Itinerary
Day 1: Nairobi-Solio Game Reserve
Pick-up from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport or from own booked hotel in Nairobi by your professional guide have short briefing about your safari, then start your journey to yet another magical destination Solio Game Ranch which only 3. 5 hours drive arriving in time for check -in and lunch at the hotel. Enjoy afternoon guided game drives on the ranch. Learn an interesting history of how Solio was converted from a cattle ranch to a rhino conservancy with its aim being to protect the endangered black rhinos. The reserve plays a major part in the protection and breeding of black rhinos in Kenya. Game drive until evening then dinner and overnight stay at Rhino Watch Safari Lodge(Accommodation can be upgraded to high end options at extra cost or downgraded depending on one’s budget)
https://rhino-watch-lodge.com/location/?lang=en
- Main destination: Solio Game Ranch.
- Rhino Watch Safari Lodge Mid- Luxury Lodge Nestled in the vast Plains Between Mount Kenya and The Aberdare Mountains
- Meals & drinks: 3 Meals & Bottled Drinking water included(other Drinks not included)
Day 2:Solio- Aberdares National Park Full Day Game Drive: M.
After breakfast, with your picnic lunch you will leave your lodge en-route game drive heading to Aberdares for a full day game drive , Aberdare national park is a very scenic national park dominated by the heavily forested Aberdare mountain ranges. This park will give you a natural feeling as ranges and mountains will be your surroundings during your visit. This is the only place you will spot the mountain bongo, suni the smallest antelope in Kenya and a giant lobelia plant. Filled with majestic waterfalls in the country it’s a breathtakingly beautiful and unique environment. You will come to understand how important Aberdare’s The park is noted as a rhino sanctuary; however, it inhabits over 40 species of wildlife such as the rare and elusive bongo. On arrival in Aberdares, proceed with a game drive on which you will have a chance to spot several wildlife species found in the park and appreciate its beauty. Later return to the lodge for evening dinner and overnight stay at Rhino Watch Safari Lodge. (Accommodation can be upgraded to high end options at extra cost or downgraded depending on ones budget)
https://rhino-watch-lodge.com/location/?lang=en
- Main destination: Aberdare National Park
- Rhino Watch Lodge Mid-Luxury Lodge Nestled in the Vast Plains Between Mount Kenya and The Aberdare Mountains
- Meals & drinks: 3 Meals & Bottled Drinking water Included (Other drinks not included)
Day 3: Aberdares-Ol Pejeta Conservancy
After breakfast, check out from the camp and drive off to yet another magical destination; Ol Pejeta Conservancy. A world-famous destination for its conservation efforts and an exemplary conservation safari experience of its kind. It is the home to the last two northern white rhinos in the world and diverse wildlife that roam freely in the 90,000-acre savannah open land. Make the first stop at the Sweetwaters Chimpanzee Sanctuary, a refuge for chimpanzees from around West and Central Africa. Learn about some of the 38 chimpanzees that live in the sanctuary’s natural enclosures, and see the primates as they approach a feeding platform.
Lunch and rest at the camp watching the vast wilderness of Ol Pejeta with wildlife quenching their thirst at the waterholes overlooking the camp. Continue into the conservancy for an afternoon guided game drive across the open plains, which are a home of a remarkable population of rare animals including wild dogs, zebras, cheetahs, hartebeests, as well as the “Big five”: lion Cape buffalo, African Elephants, leopards and rhinoceros till dusk. thereafter drive to your lodge dinner and overnight at Sweetwaters Serena Camp. (Accommodation can be upgraded to high end options at extra cost or downgraded depending on ones budget)
https://www.serenahotels.com/sweetwaters
- Main destination: Ol Pejeta Game Sanctuary (Private Park Located in Laikipia)
- Accommodation: SweetWaters Serena Camp. Mi-Luxury Camp located inside Ol Pejeta Private Park.
- Meals & drinks: All 3 meals & Bottled Drinking water During Game Drive Included (Other drinks not included)
Day 4: Full day Ol Pejeta Conservancy
Early morning breakfast. Afterwards a short-guided morning game drive at the conservancy. This is usually the perfect time for game viewing as they hunt, graze or drink water. Thereafter return to the hotel for your breakfast in the mid-morning hours. Take your mid hours to rest till lunch hours. After lunch break a guided game drive till late afternoon hours and at 3:00 pm you will meet the last Northern White Rhinos; Najin & Fatu. You will learn of the conservation efforts to save this endangered species and spend a private meet up with these girls. evening dinner and overnight at Sweetwater’s Serena Camp. (Accommodation can be upgraded to high end options at extra cost or downgraded depending on ones budget)
https://www.serenahotels.com/sweetwaters
- Main destination: Ol Pejeta Game Sanctuary (Private Park Located in Laikipia)
- Accommodation: SweetWaters Serena Camp. Mid-Luxury Camp located inside Ol Pejeta Private Park.
- Meals & drinks: All 3 meals & Bottled Drinking water During Game Drive Included (Other drinks not included)
Day 5: Ol pejeta -Mt Kenya Day Hike - Sirmon Gate
After an earlier morning breakfast, check out, with your parked lunch and professional guide embark to Mt Kenya via Sirmon Gate. Drive to Old Moses an Elevation of 3300M above the sea Level
09:00-15:00 pm enjoy a still moment at Old Moses as you prepare for a hike. Along with your packed lunch you will be guided to trek through. In a comfortable trekking pace having different stopovers to rest and enjoy the surreal topographical nature of Mt Kenya.
Depending on your hiking fitness, hike to the Met Station/ Shipton junction. End the hike at 15:00 pm then descend and drive back and drop at Mt Kenya safari club for your evening dinner and overnight stay at Mt Kenya Safari Club. (Accommodation can be upgraded to high end options at extra cost or downgraded depending on ones budget)
https://www.fairmont.com/mount-kenya-safari/
- Main destination: Mt Kenya Day Hike (Private Park Located in Laikipia)
- Accommodation: Fairmont Kenya Safari Club Luxury Resort located near the base of mt Kenya
- Meals & drinks: All 3 meals & Bottled Drinking water During Game Drive Included (Other drinks not included)
Day 6: Mt Kenya-Lolldaiga Hills (NBO)
After breakfast depart to Lolldaiga Hills Ranch a 200 km2 (49,000 acre) cattle ranch and wildlife conservancy. Located 20 km north west of Mount Kenya at an altitude of 1,800– 2,300 m, the Ranch has outstanding views of Mount Kenya and the Aberdares. The Lolldaiga Range is an ancient land form, comprising a series of magnificent high folding hills, cedar forests, open grassland and wooded valleys. It is breathtakingly beautiful with an ancient landscape of rolling hills, cedar forests, open grasslands and wooded valleys and the terrain is undulating and incredibly varied in comparison to its nearby neighbors of Ol Pejeta and to the north, Samburu.
It is well known for its significant archaeological finds including cave paintings and burial mounds left behind by ancient civilizations including the infamous Maasai tribe. Lolldaiga Hills is known for its epic diversity in wildlife, as well as over 400 species of birds. Have guided game drive till late afternoon then embark on a journey back to Nairobi. Depending on your international flight departure time, drop at Jomo Kenyatta for your flight back home or to your next destination and this will mark the end of your memorable Kenya wildlife adventure.
- Main destination: Lolldaiga Hills-Nairobi NBO
- Accommodation: No Accommodation. End of the Safari
Meals & drinks: Breakfast, Lunch & Bottled Drinking Water Included (Dinner & Other drinks not included)
