General Information

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT KENYA

 

Main Airport
Jomo Kenyatta International Airport Nairobi is half an hour’s drive from the city center. Moi International Airport, Mombasa is sited much closer to the city, but most of the tourist hotels are situated much further out along the beachfront. Allow an extra hour for journeys to the south coast because of the ferry crossing.

Customs Export
You are permitted to leave the country with a reasonable amount of tobacco and alcoholic products. Export of gold and diamonds is prohibited, as is the export of game trophies and skins, unless acquired from personnel of the Government of Kenya. Game trophies, plant materials, hard drugs and pornographic literature are all prohibited.

Communication
Several Mobile Network providers are available. It’s easy to bring your mobile phone and get a Mobile Network Line. International phone calls require a 000 pre-dial.

Currency
Kenya currency is based on the decimal system, the unit of currency being the shilling, which is divided into 100 cents. You are allowed to leave the country with a limited amount of Kenyan shillings. It is recommended that foreign currency be exchanged at recognized foreign exchange bureaus and banks.

Banks
All major towns in Kenya have banks with a bureau de change. Banking hours are between 09.00AM. - 03.00PM, and 09.00AM-11.00AM on the first and the last Saturday of the month. Banks at the Jomo Kenyatta airport are 24 hours. Forex bureaus are open from 08.30PM to 05.30P.M and usually do not charge commissions.

Security
The Government has done a lot to improve security in all areas. However, do not carry large sums of money around. Keep a close watch on handbags, luggage and wallets, especially in crowded areas. Lock valuables in hotel / lodge safety deposit boxes and never leave valuables on show in unattended car or tour bus. Avoid walking at night especially alone in the dark alleys or streets. Always inform someone of your whereabouts and like everyone else in the world use your common sense and take precaution.

Electricity
Voltage in Kenya is 220 - 240 AC. An adapter is necessary for appliances, which are manufactured in the USA, and Canada can operate on 110 - 120 AC. The sockets are made accordingly to the British system. (3 pins)

Public Holidays
January 1st (New Years Day), Good Friday, Easter Monday, May 1st (Labour day), June 1st (Madaraka day), October 10th (Moi Day), October 20th (Kenyatta Day), December 12th (Jamhuri / Independence day), Dec. 25 & 26th (Xmas days), and also the Islamic Idd-Ul-Fitr which depends on the sighting of the moon. Whenever a designated date falls on a Sunday, then the next day is normally declared a public holiday.

Language
English is the official language and (Ki) Swahili is the national language.

Kenya / Tanzania Visas
These can be obtained at the border for most nationalities, but you are advised to confirm this with the Kenya / Tanzania Embassy or contact us before travel. 2 passport size photographs and a passport valid for 6 months will be required

Transport
Public transportation is easy to access and certainly not expensive. Bus services are available to every main city in the country. And for shorter distances “matatus” are also an option. Speed governors are fitted in this minivans and are no longer overcrowded.

There is only one passenger train, which goes to Mombasa. It is a wonderful experience, since the train is still in colonial-style. The train only departs in the evening at 07.00 pm from both Nairobi and Mombasa. Enjoy your dinner in the dining wagon. In the morning by daylight, you can still get the last glimpse of the game in Tsavo National Park, that you’ve crossed during the night. (Buses and train can be booked for you by us)

 

Reservations

NAIROBI HOTELS

We can find the best hotels for you, according to your budget. We offer all classes of hotels, ranging from the traditional Maasai hut to a five star hotel. Try our unbeatable rates!!! Ask our consultants for more information and check the information below on some of the leading hotels that we have.

Grand Regancy - In the City Centre *****
This 5 star deluxe hotel boast 194 double rooms and suites on twelve floors overlooking an imposing central atrium at the base of which is the plant filled atrium gardens. The hotel has an in-house electronic safe, in-house laundry and dry-cleaning, 24 hours room service, complimentary shoe shine service, ensuite bathroom, shower with bidet hair dryer, sharing mirror and bathrobes, air conditioning, modern telephone and voice mail, complimentary mineral water, water and juice on arrival, in-room e-mail, internet facilities via TV including 28 TV channels.

Safari Park Hotel *****
Is a world-renowned inland resort, surrounded by sprawling 64 acre grounds.  It’s only 15 minutes from downtown Nairobi, and you will have the unique opportunity to experience the fast pace of the city and escape back to the expanse and serenity of the hotel.  Shining through flourishing wild flowers and majestic trees are the welcoming smiles.  From the doormen to the receptionists to the guest relation’s officers, the lobby staffs are there to ensure your personal needs are satisfied throughout your stay.  Here traditional hospitality and computerised efficiency blends the flavour of old with the convenience of the new.

 

Nairobi Hilton *****
In the city centre with 329 guestrooms including 7 suites, all air conditioned with private bath, colour TV, mini - bar and residents lounge, pizzeria, poolside barbecue / snack restaurant, grill room, swimming pool, gymnasium, sauna and shopping arcade.

The Panari Hotel *****  
Ten minutes drive from the JKI Airport Nairobi only new luxury hotel for over 12 years. It has 136 rooms with both junior and deluxs suits as well as one presidential suit overlooking Nairobi National Park.  A list of dinning possibilities and 2 cinemas. The only Ice skating ring in East and Central Africa, pool, gym, health club and Sauna stream.
Not forgetting the Pamba restaurant famous for it’s game meat.

Stanley Sarova Hotel *****
A deluxe hotel, The Stanley recalls the graceful era of fine furnishings, grand living and cool Victorian elegance. It features the famous Thorn Tree Coffee Shop, the Zen gourmet restaurant with unique fusion cuisine, the Pool deck restaurant and the Exchange Bar. The hotel also boasts an elegant shopping arcade, a fully equipped health club with heated swimming pool and a modern business centre. Its conference facilities can accommodate up to 400 people.

Jamiat Hotel (Non-alcoholic Hotel) ***
In the heart of the city with 35 rooms, 4 superior and 31 standard. All rooms are ensuite with separate shower.
All rooms are luxurious appointed and classically styled.
Wireless Internet connectivity, family Interconnecting rooms, satellite TV, smoking / non smoking rooms, tea / coffee making facility.

 

MOMBASA HOTELS

Indian Ocean Beach Club
A five  Star Beach Hotel located on the South Cost, on a quiet stretch of a white sand bordering a Marine Park on the Indian Ocean. Has a hundred rooms in clusters of thatched cottages and double storey white washed rooms with flat rooms. Each room ha beautifully designed and craft furniture. Windsurfing & catarman sailing are deep sea fishing in the famed Pemba channel is extra and you can qualify on PADI or SSL course in four days at the hotels resident diving school.

Serena Beach Hotel *****
They have various outdoor activities in the evenings such as live show bands performed by traditional (Local) groups.
This hotel is run by Serena Hotels and lodges and is situated within Shanzu Marine Park on a white sandy beach, 18 km North of Kenya’s main port of Mombasa. The hotel has 166 air-conditioned rooms each with its own private bath, shower and balcony.

A comprehensive entertainment programme includes African dancing, Floorshows, live bands and disco music.

There is also a professional water sports centre and many guests delight in boarding a Swahili dhow for a short cruise or visiting the glorious coral gardens and a glass bottom boat. Also available is Scuba diving, wind surfing, mini-sailing and deep-sea fishing.

Leisure Lodge *****
This luxurious Lodge and Golf Resort is located at Diani Beach and is the largest in the south coast of Kenya. The cool makuti thatched reception will usher you into the extraordinary warmth and friendliness that is characteristic of this Resort that is “truly paradise”. You may choose between the standard and superior hotel rooms, all boasting views if the Indian Ocean, on the Bustani the standard and superior hotel rooms, all boasting views if the Indian Ocean, on the Bustani Garden, the executive wing of the Resort. There are 140 hotel rooms each hosting either a balcony or a patio. All the hotel rooms enjoy a view on the blue waves of the Indian Ocean.

Bamburi Beach Hotel ****
This outfit is situated on the North Coast of Mombasa. It has a capacity of 150 double rooms and tastefully furnished with a tiled floor and Arabian style furniture with air conditioning, a private balcony, bathroom and safe. It faces the Indian Ocean, is hardly 20 minutes drive from Mombasa Town and has a wonderful friendly atmosphere.

Whitesands ****
Located on the North coast, this hotel enjoys the largest seafront, featuring one of the first beaches in East Africa. It is run and managed by Sarova Group of Hotels and has over 300 air conditioning rooms, a business centre, 4 swimming pools (one with water slide), Jacuzzi, tennis courts and traditional dancing shows. Water-sports centre.

Diani Palm Hotel ****
A small hotel situated 200 metres from one of the finest beaches on the south of Mombasa with a personalised service. Has 22 comfortable equipped double rooms with bath, shower, toilet, balcony or terrors, airconditioned, fridge, telephone and safe. All these provide a perfect view of the poolside.
A crystal clear free form swimming pool set in lash tropical garden with sun sheds and deck chairs, poolside snacks and drinks service is available.

EXCURSIONS

AMT 100                 Thika Special (1/2 Day)

Thika town is 45kms from the city centre and within the town you find the Blue Posts Hotel.  The hotel was first established in 1908 as a stopover for the white settlers who farmed and lived in the central part of the country on their way out and back to the city.  During the Second World War in 1939 the British Army camped on the site and built up a few bandas whose posts they were standing on were painted blue and this is where the name Blue Posts originated.  Today two rivers namely Thika River and Chania River each with a natural waterfall surround the hotel popularly known as ‘Hidden Jewel of Thika’. Both rivers originate from the Aberdare Ranges though from different sources.

AMT 101 Nairobi City Tour (3 Hours)

The tour covers the modern city centre, the National Museum and the adjacent Snake Park, Parliament Buildings, the Railway Museum where old steam locomotives are exhibited including the one from which Superintendent John Lyall was taken from by a man-eating lion in Tsavo in 1901.  You will also visit the city market where a wide variety of African curios and tropical fruit and flowers are on sale, ending with a visit to the Kenyatta International Conference Centre view-point which has a revolving restaurant.

AMT 102 Nairobi National Park (4 Hours)

This unique wildlife sanctuary is just a few kilometres from Nairobi’s bustling city centre but despite its proximity over 50 species of mammals can be found there including four of the ‘big five’.  As an option, you can visit the animal orphanage where wounded or orphaned animals are nurtured back to health.  The tour returns to the city centre by sundown.

AMT 103 Karen Blixen And Giraffe Centre (4 Hours)

Drive towards Ngong Hills by passing the Ngong village to the Karen Blixen Museum of the ‘Out of Africa’ fame, which was for many years her home. Later proceed to the Giraffe Centre to view and feed the famous Rothschild’s giraffe which is an endangered species from a specially constructed viewing-platform.

AMT 104 Carnivore Experience

(Guaranteed daily at 12.30 pm and 07.00 pm)
Nairobi has many restaurants offering a wide variety of cuisine.  We recommend a dinner or lunch at the  Carnivore, which is famous for its succulent steaks and barbecue, dishes including game meat and is therefore dubbed ‘the meat eaters’ paradise. The restaurant also offers a vegetarian menu; the meal is an excellent complement to a holiday especially as a welcome or farewell dinner.  The cost includes transfers to and from Nairobi City Centre.

AMT 105                 Bomas Of Kenya (3 Hours)

A ‘Boma’ is a homestead and just a few kilometres from Nairobi we have the Bomas of Kenya where the day-to-day lives of the 42 different ethnic groups in Kenya are depicted through traditional dancing, music, song and folklore. These plus an acrobatic show are performed in a splendid arena.

AMT 106                 Lake Nakuru Express (1 day)

Lake Nakuru lies in the volcano-strewn Rift Valley, one of a chain of 8 lakes, which stretch the length of Kenya from Tanzania to Ethiopia.  The 160 km drive from Nairobi passes through highland farms of the Kikuyu people before descending the escarpment into the dramatic landscape of the Rift.  Lunch is taken in the Park and is followed by an extensive tour which focuses on the bewildering spectacle of a million flamingos but which also seeks out the large variety of wildlife with which the park abounds.  On the tea break among the fever trees bird watchers will delight in the fantastic array of bird life.  The tour ends in Nairobi in the late evening.

AMT 107                 Amboseli Express (1 Day)

Amboseli National Park lies within the shadow of the mighty Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest mountain whose peak may be seen from the park in clear weather. Only nature and all her majesty could create such a back-drop to the wildlife pageant found at Amboseli.  Game is seen enroute to the park, which crosses plains where the Maasai tribesmen tend their cattle in an age-old tradition. Lunch is taken at a lodge within the park, followed by another gamedrive where lion, cheetah can be seen including elephant and hippo that are found bathing in the swamp-grounds which get their waters from Mount Kilimanjaro. Return to Nairobi in the evening.

AMT 108                 Nairobi National Park - Lunch Carnivore - Bomas
(1 Day)

After breakfast, leave your Nairobi hotel for the Nairobi National Park, which is 10 km way or 15 minutes drive from the city centre. 4 of the big five except the elephant can be seen and there are a variety of antelopes. The park is home to plenty of migratory game despite its small size being only 114 km2. Hippos and a few crocodiles can be seen in the river pools plus a variety of plains game and birds. You will then proceed to the Carnivore Restaurant, which is dubbed ‘the meat eaters paradise’.  Various meats including game meat are served barbecued though the restaurant also has a vegetarian menu. In the afternoon you will visit the Bomas of Kenya where you will be entertained with traditional songs and dance and an acrobatic show in the main arena prior to which you will have visited the ‘Bomas’ or homesteads where the every day lives of the 43 different ethnic groups in Kenya are depicted. Return to the city centre in the evening.

AMT 109 Lake Naivasha  Express (1 Day)

Leave Nairobi City -“The concrete Jungle” and drive westwards stopping at the viewpoint on the Great Rift Valley and view the Loita Plains and also from here you can see Lake Naivasha sparkling in the sun thousands of feet below. Then proceed to Lake Naivasha (and this is the highest Lake in The Rift Valley). Also Lake Naivasha is famous in the 1930’s as a staging post for Imperial Airways Flying Boat Services from Durban to London.
You can have a boat ride to the Crescent Island (Optional activity).

NB: Crescent Island is one of the few places in all Africa where you can wander on foot among herds of zebra, wildebeest, gazelle, and giraffe, because of the absence of predators.

AMT 110 Amboseli (2 Days)

Day 1:  Nairobi - Amboseli
Early morning departure for Amboseli National Park arriving in time for lunch and an afternoon game drive.  Mount Kilimanjaro, which forms a beautiful backdrop, can be seen from the park in clear weather.  A variety of plains game, antelopes and birds can be seen plus the jumbo elephants and hippos which are found bathing in the swamp grounds which get their waters from the melting snows of Mount Kilimanjaro.  Dinner and overnight at the lodge.

Day 2:     Amboseli - Nairobi
Early morning pre-breakfast game drive.  After breakfast depart for Nairobi, arriving in the early afternoon.

AMT 111 Hell’s Gate (1 Day)

Depart early in the morning and drive through the Rift Valley (with lunch in Naivasha). Proceed to Hell’s Gate National Park past Fishers Tower. You will visit the Geothermal Power Plant at Ol Karia and the Hot Springs. Hell’s gate is the only park that officially allows transport by walking and bicycling. The small perimeters of the park give you a chance to see a variety of wildlife. Hereafter you’ll return back to Nairobi.        

AMT 112 Two Days at ‘The Crater Lake’, Naivasha

This is a luxurious tented camp on the lakeshore less than 2 hours drive from Nairobi. The final resting place of lady Diane Delamere widely renowned as Kenya’s most romantic tented camp with thrilling night game drives with expert trackers.

Day 1:
After breakfast,  depart from our Nairobi office driving south via the Great Rift valley enjoying the panoramic views enroute. Lunch upon arrival. Siesta time then afternoon game viewing drive. Dinner followed by night game drives.

Day 2:
Pre-breakfast game viewing drive followed by continental breakfast and then drive back to Nairobi expected to arrive around noon.

MOMBASA - MOMBASA

AMT 150 Tsavo East (1 Day)

Our Safari leaves in the early morning from hotel and drives north 100 km towards the main Mombasa-Nairobi highway to Bachuma Gate. The entrance to vast wilderness of Tsavo East, Kenya’s oldest and largest park, which is where the infamous “man-eaters of Tsavo” halted the construction of the Mombasa-Uganda Railway by terrorizing railway workers.

The park covers an area of 11,000 square km. There are large herds of elephants, buffalo and zebra, as well as giraffe, ostrich, gazelle and antelope. The Safari visits Aruba Dam, a favourite wildlife watering hole. We stop for lunch at Voi Safari Lodge or Ndololo Safari Camp. After lunch in the afternoon we take you on another game drive. Afterwards we drive you to the coast arriving at your hotel in the early evening Mombasa.

AMT 151 Gedi Ruins, Malindi (3 Hrs.)

On the North coast of Mombasa towards the town of Malindi lays one the most pre-historic ruins found in Mombasa, called the Gedi Ruins. Gedi was a small town built entirely from rocks and stones, which was inhabited by a few thousand Swahili people and ruled by a very rich Sultan. These ruins date back from the 15th century, and through careful preservation most of the original foundations can still be seen today. A well-informed and educated guide gives a tour of the ruins. The ruins are designated, as a National Museum by law, and their preservation are a direct reflection of the commitment of the Government to uphold the country’s cultural and historical background.

AMT 152                 Bamburi Nature Trail (3 Hours)

The Bamburi Nature Trail is the largest animal sanctuary in Mombasa. Located in Bamburi next to the Cement Factory, the Nature Trail boasts an enormous variety of animals, reptiles, insects and botanical gardens. Walking along the trail is the ideal way to look at the various animals, and on many occasions holding or feeding a reptile such as a snake is allowed under close supervision of a guide. Educational videos are also shown, with emphasis on the history and continuous improvement of the trail. Previously a barren piece of land through reforestation and conservation efforts, and is now a habitat for a large number of flora and fauna species. Have a chance of lifetime to witness this extra ordinary and affectionate friendship between hippo and a 130 years old tortoise that has thrilled and baffled scientists and visitors alike.

AMT 153 Mamba Village (4 Hours)

Mamba Village, which is situated in Nyali, is East Africa’s largest crocodile farm. A tour of the farm starts with a movie on the life cycle and behaviour of crocodiles, followed by a comprehensive tour of the rest of farm, and ends with the highlight of the day: a spectacular scene of blood-thirsty crocodiles fighting for food during feeding time. Excellent cuisine is available at the Mamba Restaurant, and the house speciality is superbly grilled crocodile meat. Souvenirs of your visit can be bought at the Mamba Souvenir shop located within the village.

