bed and Breakfast basis.

DAY 3/4: TSAVO WEST NATIONAL PARK – Kilaguni Serena Lodge
After breakfast, begin your drive to Tsavo West National Park, at just over 8,000 square miles; Tsavo is the largest national park in Kenya and one of the largest in the world. Because of its size the park was split into two, Tsavo West and Tsavo East, for easy administration. Apart from Tsavo’s predominant elephant population there are many lion –some undoubtedly the descendants of the infamous and feared “Man-eaters of Tsavo” popularized in the film Ghost in the Darkness. The first lodge ever to be built in a Kenyan National Park, Kilaguni Serena Safari Lodge is superbly situated in the leeward side of Mount Kilimanjaro, encircled by volcanic splendor, adjacent to a teeming waterhole and daily visited by vast herds of elephant, buffalo and plains animals.

Overnights at Kilaguni Serena Lodge on Full board basis.

DAY 5: AMBOSELI NATIONAL PARK - Amboseli Serena Lodge
Drive to Amboseli National Park, located at the foot of Africa's highest mountain, Mount Kilimanjaro. The snow-capped peak of Mount Kilimanjaro rises above a saucer of clouds and dominates every aspect of Amboseli. Arrive to your lodge in time for lunch and later proceed for an afternoon game viewing drive returning in the evening for overnight.

Overnight at the Amboseli Serena Safari Lodge on Full Board basis.

DAY 6: AMBOSELI
Full day in the Amboseli National Park with two game drives. You drive through across this vast lake bed, often dry but swampy in some areas. We have a lot of game here like cheetah, buffalo, giraffe, gazelles and herds of elephants all set against the amazing back drop of majestic Mount Kilimanjaro showing all its glory. All meals at the Serena lodge or similar.

Overnight at the Amboseli Serena Lodge on Full Board basis.

Day 7: MOUNT KENYA – Serena Mountain Lodge
Drive to Mount Kenya region and to the Serena Mountain Lodge the only ‘tree hotel’ ever to be built on the slopes of Kenya’s legendary Mount Kenya.
Serena Mountain Lodge offers game viewing opportunities while combining a glorious panorama of mountain vistas with the primordial splendors of an ancient rainforest. Guests can awake to the trumpeting of elephant, fall asleep to the symphony of the African night or sit in stillness and observe the fascinating interplay of the animals as they arrive to drink, bathe, spar and forage around the water hole.
Arrangements can be made for forest walks, game sightings, and even hikes for the daring and adventurous to the top of Mount Kenya.

Overnight at the Serena Mountain Lodge on Full Board basis

Day 8: SWEETWATERS Tented Camp
Drive to Sweetwaters Tented Camp, a camp that lies in the heart of the privately owned 22,000 acre Sweetwaters Game Reserve enjoying magnificent views across the bush to the snow-capped peaks of Mt. Kenya, Kenya’s highest point at 16,900 feet above sea level. Involve in activities such as visits to the Sweetwaters Chimpanzee Sanctuary, meet Morani - a tame black rhino, night game drives, guided bush walks and camel-trekking across game-teaming plains.

Overnight at the Sweetwaters Tented Camp on Full Board basis

Day 9: MAASAI MARA - Mara Serena Lodge
Your comfortable 4 x4 cruiser now takes you to Nairobi where you connect with your flight to the Maasai Mara, Kenya’s most famous wildlife reserve. You will be transferred with a game drive en route to Mara Serena Lodge, a lodge that has been styled to mirror the circular motif of a traditional Maasai Manyatta village of domed huts. Proceed for an afternoon game drive and later on return to your lodge for overnight.

Dinner and overnight at Mara Serena Lodge.

Day 10/11: MAASAI MARA – Mara Serena Lodge
You will have two days morning and afternoon game drives, possibly taking a picnic lunch in the reserve.
Optional activities abound while you’re in the Maasai Mara.  You can try a balloon safari for an exhilarating experience over the savannah as the early sun rises and the animals are more active. If you wish, for a nominal fee, you can also visit a Maasai Village to experience this nomadic tribe’s way of life and see their colorful culture.

Dinner and overnight at Mara Serena Lodge on Full Board basis.

Day 12: MAASAI MARA / NAIROBI
Get a last chance to photograph that awesome sunrise before flying back to Nairobi.  This afternoon, you may opt to shop in town. Soon you are escorted to the airport for your homebound flight.

As your journey comes to a close, you say a fond farewell to your driver/guides to the beautiful country and promise to come back in the not too distant future.

Summary

Itinerary summary – Making tracks with Serena

L-Lunch, D-Dinner, BB-Bed and Breakfast, LDBB-Lunch, dinner bed and breakfast, Trsf-Transfer,
A-Morning game drive, P-Afternoon game drive, G.P-Ground Package

Scheduled Flights
Day 9 / 12 : Nairobi – Mara Return

Price Guide - Making Tracks with Serena - Daily Departures, Minimum 2 pax:

PPS: Per Person Sharing
SRS: Single Room Supplement

Price Inclusions

• Superior accommodations throughout as indicated or similar.
• Transport in 4 X 4 Land cruisers ALL YEAR
• American breakfast in Nairobi.
• All meals while on safari as per the main program.
• All city excursions
• All wildlife viewing by 4 x4 safari land cruiser, driven by a naturalist driver/guide
• All applicable hotel and lodge taxes and gratuities for baggage handling.
• All park entry fees.
• Transfers
• Tips for house keeping staff and waiters.
• Flight Wilson Mara Return inclusive of taxes.

Price Exclusions

• International flights
• Things of personal nature and any other service not included in the itinerary
• Passport and visa fees and service charges for obtaining visas.
• Excess baggage charges levied by airlines.
• Personal and baggage insurance.
• Cost for anything not specifically mentioned in the listing above.
• Optional insurance coverage is available for Baggage, Accident and Trip Cancellation/Interruption at special low cost group rates.
• Laundry, beer and non luxurious spirits
• Soft drinks and mineral water

Optional Services
USD 425 per person for balloon safari in Masai Mara
Cultural visits to the Masai villages