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Offered by - CLASSICJOURNEYSAFRICA
Tour Features
Classic Best Adventure in Kenya features among the most attractive Kenya’s parks and reserves. Starting from Samburu Game Reserve famous for abundance in rare Northern species such as Grevy's Zebra, Somali Ostrich, Reticulated Giraffe, Gerenuk and Beisa Oryx. It's also popular with numerous Elephants, African wild dog and striped hyena, to Ol Pajeta Conservancy, safe haven for rescued Chimpanzees in Kenya and largest black Rhino sanctuary in East Africa and home to two remaining Northern white rhinos. The sanctuary was established to rehabilitate animals rescued from black market, to Lake Nakuru National Park best known as bird lover's hub because of numerous birds such as flamingoes( both lesser and greater) and yellow billed stork. The lake is also a habitat to numerous endangered Rhinos and Rothschilds Giraffe, to the Masai Mara Game Reserve the arena to one of greatest spectacle on earth, that hosts the epic Great wildebeest migration onto its sprawling savannahs each July through October.
| Luxury tour | This luxury tour includes high-end lodges and premium accommodations. |
| Can be customized | You can request minor changes to the accommodations and destinations of this tour. |
| Private tour | This tour will be organized exclusively for you and won't be shared with others. |
| Solo travel available | Solo travelers can book this tour. |
| Can start any day | If availability permits, this tour can start on any day. |
| No minimum age | There is no minimum age for this tour. |
| Transportation | This tour uses: Pop-up roof 4x4. |
Route & Activities
Kenya
Activities Included
Accommodation & Meals
Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour can be arranged for an extra cost
| Day | Accommodation | Meals |
| 1 | Tamarind Tree Hotel No images available | Breakfast Included |
| 2-3 | Sarova Shaba Lodge No images available | All Meals Included |
| 4 | Serena Sweet Water Camp No images available | All Meals Included |
| 5 | Sarova Lion hill lodge No images available | All Meals Included |
| 6 | Mara Sarova Game Camp No images available | Meals included as per itinerary |
| 7 | Sarova Mara Game Camp No images available | All Meals Included |
| 8 | Carnivore Restaurant No images available | Meals included as per itinerary |
Arrival (See Getting There for more details)
- A transfer from the airport can be arranged for an extra cost.
- Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.
- Day 1 - NAIROBIJAMBO! Upon arrival at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, you will be met by Classic Journeys Africa Customer Care Representative who will assist you with the transfer to your hotel. Before checking in at hotel, he will brief you on your program ahead and introduce the Driver Guide who will be with you throughout the safari. Have the remainder of the day at leisure. Overnight stay at the Tamarind Tree hotel.
Main Destination: Nairobi
Accommodation: Tamarind Tree Hotel
Meals & Drinks: Breakfast Included
- Day 2 - SAMBURU NATIONAL RESERVEAfter breakfast, you will drive north of the equator 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 at the luxurious Sarova Shaba Lodge, which is built around natural springs and offers an oasis of green in the midst of this beautiful but harshly arid landscape. The Sarova Shaba Lodge is located high above the Shaba Game Reserve, and it cleverly incorporates the beautiful natural springs as one of its special features, also offering itself as the perfect base from which to explore The Shaba Reserve. 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 in the restaurant which is raised on timbered stilts overlooking the Ewaso Nyiro River.
Main Destination: Samburu National Reserve
Accommodation: Sarova Shaba Lodge
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
- Day 3 - SAMBURU NATIONAL RESERVESpend all day on safari in the reserve. Irrigated by the river, which is home to numerous hippo and crocodiles Shaba offers sanctuary to large herds of elephant, healthy numbers of lion, leopard, cheetah, plentiful plains game, reticulated giraffe, rare Beisa Oryx, kudu and gerenuk. It is also one of the few reserves in which you can see the Grevy’s zebra (rather than the more common Burchell's zebra found elsewhere) and the critically endangered wild dog. Offering 100 species of birds, the reserve is also home to the rare blue-shanked Somali ostrich. Breakfast, lunch and dinner will be at the Camp.
