Country
Kenya
Duration
8 Days/7 Nights
Travel Type
Tour

A unique family experience where the whole family can interact with each other while enjoying the fun and adventure of safari. You will have the opportunity to meet the baby elephants and the rare giraffes. You can feed the giraffes from the balconies. Drive to the Samburu Game Reserve, located in the rugged northern region of Kenya. The wildlife in this reserve is not found in many other Kenyan parks: reticulated giraffe, Grevy’s zebra (larger with narrow stripes), long-necked gerenuque gazelle and blue-legged Somali ostrich, as well as elephant, lion, leopard, cheetah, and other African wildlife. You will travel to Sweetwaters, famous for its chimpanzee sanctuary. Depart for the legendary Masai Mara, with its hills and rivers. The park is famous for its abundance of wildlife all year round.

Inclusions

Accommodation for 7 nights in double occupancy
20 meals : 7 breakfasts, 7 lunches, 6 dinners
Roundtrip transfers
Transport in 4×4 during the game drives
Visits as per itinerary
Bottled water during game drives
English-speaking local driver-guide

Exclusions

International air – Electronic visa for Kenya ($), must be obtain online prior departure at www.evisa.go.ke – Optional excursions – Beverages – Items of a personal nature – Gratuities to hotel personnel, guides and drivers.

1

DAY 1 NAIROBI

Morning arrival in Nairobi. You will be welcomed our representative and assisted with your transfer to your hotel. Be ready for some fun!! Drive to Daphne Sheldrick orphanage to watch the tiny orphans at their baths and hear from their keepers how each one has been loved and brought up (from 11am -12noon). Continue to Giraffe Centre where you will have an opportunity to feed the Rothschild giraffes. Thereafter you will drive to Carnivore for lunch and return to your hotel. Afternoon at leisure.

Meals : Lunch

Accommodation : Tamarind Tree Hotel or similar

2

DAY 2 SAMBURU

Drive to Kenya’s northeastern region, arriving at your lodge around noon. Children can take part in the activities offered at the camp. Afternoon game drive to see Grevy’s zebra, Somali ostrich, reticulated giraffe, elephant, and other game.

Meals : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation : Ashnil Samburu Camp or similar

3

DAY 3 SAMBURU

After breakfast depart for a morning and afternoon game drive to explore this arid wilderness and photograph its teeming wildlife. During the afternoon game drive visit a Samburu traditional village to experience their way of life and learn more about their traditional believes and culture.

Meals : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation : Ashnil Samburu Camp or similar

4

DAY 4 SWEETWATERS GAME SANCTUARY

After breakfast drive to Sweetwaters Game Sanctuary where you arrive in time for lunch. The privately owned 22,000-acre Sweetwaters game reserve and chimpanzee sanctuary has an abundance of wildlife and tropical vegetation and enjoys magnificent views across the bush to the snow-capped peaks of Mt. Kenya. It boasts all of the “Big 5” game - Lion, Elephant, Rhino, Leopard and Buffalo. Only 2.5 hours or 250 kilometers north of Nairobi on a good highway, the reserve is easily accessible and has the highest density of wildlife per square kilometer. The afternoon game drive will give you an opportunity to visit chimpanzee sanctuary and meet Morani the pet rhinoceros.

Meals : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation : Sweetwaters Game Sanctuary or similar

5

DAY 5 LAKE NAIVASHA

Breakfast at your camp. Drive to Lake Naivasha with its commanding setting at the foot of the Rift Valley Escarpment. The lake is an important horticultural area of Kenya. Lunch at your lodge. Afternoon head out for a boat trip on the lake and a visit to the Crescent Island. This area is famous for its birdlife – a breeding ground for pelicans, fish eagles, cormorants and more. You will also find other animals such as hippos, zebras antelopes, colobus monkeys.

Meals : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation : Lake Naivasha Sopa Lodge or similar

6

DAY 6 MASAI MARA

After breakfast traverse the Rift Valley and ascend its western rim. You are now in Masai country, where sedentary crop farming gives way to nomadic cattle herding. Drive to. Red-clad, with spear Masai warriors tend their herds of cattle among the wildlife, admirably unmoved by the presence of large predators. Children can take part in the activities of the Adventurers’ Club Afternoon game drive in the Mara, famous for the Wildebeest and Zebra migration and its abundance of wildlife.

Meals : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation : Sarova Mara Camp or similar

7

DAY 7 MASAI MARA

Morning and afternoon game drives in this spectacular game reserve, all with superb photographic opportunities. Blessed with a permanent water supply, Masai Mara has a permanent population of plains game. The “big five” – elephant, buffalo, lion, leopard and rhino are quite common. During the afternoon game drive visit a local Masai Village to experience their way of life and learn more about their traditional believes and culture.

Meals : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation : Sarova Mara Camp or similar

8

DAY 8 MASAI MARA - NAIROBI

Today you leave behind the plains of the Masai Mara and drive the journey through the Great Rift Valley back to Nairobi. Transfer to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for your onward flight.

Meals : Breakfast

HOTEL OPTIONS OR SIMILAR

Nairobi

Tamarind Tree Hotel 3*

Samburu

Ashnil Samburu Camp 3*

Sweetwaters game sanctuary

Sweetwaters Serena Camp 3*

Lake Naivasha

Lake Naivasha Sopa Lodge 3*

Masai Mara

Sarova Mara Camp 3*

Rates in CA$, per person, starting from, in double occupancy 

Land Package
Daily departures 2023-2024 Adult 1 Child Sharing with 2 adults 2 Children sharing their own room
November 1 – December 20, 2023 5849 3849 4699
December 21 – 31, 2023 6689 4399 5379
January 5 – April 1, 2024 6389 4189 5149
April 2 – May 31, 2024 5729 3749 4619
June 1 – 15, 2024 5829 3819 4699
June 16 – 30, 2024 6219 4069 4999
July 1 – 14, 2024 7039 4489 5699
July 15 – September 15, 2024 7269 4629 5879
September 16 – 30, 2024 6769 4339 5519
October 1 – 31, 2024 6589 4189 5349
November 1 – December 15, 2024 6319 4019 5119
Single room supplement, or single passenger On request

Seasonal surcharges:

March 29 – April 1, 2024 Price per person, per night: $CA 170

Note:

1 child sharing with 1 adult in double occupancy will pay same price as an adult.
Child: under 12 years old.

**Prices in this document are for information only; they were issued at press time, for the current year. Please note that due to exchange rates and temporary promotions, they can increase or decrease at any time. Contact your travel agent for the price and promotion of the moment. Prices include the contribution of customers to the Compensation Fund for clients of Quebec travel agents.