East Africa Jungle

Day 01. Depart home for Nairobi
Upon arrive in Nairobi at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Meet and greet by representative of African Paradise Safaris and their Guides. You will be transferred to city hotel. Relax depending on your arrival time in the hotel. Overnight at city hotel (meals plan, bed $ breakfast)
Semi - Luxury  -  Sarova Stanley, Luxury -  Nairobi fairmount hotel
 Day 02. Nairobi – Amboseli National Park After Breakfast and safari briefing, you will drive south from Nairobi to Amboseli National Park, set against the legendary Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest mountain. Amboseli is home to the “Big Five” of African wildlife: elephant, rhino, lion, buffalo and leopard. The view of the Amboseli plains, with elephant moving below the snow-capped peaks of Mount Kilimanjaro, is one of the most photographed vistas in Africa. A network of swamps and wetlands ensure excellent game viewing year-round. Upon arrival in the park have an enroute game drive heading to the lodge. check in and enjoy your lunch. After lunch embark to an afternoon game drive with an expert game driver.All meals and overnight at lodge/camp (meals plan. Full board)
Semi - Luxury  -  Amboseli Sopa lodge,  Luxury -  Oltukai lodge
Day 03.  Amboseli National Park
Full day exploration of the park. After breakfast depart to morning game drive. Transferred to your lodge for lunchat leisure. Embark to an afternoon game drive. Later you will return to the lodge for dinner. You will be able to see the peak of Mt Kilimanjaro, Big 5’s and more than 400 birds species.
All meals and overnight at lodge/camp (meals plan. Full board)
Semi - Luxury – Amboseli Sopa lodge, Luxury - Oltukai lodge




Day 04. Mon 15TH September 2014- Amboseli National Park -Lake Nakuru National Park
Waken by marching elephant and sounds of birds. Have breakfast at your lodge. Check out and drive through the cool Rift Valley environment towards Nakuru. Drive through the park and arrive at your camp in time for lunch. Have an afternoon game drive at Lake Nakuru National Park.
L. Nakuru is a small park with over 50% of its area covered by the Lake.  Located in the middle of the Rift valley, L. Nakuru has a wide variety of animals which includes the Rothschild Giraffe, Lions, White and Black rhinos as well as the Leopard.  All these can be spotted depending on your luck.  The park is also considered by birdwatchers as an ornithological paradise! A myriad of both Greater and lesser flamingoes has made this lake their home.  All meals and overnight at lodge/camp (meals plan. Full board)
Semi - Luxury – Flamingo hill tented camp, Luxury -  Sarova lion hill
Day 05. Tue 16TH September 2014-Lake Nakuru National Park – Maasai mara National reserve
 After breakfast at the lodge, head southwards  to Maasai Mara National Reserve.  Arrive in time for lunch, relax. Have an afternoon game drive in the reserve.
An exploratory drive around the 1,792 sq. km game park with its low hills and savannah type rolling grasslands, gallery forest on the Mara River and its tributaries. Get introduced to the herbivores; elephant, rhino, buffalo, and the variety of antelopes, the Masai giraffe and the Burchell zebra. The carnivores are the black mane lion, cheetah and leopard. Also to be seen are the largest bird, the Masai ostrich, the Secretary bird, the crested crane and saddle-bill stork. Crocodiles and hippos share the river. Return to your lodge by sunset. All meals and overnight at lodge/camp (meals plan. Full board)
Semi - Luxury – Mara Sopa lodge,  Luxury -  Mara Ashnil camp
Day 06 -07. Wed/Thur 17 - 18TH September 2014- Maasai mara National reserve
Optional Early Morning balloon safari rideus (US$450.00 per person ) across the Maasai Mara plain. Breakfast at the lodge then enjoy morning and afternoon game drives. Masai Mara is an extension of the Serengeti ecosystem to the south. Game abounds here; The Mara is noted for its abundance of lions – particularly the superb black maned males. See the great Migraton where over 1.5 million wildebeest and other antelopes  crossing the mighty Mara River. Experience the battle between survival and hunger. You are also likely to see lots of elephants here often in large herds, as well as – if   you're lucky leopard, cheetah and rhino. All of the Big Five are residents.  You're sure to see the African buffalo. Get the cameras ready, stock up on film/tapes and enjoy yourselves!   In the evening visit maasai village.
All meals and overnight at lodge/camp (meals plan. Full board)
Semi - Luxury – Mara Sopa lodge,  Luxury -  Mara Ashnil camp