Main Destination: Samburu National Reserve
Accommodation: Sarova Shaba Lodge
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
- Day 4 - OL PAJETA CONSERVANCYAfter breakfast at your lodge, you will check out, have a game drive en-route as you head to Ol Pajeta Conservancy. The conservancy is a sanctuary for apes including chimpanzees, houses the largest black rhino in Kenya with over 100 remaining black rhino and two remaining white rhinos in the world. Arrive in time for lunch at Serena Sweet waters camp, located within the sprawling Ol Pajeta Conservancy. One of Kenya’s most noteworthy conservancies and home to the big five. The camp offers an elegant retreat amid the breathtaking natural beauty of the conservancy. The camp has 56 tents inclusive of standard wing and the deluxe Morani wing, designed with charming thatched roofs, solid floors and interior canvas. You will have an afternoon game drive in search of the ‘Big Five’. Watch a parade of elephant, giraffe, zebra and impala come to drink at the camp’s floodlit waterhole and saltlick. 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. This you will also visit the 200-acre Chimpanzee sanctuary that has been set up here. Dinner and overnight at Serena Sweetwater’s camp.
Accommodation: Serena Sweet Water Camp
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
- Day 5 - LAKE NAKURU NATIONAL PARKAfter 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 at the Sarova Lion Hill Lodge, which enjoys sweeping views across the lake. Lion Hill Lodge impresses every guest with its panoramic view of the pink shoreline created by millions of flamingos on Lake Nakuru. The Lodge is situated within the Lake Nakuru National Park Rift Valley Province and is surrounded by fauna in its beautiful grounds. 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
Main Destination: Lake Nakuru NP
Accommodation: Sarova Lion hill lodge
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
- Day 6 - MASAI MARA NATIONAL RESERVEAfter breakfast, drive to the world-famous Masai Mara National Reserve, backdrop to 'the greatest wildlife spectacle on earth', the annual migration of over one million wildebeest. Arrive in time for lunch at the Mara Sarova Camp, a luxury tented camp. Sarova Mara is set in the African bush but the luxurious tents all have permanent roofs, zip-up fronts, and electricity and en-suite facilities. Relaxing outside your own tent listening to the orchestra of rasping Cicadas, croaking Tree Frogs and the intermittent call of birds and monkeys is a memorable symphony. The experience of our guides will maximize your chances of seeing all the splendors of Masai Mara. A family of cheetah sunning sleepy on a rock or a thrill of elephant charge. The clump of bushes is a pride of lions and the rocks that moves may be a rhino lumbering out of your way. In any event, the sheer mass and spectacle of the animals surrounding you will provide endless opportunities to fill many album of treasured memories. Arrive back in camp in time for a swim, a hot shower, campfire cocktails and dinner in the luxurious central restaurant.
Main Destination: Maasai Mara NR
Accommodation: Mara Sarova Game Camp
Meals & Drinks: Meals included as per itinerary
- Day 7 - MASAI MARA NATIONAL RESERVESpend the whole day on safari in Africa's richest wildlife viewing arena. Choose from a wide range of activities including the optional hot air balloon safari that can be arranged at an extra cost. Fly up high in the skies and have a view of the landscape below which is a never-ending exciting mixture of riverine forests, sprawling savannahs, towering escarpment and rugged rivers. Historically teeming with wildlife, the Mara hosts Kenya's largest lion prides and elephant herd and over 550 species of birds. s. Other predators include leopard, cheetah and spotted hyena; while in the Mara River you will see fat pods of hippo and vast Nile crocodiles. Catch thousands of the great wildebeests, zebras antelopes, and elands, followed by gazelles as they cross over returning to their breeding grounds from Serengeti-Tanzania to Masai Mara-Kenya between the months of July and October. Dinner and overnight stay. Spend the evening in camp where colorful Masai dance and cultural performances are offered nightly
Main Destination: Maasai Mara NR
Accommodation: Sarova Mara Game Camp
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
- Day 8 - DEPARTUREAfter breakfast at the Camp, bid farewell to the Masai Mara as you set on your journey back to Nairobi. Drive back down the Great Rift Valley to Nairobi, passing the dormant volcano, Mount Longonot, and lakes Elementeita and Naivasha on the way. Keep an eye out for herds of giraffe and gazelle and head up the escarpment. You will arrive in Kenya's bustling capital city Nairobi in the early afternoon. Spend time doing last minute shopping. Lunch will be at the Carnivore Restaurant famous for its mouthwatering charcoal grilled barbeque. Later transfer to Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in time for your departure flight. Bid farewell to Africa until the next time!
