Bush Memories
Day 1: Arrive Nairobi
Jambo! Upon arrival at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, you will be met by a representative from OTA who will greet you and assist with the transfer to your accommodation for overnight.
Days 2 & 3: Shaba National Reserve
After breakfast drive north to 'Born Free' country where Joy and George Adamson raised Elsa the lion cub in the wild and beautiful Shaba National Reserve which along with Buffalo Springs is part of the area known as 'Samburu'. Arrive in time for lunch.
Spend the afternoon discovering the unique wildlife of the reserve, which is famous for its elephants and lions. Return to the lodge in time to relax before dinner.
Included meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 4: Ol Pejeta Conservancy
Depart to the privately-owned 24,000 acre reserve, Ol Pejeta Conservancy, where your drive ends and another adventure begins at your luxurious tented camp with magnificent views of Mt. Kenya.
Approximate Price: US$1798 per person
SAFARI STYLE
Our Bush Memories itinerary in Kenya showcases the premier national parks and reserves with daily game drives and numerous opportunities to explore Africa’s beauty. You will achieve an up-close and personal experience of the land, wildlife, cultural diversity, and rich history this continent has to offer.
| Duration | 8 days / 7 nights |
| Operation | Guaranteed Departure on shared basis / Join a group of maximum 6 Pax |
| Travel Mode | Travel in comfort across the African terrain in customized 6-seater Safari Minivan with a dedicated and highly experienced driver-guide. |
| Minimum number | 3 people |
| Less Than Minimum Number Supplement: | 1 Pax – Exclusive Use of the Vehicle supplement Cost @ US$570
2 Pax – Exclusive Use of the Vehicle supplement Cost @ US$310 |
Included:
- Superior accommodation throughout the tour
- Meals as stipulated on the itinerary
- Transportation in a safari minivan with a pop-up roof for game viewing & photography on a shared basis
- Services of a professional driver-guide
- All game viewing drives
- All parks entrance fees as indicated in the itinerary
- All Government taxes and levies
- Mineral water during game drives
- All meet and greet services
- 24 hours stand-by contact number
- Safari accessories in each vehicle: First-aid kit, wildlife books, a pair of binoculars, cool box and fire extinguisher
Not Included:
- All items of personal nature e.g. telephone call bills, fax/email bills etc.
- Tipping (recommended for hotel staff US$5 & Guides US$10 per day
- Alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks
- International flight and departure taxes
- Laundry services
- Any other item(s) not included in our itinerary.
- Visa fees
- Excursions while on safari
Arrive for lunch followed by afternoon game viewing drive. Dinner and overnight. One of only four private wildlife reserves in Kenya, your under canvas experience includes wildlife drives in search of the Big Five. Watch a parade of elephant, giraffe, zebra and impala come to drink at the camps floodlit waterhole and salt lick. Optional activities abound, you may choose to go on a night drive in search of nocturnal species, go on a nature walk or join a rhino patrol with experienced armed rangers to find and monitor black rhino. During your stay here, you will also visit the 200-acre Chimpanzee sanctuary that has been set up here. Although chimps are not indigenous to Kenya, the aim of the project, initiated by Lonrho East Africa, Kenya Wildlife Service and the Jane Goodall Institute, was to set up a colony where chimps could be introduced, rehabilitated and taught to fend for themselves in an area similar to their natural living conditions. Priority is given to orphaned and abused chimps. The Sanctuary currently has 27 chimps, including two babies born in the Sanctuary.
There is also a new Visitor's Information Centre at Morani's Boma. Optional activities include a guided walking safari, camel safaris, and horse-back riding.
Included meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 5: Lake Nakuru National Park
After breakfast drive south to Lake Nakuru which is the most famous of the Great Rift Valley lakes and home to a shifting population of over one million flamingos. Arrive in time for lunch.
Spend the afternoon on safari in Kenya's first and largest rhino sanctuary where sightings of both black and white rhino are almost guaranteed and where you have a higher than average chance of spotting a leopard. Other wildlife includes lion, hippo, the rare Rothschild's giraffe, Colobus monkey, numerous plains game and 450 species of birds.
Included meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Days 6 & 7: Maasai Mara Game Reserve
Your journey now takes you to the Maasai Mara, Kenya’s most famous wildlife reserve. Arrive in time for lunch followed by an afternoon game viewing drive. You will have one more day of game viewing with all meals and overnight at your camp.
The Maasai Mara is arguably Kenya’s most popular game reserve. It is the most famous and most visited game reserve in Kenya. The film Out of Africa was made to a great extent in this sanctuary. There is a profusion of all types of wildlife including the big five. A spectacle worth seeing is the annual migration of millions of wildebeests, zebras, and the gazelles from the Serengeti plains across the Tanzania border and the Mara river to reach Maasai Mara's grazing fields from late June. The game reserve abounds with birdlife with close to 450 species have been recorded.
Included meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 8: Depart Nairobi
After breakfast at your accommodation, bid farewell to the Maasai Mara as you set on your journey back to Nairobi. Drive back up the Great Rift Valley to Nairobi, passing the dormant volcano, Mount Longonot, and Lakes Elementaita and Naivasha on the way. Keep an eye out for herds of giraffe and gazelle as you head up the escarpment. You will arrive in Kenya's bustling capital city Nairobi in the early afternoon where you will be transferred to the Jomo Kenyatta International airport for your departure flight back home.
Included meals: Breakfast
Say good bye to this wonderful country and promise to join us on another expedition