AMT 145 Fort Jesus (2 Hours)

Fort Jesus is Mombasa’s most popular tourist attraction. The fort, located along the coastline near the Old Town, is a monumental piece of architecture that was built in the 16th century by the Portuguese. The fort has a museum that displays various artefacts from the era where Mombasa served as a transit point for the slave trade and commodities, and which enjoyed regular visits by seafarers and the like. Its interior comprises of torture rooms and prison cells where slaves were kept in captivity before being traded. Weapons such as canons, which were used to defend the fort from invading foreigners as well as rioting locals, can be seen both inside and outside of the fort. The fort opens its gates for viewing in the morning and closes at dusk.

AMT 155                 Tamarind Evening Dhow (4 Hours)

To be picked from the hotel for an evening cruise aboard a traditional dhow and enjoy the perfect combination of good food, music and romantic atmosphere on this leisurely cruise in Mombasa Old Harbour. Highlights include a sumptuous seafood meal, dancing under the stars and a gentle sail past the peaceful creeks of Mombasa Island.

AMT 156 Full Day Wasini Island & Kisite Sea Adventure                              (1 Day)

Welcome to a day of ultimate pleasure in the richest Marine Park at the Kenyan Coast. Depart early morning for the tranquil fishing village of Shimoni, close to the Tanzanian border. The scenic route takes you through lush coconut and cashew nuts plantations and the colourful villages of the Digo people.

At Shimoni jet board an authentic motorized Lamu dhow, which cruise and sail you through an enchanting seascape of Islands to the underwater splendours of the Kisite Marine Park. Here snorkellers will marvel at the incredible variety of marine life in the shallow and warm waters around Kisite Island; the venue for numerous birds.

We escort Scuba divers to explore a number of excellent dive sites, also teeming with an astounding variety of Marine life, which inhabit the magnificent coral reefs in and around the park.

A sumptuous Swahili style seafood lunch is served at Wasini Island Restaurant. Thereafter visit the traditional Muslim village before returning to your hotel late afternoon.

AMT 157 Shimba Hills National Reserve (1 Day)

For a contrasting excursion from the Coast, Shimba Hills National Reserve is an easy drive and offers beautiful, lush scenery. It has a unique and botanically rich coastal rainforest. Two of Kenya’s most beautiful orchids can be found here. Another rare species, unique to the Reserve, is the Sable Antelope with its handsome near-black coat. Buffaloes, elephants, giraffes, lions, leopards and several primates are found here. The best places to see wildlife are on the flat grasslands near the spectacular Sheldrick’s Falls and on the Lango Plains near Giriama Point with a tremendous view over rolling parkland to the escarpment, from where you can look out to the Indian Ocean. There are number of short walking trails at Elephant Lookout and Pengo Fill and the falls. There is one lodge with 31 rooms, one self help  banda site with eight beds and two campsites.

Adventurous Safaris

ADVENTUROUS KENYA SAFARIS

Cats Cradle

AMT 200 A - Masai Mara (3 Days )

Day 1: Nairobi - Masai Mara
We will pick you up from your Nairobi hotel at 0800hrs. Thereafter depart for the Masai Mara Game Reserve, stopping at the viewpoint of the Great Rift Valley and at Narok town for lunch. Arrive in time for a late afternoon game drive in this park, which is essentially the northern extension of Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park as an artificial border only separates the two. 
Dinner and overnight at a lodge / campsite.

Day 2: Masai Mara
Early breakfast followed by a full day of game drives within the reserve. The Masai Mara is famous for it’s black maned lions, elephants and buffalo that make three out of the ‘big five’ though luck is essential for spotting the other two namely park’s animal concentration and abundance is second to none. We will cater for a picnic lunch at the hippo pool where with luck you may spot crocodiles basking on the rocks. Numerous plains game including antelopes, wildebeest, zebra, maasai giraffe can be seen as well as scavengers like hyena and vulture. 

In the late afternoon (at an extra cost), go for optional activities like having a nature walk, visiting Maasai villages to see the nomadic lifestyle or swimming in the nearby lodges. Rest of meals and overnight at a lodge / campsite.

Day 3: Masai Mara - Nairobi
Early morning game drive. After breakfast, depart the Mara region for Nairobi with lunch enroute, arriving in the late afternoon / early evening.

B - Masai Mara (4 Days )

Day 01: Nairobi/Masai Mara
Pick from Nairobi Hotel. 8.00a.m. Depart for Masai Mara Game Reserve via the viewpoint of the Great Rift Valley, lunch en-route. Arrive in time for an evening game drive in this pristine, unequalled 'big game country'. Return to the lodge/campsite for dinner and overnight.

Day 02: Masai Mara
This will be a day of tracking game with your guide, after an early breakfast. The Mara's landscape is scenic savannah grassland on rolling hills, which enables the reserve to attract sufficient rainfall to maintain and support a large population of herbivores, together with the predators that follow. Elephant, lion, buffalo can be seen with relative ease though luck is a necessary factor for spotting rhino and leopard that complete the big five as the two animals are very timid and sparsely numbered. Plains game like wildebeest, zebra and Masai giraffe abound as well as hippos and a wide variety of antelopes including impala, dik dik, hartebeest, Grant’s gazelle and Thompson’s gazelle among others. We will cater for a picnic lunch at the hippo pool. In the evening, return to the campsite/lodge for dinner and overnight.

Day 03: Masai Mara
After breakfast, another morning of tracking game with your guide in this reserve which borders Tanzania's Serengeti National Park and is the annual seasonal scene of the migration of close to 800,000 zebra and wildebeest that occurs between the two parks. Lunch at the campsite/lodge. In the afternoon there is a choice between a game drive or a nature walk escorted by our armed Masai guides. At extra cost you may visit a local Masai village to see their nomadic lifestyle; the Masai are famous for their bravery, as they have co-existed with the animals over the years. All meals and overnight at the campsite/lodge.

Day 04: Masai Mara - Nairobi
After breakfast, leave Masai Mara with a morning game drive enroute Nairobi arriving in the early evening.

AMT 201 Amboseli (3 Days)

Day 1: Nairobi - Amboseli
We will pick you from your Nairobi hotel at 0800hrs. Thereafter depart for Amboseli National Park arriving in time for an afternoon game drive via Namanga border town for lunch. 
Dinner and overnight at a lodge or campsite.

Day 2: Amboseli
After breakfast, proceed for an early morning pre-breakfast game drive. Return to the camp or lodge for breakfast. After breakfast proceed for another game drive where plains game namely zebra, wildebeest, giraffe and various antelopes can be seen. You will have a lunch and leisure break at the lodge or campsite then end with an evening game drive, looking out for the peak of Kilimanjaro which may be seen during clear weather from the observation hill. Large herds of elephants and hippo can be seen bathing in the swamp grounds whose waters source is Mount Kilimanjaro.
Dinner and overnight at a lodge / campsite.

Day 3: Amboseli - Nairobi
Early morning pre-breakfast game drive. After a late breakfast depart Amboseli for Nairobi with lunch enroute. Arrive in the early evening.

Flamingo and Wild

AMT 202 Masai Mara - Lake Nakuru (4 Days)

Day 1: Nairobi - Masai Mara
We will pick you from your Nairobi hotel at 0800hrs then depart for the Masai Mara Game Reserve. There will be a stop at the viewpoint of the Great Rift whose view of the valley below is splendidly panoramic and another stop for lunch and re-fuelling at Narok town. On arrival proceed on a game drive in this world-famous reserve, due to its high animal concentration and abundance and it’s yearly seasonal migration of wildebeest and zebra. 
Dinner and overnight at a lodge / campsite.

Day 2: Masai Mara
After breakfast, proceed for a day of tracking game with your guide. All the big five may be seen namely elephant, buffalo and lion; the sighting of rhino and leopard which make the total five cannot be guaranteed as they are few in number, very shy and elusive. Break for your leisurely picnic lunch at the hippo pool. Towards the day’s end, then in the late afternoon (at an extra cost), go for optional activities like having a nature walk, visiting Maasai villages to see the nomadic lifestyle or swimming in the nearby lodges.
Rest of meals and overnight at a lodge / campsite.

Day 3: Masai Mara - Nakuru
Early morning pre-breakfast game drive. After breakfast depart for Nakuru for dinner and overnight at a lodge, budget hotel / campsite, lunch enroute. While on the highway Mount Longonot (which is of volcanic origin) and Lake Naivasha can be seen from afar.

Day 4: Lake Nakuru - Nairobi
After breakfast proceed on a game drive in the nearby Lake Nakuru National Park, which has a fantastic array of bird life including flamingos, white pelicans and the marabou stork, all water birds, that breed in the lake’s alkaline waters. You may spot white rhino and the rare Rothschild’s giraffe that has five horns instead of the usual three and clear instead of spotted shanks (legs). A visit to the baboon cliff offers a scenic panorama of the lake below, surrounded by a vast tract of euphorbia and acacia forest. Makalia falls within the park are an additional attraction. After lunch, return to Nairobi, arriving in the late afternoon / early evening.

Explore the Northern Rare Species

AMT 203 Lake Nakuru - Samburu (4 Days)

Day 1: Nairobi - Nakuru
A pick up from your hotel at 0800hrs then depart for Nakuru, stopping at the viewpoint of the Great Rift Valley. After lunch proceed for a game-drive within Lake Nakuru National Park to view flamingos, other water birds and various species of plains game with excellent chances for spotting the white rhino as the park contains a sanctuary for the conservation of this rare animal which is an endangered species. 
Dinner and overnight at a lodge, budget hotel / campsite.

Day 2: Lake Nakuru - Samburu
After breakfast depart for Samburu Game Reserve for dinner and overnight at the lodge or campsite, via the Thompson Falls and Nanyuki town for lunch, game drive enroute.
Dinner and overnight at a lodge / campsite.

Day 3: Samburu
Morning and afternoon game drives in Samburu with a lunch and leisure break at the lodge or campsite in mid afternoon. Samburu is north of the equator and contains rare, drought resistant animal species, which go for long periods of time without water. These include the reticulated giraffe, grevy’s zebra, the blue-shanked Somali ostrich, the gerenuk or giraffe gazelle and the beisa oryx.
In the late afternoon (at an extra cost), go for optional activities like having a nature walk, visiting Samburu villages to see the nomadic lifestyle or swimming in the nearby lodges. Rest of meals and overnight at a lodge / campsite.

Day 4: Samburu - Nairobi
Early morning pre-breakfast game drive. After breakfast depart for Nairobi with lunch enroute. In clear weather the peak of Mount Kenya may be seen and you will by-pass very pleasant countryside with coffee and tea plantations. Arrive in the evening.

AMT 204 Masai Mara - Lake Nakuru (5 Days)

Day 1: Nairobi - Masai Mara
Pick up from your Nairobi hotel at 0800hrs. Depart for the Masai Mara Game Reserve, stopping at the viewpoint of the Great Rift Valley and at Narok town for lunch. Arrive in time for a late afternoon / early evening game drive in this ‘big game country’ famed worldwide for it’s high animal concentration, abundance and variety. 
Dinner and overnight at a lodge / campsite.

Day 2: Masai Mara
Early breakfast then proceed for a full day of tracking game with your guide in this park whose landscape is savannah grassland on rolling hills. Virtually every type of animal is found in the Mara, which has an extensive road, and track network, which allows excellent photography and viewing opportunities, making it the best and most visited park in Kenya. We will cater for a picnic lunch at the hippo pool. In the evening, drive back to the lodge / campsite for dinner and overnight.

Day 3: Masai Mara 
Early breakfast followed by a morning game drive. Lunch at the lodge or campsite. Afternoon option game drive (at an extra cost) have nature walk with our Maasai guides; visit a local Maasai village to see their nomadic lifestyle. All activities will end in the late afternoon. Proceed for evening game drive.
Dinner and overnight at a lodge / campsite.

Day 4: Masai Mara - Nakuru
Early cup of tea or coffee then proceed on your final pre-breakfast game drive. Return to the lodge or campsite for a late breakfast then depart the Mara region for Nakuru, with lunch enroute. 
Dinner and overnight stay at a lodge / campsite.

Day 5: Lake Nakuru - Nairobi
After breakfast proceed on a game drive in Nakuru Park, which has prolific bird life including flamingos, white pelicans and the marabou stork among others. Waterbuck and Cape buffalo can be seen near the shoreline. Rothschild’s giraffe and the white rhino are additional attractions among other species of plains game and cats like lion. With luck you may spot leopard, which is rather elusive. Lunch in Nakuru then depart for Nairobi, arriving in the late afternoon or early evening.

Wild, Rifts and Lakes

AMT 205 Masai Mara – Lakes Nakuru - Bogoria - Baringo (6 Days)

Day 1: Nairobi - Masai Mara
Having been picked up from your hotel at 0800hrs, depart Nairobi. Drive to the Masai Mara arriving in time for a late afternoon or early evening game drive, stopping at the Great Rift Valley viewpoint and at Narok town for lunch and re-fuelling. 
Dinner and overnight at a lodge / campsite.

Day 2: Masai Mara
Breakfast will be followed by a full day of game drives within the reserve. You will have a break at the hippo pool for your picnic lunch. At the Mara you should expect to see three out of the big five namely elephant, lion and buffalo though luck is essential to track the other two that is rhino and leopard which are very shy and elusive. A wide variety of antelopes and other plains game can be seen. Scavengers like hyena and vulture are common. Return to the lodge / campsite for dinner and an overnight stay.

Day 3: Masai Mara
After breakfast depart on a morning game drive in this reserve, which is essentially the northern extension of Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park. Lunch at the lodge or campsite. 
In the afternoon you have a choice of three activities:- a game drive (at an extra cost), a nature walk with our Maasai guides; the final choice is a visit to a Maasai village to see their nomadic lifestyle at an extra cost payable directly to the Maasai villagers. All activities end at the lodge / campsite by 06.30 pm where you will retire for the night after dinner.

Day 4: Maasai Mara - Nakuru
Early morning pre-breakfast game drive. After breakfast depart the Mara region for Nakuru for dinner and overnight at the lodge / campsite, stopping for lunch enroute to Nakuru.

Day 5: Lake Baringo - Bogoria
Early breakfast then proceed for a guided tour of Lake Baringo where you will see the bird life that inhabits this lake. Over 350 species of birds have been recorded here including some that conform to a migratory pattern as well as crocodiles and Egyptian geese which migrate all the way from Western Europe. At an extra cost have one hour boatride which enables you to see hippos at a close range. Lunch in Baringo then drive back to Nakuru for dinner and overnight at the lodge or campsite via Lake Bogoria to view flamingos and the hot springs. 

Day 6: Lake Nakuru - Nairobi
After breakfast, depart your base lodge or campsite for a game drive in the nearby Lake Nakuru National Park where there are flamingos, white pelicans, marabou stork and a variety of other water birds that breed in the lake’s alkaline waters. Plains game, Rothschild’s giraffe, Cape buffalo and lion can also be seen. Lunch in Nakuru then depart for Nairobi, arriving in the evening.

11 days Catch the “Big 5” and Beach

AMT 206 Masai Mara - Lake Nakuru - Samburu (7 Days)

Day 1: Nairobi - Masai Mara
We will pick you up from your Nairobi hotel at 0800hrs and thereafter depart for Masai Mara Game Reserve via the viewpoint of the Great Rift Valley, lunch enroute. Arrive in time for an evening game drive in this pristine, unequalled ‘big game country’.
Dinner and overnight at the lodge / campsite.

Day 2: Masai Mara
This will be a day of tracking game with your guide, after an early breakfast. The Mara’s landscape is scenic savannah grassland on rolling hills, which enables the reserve to attract sufficient rainfall to maintain and support a large population of herbivores, together with the predators that follow. Elephant, lion, buffalo can be seen with relative ease though luck is a necessary factor for spotting rhino and leopard that complete the big five as the two animals are very timid and sparsely numbered. Plains game like wildebeest, zebra and maasai giraffe abound as well as hippos and a wide variety of antelopes including impala, dik dik, hartebeest, Grant’s gazelle and Thompson’s gazelle among others. We will cater for a picnic lunch at the hippo pool. In the evening, return to the lodge / campsite for dinner and an overnight stay.

Day 3: Masai Mara
After breakfast, another morning of tracking game with your guide in this reserve which borders Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park and is the annual seasonal scene of the migration of close to 800,000 zebra and wildebeest that occurs between the two parks. Lunch at the lodge or campsite. In the afternoon there is a choice between a game drive and a nature walk escorted by our armed Maasai guides. At extra cost you, may visit a local Maasai village to see their nomadic lifestyle; the Maasai are famous for their bravery, as they have co-existed with the animals over the years. All meals and overnight at the lodge or campsite.

Day 4: Masai Mara - Nakuru
Early cup of tea or coffee then proceed on your final pre-breakfast game drive. Return to the lodge or campsite for a late breakfast then depart the Mara region for Nakuru, with lunch enroute with scenic views of Lake Naivasha and Mt. Longonot, which are in the Great Rift from afar on the main highway. Dinner and overnight at the lodge or campsite

Day 5: Lake Nakuru - Samburu

After breakfast a morning game drive will follow in Lake Nakuru National Park, the abode of various water birds that breed in the lake’s salty water including flamingos, white pelicans and marabou stork; white rhino may be seen as well as the rare

Rothschild’s giraffe, cape buffalo and other plains game in this park that is 188 square kilometres. Depart for Samburu Game Reserve for dinner and overnight at the lodge or campsite via the Thompson Falls, which are named after Joseph Thompson, one of the first European explorers who walked from Mombasa to Lake Victoria in the 1880’s.
Lunch and game drive enroute.

Day 6: Samburu
Morning and afternoon game drives in Samburu with a lunch and leisure break at the lodge or campsite in mid afternoon. Samburu is north of the equator and contains rare, drought resistant animal species, which go for long periods of time without water. These include the reticulated giraffe, grevy’s zebra, the blue-shanked Somali ostrich, the gerenuk or giraffe gazelle and the beisa oryx.
In the late afternoon (at an extra cost), go for optional activities like having a nature walk, visiting Samburu villages to see the nomadic lifestyle or swimming in the nearby lodges. Rest of meals and overnight at a lodge / campsite.

Day 7: Samburu - Nairobi
After breakfast, depart Samburu for Nairobi, lunch enroute, with scenic views of Mount Kenya’s peak if the weather permits. Very pleasant countryside with tea and coffee plantations will be by-passed enroute to Nairobi. Arrive in the evening.

Note: This tour can be extended to an 11 days programme.

