A taste of the Great Rift Valley
- Start of Leg One –

Day 1 - Thursday, December 4
Route: Chicago-Europe

Depart the United States to Kenya via connecting flight in Europe

Day 2 – Friday, December 5
Route: Europe to Nairobi

Arrive in Europe early in the morning. 2-3 hours later, depart for a 7-8 hour flight to Nairobi, Kenya. On arrival at Jomo Kenyatta Airport, you will be transferred to downtown Nairobi’s New Stanley Hotel for an overnight stay. (Meal plan – Bed and breakfast/BB).

Day 3 – Saturday, December 6
Route: Nairobi to Nyeri

After breakfast before you depart the city driving north toward to the Aberdares Country Club. Aberdares lies close to Africa’s second highest peak - Mount Kenya. On arrival at Aberdares club, you will be served a light lunch before you are transferred to The Ark where you will spent your overnight. The Ark is a game outlook lodge and is build to bear a close semblance of Noah’s ark. This means that right from the time you arrive, wildlife watching will begin straight from your own room until your depart the following morning (Meal plan – Lunch, dinner and breakfast/FB)

Day 4 – Sunday, December 7
Route: Nyeri to Nakuru

After breakfast, you will drive south descending along the breathtaking Great Rift Valley down to Lake Nakuru National Park. Just like Nairobi National Park, Lake Nakuru National Park also lies close to Nakuru town, one of Kenya’s fastest growing metropolises. On the way to Nakuru, you will make a short stopover at Nyahururu Falls, which lies a few miles from Nyahururu town. At around 3 p.m., you will take an afternoon game drive within Lake Nakuru National Park. Overnight at the Sarova Lion Hills Lodge or similar (Meal plan – Lunch, dinner and breakfast/FB)

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A Safari to Wild Maasai Mara
 Leg Two

Day 5 – Monday, December 8
Route: Lake Nakuru – Maasai Mara

Drive southwest along the bed of the Great Rift Valley to Maasai Mara National Game Reserve Late afternoon game drive after Lunch. Overnight Mara Sarova Lodge (Meal plan – Lunch, dinner and breakfast/FB)

Day 6 – Tuesday, December 9
Maasai Mara’s extreme “Wild Wild South”
Full day of game drives, sightseeing of the vast Maasai Mara National Game Reserve and some of the Maasai who reside of several parts of the reserve. Visit Mara River (Picnic Lunch Overnight Mara Sarova Lodge or Similar (Meal plan – Breakfast, Lunch, dinner and breakfast/FB)

Day 7 – Wednesday, December 10
Route: Maasai Mara to Nairobi

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An Interest Day and Away to the Island
Leg Three

Day 8 – Thursday, December 11
Route: Nairobi

We designated this day for our customers to explore various or particular areas of interest to them while in Kenya. For example – if you work in education here in the United States and have an interest in knowing more about educational systems in Kenya, we will coordinate with you to either visit a school or meet with Kenyans involved in various education endeavors. If you are a social worker and wish to volunteer, we shall work with you to match with a civic group that will give such an opportunity. We understand that this may be a very difficult endeavor but we strongly believe that your interests are only but a significant conduit to the success of this safari.
A form will be provided in advance to help us match you with your respective area of interest.

Optional Excursion
A tour of Nairobi will explore the colonial-style Kenyan Parliament and the impressive Kenyatta Conference Center buildings. The two buildings portray the ancient Roman and rural African architecture of shady courtyards and fountains. Uhuru Park, the Kenya Railway Museum, City Market and city bazaars will stage a lasting of Kenya’s beauty.

Day 9 – Friday, December 12
Route: Nairobi

You will have a whole morning until early afternoon to complete second day of interest and for this year your common interest will be witnessing Jamhuri Day celebrations. This holiday marks a time and date when Kenya earned its full independence from Great Britain back in 1964.  Even though there are celebrations allover the country, its peak is in Nairobi where the president of the nation address the country in a televised speech similar to the United States’ State of the Union address.

Once you’ve wrapped up your respective interests, you will take a late afternoon flight to the Island of Mombasa. On arrival at the Moi International Airport, you will be transferred to Whitesands Beach Hotel for your overnight stay (Meal plan – dinner and breakfast/HB).

Day 10 – Saturday, December 13
Route – Mombasa at Leisure

This will be your last full day in Kenya. You can spend the whole day at leisure basking in the sun with a sure promise of getting a tarn of your life along the cool breeze of the Indian Ocean. Alternatively, you can explore the optional excursions offered within Mombasa and its outskirts. These excursions are provided (see below or online). Whitesands Beach Hotel for overnight stay (Meal plan – Breakfast and dinner/HB)
Optional Excursion
Mombasa City Tour

On the tour, you will visit the following places: the Fort Jesus, the Mwembe Tayari open-air market, the local bazaars, handicraft carvers, walk through the famous curvy alley-roads, and the business district. Mombasa is the second largest town in Kenya and is located off the coast of Kenya. It is connected via a ferry to the south side of Mombasa called Likoni, and a causeway to the north called Makupa. The culture and history of the people and town is remarkable. Mombasa is the most diverse town in all of Kenya; Kenya's of all ethnic backgrounds and religions can be found: native Blacks, Asians, and Arabs who are Muslims, Christians, Hindu and Buddhists. Most of the time visitors to Mombasa have a difficult time grasping the fact that Asians and Arabs, who are all Africans, but not black, have been living on the East African coast for over 500 years. The history and organization on the tour helps put into perspective how all this came about.

Day 11 – Sunday, December 14
Route: Mombasa – Nairobi – Europe

After breakfast, you will check out in time for your flight to return back to Nairobi. Your international flight will determine time of your return to Nairobi for outbound international flight to the United States.

Day 12 – Monday, December 15
Route: Europe – United States

Arrive in Europe early in the morning. Thereafter, you will connect on to another flight to the United States.

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