13D10N SUPREME WILDLIFE & CULTURAL EXPERIENCE

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1 13D10N SUPREME WILDLIFE & CULTURAL EXPERIENCE TOUR HIGHLIGHTS Nairobi * Capital City of Kenya * Highest urban population in East Africa * It was named after a water hole known in Maasai as Ewaso Nairobi, meaning cool waters * Cosmopolitan and multicultural religious city with many immigrants from former British colonies, including India, Somalia and Sudan Lake Nakuru * Over 1 million flamingos * Over 400 species of birds * Plentiful and easy game viewing: leopard, white & black rhino * Picturesque landscape ACCOMODATION Nairobi : Sarova Stanley Hotel Club BB Lake Nakuru : Mbweha Camp Masai Mara : Tipilikwani Camp Serengeti National Park: Serengeti Sopa Lodge Ngorongoro Conservation Area: Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge Tarangire National Park: Tarangire Sopa Lodge Amboseli National Park: Amboseli Serena Lodge LAND ROUTE Masai Mara * Annual migration happens in the Masai Mara * Exceptional game viewing: all predators * Tremendous views across the plains * Mara River Hippo Pools * Traditional Masai culture Serengeti National Park * Vast expanse of flat savannah grasses * Some of the highest wildlife concentration in Africa * Annual migration of wildebeest * Big Five sighting Ngorongoro Conservation Area * Ngorongoro crater, popularly known as 8 th Wonder of the World * Bird population includes more than 100 species * Huge concentration of about 25, 000 mammals * Conservation area owned by the Masai Tarangire National Park * Most spectacular * Big Five sighting * Best bird watching on the northern circuit * About 470 resident species Amboseli * Top destination for Kenya Safari * Perfect view of world s tallest mountain * Snow-capped peak of Kilimanjaro in the background * Excellent year-round game viewing.

2 DAY 01 : SINGAPORE NAIROBI via BANGKOK (MEAL ON BOARD) Depart Singapore to the capital of Kenya, Nairobi, on Kenya Airways, The Pride of Africa. DAY 02 : NAIROB LAKE NAKURU NATIONAL PARK 2.2 HOURS / 170 KM It is an early morning s touch down in Africa at Nairobi s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. As you gather your baggage and walk out of the baggage hall, your hosts in Kenya eagerly await your arrival in traditional African smile and style - wet towels and champagne. It is a tradition in Africa to present a gift as an expression of joy and happiness - what better gift than an authentic safari hat and other safari souvenirs! After a splendid breakfast, depart on a pleasant drive to the floor of the Great Rift Valley with its spectacular views of the valley below. Continue to Lake Nakuru National Park, famous as home to thousands of lesser and greater flamingo. This park also provides sanctuary for Rothschild giraffe, black and white rhino and the elusive leopard. Arrive in time for lunch at your preferred choice of accommodation and some leisure time. In the afternoon, head out for a game viewing drive in search of both the black and white rhino, the endangered Rothschild Giraffe (Twiga), the elusive leopard as well as a host of other plains game and with a chance to visit the shores of the lake where you may walk with millions of flamingos. Return for dinner. Overnight in Lake Nakuru - Mbweha Safari Camp or similar. DAY 03 : LAKE NAKURU - MASAI MARA GAME RESERVE 4.0 hours/340km Enjoy an early breakfast. Depart for the Masai Mara National Reserve offering wonderful scenery and plenty of game. Perhaps it is the only region left in Kenya where you may see animals in the same super-abundance as existed a century ago. Arrive in time for lunch at your preferred accommodation and some leisure time. Later in the afternoon head out for an exciting game-viewing drive in this vast and expansive reserve teeming with games. Return to camp for dinner. Overnight in Masai Mara - Tipilikwani Mara Camp or similar DAY 04 : MASAI MARA GAME RESERVE Full day in Masai Mara with morning and afternoon game viewing drives in search of the 'big five'. Masai Mara is the northern most extension of the Serengeti Plains and one of the richest wildlife Game Reserves. It is home to the awesome black-manned lion, the elusive leopard, stately giraffes, vast bulk of elephants, rhino, thundering herds of zebra, migrating wildebeest and numerous other plains game. Return to your lodge/camp for dinner. Overnight in Masai Mara - Tipilikwani Mara Camp or similar Optional Tour : Hot Air Balloon Safari over the Mara plains followed by a champagne breakfast or Masaai Village