Day 8-11: Reef Beach Hotel on half board

You can travel to the Coast by flight, train or bus (price not included) 

Shadow of Kilimanjaro and Beach

AMT 207 Masai Mara - Nakuru - Amboseli (7 Days)

Day 1: Nairobi - Masai Mara
We will pick you up from your Nairobi hotel at 0800hrs. Thereafter, depart for the Masai Mara Game Reserve. You will have a spot at the viewpoint of the Great Rift Valley and at Narok town for lunch then proceed for a game drive on arrival, tracking various animal species and birds with your driver / guide. Dinner and an overnight stay at a lodge / campsite.

Day 2: Masai Mara
Early breakfast followed by a full day of game drives within the reserve. Masai Mara is renowned for it’s high animal concentration and abundance. Black-maned lions, elephants and buffalo can be seen (3 out of the big 5) though luck is essential for spotting leopard and rhino, which make the other two. The reserve is essentially the northern extension of Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park and is home to numerous plains game including wildebeest, common zebra and the Masai giraffe as well as antelopes like Thompson’s gazelle, hartebeest, impala and dik dik among others. You will have a break for your picnic lunch at the hippo pool where hippos are in view and with luck, crocodiles. Return to the lodge / campsite for dinner and overnight.

Day 3: Masai Mara
Early breakfast followed by a game drive. The landscape here is scenic savannah grassland on rolling hills; this reserve is the best park for game in Kenya as it has an extensive road and track network, which enables close range viewing and photography. Lunch at the lodge or campsite. In the afternoon you will have a choice of three activities; a game drive at an extra cost escorted nature walk with our armed Masai guides. Visit a local Maasai village to see their nomadic lifestyle. All activities end at the lodge / the campsite where you will retire for the night after dinner.

Day 4: Masai Mara - Nakuru
Early cup of tea or coffee then proceed on your final pre-breakfast game drive. Return to the lodge or campsite for a late breakfast then depart the Mara region for Nakuru, with lunch enroute with scenic views of Lake Naivasha and Mt. Longonot, which are in the Great Rift from afar on the main highway. Dinner and overnight at the lodge or campsite

Day 5: Lake Nakuru - Amboseli
After breakfast you will have a morning game viewing session in Lake Nakuru National Park to view flamingos for the park which is famous, other water birds, various antelopes and plains game, cape buffalo, the Rothschild’s giraffe, baboons and with luck the rare white rhino which is an endangered species. Drive to Nairobi for lunch then on to Amboseli National Park for dinner and overnight at a lodge / campsite, game drive enroute.

Day 6: Amboseli
A day of game drives in this park, which contains swamp grounds in which elephants and hippos in abundance. A visit to the observation hill will follow where you will look out for Mount Kilimanjaro’s peak if weather conditions permit. A variety of plains game, antelopes and birds can be also be seen. You will have a lunch and leisure break at the lodge in the mid afternoon. Rest of meals and overnight at a lodge / campsite.

Day 7: Amboseli - Nairobi
After breakfast, proceed for your final game drive. An early lunch will be taken then depart for Nairobi in the evening.

Note: This tour can be extend to an 11 days programme.

Day 8-11: Reef Beach Hotel on half board

You can travel to the Coast by flight, train or bus (price not included). 

AMT 208 Masai Mara - Lake Nakuru - Samburu - Amboseli - Tsavo West And East (12 Days)

Day 1: Nairobi - Masai Mara
We will pick you up from your Nairobi hotel at 0800hrs. Thereafter depart for the Masai Mara Game Reserve with stops at the viewpoint of the Great Rift Valley and Narok town for lunch and refuelling. Arrive in time for a late afternoon / early evening game drive enroute to the lodge / campsite for dinner and overnight.

Day 2: Masai Mara
Early breakfast then proceed for a full day of game viewing in the reserve. The day will be taken up tracking game with your guide though there will be a break for a picnic lunch at the hippo pool. The abundance and variety of game in this reserve is nothing short of amazing. Practically every mammal can be seen in the Mara with a few exceptions. Various antelopes, scavengers like hyena and vulture are common. The reserve contains all the cats that are; lion, cheetah and leopard; sighting leopard needs luck more than just being there but lions are abundant and there are excellent chances for spotting cheetah. The hippo pool is a popular spot to watch out for hippos; with luck, you may catch crocodile basking on the rocks. Elephants, buffalo, the maasai giraffe, wildebeest and the common zebra abound. Return to the lodge / campsite for dinner and overnight.

Day 3: Masai Mara
After breakfast proceed on another game-viewing session. After lunch you will have the option to go for a game drive or at extra cost, visit a nearby Maasai village to see their nomadic lifestyle. Both activities will end at the lodge or campsite in the mid evening where you will retire for the night after dinner.

Day 4: Masai Mara - Nakuru
Early cup of tea or coffee then proceed on your final pre-breakfast game drive. Return to the lodge or campsite for a late breakfast then depart the Mara region for Nakuru, with lunch enroute with scenic views of Lake Naivasha and Mt. Longonot, which are in the Great Rift from afar on the main highway. Dinner and overnight at the lodge or campsite

Day 5: Lake Nakuru / Samburu
Wake up to an early morning game drive in Lake Nakuru National Park. Flamingos and other water birds that thrive in a salt-water environment can be seen. With luck you may track the white rhino and the Rothschild’s giraffe which both have endangered species status. The park is 188 km and is home to cats (both lion and leopard), various antelopes, grazers like warthog and the waterbuck and Cape buffalo that breed near the shoreline. After the game run, depart Nakuru for Samburu via the Thompson falls, which are named after Joseph Thompson, one of the first European explorers who walked from Mombasa to Lake Victoria in the 1880’s. Lunch will be at Nanyuki, which is at the foothills of Mount Kenya. Arrive Samburu in the evening, which a game drive enroute to the lodge / campsite where you will retire for the night after dinner.

Day 6: Samburu
Morning and afternoon game drives in Samburu with a lunch and leisure break in the mid afternoon. The reserve is home to rare drought resistant animals that are peculiar to the semi-arid region north of the equator. These include the reticulated giraffe, grevy’s zebra, the Beisa Oryx, gerenuk and the blue-shanked Somali ostrich. Samburu is dry most of the year but is watered by the Ewaso Nyiro River, which rises in the Aberdare’s and drains in the Lorian swamp north of Shaba National Reserve.
All meals and overnight at a lodge / campsite.

Day 7: Samburu - Mount Kenya
After breakfast, leave Samburu for Mount Kenya (Nanyuki) arriving in time for lunch. After lunch, visit the Mau Mau caves (where Kenyan Freedom Fighters could hide from the British Troops during the struggle for Independence). 
Dinner and overnight at a budget hotel / lodge.

Day 8: Mount Kenya - Amboseli via Nairobi
After breakfast, drive south via the biggest open-air market in East and Central Africa (Karatina). Proceed to Nairobi arriving in time for lunch in one of the restaurants. Continue to Amboseli via Kenya/Tanzania border (Namanga) arriving in Amboseli late afternoon. An evening game viewing drive. 
Dinner and overnight at a campsite / lodge

Day 9: Amboseli
After breakfast, proceed on a game drive in this park, which lies in a dried-up lakebed. There are swamps and springs fed by underground rivers from the melting snows of Mount Kilimanjaro, which give permanent water to the wildlife. The animals seen here include lion, elephant, cheetah, buffalo, plains game and the rare Taita weaver and the gerenuk. The animals are mainly found around the Ol Kenya swamp. If the weather is clear and there is no low cloud cover, you may see the peak of Mount Kilimanjaro, which forms a beautiful backdrop to the park. The observation hill offers a view of the entire park and beyond. An afternoon game drive will follow after lunch. 
Rest of meals and overnight at a lodge / campsite.

Day 10: Amboseli - Tsavo West
After breakfast, depart Amboseli for Tsavo West National Park, lunch enroute. You will visit the Shaitani Lava flows as the area where the park lies is of volcanic origin. The Mzima Springs which contain 20 million tonnes of crystal - clear water from the underground streams of the nearby Chyullu Hills are an additional attraction; various aspects of marine life including hippos, crocodile and fish can be seen from the specially constructed underground glass tank. The animal species seen at Tsavo are hippo, crocodiles, elephant, gazelle, zebra, giraffe, various birds, buffalo, and kudu in a thick acacia setting.
Dinner and overnight at a lodge / campsite.

Day 11: Tsavo West - Tsavo East
A morning game drive will follow after breakfast and probably view the rock hyrax, squirrels and mongooses as the park contains a large population of these. Depart for Tsavo East National Park, lunch enroute. Here, only the section south of the Galana River is open to the public for game drives; the rest of the park serves as a wilderness for the animals to retreat into. Here the dried up Aruba dam can be seen plus crocodiles at the crocodile point below the Lugard falls. Dinner and overnight at a lodge / campsite.

Day 12: Tsavo East - Nairobi
After breakfast, your final game drive will follow during which you may see plains game, zebra, antelope, lesser kudu, ostrich and large herds of elephant. Lunch will be taken enroute. Arrive in Nairobi in the evening. 

Best of Kenya

AMT 209 Maasai Mara - Naivasha - Nakuru - Bogoria -baringo - Samburu - Mount Kenya - Amboseli - Tsavo West - Tsavo East - Nairobi Or Mombasa (14 Days)

Day 1: Nairobi - Masai Mara
We will pick you up from your Nairobi hotel at 0800hrs. Thereafter leave for Masai Mara Game Reserve, picnic lunch en-route. On arrival proceed to the campsite / lodge. After a short rest proceed for a game drive in search of black maned lions, elephants, leopards, cheetah, buffalos and other plain’s game. 
Return to the camp / lodge for dinner and overnight.

Day 2: Masai Mara
Early breakfast followed by a full day of game drives within the reserve. Masai Mara is renowned for it’s high animal concentration and abundance. Black-maned lions, elephants and buffalo can be seen (3 out of the big 5) though luck is essential for spotting leopard and rhino, which make the other two. The reserve is essentially the northern extension of Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park and is home to numerous plains game including wildebeest, common zebra and the maasai giraffe as well as antelopes like Thompson’s gazelle, hartebeest, impala and dik dik among others. You will have a break for your picnic lunch at the hippo pool where hippos are in view and with luck, crocodiles. Return to the lodge / campsite for dinner and overnight.

Day 3: Masai Mara
Morning game viewing in the Mara with an option nature walk or visit to a nearby Maasai village in between the meal breaks. 
Dinner and overnight at a camp / lodge. (Maasai village visit available at extra cost).

Day 4: Masai Mara - Naivasha
After breakfast, leave for Lake Naivasha. After lunch, visit Hells Gate National Park and the geothermal power plant. Proceed to Fisherman’s camp / lodge for dinner and overnight.

Day 5: Lake Naivasha - Lake Nakuru 
Leave after breakfast and drive to the home of millions of flamingos and the home of the white rhino and about 350 different species of birds. Its known as: ORNITHOLOGICAL PARADISE. 
Dinner and overnight at a budget hotel / lodge.

Day 6: Bogoria - Baringo
After breakfast drive to Bogoria where the hot water springs abound and plenty of medicinal springs. After lunch, visit Lake Baringo. At an extra cost, have one hour game drive which enables you to see hippos at a close range.
Dinner and overnight at a budget hotel in Nakuru / lodge.

Day 7: Nakuru - Samburu
After breakfast, leave for Samburu via the Thompson falls. Lunch en-route arriving late afternoon. 
Dinner and overnight at a lodge / campsite.

Day 8: Samburu 
After breakfast, depart for an early morning game drive. Return to a camp / lodge for lunch.
04.00 pm.: Another game drive. 
Dinner and overnight at a campsite / lodge.

Day 9: Samburu - Mount Kenya
After breakfast, leave Samburu for Mount Kenya (Nanyuki) arriving in time for lunch. After lunch, visit the Mau Mau caves (where Kenyan Freedom Fighters could hide from the British Troops during the struggle for Independence). 
Dinner and overnight at a budget hotel / lodge.

Day 10: Mount Kenya - Amboseli via Nairobi
After breakfast, drive south via the biggest open-air market in East and Central Africa (Karatina). Proceed to Nairobi arriving in time for lunch in one of the restaurants. Continue to Amboseli via Kenya/Tanzania border (Namanga) arriving in Amboseli late afternoon. An evening game viewing drive. 
Dinner and overnight at a lodge / campsite.

Day 11: Amboseli
Early morning game drive before breakfast. After breakfast have a whole day game viewing. Optional: Maasai Village visit Nature walk Swimming in one of the lodges (all at extra cost).
Return to campsite / lodge for dinner and overnight.

Day 12: Amboseli - Tsavo West
After breakfast, drive via Chyulu hills to Tsavo West National Park arriving in time for lunch. Afternoon game viewing drive and a visit to Mzima Springs (The source of drinking water for Mombasa). Return for dinner and overnight at a lodge / campsite.

Day 13: Tsavo West - Tsavo East
After breakfast, drive to Tsavo East which is renowned for its large numbers of Elephants and the famous Man Eating Lions (during the building of the Kenya / Uganda Railway in 1890). Lunch on arrival. Game drive.
Dinner and overnight at a lodge / campsite.

Day 14: Tsavo East - Nairobi or Mombasa
After breakfast and your final game drive, return to Nairobi or catch a public bus at Voi town to Mombasa.

AMT 210 Kenya Under Canvas (7 Days)

Day 1: Nairobi - Aberdares
Depart from Nairobi at 0830hrs for The Ark or similar lodge. The Ark is situated in the Aberdare National Park, deep in the mountain. This unique lodge resembles a ship; overlooking a floodlit waterhole and saltlick which is visited by a variety of animals. Often seen here are the elephant, rhino and bushbuck. Occasionally a leopard or giant forest hog may be seen. Before driving to The Ark, lunch is taken at The Aberdare Country Club.
Dinner and breakfast at The Ark.

Day 2: Aberdares - Samburu
Leave The Ark after breakfast, to drive into Samburu passing through Isiolo, the gateway to “George Adamson’s” land of lions, reaching Larsen’s Tented Camp or similar by lunch time. Samburu is an open Savannah plan and in the vicinity of the Uaso Nyiro River. One can find the dik dik, rhino, buffalo, elephants, cheetah, leopard and lion. Unique to this area are the reticulated giraffe, Grevy’s zebra, the long-necked gerenuk and the Beisa Oryx, of course not forgetting the hippos and crocodiles in the river and a hundred different species of birds including the Somali ostrich.
Dinner and overnight at a lodge / camp.

Day 3: Samburu
Full day in Samburu National Reserve, with leisure break after lunch. Dinner and overnight at a lodge / campsite.

Day 4: Samburu – Lake Nakuru
After breakfast, depart for Delamere camp, Lion Hill camp or similar. The Delamere camp is situated on the shoreline of Lake Elementaita, in the Great Rift Valley. The Soysambu Wildlife Sanctuary is a private sanctuary, hosting thousands of lesser and greater flamingos and the only Great White Pelicans; plus a variety of other beautiful water birds. In Soysambu, one has the opportunity to view game while on foot and to watch undisturbed birds form strategically placed points. Night-time game drives are available too, giving one the opportunity to view aardvark, African wildcat, civet, leopard and white-tailed mongoose.
All meals at a lodge / campsite.

Day 5: Lake Nakuru – Masai Mara
Leave after breakfast and drive to the Sarova Mara camp or Sekenani or similar, situated in Masai Mara; the richest game park in Kenya. Set up very naturally between two streams, the Sarova Mara camp gives you the opportunity to view a wide selection of wildlife such as lion, elephant, cheetah, leopard, rhino, giraffe and buffalo. Sarova Mara Camp is surrounded by beautiful gardens and lawns, with an abundance of exotic colourful flowers; truly a sight for sore eyes.
All meals are taken at a lodge / campsite.

Day 6: Masai Mara
This day is spent exploring the Mara plains for predators and a visit to the Hippo Pool; of course not forgetting a view into the Serengeti plains across the Kenya / Tanzania border.
All meals are taken at a lodge / campsite.

Day 7: Masai Mara - Nairobi
Depart after breakfast, reaching Nairobi by lunchtime.

AMT 212 Tsavo-west & Amboseli (3 Days)

Day 1: Nairobi - Tsavo West
Our Safari leaves Nairobi at 0800hrs and drives south towards the vast wilderness of Tsavo West, Kenya’s oldest and largest park. We stop for lunch enroute / lodge. Our afternoon game drive includes a visit to Mzima Springs.
Dinner and overnight at a the lodge / camp.

Day 2: Tsavo West- Amboseli
After breakfast we drive through the park across the Shatani Plains and enter Amboseli with game drive en-route to the lodge (Amboseli). Evening game drive, return to your lodge / campsite for dinner and overnight.

Day 3: Amboseli - Nairobi
An early morning game drive is recommended before breakfast. The snow-capped Mount Kilimanjaro makes a very photogenic background to the animals. After breakfast return to Nairobi with picnic lunch en-route. Arriving late afternoon.

AMT 213 Tsavo - East & Tsavo - West (3 Days)

Day 1: Nairobi - Tsavo East
Our Safari leaves Nairobi at 0830hrs and drives South towards the vast wilderness of Tsavo East, Kenya’s oldest and largest park. We stop for lunch enroute / Lodge. After lunch we spend the afternoon exploring the park where we can expect to see elephant, lion, leopard, buffalo, kudu, zebra and hartebeest.
Dinner and overnight at a lodge / camp.

Day 2: Tsavo East - Tsavo West
After breakfast, leave Tsavo East with game drive en-route and cross into Tsavo West National Park. Arriving in time for lunch in the camp / lodge. Our afternoon game drive includes a visit to Mzima springs.
Dinner and overnight at lodge / camp.

Day 3: Tsavo West - Nairobi
Pre-breakfast game drives then return the camp for breakfast. Depart to Nairobi lunch enroute in the late afternoon.

AMT 214 Tsavo & Salt Lick (2 Days)

Day 1: Nairobi - Tsavo East – Taita Hills
Our morning drive takes you inland to Tsavo East National Park. Visiting the Aruba Dam and then following the network of tracks to photograph the wildlife. Lunch is at camp / lodge, after which we drive you through Tsavo to Saltlick or Taita Hills lodges sanctuary. Game drive in the sanctuary.
Dinner and overnight at lodge / camp.

Day 2: Taita Hills - Nairobi
A morning game drive in to the near by private game sanctuary is followed by breakfast at the lodge. Lunch is at Taita Hills Lodge. Afterwards we drive you back to the Nairobi arriving at your hotel in the early evening.

AMT 215 Tsavo East & West (2 Days)

Day 1: Nairobi - Tsavo East/West
Our safari leaves Mombasa and drives north towards the vast wilderness of Tsavo East, Kenya’s largest park. We stop for lunch at Camp / lodge. After lunch, leave Tsavo East with game drive en-route and cross into Tsavo West National Park. Our afternoon game drive includes a visit to Mzima Springs.
Dinner and overnight at lodge or campsite.

