Classic Wildlife Safari

DAY 1: NAIROBI/AMBOSELI

Depart Nairobi Wilson Airport at 1000hrs for your 50 minute flight into the heart of the Amboseli Game Reserve located at the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro. You'll be met at the airstrip by your safari guide from the camp in 4x4 safari vehicle to transfer to Tortilis Camp for check in.

After lunch enjoy a game drive in Park that will give you opportunity to see thousands of elephants and other animals as well as birds.

TORTILIS CAMP: This award-winning eco tourism lodge is located just outside the Amboseli National Park in the shade of a dense natural forest of Acacia Tortilis, from which it takes its name.

The camp is a point of departure for safaris and explorations of the surrounding natural environment in Land Rovers or on foot and visits are also organized to the local Masai villages, where guests can discover the culture of the African population.

DAY 2: AMBOSELI GAME RESERVE

Today enjoy morning and afternoon game drives at Amboseli National Park.

AMBOSELI NATIONAL RESERVE: Amboseli National Reserve was opened to visitors in 1948 and is located 135 km from Nairobi.

Mount Kilimanjaro, in fact, is located just about 25 miles away. However, in spite of the appearance, there is a continuous supply of water that gets filtered through volcanic rocks from Kilimanjaro's melted snow.

These streams flow underground, creating lush green areas, and converge at two clear water springs in the park. Visitors mainly come to watch the huge herds of elephants and get the best views of the snow-capped Mount Kilimanjaro.

There are about 900 elephants in the park and the bull elephants have some of the largest tusks in all of Kenya. African safari holidays allow you to see wildlife which includes the zebra, wildebeest, giraffe, impala, caracal and several cat, lion, leopard, cheetah, buffalo, wild dog, and hippo. There are also over 400 species of birds, including the bee-eater, kingfisher, African fish eagle, marital eagle and pygmy falcon.

Overnight Tortilis Camp

DAY 3: AMBOSELI/NAIROBI/SHABA GAME RESERVE

Breakfast and transfer to the airstrip for scheduled flight to Nairobi. Connect flight to Shaba Game Reserve. Transfer to Joy's Camp for check in. Afternoon game drive.

Overnight Joys Camp

JOYS CAMP is built on the site of Joy Adamson's tented home in Shaba National Reserve. The site was also home to Penny the leopard, the heroine of her last book.

The 10 chic canvas bedrooms are set on raised platforms with breathtaking views of the surrounding hills.

Joy's Camp is the perfect choice for discerning guests interested in a glimpse of Kenyan history, as well as those looking for an authentic wildlife experience combined with the comfort of a luxury-tented camp.

 

DAY 4: SHABA GAME RESERVE

Full day Shaba Game Reserve with morning and afternoon game drives.

Overnight Joys Camp

SHABA GAME RESERVE: This park was made famous by the late Joy Adamson and her lioness Elsa is often referred to as "the Born free country". The park is semi desert with a rugged hilly terrain, with great rocky kopjes (small isolated hills) and lots of springs supporting the abundant wildlife. The solitary mountain rises to 2,145m from an otherwise flat area. Animal species that can only be found in this part of the world include the gravy zebra, the Somali ostrich, generuk and the reticulated giraffe and gazelles the lesser kudu leopard and plenty of lion and herds of elephants and plenty of bird life and other small game.

DAY 5: SHABA/MAASAI MARA

Early morning game drive then breakfast. Transfer to the airstrip for direct flight to Maasai Mara Game Reserve. Transfer to Cottars 1920s for check in. Lunch & afternoon game drive.

Overnight Cottars 1920s

COTTARS 1920s SAFARI CAMP: The Camp is situated in an extensive and exclusive concession between the Masai Mara, Serengeti and Loliondo reserves where a few Purko Masai clan roam.

Cottars 1920s Camp accommodates up to 16 guests in authentic, spacious white canvas tents. The camp has eight tents, each with a canopied verandah and carefully arranged to ensure privacy. Each tent is luxuriously furnished with safari antiques from the 1920's, private ensuite dressing rooms/bathrooms, showers and flush toilets.

DAY 6: MASAAI MARA GAME RESERVE

Full day Maasai Mara with morning and afternoon game drives.

Overnight Cottars 1920s

MAASAI MARA GAME RESERVE - Maasai Mara is the "new eighth wonder of the natural world" and Kenya's finest wildlife sanctuary.

Game drives in the Mara offer breathtaking views of an extraordinary density of animals including all the big five and many varieties of plains game as well as thousands of birds of prey.

DAY 7: MAASAI MARA/NAIROBI

Transfer to the airstrip for SAFARILINK flight to Nairobi departing 1100hrs and arriving Nairobi around 1215hrs at the end of your safari.