Day 1 DEPART WASHINGTON D.C.
Depart on a
mid-day flight from Washington D.C. Dulles airport, on Ethiopian Airlines
non-stop flight to Addis Ababa.
DAY 2 NAIROBI
Early morning
arrival into Addis Ababa, Ethiopia for a short lay-over and continued connection
for a flight to Nairobi, Kenya. Meet and Greet service with transfer
to the
Nairobi Safari Club Hotel. Enjoy the afternoon and evening at leisure.
Day 3 TO MT. KENYA NATIONAL PARK
This
morning depart Nairobi and journey north, passing near Thika, which boasts the
world's third largest pineapple plantation, and Karatina, with its colourful
market. Soon you turn off from the main road and head for the Serena Mountain
Lodge ringed by a dense rain forest that comes alive hours before dawn. This is
a tree lodge set in a forest glade with a waterhole that attracts all sorts of
wildlife during the day and night. The waterhole is floodlit and there is an
underground viewing platform. Local game includes elephant, buffalo, rhino,
waterbuck and hundreds of bird species. (B, L, D)
Day 4 TO LAKE NAKURU
Travel
northwest to Nyahururu, still known as Thomson's Falls for its 237- foot cascade
waterfall. Then head south to spectacular Lake Nakuru. After lunch at the Lake
Nakuru Lodge enjoy an afternoon game drive into the most densely populated
wetlands of Kenya. With a large population of flamingos be on the lookout for
both the black and white rhino. The Rothschild giraffe is another highlight as
well as a fair share of buffalo, leopard, zebra and lion. (B, L, D)
Day 5 TO MASAI MARA GAME
RESERVE
After an early morning breakfast, drive to Narok town via
Mai-Mahiu with a brief rest stop and proceed on to the Masai Mara arriving in
time for lunch at Mara Simba Lodge. This afternoon enjoy a game drive into one
of the largest and most well known wildlife reserves in Africa. It has an
abundance of the “Big Five” wildlife. The lodge overlooks a dramatic bend of the
Talek River and enjoy the floodlit area by the river, to enjoy viewing nocturnal
species drinking after dark. (B, L, D)
Day 6 MASAI MARA GAME
RESERVE
Witness the wildlife animals again in the incredible Masai
Mara Reserve. The lions, antelopes, elephants and zebras are bound to entertain
you. After your morning game drive, return to the lodge for lunch and this
afternoon continue on another game drive before returning to the Lodge before
sunset. (B, L, D)
Day 7 TO NAIROBI
After breakfast
you'll depart the Masai Mara and head across acres of rolling wheat and barley
farms to Narok, the district headquarters of this part of Maasailand. From here
cross the vast plains on the floor of the Rift Valley whilst keeping an eye out
for herds of giraffe and gazelle before heading up the rift escarpment. You'll
arrive into Kenya's bustling capital in the early afternoon. Once in the city,
you will be dropped off at the Nairobi Safari Club Hotel with balance of the day
at leisure. There are numerous optional activities in Nairobi for your
individual pursuits, ranging from museums, baby elephant orphanage or shopping
for Kenyan artifacts. (B)
Day 8 TO USA
Enjoy the morning at
leisure before your afternoon transfer to the airport for your flight to
Washington D.C. via Addis Ababa.( B )
Day 9 ARRIVE USA
Early morning arrival
into Washington D.C. Dulles Airport.