Day 2: Pre-breakfast game drive then return to the camp/lodge & return to the camp for breakfast. Depart to Nairobi lunch enroute arriving in the late afternoon.

Bird Watchers Paradise

AMT 216 Birdwatchers Paradise (7 Days)

Day 1: Nairobi - Lake Baringo
Pick up from your hotel at 0800hrs and drive through Limuru tea farms, descending to the floor of the Great Rift Valley with a brief stop at the viewpoint. Mount Longonot (which is of volcanic origin) and lake Naivasha can be seen from far. Enroute to Lake Baringo. This is one of the two fresh waters lakes in the rift valley and a bird watchers paradise - it has over 460 recorded bird species and a number of hippos. Check in and lunch at Lake Baringo country club of which the rooms have plenty of information on the areas bird life or campsite. A resident ornithologist leads walks before breakfast and in the evenings.
Dinner and overnight at a lodge / campsite.

Day 2: Lake Baringo
After breakfast, take a 1 hour bird watching trip by boat to the island to view more birds and hippos. On the island you can organise short excursions at an extra cost to see the Njemp village (local tribe) and dancing, or a local snake farm. After proceed to the nearby Lake Bogoria 1 hour away. Lake Bogoria is a shallow soda lake hosting thousands of pink flamingos, a large number of other birds and the lesser kudu. Scalding hot springs and geysers at the southern end of the lake spurt and steam their alkaline waters. The bubbling of hot springs, hundreds of singing weaverbirds and a million flamingos feeding in the bluish water presents a rare scenic beauty.
Dinner and overnight at a lodge / campsite.

Day 3: Lake Baringo - Kakamega
After breakfast, drive to Kakamega national reserve. This is the country’s only tropical rain forest and formed part of the dense rain forest that stretched from west Africa, across central Africa and in to the highland areas East and West of the great rift valley .The forest is world renowned as home to several hundred species of birds including rare snake eating birds, insects, monkeys and other mammals as well as countless exotic tree species.
Dinner and overnight at lodge / campsite.

Day 4: Kakamega
After breakfast, spend a full day in the Kakamega national reserve with bird walks accompanied by game wardens and our driver / guides.
Dinner and overnight at a lodge / campsite.

Day 5: Kakamega - Nakuru
Drive to lake Nakuru national park after an early breakfast arriving at the Lake Nakuru lodge / hotel in time for lunch. The park is a home to stunning flocks of lesser and greater flamingos, which literally turn the lakeshores in to a magnificent pink stretch. The bird life here is world renown and over 400 birds species can be seen like, white pelicans and the marabou stork, all water birds that breed in the lakes alkaline waters. You may also spot white rhino, rare Rothschild giraffe, and other plain game.
Dinner and overnight at a lodge / campsite.

Day 6: Nakuru - Naivasha
A pre breakfast bird spotting drive in the park and around the lake before returning to the lodge / campsite for breakfast. Drive to Hells gate national park with a brief stop at the lake Elementaita viewpoint. The park is famous for its natural steaming geysers and a haven for birdwatchers. The walking / hiking in the park gives one a sense of freedom, open space and a clear view of wildlife. The cliffs are breeding grounds for vultures, verreauxs eagles, augur buzzards and thousands of swifts. Over 120 species have been recorded here. Lunch at Lake Naivasha country club and the afternoon is spent at leisure either to explore the rich, bird filled gardens or an optional boat ride to Crescent Island (at an extra cost).
Dinner and overnight at lodge / campsite.

Day 7: Naivasha - Nairobi
After a leisurely breakfast drive back to Nairobi and drop off at your hotel or drop off at JKI Airport to catch your flight back home.

AMT 217 Exciting Bird Watchers Paradise
Masai Mara - Naivasha - Nakuru - Bogoria - Baringo - Treetops - Samburu -Nairobi (10 Days)

Day 1: Nairobi - Masai Mara
Leave Nairobi for Masai Mara Game Reserve, picnic lunch en-route. On arrival proceed to the lodge / camp for lunch. After lunch and a short rest spend the afternoon bird spotting in the vast reserve where there is plenty of birds species to see including the plains wide variety of wild game.
Dinner and overnight at lodge / campsite.

Day 3: Masai Mara
Full day bird watching and game viewing in the Mara with an option nature walk or visit to a nearby Maasai village in between the meal breaks.
Dinner and overnight at a lodge / campsite. (Maasai village visit is at an extra cost).

Day 4: Masai Mara - Naivasha
After breakfast, leave for Lake Naivasha. After lunch, visit Hells Gate National Park famous for its natural steaming geysers and a haven for bird watchers. And the Geothermal power plant.
Dinner and overnight at Lake lodge / campsite.

Day 5: Lake Naivasha - Lake Nakuru 
After breakfast, explore the rich, bird filled gardens or an optional boat ride to the crescent island (at an extra cost). After, proceed to Lake Nakuru National Park arriving in time for lunch. Lake Nakuru is a home of millions of flamingos and the home of the white rhino and about 350 different species of birds. Its known as: ORNITHOLOGICAL PARADISE.
Dinner and overnight at a budget hotel / lodge / campsite.

Day 6: Lake Nakuru - Lake Baringo
After breakfast, and bird watching enroute drive to Lake Baringo one of the two fresh water lakes along the Great Rift Valley. Lake Baringo supports an enormous number of bird species and a large number of hippos. Arrive in Lake Baringo in time for lunch. After lunch take a one-hour bird watching trip by boat to the crescent island and to view hippos too. At the island you can take excursions (at an extra cost) like a visit to the Njemp’s village and dancing or to the local snake farm. Dinner and overnight at a lodge / campsite.

Day 7: Lake Baringo - Lake Bogoria - Treetops
After breakfast, visit Lake Bogoria a shallow soda lake home to a large number of birds and the rare lesser kudu. Scalding hot springs and geysers at the southern end of the lakes spurt and steam their alkaline waters. The bubbling of hot springs, hundreds of singing weaverbirds and a million flamingos feeding in the bluish water present a rare scenic beauty. Leave for Treetops via Thompson falls to arrive at Outspan Hotel (the base for Treetops) in time for lunch. The current British Queen was holidaying at the Treetops when she received the news about her fathers’ death and her ascension to the throne. After lunch you will be transferred to treetops, which is in the Aberdares National Park. Dinner and overnight at the tree hotel. Game viewing from your room’s balcony, where you have a fantastic view of the animals that flock the floodlit waterhole and saltlick below.

Day 8: Treetops - Samburu 
After breakfast, leave for Samburu to arrive the lodge/camp in time for lunch. Evening game drive provided.
Dinner and overnight at lodge / campsite.

Day 9: Samburu
Pre breakfast, bird watching and game drive. After breakfast day spent at leisure. Evening game drive is ideal for spotting the rare lioness that is famous for its unusual ability to adopt various antelopes especially the Oryx. 
Dinner and overnight at lodge / campsite.

Day 10: Samburu - Nairobi
After breakfast, have a game drive enroute to Nairobi to arrive in the early afternoon.

AMT 218 Best Of Western Circuit (10 Days)

Day 1: Nairobi - Lake Baringo
Pick up from your hotel at 0800hrs then proceed to Lake Baringo with a brief stop over at the Great Rift Valley viewpoint. Along the highway Mount Longonot, which is of volcanic origin and Lakes Naivasha, and Elementaita can be seen. Arrive Lake Baringo in time for lunch. After lunch proceed on a 1 hour boat ride on the island to view birds and the hippos in the waters. A visit to a local Njemp’s village or a local snake farm can be arranged at an extra cost.
Dinner and overnight at a lodge / campsite on the shores of Lake Baringo.

Day 2: Lake Bogoria - Mount Elgon
Early breakfast followed by visit to lake Bogoria, which is adorned with natures rare gifts, thermal springs and geysers, thousands of flamingos, different species of water fowls but fishless. Visitors boil eggs at natures cost while they sit under the hardy acacia trees listening to the singing weaverbirds, buzzing bees and sometimes the cough of an agitated baboon. With lunch enroute proceed to Mount Elgon National Park followed by afternoon drive to the elephant caves where you will be able to walk and explore with a guide on hand to explain the caves history.
Dinner and overnight in Mount Elgon bandas / campsite.

Day 3: Mount Elgon
After breakfast embark on a nature walk. With a chance of seeing animal and plant species and also finding an ideal site for a picnic lunch. Mount Elgon is the 4th highest in East Africa after Mount Kilimanjaro, Kenya and the Ruwenzoris. The park shares its borders with Uganda. The vegetating ranges from wet forests to alpine moorland and supports Colobus monkeys, elephants buffalo and several species of antelope, which are prey for the secretive leopard.
Dinner and overnight at Mount Elgon Bandas / campsite.

Day 4: Mount Elgon - Kakamega forest
Early breakfast and depart for Kakamega where your drives takes you over the Tugen hills, through the beautiful Kerio valley and Sirikwa plateau in to the Kakamega forest reserve which is a superb slab of virgin tropical rainforest in the heart of an intensively cultivated agricultural area. This forest is a home to a huge variety of birds and animals and is well worth the minimal effort required to get to it. Some parts of the forest are very dense and for a greater appreciation of the flora and fauna a guide with an extensive knowledge of the trees and birds accompany you to guide you around. Binoculars and wet-weather gear are essential as it usually rains heavily every afternoon for a couple of hours.
Dinner and overnight in the campsite or in Kakamega Golf club.

Day 5: Kakamega forest - Kisumu
Depart Kakamega forest for Kisumu on the shores of Lake Victoria. This is the 2nd largest city in Kenya. On arrival proceed to the impala sanctuary and to Dunga known as the hippo point. It’s also worth visiting the Kisumu museum whose displays are well presented and wide ranging in their variety. There’s a very good collection of everyday items from the various peoples of the area including agricultural implements birds and insect traps (including a white ant trap), food utensils, clothing, furniture’s, weapons, musical instruments, and a fairly motley collection of stuffed birds and animals including an amazing centre piece of a lion riding on a wildebeest. Outside there is a traditional Luo homestead consisting of the husband’s mud and thatch house and separate houses for each wife. Also visit the bird sanctuary before exploring the big magnificent market in Kisumu town.
Dinner and overnight at a hotel / campsite.

Day 6: Kisumu - Rusinga Island
After breakfast, drive via Ahero to Katito with picnic lunch enroute. Proceed on via Sondu, Oyugis and on to Kisii with a brief stop to watch the Kisii soapstone carvers at work. Via Rongo, Homa bay, Mbita and across the causeway to Rusinga island on Lake Victoria. Your stay in Kenya is only complete with a visit to this paradise island located within the second highest fresh water lake in the world and the source of the river Nile. The lake borders Kenya and Uganda.
Dinner and overnight at Rusinga Island lodge / campsite.

Day 7: Rusinga Island
After breakfast you spend a full day having fun and exploring, try your hand at fishing at Takawiri, or take a boat ride on the lake. For bird lovers enjoy the sight of fish eagles perch atop trees like sentries then suddenly swoop down for fish on the lakes surface, a fantastic “bird action” photo-to opportunity.
Dinner and overnight at Rusinga Island lodge / campsite.

Day 8: Rusinga Island - Kericho
After breakfast, drive via Kisii to Kericho Tea hotel with picnic lunch enroute and may be for a stop to buy soapstone souvenir carvings. Arrive at Tea Hotel in the afternoon and relax in the hotels lush gardens taking in the magnificent view of Tea farms stretching for miles all around you.
Dinner and overnight at Kericho Tea Hotel / campsite.

Day 9: Kericho - Nakuru
After breakfast, depart for Lake Nakuru National Park arriving
in time for lunch. Proceed on an afternoon game drive in this park that has a fantastic array of bird life including thousands
of flamingos, white pelicans and the marabou stork, all water
birds that breed in the lakes alkaline waters. You may spot white rhino and the rare Rothschild’s giraffe that has 5 horns instead of the usual three and clear instead of spotted shanks (legs). A visit to the baboon cliff offers a scenic panorama of the lake below, surrounded by a vast tract of euphorbia and acacia forest. Makalia falls within the park are an additional attraction.
Dinner and overnight at a lodge / campsite.

Day 10: Nakuru - Nairobi
After breakfast, proceed on a morning game drive and after depart the park for Nairobi through the floor of the Great Rift Valley and with stops to View Lake Elementaita, Lake Naivasha, Mount Longonot and also a stop at the rift valley viewpoint.
Arrival Nairobi by mid afternoon.

ADVENTUROUS TANZANIA SAFARIS

Nature’s paradise

AMT 240 Ngorongoro (4 Days)

Day 1: Nairobi - Arusha
After breakfast, pick up from your Nairobi hotel.
Depart for Arusha town via Namanga border town for immigration formalities and arrive in time for lunch. Overnight in an Arusha hotel on bed and breakfast.

Day 2: Arusha / Ngorongoro
After breakfast, depart Arusha for Ngorongoro arriving in time for lunch at the lodge located at the rim of crater or picnic lunch. After lunch, descend into this conservation area known as “Wonder of the world”. Accomodation in Lodge / campsite located at the rim of the crater floor.

Day 3: Ngorongoro
After breakfast, taking picnic lunches with you descend down to the crater floor for a full day of tracking game with your guide. The crater is 670m deep and 260km2 wide, making it the largest in the world. The crater contains all the big five; hippos, cheetah, antelopes and spotted hyena. Black rhino and leopard can only be seen with luck as the two are extremely shy and elusive. The birds seen here include eagle, vulture, and flamingos in the crater lake, stork, bats, giant vulture, sacred ibis, kori bustard, blacksmith plover, long necked heron and the cattle eagle. Other game such as vervet monkey, jackal, foxes, rock and tree hyraxes, warthog, gnu, zebra and hare can be seen with relative ease. You will have a break for lunch at the Ngoitoktok springs picnic site. In the evening you will ascend up and out of the narrow and steep crater walls, which is a thrilling exercise. 
Dinner and overnight at a lodge / campsite.

Day 4: Ngorongoro - Nairobi
After breakfast, drive back to Arusha for lunch, bypassing maize and coffee plantations in the crater’s immediate environs. After lunch, catch an afternoon shuttle back to Nairobi arriving in the evening.

AMT 241 Lake Manyara - Ngorongoro (4 Days)

Day 1: Nairobi - Arusha
After breakfast, pick up from your Nairobi hotel.
Depart in shuttle bus for Arusha town via Namanga border town for immigration formalities and arrive in time for lunch. Overnight in an Arusha hotel on bed and breakfast.

Day 2: Arusha - Manyara
After breakfast, pick up from your Arusha hotel for Lake Manyara.
The main attractions here are the tree-climbing lions. The park is small in size but the terrain is diverse. The vegetation comprises of groundwater forest, open grassland, swamp and acacia woodland with giant mahogany and fig trees. The park is home to a wide variety of mammals and birds. 
Dinner and overnight at a lodge / campsite.

Day 3: Lake Manyara
After breakfast, taking picnic lunches with you, drive to the Ngorongoro crater and descend down its walls for a full day crater tour with a picnic lunch. It is a thrilling experience to descend down and out of the narrow and steep crater walls of 670 metres depth, which has earned this crater, also the largest in the world the title ‘’the eight wonder in the world’’. Flamingos can be seen seasonally in the Crater Lake, depending on the water level as these birds only breed in shallow water. Many animals, which have made this crater their permanent home, can be seen on the crater floor. 
Dinner and overnight at a lodge / campsite.

Day 4: Ngorongoro - Nairobi
After breakfast, depart the Ngorongoro Conservation Area for Arusha for lunch followed by departure for Nairobi via Namanga border town, arriving in the evening.

AMT 242 Lake Manyara - Ngorongoro - Tarangire
(5 Days Best of Tanzania)

Day 1: Nairobi - Arusha
After breakfast, pick up from your Nairobi hotel.
Depart for Arusha town via Namanga border town for immigration formalities and arrive in time for lunch. Overnight in an Arusha hotel on bed and breakfast basis.

Day 2: Arusha - Lake Manyara
After breakfast, pick up from your Arusha hotel and proceed to Lake Manyara National Park for afternoon game drive. A good network of tracks and roads in the park allows excellent viewing opportunities. Animals seen include buffalo and elephant. Other animals present that can be seen with luck are the tree climbing lions, leopard and black rhino. Lesser flamingos and Egyptian geese are some of the birds seen here. 
Dinner and overnight at a lodge / campsite.

Day 3: Lake Manyara Ngorongoro
After breakfast, depart for the Ngorongoro crater for a full day of tracking game with your guide on the crater floor. You will break for your picnic lunch at the Ngoitoktok springs picnic site. All the big five may be seen. Other species encountered are cheetah, grant’s and Thompson’s gazelle, common zebra, wildebeest and the spotted hyena. Flamingos may also be seen at the Crater Lake. This day will truly be an unforgettable encounter. 
Dinner and overnight at a lodge / campsite.

Day 4: Ngorongoro - Tarangire
After breakfast, leave Ngorongoro for Tarangire National Park which serves as a dry season refuge for animals from as far north as Serengeti and Ngorongoro as it has a permanent river flowing across it. The park has an atmosphere of remoteness and has fewer visitors than the other parks in Tanzania’s northern circuit. Arrive in time for a game drive; lunch will be taken enroute. The park contains all the big five except leopard. Other migratory game seen here includes cape buffalo, hoopoes, lovebirds, starling, rock pythons, albino giraffe, puff adders, the fringe eared Oryx and the gerenuk. 
Dinner and overnight at a lodge / campsite.

Day 5: Tarangire - Nairobi - Arusha
After breakfast, proceed on a game drive then depart for Arusha for lunch and your onward transfer to Nairobi via Namanga border town for immigration formalities, arriving in the evening.

AMT 243 Lake Manyara - Serengeti - Ngorongoro (5 Days)

Day 1: Arusha - Lake Manyara
Pick up from your Arusha hotel and depart for Lake Manyara National Park. Arrive in time for a game drive during which a fantastic array of birdlife can be seen including flamingos that breed in the lake’s alkaline waters. The park also offers a spectacular view of the Great Rift Valley and the fig forest here is a good place to see monkeys and some of the 350 species of birds that have been recorded here. With luck, you may spot the tree climbing lions for which the park is famous.
Dinner and overnight at a lodge or campsite.

