Day 1 - Arrive Chennai
Arrive at Chennai Airport, where our local
representative will meet, assist and transfer you to your
hotel. The rest of the day is at leisure in Nairobi. Overnight
at The Fairmont Norfolk Hotel, or similar.
Day 2 - Mount Kenya National Park
After breakfast drive to the world famous Mount Kenya
Safari Club, which offers glorious views of the mountain
and forest, delightful gardens, a 9-hole golf course and a
splendid colonial-style ambience. We arrive for lunch at the
club, the rest of the day is at leisure to enjoy the club’s
facilities. Lunch, dinner and overnight at The Faimont Mount
Kenya Safari Club, or similar. (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
Day 3 - Mount Kenya National Park, Sweetwaters Wildlife Sanctuary
This morning, drive to the Sweetwaters Wildlife Sanctuary for
a morning Game Drive. The reserve is also home to the only
chimpanzee sanctuary in Kenya. Return to Mount Kenya
Safari Club for lunch. The rest of the day is at leisure to enjoy
the club’s facilities and admiring the magnificence of the
mountain. Lunch, dinner and overnight at The Faimont Mount
Kenya Safari Club, or similar. (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
Day 4 - Mount Kenya National Park, Samburu National Reserve
Today after breakfast, drive to the Samburu National Reserve.
Rugged and remote, this wildlife reserve provides some of
the best and most colourful game viewing in the country.
Arrive at your lodge for lunch. This afternoon proceed for a
Game Drive until sunset. Lunch, dinner and overnight at
Samburu Sopa Lodge, or similar. (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
Day 5 - Samburu National Reserve
Full day in the Samburu National Reserve, with morning and
afternoon Game Drives. The game reserve is also unique as it
is home to wildlife like the gerenuk, reticulated giraffe and the
gravy’s zebra, which can only be found only here. Lunch, dinner
and overnight at Samburu Sopa Lodge, or similar. (Breakfast,
Lunch, Dinner)
Day 6 - Samburu National Reserve, Aberdare National Park
This morning drive to the lush foothills of the Aberdares
Mountain Range to the Aberdare Country Club, which
serves as the base hotel for The Ark. After lunch, you will
be transferred to The Ark (children under 7 not permitted,
light bags only), overlooking a waterhole and salt lick,
where the 'Big Five' occasionally gather for an exhilarating
night of wild encounters. The Ark comprises three decks from
which numerous balconies and lounges provide superb
vantage points for game viewing. Dinner and overnight at
The Fairmont Ark. (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
Day 7 - Lake Naivasha, Lake Nakuru National Park
After breakfast at the lodge, you will be transferred to the
Aberdare Country Club, where you will check-out and
collect your luggage. Saying goodbye to the Aberdares
region, drive via Nyahururu to Lake Nakuru National Park,
famous as home to thousands of greater and lesser
flamingo. The Park also provides sanctuary for the Rothschild
giraffe, rhino and leopard. Lunch at Sarova Lion Hill Lodge
with it’s commanding setting at the foot of the Rift Valley
Escarpment. Lake Naivasha is also an important horticultural
area of Kenya. Arrive for lunch at your lodge. Proceed for an
afternoon Game Drive in the park. Return to your lodge in
Naivasha in the evening. Dinner and overnight at Kigio
Wildlife Camp, or similar. (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
Day 8 - Masai Mara National Game Reserve
Today, drive via Narok to the Masai Mara National Reserve,
offering wonderful scenery and plenty of game. It is perhaps
the only region left in Kenya where the visitor may see
animals in the same super-abundance as existed a century
ago. Arrive for lunch at your lodge. This afternoon proceed
for a Game Drive until sunset. Lunch, dinner and overnight
at Mara Sopa Lodge, or similar. (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
Day 9 - Masai Mara National Game Reserve
This morning,why not join an exciting optional excursion:
A Balloon-ride with Champagne-style breakfast.
Full day in Masai Mara, with morning and afternoon Game
Drives on the rolling plains, woodlands and rivers that
make up the Mara. There are very high chances of seeing
the 'Big Five'. You may also see the Masai, who are the
inhabitants of this reserve, and are a proud and largely
aloof tribe, who have held on to the customs and traditions
for hundreds of years. Lunch, dinner and overnight at Mara
Sopa Lodge, or similar. (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
Day 10 - Nairobi, Chennai
Today after breakfast drive to Nairobi, Kenya's colourful
Capital City. On arrival transfer to Jomo Kenyatta Airport for
your return flight to Chennai. The ‘Nymphette Tours’ local
representative will re-confirm your onward flight, and
assist you at check-in. (Breakfast)
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