Cultural Safari - Laikipia, Samburu, Masai Mara
A 9 day safari to North Kenya with the opportunity to experience some of the culture of the local people as well as game viewing.
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Depart in the morning and drive north across the Equator into Lewa Downs Conservancy. Visit the prehistoric site and see the community crafts. Lunch and afternoon game drive, dinner and overnight at Lewa Safari Camp.
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Morning and afternoon game drives with visit the prehistoric site and enjoy a guided walk. Night game drives are also provided. All meals and overnight at Lewa Safari Camp.
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After breakfast, proceed to your community lodge – Il Ngwesi. Lunch and afternoon game drive. Dinner and overnight.
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Morning and afternoon game drives. Activities included in your stay are visit to a cultural village and habituated baboons. Dinner and overnight at Il Ngwesi Lodge.
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Depart after breakfast, and continue further north to Samburu Game Reserve. Stop enroute at Archer’s Post for visit a Samburu manyatta. This gives you the opportunity to know more about the Samburu culture and way of life. Lunch and late afternoon game drive. Dinner and overnight at Elephant Watch Camp.
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A full days game viewing with morning and afternoon game drives to look for the ‘big five’ – elephant, buffalo, rhino, leopard and in particular the lion, including the various species of game found only in the northern parks such as Beisa oryx, long necked gerenuk, Grevy’s zebra, blue-shanked Somali ostrich and reticulated giraffe. All meals and overnight at Elephant Watch Camp.
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Transfer after breakfast to the local airstrip for the schedule flight to the Masai Mara. Met on arrival at the Mara airstrip and transfer for lunch, and late afternoon game drive. Dinner and overnight at Porini Camp.
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Morning and afternoon game drives. A visit to a local village can be arranged with your camp. Optional extras available are mornings flying trip to Rusinga Island on Lake Victoria to see the rock paintings or fish for Nile Perch. All meals and overnight at Porini Camp.
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After an early morning game drive and breakfast, transfer to the Mara airstrip for the morning schedule flight back to Nairobi.
