Annual Migration African Tour 16 August 2016 PDF

Annual
Migration
Africa Tour
16 August
2016
Escorted By James Cracknell
Day 1 In flight to Dubai
Please make your own way to Sydney International Airport for your Emirates flit Sydney to Dubai.
Flight Departs approximately 9.45pm
Day 2 Nairobi
On arrival in Dubai change planes and connect with your onward Emirates flight to Niarobi
JAMBO - KARIBU!! Our tours representatives will warmly meet you upon arrival at the Jomo Kenyatta
International airport with our traditional, unique & special welcome (bubbly, wet towels and presentation of
authentic safari hat and a beautiful authentic canvas pouch filled with safari essentials). We will then transfer you
to the Sarova Stanley Hotel, located in the heart of the central business district for check-in.
Sarova Stanley Hotel DBB
Day 3 Nairobi
This morning after a hearty leisurely breakfast, our guide driver will pick you from the hotel and drive to the
Daphne Sheldricks orphanage. Here you will have amazing moments interacting with young elephants and other
species. This centre is a nurturing home for young elephants and other species whose mothers are not able to
mother them due to death, incapacitation or sickness. They are well taken care of until they are able to fend for
themselves then released back to the wild. This visit takes place from 1100Hrs to 1200noon. We then proceed to
the Karen Blixen Coffee Garden for lunch then on to the Karen Blixen Museum which was the home of the
Danish renowned writer – Karen Blixen, also known by her pen name as Isak Dinesen. The house was her
residence between 1914 to 1931. Most of the household items that Karen used are still intact in the house.
Surrounding the house is some nicely, natured coffee garden that lady Karen grew. In the house we have a small
library, offering some of Karen’s writings among other collections. Lunch at a local restaurant. We end our tour a
visit to the Giraffe centre for a thrilling experience with tallest mammals on eart. Here we have the the Rothschild
giraffe, one of the three sub-species that we have in Kenya. Here we will be able to feed them with our hand, take
some amazing photo shots beside them and maybe if we will, a kiss! This is a life-time experience and perhaps
the closest one can get to these gracious creatures in their natural setting. Our guide driver will drop you back to
the hotel for the overnight.
Sarova Stanley Hotel L-BB
Day 4 August 20 Nairobi – Samburu Game Reserve
Our guide driver will warmly meet you at the hotel after breakfast, help you load your luggage into the Safari land
cruiser then proceed to Samburu. We arrive at the intimate 12-tent Elephant Bedroom Camp to a warm welcome
then lunch. We enjoy an afternoon game viewing drive. The Samburu region is the best place to find several
endemic Northern species; including the Gerenuk (twiga gazelle) due to her long neck, the beisa Oryx, the
Reticulated Giraffe, the Somali ostrich and Grevy’s Zebra. Samburu is also an ornithological paradise, home to
many birds including local species such as the Palm Nut Vulture and the Vivacious Dove. Dinner and overnight at
our camp.
Elephant Bedroom Camp LDBB
Day 5 - 6 August 21 Samburu Game Reserve
Full day of game viewing in both Samburu and Buffalo Springs game reserves. Leopards are often seen at dusk.
The Samburu culture is a truly fascinating one, sharing a great deal of ancestral and linguistic ties to the Maasai.
The entire Samburu region is a place of breathtaking and magical beauty, a place where the vision of a deep red
sunset silhouetting the doum palms along the river as a leopard emerges to hunt brings the perfect end to a day
on safari...... Meals and overnight at our camp.
OPTIONAL ACTIVITY: Visit to a Samburu Manyatta to see how the tribe lives in this harsh surrounding.
Elephant Bedroom Camp LDBB
Day 7 Samburu Game Reserves - Ol Pejeta Conservancy
After a sumptuous breakfast depart to Ol Pajeta Private Ranch. Situated on the Equator and with a stunning
backdrop of the majestic Mount Kenya, the 90,000 acre wildlife Conservancy boasts of an astounding variety of
animals. We arrive at our camp to a warm welcome, ushered in for check-in then lunch. This afternoon we depart
for an exciting game viewing drive in the wildlife rich game sanctuary. Home to the Big Five (the endangered
black and white rhinos, elephants, lion, leopard & Cape buffalo) and a host of other animals such as the Grevy’s
zebra, cheetah, gazelles, black-back jackals, ostrich, baboons, waterbuck, Oryx, eland and several hundred bird
species, Ol Pejeta’s combination of these amazing wildlife and stunning views guarantees an unforgettable safari
experience. Return to our tented camp for dinner and overnight.
