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Kenyan Highlights

Kenyan Highlights

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From the famous Masai Mara, the setting for the Great Migration, the foreground to Mt Kilimanjaro and the inspiration for the epic film Out of Africa, Kenya has places that will imprint on your memory and heart forever. This trip sees you riding in an open-top vehicle through National Parks and vast plains by day, and sleeping in safari-style lodges at night. Not only will you have a chance to see big game in the parks, you’ll get up close to giraffes and elephants for the ultimate African encounter.


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Kenyan Highlights – Kenya Tour for Young Adults & Young Solo Travellers

Kenyan Highlights 18-35 year olds

The one that gives you a week of pure Masai magic in picturesque Kenya

From the famous Masai Mara, the setting for the Great Migration, the foreground to Mt Kilimanjaro and the inspiration for the epic film Out of Africa, Kenya has places that will imprint on your memory and heart forever. This trip sees you riding in an open-top vehicle through National Parks and vast plains by day, and sleeping in safari-style lodges at night. Not only will you have a chance to see big game in the parks, you’ll get up close to giraffes and elephants for the ultimate African encounter.

“Most popular youth travel company in the world”

Info by the very experienced and internationally popular operator of this tour for young adults (“Most popular youth travel company in the world”, Wikipedia): “Our trips are exclusively for 18-35s, and whether you join us solo or in a group, our trips are designed so you can share incredible experiences with young travellers just like you.”

Reviews by tour participants:

4.9 out of 5 stars (40 Reviews)*

Trip duration and price:

7 days, 1 country from about $1,466* (you’ll find other currencies and final prices on the booking page)

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Included Meals:

6 Breakfasts, 3 Lunches, 4 Dinners

Included Accommodations:

4 nights in Lodges, 2 nights in Hotel

Group Size:

Maximum 20 people

Planned Itinerary:

Day 1: Nairobi

Day 2: Nairobi

Maasai Mara National Reserve

Day 3: Maasai Mara National Reserve

Day 4: Maasai Mara National Reserve

Nairobi

Day 5: Nairobi

Amboseli

Day 6: Amboseli

Day 7: Amboseli

Nairobi

Day 1: Start Nairobi

Nairobi
Your Africa adventure begins as the plane touches down in red-earthed Nairobi. Make your own way to our hotel for the night on the edge of Nairobi National Park. Set your bags down and keep a look out for wildlife grazing on plains below from its pool deck, bars and restaurants. Meet the team and feel the excitement build as your Trip Manager runs through the itinerary. This evening you’ll have a chance to head out for some dinner at a local restaurant, a perfect time to practise your ‘Jambo’ (hello) and ‘Asante-sana’ (Thank you very much). Get to know your new mates over a hearty Kenyan meal before a big day tomorrow.

2.5.4. Ole Sereni (or similar)Day 2: Nairobi to Maasai MaraMake Travel Matter

NairobiWe start the day with a hot breakfast at the hotel before meeting our local guides and loading up in the safari vehicles for the start of our great Masai Mara adventure.Maasai Mara National Reserve
We’ll pass down and through the Great Rift Valley as we arrive at our classic African safari lodge, just in time for lunch in the famous Maasai Mara. After lunch, you’ll have time for a quick siesta or a dip in the pool. This afternoon will include your first game drive, seeing some of Africa’s vast array of wildlife both big and small on the rolling hills of this magnificent nature reserve.

Sentrim Mara (or similar)

Included Meals:

Breakfast

Lunch

Dinner

Take an afternoon Game Drive in the Maasai Mara (MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience)  Go wildlife spotting with our expert guides in our snazzy pop-top safari trucks. The ultimate selfie op!

Day 3: Maasai MaraMake Travel Matter

Maasai Mara National Reserve
This morning you have the option for a once-in-a-lifetime hot air balloon Safari experience, or join the early morning game drive – one of the best times to see the wild animals as they relax in the cooler climate before the midday heat. In the late morning we’ll all head back to the lodge for some lunch and lounging around the pool, before departing on an evening game drive in search of Africa’s elusive big cats: the lion, leopard and cheetah. This reserve is the scene of one of nature’s most incredible and humbling events: the Great Migration. During the right season, watch with your jaw open as millions of wildebeest and zebra risk their lives crossing crocodile-infested waters with lions lurking on the banks as they bravely press forward to greener pastures.

