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ANNULAR
SOLAR ECLIPSE WITH KENYA SAFARI
A cultural Safari in Kenya
 January
14, 2010 for a duration of 8 minutes 32 seconds the
world will be viewing the Annular Solar Eclipse close
from
the pains of Samburu. The world famous Game park of
Samburu is located in the Rift Valley Province of Kenya.
Known as the home to amongst the most natural setting
of wildlife in the world, Samburu Reserve was one of
the two areas in which conservationists George Adamson
and Joy Adamson raised Elsa the Lioness made famous
in the best selling book and award winning movie Born
Free. We will be there as a group of eclipse enthusiasts
led by Dr. Ralph Chou a leading optometrist, known
for his expertise in the field of eclipse viewing behind
the lens, makes this 9 days journey the best not only
for the eclipse enthusiasts but also the wildlife lovers.
This Annular Safari will also visit game at other Kenyan
game parks of Lake Nakuru and the world incredible
Masai Mara. The Annular Solar Eclipse Kenyan Safari
is also offering pre and post safari tours that can
include Ethiopia, game safari in Northern Tanzania
(Serengeti, Lake Manyara and Ngorongoro), Island of
Zanzibar, Victoria Falls, etc.
Participants will be educated on the
eclipse, photographing, and a lot more.
This exciting safari uses the exclusive Serena properties
and our journey has just begun….
Day 01: Jan 11, 2010 Arrive Nairobi
Upon arrival at the Jomo Kenyatta Airport you will be met by Airport staff
and assisted to transfer by road to your town hotel.
Overnight: The Nairobi Serena Hotel
Nairobi
Serena Hotel - Luxury city hotel is
situated on the outskirts of Nairobi's
Central Park, shaded by jacaranda,
bougainvillea and acacia trees. The tranquil
setting belies the location which is just
moments from
most city attractions, including art and cultural
institutions, shopping, nightlife and entertainment,
and conveniently near to local game reserves.
A member of the Leading Hotels of the World,
Nairobi
Serena Hotel offers exceptional standards of
accommodation, service, cuisine and amenities.
As such it is the
natural choice of corporate executives conducting
business in Nairobi or luxury adventure travelers
enroute to safaris. The restaurant and health
club are the finest in all of Nairobi.
The hotel offers
183 air-conditioned rooms, plus seven suites,
including one state suite. There is 24-hour
room service,
a business centre and conference facilities. |
 Day
02: Jan 12, 2010 Samburu Game Reserve
After breakfast, pick-up from your Nairobi
hotel and depart with your driver/guide and drive through
the rich central highlands, cross the equator, heading
Northward to the grassland area, which forms the bridge
between Kenya lush south and parched north. As you
drive to your lodge watch out for herds of impalas,
Grant gazelles, and African buffalo as you enter SAMBURU
NATIONAL RESERVE.
Overnight: Samburu Serena Lodge (2 nights) (B, L, D)
Samburu
Serena Lodge - Luxury
bush lodge This
safari lodge is situated on the fertile
banks of the Uaso Nyiro River, in the centre
of the Samburu Game Reserve in Kenya's
rugged, semi-arid Northern Province. Samburu
Serena Lodge echoes the robust rhythms
of riverfront life and the rustic yet convivial
lodge blends well with the environment.
All the guest rooms have private verandahs
that overlook the river where crocodiles
feed in full view. The surrounding terrain
is renowned for its rare game. Game drives
and birdwatching safaris are the ideal
way to experience the native wildlife in
its natural splendor. There are 62 rooms,
including eight family rooms. Champagne
breakfasts overlooking the aptly named
Crocodile River are offered, as are moonlit
dinners in the bush and beside the pool.
A qualified naturalist leads bird-sighting
walks on the lodge grounds and slide shows
and lectures are given by an expert every
evening.
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Day
03: Jan 13, 2010 Samburu Game Reserve
A full day of game driving includes outings
at dawn, when animals are most active, and in the late
morning
and afternoon, when the light is best for photography.
Return to the lodge for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Today you stay close to the Ewaso Nyiro River, where
vast herds of plains game come to water, braving lions
in the grass, leopards in the trees, and giant crocodiles.
