DAY 1: WELCOME TO KENYA!
Your Kindness Cultural Safaris guide will meet you at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport to take you to the 4 star Ole Sereni hotel*. Your friendly guide will be with you throughout the entire tour.
*All hotels named are representative; equivalent hotel may be substituted based on availability.
DAY 2: NAIROBI TOUR WITH ELEPHANT ORPHANAGE
Visit David Sheldrick elephant orphanage, the most successful elephant rescue and rehabilitation program in the world. Tour the estate of Karen Blixen, author of the famous autobiography “Out of Africa”.
DAY 3: AMBOSELI NATIONAL PARK
After breakfast you will be transferred to Nairobi’s Wilson Airport for your morning flight to Amboseli National Park, at the base of Mount Kilimanjaro. Save precious vacation time by flying while you enjoy aerial views of Kenya’s southern region on this short 40-minute flight. This is the best place in the African continent to view numerous herds of free ranging elephants.
DAY 4: EARLY MORNING GAME DRIVE
Wake up to an early morning game drive which is the perfect time to observe the animals as they emerge from their nocturnal routine. Then after breakfast we will head out on a mid morning game drive where you will be scouting for cheetahs, impala, maasai giraffe, zebra and wildebeest. Lunch and rest will follow, dinner at the Oltukai hotel.
DAY 5: MORNING GAME DRIVE
Have breakfast and go for a morning game drive that will expose you to more game viewing on your way to the airstrip, you will board a morning flight to enable us to have lunch in Nairobi and later will be transferred to Jomo Kenyata international airport for a flight to Kisumu. Lodging and dinner will be at the 5-star Sovereign Hotel in Kisumu.
DAY 6: A DAY IN THE VILLAGE
Breakfast at the Sovereign, and then travel to a nearby village to experience the real daily life of the Luo people, near the shores of Lake Victoria, the largest lake in Africa. Visit Nyagoko secondary school and then have lunch in the outdoor patio of the Pride Hotel. After the visit drive back to Kisumu for your flight back to Nairobi as you see local sights along the way, and spend another relaxing night at Olesereni Hotel.
DAY 7: VISIT THE FAMOUS MAASAI MARA NATIONAL RESERVE
Arrive at Maasai Mara, one of the premier nature preserves in the world, an extension of Serengeti National Park in Tanzania, where legendary animal life abounds. This is truly the land of the Lion King (“Simba” is Swahili for lion.)
DAY 8: EXPERIENCING THE MARA MAGIC
Enjoy a full day experiencing the Mara magic in the Kenya’s premier reserve that is an extension of Serengeti National Park in Tanzania. The Mara reserve is the most popular in Kenya and it owes this to the astounding concentration of game within the park all year round with the Wildebeest migration mainly in July and August. A Balloon safari can be arranged at an extra cost of $500 for those who are interested. Dinner and an overnight stay at Sarova Mara tented camp.
DAY 9: DINE AT THE FAMOUS CARNIVORE
After breakfast you will take a brief morning drive as you depart for the airstrip to return to Nairobi, where you will experience dining at the famous Carnivore, known as the ultimate ‘beast of a feast’ where a variety of meats ranging from beef & chicken to exotic meats like ostrich, crocodile and camel, are roasted over charcoal and carved at your table, along with delicious side dishes and an exceptional array of sauces, soups and a selection of desserts and native Kenyan coffee. Vegetarian options also available! Check in to Olesereni hotel where we will have dinner.
DAY 10: SHOPPING, GIRAFFES AND DINNER AT CARNIVORE
After breakfast visit the Nairobi Giraffe Center where you will see these marvelous creatures up close, and even feed them from your hand – kiss them if you dare! Visit Galleria Maasai Market.
After shopping we can have lunch at the Art Caffe in Galleria Mall.
After dinner at the Eka hotel leave according to your schedule. Transportation provided to Jomo Kenyatta airport.
After lunch visit the Bomas of Kenya to see traditional homestead and be entertained by traditional dancers.
DAY 11: DEPARTURE DAY
Breakfast at the hotel then leave according to your schedule.
Transportation provided to Jomo Kenyatta airport. Kwaheri! Karibu tena!