United Nations Climate Change Conference - Nairobi 2006

PRE/POST TOURS & EXCURSIONS
4-DAY SAFARIS

MTC 18 (MASAI MARA-DRIVING)
MTC 19 (MASAI MARA-FLYING)
MTC 20 (LAKE NAKURU & MASAI MARA)
MTC 21 (SAMBURU & TREE HOTEL)
MTC 22 (AMBOSELI & TSAVO )
MTC 23 (LAKE MANYARA & NGORONGORO)
MTC 24 (MOMBASA BY AIR)
MTC 25 (A TASTE OF LAMU)

MTC 18 (MASAI MARA-DRIVING)

Day 1
Drive to the famed Masai Mara National Reserve for lunch. After a short rest, go on an afternoon game drive. The Masai Mara is part of the vast Serengeti ecosystem, most of which is in adjoining Tanzania. A huge variety of plains game is food for every type of predator and scores of hippo and crocodile. The Mara is home to the annual migration of over a million wildebeest and zebra which come into the Mara between August and September before heading back into Tanzania.

Dinner and overnight at camp/ lodge (Lunch & Dinner)

Day 2
Full day in the Masai Mara with extended morning and afternoon game drives.

Dinner and overnight at your camp/ lodge (Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner)

Day 3
Morning and afternoon game drives.

Overnight at your lodge/camp (Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner)

Day 4
After breakfast, drive to Nairobi arriving early afternoon. Drop off at your hotel or international airport for your departure flight.

MTC 19 (MASAI MARA-FLYING)

Day 1
Pick from your hotel and transfer to Wilson Airport. Fly on a scheduled morning flight. Arrive in Masai Mara.
On arrival, met and transferred to your camp/lodge for lunch. Afternoon game drive. The Masai Mara is part of the vast Serengeti ecosystem, most of which is in adjoining Tanzania. A huge variety of plains game is food for every type of predator and scores of hippo and crocodile. The Mara is home to the annual migration of over a million wildebeest and zebra which come into the Mara between August and September before heading back into Tanzania.

Dinner and overnight (Lunch & Dinner)

Day 2
Entire day in the Masai Mara with extended morning and afternoon game drives.

Dinner and overnight at your camp/lodge (Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner)

Day 3
In Masai Mara with morning and afternoon game drives.

Dinner and overnight at your lodge/tented camp (Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner)

Day 4
Breakfast at camp/lodge. Immediately after breakfast, you will be transferred to the airstrip.
Fly to Nairobi on a scheduled flight. Arrive at Wilson Airport at approximately noon. On arrival, met and transferred to your hotel or at the international airport for your departure flight.

MTC 20 (LAKE NAKURU & MASAI MARA)

Day 1
Drive to the Great Rift Valley's Lake District to arrive at Lake Nakuru National Park. This is a shallow alkaline lake 177 km north west of Nairobi. Most famous for the hundreds of thousands of flamingos which seasonally live on the lake. The park is also a rhino sanctuary. Around its shores there is an excellent chance of seeing leopard and lion as well as plains and forest game. Afternoon game drive around the lake.

Dinner and overnight at your lodge (Lunch & Dinner)

Day 2
Drive to the famed Masai Mara National Reserve for lunch. After a short rest, you will be taken on an afternoon game drive. The Masai Mara is part of the vast Serengeti ecosystem, most of which is in adjoining Tanzania. A huge variety of plains game is food for every type of predator and scores of hippo and crocodile. The Mara is home to the annual migration of over a million wildebeest and zebra which come into the Mara between August and September before heading back into Tanzania.

Dinner and overnight at your lodge/camp (Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner)

Day 3
Whole day in the Masai Mara with extended morning and afternoon game drives.

Dinner and overnight at your lodge/camp (Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner)

Day 4
After breakfast, drive to Nairobi arriving soon after midday. You will be dropped off at your hotel/international airport for your departure flight.

MTC 21 (SAMBURU & TREE HOTEL)

Day 1
Drive to the North of Kenya to arrive at Samburu, a semi-arid region with spectacular scenery and beautiful animals. It is also home to the Samburu people who are close cousins of the Masai people who inhabit the Masai Mara Samburu is famed for its wildlife species rarely found elsewhere including Grevy's zebra and the long necked gerenuk. As the area is so arid, the game is concentrated around the Ewaso Ngiro which runs through the park, making game viewing particularly good. Lunch at lodge. Afternoon game drive.

Dinner and overnight at your lodge/camp (Lunch & Dinner)

Day 2
You will spend the whole day in Samburu with extended morning and afternoon game drives.

Dinner and overnight at your lodge/camp (Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner)

Day 3
Drive to the mountain Kenya area to arrive at your base hotel for lunch. Immediately after lunch, you will be transferred to your lodge for afternoon and night game viewing. The tree lodge is in the middle of a forested salient which is part of an ancient elephant migration route between the Aberdares and Mount Kenya. All kinds of wildlife venture out of the forest to the waterholes and salt licks below the lodge.

Dinner and overnight at your lodge (Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner)

Day 4
After breakfast, drive to Nairobi arriving soon after midday. You will be dropped off at your hotel/international airport for your departure flight.

MTC 22 (AMBOSELI & TSAVO )

Day 1
Drive to Amboseli at the foot of Mt. Kilimanjaro. Arrive for lunch. Afternoon game drive. The park is dominated by the snow capped peak of Mt. Kilimanjaro. The mountain forms a backdrop to one of Kenya's most spectacular displays of wildlife-lion, elephant, leopard, cheetah, buffalo and plains game along with Masai people who live in this area making the park a photographer's paradise.

Dinner and overnight at your lodge (Lunch & Dinner)

Day 2
Full day in Amboseli with extended morning and afternoon game drives.

