Kenya: Rift Valley, Aberdares e Masai Mara

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support development to local communities
local guides
use of sustainable energies
collection of items for recycling
practical of water/energetic saving
enviromental conservation project
hospitality in private houses
vegan and vegetarian diet
internet connection
gay friendly
family holidays
tailor made holidays
malaria risk
medical insurance recommended
nature trail
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visa required

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ABERDARES
Aberdares is the name of the long mountain range (over 160 kilometers), located north of Nairobi. The highest point is Ol Donyo Satima which reaches 3998 meters. There is a road that crosses the mountains from Naivasha to Nyeri which passes through misty moorlands at about 3350 meters. The park is characterized by icy rivers, spectacular waterfalls and a forest full of wildlife, elephants and rhinos, warthogs, wild pigs and giant forest hogs, dikdik, Reedbuck and many others.

MASAI MARA GAME RESERVE
The Masai Mara Game Reserve is famous for its lions. But also all other members of the "Big Five" are in the reserve, although the population of black rhinoceros is severely threatened, with a population of only 37 copies in 2000. Hippos are found in large groups at the Talek Rivers. The plain that extends between the Mara river and the escarpment Oloololo is the best area to see lions and cheetahs.

detailed itinerary

Day 1: arrival in Nairobi in the morning. Transfer to Subukia (3-hour drive with view on the Longonot, Mount Kijabe, Lake Elementeita, Lake Naivasha, Menengai Crater...). Lunch and afternoon in Subukia: lake, forest, colobus, blue monkeys, numerous birds, visit of the farm with its domestic animals, visit of Mama Daktari’s house. Dinner and night at Subukia Bandas.

Day 2: all day in Subukia on full board, nature trail in the property (to learn about indigenous trees and their medicinal uses, bird-watching, monkeys observation...). Visit of Subukia village, the local market, the orphanage we are sponsoring. Possibility to go for horse-riding or mountain-biking (to be paid on the spot).

Day 3: all day in Subukia on full board, with trekking in the surroundings (views on Subukia Valley, stop in a local family to discover the Kenyan way of life in a rural area). Possibility to go for horse-riding or mountain-biking (to be paid on the spot).

Day 4: safari all day in the Nakuru National Park (1-hour drive): rhinos, Rotschild’s giraffes, zebras, gazelles, buffaloes, baboons, flamingos, lions, may be leopards...Picnic on the top of a hill with beautiful view on the lake. Dinner and night at Subukia Bandas.

Day 5: visit of a tea and coffee plantation (20 mn-drive), then excursion to the Menengai Crater (by car and by foot, 20 mn-drive). Lunch at Maili Saba with a beautiful view on the crater and a swimming-pool.Return to Subukia in the afternoon. Dinner and night at the bandas camp.

Day 6: visit of the Thompson Falls (30 mn-drive), with a walk at the bottom of the falls and of Nyahururu (small typical african town). Lunch at Nyahururu. View Point on Subukia Valley. Return in the afternoon. Dinner and night at Subukia Bandas.

Day 7: departure for the Aberdares (2h30-drive). Safari all day in the park (elephants, giant forest hogs, bush pigs, buffaloes, may be bongos and leopards). Lunch, dinner and night at Rhino Watch Lodge (with view on the Mount Kenya).

Day 8: all day safari in the Aberdares National Park (wild animals, falls, possibility to walk in the park). Picnic lunch. Dinner at Rhino Watch Lodge.

Day 9: safari half-day in the Solio Game Reserve (herbivores, leopards, rhinos, cheetahs...), picnic lunch, then return to Subukia. Dinner and lunch at Subukia Bandas.

Day 10: departure for Crater Lake Game Sanctuary (lake at the bottom of a crater) near Naivasha (2 and a half hour-drive), visit of the sanctuary, lunch on a flotting restaurant. Dinner and night at Bilashaka Lodge (flower farm and wildlife conservancy with herbivores).

Day 11: morning and lunch at Bilashaka, view on the lake, walk in the conservancy and visit of the farm. In the afternoon : visit of Elsamere Conservation Centre (former house of George and Joy Adamson, who dedicated their lives to wildlife, specially lions. Tea and cakes near the lake. Dinner and night at Bilashaka.

Day 12: departure for the Masai Mara after breakfast (5 and a half hour-drive). Stop in Narok for lunch, arrival at around 4.00 pm. First game drive in the reserve (lions, elephants, impalas, girafes, zebras, gazelles, wildbeests, cheetahs, may be leopards...). Dinner and night at Mara Kima Camp.

Day 13: safari all day in the Masai Mara reserve with picnic or lunch at the camp, dinner and night at Mara Kima Camp.

Day 14: departure for Nairobi (5 and a half hour-drive) after a last early morning game drive. Stop in Narok for lunch, arrival in Nairobi late afternoon. Dinner and night at Grace House Hotel.

Day 15: visit of the Sheldrick’s Elephant Orphanage and Giraffe Conservation Centre. Lunch at Utamaduni (restaurant with garden and hand crafts centre). Visit of Kazuri bead factory (hand made jewels and potteries using Mount Kenya soil). Transfer to the airport late afternoon.