Stars of Samburu not easily seen elsewhere are the liver-red
reticulated giraffe, the long-necked gerenuk antelope,
and the elegant Grevy zebra. (B, L, D)
Day
04: Jan 14, 2010 Samuru / Embu Town – Day
of the Solar Eclipse
After breakfast enjoy a leisurely drive via a
dusty outpost known as Isiolo, the last major
stop on the journey into the remote northern
frontier district. From here it's a fairly short hop to Embu town – the
closest location to the site that will offer us the longest duration
in viewing the eclipse. Lunch at the hotel. Afternoon at leisure.
Overnight: The Isaak Walton Inn (1 night) (B, L, D)
Isaak
Walton Inn - Town
Hotel With
a cool pleasant climate, Embu is the
provincial headquarters of the Eastern
Province. As there is not much to see
or do here, not many travellers hang
about. But if you do fancy stopping for
a bite to eat or for the night, consider
the Izaak Walton Inn. Originally a colonial
farm house, it has sprawling lawns and
gardens and fire places in the cosy bar
and restaurant
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 Day
05: Jan 15, 2010: Embu Town / Lake Nakuru National
Park
Early morning observation of the Eclipse before breakfast.
Thereafter check-out and take a short scenic drive
down the Eastern Escarpment of the Great Rift Valley
to Lake Nakuru National Park arriving at your lodge
in time for lunch. After lunch take an afternoon
leisurely game drive which takes you through LAKE
NAKURU NATIONAL PARK, famous for its pink flamingos.
Drive to the edge of the lake to view thousands of
birds feeding in the alkaline water; see the sweeping
view from the top of Baboon Rocks; then look for
warthogs and waterbucks as you leave the park.
Overnight: Lake Nakuru Lodge (1 night) (B,
L, D)
Lake
Nakuru Lodge - Bush
Lodge Situated
in the southeast ecological niche of
the Lake Nakuru National Park is the
Lake Nakuru Lodge with views across the
Lake. Accommodation holds up to 120 people,
either in family rooms, cottages, or
suites, and excellent hospitality and
friendly service. The Acacia and Euphorbia
Forests are havens for animals during
the heat of the day thus making an excellent
gameviewing destination, whilst the “Hippo
Pool” is a favourite spot for picnics.
In the centre of the park lies Lake Nakuru
with its large population of Lesser and
Greater Flamingos. Activities include
horseback safari excursions, game drives,
birdwatching and plant identification.
After a day's game watching chill out
at two of the bars that overlook the
Lake or refresh in the pool. There is
excellent cuisine and you will love the
bush barbeque followed by sundowners.
In the evening you may enjoy entertainment
followed by a good nights rest.
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Day
06: Jan 16, 2010 Lake Nakuru / Masai Mara Game
Reserve
After breakfast drive past Lake Naivasha
which is the highest and purest of the Rift Valley
lakes. Traverse the Rift Valley and ascend its western
rim. You are now in Maasai country, where sedentary
crop farming gives way to nomadic cattle herding.
Red-clad, spear-wielding Maasai warriors tend their
multi-colored herds among the wild animals of the
Loita Plains, admirably unimpressed by the presence
of large predators. Arrive at your at your tented
camp in time for a sumptuous lunch. After lunch you
have a short time to relax in your room or by the
swimming pool. In the afternoon embark on you first
game drive in this expansive game reserve, perhaps
the only region left in Kenya where the visitors
may see animals in the same super-abundance as existed
a century ago. The migration of wildebeest covers
July through October, quickly followed by the birthing
season from October to March. April and May offer
the best opportunities for keen ornithologists and
those wishing to enjoy the solitude and verdant green
of the quiet season.
Overnight: Mara Serena Lodge (3 nights) (B, L,
D)
Mara
Serena Lodge - Luxury
bush lodge The
Mara Serena Safari Lodge is set on the
saddle of a hill overlooking 1 800 -square
kilometres of rolling plains and woodlands
that contain one of the world's richest
wildlife sanctuaries. Few other lodges
have such a spectacular view of the surrounding
landscape or the game and birdlife that
inhabits it. It is on this very terrain,
stretching endlessly before the lodge,
where the annual migrations take place,
when millions of wildebeest, zebra and
gazelle traverse the landscape to feed
on the rich new grass and give birth
to their young. The Mara Serena is an
interpretation of a traditional Masai
Manyatta village of domed huts that are
styled and arranged to blend into the
natural landscape. There are 74 rooms.
