[B- Breakfast L- Lunch D- Dinner]
May 17, 2023 | Depart US
Depart for Nairobi.
(Note that early arrival options are available. Contact the tour operator for details)
May 18, 2023 | Arrive Nairobi
Met on arrival and transferred to your hotel. Enjoy welcome cocktails in the evening.
Nairobi Serena Hotel (Welcome Cocktails)
May 19, 2023 | Nairobi – Masai Mara National Reserve
Depart by road to the famous Masai Mara National Reserve. Located in the Great Rift Valley it is regarded as the jewel of Kenya’s wildlife viewing areas and an extension of the Serengeti eco-system famous for the huge herds of migratory wildebeests, and zebra.
Mara Serena Safari Lodge (B, L, D)
May 20, 2023 | Masai Mara National Reserve
Enjoy morning and afternoon game drives with your professional guide. Weather permitting, you will be hosted for a “bush breakfast” arranged by the lodge.
Optional activity: Early morning hot air balloon over the Masai Mara and bush breakfast (see supplemental cost below).
Mara Serena Safari Lodge (B, L, D)
May 21, 2023 | Masai Mara – Soysambu Conservancy (via Hell’s Gate National Park) Travel across the ‘breadbasket’ of Kenya, where acres of wheat and barley cover the landscape. Go on a guided invigorating hike in Hell’s Gate National Park for a few hours (easy to moderate). Named for the intense geothermal activity within its boundaries, the Hell's Gate National Park is a remarkable quarter of the Great Rift Valley. Spectacular scenery including the towering cliffs, water-gouged gorges, stark rock towers, scrub-clad volcanoes and belching plumes of geothermal steam make it one of the most atmospheric Parks in Africa. Proceed to your camp on the shores of Lake Elmenteita situated in Soysambu Conservancy.
Lake Elmenteita Serena Camp (B, L, D)
May 22, 2023 | Soysambu Conservancy - Amboseli National Park
With over 450 bird species on the Soysambu Conservancy, enjoy an early morning bird walk led by your experienced guide. This is one place in Kenya where the bird species are most prevalent. After a hearty breakfast, depart for Amboseli National Park. This park is known for its elephant herds and one can’t miss the snow-capped Mount Kilimanjaro in the background.
Amboseli Serena Lodge (B, L, D)
May 23, 2023 | Amboseli National Park Morning and afternoon game drives in Amboseli National Park; drive to the top of Observation Hill for sundowners and enjoy a farewell dinner.
Amboseli Serena Lodge (B, L, D)
May 24, 2023 | Amboseli – Nairobi - Depart Catch your last views of the majestic Mount Kilimanjaro as you depart for Nairobi. Lunch on arrival. Day rooms have been arranged and later on in the evening, you will be transferred by the hotel shuttle to the airport for your onward flight home or optional adventure to the Swahili coast (see details below.)
Day Room until 6:00 pm: Four Points by Sheraton (B, L)
May 25, 2023 | Arrive U.S.
Land Package Only $3,599 per person (double occupancy)
Single Room Supplement: $450
Optional hot air balloon safari (Day 3): $460 per person
Inclusions:
- Accommodation as mentioned above.
- Welcome cocktails, 6 breakfasts, 6 lunches/ picnic lunches, 5 dinners
- All safari game viewing activities with a professional guide.
- All park and conservation fees, Government taxes.
- Full time local Tour Director (except during the optional extension to Mombasa).
- All airport meet and greet + transfers in Nairobi.
- AMREF Flying Doctor Air Ambulance Service (only to a local hospital in Nairobi.)
Exclusions:
- International flights.
- Tipping and gratuities to porters, guides, drivers, hotel and lodge staff
- Drinks during meals (bottled water will be provided).
- Laundry, dry cleaning, telephone, fax, internet.
- Mandatory supplemental travel* insurance including air evacuation to your home country/ state/ city. *Guests should have enough coverage for any additional in-country COVID testing and hospitalization/ treatment/ isolation/ transport.
- Kenya entry visa and any passport services, vaccinations
- Pre-departure COVID testing (currently required by airlines and Kenya airport and health ministry authorities for entry) and return testing (per CDC requirements to re-enter the U.S.
Level of difficulty: Easy to moderate.
Due to the nature of the areas we will be visiting, this program involves some walking on uneven terrain or up and down stairs that may be steep and/or without handrails. Accommodations will be in luxury properties, but note that they are located in remote locations in the bush, operating under challenging natural conditions (weather systems and animal movement) and may not offer all the amenities that city based luxury hotels often provide. Travel between parks will be by 4x4 specially equipped safari vehicles often over bumpy and dusty terrain. Every effort will be made to ensure your comfort however it will be the responsibility of the guest to discuss any concerns you may have with the tour operator and Gettysburg College. Please consult with your doctor regarding this trip, its length and location and share this brochure with them.
