You begin your magical holiday today as you board your flight to Kenya - the heart of African safari! On  arrival  into Jomo  Kenyatta International Airport you  are  met  by  a  KWT  Airport  Representative  and transferred to your hotel. Overnight at Jacaranda Hotel/Intercontinental Hotel in Nairobi.

After  breakfast, leave Nairobi in the  morning  to  arrive  the  small town  of  Nyeri in time for  a sumptuous lunch  at  the  base  hotel  before  leaving  for  the  tree  hotel  in  the  early  afternoon.  The  afternoon  is spent watching  the  early  arrival  at  the  waterhole  and  salt  lick,  usually  antelopes.  As  the  evening progresses, larger animals like elephant and even rhino join the  procession to  the waterhole. Their appearance would be  a  signal for smaller  animals to depart. The tourist is kept well supplied with hot drinks like  tea, coffee or chocolate during the night. Dinner and overnight at The Ark. (You are required to pack an overnight bag when you transfer to the Ark for the night)

After  breakfast a  short  drive  brings  you to the Mount  Kenya  Safari  Club, which is situated  at the  foot of Mt. Kenya  (17,058 feet).  The  elitist  membership  of  this club  would include movie  stars,  aristocrats and politicians,  both  local  and  international.  Here  you  can  have  a  day  of  total  relaxation  in  the beautiful landscaped  gardens.  Activities  include  golf,  tennis,  horseback  riding  and  swimming  in  the heated swimming pool. Lunch and day at leisure. Dinner and overnight at Mount Kenya Safari Club.

After breakfast, the tour crosses over the top of the Aberdare range of mountains, stopping briefly to gaze at  the  73m  Thompson s  Falls,  named  after  Joseph  Thompson  the  Scots  explorer,  who  was  the  first
European to see the Falls  in 1884. Continue to  Nakuru for lunch. After  lunch, drive around  Lake Nakuru National Park for an unforgettable sight of the thousands  of flamingos on the  alkaline lake. The park also includes  the  rare  white  rhinos.  The  other  large  animal  to  be  seen  is  the  Rothschild s  giraffe.  The vegetation  is  mostly  savanna  type  with  both  the  brack  (fever  tree)  and  umbrella  top  acacia  growing  in abundance as also Euphorbia. Enjoy an afternoon  game  drive.  Lunch and Dinner at the lodge. Overnight at Lake Nakuru Lodge or similar.

Breakfast at the hotel and time enough for some bird watching en-route to the Masai Mara Game Reserve arriving in time  for  lunch. An  afternoon game drive during  which it would be possible  to locate the  huge black-manned  lions,  for  which  the  reserve  is  famous.  Lunch  and  Dinner  at  the  lodge  and  overnight  at Mara Simba Lodge or similar.

Breakfast  at  the  lodge.  A  full  day  of  game  viewing  and  exploring  in  this  Kenya s  finest  reserve  or alternatively  a  morning  game  drive  followed  by  an  afternoon  swim  in  the  cool  water  of  the  hotel swimming pool followed by yet another game drive. You may witness the lion making a kill or a leopard enjoying  the  meal  he  had  dragged  up  the  tree  with  him.  The  vegetation  is  mostly  savanna  type  with forested  areas  near  the  rivers  and  of  course  the  dwarf  acacias  to  cater  for  the  giraffes.  More  than  60 species  of  animals  are  found  here  and  countless  bird  species,  this  includes  the  Masai  ostrich  and  the  secretary  bird.  This  is  where  the  great  migration  of  the  wildebeest  takes  place.  Lunch  and  Dinner  and overnight at Mara Simba Lodge or similar.

After breakfast it's time to check out and drive back to Nairobi arriving in time for lunch. Lunch on own. Later transfer to the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for your onward flight.