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KENYA Loisaba Conservancy Lewa/Mt. Kenya Ol Pejeta Conservancy Maasai Mara Nairobi Amboseli Serengeti Ngorongoro Mt. Kilimanjaro Conservation Area Zanzibar TANZANIA Kenya has long been a flocks of flamingos that top destination for safari fringe its shores. The region seekers. Showcasing a wealth is also a sanctuary for rhinos of wildlife, each ecologically and leopards. diverse national park has its Discover the beauty of own allure. The private ranches Amboseli, famous for its and conservancies further dramatic views of the snow- expand the amount of land capped Mount Kilimanjaro and Kenya has dedicated to wildlife its large tusked elephants. conservation and are often partnerships between the Lauded for its groundbreaking local Maasai landowners and rhino rehabilitation efforts, private safari camps. The result Lewa Wildlife Conservancy is a destination that delivers is one of our absolute favorite meaningful and enriching places to visit. It offers an cultural experiences as well unforgettable combination as exclusive and spectacular of unspoiled beauty, superb wildlife viewing. game viewing and responsible tourism. Horse, camel and Kenya’s many iconic geological walking safaris are a few of features include Mount the activities on offer at Lewa Kenya, the second-highest that provide a more intimate peak in Africa, and the Great perspective of this region. Rift Valley, whose rivers, lakes and valleys provide homes for The arid Samburu is another the region’s wildlife. northern gem stretching along the Ewaso Nyiro River. It The Maasai Mara is the most is home to elephants and large popular and renowned safari predators such as lions, as well destination in Kenya, where as the rare northern specialist huge herds of wildebeests species the Grevy’s zebra, the travel across the plains during Somali ostrich, the reticulated the annual Great Migration. giraffe, the gerenuk and the This is one of the greatest beisa oryx. spectacles in the natural world, making it the perfect “Out of Eastern Kenya is bordered by Africa” experience. Taking a the warm Indian Ocean and hot air balloon flight over the white sandy beaches. Rich Mara is a bucket-list adventure with aquatic life, it makes that should not be missed. the perfect place to end an exciting safari and enjoy a bit Kenya’s lakes are a bird lover’s of rest and relaxation. paradise. Lake Nakuru is best known for the massive Tree-climbing lion CALL | VISIT WWW.AFRICANTRAVELINC.COM 55 Captivating KENYA MaasaiLorem Mara ipsum leopard 56 #AFRICANTRAVELCARES A contribution is made in your DAYS name toward a child’s education. CAPTIVATING KENYA Meaningful Memories AFRICAN TRAVEL’S ADDED BENEFITS • Visit Kenya’s first community run and managed elephant orphanage • Search for the endangered black and white rhino in Kenya’s oldest National Park • Experience the untamed beauty of the Mara and the pristine wilderness of the northern frontier Maasai Mara wildlife This safari adventure Meet your expert ranger for a wells to observe the warriors Day Maasai Mara game drive and start exploring the as they chant and collect water Observe the Mara’s cycle of life combines two prime conservancy’s dramatic landscape. for their cattle. Co-existing with slowly unfold. Sit quietly for hours wildlife regions and You’ll be delighted by the varied the wildlife, this semi-nomadic observing a day in the life of a wildlife that can be spotted here. pastoralist tribe are an intrinsic part pride of Mara lions. Drive along the invites the traveler to Be sure to watch for leopard, wild of this remote wilderness. (BLD) banks of the Mara River and listen dog and reticulated giraffe. (BLD) Sarara Treehouses to vocal hippos as they emerge participate in Kenya’s Sarara Treehouses Day Namunyak Wildlife and then sink back below the conservation success story. Day Namunyak Conservancy/Maasai Mara waters’ surface. Large troops of olive Wildlife Conservancy Fly to the magical Maasai Mara and baboons can be seen grooming Day Arrive Nairobi, Kenya Namunyak is home to the Reteti your luxurious tented camp. The one another as their infants play Jambo na Karibu! Welcome to Elephant Sanctuary. On today’s visit Mara is the ancestral home to the and explore. There is no better way Nairobi, or the “place of cool waters” you are paired with an elephant Maasai people and has the greatest to fall asleep than being serenaded in the Maasai language. After a keeper and given a behind the and most diverse concentration by the sounds of nature. (BLD) warm welcome, you’ll be driven to scenes tour of the sanctuary. Watch of wildlife in Africa today. After Governors’ Il Moran Camp your boutique lodge located on the the elephants as they receive their settling in, embark on a game Day Maasai Mara/Depart bottles and play in the mud, all the drive with your ranger. (BLD) edge of Nairobi National Park. (D) Soak up your last morning on safari The Emakoko while learning valuable skills so Governors’ Il Moran Camp before returning to Nairobi. This that they might be re-introduced Nairobi Day Maasai Mara afternoon, enjoy a bit of last minute Day into the wild. Cap off the day Each day in the Mara will be shopping and lunch. A dayroom Enjoy a morning game drive with a night game drive in search dramatically different as you take is at your disposal until you are followed by touring in the sprawling of nocturnal species. (BLD) game drives with your expert transferred to the airport for your capital city of Nairobi. (BLD) Sarara Treehouses The Emakoko rangers. Lions, leopards, cheetahs, international departure flight. (BL) Day Namunyak large numbers of elephants and Nairobi/Namunyak Day Wildlife Conservancy other plains game, countless birds Wildlife Conservancy Immerse yourself in the culture of and smaller animals frequent the Your safari takes off with a flight to the Samburu people. During the Mara’s tree-flecked grasslands. (BLD) the Namunyak Wildlife Conservancy dry season visit the unique singing Governors’ Il Moran Camp in the northern frontier of Kenya. Breakfasts, Lunches and Dinners as indicated (BLD). CALL | VISIT WWW.AFRICANTRAVELINC.COM 57 World’s GREATEST SHOW and Safari TheLorem Great ipsum Migration 58 #AFRICANTRAVELCARES A contribution is made in your DAYS name toward a child’s education. WORLD’S GREATEST SHOW AND SAFARI Meaningful Memories AFRICAN TRAVEL’S ADDED BENEFITS • Walking safari in Amboseli • Picnic lunch in Lake Manyara National Park • Scenic flight between parks Tortilis Camp Lewa Safari Camp game drive This safari captures the very Day Nairobi/Amboseli Day Amboseli/Lewa Day Lewa Wildlife Your safari takes off with a flight Wildlife Conservancy Conservancy best of Kenya and Tanzania to Amboseli National Park. Upon Fly north to Lewa Wildlife Immerse yourself in this wilderness. and is the most likely route checking into your tented camp, Conservancy on Mt. Kenya’s Take a closer look at the smaller meet your expert ranger for an slopes. Meet your ranger and start animals when you take a nature for observing the Great afternoon game drive. Capture exploring the conservancy’s diverse walk. Observe a well-frequented Migration of wildebeests photos of some of Africa’s largest ecosystems. You’ll be delighted water hole and watch the wildlife elephants with the snowcapped by the varied wildlife that can as they drink in a designated and zebras as they cross the Mt. Kilimanjaro as the backdrop. be spotted here — 70 different pecking order. Visit a local Cap off your day with traditional mammals and some 350 species Samburu community or learn great plains of East Africa. sundowners as you marvel of birds. Be sure to watch for the about Lewa’s many conservation at views of Africa’s highest endangered Grevy’s zebra and projects. In the evening, gather Day Arrive Nairobi, Kenya mountain in the twilight. (BLD) reticulated giraffe. Tonight, raise your around a cozy log fire and share Jambo na Karibu! With a warm Tortilis Camp glass to the views of Mt. Kenya. (BLD) your day’s adventures. (BLD) Swahili welcome, you’ll be Lewa Safari Camp Lewa Safari Camp transferred to your boutique Day Amboseli hotel. Spend the rest of Rise with the animals for your zyzyzyzyzyzyzyzyzyzyzyzyzyzyzyzyzyzyzyzyzyzyzyzyzyzyzyzyzyzyzyzyzyzyzyzyzyzyzyzyzyzyzyzyzyzyzyzyzyzyzyzyzy your day as you please. game drive — you may catch up AFTER DAY 5 Hemingways Nairobi with the big cats, full after their Depending on the month of travel, night’s hunt. Watch for wildebeests, choose between the following: zebras, impalas and warthogs, and see how many of the 300 species of birds you can spot. (BLD) The The Tortilis Camp Maasai Mara Serengeti OPTION or OPTION Best July through Best December November through June Breakfasts, Lunches and Dinners as indicated (BLD). CALL | VISIT WWW.AFRICANTRAVELINC.COM 59 WORLD’S GREATEST SHOW AND SAFARI The Maasai Mara The Manor at Ngorongoro crater oor luncheon OPTION Best July through November Day Maasai Mara Day Maasai Mara/ Day Ngorongoro Crater Awaken with the animals to Arusha, Tanzania Descend some 2,000 feet to Day Lewa Wildlife join your morning game drive. Cross the border with a flight to explore Ngorongoro’s sprawling Conservancy/Maasai Mara Keep a lookout for black-maned Arusha, where you’ll be met on crater floor. Designated a The adventure continues as you lions, leopards and cheetahs arrival and transferred to your UNESCO World Heritage Site, take flight to the Maasai Mara, returning from their night’s lodge, a peaceful retreat tucked this unique biosphere is home Kenya’s premier game reserve. Your hunt. Explore the bends of the within a coffee plantation. Relax to numerous herds of elephant, traditional safari camp is located traversing river where hippos and explore as you please. (BLD) large prides of lions, leaping along the Sand River, where over and crocodiles spread out in their Arusha Co ee Lodge gazelles, and countless zebras and a million wildebeests and zebras favorite feeding grounds.