11 days from $5,495  Visiting
 Depart the USA on the overnight flight to London.(Travelers departing from gateways west of the Mississippi may have to depart the USA one day earlier.) Day 2 Arrive Nairobi Arrive in London early this morning and connect to the Nairobi-bound flight, arriving in Kenya later this evening. You will be met and transferred to your hotel. Have a good night's sleep. Day 3 Nairobi (BD) Welcome to Nairobi. The morning is at leisure. After lunch, travel to the suburbs of Karen to visit Karen von Blixen's home. The words of Blixen's most famous novel, Out of Africa, will come alive as you wander through the house and stroll the lush green grounds. Then it's on to the Giraffe Center for a fun encounter with the Rothschild giraffes. Just hold a food pellet in your hand and you'll soon come eye to eye with one of these graceful ungulates. Return to your hotel for dinner and overnight. Day 4 Nairobi-Samburu (BLD) A scheduled light aircraft flight takes you north to Samburu and your tented camp on the banks of the Ewaso Nyiro River. Sometimes called the "brown river", the Ewaso Nyiro River cuts through the reserve, attracting a rich variety of wildlife in search of water and shade. Leopard are frequently spotted in Samburu, so keep a look out! Day 5 Samburu (BLD) Enjoy morning and afternoon game drives today. Of particular interest in Samburu are the indigenous species such as the reticulated giraffe, the Grevy's zebra (look for the "oversized" ears) and the gerenuk which stands on its hind legs to feed from the top branches of bushes and trees. Day 6 Samburu-Great Rift Valley After breakfast a scheduled light aircraft flight takes you back to Nairobi where you stop for lunch before continuing by air to the Great Rift Valley and your lodge in the southern part of Lake Nakuru National Park. Day 7 Great Rift Valley (BLD) Spend the entire day game viewing in ecologically diverse Lake Nakuru National Park. Lake Nakuru is one of the soda lakes found in the Great Rift Valley and Lake Nakuru is perhaps best known for the site of hundreds of thousands of pink flamingoes nesting along the shores. The park was originally gazetted as a bird sanctuary in 1960, but upgraded to a reserve in 1968. Lake Nakuru is one of the best places to spot rhino and the Rothschild giraffe, both of which are protected here. Day 8 Great Rift Valley-Masai Mara (BLD) Enjoy an early morning game drive in Lake Nakuru before you drive to Naivasha for the scheduled flight to the Masai Mara, arriving later this afternoon. Game drive enroute back to the camp. Day 9 Masai Mara (BLD) Every superlative you've heard about the Masai Mara is true - and more. As you embark on morning and afternooon game drives today, you're sure to cross off most of the Big Five and more from your game viewing list. The Masai Mara is the northern extension of the Serengeti and throughout the year you'll find massive amounts of game dotting the expansive plains. Wildebeest are the dominant inhabitants of the plains and where there are plains game there are predators -- lion and cheetah are frequently spotted and if you are lucky, you might come across the ellusive leopard too. Bird watchers will enjoy the more than 450 species found in the Mara, including secretary birds, hornbills, long-crested eagles and more. Day 10 Masai Mara-Nairobi-Depart (BD) You're up early today to experience the sunrise on the plains. The plains game are just getting started too, so it's a perfect time to see the savannahs come alive with wildlife. After lunch, a light aircraft flight returns you to Nairobi where you can relax and refresh in our partner lounge. Later, enjoy dinner before transferring to the airport for your flight home. Club Lounge Day 11 Arrive USA Arrive in London this morning where you connect to your homeward bound flight, arriving later today.
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