Day 2: Lake Manyara - Serengeti
After breakfast depart for the Serengeti crater lunch enroute to arrive in time for an afternoon game drive in the Serengeti.
Dinner and overnight at the campsite / lodge

Day 3: Serengeti
Morning and afternoon game drives in the Serengeti with a lunch and leisure break at the lodge / camp in the mid-afternoon. The term “Serengeti” means “endless plains” in Maasai language. In the central plains there are carnivores like lion, leopard, hyena and cheetah. The park is normally the scene off the annual migration of wildebeest and zebra, which occurs between the Serengeti and Kenya’s Masai Mara. Eagles, flamingo, ducks, geese, egrets, vultures, secretary birds, ibis, stork, heron, kite, pelican, crane and guinea fowl are among the birds that can be seen in the park.
Dinner at a lodge / camp.

Day 4: Serengeti - Ngorongoro
After breakfast, depart the Serengeti National part to Ngorongoro conservation area via the pre-historic site at Olduvai Gorge. The gorge museum has great wealth of the remains of various fauna and flora from the early man era. Continue to the Serengeti for an afternoon game drive, lunch en-route.
Dinner and overnight at lodge / campsite.

Day 5: Ngorongoro - Arusha - Nairobi
After breakfast, depart to arusha for lunch and catch an afternoon shuttle to Nairobi to arrive in the evening or arrive in Arusha in the evening.

Discover Tanzania

AMT 244 L. Manyara - Serengeti - Ngorongoro - Tarangire (8 Days)

Day 01: Arusha- Lake Manyara.
After breakfast, we will pick you up from your hotel. Thereafter depart for Lake Manyara National Park for An afternoon game drive via Namanga border town for immigration formalities and Arusha town for lunch. The park is renowned for it’s bird life, which includes flamingo and Egyptian geese as well as its tree-climbing lions. The park is small in size and the time you spend there will be sufficient to cover the park exhaustively.
Dinner and overnight at lodge/campsite.

Day 2: Lake Manyara - Serengeti
After breakfast depart for the Serengeti crater lunch enroute to arrive in time for an afternoon game drive in the Serengeti.
Dinner and overnight at the campsite / lodge

 

Day 3: Serengeti
Morning and afternoon game drives in the Serengeti with a lunch and leisure break at the lodge / camp in the mid-afternoon. The term “Serengeti” means “endless plains” in Maasai language. In the central plains there are carnivores like lion, leopard, hyena and cheetah. The park is normally the scene off the annual migration of wildebeest and zebra, which occurs between the Serengeti and Kenya’s Masai Mara. Eagles, flamingo, ducks, geese, egrets, vultures, secretary birds, ibis, stork, heron, kite, pelican, crane and guinea fowl are among the birds that can be seen in the park.
Dinner at a lodge / camp.

Day 4: Serengeti - Ngorongoro
After breakfast, depart the Serengeti National part to Ngorongoro conservation area via the pre-historic site at Olduvai Gorge. The gorge museum has great wealth of the remains of various fauna and flora from the early man era. Continue to the Serengeti for an afternoon game drive, lunch en-route.
Dinner and overnight at lodge / campsite.

Day 05: Ngorongoro - Tarangire
After breakfast depart for Tarangire National park with lunch en-route. The park has an atmosphere of remoteness and has fewer visitors than all the other parks in Tanzania’s entire northern circuit. Blue monkeys, hornbills, pelicans, herons, can be seen as well as elephants in large herds, cheetah, jackal, fish eagle, marabou stork an hippos.
Dinner and overnight at lodge / campsite.

Day 06: Tarangire - Arusha - Nairobi
After breakfast, proceed on a game drive then depart for Arusha for lunch and your onward transfer to Nairobi via Namanga border town for immigration formalities, arriving in the evening or arrive in Arusha in the evening.

 

 

ADVENTUROUS KENYA & TANZANIA SAFARIS

AMT 260 Tanzania Best (7 Days )

Day 1: Arusha - Tarangire National Park.
After breakfast depart for the Tarangire National park, stopping for lunch, renowned for its large elephant population. We arrive in time for a game drive. Accommodation and dinner in the lodge/campsite.

Day 2: Tarangire - Lake Manyara
After breakfast with a game drive enroute we drive to the Lake Manyara. Arrive in time for a game drive during which a fantastic array of birdlife can be seen including flamingos that breed in the lake’s alkaline waters. The park also offers a spectacular view of the Great Rift Valley and the fig forest here is a good place to see monkeys and some of the 350 species of birds that have been recorded here. With luck, you may spot the tree climbing lions for which the park is famous.
Dinner and overnight at a lodge or campsite.

Day 3: Lake Manyara - Serengeti
After breakfast depart for the Serengeti crater lunch enroute to arrive in time for an afternoon game drive in the Serengeti.
Dinner and overnight at the campsite / lodge

Day 4: Serengeti
Morning and afternoon game drives in the Serengeti with a lunch and leisure break at the lodge / camp in the mid-afternoon. The term “Serengeti” means “endless plains” in Masai language. In the central plains there are carnivores like lion, leopard, hyena and cheetah. The park is normally the scene off the annual migration of wildebeest and zebra, which occurs between the Serengeti and Kenya’s Masai Mara. Eagles, flamingo, ducks, geese, egrets, vultures, secretary birds, ibis, stork, heron, kite, pelican, crane and guinea fowl are among the birds that can be seen in the park.
Dinner at a lodge / camp.

Day 5: Serengeti - Ngorongoro
After breakfast, depart the Serengeti National part to Ngorongoro conservation area via the pre-historic site at Olduvai Gorge. The gorge museum has great wealth of the remains of various fauna and flora from the early man era. Continue to the Serengeti for an afternoon game drive, lunch en-route.
Dinner and overnight at lodge / campsite.

Day 6: Ngorongoro
Today we spend a full day exploring the short-grass plains of the crater floor - convinced we have stepped into another world. Accommodation and meals at the campsite / lodge

Day 7: Ngorongoro - Arusha- Nairobi
After breakfast, depart to arusha for lunch and catch an afternoon shuttle to Nairobi to arrive in the evening or arrive in Arusha in the evening.

Discovery Safari

AMT 261 Kenya & Tanzania (12 Days)

Day 01: Nairobi - Masai Mara
Pick from Nairobi Hotel after breakfast. Depart for Masai Mara Game Reserve via the viewpoint of the Great Rift Valley, lunch en-route. Arrive in time for an evening game drive in this pristine, unequalled ‘big game country’.
Return to the Mara campsite / lodge for dinner and overnight.

Day 02: Masai Mara
This will be a day of tracking game with your guide, after an early breakfast. The Mara’s landscape is scenic Savannah grassland on rolling hills, which enables the reserve to attract sufficient rainfall to maintain and support a large population of herbivores, together with the predators that follow. Elephant, lion, buffalo can be seen with relative ease though luck is a necessary factor for spotting rhino and leopard that complete the big five as the two animals are very timid and sparsely numbered. Plains game like wildebeest, zebra and maasai giraffe abound as well as hippos and a wide variety of antelopes including impala, dik dik, hartebeest, Grant’s gazelle and Thompson’s gazelle among others. We will cater for a picnic lunch at the hippo pool. In the evening, return to the campsite / lodge for dinner overnight.

Day 03: Masai Mara
After breakfast, another morning of tracking game with your guide in this reserve which borders Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park and is the annual seasonal scene of the migration of close to 800,000 zebra and wildebeest that occurs between the two parks. Lunch at the campsite. In the afternoon there is a choice between a game drive or a nature walk escorted by our armed Maasai guides. At extra cost you may visit a local Maasai village to see their nomadic lifestyle; the Maasai are famous for their bravery, as they have co-existed with the animals over the years.
All meals and overnight at the campsite / lodge.

Day 04: Masai Mara - Nakuru
After breakfast, leave Masai Mara for Lake Nakuru. After breakfast a morning game drive will follow in Lake Nakuru National Park, the abode of various water birds that breed in the lake’s salty water including flamingos, white pelicans and marabou stork; white rhino may be seen as well as the rare Rothschild’s giraffe, cape buffalo and other plains game in this park that is 188 square kilometres.
Dinner and overnight at a local budget Hotel / lodge.

Day 05: Nakuru - Mount Kenya.
After breakfast depart for Mount Kenya via Thompson Falls, which are named after Joseph Thompson, one of the first European explorers who, walked from Mombasa to Lake Victoria in the 1880’s. After lunch visit the Mau Mau (freedom fighters’) caves where our freedom fighters used to hide from the colonial forces during the struggle for independence.
Overnight in a budget hotel / lodge at the base of Mount Kenya.

Day 06: Mount Kenya - Nairobi - Arusha
After breakfast drive to Nairobi via the central parts of the country arriving in time for lunch. After lunch you will connect 1400hrs shuttle bus driving via the Namanga border point for immigration formalities. Arrival Arusha at 1830hrs and you will be met by our Tanzania representative and checked in a budget hotel for overnight ton bed and breakfast basis.

Day 07: Arusha - Lake Manyara
Pick up from your Arusha hotel and depart for Lake Manyara National Park. Arrive in time for a game drive during which a fantastic array of birdlife can be seen including flamingos that breed in the lake’s alkaline waters. The park also offers a spectacular view of the Great Rift Valley and the fig forest here is a good place to see monkeys and some of the 350 species of birds that have been recorded here. With luck, you may spot the tree climbing lions for which the park is famous.
Dinner and overnight at a lodge or campsite.

Day 08: Lake Manyara - Serengeti
After breakfast depart for the Serengeti crater lunch enroute to arrive in time for an afternoon game drive in the Serengeti.
Dinner and overnight at the campsite / lodge

Day 09: Serengeti
Morning and afternoon game drives in the Serengeti with a lunch and leisure break at the lodge / camp in the mid-afternoon. The term “Serengeti” means “endless plains” in Maasai language. In the central plains there are carnivores like lion, leopard, hyena and cheetah. The park is normally the scene off the annual migration of wildebeest and zebra, which occurs between the Serengeti and Kenya’s Masai Mara. Eagles, flamingo, ducks, geese, egrets, vultures, secretary birds, ibis, stork, heron, kite, pelican, crane and guinea fowl are among the birds that can be seen in the park.
Dinner at a lodge / campsite.

Day 10: Serengeti - Ngorongoro
After breakfast, depart the Serengeti National part to Ngorongoro conservation area via the pre-historic site at Olduvai Gorge. The gorge museum has great wealth of the remains of various fauna and flora from the early man era. Continue to the Serengeti for an afternoon game drive, lunch en-route.
Dinner and overnight at lodge / campsite.

Day 11: Ngorongoro
After breakfast, depart for Ngorongoro for a full day crater tour, taking picnic lunches with you. This visit will actually give you the highest chances of spotting the rare black rhino. The crater is 670 metres deep. The rest of the big five may be seen. Other species encountered include cheetah, grant’s and thompson’s gazelle, the common zebra, spotted hyena and wildebeest. Flamingos may also be seen on the crater lake. In between tracking game, you will have a break for lunch at the Ngoitoktok springs picnic site. In the evening ascend up and out of the crater to spend the night at the lodge or campsite.

Day 12: Ngorongoro - Arusha - Nairobi
After breakfast, depart to Arusha for lunch and catch an afternoon shuttle to Nairobi to arrive in the evening or arrive in Arusha in the evening.

 

AMT 262 Kenya & Tanzania (11 Days)

Day 01: Nairobi - Masai Mara
Pick from Nairobi Hotel after breakfast. Depart for Masai Mara Game Reserve via the viewpoint of the Great Rift Valley, lunch en-route. Arrive in time for an evening game drive in this pristine, unequalled ‘big game country’.
Return to the Mara campsite for dinner and overnight.

Day 02: Masai Mara
This will be a day of tracking game with your guide, after an early breakfast. The Mara’s landscape is scenic savannah grassland on rolling hills, which enables the reserve to attract sufficient rainfall to maintain and support a large population of herbivores, together with the predators that follow. Elephant, lion, buffalo can be seen with relative ease though luck is a necessary factor for spotting rhino and leopard that complete the big five as the two animals are very timid and sparsely numbered. Plains game like wildebeest, zebra and maasai giraffe abound as well as hippos and a wide variety of antelopes including impala, dik dik, hartebeest, Grant’s gazelle and Thompson’s gazelle among others. We will cater for a picnic lunch at the hippo pool.
In the evening, return to the campsite for dinner overnight.

Day 03: Masai Mara - Nakuru
After breakfast, leave Masai Mara for Lake Nakuru. After breakfast a morning game drive will follow in Lake Nakuru National Park, the abode of various water birds that breed in the lake’s salty water including flamingos, white pelicans and marabou stork; white rhino may be seen as well as the rare Rothschild’s giraffe, cape buffalo and other plains game in this park that is 188 square kilometres.
Dinner and overnight at a local budget Hotel.

Day 04: Nakuru - Mount Kenya.
After breakfast depart for Mount Kenya via Thompson Falls, which are named after Joseph Thompson, one of the first European explorers who, walked from Mombasa to Lake Victoria in the 1880’s. After lunch visit the Mau Mau (freedom fighters’) caves where our freedom fighters used to hide from the colonial forces during the struggle for independence. Overnight in a budget hotel at the base of Mount Kenya.

Day 05: Mount Kenya - Nairobi - Arusha
After breakfast drive to Nairobi via the central parts of the country arriving in time for lunch. After lunch you will connect 1400hrs shuttle bus driving via the Namanga border point for immigration formalities. Arrival Arusha at 1830hrs and you will be met by our Tanzania representative and checked in a budget hotel for overnight ton bed and breakfast basis.

Day 06: Arusha - Lake Manyara
Pick up from your Arusha hotel and depart for Lake Manyara National Park. Arrive in time for a game drive during which a fantastic array of birdlife can be seen including flamingos that breed in the lake’s alkaline waters. The park also offers a spectacular view of the Great Rift Valley and the fig forest here is a good place to see monkeys and some of the 350 species of birds that have been recorded here. With luck, you may spot the tree climbing lions for which the park is famous.
Dinner and overnight at a lodge or campsite.

Day 07: Lake Manyara - Serengeti
After breakfast depart for the Serengeti crater lunch enroute to arrive in time for an afternoon game drive in the Serengeti.
Dinner and overnight at the campsite / lodge

Day 08: Serengeti
Morning and afternoon game drives in the Serengeti with a lunch and leisure break at the lodge / camp in the mid-afternoon. The term “Serengeti” means “endless plains” in Maasai language. In the central plains there are carnivores like lion, leopard, hyena and cheetah. The park is normally the scene off the annual migration of wildebeest and zebra, which occurs between the Serengeti and Kenya’s Masai Mara. Eagles, flamingo, ducks, geese, egrets, vultures, secretary birds, ibis, stork, heron, kite, pelican, crane and guinea fowl are among the birds that can be seen in the park.
Dinner at a lodge / camp.

Day 09: Serengeti - Ngorongoro
After breakfast, depart the Serengeti National part to Ngorongoro conservation area via the pre-historic site at Olduvai Gorge. The gorge museum has great wealth of the remains of various fauna and flora from the early man era. Continue to the Serengeti for an afternoon game drive, lunch en-route.
Dinner and overnight at lodge / campsite.

Day 10: Ngorongoro
After breakfast, depart for Ngorongoro for a full day crater tour, taking picnic lunches with you. This visit will actually give you the highest chances of spotting the rare black rhino. The crater is 670 metres deep. The rest of the big five may be seen. Other species encountered include cheetah, grant’s and thompson’s gazelle, the common zebra, spotted hyena and wildebeest. Flamingos may also be seen on the crater lake. In between tracking game, you will have a break for lunch at the Ngoitoktok springs picnic site. In the evening ascend up and out of the crater to spend the night at the lodge or campsite.

Day 11: Ngorongoro - Arusha - Nairobi
After breakfast, depart to Arusha for lunch and catch an afternoon shuttle to Nairobi to arrive in the evening or arrive in Arusha in the evening.

 

AMT 263 Kenya & Tanzania (7 Days)

Day 1: Nairobi - Masai Mara
We will pick you up from your Nairobi hotel after breakfast. Thereafter depart for the Masai Mara Game Reserve, stopping at the viewpoint of the Great Rift Valley and at Narok town for lunch. Arrive in time for a late afternoon game drive in this park, which is essentially the northern extension of Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park as an artificial border only separates the two.
Dinner and overnight at the lodge.

Day 2: Masai Mara
Early breakfast followed by a full day of game drives within the reserve. The Masai Mara is famous for it’s black maned lions, elephants and buffalo that make three out of the ‘big five’ though luck is essential for spotting the other two namely park’s animal concentration and abundance is second to none. We will cater for a picnic lunch at the hippo pool where with luck you may spot crocodiles basking on the rocks. Numerous plains game including antelopes, wildebeest, zebra, Masai giraffe can be seen as well as
scavengers like hyena and vulture. Rest of meals and overnight at the campsite.

Day 3: Masai Mara - Nairobi
After breakfast and your last game drive, depart the Mara region for Nairobi with lunch en-route, arriving in the late afternoon / early evening. Overnight in a hotel on bed and breakfast basis.

 

Day 4: Arusha - Lake Manyara.
After breakfast, we will pick you up from your hotel and proceed to Arusha in a tourist shuttle via the Namanga border. The shuttle takes like 4 and half hours. After lunch depart for Lake Manyara National Park for a late afternoon/early evening game drive. The park is renowned for it’s bird life, which includes flamingo and Egyptian geese as well as its tree-climbing lions. The park is small in size and the time you spend there will be sufficient to cover the park exhaustively. Dinner and overnight at lodge.

Day 5: Lake Manyara - Ngorongoro Crater
After breakfast, depart for Ngorongoro for a full day crater tour, taking picnic lunches with you. The visit will actually give you the highest chances of spotting the rare black rhino. The crater is 670 metres deep. The rest of the Big 5 may be seen. Other species encountered include cheetah, grant’s and Thompson’s gazelle, the common zebra, spotted hyena and wildebeest. Flamingos may also be seen on the Crater Lake. In between tracking game, you will have a break for lunch at the Ngoitoktok springs picnic site. In the evening ascend up and out of the crater to spend the night at lodge located on the rim of the crater.

Day 6: Ngorongoro - Serengeti
After breakfast, depart the Ngorongoro conservation area for the Serengeti National Park via the pre-historic site at Olduvai Gorge. The gorge museum has great wealth of the remains of various fauna and flora from the early man era. Continue to the Serengeti for game drives in the Serengeti with a lunch and leisure break at the lodge / camp in the mid-afternoon. The term “Serengeti” means “endless plains” in Maasai language. In the central plains there are carnivores like lion, leopard, hyena and cheetah. The park is normally the scene off the annual migration of wildebeest and zebra, which occurs between the Serengeti and Kenya’s Masai Mara. Eagles, flamingo, ducks, geese, egrets, vultures, secretary birds, ibis, stork, heron, kite, pelican, crane and guinea fowl are among the birds that can be seen in the park.
Dinner at a lodge.

