Tanzania Safari Tours

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Kenya Safari
A travel guide for Kenya, giving you a quick
rundown of the destination, famous sightseeing
points as well as customized itineraries to suit
every traveler type.
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Kenya Map
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General Information
Climate

• Full Name Republic of Kenya
• Currency Kenyan Shilling ( KSH)
• Time Difference 1 hour 30 minutes behind India
  time
• Capital Nairobi
• Airport Jomo Kenyatta Intl.
• Language Swahili is the local language.
  However English is widely spoken by locals.
• Electricity 220 by 240 walts
• Water Bottled water is recommended

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General Brief

• East Africa is the ultimate destination for
  wildlife lovers.
• Home to famous Big five" (Lion, Elephant,
  Rhino, Leopard and Buffalo)
• The national parks, game reserves and private
  sanctuaries in this part of the world are a
  marvel to behold.
• You will find an incredible array of
  ecosystems, each home to its own unique range of
  species open savannah, deep forest, freshwater
  lakes, alpine meadows, coral reef, caves,
  beaches, river deltas and more come and
  experience a land like no other. Beauty and
  variety."
• Yellow Fever Vaccination is required before you
  enter the country.
• Malaria exists throughout the year in Kenya.
• Indian Nationals get obtained Kenya visa on
  arrival at a fee of USD 50/-

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Lets Go Safari

• You must recommend the following to be
  carried by your clients.
• Binoculars, Sun glasses, Safari Hat, Casual Wear
  (Jeans, T-shirt), Cad Shoes, Mosquito repellent,
  sun block cream, First Aid medicine, Torche,
  Camera, Video Cameras, Extra battery, Camera
  Rolls, Liquor as its expensive to buy in lodges.
• Its Illegal to hunt in Kenya.
• Safari drives are rough roads which runs
  averagely for 4 to 5 hrs daily.
• Safaris are done in non- air conditioned
  vehicles.

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Lets Go Safari

• Before the start of the Safari, driver/guide
  gives entire brief of Safari, DOs and DONTs
  during the safari etc.
• Driver / Guides has indebt knowledge on roads,
  best view point to see the game, they are
  connected with Radio phones with their offices
  and other drivers on road, in case of any
  unforeseen events.
• You can recommend Air Kenya charter flights to
  various Game Parks. There are air strips in Masai
  Mara, Amboseli, Samburu which can be used to
  avoid travel through rough roads.

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Lets Go Safari

• Generally for an Indian client its recommended
  to go for a 6 night Kenya Safari, which has
  adventure, variety and comfortable for a family.
  NBO MASAI NAKURU ARK MT KENYA
• If the trip is combined with South Africa a
  short 4-night safari is recommended to give a
  good safari experience. Example NBO NAKURU
  MARA.
• For a seasoned traveller AMBOSELI SAMBURU can
  be recommended as these 2 parks are quite far to
  travel and are expensive.
• The right time to travel on safari is Jul-Aug,
  where one can see the Migration.
• Apr-May-Jun are the low months of travel as it
  rains in Kenya, safari is still recommended and
  appreciated.

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Shopping

• Kenya has excellent shopping facilities for
  almost everything you need particularly
  souveniors.
• You'll find a wide range of local products that
  make ideal souvenirs or gifts to capture memories
  of your Kenya safari.
• What to buy Traditional artefacts, jewellery,
  beautiful carvings, the world's best coffee,
  precious stones, furniture, cloth, excellent
  local music, wonderful modern art and so much
  more to be found.

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Meals

• On your Safari all the meals are included. i.e.
  Breakfast, lunch and dinner. Its FULL BOARD,
  except Nairobi which is on bed and breakfast
  basis.
• Its a buffet meal served at all the lodges.
• Kenya having a host of Indian population can
  offer variety of Indian cuisine. Though its
  cooked by a Kenyan chef. You get fair choice of
  vegetarian and non-vegetarian Indian food.
• Your safaris and drives are completed in such a
  manner that you do not miss your meals.

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Nairobi

• Nairobi is the capital of Kenya.
• A commercial city all Safari starts and end in
  Nairobi.
• Generally 1 night is preferred to stay before
  the start or after the safari.
• Malaria exists throughout the year in Kenya but
  Nairobi is safer.
• There are plenty of Indian restaurants available
  in Kenya.
• Non-vegies can experience different types of game
  meat at CARNIVORE RESTAURANT.
• Nairobi is famous for crimes. Some Safety tips
  for clients.
• Its important never to walk alone anywhere in
  night in Nairobi.
• Recommend not to wear any jewelery, keep a firm
  grip on your bag if you have to carry one.
• Do not take any strangers invitation and enter a
  building.
• Always keep your belongings in lock and key, use
  safe deposit facilities at the hotel.

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Hotel Inter-continental Nairobi

• The popular Inter-continental is an ideal
  business cum leisure hotel offering high
  international standards of service and
  accommodation that are the hallmark of all
  Inter-continental hotels worldwide.
• Overlooking the city, the Nairobi Uhuru Gardens
  and the Kenyan Parliament, it is only 10 minutes
  walk minutes from the city centre and 20 minutes
  from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.
• The hotel offers tastefully decorated rooms,
  excellent restaurants, conference and meeting
  rooms, shops, swimming pool, casino and a host of
  other facilities.