Breakfasts, cocktail parties and dinners
are served on the terrace overlooking
the waterhole where big game come to
feed. The evening entertainment includes
musicians, Maasai dancers, wildlife films
and talks given by a resident naturalist.
Game drives across the plains and along
the Mara Triangle and safaris by balloon
or plane are also offered.
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 Day
07 & 08: Jan 17 & 18, 2010 Masai Mara
Game Reserve
Early Morning and afternoon game drives in the MAASAI
MARA NATIONAL RESERVE, Kenya’s best and most
scenic game park. At the northern extremity of the
unique Serengeti ecosystem, blessed with a permanent
water supply, the Maasai Mara has a thriving, permanent
population of plains game, augmented in the dry season
by the migration of two million gnus and zebras from
the vast, parched Serengeti plains. Of the hunter’s "big
five," elephant, buffalo, lion, and leopard
are quite common, while even the much rarer rhino
might come out of the thicket for you. Hyenas are
plentiful and the cheetah, a 60-miles-per-hour daytime
hunter, is often seen. Besides being the setting
for the ancient and often tragic spectacle of the
Great Migration, other marvels of the Masai Mara
include giraffe, elephant, red-tailed monkeys and
a host of antelope. Twice-daily interpretive game-drives
led by our highly trained and experienced rangers,
bird watching with resident guides and naturalists
reveal the wonders of the Mara . Optional excursions
at an additional cost include: Bush walks, Maasai
community visits and hot air ballooning.
Today you may opt for an early morning balloon excursion
to experience the panoramic Mara from a birds-eye
view (The Balloon excursion costs US$ 425.00 per
person and this is not included in the tour package)
Day 09: Jan 19, 2002: Masai Mara / Nairobi
airport
After breakfast
drive back to Nairobi. Farewell dinner at the World
famous Carnivore Restaurant. This evening after dinner,
transfer to Jomo Kenyatta Airport for your flight
back home or join one of the many options we are
offering to Ethiopia, gorilla safari in Uganda and
Rwanda, game in northern Tanzania, the island of
Zanzibar, etc. Please ask for details.
Departure
Dates |
2010
English Speaking Departures
Jan 11 |
Inclusions |
| Tour
Price Includes |
Tour
Price Does Not Include |
| Accommodation
as mentioned or similar |
Airfares |
Meals as mentioned (Breakfast,
Lunch,
Dinner) |
Visa
fees and insurance (Trip cancellation &
medical insurances are highly recommended) |
| All
game drives and transfers by safari vehicles |
Tips
/ gratuities |
| Farewell
dinner at the Carnivore Restaurant |
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| Services
of local English speaking guides/drivers |
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| Entrance
fees at all Parks & Sites |
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| Visit
to Masai Village in the Mara |
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Tour
Price |
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| We
accept payment in US $ (US Dollars),
CA $ (Canadian Dollars) or equivalent
EURO (for clients outside North America).
Bestway
Tours & Safaris offers conversion rate protection.
Once full payment has been received, and no
modification has been made to the tour itinerary,
we will honour that rate.
For
complete payment procedures, please download
 Bestway_Payment_Info.pdf
Note: to read this file you must have Adobe
Acrobat. |
| Departure |
Double
Occupancy |
Single
Room Supplement |
| 2010 |
US
$ 2880 |
US
$ 445 |
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Estimated
International Airfare - International
airfare is NOT included in this tour  |
| Canada
- West Coast |
N/A |
USA
- West Coast |
US
$ 1800 |
| Canada
- East Coast |
N/A |
USA
- East Coast |
US
$ 1600 |
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Participants |
| This
tour operates on a minimum of 10 and a maximum
of 25 participants. |
Customised
Itinerary
If you would like to have a tour on dates
other than the above ones or with a customised
itinerary, please contact us and we will be happy
to work out an exclusive program for you.
Foreign Language Departures
Please contact us for information on French,
German,
Italian and Spanish
speaking departures.
You may e-mail us at bestway@bestway.com
or call us at 604.264.7378. Residents of
U.S.A./Canada may call us toll free at 1.800.663.0844. |
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Tours & Safaris |
Site last updated May 27,
2010 |
| Photographs by Peter
Langer & Mahmood
Poonja |
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