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11 Days Kenya Family Safari Tour Package Duration: 11 Days / 10 Nights Priced From: $5,825 pp dbl. occ. Dates: Mar, Jun - Aug, Dec
Kenya is one of East Africa's most deservedly popular safari destinations. See its most exciting wildlife parks and reserves in a single safari that keeps all ages interested and energized. In addition to game drives, your family can visit with baby elephant, rare Rothschild giraffe, chimpanzee and black rhino, and learn the ancient art of beadwork in hands-on workshops with the Maasai.
Tour Itinerary Days 1-2: USA or Canada/Nairobi, Kenya Arrive by overnight flight to Nairobi, the first stop on your journey through the wilds of Kenya. Here you'll meet baby elephants, watch lions on the hunt and meet an African tribe in their own village.Nairobi Serena Hotel Day 3: Nairobi Your animal encounters begin before you even set out on safari with a visit to Daphne Sheldrick's Baby Elephant Orphanage. Here, you see baby elephants cared for by attentive keepers who even sleep with the animals at night. Continue to the Giraffe Center, home to several endangered Rothschild giraffes. Stand on a platform to offer them food, which they snatch from your fingers with their long blue tongues. Meet the other families sharing your adventure at tonight's welcome dinner.Nairobi Serena Hotel B D Day 4: Nairobi/Nanyuki Drive to the Sweetwaters Reserve set within the 24,000 Ol Pejeta Conservancy at the foot of Mount Kenya. Set out to look for animals on escorted walks as well as a night game drive. Sweetwaters is an excellent place to see two of Africa's most endangered species: the black rhino (they're actually gray or brown) and the chimpanzee, the primate most closely related to humans. Both species are protected here in reserves set aside for them.Sweetwaters Tented Camp B L D Day 5: Nanyuki/Samburu Game Reserve After breakfast, travel to the drier bush country of the Samburu Game Reserve. From your comfortable tented camp, set out to see Africa's most famous wildlife firsthand: buffalo, lion and leopard are all found along the Uaso Nyiro River near your tents. The reserve is also the home of the Samburu tribe, cousins of the Maasai, who share the same nomadic, cattle-herding existence.Samburu Intrepids B L D Day 6: Samburu Game Reserve See more of Samburu's typical species and meet some of the Samburu at their village. Young safari-goers enjoy game drives and encounters with Samburu's "Special Five," called that because they're only found north of the equator: the reticulated giraffe, long-necked gerenuk, Somali ostrich, Grevy's zebra and the beisa oryx. There are also opportunities for guided walks with a focus on game tracking, butterfly catching and visits with the Samburu people. Go on treasure hunts, play football or volleyball, swim, ride camels or bring out your artistic side through painting and drawing.Samburu Intrepids B L D Day 7: Samburu/Masai Mara Game Reserve Awaken to the sounds of the wilderness. After breakfast, board a flight across the Great Rift Valley to the land of the Maasai, a cattle-herding people still proudly maintaining their traditional way of life. Arrive at your tented camp beside a sweeping bend in the Talek River, where you spend the afternoon driving across the limitless plains viewing the abundant game in one of Kenya's most spectacular areas.Mara Intrepids Club B L D Days 8-9: Masai Mara Game Reserve Spend two days in this magnificent savannah country, home to Kenya's most varied animal populations. Game viewing is never dull in the Mara, and patience is often rewarded with unique sightings. Lion can be seen throughout the park along with elephant, giraffe and zebra. Cheetah and leopard are also regularly spotted, and you may also find rhino. Young adventurers enjoy mammal study on morning and afternoon game drives, guided walks with the resident naturalist to identify animal tracks to cast in plaster, and nature walks with lessons on herbal medicine. Discover the abundant birdlife, and learn how to identify them through their calls, bills, feet, habitats and plumage patterns. Between game drives, visit a Maasai village to learn about tribal home life and meet the young children, warriors and elders. During your stay, you may have the opportunity to visit a primary school in the local village. Learn the arts of beadwork and leatherwork, the proper way to throw a spear or start a fire with sticks, and participate in other fun activities with your new Maasai friends. In the evening, the family is treated to a display of traditional singing and dancing. On one of your mornings here, consider adding an optional hot air balloon safari. Friends of Conservation: offers ongoing support for projects in the Greater Masai Mara region.Mara Intrepids Club B L D B = Breakfast, L = Lunch, D = Dinner Save time, money and stress! For reservations: Fill out the vacation planner to be contacted by our Kenya Family vacation specialist. Contact : Travelwizard.com Phone: 1-800-330-8820 or 1-415-446-5252 12/10 |
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