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Sky & Telescope Kenya Eclipse November 3rd, 2013


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ITINEARY 2013

 

Day 1 29/10/2013 Nairobi, Kenya (GUIDE): JKIA arrival transfer by private vehicle.

Safari Park Hotel-Deluxe Rooms BB

 

Day 2 30/10/2013 Nairobi, Kenya - Ol Pejeta

Drive 3 hour drive north to the settlement town of Nanyuki, the equator, and the Ol Pejeta Conservancy, East Africa's largest rhino sanctuary.
Fresh trout lunch  at The Trout-Tree Restaurant

Sweetwaters Tented Camp-Tents L-DBBL

 

Day 3 31/10/2013 - Ol Pejeta

Full day of game-viewing in the Ol Pejeta Conservancy.

Sweetwaters Tented Camp-Tents DBBL

 

Day 4 01/11/2013 Ol Pejeta - Samburu Game Reserve

 A three to four hour drive north, across the equator, over the shoulder of Mount Kenya before decending down to the frontier town of Isiolo and onto the Samburu Game Reserve. Arrive in time for lunch and an afternoon game drive.

Samburu Intrepids Club-Tents  DBBL

 

Day 5 02/11/2013 Samburu Game Reserve

Full day of game-viewing in the Samburu Game Reserve. Samburu is home to six special big game species rarely seen elsewhere: Grevy's Zebra, Reticulated Giraffe, Somali Ostrich, Gerenuk, Guenther's Dik-Dik and Beisa Oryx.
Opportunity to learn about Samburu tribal culture

Samburu Intrepids Club-Tents  DBBL

 

Day 6 03/11/2013 Samburu Game Reserve - Nairobi, Kenya

After lunch fly ninety minutes to Lake Turkana.
Total Eclipse at Alia Bay Lake Turkana
In the evening fly two hours back to Nairobi.
JKIA arrival transfer by private vehicle
Dinner at Tamambo Restaurant, Karen Blixen.

Karen Blixen Coffee Garden-Standard Cottage D-BB

Day 7 04/11/2013 Nairobi, Kenya

City tour of Nairobi
Day room at Karen Blixen Coffee Garden.
Lunch at Tamambo Restaurant, Karen Blixen.
JKIA departure transfer for onward flight

 


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