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DAY-TO-DAY SAFARI ITINERARY
Day 1.
Upon arrival at Jomo Kenyatta Airport in Nairobi, we will be met and
transferred to our Nairobi hotel. In the afternoon, visit Shelter
children's Home. Dinner and overnight with this children Nairobi. (D)
Day 2 Nairobi/Kajiado/Machakos.
After breakfast, leave for Kajiado to visit the Africa Inland Church
(AIC) station of Kajiado Center for handicapped Maasai children.
Continue to Machakos to visit Scott Theological College and
fellowship with students and staff. We return to our hotel in
Nairobi for the night. (B,L,D)
Day 3 Nairobi - Sweetwaters.
After an early morning worship service in Nairobi, drive north to
Sweetwaters Tented Camp, which is situated in the secluded heart of
the Pejeta Rhino Reserve. The camp, a haven for nature lovers,
overlooks one of the busiest waterholes in the reserve, which offers
us an unforgettable opportunity to watch and photograph elephant,
giraffe, buffalo and other plains game. This afternoon we do a game
drive in the park and then enjoy dinner and overnight at the
luxurious tented camp in Sweetwaters. (B,L,D)
Day 4 Sweetwaters
Enjoy an early morning game run as well as one in the afternoon.
Between the game runs there is time to rest, swim, or just relax,
watching the various animals come to the waterhole in front of the
tents. (B,L,D)
Day 5 Sweetwaters - Nakuru
After breakfast at the camp, depart for Nakuru, arriving in time for
lunch. Following lunch visit with missionaries involved in pioneer
missions, and then mid-afternoon enjoy a game drive of Lake Nakuru
National Park, famous for its large concentration of birds,
especially flamingos. Dinner and overnight at the Lake Nakuru lodge.
(B,L,D)
Day 6 Nakuru - Kijabe
Following breakfast at the lodge, depart for Kijabe, perhaps the
world�s largest mission station. This afternoon visit the Rift
Valley Academy, a school for over 500 children of missionaries. They
represent some 80 different mission organizations in Africa. Tonight
will be spent with missionary hosts for dinner and overnight.
(B,L,D)
Day 7 Kijabe
There will be time today to spend with Kijabe missionaries and visit
Moffat College of Bible, Kijabe Medical Center and Bethany Crippled
Children�s Center. Meals and overnight will again be with missionary
hosts. (B,L,D)
Day 8 Kijabe - Masai Mara
Following breakfast, continue traveling through the Great Rift
Valley to the Masai Mara National Wildlife Reserve, stopping at
Siyapei Mission Station en route. The Mara is the last place in
Kenya where great concentrations of game that existed in the last
century can still be seen. It is a land of breathtaking vistas, a
panorama of rolling grassland hills and groves of acacia woodland.
Permanent residents of the Mara include black rhino, elephant,
buffalo, topi, giraffe, and of course, the big cats: lion, cheetah
and leopard. In addition, huge herds of zebra and wildebeest lead an
endlessly nomadic life, crisscrossing from the Serengeti Plains of
Tanzania to the Masai Mara of Kenya. Dinner and overnight at a lodge
in the Masai Mara. (B,L,D)
Day 9 Masai Mara
Today is yours to relax in the wildlife lodge. You may choose to go
on both the early morning pre-breakfast wildlife drive and another
one later in the day. Meals and accommodations at the lodge. (B,L,D)
Day 10 Masai Mara - Kijabe -
Nairobi
Return to Kijabe in time for morning worship service. After lunch at
Rift Valley Academy, return to the hotel in Nairobi for dinner and
overnight. (B,L,D)
Day 11 Nairobi
Today is free for shopping and visiting interesting sites in
Nairobi. This evening enjoy dinner at The Carnivore, a
barbecue-style restaurant near Nairobi where commercially grown game
meats are barbecued and served directly to the table. Overnight in
Nairobi. (B,D)
Day 12 Nairobi
After breakfast, visit Nairobi Evangelical Graduate School of
Theology in nearby Karen and enjoy chapel with students from
English-speaking countries of Africa. Visit the Kizuri Bead Factory
and have lunch on your own in Karen. Stop at Giraffe Manor, where
orphaned giraffes are cared-for. The remainder of the afternoon is
free for final packing and sightseeing. Dinner at Tamarind
Restaurant for Sea Food then transfer to airport for outbound flight
(B,D).
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