Cheetah Safari - African Horizons

Cheetah Safari - African Horizons

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This trip, based on a small group of 6 people, takes you on a round trip through Samburu, Ol Pejeta Conservancy and Masai Mara. If you are your own travel group and want a private safari, ask us for a quote.


Kenya has fantastic safari experiences for you. The trip can be well combined with a beach holiday on the coast near Mombasa, or you can get an offer to fly to Zanzibar, where there are many lovely beach hotels.

  • Day 1: Departure from Denmark

    We find the flight that suits you best in terms of price, company and connection. There are many flights to Nairobi. With an evening flight from Denmark, you will land the next morning.

  • Day 2: Arrival in Nairobi

    On arrival at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, you will be met by our representative and you will be driven to the Ole Sereni Hotel or similar.  

    Lunch and Dinner at the hotel are not included on this day (as some guests only arrrive late to join the tour).  There are several places you can go out for dinner this night - also at the restaurant at the hotel.

    Overnight at Ole Sereni Hotel or similar - in a superior room. Breakfast included.

  • Day 3: Nairobi

    After breakfast at the hotel, set off for a day tour(sightseeing) in Nairobi including visits to The Giraffe Center, David Sheldrick Orphanage (11.00-12.00), and finally Kazuri Bead Factory

    In between these excursions, our guide will stop at Tamambo Blixen’s Coffee Gardens where you have the option of buying lunch (self-paid)

    Transfer back to Ole Sereni Hotel in the afternoon to freshen up before pick up transfer for "welcome to Africa" dinner at The Carnivore Restaurant


    Overnight at Ole Sereni Hotel or similar -Superior room- (Dinner, Bed and Breakfast included)

  • Day 4: Nairobi to Ol Pejeta

    After an early breakfast, drive north travelling to Nanyuki onto Ol Pejeta Conservancy


    Check-in to Sweetwaters Tented Camp. A sheltered oasis, clustered around a water hole and set in the pristine calm of the private Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Sweetwaters offers a charming blend of under canvas ambience and safari luxury. Located on the plains of Mount Kenya, the camp features thirty-nine luxury tents, each with its own private veranda overlooking the water hole. The central Rhino Restaurant, housed in the former manager's house of this once colonial farm offers both regional and international cuisine. Also, within the house is the Khashoggi Bar and lounge, which centres on a blazing log fire. The Waterhole Bar, built in the style of a game-viewing hide, overlooks the waterhole and offers unrivalled wildlife-watching


    Overnight at Sweetwaters Serena Camp-Standard Tent LDBB


    Distance/drive time: 216 km / 3½ hours






    After an early breakfast, you will be met by your guide and you will drive off in a comfortable 6-seater minibus, with a pop-up safari roof that will be opened when you are inside the national parks and reserves. This gives you the best view of the wildlife on your way.  You drive out of Nairobi and head North through the Great Rift Valley to Samburu / Buffalo Springs National Reserve. You will arrive in time for a late lunch at Ashnil Samburu Camp. The camp has 24 luxurious and spacious safari tents ideally located along the river. There is a lovely common area with lounge, restaurant and bar, as well as a small swimming pool. The terrace is the ideal place from which to enjoy your sundowner with a view of the Jouasa Nyiro River, which winds like a green life vein, in the extremely dry savanna landscape. The river attracts lots of game, so you will be staying the right place in the national park.

  • Day 5: Sweetwaters - Ol Pejeta

    Spend all day on safari in the reserve with morning and afternoon game drives and breakfast, lunch and dinner at the camp.


    Visit the local Rhino and Chimpanzee Sanctuaries in the course of your game drives


    About Ol Pajeta Conservancy:


    From a working cattle ranch in colonial Kenya to a trailblazer of conservation innovation - the story of Ol Pejeta is as enchanting as it is inspirational.


    Today, Ol Pejeta is the largest black rhino sanctuary in East Africa, and home to two of the world’s last remaining northern white rhino. It is the only place in Kenya to see chimpanzees, in a Sanctuary established to rehabilitate animals rescued from the black market. It has some of the highest predator densities in Kenya and still manages a very successful livestock programme. Ol Pejeta also seeks to support the people living around its borders, to ensure wildlife conservation translates to better education, healthcare and infrastructure for the next generation of wildlife guardians.


    Overnight at Sweetwaters Serena Camp-Standard Tent-LDBB

  • Day 6: Ol Pejeta to Lake Naivasha

    After breakfast, drive South to Lake Naivasha and arrive in good time for lunch at the charming Lake Naivasha Sopa Lodge. The lodge is located on a 120-hectare plot directly on the lake. A jetty has been built out to the lake from which guests can see hippos, as well as 360-degree views of Crescent Island, a peninsula where Out of Africa was filmed. In the distance you see Mount Longonot, a volcano that was last active in the 1860s, the Mau Escarpment and the misty outline of the Aberdare Mountains. There is plenty of wildlife on the grounds of the lodge.