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Masai Mara Game Reserve

• South Western Kenya is the Maasai Mara Game
  Reserve, widely considered to be Africas
  greatest wildlife reserve. The Mara comprises
  200 sq miles of open plains, woodlands and
  riverine forest.
• The worlds greatest natural spectacle, the
  Great Wildebeest Migration from Serengeti, begins
  from July to October, the promise of rain and
  fresh life giving grass in the north brings more
  than 1.3 million Wildebeest together into a
  single massive herd.

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Masai Mara Game Reserve

• At the Mara River they mass together on the
  banks before finally plunging forward through the
  raging waters, creating a frenzy as they fight
  against swift currents and waiting crocodiles.
• Getting their A 3 hour drive from Nairobi.
  You can fly to Mara, which is serviced by 2
  airstrips.
• Activities Game viewing, Ballon rides, bird
  watching

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Mara Sopa Lodge

• Luxuriously bedrooms, swimming pool, a boutique
  and gift shop.
• The lodge has 77 rooms, 12 suites and 1
  Presidential suite.
• Every room and suite has a private, elevated
  verandah with splendid views across the valley.
• The lodge has direct-dial telephone facilities
  as well as satellite television.
• In addition to all these modern facilities there
  is a well-stocked shop selling curios, clothing,
  jewellery, general accessories and personal
  requisites and toiletries.
• The lodge has spacious conference facilties for
  up to 120 guests and is an excellent venue for
  special occassions.
• The Sopa has all the facilities that a modern
  traveller could wish for and more - a stunning
  location in one of the greatest wildlife havens
  in the world.

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Lake Nakuru National Park

• Nakuru provides the visitor to view Thousands
  of flamingo, joined into a massive flock, fringe
  the shores of this soda lake.
• Nakuru has more than just flamingos. This is a
  major National Park and an important sanctuary
  for Rhino. Both Black and White Rhino are found
  here.
• There are huge herds of waterbuck, zebra,
  buffalo, the endangered Rothschild Giraffe and
  more.
• This is one of your best chances of seeing
  Leopard in Kenya, and there are several large
  prides of Lion.
• Getting their Nakuru is a 2 hour drive from
  Nairobi. There is an airstrip in Nakuru which
  charter flights can use.

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Lake Nakuru Lodge

• Both black and white rhino are being given a new
  lease of life in this 188 sq km, fully-fenced
  park and they are carefully protected. The
  present rhino population is 53 and continuing to
  multiply.
• he Rothschilds giraffe is another rarity and the
  park has its fair share of buffalo, leopard,
  wild dog, zebra, eland, waterbuck and lion.
• Lake Nakuru Lodge is in the south-east
  ecological niche of the park, with commanding
  views of the lake and both the lesser and greater
  flamingos for which it is justly famous.
• There is a good programme of activities and
  evening entertainment. The Mama Nikki Bar, the
  shimmering blue pool and the cocktail bar are
  particularly inviting after a day's game viewing!

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Aberdare National Park

• The Aberdare National Park is part of the
  Aberdare Mountain Range, a fascinating region of
  Kenya.
• There is a variety of accommodation. Treetops
  and the Ark, a lodge built in the shape of Noahs
  Ark.
• Night game viewing is provided by the lodges in
  the Salient area of the Park with excellent
  sightings of elephant, buffalo, lion and rhino,
  drawn to the waterholes and saltlicks each
  evening.
• Activities Night game viewing, trout fishing
  in ice - cold rivers, camping, hiking, nature
  tails.

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The Ark Lodge

• Set in the heart of the Aberdare National Park,
  this unique game lodge overlooks a floodlit
  waterhole and salt lick which attracts a host of
  wildlife.
• Resembling, and named after, Noah's Ark, the Ark
  comprises three decks from which numerous
  balconies and lounges provide superb vantage
  points for game viewing.
• A ground level bunker provides excellent
  photographic opportunities and takes you closer
  than you would believe possible to the animals.
• Comfortable en suite cabins are fitted with
  buzzers to announce the arrival of one of the Big
  Five at the water hole.
• Before embarking on the half-hour drive to The
  Ark, lunch is served at the charming nearby
  hotel.

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Treetops

• Treetops is the original tree lodge, legendary
  for its historical royal connection, for the
  animals it attracts and for the sheer joy of
  exploring a tree house.
• The lodge rises dramatically out of the ground
  on stilts and overlooks a water hole and salt
  lick. It has four decks and a rooftop viewing
  platform. Solely dedicated to game viewing, the
  accommodation is compact and cosy.
• At 6450 feet above sea level it is chilly at
  night at all times of the year and during the
  Kenyan winter, from June to September, you will
  need sweaters and hats for comfort and warmth.
• The fifty twin bedded rooms are small and neat
  and cosy, like cabins on board ship.

