CLASSIC SAFARI MIX

Check for flights arriving in Nairobi in the morning in readiness to depart for Aberdares Forest.
Met on arrival by your safari driver guide at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. After a pre safari briefing depart and drive to Aberdares National Forest to arrive at The Ark in time for lunch or late lunch

The Ark
Tucked into the thick, verdant forests of Kenya’s Aberdare National Park. The Ark overlooks a floodlit waterhole and salt lick, which attracts a host of awesome wildlife. Modeled after Noah’s Ark, The Ark has four viewing decks with balconies and lounges to provide superb game viewing from the comfort of the lodge, which is visited daily by elephants, buffalos and a wide variety of plains game.

6:00hrs – Depart for a game drive within Aberdare Country Club or alternatively cool down and relax as the animals come to quench their thirst from the water hole.
Dinner and overnight at The Ark

Breakfast in the Lodge. 1000hrs depart and drive to the nearby 110,000-acre Ol Pejeta Conservancy, which lies on the Laikipia plains. Enjoy a game viewing drive en-route to the Camp, sheltered oasis, clustered around a water hole and set in the pristine calm of the private Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Sweetwaters Serena Camp offers a charming blend of under canvas ambiance and safari experience.

16:00hrs enjoy an afternoon game viewing drive in the Ol Pejeta Conservancy returning to camp in time to refresh for dinner.

All meals and Overnight at Sweetwaters Serena Camp

A full day in the conservancy with morning and afternoon game viewing drive. Host to all the members of the ‘Big Five’ (elephant, rhino, lion, buffalo and leopard), the conservancy has a higher wildlife-to-area ratio than any Kenyan national park and is one of only four private game conservancies to have been founded in Kenya.

At the forefront of the Kenyan conservancy program, the conservancy boasts the largest black rhino sanctuary in East Africa, hosts the only chimpanzee sanctuary in Kenya, and shelters large numbers of rare and endangered species.

All meals and Overnight at Sweetwaters Serena Camp

Early breakfast in the Camp. 0900hrs depart and drive to Lake Nakuru National Park. The park, colored by a shimmering flamingo pink from thousands of the beautiful birds lining its shores is a popular place with visitors as well as locals.

Besides the greater and lesser flamingos, the park is home to many other species including, the Great-crested Grebe, the black necked Grebe, Little Grebe, Pelicans, Cormorant, African Darter, Egyptian Geese, night Heron, Fish Eagle, Grey Heron, Marabou stork, Sacred and Hadada Ibis.

At 1600hrs -Depart for an afternoon Game drive within the park
All meals and overnight at The Cliff

After Breakfast, at 07:30hrs depart and drive to Masai Mara Game Reserve to arrive in time for lunch or late lunch.
Mara Serena Safari Lodge
Perched on the saddle of a hill, the Mara Serena Safari Lodge has one of the most spectacular views imaginable across the vast
plains, forests, and rivers that make up the Maasai Mara – one of the world’s richest wildlife sanctuaries. It is on this very terrain
that the annual migration takes place when millions of zebra, wildebeest, and gazelle cross the plains below, on their way to the
rich new grasses of the Serengeti. A spectacle that should be witnessed in one’s lifetime!

The lodge has recently undergone a refurbishment and new facilities in operation include a new reception, bar lounge, an arrival
lobby area, and a gift shop. A Serena Maisha Health Club and Spa featuring an exciting spa menu, steam, sauna, and gymnasium
is also now open – an opportunity to have an experience of tranquillity and good health whilst on safari.

There is a swimming pool and the new terrace gives you an opportunity to enjoy the sweeping views of the expansive
Masai Mara plains.

Dinner and overnight at Mara Serena Safari Lodge

Two full days in the Mara with morning and afternoon game drives in the Reserve at 06:30hrs and 16:00hrs respectively. Certainly the most frequented game reserve in Kenya, Maasai Mara is a magnificent landscape of open plains bisected by the Mara River and its tributaries and punctuated by marshes and forests. This 650 sq kilometer reserve supports the highest density of game to be seen anywhere considering its size.

Hippo Pool Breakfast
One of the mornings, crown your game viewing experience with a “Bush Breakfast” by the Mara River Hippo Pools! One cannot resist the charming “Jambo” from the chefs and Masai warriors as they welcome you to our wonderfully set breakfast buffet of cold cuts, fruits, cereals, and hot dishes with eggs made to your specifications as you wait. The hippos keep you company and only say “Kwaheri” (goodbye) after you have had enough.
All meals and overnight at Mara Serena Safari Lodge

0630hrs Early morning game drive in Mara returning to the Lodge for breakfast and check out.
10:00hrs Depart for Nairobi to arrive at Around 17:00 hrs and be transferred to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for your scheduled flight departing late at night.

NB: Depending on your flight departure timings, we can book you a hotel in Nairobi for refreshing and relaxing, and later on transfer you to the airport to catch your international flight back home.