    The rooms are large and spacious. Be aware of the hippos duirng the night - they are keeping the lawn trimmed, and you must keep a secure distance!


    After breakfast, drive south to Lake Naivasha in time for lunch at the charmingly located Lake Naivasha Sopa Lodge. The lodge stands in 120 acres of lakeside land, most of which is covered in green riparian meadows, which sweep down to the shores of the lake, one of the most beautiful in the Great Rift Valley. A jetty has been built out onto the lake, from where guests can watch the antics of the hippos in the lake and experience 360-degree views, which include Crescent Island, Mount Longonot, the Mau Escarpment and the misty outline of the Aberdares. The grounds are alive with a colourful selection of birds, and the trees with monkeys.


    Afternoon crescent Island walk & boat ride in Lake Naivasha (included in this safari). Alternatively, you may choose to just chill out at the lodge 


    About Lake Naivasha


    A freshwater lake, the highest of the string of lakes that glitter down the vast trench of the Great Rift Valley, Lake Naivasha is infamous for its rapidly shifting moods. Enigmatic, and dotted with floating islands of Nile cabbage (water hyacinth) and papyrus, Lake Naivasha has no known outlet, and legends abound regarding the vast tunnels that supposedly run beneath its surface. Towered over by the brooding bulk of Mount Longonot (2,776 m), and featuring a submerged volcanic crater known as Crescent Island, this beautiful lake is best known for its high numbers of water birds. Also, for the haunting cry of the fish eagles, which feed on the black bass and tilapia of its waters.


    Overnight at Naivasha Sopa Lodge-Standard room-LDBB


    Distance/drive time: 240 km / 3½ hours



  • Day 7: Masai Mara Game Reserve

    Leaving the lodge after breakfast, continue up the floor of the Rift to arrive in the famous Masai Mara National Reserve, and at the Zebra Plains Camp, where you will arrive in time for lunch.

    Zebra Plains Camp’s luxury tented rooms are furnished with all the amenities that you will require for a comfortable stay whilst visiting the Maasai Mara. The rooms can be converted into doubles, singles or triples depending on the bookings. The camp also has a spacious family tent which can accommodate a group of between 4 and 6 guests (depends on the age of children). All our tents have both cold and hot running water for showers. The tents are furnished with a washbasin, toilet, luggage rack, reading table, mosquito nets and comfy safari chairs to experience the amazing views from the verandah.


    In the afternoon, enjoy your first game-drive in the Mara. World-renowned for the breath-taking spectacle of ‘the greatest wildlife shows on earth’, the awe-inspiring annual migration of the wildebeest, the Mara is Kenya’s most visited protected area. Technically an extension of Tanzania’s renowned Serengeti National Park, the Mara constitutes only 4% of the entire Serengeti ecosystem but its rolling grasslands, meandering rivers and towering escarpments offer one of the world’s most rewarding and evocative wildlife arenas. Returning to the camp, enjoy some relaxation on your private veranda, sundowners and dinner in the central restaurant.


    All meals and overnight at Zebra Plains Camp-Standard room-lunch, dinner and breakfast included. 

    Distance/drive time: 365 km / 5½ hours

  • Day 8: Masai Mara Game Reserve

    Spend all day on safari in the reserve with morning and afternoon game drives and breakfast, lunch and dinner at the camp

    When it comes to game-viewing, there is nowhere in Africa richer in wildlife or more eventful in encounters than the Mara. A pristine wilderness of haunting beauty, it promises its visitors a profusion of wildlife, prolific birdlife and the unprecedented opportunity of catching up with all the members of the ‘Big Five’ in one morning.

    All meals and overnight at Zebra Plains Camp-Standard room- Lunch Dinner and Breakfast included.

  • Day 9: Nairobi - Departure

    Breakfast at the camp before we pack up and depart for our last morning game drive in the Mara to catch our last glimpses of the resident wildlife.

    Packed/box lunch en route(depends on your departure flight arrangements and that of other participants within the group)

    Based on your international departure flight, time permitting have a farewell dinner at The Four Points Airport Hotel.

    Transfer to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for your onward flight.

  • Day 10: Return home

    You land in Denmark during the morning or afternoon - depending on the flight connection.

The price includes:

    Flight from Denmark to Kenya r/r All meals on safari 1 night at a hotel in Nairobi with breakfast included 6 nights in a safari tent / booked with full board Safari drive in shared safari car with pop-up roof for photography

The price does not include:

    Travel insurance and cancellation insuranceVisa to KenyaDinner in NairobiPossible excursions in NairobiDrinksTips

Possible additional purchases:

    Excursions in NairobiHot Air Ballooning in the Masai MaraIndian Ocean Beach VacationMountain Climbing

Price per person in shared double room:

DKK 21,990

in low season and from DKK NOK 25,900 in high season.

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