7 Day Kenya Family Safari
Kenya
A family safari to remember! This 7 day
family package is designed specially for families, in comfortable
accommodation with activities for the children. Beginning with some
unforgettable animal encounters near Nairobi, your wildlife safari
continues to 2 very different reserves, rich with game - Samburu
National Park and the Masai Mara National Park. There is an option of a
beach holiday afterwards. Travel between the parks is by air to avoid
long road journeys. Accommodation is in luxury tented camps and all
game drives are in 4x4 safari vehicles (not vans.
The Adventure Club for ages under 12 include
activities such as build your own mini Maasai homestead, have a close brush with
a toothbrush tree, learn to make a fire with a pair of sticks, catch and study
the brightest butterflies, plant a tree and help bring back the rains, cast big
cat tracks from the real thing, make friends quiver with your own bow, learn how
to identify birds of all feathers, and stalk victory in our bush treasure hunts.
The Adventure Club for ages 12-17 include activities such as bush orienteering,
first aid, snakes, bird identification, tree identification, mammal behaviour
studies, and guided bush walks.
Duration: 6 nights / 7 days, Daily
Departures
Itinerary:
Day 1: Met by our representative at Nairobi airport and
transfer to the Mayfair Holiday Inn, Nairobi, for 2 nights Bed &
Breakfast. Mayfair Holiday Inn has attractive gardens and 2 swimming
pools ideal for families.
Day 2: Visit the
Daphne Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage overlooking Nairobi National Park. As the
expert handlers introduce the lively elephant and rhino orphans and feeding time
begins, you will have a close encounter with these delightful little creatures
which come up to visitors to be stroked.
Then on to the nearby Giraffe Centre. From its tree-house balconies you can look
these graceful mammals in the eye. The giraffes at the Centre are so at ease
with their human visitors that they will happily eat from your hand! Lunch at
Karen Blixen Cottages and return to Mayfair Holiday Inn.
Day 3: Transfer to Nairobi Wilson Airport for the 1 hr flight
to Samburu for lunch and 2 nights FB at Samburu Intrepids. Children can
take part in the activities of the Adventurers' Club. Afternoon game
drive in Samburu Reserve. Dinner and overnight
Samburu Intrepids.
Day 4: Morning and afternoon game drives in Samburu and
overnight at Samburu Intrepids.
Day 5: Fly
direct from Samburu to Masai Mara for lunch and 2 nights FB at Mara Intrepids.
Children can take part in the activities of the Adventurers' Club. Afternoon
game drive in Mara Reserve. Dinner and overnight Mara Intrepids.
Day 6: Morning
and afternoon game drives, and children's activities. Mara Intrepids, FB
Day 7: Transfer to the airstrip for the 11am flight back to
Nairobi, arriving around 12.15pm.
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