Sentrim Mara (or similar)

Included Meals:

Breakfast

Lunch

Dinner

Take a morning Game Drive in the Maasai Mara (MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience)Hop in the safari truck for a scenic jaunt through the rolling plains of the Maasai Mara. And watch out for the ‘Big Five’.  Maasai Mara Balloon SafariRise with the sun as this excursion takes-off at sunrise for a spectacular start to the morning. Wildlife spotting commences immediately as you drift along the Masai Mara savannah from just a few feet above to ground to high in the sky for glorious views. The flight lasts about 50mins and is followed by a bush breakfast complete with bubbly.
Additional costs apply

Day 4: Maasai Mara to NairobiMake Travel Matter

Maasai Mara National ReserveWe’ll treat ourselves to our last spectacular morning drive in the unforgettable Maasai Mara before we head north. Make sure your camera’s ready for your last glance. What a place.NairobiThis afternoon we head back to Nairobi for an unforgettable Make Travel Matter experience. In Kibera, Africa’s largest slum, we’ll visit the Mirror of Hope foundation, a community-based organisation that enhances education, entrepreneurship and employment opportunities for vulnerable children, youths and women. After meeting the locals (and feeling inspired), head back to our Nairobi hotel to relax at the pool, get a spa treatment or spot wildlife from the bar before choosing a dinner venue at one of the hotels restaurants.

2.5.4. Ole Sereni (or similar)

Included Meals:

Breakfast

Take another afternoon ‘Game Drive’ in the Maasai Mara (MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience) It’s your last evening in the Mara to see the epic wildlife on this vast savannah. Support Mirror of Hope (MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience)See the work being done to protect and help women and children who live in the Kibera slum.
 

Day 5: Nairobi to Amboseli

NairobiEveryone ready for more wildlife? Of course you are.  A morning game drive in Nairobi National park gives us our best chance to spot some majestic rhinos. Then it’s time for ALL the feels as we visit an elephant orphanage, where the locals are doing some heartwarming work to reintegrate adorable baby elephants back into the wild. Nawww.AmboseliThen, after an included picnic lunch (and a quick visit a Curio Shop) we’ll head to our lodge on the edge of the Amboseli National Park. More epic scenery to soak up. Another included dinner to enjoy. The good times don’t stop rolling.

Sentrim Amboseli (or similar)

Included Meals:

Breakfast

Dinner

Morning Game DriveA game drive through Nairobi National Park, the only National Park located in a Capital City – a prime example of how nature and people can co-exist.
Additional costs apply

Day 6: AmboseliMake Travel Matter

Amboseli
After our morning’s buffet breakfast, we will do a short safari walk to a Maasai village, guided by Masaai warriors as they teach us about their culture and everyday lives co-existing with wild animals. After lunch we will head out to Amboseli National Park, famous for its iconic shots of elephants and wildlife feeding in the foreground while the peak of Africa rises in the background: Mt Kilimanjaro. It’s a photographer’s dream, and it’s all yours. Our final dinner in Kenya will be included back at the lodge.

Sentrim Amboseli (or similar)

Included Meals:

Breakfast

Lunch

Dinner

Take a ‘Game Drive’ in Amboseli (MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience)Get that iconic wildlife shot with the snow-capped peak of Kilimanjaro as a backdrop. 
 
Maasai Village Tour, Amboseli (MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience)Take an inside look at these nomadic tribes and see what life is like for the Maasai people of East Africa. You will be welcomed into their village while a Maasai warrior takes you on a tour of their everyday life as well as customs and traditions. 
Additional costs apply

Day 7: Amboseli to NairobiMake Travel Matter

AmboseliOur last day of this incredible trip will send us off with a bang, including one last morning drive through the Amboseli, and then back up to Nairobi.NairobiWith full hearts and memories, here is where we’ll say fond farewells to our Africa adventure and our new Contiki family.

Included Meals:

Breakfast

Take a ‘Game Drive’ in Amboseli (MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience)Get that iconic wildlife shot with the snow-capped peak of Kilimanjaro as a backdrop. 
 

Destination:

Africa > Kenya > From the famous Masai Mara, the setting for the Great Migration, the foreground to Mt Kilimanjaro and the inspiration for the epic film Out of Africa, Kenya has places that will imprint on your memory and heart forever. This trip sees you riding in an open-top vehicle through National Parks and vast plains by day, and sleeping in safari-style lodges at night. Not only will you have a chance to see big game in the parks, you’ll get up close to giraffes and elephants for the ultimate African encounter.

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