Full Itinerary
Today is your arrival to Jomo Kenyata International Airport (NBO). The staff will be waiting for you to say welcome. Once you finish with the customs and immigration formalities, you will go by car and transfer to the hotel. You will have your first contact with your motorbikes (BMW G 650 GS), with a small briefing and explanations for the trip. During the evening, you will have your welcome dinner.
Accommodation: Windsor Hotel on a half-board basis.
Meals: Breakfast
Nanyuki Town This first day, you will get up early as you have an intense and very varied route ahead. Leaving Nairobi, you will head towards Mount Kenya, the second-highest mountain in Africa, crossing some of the most fertile areas of the country.
Accommodation: Full board will be at Soames Hotel, Nanyuki.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Samburu National Reserve After breakfast, you will make your way to the Samburu National Park. You will leave the motorcycles at the entrance and replace them with 4x4 vehicles with which you will ride to discover this interesting place. You will have the opportunity to observe animals that you cannot see in any other park, such as the vigorous reticulated giraffe, the Grevy zebra, the Somali ostrich, or the curious generuk gazelle. You will return to the hotel for lunch and in the afternoon, you will go out again on safari.
Accommodation: Samburu Lodge.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Samburu National Reserve This day will be spent exploring this amazing game reserve, with morning and afternoon game drives. You can also opt to visit the cultural visits within the area. Samburu Game Reserve offers a wide range of attractions. It is home to the Samburu tribe who are also pastoralists. Owasso Nyiro River which runs along the southern boundary is home to crocodile and hippo with the many animals visiting to drink during the heat of the day. In Samburu you are likely to spot buffalo, leopard, lion, cheetah, Grevy's zebra, Beisa Oryx, reticulated giraffe and other plains game.
Dinner and overnight at Samburu Lodge/or a similar lodge,
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Aberdare National Park After breakfast, you will make your way to the Aberdare Mountains. The chosen hotel is the Aberdare Country Club, an old English club that still maintains its characteristic colonial flavor.
Accommodation: Aberdare Country Club
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Lake Baringo After a copious breakfast, you will go to Lake Baringo. Ahead, you have a day full of emotions. You will cross the Rift Valley inhabited by the Kikuyus tribes and you will pass through the Nakuru National Park famous for its incredible concentrations of pink flamingos.
Little by little, you will go deeper into a terrain that is increasingly dry and hot until you reach your final destination, Lake Baringo. In this immense freshwater lake, you can observe crocodiles and hippos, as well as a spectacular variety of birds. The chosen hotel is strategically located on the small island of Ol Kokwa at Island Camp on a full-board basis. You will have a picnic lunch en route.
Accommodation: Island Camp
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Kisumu In the early morning, go on a boat trip on the lake to observe hippos, crocodiles, and the immense variety of birds that inhabit this lake. After the tour, return again to the bikes. This day is one of the most beautiful, as in a few kilometers, you will see the radically changing landscapes. You start crossing the whole dry and hot Pokot area, then take a small road full of fantastic curves that will take you to the highlands. There, you can enjoy dense forests of conifers and green meadows that will accompany you part of the way to finally reach Kisumu, the most important city next to Lake Victoria.
Accommodation at Acacia Hotel will be on a full-board basis.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Maasai Mara National Reserve This day is tremendously fun, as you will spend all day riding on small roads ideal for your motorcycles. You will cross the whole area of Kisi, to finally reach the most interesting part of the trip, the Masai Mara National Reserve with hundreds of kilometers of savanna populated by thousands of animals. This is a unique opportunity to enjoy the wildest nature on the back of your bikes. Here, you can find herds of elephants, giraffes, zebras, gazelles, and even lions. Your accommodation is strategically located at the top of one of the faults of the Rift Valley offering stunning views of the savannah.
Accommodation: Kilima Camp,
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Maasai Mara National Reserve Today is a rest day for motorcycles. You will do safaris in the morning and in the afternoon in 4x4 vehicles to get to know the Masai Mara Reserve. You will have the possibility of approaching and photographing animals from your bikes (lions, elephants, buffalos, etc.). Endless stretches of savannah create the ideal habitat for the thousands of animals that live here. It is a unique ecosystem that, together with the Serengeti, offers you the largest variety and concentration of mammals in the world. There is a possibility of a hot air balloon flight (extra cost). Accommodation will be in Kilima Camp with full-board meals.