Sweetwaters Tented Camp LDBB
Day 8
Ol Pejeta Conservancy
A full day to explore exotic Sweetwaters Sanctuary. We will enjoy a visit the Chimpanzee Sanctuary which is
incorporated within the Ol Pejeta Conservancy and provides a lifelong refuge to orphaned Chimpanzees from
West and Central Africa. Watching their behavior, watching as they do stuff with great intelligence is an
experience that will brighten our day with laughter and amazement. We will visit 'Morani' the tame black rhino and
take pictures with him. The camp overlooks one of the busiest waterholes in the area and offers an astounding
variety of animals including all the Big Five and myriad plains game. This is Africa as Teddy Roosevelt saw it
years ago when he led one of the first safaris to tour Africa in comfort and splendor. The combination of amazing
wildlife and stunning views across the open plains of Ol Pejeta guarantees an unforgettable safari experience.
Dinner and overnight at the camp.
Sweetwaters Tented Camp LDBB
Day 9 Ol Pejeta Conservancy - Lake Naivasha
This morning after breakfast, we drive to Lake Naivasha with its commanding setting at the foot of the Rift Valley
Escarpment. You will arrive to a warm welcome, check-in then lunch. This afternoon we will enjoy a lake cruise
with a possible safari walk!
Naivasha is an important horticultural area of Kenya
Lake Naivasha Sopa Lodge LDBB
Day 10
Lake Naivasha - Masai Mara Game Reserve
A hearty early morning breakfast then drive to the Masai Mara National Reserve, offering wonderful scenery and
plenty of game. We arrive at the intimate, 20-tent Tipilikwani Camp to a very warm welcome for lunch, some
leisure. This afternoon is the moment we have been longing for – we depart on an exciting game viewing drive.
The Rolling plains and grasslands, stretching far into the horizons as far as the eye can see is home to the blackmanned lion, the savannah elephant, the Cape buffalo, wildebeests ,the elusive leopard ,cheetah ,the spotted &
stripped hyena, the rhino, topi ,burchelle’s zebra, the Maasai giraffe among many others. The Mara game reserve
is one that can never disappoint. One is spoilt by the variety of bird and wildlife species in this game reserve…..
For a long time, Mara Game Reserve has stubbed her authority as the ‘granary’ of wildlife in Kenya. We return
back to the camp for dinner and overnight.
Tipilikwani Luxury Tented Camp LDBB
Day 11 Masai Mara Game Reserve
Sumptuous breakfasts then we depart for a full day adventure. We are right in time for the greatest spectacle on
earth; the eighth wonder of the world – the wildebeest migration. From July to October, the fields are awash with
thousands of wildebeests that yearly migrate from the Serengeti National park in Tanzania to Maasai Mara in
search of pasture. They cross the Nile crocodile invested Mara River. Tens of them drawn in the raging waters,
others are captured and killed by the giant crocodiles. The wildebeests are closely followed by Burchell’s zebras
and impalas. Predators too in their hundreds also follow and lay in wait for those animals that become weak or
incapacitated during the long journey for a kill.. Be on the look-out for the big five that Masai Mara is famous for.
These include the lion, savannah (African) elephant, the Cape buffalo, the leopard and the black rhino. We may
even be so lucky to witness a leopard or a cheetah sprint and make a kill! We return back to the lodge for dinner
and overnight.
Tipilikwani Luxury Tented Camp LDBB
Day 12 Masai Mara Game Reserve
We enjoy another day of game viewing, tracking the wildebeest migration which is the most exciting experience
at this time of the year. We may be lucky to see a wide variety of predators (cats) that closely follow on the
wildebeests with calculated moves for a kill. All meals and overnight at the Camp
OPTIONAL ACTIVITY: Balloon Safari over the Mara plains followed by a champagne breakfast or visit a
traditional Masai Manyatta (off the beaten track) and experience the culture of this world famous community. The
Masai still live as they did for centuries -interact with these nomadic people and experience their way of life as
you learn about their customs and traditions.
Tipilikwani Luxury Tented Camp LDBB
Day 13 Masai Mara Game Reserve - Nairobi
Today you will be transferred to a local airstrip for your flight to Nairobi. On arrival into Nairobi you will
be met and transferred to Nairobi’s Carnivore Restaurant for a unique lunch experience.
