This unforgettable 11-day adventure takes us to Nairobi; on safari to Samburu Reserve; to Lake Nakuru and its flocks of pink flamingos; and into the Great Rift Valley and the Masai Mara. We stay in comfort and even luxury.

DAY 1 - DEPART U.S.A Take off in the evening on Virgin Atlantic for London. Make sure that all travel documents, tickets, passports and visa information are in order. Each of us are required to carry this documentation and have it readily available. For all international flights, check in at the airport two (2) hours before departure time. Board our Virgin Atlantic Flight to London. The world of Virgin Atlantic provides a most delightful start to our holiday. Departure in the evening on your Virgin Atlantic flight A warm welcome by congenial flight attendants, music to soothe and first run movies to entertain us. Virgin Atlantic Airways is the first airline to introduce individual TV screens for every passenger. Fall asleep, chat or read - service is just a touch of the button away.

DAY 2 - LONDON and ONWARD
You'll arrive this morning in London. No need to be concerned about your baggage--it's checked through to Nairobi. We've arranged for the use of day use rooms for the day at the Posthouse Premier Hote.
Our onward flight to Nairobi departs this evening. It is not necessary to claim your baggage and recheck it in London if you have checked your luggage all the way through to Nairobi. Day is at leisure.

Relax, and take advantage of the extensive in-airport shopping facilities before you board your evening flight for Nairobi , the safari capital of the world!

DAY 3 - NAIROBI, KENYA
You'll arrive this morning in Nairobi. Our Kenya-based personnel will see you through immigration and customs, and escort you to the elegant Nairobi Serena Hotel in the city center. Most of your day is free to browse the shops, or take in the sights of the capital, or to take an optional tour. Just make sure to get back in time for your safari briefing! Nairobi Serena Hotel. A beautiful garden hotel just a 10 minute walk from the city center. Our hotel's amenties include, swimming pool, Mandhari Restaurant, Cafe Maghreb, Kisima Bar and an elaborate health and fitness center.

Remember because there is limited space on the safari vehicle, ONE medium sized bag (soft luggage preferred) is allowed on the safari vehicle per person, plus your carry on.

DAY 4 - SAMBURU GAME RESERVE (BLD)
Safari life begins as we board our safari minibus and head towards the highlands. The terrain makes a dramatic descent from the lush central highlands to the low semi-arid plains of Kenya=s Northern Frontier District. We arrive in time for lunch at our riverside lodge in the Samburu Game Reserve. This afternoon we=ll have a game drive to view unusual species rarely seen outside of this region: Grevy=s zebra with its distinctive narrow stripes, Reticulated giraffe with its geometric pattern, the shy long-necked Gerenuk which stands erect on its hind legs to feed on the tender leaves of the high tree branches, and the blue-necked Somali ostrich, among a variety of others. SAMBURU SERENA LODGE .

DAY 5 - SAMBURU NATIONAL RESERVE (BLD)
We'll set out on morning and afternoon game drives to observe Samburu's unusual wildlife. The Ewaso Nyiro River provides an oasis from the equatorial sun in this harsh spectacular land of rocky soil and scrubland. Bird enthusiasts will be rewarded with a wealth of species attracted to the palm tree-lined permanent waters of the river. Photographers will appreciate the dramatic backdrop of Ololokwe Mountain. We=ll eagerly search for leopards lounging high on tree limbs. There will be time to relax by the pool in between game drives. At the end of the day, we=ll savor the quiet activity of the river. SAMBURU SERENA LODGE.

DAY 6 - Mt. Kenya National Park (BLD)
After breakfast we head towards the slopes of Mt. Kenya, settle in at he luxurious Mountain Lodge. A specially constructed viewing bunker affords a most spectacular close-up of game at the lodge's waterhole. You'll spend hours watching the foresthog, lordly elephant, aloof buffalo and stumbling rhino. MOUNTAIN LODGE.

DAY 7 - LAKE NAKURU (BLD)
We leave Samburu and cross farmed countryside to reach Thompson's Falls, then descend into the Great Rift Valley to one of the most important bird sanctuaries on earth. On Lake Nakuru, we'll sight the most spectacular display of bird life in all of Africa, flocks of pastel-pink flamingos gliding above their reflections on still blue waters. Opportunities for dazzling photography abound. And there are many, many other avian species. We'll have lunch at our lodge in Lake Nakuru National Park, then drive through lush lakeside expanses, where we might sight reedbucks, bushbucks, warthogs, baboons, leopards, rhinos, and Rothschild giraffes.

DAY 8 - MASAI MARA (BLD)
After breakfast, we'll drive by way of Narok, the major Masai administrative center, to one of the prime stops on our safari: the Masai Mara Game Reserve, Kenya's foremost wildlife sanctuary. Plains game are found here in staggering numbers, which in turn attracts a tremendous predator population. During our afternoon game drive, we'll have opportunities to see herds of impala, wildebeest, giraffe, elephant, topi, buffalo, warthog, and ostrich, as well as lion, cheetah, hyena, and possibly the elusive leopard. Our home for the next two nights will be the lovely Mara Serena Lodge. After dinner, we'll retire to our cozy beds and sleep soundly to the stirrings of the African night.

DAY 9 - MASAI MARA GAME RESERVE (BLD)
We'll take a drive before breakfast to surprise game animals during the cool morning hours, and another drive in the afternoon. As we cross the savanna, we'll meet up with resident herds of buffalo, wildebeest, hartebeest, impala, and gazelle. The Masai Mara marks the northernmost extremity of the great Serengeti ecosystem. Black rhino browse in dense thorn bushes, while riverside woodlands attract numbers of giraffe and elephants. Hippos roll and wallow in the Mara River, while prides of lions are up to 20 strong.

DAY 10 - NAIROBI, DEPARTURE HOME (BD)
We'll drive back across the Great Rift Valley to Nairobi, where you will have use of a room at the Nairobi Serena Hotel. The rest of the day is yours for souvenir shopping and spending time with new friends. Then it's kwaheri (goodbye in Swahili) after a gala farewell dinner. We'll see you to the airport, where you'll board a London-bound flight on your way home.

DAY 11 - LONDON, U.S.A.
You'll have a seamless change of planes in the morning at London's Heathrow Airport. Simply proceed to your next departure gate--your bags have been checked through to your U.S. entry point.

RATES in USD:

For departures from New York : $3595. Per person sharing in double .

Add-on fares are available from Washington, DC, Miami, Orlando, Chicago, Los Angeles, and San Francisco for $350 per .

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Remember because there is limited space on the safari vehicle, ONE medium sized bag (soft luggage preferred) is allowed on the safari vehicle per person, plus your carry on.