Africa Classic Escapes

DAY 1: NAIROBI – Safari Park Hotel
Upon arrival you will be welcomed by AFRICA CLASSIC ESCAPES representative and transferred to Safari Park Hotel.

Overnight at the Safari Park Hotel (BB)

DAY 2: SAMBURU – Elephant Bedroom Camp
Begin your exploration of this magnificent country as you drive on its rugged roads, through rich farm land, en route to Samburu Reserve, home to a number of wildlife species rarely found elsewhere in Kenya: Grevy's zebra, reticulated giraffe, and Beisa oryx and Gerenuk all found only north of the equator.
Lunch will be at the Trout Tree Inn at Nanyuki en route. Arrive at Samburu National Reserve and proceed to Elephant Bedroom with a game drive en route.

Overnight at Elephant Bedroom Camp on full board basis (B/L/D)  

DAY 3: Elephant Bedroom Camp
Your accommodations are in a luxury tented camp built on the banks of the Uaso Nyiro River. Enjoy the comfort of your en suite tent, the friendly service and delicious food.
Enjoy morning and afternoon game viewing at the reserve and return later in the evening for dinner and overnight.

Overnight at Elephant Bedroom Camp on full board basis (B/L/D)

DAY 4/5: LAKE NAKURU NATIONAL PARK
After breakfast at your tented camp, enjoy game drive en-route as you depart for Lake Nakuru, a great ornithological spectacle on earth and a home to thousands of flamingoes.
Arrive in time for lunch at Mbweha Camp which is located in the privately-owned Congreve Conservancy, hidden in a grove of euphorbia cactus with lovely views of the Eburu and Mau ranges, only fifteen minutes away from the gate to Lake Nakuru National Park.
Enjoy an afternoon game drive where if lucky you get to enjoy viewing the endangered black rhino, white rhino, wild dog, Zebra, eland, water buck, territorial lion among others. Return later for dinner and overnight at your camp.
On your second day you will spend the full day in Lake Nakuru National Park, a shallow alkaline lake that is world-renowned for its huge concentration of flamingos; at times, hundreds of thousands of these birds give the lake a pink shimmering glow.  

Overnights at the Mbweha Camp (B, L, D Daily)

DAY 6: MASAI MARA: Tipilikwani Tented Camp
Your comfortable mini bus now takes you to the Maasai Mara, Kenya’s most famous wildlife reserve.
Enjoy a game drive en route to Tipilikwani Camp which is located on the banks of the Talek River in one of the most active wildlife areas of the reserve Proceed for an afternoon game drive and later on return to your lodge for overnight.

Dinner and overnight at Tipilikwani Tented Camp

DAY 7/8: Tipilikwani Tented Camp
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 Tipilikwani Tented Camp on Full Board basis

DAY 9: 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.

Summary

Itinerary summary – Through the Rift Valley with Atua

BB-Bed and Breakfast, FB – Full Board, Trsf-Transfer, A-Morning game drive, P-Afternoon game drive