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12
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 – 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 03: 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 04: 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 05: 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
06: 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 07: 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 08: 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 09: 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 11: 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 12: MAASAI MARA –
NAIROBI:
After breakfast at the Camp, embark on your
journey back to Nairobi. On arrival in
Nairobi drop off at the 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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