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Day 1: Nairobi
‘Jambo’! Welcome to Kenya. On arrival into Nairobi at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport you will be met by our representative and transferred to Norfolk Hotel for a nap. In the afternoon you can visit Karen Blixen Museum and Giraffe Centre. Today’s dinner is at Carnivore Restaurant, where our representative will give you the last informations about your safari.

Overnight: Norfolk Hotel
Meal plan:  Lunch, Dinner

 

Day 2: Nairobi - Meru National Park
You will be collected at 0815 hrs and transferred to Wilson Airport to catch the 0915 hrs Air Kenya scheduled flight to Meru National Park, where you will be met and transferred to Elsa’s Kopje. The lodge is a luxurious oasis in the wilds of Meru National Park. Elsa’s Kopje was named after Elsa the lioness made famous by George and Joy Adamson in the film ‘Born Free’, released into the wild here in Meru. The word Kopje means ‘small hill’. The lodge blends into the hillside of Mughwango Hill, site of George Adamson’s original camp.

Overnight: Elsa’s Kopje
Meal plan:  Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

 

Day 3: Meru National Park
Meru is vast with arid, open plains dotted with Doum Palms and Baobab trees and lush vegetation along 13 rivers, like green ribbons, bisecting the Park. Here you will see a more diverse range of species than in any other Park or Reserve. Regular sightings include Beisa Oryx, Gerenuk, Elephant, Grevy’s Zebra, Reticulated Giraffe, Lesser Kudu, Grant’s Gazelle, Leopard, Lion, Cheetah, Rhino and the rare, elusive Greater Kudu. Meru is famous for its bird life, including riverine and forest species as well as the arid dry country species.

Overnight: Elsa’s Kopje
Meal plan:  Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

 

Day 4: Meru National Park - Samburu Game Reserve
After breakfast transfer to the airstrip. A short flight will bring you 1100 hrs to Samburu National Reserve. A game drive will take you to Samburu Saruni, a design lodge perched on the top of a hill with an all-round view of Northern Kenya. Samburu Saruni’s activities include night and morning game drive in Kalama Conservancy, rock climbing, professionally-led game walks, bush dinners, drawing safaris, Samburu well-being space, star gazing, and more.

Overnight: Samburu Saruni
Meal plan:  Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

 

Day 5: Samburu Game Reserve
Samburu Saruni is close enough to game drive inside Samburu National reserve, Buffalo Springs National Reserve and West Gate Conservancy, but many activities take place in Kalama, a well-kept secret of Kenya's North. The recent introduction of water means that Kalama is becoming an important attraction to all the Samburu wildlife. Northern Kenya is one of Africa's last true wilderness areas. The absence of fences makes it one of the few places left that allows for the free movement of wildlife across a vast area. A red landscape dominated by acacia-grassland mosaic, with dramatic dry upland, it is home to a wide diversity of species. Inhabited by pastoral tribes with rich traditional histories that are collectively striving both to protect its ecological integrity and their own livelihoods there is no better way for visitors to experience the real Africa.

Overnight: Samburu Saruni
Meal plan:  Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

 

Day 6: Samburu Game Reserve - Maasai Mara Game Reserve
After an early breakfast transfer to the airstrip to catch the 09:15 Air Kenya flight to the Maasai Mara. Your driver / guide will meet you at the airstrip and transfer you to Cottars 1920’s Camp with game viewing enroute. Located in the South East of the world re-knowned Maasai Mara and bordering the Serengeti and Loliondo reserves, the camp is within a 22,000 acre exclusive concession. This 1920’s camp experience returns to the original spirit and essence of ‘safari’, reminiscent of a golden bygone era, an era of romance, adventure and elegance.

Overnight: Cottars 1920’s Camp
Meal plan:  Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

 

Day 7: Maasai Mara Game Reserve
Calvin and Louise Cottar reside at the camp and are complimented by highly experienced and knowledgeable guides. Calvin and his team will take you on walks through the bush to experience close encounters with wildlife. Being close to the border with the Serengeti, the spectacular wildebeest migration moves through this area every year and prolific game viewing is guaranteed whether on foot or in a 4-wheel drive vehicle.

Overnight: Cottars 1920’s Camp
Meal plan:  Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

 

Day 8: Maasai Mara Game Reserve
The Maasai Mara defies description: undoubtedly the spectacular migration of Wildebeest and Zebra searching for lush grazing following the rains, stalked by the omnipresent predators, is one of the world’s greatest wildlife marvels. But the migration is by no means the only feature – this fascinating eco-system is home to enormous herds of plains game, the Big Cats and Elephant as well as colourful birds, small game, riverine wildlife and stunning scenery.

Overnight: Cottars 1920’s Camp
Meal plan:  Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

 

Day 9: Maasai Mara Game Reserve - Nairobi
After a last game drive in the Maasai Mara you will connect with the 1100 hrs Air Kenya flight back to Nairobi. A driver from Furstenberg Safaris will transfer you to your Nairobi Hotel or to the International Airport for your journey home.

Meal plan: Breakfast