Amboseli & Maasai Mara Highlights

Transfer to Wilson Airport in Nairobi, will you will catch your flight to Amboseli. Upon arrival at the Amboseli airport, reception and transfer to the Tawi Lodge; on the way, you’ll pass local Maasai villages and Amboseli’s grounds. After you unpack, settle in and have lunch you’ll set off on your first game drive. With Mt. Kilimanjaro as its backdrop, Amboseli is considered one of Kenya’s most scenic national parks, and the wildlife that it offers is equally as spectacular as its grounds. Amboseli is best known for its elephants, so keep your eyes open for these spectacular beasts. You’ll wrap up your day with a sundowner, a night game drive back to the camp and dinner followed by a cocktail of your choice by a camp fire, where you can tell stories, talk to other travelers and listen to the sounds of the Bush at night.

This Kenya safari lodge is in the prime position to enjoy wildlife and bird viewing. The 1000 resident elephants are a sight to look forward to during your stay at the lodge. Indulge in traditional cuisine and allow your taste buds to be tantalized by the Swahili Coast spices. Enjoy sundowners or post-dinner drinks at the bush bar, while you watch as the sun disappears into the horizon and is replaced by a ceiling of sparkling stars.

Overnight Stay: Tawi Lodge
Meal Plan: Full Board

After coffee, tea and breakfast pastries, you’ll drive through the bush for a full morning of game viewing. Following lunch at camp or a picnic in the park, you’ll spend your afternoon at leisure. In the early evening you may go on another game drive, stop for a sundowner and find out more about nocturnal animals, such as aardvarks, serval cats, caracals, bat-eared foxes and African wild cats.

Amboseli sits on the lower slopes of mighty Mount Kilimanjaro – Africa’s highest – whose peak lies across the border in Tanzania. It is quite an experience to see Kilimanjaro hovering above the clouds in an early morning. The animal pictures rising against the dramatic backdrop of the mountain will thrill the photography enthusiast. Amboseli is renowned for its huge elephant herds. You will also see buffalo, black rhino, zebra, wildebeest and other plain animals.

Overnight Stay: Tawi Lodge
Meal Plan: Full Board

After your breakfast, you will collect your bags and transfer back to the Amboseli airstrip for your flight to Wilson airport in Nairobi, where you will connect with your flight to the Masai Mara game reserve. Upon arrival at the Masai Mara airstrip, reception and transfer to the Encounter Mara Camp. After you unpack, settle in and have lunch, you’ll set off on your first game drive, where you’ll see the Mara’s vast, rolling plains and some of the most sought-after wildlife in Africa. (The Mara is known for its abundance of wildlife: lions, elephants and giraffe are just a few examples.) You’ll wrap up your day with a sundowner, a night game drive back to the camp and dinner followed by gin & tonics around a campfire.

Overnight Stay: Encounter Mara Camp
Meal Plan: Full Board

After  an  early  breakfast  in  camp,  you  will  head  to  the  lounge  tent  where  you will  meet  your  guide driver  and  depart  on  a  game  drive  in  Mara  Naboisho  Conservancy.  You  will  then  have  the opportunity  to  view  all  the  local  inhabitants  and  wildlife  pertinent  to  the  Conservancy  such  as  big cats,  elephants,  giraffe  and  wildebeest.  You will stop and enjoy a delicious packed lunch from Encounter Mara before heading back to camp.
Once  back  at  camp  you  will  have  the  opportunity  to  relax  and  refresh  before  meeting  everyone  in the  dining  area  for  a  three  course  home  cooked  meal  before  heading  to  the  camp  fire  for  a refreshing drink and good company.

Overnight stay: Encounter Mara Camp
Meal Plan: Full Board

Once  back  at  camp  you  will  have  the  opportunity  to  relax  and  refresh  before  meeting  everyone  in the dining area for your final three course  dinner. You can either choose to head back to your tent for a good night’s rest before your departure or head to the camp fire area with a drink.

Overnight stay: Encounter Mara Camp
Meal Plan: Full Board

The Masai Mara Game Reserve – Nairobi Wake up at sunrise for your last game drive; who knows, you may even see some wildlife that you hadn’t seen before. Return to collect your bags and transfer to the airstrip for your flight back to Nairobi where you will be met by another of our representative who will transfer you to the renowned Carnivore restaurant for a farewell lunch.

The Carnivore is the ultimate ‘Beast of a Feast’  A variety of  meat including ostrich, crocodile and camel, t is roasted over charcoal and carved at your table. Delicious side dishes and an exceptional array of sauces complement this fixed price feast that also includes soup, a selection of desserts and Kenyan coffee. Set in attractive tropical gardens, the service and the décor are outstanding. The Carnivore since its inception has played host to over 2 million customers from across the globe including numerous celebrities. In fact the Carnivore visitors’ book read like a global who is who! Whole joints of meat – legs of lamb and pork, ostrich, rumps of beef, sirloins, racks of lamb, spare ribs, sausages, chicken wings, skewered kidneys, even crocodile, and other tasty morsels – are roasted on traditional Masai swords over a huge, spectacular charcoal pit that dominates the entrance of the restaurant.
After your lunch, you will be transferred to the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in time for your evening flight back home.

Say good bye to the wonderful country and promise to join us on another expedition