Kenya:
A Safari Adventure Find Yourself Someplace
Feel the difference it makes...
to hand-feed a long-tongued giraffe, the tallest mammal on Earth... to walk on safari through the stunning wilds of Kenya, without the confines of catching glimpses from a vehicle... to watch baby elephants carouse in the mud without struggling for a view... to ride horseback on safari, nearing zebras and giraffes who see you as just another grazer like themselves... on a night safari, when an entirely new set of animals scampers to life and lions, lazy by day, set out on a hunt for prey... to meet with the park rangers and bloodhounds who defend wildlife and forest from illegal poaching... to gaze up at the countless twinkling stars in the nighttime heaven that is Kenya.
1. ARRIVE NAIROBI, KENYA Tour begins: Hemingways Nairobi. A transfer from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport to Hemingways Nairobi is included. Newly opened in 2012, your home for the next two nights is a luxury boutique hotel nestled within the tranquil, exclusive Nairobi suburb of Karen.
2. GIRAFFES, ORPHANED ELEPHANTS & LEGACIES “OUT OF AFRICA” Begin your Culturious travels today with the legacies of several couples touched by Kenya’s extraordinary landscapes and wildlife. Nairobi’s Karen suburb was named for Danish writer Baroness Karen Blixen (a.k.a. Isak Dinesen), whose coffee farm occupied this area until 1931 and was the setting for her memoir Out of Africa and the 1985 film it inspired. Walk in her footsteps on a visit to the Karen Blixen Museum, set within the 1912 farmhouse where the author lived with her Swedish husband and later with British big-game hunter Denys Finch-Hatton. Hand-feed giraffes up-close and listen to a private talk at the Giraffe Center, established by the late Jock and Betty Leslie Melville to preserve the endangered Rothschild giraffe. After lunch, enjoy a Tauck Exclusive – a private visit to the Elephant Orphanage founded by author and conservationist Dame Daphne Sheldrick and her late husband David, where you’ll have a front-row seat to see baby elephants at play without the usual crowds! Join us for a welcome reception and dinner tonight at our hotel. Meals BLD
3. ON SAFARI IN AMBOSELI... WITHIN SIGHT OF KILIMANJARO Pack your duffel bag for a morning flight from Nairobi south to Amboseli National Park. With its contrasting grasslands, emerald-green swamps and an arid, Pleistocene-era dry lake bed, Amboseli attracts herds of free-ranging African elephants, hippos, cape buffalo, lions, antelope, impala, cheetahs, zebras, wildebeest and other game animals, plus over 400 bird species – offering one of the premier wildlife-viewing experiences on Earth. Embark on your first guided game drive aboard your safari vehicle this afternoon. Enjoy “sundowner” cocktails on Signal Hill followed by dinner, and settle into your elegant luxury safari tent at award-winning Tortilis Camp... complete with remarkable views of the world’s highest free-standing mountain, snow-capped Mount Kilimanjaro. Meals BLD
Call your travel agent or Tauck at 877-519-1035
New Our most intimate African safari... Small group adventure safari with no more than 20 travelers per departure
Tauck Exclusive – Private visit to the Daphne Sheldrick elephant orphanage
Private game drives & walking safaris in Amboseli Nat’l Park, Lewa Conservancy & Masai Mara Reserve
A hot air balloon ride over the Masai Mara – $470 value
Private demonstration by the anti- poaching unit at Lewa Conservancy
Private talk & opportunity to feed giraffes at Giraffe Center in Nairobi
Private visit to a local Maasai village
Horseback safari for close-up views of zebras & giraffes at Lewa
Visit to the Karen Blixen Museum, the farmhouse that served as the setting for her well-known book, Out of Africa
Lecture & tour at the Cynthia Moss Elephant Research Project
Eight nights in luxury tented camps; authentic African safari “sundowners”
Airport transfers upon arrival and departure as noted
30 meals – (10 breakfasts, 10 lunches, 10 dinners); gratuities to local guides, service charges, taxes and porterage
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