SAMPLE ITINERARIES
THE ITINERARIES BELLOW ARE JUST A SAMPLE OF WHAT WE CAN ARRANGE FOR YOU. WE HAVE EXPERIENCE IN ALMOST ALL OF THE NATIONAL PARKS AND MOUNTAINS OF EAST AFRICA AND WE CAN ACCOMMODATE ALMOST ANY REQUESTS. FEEL FREE TO LET US KNOW EXACTLY WHERE YOU WANT TO GO OR LET US RECCOMEND AN ITINERARY SUITED TO YOUR GROUP.
PRICING: The pricing of these safaris vary dramatically based on type of accomodation, park & entrance fees, transportation costs, and numbers of people. Average costs this last year ranged between $100 and $280 USD per person per day. PLEAST NOTE THAT THE MORE THE PEOPLE YOU HAVE IN YOUR PARTY THE BETTER THE PRICE.
- 12 Day Kenya Circle Tour: A Cultural and Wildlife Safari
- 6 Day Mt Kenya Trek: Attempt the Summit of Pt. Lennana
- 7 Days Kilimanjaro Climb: Ascend Machame route and descend Mweka Route
- 4 Days Kenya Coast: Explore Mombasa, enjoy the beach, and/or water activities
12 Day Kenya Circle Tour: A Cultural and Wildlife Safari
DAY 1: Your guides will meet you at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport around 8:00pm in Nairobi. They'll take you out dinner and to a comfortable hotel in Nairobi where you can quickly recover from any jet lag you might have.
DAY 2: Leave Nairobi passing through the coffee farms and tea farms of the central highlands. You will have a chance to interact with local farmers as they go about their business. Stop over in Karatina, a town in central Kenya--named for the largest market in Africa. Head to Naromoru and spend the night at Naromoru River Lodge near the base of Mount Kenya. The rushing Naromoru River and tree climbing bush babies will lull you to sleep.
DAY 3: Visit Kambi Primary School where Muthoga, one of our guides, used to attend. We'll have a chance to tour the school and if we’re lucky, listen to a performance or two from class choir groups. We'll leave a donation of some much needed school supplies and have tea with the headmaster before continuing on to Sweetwater Sanctuary. In Sweetwater, we'll get our first chance to spot animals and meet some of Jane Goodall's Chimpanzee refugees. You'll also be able to pet a tame, orphaned rhino and meet some warthogs up close. Take a walk on the equator on your way back. Spend the night again at Naromoru River Lodge.
DAY 4: Leave for Kenya's exotic Samburu National Reserve. The reserve is situated on the Ewaso Nyiro River which means plenty of water, trees and shade to attract wildlife like elephant, lion, gerenuk, giraffe and zebra from the surrounding savannah plains. Lion and leopards are also regularly spotted. Overnight at Samburu Game Lodge.
DAY 5: Spend the morning and evening combing the reserve for all types African mammals. During the day we can relax by the pool but before our evening drive we'll visit a Samburu village where you can experience the subtle differences of these distant cousins to the Maasai through dancing, firemaking, beadwork, and more.
DAY 6: Leave early for Nakuru town but stop en route to explore Thomson's Falls. Spend some time in the Nakuru market buying fresh foods before heading into the park for dinner and sunset from Nakuru Guest House. Guests have spotted antelope, buffalo, hyena, and even rhino right from the dining room windows!
DAY 7: Get up early for a chance to see the sun rise over Lake Nakuru and spot animals like rhino, giraffe, baboon, birds, and more when they are the most active. We'll circle the entire lake attempting to count just how many thousands of pink flamingos there are. After the game drive, we'll have lunch in Nakuru town and then continue on to Lake Naivasha and Crater Lake. Enjoy a boat cruise in the Crater Lake volcano oasis amongst Cyprus, flamingos and colobus monkeys. Return to Fish Eagle Inn in time to watch the hippos come out of Lake Naivasha to graze.
DAY 8: Leave Naivasha for the Maasai "city" Narok where we'll meet up with Jonathon, our Maasai laiason. We'll tour Narok, pick up some gifts for our Maasai hosts and then continue on to Jonathon's boma. Here you will be introduced to the intricacies of Maasai life and have a chance to interact with the many young children from the different families living in Jonathon's boma. They will be excited to show you their homes and take digital pictures with you. We'll make a big fire and share a traditional goat roast with new friends. Come nightfall, Jonathon will share stories and songs about Maasai origin. You'll have the opportunity to sleep in a Maasai home or in comfortable camping arrangements.
DAY 9: After hot tea and breakfast we'll help take the livestock out to graze and try our hands at milking if anyone is keen. We'll all walk down to visit the local school before we head off to the Masai Mara Reserve. The Mara is the Africa that you've seen in pictures and on TV. Rolling plains as far as you can see should bring sightings of all the big five and our best chance to see cheetah as well. Overnight at one of several spectacular Safari lodges.
DAY 10: In the morning we'll head all the way down to the Mara river. We'll have a chance to walk a few steps into Tanzania and trek along the river banks searching for an answer to the age old question: who is king of the river? The hippo or the crocodile?