Day 08. Fri 19TH September 2014- Maasai mara – Lake Naivasha
After your breakfast, depart to Lake Naivasha for boat ride and fishing. Arrive in time for lunch, after lunch depart to Hell’s gate National park,  visit the towers and geysers waters, devil’s kitchen and bedroom.  You have an option of hiking using bare foot or do biking. Later afternoon drive back to the lodge for your dinner. All meals and overnight at lodge/camp (meals plan. Full board)
Semi - Luxury – Samburu Sopa lodge,  Luxury -  Luxury crescent camp
Day 09. Sat 20th September 2014-  Lake Naivasha  – Aberdare National Park.
You will have early morning game drive. Return to the lodge for your breakfast and check out. Depart to the Aderdare national park, on your way you will have a stopover Thomson’s fall, You will have the opportunity to explore the enchanting waterfalls that attract colorful birds and provide good photographic opportunities. A nature trail at the base of the falls and through the gorge is a safe haven for the endangered Columbus monkeys, baboons and small animals. Embark the safari to Aberdare national park. Where you will arrive in time for lunch. Which will be at aberdare country club (base serving hotel for the Ark). After lunch enter the national park for game drive,
The Park covers the higher areas of the Aberdare Mountain Range of central Kenya. The topography is diverse with deep ravines that cut through the forested eastern and western slopes. Animals easily observed in the park include; the Black Rhino, leopard, baboon, black and white Columbus monkey and sykes monkey. Rarer sightings include those of lions, the golden cat and the bongo- an elusive forest antelope that lives in the bamboo forest. Animals like the eland and spotted and melanistic serval cats can be found higher up in the moorlands. Visitors can also indulge in picnics, trout fishing in the rivers and camping in the moorlands. Bird viewing is rewarding, with over 250 species of birds in the park, including the Jackson's Francolin, sparry hawk, goshawks, eagles, sunbirds and plover. You will be able to see a lot of animals coming to lick the salt at the watering point.  meals and overnight at lodge/camp (meals plan. Full board)
Semi  Luxury – The Ark,  Luxury -  Mt Kenya safari lodge
Day 010. Sun 21stSep 2014- Aberdare National Park – Samburu National Park.
After your morning breakfast drive to Samburu with enroute game drive in Aberdare national park.  arriving in time for check in and lunch. You will have some rest before you embark on the evening game drive in the famous Samburu game reserve, which is known for its “special 5”. If lucky you will be able to see them as they include; Reticulated Giraffe, gravy’s zebra, gerenuk, Somali ostrich, Baisa Oryx. Return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
meals and overnight at lodge/camp (meals plan. Full board)
Semi Luxury – Samburu Sopa Lodge,  Luxury -  Sarova shaba lodge



Day 011-012. Mon/Tue 22 -23rd  Sep 2014- Samburu National Park.
Wake up call at 0600 hrs, tea / coffee and cookies at the lobby. Set off for the early morning game drive in the reserve. Return to the lodge for breakfast at the lodge and thereafter, rest of the morning will be at leisure. Lunch will be served at the lodge, and in the evening, set off for the late evening game drive.
The landscape of the Samburu area is beautiful - arid and scrubby with magnificent mountains in the background. An unusual forked palm; the doum palm, grows along the banks of this river and adds striking beauty to the panorama. Wildlife is surprisingly abundant for such a dry place and includes several species, which are unique to the area such as; gerenuk gravy’s zebra, beisa Oryx, reticulated giraffe and Somali ostrich. Not to be overlooked are the hundreds of species of birds to be found here. This is home to the Samburu people, “cousins” to the Maasai and the young warriors’ colorful dress and ornamentation distinguishes them from other members of the tribe
meals and overnight at lodge/camp (meals plan. Full board)
Semi Luxury – Samburu Sopa Lodge,  Luxury -  Sarova shaba lodge
Day 013. Wed 24th Sep 2014- Samburu National Park - Meru National Park .
After your morning breakfast, have game drive in samburu national park. Later depart to Meru national park. takes you through the Isiolo highways via the fertile farmlands and scenic surroundings and past the highest mountain in Kenya (Mt. Kenya). Proceed to the green and highlands of Meru region to the park situated farthest in the wilderness of Meru. Arrive in the afternoon with an enroute game viewing drive to the lodge for Lunch. Afternoon have a game viewing drive in the park  meals and overnight at lodge/camp (meals plan. Full board).   Semi Luxury – Murera spring eco lodge,  Luxury -  Offbeat meru camp
Day 014. Thur 25th Sep 2014-Meru National Park .
Spend the whole day at leisure with 2 extended game viewing drives searching for the plain games leaving in this park almost undisturbed. Wildlife here includes: Gravy Zebra, Elephants, Eland, Bush Pig, Waterbuck, Cheetah, Leopard, Reticulated Giraffe, Hippopotamus, Bohor Reedbuck, Hartebeest, Python, Puff Udder, Cobra, Buffalo, more than 427 recorded species of birds. This park is also known as the home of Joy Adamsons and other attractions includes; Former home of Joy and George Adamson and Elsa the lioness, Rivers and riverine habitats, Adamson's falls and Tana River. the park also has the Rhino sanctuary which host the white Rhinos which have been captured, tranquillized, and transported from areas where their population was exceeding its carrying capacity. Everything in this park is outstanding and the reputation of the Park was enhanced by the fact that George and Joy Adamson reared and weaned here Elsa, arguably the most famous lioness in the world thanks to the book "Born Free" and the subsequent movie. Elsa was returned to the wild in Meru and here she died in 1961 by natural causes. The Adamsons stayed on and reared in the Park many others orphaned lions. meals and overnight at lodge/camp (meals plan. Full board)
Semi Luxury – Murera spring eco lodge,  Luxury -  Offbeat meru camp



Day 15. Fri 26th Sep 2014 - Meru National Park - Nairobi
After breakfast in the morning , you will have game drive in the park,  departure for Nairobi. Upon arrival in Nairobi you will be transferred to the Airport for your home flight. This will bring to an end Kenya Wildlife & Migration Safaris