12 days making tracks with serena
Day 1: Nairobi
Upon arrival at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, you will be met our representative who will assist with the transfer to Nairobi Serena Hotel.Nairobi Serena Hotel (BB)
Day 2: Nairobi
This morning drive to Daphne Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage at the edge of Nairobi National Park, which is a nursery and
rehab center for infant elephants that have lost their families as well as rhino and occasionally zebras and other wildlife.
Proceed for lunch at Blixen’s Cottages (pay direct) and later visit Karen Blixen Museum & the AFEW Giraffe Center near Giraffe Manor where you may hand-feed the Rothschild giraffe that live here. Return to your hotel for dinner and overnight.
Nairobi Serena (BB)
Day 3/4: Tsavo west national park
After breakfast, begin your drive to Tsavo West National Park, at just over 8,000 square miles; Tsavo is the largest national park in Kenya and one of the largest in the world. Apart from Tsavo’s predominant elephant population there are many lion –some undoubtedly the descendants of the infamous and feared “Man-eaters of Tsavo” popularized in the film Ghost in the Darkness.
The first lodge ever to be built in a Kenyan National Park, Kilaguni Serena Safari Lodge is superbly situated in the leeward side of Mount Kilimanjaro, encircled by volcanic splendor, adjacent to a teeming waterhole and daily visited by vast herds of elephant, buffalo and plains animals.
Kilaguni Serena Lodge (FB)
Day 5: Amboseli national park
Drive to Amboseli National Park, located at the foot of Africa's highest mountain, Mount Kilimanjaro. The snow-capped peak of Mount Kilimanjaro rises above a saucer of clouds and dominates every aspect of Amboseli. Arrive to your lodge in time for lunch and later proceed for an afternoon game viewing drive returning in the evening for overnight.
Amboseli Serena Safari Lodge (FB)
Day 6: Amboseli national park
Full day in the Amboseli National Park with two game drives. You drive through across this vast lake bed, often dry but swampy in some areas.
We have a lot of game here like cheetah, buffalo, giraffe, gazelles and herds of elephants all set against the amazing back drop of majestic mount Kilimanjaro showing all its glory. All meals at the Amboseli Serena lodge.
Amboseli Serena Lodge (FB)
Day 7: Mount Kenya
After breakfast, depart with picnic lunch and drive to Mount Kenya region arriving at the Serena Mountain Lodge the only ‘tree hotel’ ever to be built on the slopes of Kenya’s legendary Mount Kenya.
Serena Mountain Lodge offers game viewing opportunities while combining a glorious panorama of mountain vistas with the primordial splendors of an ancient rainforest. Guests can awake to the trumpeting of elephant, fall asleep to the symphony of the African night or sit in stillness and observe the fascinating interplay of the animals as they arrive to drink, bathe, spar and forage around the water hole.
Arrangements can be made for forest walks, game sightings, and even hikes for the daring and adventurous to the top of Mount Kenya.
Serena Mountain Lodge (FB).
Day 8: Sweet waters
Drive to Sweetwaters Tented Camp, a camp that lies in the heart of the privately owned 22,000 acre Sweetwaters Game Reserve enjoying magnificent views across the bush to the snow-capped peaks of Mt. Kenya, Kenya’s highest point at 16,900 feet above sea level. Involve in activities such as visits to the Sweetwaters Chimpanzee Sanctuary, meet Morani - a tame black rhino, night game drives, guided bush walks and camel-trekking across game-teaming plains.
Sweetwaters Tented Camp (FB)
Day 9: Maasai mara national reserve
After breakfast, you will be transferred to the local airstrip for your flight to the Maasai Mara, Kenya’s most famous wildlife reserve. You will be transferred with a game drive en route to Mara Serena Lodge, a lodge that has been styled to mirror the circular motif of a traditional Maasai Manyatta village of domed huts. Proceed for an afternoon game drive and later on return to your lodge for overnight.
Mara Serena Safari Lodge (FB)
Day 10/11: Maasai mara national reserve
You will have two days morning and afternoon game drives, possibly taking a picnic lunch in the reserve.
Optional activities abound while you’re in the Maasai Mara. You can try a balloon safari for an exhilarating experience over the savannah as the early sun rises and the animals are more active. If you wish, for a nominal fee, you can also visit a Maasai Village to experience this nomadic tribe’s way of life and see their colorful culture.
Mara Serena Lodge (FB)
Day 12: Maasai mara / Nairobi
sunrise before flying back to Nairobi. This afternoon, you may opt to shop in town. Soon you are escorted to the airport for your homebound flight.
Summary Itinerary
| Day | Location | Accommodation | Meal Plan | Activity |
| 1 | Nairobi | Nairobi Serena Hotel | BB | Trsf |
| 2 | Nairobi | Nairobi Serena Hotel | BB | Excursions |
| 3 | Tsavo West National Park | Kilaguni Serena Lodge | LDBB | P |
| 4 | Tsavo West National Park | Kilaguni Serena Lodge | LDBB | A,P |
| 5 | Amboseli National Park | Amboseli Serena Lodge | LDBB | P |
| 6 | Amboseli National Park | Amboseli Serena Lodge | LDBB | 4A,P |
| 7 | Mt. Kenya | Serena Mountain Lodge | LDBB | Drive |
| 8 | Sweetwaters | Sweetwaters Tented Camp | LDBB | P |
| 9 | Maasai Mara | Mara Serena Lodge | LDBB Flight | G.P |
| 10 | Maasai Mara | Mara Serena Lodge | LDBB | G.P |
| 11 | Maasai Mara | Mara Serena Lodge | G.P | |
| 12 | Depart | Flight , Trsf |
L-Lunch, D-Dinner, BB-Bed and Breakfast, LDBB-Lunch, dinner bed and breakfast, Trsf-Transfer,
A-Morning game drive, P-Afternoon game drive, G.P-Ground Package
Scheduled Flights
Day 9 : Nanyuki – Mara
Day 11: Mara – Nairobi (Wilson)