DAY 11: Head back to Nairobi stopping for scenic vistas of the fertile Great Rift Valley along the way. We'll have a banquet at Carnivore Restaurant (rated in the top 100 in the world). You'll have a chance to taste local game and drink dawa's... a perfect closure to an amazing African adventure.
DAY 12: Visit the Giraffe center and then shop the Nairobi city market for curios to bring home. Dine at traditional "nyama choma" (BBQ) restaurant and then catch the evening flight to Amsterdam.
6 Day Mt Kenya Trek: Attempt the Summit of Pt. Lennana
DAY 1: Travel from Nairobi to Sirimon Park gate through the equator and Kikuyu farmlands. Begin the 3-hour "acclimatization hike" to Judmeirs camp (3300m) for overnight. Pass through the forest zone which is rich in giant Bamboo, and continue through the rosewood and heather zone.
DAY 2: Have an early breakfast. Gradually hike to Shiptons camp (4200m). This is a 6 to 7 hour walk with an altitude of 700m. Pass through the moorland zone which is home to rare high-altitude plants like tussock grass, lobelias, and cabbage groundsel.
DAY 3: Acclimatization day. Hike through Hausberg Col and overnight at Top Hut (4790m). This day is designed to allow you to climb up and down with only a small overall elevation gain, so that by the following day you will be well acclimatized to attempt the summit.
DAY 4: Start the day at 4.30am for the summit attempt of Point Lenana (4985m), an ascent of 685m. Witness an unforgettable African sunrise from 16,355 ft and take in 360º of the incredible Mt. Kenya National Park. If it's clear enough, catch a glimpse of Kilimanjaro across the Great Rift Valley. Put your camera to work and then descend to the Mintos Hall area at 4300m and camp overnight.
DAY 5: After breakfast descend 1300m on the Chogoria route through the Gorges Valley to Meru MT Kenya Bandas. Have dinner and spend the night here.
DAY 6: After breakfast make the descent down the mountain through the Chogoria forest to meet with a vehicle for transfer back to Nairobi. Take a shower and relax in Nairobi with your guides.
DAY 7: Visit Nairobi City Market for a last chance to buy handmade gifts for folks back home. Say "Kwaheri" to Kenya and head to the airport.
7 Days Kilimanjaro Climb: Ascend Machame route and descend Mweka Route
Day 1: After Breakfast in Nairobi drive to Arusha and check in the hotel. Explore Asrusha town and prepare for your trek.
Day 2: from Arusha, drive to the Machame Park gate, set off climbing gently through the south-western slopes of the mountain. This is original montane forest, carpeted with unique “busy lizzie” flowers, begonias and ferns. First camp amongst the giant heather at 3,000m. A 1,200m ascent and 6 hours walking.
Day 3: Emerging from the forest into the giant heather zone and out onto fine open moorland to camp by the Shira Cave at 3,840m. We’ve seen herds of eland up here and there are fascinating geological features in the old volcanic caldera which can be viewed during a half hour optional walk min the afternoon. 840m ascent and 4-5 hours walking.
Day 4: from Shira, climb towards the main peak Kibo, with the western glaciers clearly visible across the rugged high-altitude desert of volcanic rocks and boulders. Skirting around its base and under the imposing western Breach, descend into the sheltered Barranco Valley for mid-way and dropped back down assists acclimatization.
Day 5: Up the steep Barranco wall with some sections of very easy scrambling and drop down again to the Karanga Valley. This is a short walking day, 3-4 hours, with an optional acclimatization hike in afternoon up onto the scree below the glaciers.
Day 6: Up to Anew camp about 150m above Barafu Hut perched high on a rocky bluff at 4,750m Fantastic views across to Mawenzi peak, and a bit less to climb tomorrow morning! This is immediately before the hard summit day.
Day 7: A bracing 12 am start to climb the steep frozen scree. This is unavoidable on any route but we aim to reach Stella point on the crater rim for sunrise-another 40 mins and you’re at the highest point on the continent, usually in warm sunshine.
Day 8: A 4-5 hours descent through the forest to Mweka Gate to collect our certificates and meet our vehicle. Return to Arusha.
Day 9: After Breakfast return to Nairobi.
Day 1: They are various ways to get to Mombasa that we recommend.
- Option 1; Fly to Mombasa using one of the air lines which serve this route. They include the Kenya National Carrier Kenya Airways which flies a couple of times daily, Air Kenya, FLY540 etc. When you land at Moi International Airport you will be transferred to a hotel of your choice either in North or South coast.
- Option 2; Leave Nairobi on the evening train from Nairobi to Mombasa, traveling in first class. This is one of the great railway journeys of the world, passing across the Athi Plains and through the huge Tsavo National Park before descending from the highland of the interior to the Indian Ocean Coast.
Day 2: During this day you will tour the Old Town of Mombasa Island and Fort Jesus. After a guided tour you will be transferred from the island to the mainland across the Likoni ferry heading South or use the Nyali bridge heading North.
Day 3: This day will be spent windsurfing, snorkeling, visiting a Swahili village, traditional dhow trip or walking on the white sand beaches.
Day 4: Same as day three or simply relax on the hotel cooling yourself on the pool.
Day 5: After lunch you will be transferred to Moi International Airport for A flight to Nairobi. After reaching Nairobi you will have a hotel transfer.
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