The Carnivore is a unique open-air meat speciality restaurant experience. Enjoy every type of meat
imaginable, including four choices of wild game, roasted on traditional Masai swords over a huge,
visually spectacular charcoal pit that dominates the entrance of the restaurant. Waiters then serve the
meats directly from the swords onto your sizzling, cast iron plate. There is a wide selection of salads,
vegetable side dishes, and a variety of exotic sauces to accompany the meat feast. Finally enjoy
dessert and coffee. Also try the famous Carnivore "Dawa" cocktail, introduced to Kenya at the
Carnivore. Dawa in Kiswahili means medicine or a health revival potion and is the drink chosen to
hydrate, refresh and sharpen the taste buds!
Following lunch you will be transferred to Jomo Kenyatta International airport for your Emirates flight
Nairobi to Dubai
Luggage Limit: Please note that light aircraft flights in Kenya have a luggage restriction of 15kgs
(excluding a reasonable amount of hand held camera equipment). You should have a soft sausage
type bag into which you can transfer the luggage you require for your stay at the Mara.
On arrival in Dubai you will be met and transferred to your hotel Hyatt Regency
Hyatt Regency Dubai
Day 14 Dubai
This morning will be at Leisure to wander the City of Dubai.
Depart in the afternoon for the magical Sundowner Dune Dinner evening in the desert.
Please Note: This tour involves off-road driving through rugged country. Due to the adventurous
nature of the journey, the company does not accept expectant mothers, or those whose medical or
physical condition does not permit them safely to participate in such a journey. Clients below the age
of six years or above the age of sixty-five will be required to sign an indemnity form.
Transport is by 4WD vehicles for a thrilling journey over rolling dunes, deep into the heart of the
desert. Enroute, stop to see camels resting at their camp, and then, from the crest of a high dune,
watch the sun set over the rippling sand. Relax on comfortable low cushions in Bedouin tents and
quench your thirst, explore a traditional spice souk, have your hands painted with intricate henna
designs, ride off across the dunes on a camel, or just enjoy the aromatic shisha. A feast of grilled
meats, fresh salads and delectable Arab sweets is served and under a galaxy of stars, entertainment
is provided by a belly dancer. On completion of the tour you will be returned to your hotel.
Hyatt Regency Dubai Bfast included
Day 14 Dubai to Sydney
This morning you will be transferred to Dubai Airport for your Emirates flight. Dubai to Sydney
Day 15 Arrive Sydney
Price includes:
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Air Travel Sydney – Dubai – Nairobi – Dubai - Sydney
Departure Taxes
Airport transfers
Breakfast daily
Full Board at Game Lodges
All Accommodation and sightseeing as per itinerary
Escorted by James Cracknell
All sightseeing and entrance fees
Cost per person twin share
Single Supplement
$11480.00
Price on Request
Although travel insurance is not compulsory it is highly recommended at the time of booking.
A non-refundable deposit of $2000.00 per person is required to secure a seat.
Full Payment will be required by 01 June 2016
Credit Card fees will apply 1.5% Visa & MasterCard 3.5% Diners and Amex
Tour price does not include:
Personal Travel Insurance
Meals other than specified
Optional Sightseeing
Items of Personal nature
Conditions
Price Includes
Land Arrangements: Transfers, Sightseeing, additional meals and accommodation as per the
itinerary. Lodge Accommodation in Kenya is on a full board basis whilst accommodation in Nairobi &
Dubai is on a bed & breakfast basis.
Vehicles: In Kenya we normally take a maximum of 6 clients in a vehicle so everyone gets a window
seat
Airfare: This Quote includes all airfares from Sydney / Dubai / Nairobi / Dubai / Sydney.
Price Excludes
Passports, visas, insurance, emergency evacuation costs, meals not specified in the itinerary,
laundry, tips, items of a personal nature including medication and excess luggage. Visa cost on
Arrival in Kenya is approx $50 USD
Exchange Rates
The tour costs have been calculated using current exchange rates. Should the Australian dollar fall in
value against these currencies we will have no alternative but to impose a currency surcharge.
Deposit & Booking Form
Deposits a non refundable of $2000.00 per person is required at the time of booking. A completed
booking form is also required.
Cancellation Fees
Windsong Travel’s cancellation policies will be strictly enforced. In summary, cancellations more than
60 Days prior to departure incur loss of deposit, 59-41 Days 45%, 40-31days 65%, 30 Days or less no
refund
Final Payment
Final Payment is due 01 June 2016
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This tour has been arranged by
James Cracknell
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