African Safari Adventure Tour
A photographer's dream, this women's only African Safari is the second in our Exploration Series. Perfect for our adventurous women who want awe-inspiring game drives, unparalleled wildlife and enchanting landscapes at an excellent price. Accompanied by private guide explore Samburu - Kenya's hot arid desert. Visit a local women's cooperative in Samburu. Then head out on safari to see the crocodile-filled Uaso Nyiro River, miles of lion-stalked grasslands and elephant-studded bush. Enjoy a luxury tented safari experience at Sweetwaters camp in Laikipia, where you can visit Kenya's only chimpanzee sanctuary and enjoy a game drive in their private reserve.
Travel through the Rift Valley to Lake Nakuru National Park - home to thousands of pink flamingos, monkeys, baboons and famed rhino sanctuary. Travel down to the wilds of Masai Mara, the world's best game park. The small size of the park and ability to go off-road allows our women to see some of the best game in East Africa.
Here we'll spend three days game viewing. While we cannot predict the forces of nature we've scheduled this trip with the hope of experiencing The Great Migration, one of the world's most impressive spectacles. Activities in the Mara finish with time to volunteer, meet, and work with people on the ground giving back to the community as well as a private visit to a Masaii village.
Return to Nairobi to visit the women's Kazuri Bead Factory and do some souvenir shopping before returning home from this unforgettable safari. Featuring four very different game viewing experiences, thousands of animals, luxury accommodations and the camaraderie with fellow Broad Horizon travellers this private guided tour is sure to be a life changing experience - one that will touch your soul.
Highlights include:- Comfortable safari 4X4 vehicles
- Private Game drives in Samburu, Laikipia, Lake Nakuru
- Most meals
- Luxury Hotel, Lodge and Tented Camp Accommodations
- 2 nights Nairobi - Hotel
- 2 nights Samburu - Lodge
- 1 night Sweetwaters - Tented Camp
- 1 night Lake Nakuru - Tented Camp
- 4 nights Masai Mara - Tented Camp
- Private Game Drives as per itinerary
- Park Entrances for all included Game Drives
- David Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage
- Karen Blixen Museum
- Nairobi Giraffe Centre
- Women's Project visit in Samburu
- Group Volutourism activity in Masai Mara
- Village Visit in Masai Mara
- Services of a Broad Horizons Tour Leader
- Custom DVD keepsake of the trip highlights
KENYA
Kenya is the regional hub for the quintessential safari experience, featuring top game parks of Masai Mara, Samburu, Amboseli, and the beaches of Mombasa and Lamu. The country has the most modern infrastructure in the region and excellent flight connections to other countries in Africa. The "Big Five" animals of Africa can also be found in Kenya: the lion, leopard, buffalo, rhinoceros and elephant. It is also famous for the annual migration, when millions of wildebeest head north to find fresh grass during the dry season. The migration varies yearly based on the rains, but tends to peak between mid-July to mid-September (in other months the migration moves around the Serengeti park in Tanzania.
NAIROBI
Dubbed the "Safari Capital of the World" cool, clear and cosmopolitan Nairobi is the natural departure point for most safari itineraries. A city of contrasts, it is simultaneously the largest, the youngest, the most modern, the highest (1700m) and the fastest growing city in East Africa. High-altitude Nairobi enjoys a pleasant tropical climate all year round. There are ATMs and banks to stock up on cash, great restaurants, and malls where you can purchase any forgotten items.
SAMBURU
The Samburu National Reserve is located on the banks of the Ewaso Ng'iro river in Kenya; on the other side of the river is the Buffalo Springs National Reserve in Northern Kenya. It is 165 kmē in size and 350 kilometers from Nairobi. Samburu is distinctive for its arid plains and herds of animals drawn to the river and water holes. Photographers love this park for its stark lighting and contrasts. In the arid North of Kenya, water means life. The river draws wildlife in great numbers to its banks, providing high quality game viewing.
LAIKIPIA
Laikipia District is located on the Equator in the central region of the country. The district has two major urban centres: Nanyuki to the southeast, and Nyahururu to the southwest. Its capital is the town of Nanyuki. Centered around the original Laikipia National Reserve, this area has become a sanctuary for Elephant, Lion, Leopard, Buffalo, and a wealth of plains game, including many endemic Northern species. Laikipia has become a focus for many conservation efforts.
NAKURU
Nakuru is the provincial capital of Kenya's Rift Valley province, and is the fourth largest urban centre in the country. Lake Nakuru is one of the Rift Valley soda lakes and provides the visitors with one of Kenya's best known images, thousands of flamingos joined into a massive flock. A pulsing pink swathe of life that carpets the water, the flamingos are a breathtaking sight. The lake forms part of the Lake Nakuru National Park which has good game viewing for a day safari.
MASAI MARA
Masai Mara is the northernmost portion of the larger Serengeti ecosystem and features the best game viewing in the region. The small size funnels animals into a tight space, and park rules allow for off-road driving which means that guests can venture into plains covered with hundreds or even thousands of animals. Take an optional hot air balloon ride over the plains, with the opportunity for amazing pictures of the animal herds below.
|
|
 |
|
|