Day 7: Serengeti - Nairobi:
After breakfast and morning game drive depart for Arusha for lunch and your onward transfer to Nairobi via Namanga border town for immigration formalities, arriving in the evening.

 Exclusive Safaris

EXCLUSIVE KENYA SAFARIS

AMT 300 Tree Hotel (2 Days)

Day 1:     Nairobi - Tree hotel
Depart Nairobi for one of the three ‘tree hotels’ namely the Ark, Treetops and Mountain Lodge.   Arrive in time for lunch at the Aberdare Country Club for the Ark and the Outspan Hotel for Treetops, which serve as bases for visiting the ‘tree hotels’.  After lunch you will be transferred to the actual tree hotel for dinner and overnight game viewing from the flood-lit waterholes and salt lick which is the essence of a visit to a ‘tree hotel’

Day 2:     Tree hotel - Nairobi
Early morning transfer to the base hotel for breakfast then depart for Nairobi arriving before lunchtime.

AMT 301 Meru - Samburu - Mara (Road - Flight Package) (8 Days)

Day 1:     Nairobi - Mountain lodge
Drive northwards through the farmlands of the Kikuyu people to reach Mount Kenya and the small town of Nyeri in time for lunch.
Dinner and overnight at Mountain Lodge.

Day 2:     Mountain lodge - Meru
After breakfast, depart for Meru National Park, which is a good home for a wide spectrum of animals including elephants, lions, reticulated giraffes, buffaloes, hippos, grevy’s zebras, bushbuck and a wide range of bird life. Dinner and overnight at a lodge.

Day 3:     Meru
Full day game drive.
Dinner and overnight at a lodge.

Day 4:     Meru - Samburu
After breakfast, descend into the dry and rugged semi-desert where Samburu National Reserve is situated. Harsh but beautiful this reserve harbours many species of animals not found in the more lush parks to the south.
Afternoon game drive with dinner and overnight at lodge.

Day 5:     Samburu
The day is spent exploring the reserve. You will almost certainly see the graceful reticulated giraffe, gravy’s zebra, elephant and the oryx-perhaps the origin of the legend of the unicorn.
Dinner and overnight at a lodge.

Day 6:     Samburu - Nairobi / Masai Mara
Transfer to the airstrip where you catch a flight to Nairobi. Lunch in Nairobi before connecting to a flight to Masai Mara. An afternoon game drive during which it should be possible to locate the huge black-maned lions for which the reserve is famous.
Dinner and overnight at a lodge.

Day 7:     Masai Mara
A full day of game viewing and exploration of this, Kenya’s finest Reserve. More than 6 species of wildlife are found here as well as a multitude of birds.
All meals and overnight at a lodge.

Day 8:     Masai Mara - Nairobi
After breakfast, transfer to the airstrip where you catch a flight to Nairobi.

This package includes:
·       Return airfares
·       Airstrip transfers
·       F/B accommodation
·       Game drives, as specified in the itinerary
·       Airport taxes
·       Transport by road as indicated in specific itineraries.

NB: Park fees payable directly in the park

AMT 302 Magnificent Wings (6 Days)

Day 1 & 2:   Larsen’s - Samburu
Transfer to Wilson airport for your scheduled flight to the countries north. You will pass over lush farmlands and catch glimpses of the glaciered slopes of Mount Kenya before dropping down to the arid country of the North and the Samburu Game Reserve.

On arrival you will be met and transferred to Larsen’s Camp / Samburu Lodge or similar - 2 nights stay on a fully inclusive basis. All meals and 4 game drives are included. Larsen’s is a small and a very atmospheric tented Camp.

Samburu is located north of the central mountains and the equator. This fascinating arid reserve is home to Grevy’s zebra and reticulated giraffe, as well as Oryx, gerenuk, Somali ostrich and dik dik.
You will have an excellent chance of seeing lion, leopard, cheetah, and elephant. Spectacular rocky outcrops, wonderful Domas palms and the shaded Ewaso Nyiro River, the life source for the Samburu reserve, make this reserve scenic.

Day 3:     Mount Kenya Safari Club
Transfer to Samburu airport for the scenic flight. On arrival you will be met and transferred to the Mount Kenya Safari Club for your 1 night stay. All meals are included.

The club offers sweeping views across the plains to the majestic slopes of the magnificent snow and glacier-capped Mount Kenya - Africa’s second highest peak after Kilimanjaro.

Originally the retreat of movie star and club founder William Holden, the club provides a unique blend of comfort, relaxation and adventure. Set in over 100 landscaped gardens the mood is one of quiet elegance. The lavishly appointed dining rooms provide wonderful meals. A fine Golf course and a heated swimming pool are on site whilst other activities include: fishing, half-day trips to Mount Kenya, nature walks, Chuka drummer displays, animal orphanage visits, and breakfast by the river.

There are many things to do around Mount Kenya, including hiking in the foothills where waterfalls and wonderful views abound. Horse riding and white water rafting can be arranged.

Day 4 & 5: Governor’s Camp - Masai Mara
This morning you will be transferred to the airport for your scheduled flight from Nanyuki to the Masai Mara. On arrival at the Mara’s Musiara airstrip you will be met and transferred to Little Governor’s Camp for 2 nights stay.
All meals and activities are included.

The Masai Mara is a unique area adjoining the great Serengeti plains, which form part of the Serengeti plains National Park - a 9,200 square mile Wilderness of semi-arid grasslands and woodland in Tanzania’s northwestern quarter, home to some of the greatest numbers of wildlife on earth. The Serengeti’s pulse beats to the migration cycle as vast herds of wildebeest and zebra surge up the plains in search of their hooves and the snarl of the predators that follow them - truly one of the last great natural wonders of the world.

Governor’s Camp is situated on the banks of the Mara river in the west of the Masai Mara Game Reserve and sets new standards as a luxury tented camp, set amongst the trees of the Mara River, with unrivalled views across the plains.

Day 6:     Governor’s - Nairobi
Governors will transfer you to Musiara airport, for the flight to Nairobi.

We have the option of staying at the Mara Serena Lodge in the Masai Mara.

This package includes:
·       Return airfares
·       Airstrip transfers
·       Full board accommodation
·       3 game drives
·       Hippo Pool Breakfast

AMT 303 Kenya Home Stays (11 Days)

Day 1:     Arrive Nairobi
Arrive in Nairobi early this morning. After clearing customs and immigration, transfer to extraordinary Giraffe Manor, in the suburbs of Nairobi. Situated on 120 acres, the manor was bought by Jock and Betty Leslie-Melville in 1974. Betty, who founded the African Fund for Endangered Wildlife, moved 5 babies of the endangered Rothschild Giraffe to the manor and successfully raised them. Today, offspring of those babies roam the grounds, peeking into windows to join you for tea and biscuits. Spend the afternoon walking through the adjacent forest, or visit the Giraffe Centre next door and learn more about the exciting work to protect the Rothschild Giraffe. Each room in the manor is individually decorated, including one room, which is completely furnished by pieces given to Betty by Karen von Blixen before she left Africa.
Accommodation: Lodge / Campsite.

Day 2:     Nairobi - Mount Kenya
Transfer to Wilson Airport for the flight to Nanyuki at the foot of Mount Kenya. William Holden and a group of his friends turned the Mount Kenya Safari Club into perhaps the most famous club in the world. Enjoy an afternoon at leisure. Tonight, a highlight as you head into nearby Sweet waters Private Reserve for a night game drive– possible only because the reserve is on private property.
Accommodation: Lodge / Campsite.

Day 3:     Mount Kenya
Today, opt for a day of leisure to enjoy the club’s activities. Or, add a full day excursion to Samburu National Park, including lunch and game viewing in the Park.
Accommodation: Lodge / Campsite.

Day 4:     Mount Kenya - Lewa Downs
Just 1 hour away from Mount Kenya lays the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy. Lewa Downs, located within the conservancy, is one of Kenya’s original ranches and has been the Craig Family home since 1921. Arrive at the home in time to enjoy lunch with the family. Then, choose your activity this afternoon from horseback riding, bush walks, tennis or just relaxing poolside.
Accommodation: Lewa Downs Camp.

Day 5:     Lewa Downs
A full day at the ranch gives you time to relax and enjoy the intimate atmosphere of the grounds. Your en-suite cottage includes a common living room with fireplace and a veranda - perfect for reading a book or napping during the heat of the day. Enjoy dinner hosted by the Craig family tonight, followed by a game drive.
Accommodation: Lewa Downs Camp.

Day 6:     Lewa Downs - Ol Malo ‘Laipikia Plateau’
A private light aircraft flight takes you to Laipikia and the hidden treasure of Ol Malo. Set on an escarpment overlooking the Laipikia Plateau, Ol Malo provides visitors with an intimate safari experience, reminiscent of Hemingway’s Africa. Your hosts, Colin and Rocky Francombe will show you the unspoilt Africa here in Kenya’s northern region, while pampering you in luxurious surroundings.
Accommodation: Ol Malo.

Day 7:     Ol Malo
Choose from a variety of game-viewing options today. You might enjoy a traditional game drive. Or, why not try game viewing on horseback? Take time while at the lodge to enjoy the beautiful surrounding vistas.
Accommodation: Ol Malo.

Day 8:     Ol Malo-Masai Mara
A private light aircraft flight takes you back to Nanyuki where you join the schedule flight to the Masai Mara. Upon arrival, you will be met and transferred to your luxury tented camp. This afternoon, enjoy a game drive in the Reserve.
Accommodation: Lodge / Luxury.

Day 9:     Masai Mara
As Kenya’s most famous Reserve, the Masai Mara is host to a variety of wildlife, including the Big Cats and prolific bird life. Enjoy morning and afternoon game drives.
Accommodation:  Lodge.

Day 10:  Masai Mara
After today’s morning and afternoon game drives, your game list should be complete!
Accommodation: Lodge.

Day 11:   Masai Mara-Nairobi-Depart
Return to Nairobi by scheduled light aircraft flight.

AMT 305 Exclusive Amicabre (Road / Flight Package) (7 Days)

Day 1: Nairobi - The Ark
Leave in the morning to reach the small town of Nyeri for a sumptuous lunch before leaving for the Ark in the early afternoon. The night is spent in your comfortable perch above the floodlit waterhole and saltlick where, nightlong, a procession of animals comes to drink.

Day 2:  Ark - Mount Kenya Safari Club
After breakfast a short drive brings you to the Mount Kenya Safari Club whose membership includes a host of movie stars, politicians and aristocrats. Here you can have a day of total relaxation in the splendid landscaped surroundings. Activities available include golf, tennis, horseback riding, and of course swimming in the heated pool. Overnight and all meals at the club.

Day 3:     Mount Kenya safari club-Sweetwaters
Depart in the morning for the Sweetwaters. It is one of the only four Private Game reserves in Kenya and provides visitors with a unique combination of facilities and activities. Here the guests can enjoy special activities not permitted in the Kenyan National parks and Reserves such as escorted game walks, night game drives, horse-back rides and meals in the bush.
Dinner and overnight at the Sweetwaters tented camp.

Day 4:     Sweetwaters - Masai Mara
After breakfast, transfer to the airstrip to catch a flight to the Masai Mara. Overnight at Mara Safari Club.

Day 5:  Masai Mara

Experienced “Driver-naturalist”, in a four-wheel drive land-cruiser, guides game drives at the Mara Safari Club. The luxurious Mara Safari Club is set in the OL-Choro Oiroua Conservation Area, bordering the Masai Mara Game Reserve, at the foot of the Aitong Hills. Surrounded on three sides by the Mara River.
Dinner and overnight at the Mara Safari Club.

Day 6:     Masai Mara
The guests enjoy a full day game drive.
Dinner and overnight at the Mara Safari Club.

Day 7:     Masai Mara - Nairobi
After breakfast, you take a transfer to the airstrip to catch a flight back to Nairobi.

AMT 306 Majestic Mara (Flight) (2 Days)

Day 1:
10.00 PM.: Departure for Mara at in a twin-engine aircraft from Wilson Airport.
10.50 AM.: An awaiting Land cruiser takes you on a short game drive on route to the camp.
01.00 PM.: You are served a buffet lunch. The afternoon is at leisure.
04.00 PM. Game drive.
07.30 PM. Dinner followed by Maasai dances.

Day 2:
06.00 AM.: Early morning game drive.
08.30 AM.: Enjoy a hearty breakfast.
11.30 AM.: Transfer to Mara Airstrip for your return flight to Nairobi.

NOTE:  Flights are also available to Mara at 02:45 PM. and from Mara at 04.00 PM.
The above can be 3 Days or 2 Nights flight package with the second day being a full day at the Masai Mara. The above program is also applicable for Samburu and Amboseli national parks.

Rift Desert Altitude

AMT 308 Turkana Via Chalbi Desert (8 Days)

Day 1:     Nairobi - Samburu
After breakfast, you will be picked up from your Nairobi hotel.
Thereafter depart Nairobi for Samburu Game Reserve via Nanyuki town, lunch enroute.  On arrival, set up camp.  Dinner and overnight at the campsite which is set on the upper banks of the Ewaso Nyiro River which rises in the Aberdare’s and drains in the Lorian Swamp north of Shaba.

Day 2:     Samburu
Morning and afternoon game drives in Samburu with a lunch and leisure break at the camp in the mid afternoon.  Samburu is home to rare, drought animals that go for long periods of time without water.  These include the reticulated giraffe, grevy’s zebra, the blue-shanked Somali ostrich, gerenuk (or giraffe gazelle) and the Beisa Oryx.  The vegetation here is desert rose, desiccated grass and acacia trees or bushes.  The Samburu nomadic tribe who are distant cousins to the Maasai inhabits this area.  All meals and overnight at the campsite.

Day 3:     Samburu - Marsabit
After breakfast, depart for Marsabit National Park via the singing wells of the Boran people who form a long chain and sing and ululate in their mother tongue as they fetch water and water their livestock simultaneously.  Proceed to Marsabit for an afternoon game drive in the park.  Elephants, buffalo and kudu can be seen next to the Marsabit Lodge at the water filled crater.  Marsabit is an oasis and extinct volcano, which is densely forested on the upper slopes while the lower slopes, are scorched and dry.  The park is home to jumbo elephants and was home to Ahmed, the elephant’s whose statue is outside the National Museum in Nairobi who was one of the largest elephants ever seen in Kenya.  Access to some parts of the park is hampered by extensive dense forest and undergrowth.  All meals and overnight at the campsite.

Day 4:     Marsabit - Kalacha
After breakfast make your way past the lava flows to Kalacha, a small settlement at the edge of the Chalbi Desert where you will camp for the night.

Day 5:     Kalacha - Lake Turkana
After breakfast, depart for Loiyangalani, the name used for the southeastern shore of Lake Turkana, arriving in the mid afternoon, across the Chalbi Desert.  The desert cannot be crossed in wet weather as the whole of it becomes a shallow lake but alternative roads are available around the north and south.  Rest of the day at leisure, dinner and overnight at the campsite.

Day 6:     Lake Turkana
A full day at leisure by the lake.  Swimming is not permitted, as the lake’s waters are crocodile infested.  At extra cost, you can visit the village of the El Molo tribesmen who are said to be the smallest tribe in Africa. 
All meals and overnight at the campsite.

Day 7: Lake Turkana - Maralal
After breakfast, depart Loiyangalani for Maralal, which is the administrative centre for the Samburu people.  The town is used as a transit point enroute to or from Lake Turkana.  Lunch will be served enroute. 
Dinner and overnight at the campsite.

Day 8:     Maralal - Nairobi
After breakfast, depart for Nairobi, lunch enroute.  You will stop at the scenic Thompson Falls, which are named after Joseph Thompson, one of the first European explorers who walked from Mombasa to Lake Victoria in the 1880’s.  Arrive in the mid afternoon.

KENYA & TANZANIA

AMT 350 Kenya & Tanzania (13 Days)

Day 1: Nairobi - Masai Mara
After breakfast, depart for the Masai Mara Game Reserve. You will have a spot at the viewpoint of the Great Rift Valley and at Narok town for lunch then proceed for a game drive on arrival, tracking various animal species and birds with your driver / guide. Dinner and an overnight stay at the lodge or campsite.

Day 02: Masai Mara
Early breakfast followed by a full day of game drives within the reserve. Masai Mara is renowned for it’s high animal concentration and abundance. Black-maned lions, elephants and buffalo can be seen (3 out of the big 5) though luck is essential for spotting leopard and rhino, which make the other two. The reserve is essentially the northern extension of Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park and is home to numerous plains game including wildebeest, common zebra and the masai giraffe as well as antelopes like Thompson’s gazelle, dik dik, hartebeest, impala and dik dik among others. You will have a break for your picnic lunch at the hippo pool where hippos are in view and with luck, crocodiles. Return to the lodge or campsite for dinner and overnight.

Day 3:     Masai Mara
Early breakfast followed by a game drive. The landscape here is scenic savannah grassland on rolling hills; this reserve is the best park for game in Kenya as it has an extensive road and track network, which enables close range viewing and photography. Lunch at the lodge or campsite. In the afternoon you will have a choice of three activities; a game drive or an escorted nature walk with our armed Masai guides. At an extra cost you can visit a local Maasai village to see their nomadic lifestyle. All activities end at the lodge or the campsite where you will retire for the night after dinner.
Day 4:     Masai Mara - Nakuru
After breakfast, depart Masai Mara for Nakuru for dinner and overnight at a lodge or campsite with lunch enroute.

Day 5:     Lake Nakuru - Amboseli
After breakfast, you will have a morning game viewing session in Lake Nakuru National Park to view flamingos for the park which is famous, other water birds, various antelopes and plains game, cape buffalo, the Rothschild’s giraffe, baboons and with luck the rare white rhino which is an endangered species. Drive to Nairobi for lunch then on to Amboseli National Park for dinner and overnight at a lodge or campsite, game drive enroute.

Day 6:     Amboseli
A day of game drives in this park, which contains swamp grounds in which elephants and hippos in abundance. A visit to the observation hill will follow where you will look out for Mount Kilimanjaro’s peak if weather conditions permit. A variety of plains game, antelopes and birds can be also be seen. You will have a lunch and leisure break at the lodge in the mid afternoon. Rest of meals and overnight at a lodge or campsite.

Day 7:     Amboseli
After breakfast, proceed for your final game drive. It is a 4 hours drive to Arusha via Namanga border town for immigration formalities. You will arrive for bed and breakfast at Arusha Centre Inn, a local budget hotel.

