Day 1 Saturday - New York to Cairo: Depart New York's Airport on Egypt Air.

Day 2 Sunday – Cairo / Nairobi: Arrive in Cairo around noon, and transfer to the Sheraton Heliopolis (located approximately 1 mile from the Cairo airport) for an afternoon of rest in preparation for your late flight to Nairobi. Transfer back to the airport late in the day for your 10PM flight to Nairobi.

Day 3  Monday- Nairobi: Arrival in Nairobi where you will be met and transferred to your hotel. Optional afternoon excursions available. Modern Nairobi is still the safari capital of the Africa, but the modern world has quickly caught up with the city. A frontier town no more, Nairobi has become one of Africa's largest, and most interesting cities. Nairobi is a city that never seems to sleep. The entire town has a boundless energy, and is thriving place where all of human life can be found. This is a place of great contrasts where race, tribe and origin all become facets of a unique Nairobi character. Nairobi is the cosmopolitan capital of Kenya and the main economic hub of East Africa. Overnight BB basis at the Stanley Hotel (B)
 
Day 4 Tuesday   Samburu / Shaba: Drive to Shaba National Park arriving in time for lunch. The Lodge basks in a legacy bequeathed by Joy Adamson of the 'Born Free' fame. She was wife of a prominent conservationist, George Adamson, who was a senior game warden of the area. Joy raised her adopted animals next door to the current Sarova Shaba Lodge's site. She first came to Kenya in 1910 with her first husband whom she latter divorced. In 1956, George, in his capacity as the game warden was compelled to kill a man-eating lioness, which had three newly born cubs. So orphaned before they could imprint on any animate object, they were taken in by Joy Adamson who became their foster mother. She named them 'Lustica', 'Big One', and 'Elsa'. She later found that she could not handle three fast growing lionesses; therefore she reluctantly sent the cubs to Blydrop, Rotterdam when they were five months old. The park is home to a host of wildlife unique to the area including Reticulated Giraffe, Grevy’s Zebra, Gerenuk and Beisa Oryx.  This afternoon you will take a game drive then enjoy dinner and overnight Sarova Shaba (B,L,D).  

Day 5 Wednesday Samburu / Shaba: After a leisurely breakfast take an exhilarating game drive in the park ending up with a bush lunch served on the banks of the Nyiro River. In the afternoon venture forth again into the park in search of Africa’s famed big game. Dinner and overnight Sarova Shaba (B,L,D).

Day 6 Thursday Lake Nakuru:  After breakfast you will be leaving Shaba and will be driven to Lake Nakuru in the Rift Valley.  After having lunch you will be going out on an afternoon game drive. Situated in the heart of the Rift Valley, Lake Nakuru is one of Kenya’s most famous soda lakes. Lake Nakuru Nakuru provides the visitor with one of Kenya’s best known images. Thousands of flamingo, joined into a massive flock, fringe the shores of this soda lake. A pulsing pink swathe of life that carpets the water, the flamingo are a breathtaking sight.
The lake has become world famous for these birds, who visit the lake to feed on algae that forms on the lake bed. They move back and forth, feeding and occasionally and spectacularly taking to flight, filling the sky over the lake with color. The lake is extremely variable in size changing from 5 up to 30 sq kilometers in area. 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, and are often seen resting under acacias by the Lake shore.  The park abounds with game. 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. Dinner and overnight Lion Hill Lodge (B,L,D)

Day 7 Friday Maasai Mara: After breakfast continue to the Maasai Mara.  After lunch you will have an afternoon game drive.  Dinner and overnight Mara Sarova Lodge (B,L,D).


Day 8 Saturday Maasai Mara: Full day in the Masai Mara with morning and afternoon game drives. Considered the jewel in Kenya’s wildlife crown, the Maasai Mara National Reserve forms the northern most part of the great Serengeti-Mara ecosystem. Throughout the year the Mara’s undulating grasslands host a never ending pageant of passing predators and plains game. Covering some 1039 square miles the Maasai Mara is home to a wide variety of game, including the majestic elephant and one of the highest concentrations of predators anywhere in Africa, especially the king of the beasts, the lion. Dinner and overnight Mara Sarova Lodge (B,L,D).

Day 9 Sunday Nairobi: After breakfast the safari returns to Nairobi.  The afternoon and evening at leisure to unwind after your amazing safari experience. Overnight BB basis at the Stanley Hotel (B).


Day 10 Monday Nairobi: Transfer from the hotel to Jomo Kenyatta Airport for your outbound flight to Cairo. Arrive Cairo – Transfer to your Hotel in Downtown Cairo – Grand Hyatt. The Remainder of the day is at leisure. You are within walking distance to the Cairo Museum or you may wish to take an optional tour of the museum and the Pyramids. The choice is yours this final day before departure for NYC

Day 11 Tuesday – Cairo/ New York: After Breakfast, Transfer this morning from the Grand Hyatt to Cairo Airport for your non-Stop flight home to New York. 

Kenyan Vaccinations and Visa's are on your own, and the requirements are:

The Kenyan Visa..
1. Form V obtainable at http://www.kenyaembassy.com/visa.html
2. Valid travel document (passport) to be submitted with the application.
3. Duly completed application for submitted in duplicate.
4. Two passport pictures full face showing both ears. Computer generated pictures are unacceptable.
5. Two Certified checks or money orders in the amounts of:
    $10.00 (non-refundable) for visa application fee.
    $50.00 for visa processing fee.
6. A certified self addressed stamped envelope with (sufficient return postage) for return of your passport. i.e.  Express Mail, Certified Mail or Priority Mail with delivery confirmation.
7. Any application NOT meeting the above requirements will considered incomplete and will remain unprocessed.

Vaccinations..

1. There are NO mandatory immunizations required for US residents wishing to visit Kenya, however immunization against typhoid, yellow fever and cholera are recommended.
2. Anti-Malaria Pills should be taken particularly if the visitors will be traveling to the Western and Coastal regions of Kenya.

Prices quoted do include fuel surcharges, but do not include airport fees or airline taxes.