THE ELEPHANTS ADVENTURE

Itinerary

Day 1: Nairobi Excursion

Stop At: Giraffe Centre, Duma Rd, Nairobi Kenya
You probaly know about a place where you could kiss giraffe or better yet have breakfast with them. This is a Rothschilds giraffe rescue center where they are being reintroduced after an almost extinction from the face of the earth. This is where we begin our morning. Come learn more on how to differentiate between three different giraffe species found in kenya and what makes them special.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Karen Blixen Museum, Karen Rd Langata, Nairobi Kenya
Out of Africa!!! This was home to Karen Blixen herself before she went back to Denmark. We will spend time here and learn how she used to live and what economic activities she engaged in, and what went wrong
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Utamaduni Craft Centre, Bogani East Rd, Nairobi Kenya
We get here to enjoy and appreciate the craft works of Kenyan Men and Women as we enjoy a mouth watering Lunch over a Tusker, Kenyan Original Beer.
Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, Mbagathi Road Kws Workshop Entrance - Nairobi National Park, Nairobi 00503 Kenya
Here is the climax of our day and the begining of our Ellies adventure. We get here for 3pm private visit for our group alone, every guest is issued an addoption certificate and we enjoy our time with the orphaned baby elephants. This is where they begin their lives after being separated from their Mums at a tender age, they are hand rared and fed milk from a bottle until they get ready for reintergration in ithumba Tsavo East, our next destination.
Duration: 2 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Overnight at Macushla house, a mid range small capacity hotel

Day 2: Nairobi to Ithumba Tsavo East

Stop At: Ithumba Hill, Kenya
We leave macushla house after breakfast by road in a 4x4 Safari vehicle and drive through the vast eastern Kenya landscape as we enjoy the scenic view. We have a lunch stop along the road and get to ithumba hill camp at around 3pm. Get to camp, settle in and leave later at around 4.30pm to go to the stockade for seeing off babies to bed.
Duration: 7 hours

Meals included:
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at ithumba Hill camp, Private Use camp

Day 3: Ithumba Tsavo East

Stop At: Ithumba Hill, Kenya
On this day wake up early at dawn and have a quick tea or coffee then lave for the stockade to wake up the babies. Come back to camp for breakfast doing a slow game drive. Enjoy your breakfast at around 9am,relax and then leave again at around 10.30am to go for the Mud bath, where all the action is. After mud bath come back to camp in time for Lunch, chill, enjoy swimming pool or just down time before going back again to stockade for wishing the babies a good night
Duration: 12 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at ithumba Hill Camp

Day 4: Ithumba Tsavo East

Stop At: Ithumba Hill, Kenya
Same as day three, apart from this day after breakfast in camp, we leave with picnic lunch which we take with us to Mud bath and latter on proceed to Tiva river, weather permitting we have a nature walk escorted by a KWS ranger to picnic site. Return to camp and just relax for the evening
Duration: 12 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at Ithumba Hill camp

Day 5: Ithumba to Ol Pajeta

Stop At: Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Nanyuki Private Bag, 10400 Kenya
Wake up early with an option of visiting the stockade for the last time or parking your luggage. This day we leave Ithumba hill camp for ithumba airstrip, a stone throw away. Board a chartered plane to Ol pejeta at around 8am. Arrive in Ol pejeta for game drive within the conservancy en route to camp.
Duration: 12 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at sweetwaters Serena lodge

Day 6: Ol Pejeta Conservancy

Stop At: Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Nanyuki Private Bag, 10400 Kenya
Ol Pejeta is a word known for its efforts in conservation and for being the only place hosting the remaining Northern White Rhinos, the last of a species. We wake up and leave after breakfast for different activities within the park including a visit to the rhino sanctuary and a visit to the chimpanzee sanctuary.
Duration: 12 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at Sweetwaters Serena

Day 7: Ol Pajeta to Samburu game reserve

Stop At: Samburu National Reserve, Samburu National Reserve, Samburu District, Rift Valley Province
We leave after breakfast and drive to Samburu National Reserve. We will have stops en route to take pictures of the landscape including Mt. Kenya. Samburu is a home to majority of the northern species of animals, which are adopted to harsh climatic conditions. Drive from Ol pejeta to Samburu is less than 3 hours
Duration: 12 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at Samburu Sopa lodge a 4 star Lodge

Day 8: Samburu National Reserve

Stop At: Samburu National Reserve, Samburu National Reserve, Samburu District, Rift Valley Province
We leave after breakfast for a game drive inside Samburu reserve. Samburu is a home to Reticulated giraffes, gravy's zebra, oryx, gerenuk,striped hyena, Somali ostrich, lion, cheetah, leopard, elephant, buffalo and many more. We also get a chance to meet the Samburu community who are nomadic pastoralist and get to learn their way of life.
Duration: 12 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at Samburu Sopa lodge, a 4 star lodge

Day 9: Samburu to Nairobi

Stop At: Samburu National Reserve, Samburu National Reserve, Samburu District, Rift Valley Province
Depart after breakfast for Samburu airstrip, fly a scheduled flight to Nairobi ETA 1300hrs. We will have a farewell lunch together and then proceed to day rooms for later departure. You will be transferred back to the JKIA and that will be the end of our amazing adventure
Duration: 15 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Day room at Eka Hotel a 4 star Hotel