Day 8:     Arusha - Lake Manyara National Park
Pick up from your Arusha hotel and depart for Lake Manyara National Park. Arrive in time for a game drive during which a fantastic array of birdlife can be seen including flamingos that breed in the lake’s alkaline waters. The park also offers a spectacular view of the Great Rift Valley and the fig forest here is a good place to see monkeys and some of the 350 species of birds that have been recorded here. With luck, you may spot the tree climbing lions for which the park is famous. Dinner and overnight at a lodge / campsite.

Day 9:     Serengeti
After breakfast depart for the Serengeti crater lunch enroute to arrive in time for an afternoon game drive in the Serengeti. Dinner and overnight at at a lodge  / campsite.

Day 10:  Serengeti
Morning and afternoon game drives in the Serengeti with a lunch and leisure break at the lodge/camp in the mid-afternoon. The term “Serengeti” means “endless plains” in Masai language. In the central plains there are carnivores like lion, leopard, hyena and cheetah. The park is normally the scene off the annual migration of wildebeest and zebra, which occurs between the Serengeti and Kenya’s Masai Mara. Eagles, flamingo, ducks, geese, egrets, vultures, secretary birds, ibis, stork, heron, kite, pelican, crane and guinea fowl are among the birds that can be seen in the park.
Dinner and overnight at a lodge  / campsite.

Days 11:  Serengeti - Ngorongoro
After breakfast, depart the Serengeti National part to Ngorongoro conservation area via the pre-historic site at Olduvai Gorge. The gorge museum has great wealth of the remains of various fauna and flora from the early man era. Continue to the Serengeti for an afternoon game drive, lunch en-route.
Dinner and overnight at a lodge  / campsite.

Day 12: Ngorongoro
After breakfast, depart for Ngorongoro for a full day crater tour, taking picnic lunches with you. This visit will actually give you the highest chances of spotting the rare black rhino. The crater is 670 metres deep. The rest of the big five may be seen. Other species encountered include cheetah, grant’s and thompson’s gazelle, the common zebra, spotted hyena and wildebeest. Flamingos may also be seen on the crater lake. In between tracking game, you will have a break for lunch at the Ngoitoktok springs picnic site. In the evening ascend up and out of the crater to spend the night at the lodge or campsite.

Day 13:  Ngorongoro - Arusha - Nairobi
After breakfast, depart to Arusha for lunch and catch an afternoon shuttle to Nairobi to arrive in the evening or arrive in Arusha in the evening.

AMT 351 Kenya & Tanzania (13 Days)

Day 1:     Arrive Nairobi
Arrive Nairobi early this morning, where you will be met and transferred to your hotel. After included lunch, drive out into the Ngong Hills and visit the former home of Karen von Blixen, now a museum. Continue on to the Giraffe Centre, where you will have the opportunity to feed giraffe from an elevated platform. Return to the hotel later this afternoon.

Note: Applicable to morning arrivals only.
Accommodation: In a city hotel on bed and breakfast basis.

Day 2:     Nairobi - Aberdares
This morning, travel north into the Aberdare Mountain Range. Stop first at your base hotel, the Aberdare Country Club for lunch. Then, transfer by park vehicles up to your tree hotel. Tonight, from your comfortable position on the deck of the hotel, watch for animals as they come to drink water and scratch for salt at the waterhole.

Accommodation: The Ark /  Treetops / Mountain Lodge.

Day 3:     Aberdares - Lake Nakuru
Transfer back to the base hotel this morning and rejoin your Amicabre vehicle. Your direction takes a westerly turn today, as you travel first through the town of Thomson’s Falls and on to Lake Nakuru.  Although not a large park, Lake Nakuru National Park is beautiful, filled with acacia trees and known best for the population of lesser flamingos, which mass on the lake to feed. After lunch, enjoy a game drive in the park.

Accommodation:  Lodge / Budget hotel.

Day 4:  Lake Nakuru - Masai Mara
Drive to the Masai Mara, Kenya’s most famous national reserve. The northern extension of Tanzania’s Serengeti, the Masai Mara is filled with a large concentration of wildlife’– and the chances of seeing all Big Five are excellent.

Accommodation: Lodge / Campsite.

Day 5:  Masai Mara
A full day in the Mara includes morning and afternoon game drives. Among the animals you might spot today are zebra, lion, hippo, elephant, buffalo, topi, gazelle, giraffe and roan antelope.
Accommodation:  Lodge / Campsite.

Day 6:     Masai Mara - Nairobi
Depart for Nairobi this morning, arriving early this afternoon. This evening enjoy dinner at the Carnivore Restaurant. You will have the opportunity to taste game such as impala, zebra and ostrich.

Accommodation: City hotel on bed and breakfast basis.

Day 7:     Nairobi - Arusha
Depart Nairobi for Arusha via Namanga border town fro immigration formalities and arrive in Arusha in time for lunch.
Overnight in an Arusha hotel on bed and breakfast basis.

Day 8:  Arusha - Tarangire
After breakfast, drive to Tarangire National Park, doing a game drive enroute to the lodge or camp for lunch. In addition to elephant, you may find zebra, wildebeest, buffalo and maasai giraffe.
Accommodation:  Lodge / Campsite.

Day 9:     Tarangire - Ngorongoro
After breakfast, enjoy a game drive as you leave the park. Travel around Lake Manyara, stopping for lunch. Continue to Ngorongoro Crater, where the remainder of the day is at leisure.
Accommodation:  Lodge / Campsite.

Day 10:  Ngorongoro
A highlight awaits you today, as you descend through the early morning mists 2,000 feet to the crater floor for a full day of game viewing. Among the animals you might see are zebra, wildebeest, gazelle, cheetah, leopard, lion, rhino, monkey and a variety of bird life. Enjoy a full day of game viewing, including a picnic lunch.

Accommodation:  Lodge / Campsite.

Day 11:  Ngorongoro - Serengeti
Depart after breakfast this morning and stop first at Ol Duvai Gorge, famous site of Dr. Louis Leakey’s discovery of pre-historic “Homo Habilis.” Then continue across the plains and into the Serengeti National Park.

Accommodation: Lodge / Campsite.

Day 12:  Serengeti
A full day includes morning and afternoon game drives. At times there are over 35 species of plains game in this, Tanzania’s largest and most famous park. Elephant, buffalo, rhino, giraffe, bat-eared fox, hyena, jackal and all the big cats may be seen here.

Accommodation: Lodge / Campsite.

Day 13:  Serengeti-Arusha-Nairobi
This morning, board a light aircraft flight to Arusha, where you will have lunch before continuing by road to Nairobi. The remainder of the afternoon is at leisure.
Or, depart Serengeti with   gamedrive and lunch enroute arriving Arusha early evening.

Accommodation: In an Arusha hotel on bed and breakfast basis.

Day 14:  Nairobi-Depart
This morning, enjoy a tour of Nairobi followed by lunch. The remainder of the afternoon is at leisure to do last minute shopping or just relax.

Or,  Arusha - Nairobi:
Depart Arusha for Nairobi either at 0800hrs / 1400hrs  via  Namanga  border point arriving either 1230hrs /1830hrs.     

WALKING SAFARIS

AMT 410 Loita Hills - Nguruman Trek (6 Days)

This is the safari that will take you to the Maasai land.  While in Maasai land, you will see the Maasai Manyattas, people in their traditional ways of life and some wildlife before you get to Nguruman Escarpment.

Day 1:
Leave Nairobi at 10:00 am, drive through the farmlands at the edge of the Rift Valley and descend the escarpment via the viewpoint with the vehicle to Narok town.  After 30 minutes drive from Narok town, disembark from the vehicle at Maji Moto then proceed to Ndarara Manyatta for lunch.  After lunch, 2 hours walk to the main Ndarara camp for dinner and overnight.

Day 2:
Early breakfast, and thereafter leave Ndarara to Letukunyi; the walk will take 5 - 6 hours through the scattered bushes. 
Dinner and overnight at Letukunyi camp.

Day 3:
As in day 2, leave Letukunyi camp early in the morning for an enjoyable walk before the sun is too hot.  We will pass Narosora for lunch or to buy what might be out of stock.  After spending an hour or two in this modern town in Maasai land, proceed to Morinjo for dinner and overnight at Morinjo campsite.

Day 4:
After breakfast, leave Morinjo.  Walk through the forest; this is one of the few remaining true-forested wilderness area in East Africa.  The walk will take you 5 - 6 hours. 
Dinner and overnight at Enkutoto campsite.

Day 5:
We have two options;
(1)  We leave Enkutoto early in the morning passing along the left side of the Rift Valley via the Nguruman Escarpment to Nguruman town for dinner and overnight at a local hotel.  Leave Nguruman on day 6 at around 11:00 am for the transfer back to Nairobi.

(2)  After breakfast leave Enkutoto not too early, walk leisurely for 4 - 5 hours to Njoroi campsite for dinner and overnight.  In this camp an excellent view of surrounding areas, which include Lake Magadi, Ngong hills, Lake Natron, and all the way to Tanzania border on a clear day.

Day 6
After breakfast, descend down the escarpment and through small farms to Nguruman town for transfer back to Nairobi via Lake Magadi and the Olorgasaile prehistoric site so as to arrive in Nairobi late afternoon.

AMT 411 Aberdares (4 Days)

Day 1:
Transfer to Aberdares National Park. Afternoon walk to Magura campsite (4 hours).
Dinner and overnight at Aberdares (Magura camp).

Day 2:
Walk to Honi river campsite (6  - 7 hours).
Dinner and overnight at the campsite.

Day 3:
Walk to Wanderis road head (6 - 7hours).
Dinner and overnight at the campsite.

Day 4:
Climb Satima top and walk back to Wanderis gate and back to Nairobi.

BALLOON SAFARIS

This is an excursion that allows clients to maximize their holiday dreams whilst on safari, by doing something extraordinary - enjoying wild game viewing on air, followed by a champagne bush breakfast. It is so thrilling and kicks off daily from Major Lodges at around 06.30 am. This can be organized with a tour package and lasts around 2 hours.

CAMEL SAFARIS

AMT 420 Camel Safari (7 Days)

These are not luxury safaris, nor rough and uncomfortable. You travel through unspoilt areas of north central Kenya-Samburu.
Local Samburu people guide you. The safari is led by local warriors some of whom can inform you of the local customs and explain what you can see as you trek along. It is not arduous, you may walk or ride as choose, with a support vehicle carrying the luggage, tents and supplies plus any personal needs such as beers, spirits and sodas, that you may purchase from the Club house before departing. The camp and shower are erected for you and the cook will keep you well fed for the day’s activities. Each afternoon you are free to join a nature walk accompanied by Samburu warriors through the bush.

Day 1:     Nairobi  - Maralal               
After breakfast, depart from our Nairobi offices travelling via Nyahururu. Rumuruti to our Maralal Camel club for overnight in self contained bandas cottages.

Day 2:     Camel Trekking -  Walking
After breakfast depart with your camels and Morans into the bush. You will ride through the area never quite sure what you will see. It should be remembered that this safari is not primarily a game-viewing safari. It is one led by and in total harmony with the local Samburu people. Picnic lunch en-route, afternoon arrival at your pre-prepared camp where your cook will be ready to offer you afternoon tea and snacks. Thereafter, an optional guided walk through the bush before dinner and overnight under the stars.

Day 3, 4 & 5:          Camel Trekking -  Walking
Mattresses pad, the locally wooden frames on the camels, and after breakfast you are set and through the bush either hiking or walking as you choose. It is a leisurely pace and you may change from walking to hiking, as you prefer. You will pass by Samburu Manyattas that your lead Moran can organize for you to visit. As this is spontaneous, the Morans will discuss with the elders for permission for your entry and you will be asked to pay something towards the family for photography and viewing their homes. This is not always included in the safari cost and is only a small amount offered as a courtesy.  Each day you will have a picnic lunch in the bush, then combine to your next campsite, where your cook will be waiting for you. Greater part of your evening shall be spent beside water and a shower will be erected for you to dust off (depending on water availability).

Day 6:     End of Camel Trek
The camel trek ends late morning back at the Clubhouse. Here you will take lunch before walking with your Moran guides into the frontier town of Maralal. The art crafts to see, the Samburu market and a way of life different from other places you might have visited on your holiday. In the evening, the Morans and their ladies will perform dances for you as entertainment at the Club where you will be free to take as many pictures as you want even to join in the dancing if you feel up to it.
This night you are in the bandas again and can clean up before your free return transfer in the morning.

Day 07:  Maralal - Nairobi
After breakfast, transfer back to Nairobi. You are expected to arrive in Nairobi usually in the late afternoon. Lunch is not included on this day.

Included:
·       Camel safari
·       Saddles and Handler guides
·       Two person tents-sewn in ground sheet and mosquito netting
·       Bed sheets and Blankets
·       Camping equipment except sleeping bags, which you can always hire from us
·       3 meals a day whilst on safari prepared by our cook
·       Accommodation in bandas at Maralal Samburu dancing

 

Trekking / Technical Climbing

TREKKING INFORMATION

Seasons and Weather Conditions     
The best time to visit Kenya is during the dry season, especially just after the rains have finished. The dry seasons run from June to Late September, and from December to February, although as climatic conditions become more unpredictable many trekkers also visit Mount Kenya / Mount Kilimanjaro during March, October and November. Daytime temperatures on the lower parts of the mountain are often pleasantly warm, although brief rain in the afternoon is always possible. As soon as the sun drops the air becomes very cold. At night, and on the higher parts of the mountain, temperatures often drop well below freezing point, so warm clothes and sleeping bags are essential.

Altitude
Although many thousands of trekkers successfully reach their peaks every year without any real difficulty, many others don’t make it to the top because they suffer from altitude sickness. To avoid this, it is very important to acclimatise by ascending slowly and steadily. Even if you’re fit, you should not try to rush up Mount Kenya.

Maps & Guidebooks
The Ordnance Survey Worldmaps Series (1:100.000) is recommended. For comprehensive background information and specific route details, “Trekking in East-Africa” (published by Lonely Planet) is recommended. The “Guide to Mount Kenya and Kilimanjaro” (published by the Mountain Club of Kenya). Is mainly for technical mountaineers, but also has information on glaciation, geology, wildlife, etc.

Recommended Mountain Clothing
·  Warm, windproof jacket with hood
· Waterproof Jacket and overtrousers
·  Walking trousers, shirts and pullover
·  Warm underwear
·  Walking socks
·  Good comfortable walking boots
·  Raining shoes (for evening)
·  Gaiters
·  Sun hat
·  Warm hat or balaclava
·  Scarf

Recommended Mountain Equipment
·  Good warm sleeping bag                                                      
·  Water bottle (1 to 2 litres)                                                  
·  Water purification tablets / solutions (and filter)                 
·  Wash kit and towel
·  Toilet paper
·  Sun glasses
·  Torch
·  First aid kit (including blister, plasters, headache tablets, sun cream, lip salve, personal, medication)
·  Walking pole(s)
·  Rescue blanket
·  Emergency whistle                                                              

It is advisable to pack your clothing and equipment into a waterproof rucksack or duffel bag for porters to carry. Also it is advisable to have a small day sack to carry your raincoat, camera, packed lunch and energy snack and items of personal nature.

MOUNT KENYA
Trek and Beach

AMT 500 Mount Kenya Up Sirimon Down Sirimon (5 Days)

Day 1:     Nairobi -Nanyuki
After breakfast, we will pick you up from your Nairobi hotel and depart for Nanyuki town, arriving in time for lunch.  The afternoon will be spent acclimatising and organising any gear you may require for the trek. 
Dinner and overnight at a budget hotel

Day 2:  Nanyuki - Old Moses
After breakfast, drive to the Sirimon Park Gate where you will begin your hike to Old Moses Hut for your first overnight on Mount Kenya, lunch enroute.  The hike takes about 3 hours, by passing tropical rain forest and bamboo vegetation sections.  The altitude here is 3,300m.  Dinner and overnight at the hut.

Day 3:  Old Moses -  Shiptons
After breakfast, hike to Shipton’s which is at 4,200m above sea level.  You stop for a picnic lunch half way through the hike.  Dinner and overnight at the hut.  Walking time is 5 to 7 hours depending on your individual fitness level.

Day 4:  Shiptons - Pt Lenana - Shiptons
A pre-down attempt of Pt. Lenana.  This early start is intended to give you enough time to read Pt Lenana when the sun is rising and in clear weather gives you a clear view of the majestic scenery.  After photography and viewing descend to Shiptons for overnight, meals enroute.

Day 5:  Shiptons - Nairobi
After breakfast, descend leisurely to the road head then on to Nanyuki town where you have lunch then catch your transport to Nairobi arriving in the evening.

Note:  This tour can be extended to an 11 days programme.

Day 6 -10:  Reef Beach Hotel
Relax or take part in watersports on one of our finest beaches - Reef beach - leisure days at Reef Beach Hotel on board basis.

Day 11:  Mombasa / Nairobi
Departure transfer to the airport. Connect a flight back to Nairobi.

You can travel to the Coast by flight, train or bus. 

AMT 501 Mount Kenya Up Sirimon Down Naro Moru (5 Days)

Day 1:     Nairobi - Nanyuki
After breakfast, you will be picked up from your Nairobi hotel.  Drive to Nanyuki town. A town set on the foothills of Mount Kenya.  After lunch, spend the rest of the afternoon acclimatising and sorting out and organising all the requirements for your trip. 
Dinner and overnight at a Nanyuki budget hotel.

Day 2:  Nanyuki - Old Moses
After breakfast, drive to the Sirimon Track Park Gate.  Hike to Old Moses hut in an average hiking time of 3 hours, lunch enroute.  This hike is very essential for acclimatisation and quite educative as far as the vegetation is concerned. 
Dinner and overnight at the hut,  which is 3,300m above sea level.

Day 3:  Old Moses - Shiptons
An early start for Shiptons, attitude 4,200m in an average hiking time of 6 hours, lunch enroute.  Sirimon route lies on the north - western side of Mount Kenya and generally escapes some rainfall, making it drier than other routes most times of the year. 
Dinner and overnight at the hut.

Day 4:     Shiptons - Pt Lenana - Mackinders
Wake up to a pre-dawn attempt of Pt Lenana, 4,985m above sea level.  If you are fortunate and the weather is clear, you may see Mount Kilimanjaro to the south, Mount Elgon to the west and even the Indian Ocean to the East.  After your photography and viewing opportunity, surrounded by glaciers and ice rock caves, descend leisurely to Mackinders camp on the Naro Moru trail, meals enroute.  The attitude here is 4,200m.  The hut is on Teleki Valley opposite the main peaks.  Descent will be about 5 hours. 
Dinner and overnight at the hut.

