Kenya Private Trip

2nd July: Arrive Nairobi 3rd July: Transfer to Embu 4th - 6th July: Embu 7th - 12th July: Mount Kenya 13th - 15th July: Ol Pejeta 16th July: Depart Nairobi

Thursday 18th July - Arrive in Nairobi at 20.35 / overnight at Airbnb near airport Friday 19th July - Morning visit to the Giraffe Centre and Sheldricks Wildlife Trust, afternoon transfer to Embu / overnight at Isaak Walton Hotel Saturday 20th July - Moving Mountains visits to rural and urban schools, Rescue Centre and the Black Cats Football Academy / overnight at Isaak Walton Hotel Sunday 21st July - Transfer to Nyeri via the home of Julius Macharia for lunch. Afternoon visit to Paxtu and Baden Powell's grave before continuing around Mt Kenya to reach Naro Moru / overnight at the Blueline Hotel Monday 22nd July - Day 1 on Mt Kenya - Meet Guide and Porters and transfer to the Sirimon Park Gate (2,200m) for lunch before trekking through the forest and across the equator to reach Old Moses Camp at 3,300m Tuesday 23rd July - Day 2 on Mt Kenya - Trek over alpine heath and moorland and across a couple of streams and ridges before walking up the MacKinder Valley towards Shiptons Camp at 4,200m Wednesday 24th July - Day 3 on Mt Kenya - Morning trek to one of the high tarns to help with acclimatisation, afternoon and evening for R&R in preparation for the following mornings summit attempt Thursday 25th July - Day 4 on Mt Kenya - 2am start for our ascent to Point Lenana (4,985m), with the aim of reaching the summit at around 6am for sunrise. We descend the Naro Moru route to Met Station (3,050m) - collected from Met Station in for a transfer to Comfort Gardens Hotel at the entrance to Ol Pejeta Conservancy Friday 26th July - After breakfast we'll enter Ol Pejeta Conservancy for our wild camping experience inside the Conservancy under the stars with the sounds of the Conservancy surrounding us and open campfires in the evenings Saturday 27th July - Full day inside Ol Pejeta Conservancy / 2nd night wild camping Sunday 28th July - After 48 hours in Ol Pejeta we transfer around the Aberdares and past the impressive Thomson Falls to reach Lake Naivasha / overnight at Otter Cottage on the shores of Lake Naivasha in Kilimandege Sanctuary. Monday 29th July - Short drive to Hells Gate National Park. Afternoon visit to Elsamere and evening boat trip on to Lake Naivasha / overnight at Otter Cottage Tuesday 30th July - Morning climb to the summit of Mount Longonot (2,776m). After lunch we start making our way towards the Masai Mara National Reserve where accommodation can be provided in one of the permanent tented camps (Eg; Enchoro Wildlife Camp next to the entrance of the Masai Mara Wednesday 31st July - Full day in the Masai Mara / overnight at Enchoro Wildlife Camp Thursday 1st August - Morning in the Masai Mara with a hot air balloon ride across the Reserve, after lunch we'll make our way back to Nairobi / overnight at our Airbnb overlooking Nairobi National Park Friday 2nd August - Train to Mombasa - accommodation in Airbnb with beach access and ocean views in Kilifi Saturday 3rd August - Monday 5th August Three full days to enjoy the relaxed atmosphere of Mombasa where there is plenty of opportunity for exploring, watersports and R&R Tuesday 6th August - Train back to Nairobi to connect with flight back to the UK