Accommodation: will be in Kilima Camp with full-board meals.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Lake Naivasha Get back on your mounts as you will head to Naivasha. You will pass through the Masai capital of Narok and you will go around the Suswa volcano along a track that will take you to Lake Naivasha.
Accommodation: will be in Naivasha Country Club on a full-board basis.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Nairobi You will pass by the Longonot volcano, climb the Rift Valey fault to finally reach the Ngong hills, and from there to Nairobi where you will be dropped at the airport.
Accommodation: No Accommodation,
Meals: Breakfast and Lunch
Tour Accommodation
Windsor Hotel
Overview
A small, intimate camp with just ten large, comfortable safari cabins offering high standards of accommodation and service, Oliver’s Camp is located in the quiet, animal-rich eastern sector of Tarangire National Park. The camp is uniquely licensed to offer walking tours and night game drives (both at additional cost) within the national park for the opportunity of incredible encounters with elephants and other big game as well as the smaller creatures.
The spacious guest tents are furnished in a traditional African style and raised on wooden platforms sheltered under thatch roofs. There are mosquito nets and spray, a radio (to contact reception), a torch, digital safe, solar powered lights and a large canvas wardrobe. Each tent has a private deck with sun loungers and a private bathroom. There is also a special honeymoon and family cabin available. There are no power sockets in the tents: batteries can be charged in the main tent.
Inside the main communal tent is a communal dining table and comfortable lounge area. Meals are delicious and mainly a mix of African and continental dishes.
The lodge also provides a complimentary laundry service and local drinks.
Swimming Pool
Air Conditioning
Rooms
Facilities
Restaurant, lounge, private bathrooms, solar-powered lighting, digital safe, mosquito net and spray.
Local Wildlife
The park is famous for its large numbers of elephant, particularly in the dry season. Buffalo, zebra, wildebeest, greater kudu and eland can also be easily seen here. There is a small population of tree-climbing lion and African wild dog. Leopards are widespread throughout the park. The very rare fringe-eared oryx can be seen on occasion. African rock python is often found resting in acacia trees close to wetlands near Silale: other reptiles include puff adders, Speke’s hinged and pancake tortoises. Birdlife is also impressive and includes secretary bird, martial and crested eagles and the endemic yellow-collared lovebird.
Optional Activities
Game drives and walking safaris, plus optional night drives (at an additional cost)
Soames Hotel
Overview
Perched on the rim and affording spectacular views of the world famous Ngorongoro crater floor below, the ivy-clad Ngorongoro Serena Lodge offers good rooms, friendly service, well run facilities and delicious food.
Ngorongoro Serena Lodge is actually built into the rim of the crater itself, with the foliage-covered native stone of the lodge blending into the surrounding hillside. The views of the crater will certainly take your breath away: the 75 rooms, bar and restaurant all overlook the picturesque valley below. The rooms have attractive wooden floors and are decorated with ancient cave art. Each features modern en suite bathrooms, patios and heating as the temperatures can significantly drop here at night.
The main building contains a large restaurant, bar, gift shop, TV area and an attractive outside decking area, perfect for relaxing while admiring the view. There are buffets for breakfast and lunch but an a la carte menu is available for dinner.
Beside the exciting safaris within the crater, there are numerous walks and activities one can do from the lodge including visits to local tribal villages.
Within Ngorongoro crater is a diverse ecosystem representing nearly every habitat found in East Africa. Open grasslands are inhabited by wildebeest, zebra, lion, cheetah and black rhino; acacia woodland provides cover for leopards; swamps supply the food for elephants and buffalos; freshwater pools harbour hippos; and a small soda lake is a feeding ground for flocks of flamingos. In addition there are small outcrops of rocks which give shade for lions and even an highly arid area of shifting sand dunes.
Swimming Pool
Air Conditioning
Rooms
Facilities
Restaurant, bar, lounge, TV room, gift shop, heating and private bathrooms.