Main Destination: Nairobi
Accommodation: Carnivore Restaurant
Meals & Drinks: Meals included as per itinerary
End of tour (See Getting There for more details)
- Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
- A transfer back to the airport can be arranged for an extra cost.
Includes
- Park fees (for non-residents)
- All activities mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional)
- Meals (as specified in the day-by-day description)
- All accommodation mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional upgrade)
- A professional driver/guide
- All transportation mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional)
Excludes
- All Taxes/VAT
- International flights (from/to the client's home country)
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
- Tips: tipping guideline of $6 per person per day for the guide and crew
- Personal items (souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees and other personal items)
- Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
Rates Per Person
Jan 1, 2024 - Mar 31, 2024
Apr 1, 2024 - May 31, 2024
Jun 1, 2024 - Jun 15, 2024
Jun 16, 2024 - Jun 30, 2024
Jul 1, 2024 - Sep 16, 2024
Sep 17, 2024 - Oct 31, 2024
Nov 1, 2024 - Dec 21, 2024
Dec 22, 2024 - Dec 31, 2024
*n/a = not available. This tour is unavailable for solo travelers.
Includes
- Park fees (for non-residents)
- All activities mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional)
- Meals (as specified in the day-by-day description)
- All accommodation mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional upgrade)
- A professional driver/guide
- All transportation mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional)
Excludes
- All Taxes/VAT
- International flights (from/to the client's home country)
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
- Tips: tipping guideline of $6 per person per day for the guide and crew
- Personal items (souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees and other personal items)
- Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
Getting There
Tourists can visit these safari locations once in Kenya and can show up via air, land or ocean, however, flights are the most favoured mode of transport. Kenya is a huge nation and while you can go via vehicle on a safari circuit, getting between the various regions is better on a booked flight.
Kenya's main airport is Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO), located 15km/9mi southeast of Nairobi. Kenya's second international Airport is Moi International Airport (MBA), located 9km/6mi west of Mombasa, but aside from flights to Zanzibar, this is primarily used for domestic and charter flights.
From Nairobi or Mombasa, one can fly or drive between reserves, or opt to do a bit of both. Most domestic flights out of Nairobi depart from Wilson Airport (WIL), 6km/4mi south of Nairobi.
This tour starts in Nairobi and ends in Maasai Mara NR, Kenya
A transfer from and back to the airport is included
Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour can be arranged for an extra cost
Travel Requirements
- All foreign visitors need a passport that is valid for at least six months
- Passports must have a clean and a full visa page for endorsement.
- When arriving from a yellow-fever-infected country in Africa or the Americas a yellow fever vaccination certificate is required.
- Citizens of most countries require a visa. A list of countries that don't need a visa is available.
- Visas are best obtained in advance through an official online visa-application portal (Link), but they can also be obtained through your local Kenyan Embassy or High Commission.
- Visas can also be obtained on arrival but this is a lengthy process that can take one to two hours.
Getting There
Tourists can visit these safari locations once in Kenya and can show up via air, land or ocean, however, flights are the most favoured mode of transport. Kenya is a huge nation and while you can go via vehicle on a safari circuit, getting between the various regions is better on a booked flight.
Kenya's main airport is Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO), located 15km/9mi southeast of Nairobi. Kenya's second international Airport is Moi International Airport (MBA), located 9km/6mi west of Mombasa, but aside from flights to Zanzibar, this is primarily used for domestic and charter flights.
From Nairobi or Mombasa, one can fly or drive between reserves, or opt to do a bit of both. Most domestic flights out of Nairobi depart from Wilson Airport (WIL), 6km/4mi south of Nairobi.
This tour starts in Nairobi and ends in Maasai Mara NR, Kenya
A transfer from and back to the airport is included
Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour can be arranged for an extra cost
Travel Requirements
- All foreign visitors need a passport that is valid for at least six months
- Passports must have a clean and a full visa page for endorsement.
- When arriving from a yellow-fever-infected country in Africa or the Americas a yellow fever vaccination certificate is required.
- Citizens of most countries require a visa. A list of countries that don't need a visa is available.
- Visas are best obtained in advance through an official online visa-application portal (Link), but they can also be obtained through your local Kenyan Embassy or High Commission.
- Visas can also be obtained on arrival but this is a lengthy process that can take one to two hours.
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Kenya
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