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Mt. Kenya National Park

• AT 5,199m high, Mt. Kenya is East Africas
  second highest mountain.
• Part of the mountains fascination is the
  variation in flora, including Giant Groundsel and
  Lobelia, and fauna as the altitude changes.
• These forest belts are host to many different
  animals and plants with at least 11 unique
  species.
• Game to view includes Black and White Colobus
  and Sykes Monkeys, bushbuck, Rock and rock Hyrax,
  Greater galago, white tailed, buffalo, elephant
  and lower down Olive Baboon, waterbuck, Black
  Rhino, black fronted duikers, leopard, giant
  forest hog, genet cat, bush pig and hyena.
• The high altitude heath at the top (3,000
  3,5000m) is generally open, dotted with shrubs
  African Sage, protea and helichrysum.

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Mt. Kenya Safari Club

• Mt.Kenya Safari Club was founded in 1959 by
  William Holden, the late film star, highly
  eccentric American Ray Ryan and Carl Hirschmann,
  a Swiss financier.
• The Club still retains a strong sense of history
  and, unlike many hotels, has not swept away the
  old in favour of the new.
• The William Holden cottages retain an ambience
  recalling the 1950's glamour.
• The huge grounds at the Club are absolutely
  fabulous! Immaculately kept, abundant with
  beautiful blooming shrubs and trees, dotted with
  ponds and lakes, and alive with marabou storks,
  little egrets and peacocks, they stretch
  verdantly into the distance with the dramatic
  bulk of Mount Kenya behind.
• A beautiful pool, has the mountain as its
  backdrop. Often wreathed in cloud it appears
  from time to time allowing the observer a sense
  of privilege.
• The main club building is dotted with memorabilia
  - huge trophy heads from the days when hunting
  was permitted and photographs of famous actors,
  actresses, from the past up to the present day,
  adorn the walls.

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Amboseli

• Amboseli is a land of giants.
• Amboseli is renowned for its elephant
  populations and large herds, including some
  impressively tusked bulls are drawn to a series
  of large, lush swamplands.
• But the most impressive giant of all is Mt
  Kilimanjaro. Africas largest mountain lies just
  over the border in Tanzania, but the most
  impressive views of its snow-capped peak are to
  be found in Amboseli.

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Amboseli

• This area is home to many Maasai communities,
  centred around the Amboseli National Park.
• The park is 400 sq kms, with its southern
  boundary along the Tanzanian border.
• Getting there Amboseli is a 4 hour drive from
  Nairobi. Amboseli has a central airstrip. Private
  Charters also use this strip.
• Activities Game Viewing, hiking, camping,
  picnic, visit to maasai homesteads

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Amboseli Serena Safari Lodge

• In the shadow of Mount Kilimanjaro, beside
  acacia trees and a natural spring, amidst more
  big game than almost anywhere else in Africa,
  stands
• Amboseli Serena. Influenced by Masai Manyatta
  architecture, the lodge is in harmony with its
  environment.
• Guest rooms are appointed with genuine Africana.
  
• Unique guest services and exceptional amenities
  enhance the distinctive ambience.

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Samburu

• In the North of Kenya, water means life. The
  waters of the great Ewaso Nyiro river draw
  wildlife in great numbers to its banks, creating
  an oasis of green.
• This river flows through three great northern
  reserves, Samburu, Buffalo Springs and Shaba.
• Samburu is visited by large herds of Elephants,
  drawn by the promise of water.
• Lions are also frequently seen on the
  riverbanks, and Cheetah can be found on the open
  plains.
• Getting their Driving time from Nairobi is
  approximately 6 hours. There are airstrips in
  both Samburu with daily scheduled flights from
  Nairobi. Private charters can also use these
  strips.

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Samburu Serena Safari Lodge

• Situated on the banks of the Uaso Nyiro River,
  Samburu Serena Lodge captures the earthy rhythms
  of riverfront life.
• The flavour is rustic but sophisticated.
• Supremely comfortable guest rooms overlook the
  river, where the crocodiles feed in full view.
• Delicious meals are taken under shady palm
  thatch.
• In the evenings there may be entertainment or a
  wildlife lecture from a local expert.
• Nearby lies rare game - long necked gerenuk,
  Grevy's zebra, reticulated giraffe and Beisa
  oryx. Leopards are frequent passers-by.

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Distance of travel
NBO Apt to NBO City Approx. 20km Driving
Time Approx. 30mins Nairobi to Mara
Approx. 305km Driving Time Approx. 5½hrs Mara
to Nakuru Approx. 300km Driving Time Approx.
5hrs Lake Nakuru to Aberdare 200 kms
Driving Time Approx. 4hrs Mt. Kenya to The
Ark- 100km. Driving Time Approx. 1½hr
Nairobi to Samburu Approx. 330 Km Driving
Time Approx. 5½hrs Samburu to Aberdare
Approx. 250Km Driving Time Approx. 3½ hrs
Aberdare to Lake Nakuru Approx. 220Km
Driving Time Approx. 4hrs
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