Day 5:     Mackinders - Nairobi
After breakfast, descend to Met station in roughly 3 hours and catch your transport to Naro Moru town for lunch then board your transport to Nairobi, arriving in the evening.

AMT 502 Mount Kenya Up Sirimon Down Chogoria (5 Days)

Day 1:     Nairobi - Nanyuki
Depart Nairobi.  Lunch in Nanyuki.  Organise gear for the trek and begin the acclimatisation process as the town is at the foothills of Mount Kenya, at an attitude of 1,950m 
Dinner and overnight at a budget hotel.

Day 2:     Nanyuki - Old Moses
After breakfast, drive to the Sirimon Park Gate, 2,660m above sea level.  Begin your 3 hour hike to Old Moses hut in an average hiking time of 3 hours. 
Dinner and overnight at the hut.

Day 3:                      Old Moses  - Shiptons
After breakfast, hike to Shiptons in an average hiking time of 5 to 7 hours, which depends directly on one’s level of physical fitness.  Lunch will be taken enroute.  The altitude here is 4,200m above sea level; dinner and overnight at the hut.

Day 4:     Shiptons - Pt. Lenana - Meru - Mount Kenya
You will wake up to a pre-down attempt of Point Lenana, altitude 4,985m.  After your photography and viewing session descend to Minto’s Hut on the Chogoria trail for a full breakfast then down to Meru Mount Kenya for dinner and overnight in tents.  (At extra cost, you may upgrade your accommodation and spend the night at the Meru Mount Kenya Bandas, subject to availability)

Day 5:     Meru Mount Kenya - Nairobi
After breakfast, descent to Chogoria town, which is a 32km walk.  (Halfway done, you may take transport for 16 km to the town at extra cost).  Lunch in Chogoria then depart for Nairobi.

AMT 503 Mount Kenya Up Naro Moru Down Naro Moru (5 Days)

Day 1:     Nairobi - Naro Moru
After breakfast, depart Nairobi for Naro Moru town where you will spend the night at the Youth Hostel after sorting out and organising any gear you may require to hike up the mountain, which also serves as an acclimatisation process as Naro Moru is roughly 2,000m above sea level.

Day 2:     Naro Moru - Met Station
Drive to the Naro Moru Park Gate and hike a distance of 9 km in an average hiking time of 4 hours.  Rest of the day at leisure continuing with the gradual process of acclimatisation.  Dinner and overnight at the hut, which is 3,000m above sea level.

Day 3:     Met Station - Mackinders
After breakfast, hike up the Teleki valley to Mackinder’s camp where there is a spectacular view of the main peaks.  The walking time will be five hours approximately.  Meals and overnight at the hut, the altitude here is 4,200m.

Day 4:     Mackinders - Pt. Lenana - Mackinders
You will wake up to a pre-down attempt of Point Lenana.  An early start ensures a successful summit bid and weather permitting, for a clear view of the majestic summit scenery.  Pt Lenana stands at 4,985m above sea level.  Descend to Mackinders camp for dinner and overnight at the hut , having conquered Mount Kenya.

Day 5:     Mackinder - Nairobi via Naro Moru
After breakfast, descend down to Met Station and on to the park gate in 3 to 4 hours time.  Drive to Naro Moru town for lunch then return to Nairobi arriving in the afternoon.

TECHNICAL CLIMBING (ADDITIONAL INFORMATION)

Technical climbing is meant for those with vast experience in climbing and not just normal hikes. It is so adventurous and yet very intricate

AMT 550 Mount Kenya - Technical Climbing - Sirimon - Naro Moru (8 Days)

Day 1:
After breakfast, depart from Nairobi and have an overnight stay in Nanyuki town.
Dinner and overnight provided. You have time to acclimatize.

Day 2:
After breakfast, leave Nanyuki for the park gate to start climbing to the first hut, Old Moses 3,300m.

Day 3:
Have a long walk (5-7hrs) to the second hut Shiptons (4,200m), for
acclimatization purposes.

Day 4:
Hike through Simba Col via the tooth to overnight at Austrian Hut (4700m). Please note this base camp is only used when climbing through the normal route.

Day 5:
A free acclimatization day at Austrian Hut. You can attempt point Lenana. (4985m)

Day 6/7:
Attempt points Nelion and Batian. (5195m) Early rise and start are recommended. Descend to Meteorological station for overnight on the 7th night.

Day 8:
Descend further to the Park gate for your transfer to Nairobi.

MOUNT KILIMANJARO

AMT 510 Kilimanjaro Via Marangu Route (7 Days)

Day 1:      Nairobi - Arusha
After breakfast, we will pick you up from your Nairobi hotel and thereafter, depart for Arusha arriving in time for lunch.  Spend the afternoon organising any gear you require for the trek. 
Overnight at your Arusha hotel.

Day 2:     Arusha  - Mandara
After breakfast, drive to Moshi then on to the Marangu Park Gate, the set off point for your three hour hike to Mandara Hut in which you cover 9  km.  Here, we are at 2,774m above sea level on your first overnight on Kilimanjaro.

Day 3:     Mandara - Horombo
Begin your trek to Horombo hut in an average hiking time of 8 hours, lunch enroute.  In clear weather Mawenzi and Kibo peaks can be seen. 
Dinner and overnight at the hut, altitude 3,761m.

Day 4:     Horombo - Kibo
After breakfast, hike 13 km to Kibo hut, 4,732 m above sea level in an average hiking time of 6 hours.  You will now encounter spectacular mountain vegetation like lobelia, giant cactus and groundsel.

Day 5:     Kibo - Horombo via Gilman’s Point and Uhuru Peak.
Wake up at 02.00 am for a pre-down attempt of the summit.  It takes 5 hours to Gilman’s Point 5,681 m above sea level.  From Gilman’s it takes 1  hours to the summit Uhuru Peak, the highest point in Africa at 5,896 m above sea level.  Descend to Horombo hut for overnight.

Day 6:     Horombo - Arusha
After breakfast, descend to the Marangu Park Gate via Mandara.  You will be transferred to your Arusha hotel for overnight.

Day 7:   Arusha - Nairobi
After breakfast depart for Nairobi on the morning or afternoon shuttle.

AMT 511 Kilimanjaro Via Machame Route (8 Days)

Day 1:   Nairobi - Arusha
After breakfast, we will pick you up from your Nairobi hotel and  thereafter depart for Arusha via Namanga border town for immigration formalities.  Rest of the afternoon at leisure. 
Overnight at an Arusha hotel.

Day 2:     Arusha - Machame
An early start for Kilimanjaro National Park.  Once we reach the park gate we will proceed directly to Machame hut campsite in an average hiking time of 6 hours for meals and overnight in tents.  The altitude here is 3,100m.

Day 3:   Machame - Shira
After breakfast, hike to Shira hut.  The trek takes 4 hours approximately via the rain forest past the valley and a steep rocky ridge ending westward at a river gorge.  You will have a rest, dinner and overnight at Shira hut campsite, 3,658m above sea level.

Day 4:   Shira - Barranco
From Shira, hike to Barranco hut, in an average hiking time of 6 hours.  We by-pass the lava tower and past the second junction which brings us to the arrow glacier, altitude 4,876m.  We descend to Barranco hut campsite for our third overnight on Kilimanjaro, 3,860 m above sea level.

Day 5:       Barranco - Barafu
After breakfast, we leave Barranco and continue to the Karanga valley and the junction, which connects with the Mweka trail.  We hike to Barafu hut where we set up camp.  We will have walked for about 8 hours. 
Dinner and overnight at the hut campsite, altitude 4,600m with the possibility of sighting both Mawenzi and Kibo peaks.

Day 6:       Barafu - Mweka via Stella Point and Uhuru Peak
We rise early and head for Stella Point altitude 5,745m on our way to the summit Uhuru Peak that is 5,896m above sea level.  This part of the hike takes about 6 hours.  From the summit we descend to the Mweka hut campsite, 3,100m  above sea level.  This part  of the descent takes about 5 hours.
Dinner and overnight.

Day 7:       Mweka - Arusha
After breakfast, we descend to the Mweka Park Gate in an average hiking time of 4 hours and then drive back to Arusha for overnight.

Day 8:       Arusha - Nairobi
After breakfast, depart for Nairobi on the morning or afternoon shuttle arriving at 01.00 pm or 06.30 pm.

AMT 512 Kilimanjaro Via Umbwe Route (8 Days)

Day 1:     Nairobi -  Arusha
Leave Nairobi for Arusha by shuttle bus arriving in time for lunch. Afternoon is spent at leisure and shopping for the provisions needed for the Mountain.
Dinner and overnight at an Arusha hotel.

Day 2:     Arusha - Lava Caves
After breakfast, transfer to Marangu gate and then to Umbwe Village to start the climb. Climb for four hours through the rainforest to camp at the caves 2,800m above the sea level.

Day 3:     Lava Caves - Barranco Hut
After breakfast, continue ascent along a sharp ridge, giving a distinct high mountain feeling, then onto the Moorland Camp and arrive my mid afternoon. Stay at Barranco hut 3,900m.

Day 4:     Barranco Hut - Arrow Glacier
A four-hour walk past enormous breach walls to camp at the foot of the Arrow Glacier.  A leisurely afternoon and evening, acclimatizing at around 4900m and watching the sunset behind Mount Meru.

Day 5:     Arrow Glacier - Kilimanjaro Crater Rim
Climbing the same steep walls and scrambling up the screen and across the frozen lava on the tottering wall. We camp on the stunning crater rim of Kilimanjaro.

Day 6:     Kilimanjaro Crater Rim - Horombo Hut
You trek up the highest point in Africa, Uhuru Peak (5,896m). Descend via Gilman’s point and onto Kibo hut for dinner and overnight (3,761m).

Day 7:  Horombo Hut -  Arusha
After breakfast, descent to the Marangu Park Gate via Mandara. You will be transferred to Arusha for dinner and overnight.

Day 8:     Arusha - Nairobi
After breakfast, leave for Nairobi by morning or afternoon shuttle, where the tour ends.

MOUNT MERU

AMT 520 Mount Meru Climb (4 Days)

Few people climb Mount Meru. This is to its advantage, as one is more likely to see forest animals and, big game on the lower slopes. You walk through forests aflame with red-hot pokers, dripping Spanish moss and carpeted with clover before rising to open heath spiked with giant lobelias. The dramatic and exhilarating walk along the rim of the horseshoe crater, before the final ascent, makes this highly recommended for climbers interested in a challenge, spectacular views and wildlife.

Day 1:
We collect our guests from their hotel in Arusha and drive to Momella gate (1,500m), where the trekking begins. We follow the track through the forest and through the wild fig tree arch to a small clearing, where we may see buffalo grazing, before continuing across the Jekukumia River and on for lunch at Njeku viewpoint, with the Momella lakes and the plains beyond. Return to the track and continue to Miriakamba hut for our evening meal and overnight stay.  (Full board).

Day 2:
After breakfast, we walk through the glades and forest, filled with black and white Colobus monkeys, to Mgongo wa Tembo (Elephant Ridge). We will reach Saddle Hut 3 - 4 hours later and enjoy lunch.  In the afternoon, continue to the summit of Little Meru for impressive views of the crater, the top of the ash cone and sheer cliffs of the crater’s inner wall. Your evening meal and overnight will be at Saddle Hut.  (Full board).

Day 3:
Rise early and walk along the very narrow ridge to the summit (4,566m) watching the sunrise dramatically from behind Kilimanjaro. The return, via Rhino point, provides spectacular views of the Rift Valley, the volcanoes of Kirumbeni and Lengai and the town of  Arusha. Our evening meal and overnight stay will be at Miriakamba Hut. (10 -12 hours).  (Full board).

Day  4:
On our final day, return to Momella Gate (2 hours.) where our vehicle will be waiting. We will then have a game drive in Arusha National Park and a picnic lunch before we return to Arusha town to connect with onward arrangements required (breakfast and lunch only).

MOUNT ELGON

AMT 530 Mount Elgon Trekking   (4 Days)

Day 1:
Leave Bundari Village after breakfast and hike for 13km to Sasa River Camp (2,800m) through the rich highlands.
Dinner and overnight at the camp.

Day 2:
After an early breakfast hike for 5 km to Mude cave camp for lunch. Explore these ancient caves once used as hide out in tribal wars. Dinner and overnight at the camp.

Day 3:
Leave after breakfast and hike up to peak Wagagai (4,300m) and the Jackson summit (4,200m), which are lower than Wagagai.
Descend to Sasa River for dinner and overnight.

Day 4:
Descend the last bit of the mountain to Budandari Village where the trip ends.  An optional of an extra day to visit the hot springs and the Caldera is advisable.

ABERDARES

AMT 540 Aberdares (5 Days)

Day 1:
Depart Nairobi and drive through Kikuyu land to Nyeri in time for lunch. Explore the provincial Headquarters on foot and later in the evening visit one of the local pubs. 
Dinner and overnight in a hotel (budget)

Day 2:
Drive to Mweiga Park Gate Headquarters to pick up a ranger (this is compulsory). Drive to Karura Falls where the trekking starts. Trek through various options to Chania Falls with picnic en-route.
Dinner and overnight in a selected campsite.

Day 3:
Hike for 16 km to Wanderi and trek through various options with picnic lunch en-route.
Dinner and overnight at a campsite.

Day 4:
After an early breakfast head upwards through various options to Satima Summit, from the summit descend to Wanderis Road head for dinner and overnight.

Day 5:
After breakfast, leave the ranges via Wanderi Gate to Mweiga Park Headquarters where you drop the ranger.
Drive back to Nairobi for your next destination.

 

Travel special “Meet the Kenyans”

“MEET  THE  KENYANS”

We are proud to present “Meet the Kenyans”. Most people like a nice beach holiday or a cool safari. Over the years, the tourism activities in the country have focused on leisure and safari.

‘Meet the Kenyans’ (MTK) is an original idea focused at integrating the cream of the travel industry, i.e. safari and leisure, with community development projects all over the country. The idea revolves around an individuals self will and motivation, to give a helping hand to rural communities through assisting in stalled or MTK initiated projects.

Participants in the programme will gain from a direct interaction with the Kenyan people as they live and work together. At the same time there will be two weeks, one being optional, of which participants will have ample time to discover safari routes in the country and the white beaches of the Kenyan coast.

Apart from this programme, we offer flexible programmes of the same activities depending on the number of days one has. This is possible for a group or even an individual.

MTK promises to be an exciting new way of adventure, lined with community development activities aimed at bettering the lives of the people you meet.

CARHIRE

The history of car hire is probably the longest in the tourist circuits all over the world.

Part of the reason is the privacy and flexibility that it accords the clients ‘any time, all the time’. Secondly, it tends to be, more often than not, cheaper as you have the freedom to choose what to do, when to do it, and how much to spend on the basics, such as accommodation, food, etc. whilst on journey.

Subsequently if you experience falls far below expectations, while on course, you can always change routing, driving, location – almost everything to suit the prevailing circumstances. Unfortunately this is not technically feasible with an organised package.

We have a wide variety of vehicles ranging from:

Description of vehicles available

A.   4WD vehicles Escudo, Vitara, RAV4, Pajero, Landcruiser /                                Landrover
In this category only Landcruiser / Landrover cannot                                           be hired on self drive
B.   Small saloon cars ranging from Toyota Corolla, to                                            Nissan Sunny [New Models]
C.  Any vehicle on request

Generally Terms & Conditions

·No relaxation for bearance or indulgence by the company in enforcing any of the terms and conditions on this agreement shall prejudice or affect the rights and powers of the company hereunder nor shall any waiver or any breach operate a waiver of any subsequent or continuing breach of a minimum of 100km will be charged per day for LOCAL USE.   

NB: I accept that it is my sole responsibility at all times to check the OIL AND WATER as failure to do so will result in having to pay for any damage caused through neglecting to check these items.

·The hirer must be 23 years old and must have a driving license for 3 years unless other wise specified by me the vehicles shall be deemed to have been handed over to me with its normal complement of tools, jack, and spare wheels and with no mechanical or body work defects.

·Only the hirer or other drives named in this contract with bona fide driver’s license are eligible for all damages to the vehicle.

Payment
Full payment for the period of hire plus the cost estimated mileage is required from the hirer when taking the over the car, in addition to minimum deposit of Kshs 80,000/= (refundable)

Insurance

· All cars are insured but in all cases the first Kshs 60,000/=. Windscreen is not covered by insurance and it is the sole responsibility of the hirer.

·The attention of the hirer is particularly drawn to the fact that our insurance shall only cover the hirer provided the hirer has signed our official forms.

·All tour operators hiring out a vehicle shall ensure that all our vehicle are adequately covered by their insurance as our insurance will not cover cars hired out to tour operators for their own use  (Ref: motor pool policy).

·The speedometer is sealed. If the seal is tampered with legal action and or a minimum of 500 km per day for the days of the hire will be charged.

·The period of hire must be specified in the contract, it is an offence to keep the car for more days than stated in the contract unless the company is notified of the extension of the hire period and provided that the company authorizes the extension, otherwise the police will be notified.

·The company is not responsible for any repairs over Kshs 100= unless consulted and authorized by company. Please check the condition of the vehicle accepting it, as no claims whatsoever will be entitled regarding the condition of the vehicle afterwards.

· Theft of spare wheel tolls etc. are the sole responsibility of the hirer and the hirer will be charged for any of the above items which are lost, punctured, burst and damaged tyres, rims damaged at the replacement value specified by the hirer shall drive the vehicle only when qualified to do so and whilst holding all necessary current licenses and permits and shall at all times drive the vehicle in a careful and skilful manner in accordance with all legal requirements and the owners standard policy or insurance which is available for inspection at the owners offices,

·The hirer shall not carry passengers in the while or reward, Except by previous arrangement with the owner.

·The hirer shall supply information drawings assistance in connection with the accident as the owner or its insurer may require.

·The hirer shall not without the prior consent of the owner give any instruction for nay repairs to the vehicle or for replacement of any part thereof rendered necessary by the accident.

·The owner shall be not be responsible for any expenses incurred i.e. Accommodation, hiring of other transport or delays due to any breakdown or accident.

The owner shall not under any circumstances be liable to make any payment to the hirer in respect of or to indemnify the hirer against any loss, injury or damage sustained by the hirer or by any other third party as a result of any defect therein whether it was caused by or through or due to negligence.
For the owner or its servants or agents of howsoever caused and in taking delivery of the vehicle the hirer shall be deemed to have satisfied that is all respects roadworthy and in safe condition.

Our services are rendered conditional to us not being liable to meet any claims for damage or otherwise arising out of delays departure or arrivals missing trains, ships schedule, illness contract and accept full responsibility of the vehicle.

 

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