Dinner and overnight at your lodge (Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner)

Day 3
Drive across to Tsavo. Arrive at lodge/camp for lunch. Afternoon game drive. You have an opportunity to visit Shetani Lava formation and the ever popular Mzima Springs; the greatest source of water for Mombasa city. The park contains over 60 mammal species, 400 bird species and over 1000 plant species as well as Lugard Falls and the Aruba Dam.

Dinner and overnight at your lodge/camp (Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner)

Day 4
After breakfast, drive back to Nairobi arriving mid-afternoon. On arrival, you will be dropped off at your hotel or at the international airport for your departure flight.

MTC 23 (LAKE MANYARA & NGORONGORO)

Day 1
Drive to Namanga border post. Clear immigration formalities with the Kenya/Tanzania Government officials. Drive to Arusha for lunch after which, you drive further to Lake Manyara National Park. Lake Manyara National Park renowned for its high concentration of birds, such as flamingos, and pelicans, as well as large mammals; several species of primates, hippos elephants and the nowadays elusive tree climbing lions. Lunch at lodge. Afternoon game drive.

Dinner and overnight at your lodge (Lunch & Dinner)

Day 2
Drive to Ngorongoro Conservation Area arriving in time for lunch. Rest of the afternoon at leisure.

Dinner and overnight at lodge (Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner)

Day3
Descend to the floor of the crater. Spend the whole day game viewing with picnic lunch. The floor of the crater is only 100 sq miles but is home to around 30,000 animals with a high concentration of predators. The steep walls rise 610 m and although this presents no problems for black rhino, buffalo, male elephants and antelope, giraffe and female elephant are strangely absent. Return to lodge in the evening.

Dinner and overnight at your lodge (Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner)

Day4
Breakfast at lodge. Immediately after breakfast, drive to Arusha for lunch. After lunch, drive to Nairobi with a brief stop over at the Namanga border post to clear with the immigration formalities. On arrival in Nairobi, you will be dropped off at your hotel or at the international airport for your departure flight.

MTC 24 (MOMBASA BY AIR)

Day 1
You will be collected from your hotel and transferred to the airport. Fly to Mombasa on a scheduled flight. On arrival, you will be met and transferred to your hotel. Rest of the afternoon at leisure. Mombasa is Kenya's second largest town and the oldest with a history stretching back almost 2,000 years. The town is a mixture of ancient and modern with cosmopolitan population blending Africa, Asia and Arabia.

Dinner and overnight (Dinner)

Day 2
Full day in Mombasa at leisure.

Dinner and overnight at your hotel (Breakfast & Dinner)

Day 3
In Mombasa at leisure.

Dinner and overnight at your hotel (Breakfast & Dinner)

Day 4
Breakfast at your hotel. Rest of the day at leisure. During the day, you will be transferred to Mombasa airport to catch your flight back to Nairobi. On arrival, you are transferred to your hotel or dropped off at the international airport to catch your departure flight.

MTC 25 (A TASTE OF LAMU)

Day 1
You will be collected from your hotel and transferred to the airport. Fly to Lamu on Air Kenya's scheduled flight. On arrival, you will be met and transferred to your hotel. Rest of the afternoon at leisure. Carrying on its daily Islamic life largely unchanged for hundreds of years, Lamu is the perfect place to relax at peace. There are no cars here, transport is by boat, foot or donkey and the only way in and out is by air.

Dinner and overnight (Dinner)

Day 2
In Lamu at leisure.

Dinner and overnight at your hotel (Breakfast & Dinner)

Day 3
In Lamu at leisure.

Dinner and overnight at your hotel (Breakfast & Dinner)

Day 4
Breakfast at your hotel. Rest of the day at leisure. During the day, you will be transferred to Mombasa airport to catch your flight back to Nairobi. On arrival, you are transferred to your hotel or dropped off at the international airport to catch your departure flight.

BOOKINGS

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*September falls in Kenya's peak season. Advance booking of tours is not strongly recommended but is the only guarantee of getting accommodation of choice.

• DUE TO DEMAND FOR ACCOMMODATION IN SEPTEMBER, PRIORITY WILL BE GIVEN TO THOSE WHO PAY IN FULL.
• 25% DEPOSIT WILL BE REQUIRED TO CONFIRM A BOOKING.
• BOOKINGS RECEIVED AFTER JUNE 01, 2006 WILL BE CONFIRMED UPON FULL PAYMENT

Please note:

• Prices quoted are all in US$
• Tours can start any date prior to or after the conference depending.
• A minimum of two people is required for each tour

INCLUSIONS & EXCLUSIONS

Costs include:

• All excursions and services as described in the itinerary
• Domestic flights where applicable
• Internal Airport Taxes where applicable
• Bed & Breakfast in Nairobi
• All meals as stated
• Full Board accommodation on safari
• Services of English speaking safari driver guide/s (French & Spanish speaking driver guides available on request)
• All park entry fees for national parks
• Fees and allowances for driver guide
• Accommodation in standard rooms
• Government taxes and levies
• Tea/coffee with all meals
• All airport transfers with assistance

Costs exclude:

• Optional excursions
• Extra meal/s not indicated in the program
• Beverages of choice except tea/coffee
• All expenses of a personal nature such as telephone calls, laundry services, etc.
• Tips and gratuities to your driver/guide hotel/camp staff etc.
• All costs/items not indicated such as lectures, bush cocktails, Maasai Village Visits, balloon safaris etc

CANCELLATION /REFUND POLICY

1. Cancellations received in writing before May 31, 2006 will be subject to 20% of tour cost.
2. Cancellations received in writing between June 01, 2006 - July 31, 2006 will be subject to 50% of tour cost.
3. No refund will apply for cancellations received after August 01, 2006.

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