Local Wildlife
Large game is abundant and includes elephant, black rhino, buffalo, zebra, gazelle, impala, eland, waterbuck, lion, leopard, cheetah and spotted hyena. Smaller species often seen in the crater include serval, black-backed jackal, bat-eared fox, dwarf and slender mongooses and olive baboons. The crater is regarded as one of the best places in all Africa to see the highly endangered black rhinoceros.
Optional Activities
Game drives within the crater and guided walks along the rim. Cultural activities are also available including visits to local tribal villages.
Samburu Lodge
Overview
Embodying all that is great in East Africa bush camping, Serengeti Safari Camp is a gem of a lodge. Six beautifully equipped safari tents provide accommodation for just 12 guests creating an intimate and relaxed atmosphere. Candlelit bush dinners, good standards of service and some of the best guides in Africa all go to complete the safari experience. The lodge switches its location throughout the year putting it in the very best position for the migration. For this reason the camp is one of the best options for those hoping to view some of the most spectacular events of the migration such as river crossings.
The camp itself is actually quite simple but the quality of food and service is first class. There are two communal tents, one is a comfortable lounge and the second is the dining tent where delicious and well-presented dinners are taken. Breakfast and lunch are usually taken out in the field. There are six private and spacious guest tents, each with a table and chairs and large double bed. Behind the beds is a changing area, sink, towel rack and bucket shower with hot water available on request. Storm lanterns powered by solar power provide lighting and there is a torch and alarm for emergency attention.
The locations of the camp around the park have to be agreed well in advance with the park authorities – thus the unpredictable route of the migration means that sometimes a drive is necessary to reach the best spots for wildlife observation.
Swimming Pool
Air Conditioning
Rooms
Facilities
Dining room, lounge, private bucket shower (hot water available on request), solar powered lighting and laundry service.
Local Wildlife
Serengeti Safari Camp aims to position itself in the best locations to witness the wildebeest migration during its peak times. The plains of the Serengeti also support an exceptional diversity of other large game throughout the year with elephant, hippo, black rhino, giraffe, buffalo, eland, Thompson’s and grant’s gazelles, Burchell’s zebra, lion, leopard, cheetah, spotted hyena and many more frequently seen.
Optional Activities
Game drives directly from the camp.
Acacia Hotel
Overview
With a stunning position on a rocky outcrop overlooking the Indian Ocean and one of the best beaches on the island of Zanzibar, Matemwe Lodge provides exceptionally stylish accommodation and a wonderfully relaxed atmosphere.
Each of the twelve large, detached bungalows is exquisitely furnished with local fabrics, wooden floors, king-size beds and handmade furniture. Each has private facilities and a large balcony overlooking the sea with hammocks and wooden chairs. Other room facilities include free Wi-Fi, ceiling fans, tea and coffee facilities, and room and laundry service.
Service is relaxed but efficient and the restaurant serves excellent fresh seafood dishes. There are two swimming pools, a small bar built around an old dhow and well maintained gardens which attract bush babies and many birds. There is also a full service spa on site as well as an array of optional activities. Swimming is good off the lodge’s beach at high tide.
Swimming Pool
Air Conditioning
Rooms
Facilities
Restaurant, bar, lounge, swimming pool, private bathroom, laundry service, free Wi-Fi, spa, gift shop and room service.
Local Wildlife
Zanzibar bush babies visit the gardens after dark and a wide variety of birds and colourful butterflies can be seen during the day. Mnembe Atoll offers outstanding snorkelling and diving with a plethora of hard and soft corals, numerous reef fish, eels, reef sharks and green and hawksbill turtles.
Optional Activities
Excursions to Mnembe Atoll. Cultural activities including visits to local villages, historic Stone Town, the Jozani forest and prison island.
Route Map
Include
- All Meals on Safari
- All Park-fees
- Vehicle fee ($299)
- Mineral Drinking Water
- Professional guide
- Wildlife lodging
- Landcruiser 7 seater AWD
Exclude
- Personal clothing
- Alcoholic and soft drink
- Visa
- Gratuity / Tips
