Kenya Jungle Discovery

Day 1: Arrival and pick up from the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, in Nairobi, Kenya and transfer to host family home.
Day 2: Morning: Registration and start of orientation: International volunteers and interns abroad have about 4 hours lecture at the home of your host. Topics covered during orientation lecture will include East African culture, history, customs, politics, geography, and necessary health precautions, and various other topics, such as the diversity of Kenyan life. Afternoon is free - explore Kenyan life and get to know your host family. Best of Kenya Wilderness Safari (11 Days)
Day 3-9: Masai Mara, Nakuru, Samburu
Day 3-8: As a volunteer abroad or overseas intern with this program you will visit the world famous Masai Mara game reserve and Lake Nakuru national park, a special internationally protected bird and white rhino sanctuary. This adventure also features pristine Samburu game reserve, Amboseli national park with a most thrilling view of snow capped Mt Kilimanjaro in Tanzania; Tsavo East and Tsavo West National park – Kenya’s largest wild animals and plants conservation parks.
Day 3: Maasai Mara Game Reserve: Depart Nairobi in the morning with picnic lunch en route to most famous Masai Mara Game Reserve in the Great Kenya Rift Valley. Maasai Mara has been ranked among the world’s top 50 dream destinations. Spend the afternoon and the following day on game drives in Maasai Mara. This Great Rift Valley reserve is home to thousands of wild animals including rhino, buffalo, impala, water buck, lion, elephant, giraffe, Africa Buffalo, zebra, cheetah and leopard. It is also seasonal home to thousands of wildebeests that spend about half of the year here and the other half in neighboring Serengeti National Park in Tanzania. Dinner and overnight at the campsite.
Day 4-5: Masai Mara Game Reserve: Continue with the jungle tour of this Kenyan park. Dinner and overnight at the campsite.
Day 6: Masai Mara/Nakuru: Leave Masai Mara after breakfast and drive to Nakuru past lake Elementaita on the Great Rift Valley floor. Dinner and overnight in an economy hotel.
Day 7: Lake Nakuru/Samburu Game Reserve: Take and early morning game drive/safari of lake Nakuru national park and International Bird Sanctuary. Lake Nakuru Park has been described as the World’s Greatest Bird Spectacle”. This Kenyan park has 450 bird species including the lesser and greater flamingo, more than 56 animal species including elephant, leopard, cheetah, rhino, hippo, lion, buffalo, Hyena, fox, waterbuck, impala, jackal etc and various species of bats. The park has about 550 species of plants and several animal viewpoints. Together with your group of international volunteers and interns abroad, depart Nakuru after the morning game drive/safari and head North towards Mt. Kenya with picnic en route.
Later in the day, proceed to Samburu Game Reserve with a game drive/safari en route. Retire for dinner and sleep at camp.
Day 8: Samburu Game Reserve: Spend the day on game viewing with meals and overnight at camp. This pristine and less visited game reserve abounds with animal and plant species not seen in southern Kenya’s parks. You will come across species such as the Grevy’s zebra, reticulated giraffe, kudu and gerenuk almost exclusive to the reserve. Other animals include lions, cheetahs and leopards.
Day 9: Samburu-Amboseli: Leave Samburu early morning driving South to Tsavo West national Park via the wind ward side of Mt Kenya and via Nairobi, viewing nature along the road that winds through amazingly diverse geographical landscape and human activities including coffee and tea farming. Dinner and Overnight at a camp or budget lodge Amboseli.
Day 10-13: Tsavo – Amboseli National Parks
Day 10: Amboseli Game Reserve: View majestic snowcapped Mt Kilimanjaro, the tallest mountain in Africa, and Mt Meru, both in neighboring Tanzania. Roam by the lakes and atop observation hill, a volcanic lava formation from where you will watch wildlife from the larger part of the park. Interact with the Maasai in about 6 community game ranches surrounding the park. View key animals including the lion, rhino, buffalo, impala, elephant, giraffe, Africa Buffalo, zebra, cheetah and leopard and more in this great Kenyan park. Dinner and overnight at camp or budget lodge.
Day 11: Drive out of Amboseli animal park and wilderness towards Tsavo West with picnic lunch enroute. In Tsavo West, be fascinated by diverse features, wild animals and plants including large herds of pink elephants, their pigmentation changed by the thin red soils of Tsavo. Visit some of the best attractions of Tsavo including Mzima Springs, a pool of natural spring water where an underwater glass observatory allows you to view the hippo, barbells and crocodiles. Tour interesting features including the spectacular volcanic cone called Shetani (Devil’s) lava flow. Dinner and overnight at camp or budget lodge.
Day 12: Tsavo West to Tsavo East National Parks: Take a morning game drive/safari and probably view the rock hyrax, squirrels and mongooses and other animals and plants. Afternoon - depart for Tsavo East National Park with lunch enroute. If the weather permits, proceed to Galana River, Aruba dam and spectacular Lugard falls. Dinner and overnight at the camp or budget lodge.
Day 13: Tsavo East -Nairobi. After breakfast leave camp for the last game viewing on your way to Nairobi. Picnic lunch enroute. Arrive Nairobi in the afternoon.
Day 14: Rest, Program Evaluation.
Note: Tsavo East National Park in Kenya becomes impassable during excessive rain and will sometimes be closed to the public. In such cases the safari will concentrate on Amboseli and Tsavo West national parks.
Day 15: Departure (those staying for 2 weeks); the rest proceed to internship or volunteer Kenya placement.