Decagon Safaris: Best of Kenya

Tour duration: 10 Days / 9 Nights

Starting from: USD $5800 per person based on two travelers

Cost per person:

Single Room Supplement: USD $400

Summary:
This 10 days Kenya Safari will take you to Kenya’s most popular tourist hotspots teeming with wildlife as well as breathtaking views. Join us in this adventure of a lifetime.

• Destination – Masai Mara Game Reserve, Ol Pejeta Ranch, Amboseli National Park, and Aberdares National Park.
• Activities – Game drives

• Tailor-Made- We are specialists in personalized, tailor-made travel and your holiday will be custom-designed to suit your requirements. We are all individuals, so why be tied to a set group tour or a set itinerary? Our experienced staff can help you design your own individualized holiday. Explore at your own pace, choose your own style of accommodation, and include your own choice of sightseeing and activities.
• Accommodation – It is valid and will greatly depend on your budget. We can and will help you choose from the list when planning your trip. At whatever level, we provide the very best for our guests. Kubwa Five Safaris reserves the right to substitute equivalent or superior hotels. If a hotel of equivalent standard is not available Kubwa Five Safaris may substitute the next best quality hotel or suggest a superior at an extra charge.There is free Wi-Fi in hotels.
• Transportation – 4x4 Safari Landcruiser / Minivan (up to eight passengers) with pop-up tops and seven window seats for game viewing. Groups of twelve or more people who would like to travel in one vehicle are offered 25-28 seat coasters that have about 16 window seats. Our Safari vehicles are well maintained to provide maximum level of comfort and safety.
• Our Drivers /Guides - We recognize this for a fact! The success of your safari will largely depend on your driver/guide. It is because of this that we have a great team of carefully selected drivers /guides, well trained.
• Package includes – Ground transportation, full board accommodation and enroute meals as indicated in the itinerary, park fees and relevant government taxes, services of an expert guide, airport transfer.
• Package excludes – Airfares, Visa fees, Personal insurance, Expenses of personal nature such as; drinks, tips, laundry, telephone, cigarettes, accommodation and meals not indicated in the itinerary.

Arrival and Day One: Nairobi

On your arrival, Kubwa Five Safaris representative with your name printed on an A4 paper will welcome you at at Jomo Kenyatta airport and transfer you to Sandavy Guest House for overnight stay. Sandavy Guest House is located in the quiet Nairobi suburb of Kilimani with easy access to the city centre. Sandavy Guest House Bed and Breakfast is close to restaurants, shopping and right next door to the Language Centre. It is perfect for business and leisure travelers, families, groups and students as it offer charming, comfortable, secure and affordable accommodations home away from home.

Day Two: Nairobi City tour

Today begins with Nairobi City tour. Make a first stop at Kiambethu Farm where you will enjoy an African Lunch.  Excursion of Karen Estates and the Giraffe Centre is a life time experience. This evening, we dine at the famous Carnivore Restaurant considered ' Africa’s Greatest Eating Experience'. Dinner and overnight at Sandavy Guest House.

Day Three: Nairobi to Amboseli

After breakfast, transferred by your guide to Amboseli National Park. This park is an indigenous homeland of the legendary Masai tribesmen who keep large herds of cattle. After your lunch, embark on afternoon game ride in the park.

Meals and overnight at Kilima Safari Camp, (Full Board).

Kilima Safari Camp is located in the area of Amboseli National Park, next to the Kimana Gate Park entrance.The camp is set out on a 420 acre site with spectacular view of Mount Kilimanjaro.The Kimana area of Amboseli is famous for its large elephant population. Clients can enjoy great game viewing from their tents which face the animal water pools and all public areas and guest rooms are set towards Mount Kilimanjaro.

Day Four: On safari at Amboseli

Today morning, explore the vast lands of the park famous for the African elephant, antelope, zebra, wildebeest, buffalo and the rare black rhino. Visit Masai Village and learn their rich culture at an extra cost. Dinner and Overnight at Kilima Safari Camp, (Full Board).

Day Five: Amboseli to Aberdares

In the afternoon you will drive to the Aberdares National Park and transferred to the Treetops lodge for overnight stay. A special feature of Treetops Lodge  is the floodlit watering hole where we can watch from the lodge itself throughout the night as a great variety of animals come down to drink. Dinner and overnight at Treetops Lodge, (Full Board).