3 DAY 05 : MASAI MARA - SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK 9.0 hours/450km Awake early to a delicious breakfast before heading south towards Isebania and Sirari, the border towns of Kenya and Tanzania. We ll continue with our journey passing the Mara River as it drains into Lake Victoria and stop at a private scenic site to enjoy picnic lunch. Continue with a game-viewing drive en-route to the lodge to check-in in the early evening. Dinner is served. Overnight In Serengeti - Serengeti Sopa Lodge or similar. DAY 06 : SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK Embark on a full day, morning and afternoon game-viewing drives in Serengeti. The word serenget means endless plains, where millions of plains game - wildebeest, zebra, impala feed and breed in the thousands in readiness for the annual migration north to the Mara ecosystem. The predators are easy to spot as they hunt. All meals will be served. Overnight in Serengeti - Serengeti Sopa Lodge or similar. Optional Tours : Hot Air Balloon Safari in the Serengenti DAY 07 : SERENGETI - NGORONGORO CONSERVATION AREA 3.0 hours/145km After breakfast, depart for the Oldupai Gorge where hominid footprints believed to be 3.6million years old were found. We will enjoy an on-site talk on the interpretation of the gorge by the resident guide. Proceed towards the rim of the spectacular Ngorongoro Crater stopping occasionally to admire the breath-taking vista unfolding before you to arrive at the lodge for lunch. This afternoon, just relax and enjoy the panoramic view of the crater. Dinner and overnight in Ngorongoro - Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge or similar. NOTE: Warm jacket/cardigan is highly recommended. DAY 08 : NGORONGORO CONSERVATION AREA After breakfast, descend some 600metres into the crater, which is home to an abundance of wildlife and a photogenic paradise, for a full day game-viewing drive. We will enjoy picnic lunch at a private scenic site. Return to the lodge for dinner. Overnight in Ngorongoro - Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge or similar.

4 DAY 09 : NGORONGORO - TARANGIRE NATIONAL PARK 3.5 hours/155km After enjoying breakfast, depart to Tarangire National Park, that retains a real air of undiscovered Africa, particularly in the south of the park. Arrive in time for lunch at your preferred choice of accommodation and some leisure time. Later in the afternoon, head out for game viewing drive in search of elephants. The park is most renounced for its highest population of elephants than anywhere in Tanzania, its sparse vegetation, strewn with baobab and acacia trees, makes it a beautiful and special location. Dinner at the lodge. Overnight in Tarangire - Tarangire Sopa Lodge or similar. DAY 10 : TARANGIRE - AMBOSELI NATIONAL PARK 4.0 hours/325km After an early sumptuous breakfast depart towards Namanga (the border town between Kenya and Tanzania). After clearing immigration formalities, continue our journey to Amboseli National Park, which provides the classic Hollywood image of Africa. Set in rolling savannah scenery, it is dwarfed by the presence of the pink-tinged, snowcapped peak of Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest free-standing volcanic mountain in the world and topped by one fifth of all the ice in Africa. Against this magnificent backdrop roam vast herds of 'giant' elephant accompanied by a kaleidoscope of other fabulous beasts - lion, buffalo, cheetah, giraffe, baboon, gazelle hippo and wildebeest. Amboseli National Park is also an ornithological paradise with over 400 species of birds, all manner of reptilian, flora and fauna and some of the most soul-searing views in Africa. Arrive at your preferred choice of accommodation for check in and some delicious lunch. Enjoy an afternoon game viewing drive in search of the 'big five' among other animals. Her breath-taking scenery - one of the best places for a photogenic view of Mount Kilimanjaro; weather permitting is next to none. Return to your lodge for dinner. Overnight in Amboseli - Amboseli Serena Lodge or similar. DAY 11 : AMBOSELI NATIONAL PARK Enjoy a full day in Amboseli with an early morning game drive to return for breakfast. Thereafter, the rest of the morning is at leisure. Enjoy lunch and some leisure time, before heading out for yet another game viewing drive on this majestic backdrop to one of Kenya's most spectacular displays of wildlife - lion, elephant, leopard, rhino, cheetah, buffalo and hosts of plains' game. Return for dinner. Overnight in Amboseli - Amboseli Serena Lodge or similar. DAY 12 : AMBOSELI - NAIROBI 4.0 hours/250km Amka! Wake up early to enjoy a scrumptious breakfast before heading off on your last trail of the African Savannah hopefully you may spot some of the animal that may have eluded you. Check out and bid farewell to your friendly hosts and embark on a scenic drive to Nairobi arriving in time for lunch at The Carnivore Restaurant. Spend the rest of the afternoon doing last minute shopping and sightseeing. Dinner will be served at a local restaurant. After dinner, you will be transferred to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for your flight home.

5 DAY 13 : BANGKOK SINGAPORE (MEAL ON BOARD) Home Sweet Home..with the wonderful experience & memories of Safari in Kenya! Asante Sana and Kwaheri! SINKQTTS D10N SUPREME WILDLIFE & CULTURAL EXPERIENCE 04Jan - 31Mar12 01Apr - 31May12 01Jun - 30Jun12 01Jul - 31Oct 12 01Nov - 15Dec13 02 Adults Adults Adults Adults Adults Adults Adults Prices are in SGD/per person/kenya