Mount Kenya climbing combined with
Masai mara safari, Wildlife
migration holiday
Mount Kenya Climb Combined with
Kenya Safari
14
DAYS KENYA WILDLIFE SAFARI AND MOUNT
KENYA CLIMB SIRIMON ROUTE
Day 01:
NAIROBI:
On arrival at Jomo Kenyatta Airport.
Met by Diwaka Safaris representative
at the Airport and transferred by
our driver / guide to your Nairobi
hotel. Use of room is not guaranteed
before
noon.
Remainder of the day at leisure.
Overnight at
THE
JACARANDA HOTEL (B/B)
Day 02: NAIROBI – TSAVO EAST:
Check out after breakfast and leave
for Tsavo East National Park. Arrive
for lunch at the lodge. After lunch
and a short siesta, proceed for a
late afternoon game drive.
Return for dinner and overnight at
ASHNIL
ARUBA LODGE (F/B).
Day 03: TSAVO EAST – TSAVO WEST:
Early
morning game drive prior to
breakfast and later depart for the
nearby Tsavo West National Park.
Lunch at the Camp. Proceed for an
afternoon game drive and visit Mzima
Springs, Shetani Lava and Chyulu
Hills. Return for dinner and
overnight at
MAN
EATERS CAMP (F/B).
Day 04: TSAVO WEST – AMBOSELI:
Breakfast at the camp later drive to
Amboseli National Park. Arrive in
time for lunch at the Camp. Late
afternoon game viewing in the Park.
Dinner and overnight at
AMBOSELI SENTRIM CAMP (F/B).
Day 05: AMBOSELI – NAIROBI –
ABERDARES:
Breakfast at the Camp. Thereafter,
embark on your return journey to
Nairobi. Lunch at a Nairobi
restaurant and later drive to the
camp. Afternoon game viewing with
visit to the caves. Horseback ride,
boat ride for fly fishing, Night
Game Walk included. Dinner &
overnight at
SANGARE TENTED CAMP (F/B).
Day 06: ABERDARES -
SAMBURU:
Breakfast at the camp; begin your
safari drive to the Northern
frontier district via Isiolo to
Samburu National Reserve. Lunch at
the Camp. Late afternoon game
viewing drive.
Dinner
and overnight at
ASHNIL
SAMBURU CAMP (F/B).
Day 07: SAMBURU:
Early morning and late afternoon
game viewing drives in the park,
with spectacular sceneries and
diverse wildlife. Mid morning and
early afternoon is at leisure,
enjoying a swim at the Camp.
All
meals and overnight at
ASHNIL
SAMBURU CAMP (F/B).
Day 08: SAMBURU – MOUNT KENYA
(SIRIMON
GATE):
Breakfast at the camp; afterwards
drive to the base hotel. Relax as
you prepare for the climb. Lunch at
the base Hotel. Then drive to
Sirimon Park gate (2600m). On
completion of park entry
formalities, begin a 3-4 hour hike
through forest. Ascend 700m
bypassing the bamboo, rosewood and
heather zones to Old Moses camp. The
forest and bamboo are home to
hundreds of buffaloes, elephants,
bushbucks and a plethora of bird
species. Dinner and overnight at
OLD
MOSES CAMP (3300m)
Day 09: OLD MOSES – SHIPTON’S HUT:
A long
day leading to the base of the high
peaks. Today's trek is largely
through the moorlands and the
Mackinder Valley, with good views of
the main peaks and a brief stopover
for picnic lunch. Total walking time
is approx. 7 hours gaining 900m in
altitude. Dinner and Overnight at
SHIPTON’S HUT (4200m)
Day 10: SHIPTON’S HUT – POINT LENANA
TO MACKINDERS CAMP:
Pre-dawn attempt of the summit
starts at 0300hrs and you hike for
about 3 hours up steep scree slopes
and across rugged rocks up to Pt.
Lenana (4985m), the hikers' summit.
Then down through Lewis Glacier up
to the Austrian hut to join to the
Naromoru track and descend for 2
hours to Mackinder's camp for
breakfast then have the rest of the
day at leisure. Dinner and overnight
at
MACKINDERS CAMP (4300m)
Day 11: MACKINDERS CAMP – BASE –
LAKE NAKURU:
Leaving early, you gradually descend
for 4-5 hours through the moorlands
and the lower vertical bog up to the
Met Station, from where you walk
down on a wide dirt road leading to
the Naromoru Park gate (2600m) where
you meet our vehicle. Depart for the
Rift Valley passing via Nyahururu
with a brief stop over to catch a
glimpse of the Thompson Fall, the
highest water fall in Kenya. Arrive
in Nakuru in time for lunch at the
Camp in Lake Nakuru National Park.
Late afternoon game viewing & bird
watching drive.
Dinner
and overnight at
FLAMINGO HILL CAMP (F/B).
Day 12: LAKE NAKURU – MAASAI MARA:
After breakfast commence drive via
Narok to the Maasai Mara National
Reserve to arrive for lunch at the
Camp. Late afternoon game viewing
drive.
Dinner
& overnight at
MARA
LEISURE CAMP (F/B).
Day 13: MAASAI MARA:
Early morning and late afternoon
game viewing drives in this Reserve,
with spectacular sceneries and
diverse wildlife. Mid Morning
and early afternoon relaxing at the
camp or at the pool. Option
of a full day Game Drive with picnic
lunch can be arranged.
All
meals & overnight at
MARA
LEISURE CAMP (F/B).
Day 14: MAASAI MARA –
NAIROBI:
After breakfast at the Camp, embark
on your journey back to Nairobi. On
arrival in Nairobi drop off at the
Stanley Hotel (use of room is
excluded). On arrival in Nairobi
transfer to Jomo Kenyatta Intl.
Airport for your scheduled
international departure flight.
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