Treetops Lodge, located in the Aberdare National Park, the Treetops Lodge Nyeri tree-house lodge on stilts is famous as the place where Queen Elizabeth II visited as a princess and left as queen. Large windows have been fitted in all Treetops Lodge Nyeri rooms and public areas to view game and there’s restaurant and lounge where guests can relax while taking in the sight of Elephants, Buffalos and more. Photography hideouts have been created next to the watering hole to get you as close as possible to the animals.

Day Six: Ol Pejeta Ranch
Today we drive to the Serena Tented Camp in the heart of Ol Pejeta Ranch and Rhino Reserve. Visit the Goodall Institute Chimpanzee Sanctuary where we meet the primates face to- face. Dinner and overnight at Serena Tented Camp, (Full Board).

Serena Tented Camp, embrace the awe-inspiring natural beauty of your surroundings, and set the stage for a visit you won’t soon forget. Located within the sprawling Ol Pejeta Conservancy, one of Kenya’s most noteworthy conservancies and home to the ‘Big Five’ (elephant, rhino, lion, buffalo and leopard), Serena Camp offers a holiday experience unlike any other.

Day Seven: Mount Kenya Safari Club

Drive to Mount Kenya Safari Club. This exclusive club offers an experience of elegance and luxury. All of the amenities a guest expects from a fine establishment can be found here, including horse stables, golf, trout streams, tennis and sauna. Dinner and overnight at Fairmont Mount Kenya Safari Club, (Full Board).

With magnificent views of majestic Mount Kenya, the Fairmont Mount Kenya Safari Club Resort's 120 luxuriously appointed hotel rooms, set in over 100 acres of landscaped gardens, offer a unique blend of comfort, relaxation and adventure. Its no wonder this Nanyuki resort emerged a winner in the 2013 Travellers Choice Awards and that Travel & Leisure Magazine often positions it in the 'World's Top 50' List. Originally the retreat of movie star and Club founder, William Holden, the Club's illustrious former members have included Winston Churchill and Bing Crosby.  For those who wish to spend time relaxing at the Mount Kenya resort hotel, there are many Nanyuki recreational activities available: horseback riding, golf, croquet, a bowling green, table tennis, swimming, an animal orphanage and much more. To be able to relax and appreciate the superb setting, the personal attention lavished on all our visitors, the numerous activities and superb cuisine, one night is just not enough.

Day Eight: Masai Mara
After breakfast, Pass through the lower scenic Mau escarpment road into the Rift Valley to the 1792 square, kilometer Masai Mara National Reserve arriving in time for lunch. The afternoon is spent on a game drive. Lion making a kill can be witnessed in the late afternoon or a leopard in a tree enjoying the meal he has dragged up to avoid disturbance and detection. This reserve has hilly savanna, rolling grasslands, gallery forest on the Mara River and its tributaries.  The ‘big five’ are positively represented here. The large predators are the lion, leopard and cheetah. The smaller predators are the hyena and jackal. The large herbivores are the elephant, rhino, Burchell’s zebra, hippo, buffalo and giraffe. The smaller herbivores are the antelope and bucks. The Masai ostrich, the world’s largest bird is found in the park. Meals and overnight at Mara Sarova Camp, (Full Board).

Sarova Mara Game Camp is centrally located 260 km South West of Nairobi, in the heart of the world famous Maasai Mara National Reserve.It is nestled within in the heart of the Maasai Mara Game Reserve, surrounded by 2 streams the camp also features a exotic trees, a large fish pond and an Maasai village adjoining the camp. Accommodation ranges with a variety of tents. There is a main restaurant, bar and many bush dining options. The free form swimming pool has its own pool bar and the property has their own fleet of safari vehicles and guides.

Day Nine: On safari at the Masai Mara
A full day of game viewing and exploration in this part of the Northern Serengeti Ecosystem where the great wildebeest migration takes place. Months before the actual migration the herds ‘assemble’ in Serengeti in readiness for the crossing into Masai Mara. The plain is literally covered with these animals. Grunts and other animal sounds are heard, and territorial fights are commonplace. The migration, now declared the Seventh Wonder of the World takes place in July to October. Meals and overnight at Mara Sarova Camp, (Full Board)

Day Ten: Masai Mara back to Nairobi

Start the day with a sumptuous breakfast before we check-out and embark on a game drive while heading out of the reserve for the return trip to Nairobi. After lunch in Nairobi, we transfer to the airport for your return flight home or to the next destination.