From Meru to Victoria

Complete trip from the highlands to Lake Victoria crossing the Great Rift Valley.  Spectacular flights, meeting of different Kenya tribes, Wildlife safaris in  three very different ecosystem, with punctuated walk and possibility of horseback riding then rest at Lake Victoria.

Safari for lovers of nature and wildlife, combining knowned parks but from another angle, private reserves, encounter of friendly tribes, spectacular flights and superb all the way, safaris on foot, in 4x4 and possibility on horseback . The neck of the spectacle, the splendid discovery of the south of Lake Turkana.

Safari Summary

Duration : 11 Days / 10 Nights
Number of peoples : 1 - 5 person(s)
Tour start : Nairobi
End of the trip : Nairobi

Places visited :

  • Overview of Natron / Magadi
  • Lake Victoria Mfangano island
  • Meru
  • Mathew’s Range
  • Suguta
  • Lake Turkana
  • Masaï-Mara
  • Aberdares
  • Lakipia Olmalo

Transportation :
  • Flights, scenic style: Cessna 206
  • Ground: 4x4, Cessna 206, Possibility on horseback and camel

Physical condition :

No age limit (except for the visit Gorilla and Chimpanzees, minimum 15 years), health, skill, everything goes according to your wishes and personal capacity. Our only requirements: Enthusiasm, curiosity and love of nature!

Activities :
  • Air Excursions, scenic flights over Kenyan landscape.
  • 4x4 safaris in all National Parks . Masai Mara, Meru.
  • 4x4 safaris in the private reserve of Loisaba
  • Hiking in the Matthew's forest and Lakipia
  • Cultural immersion in our Samburus friends
  • Walking with Samburus friends
  • Breakfasts, lunches and aperitifs in the bush
  • Swimming in the Ewaso River Canyon
Introducing :

Alexis Peltier your pilot and guide will accompany you throughout your stay, in flight and on the ground by arranging unforgettable surprises along the journey; he introduces you to many friends along the way.

Accommodation :

Also in the spirit of a very special stay, personalized and privatized, we selected a mix of different types of accommodations to meet your needs and convenience.
Alexis Peltier has merged a variety of his contacts that allow great flexibility and a very personalized service.
We attach particular importance to the Lodges and Camps who are involved in conservation activities, as well as in the lives of local people.

Different lodge from : luxury, nice quality, 
family cottage, bush camps


Contact us, we will design your journey together.

Day 1

Depending on your arrival time in Nairobi, I pick you up and head off to the airport. Take off for a flight of 1H20 to the Meru Reserve passing by the South East side of Mt. Kenya. Small aerial safari to try to find elephants before landing at Meru, which is a little known park. This park of 870 km2 was destroyed in the 1980s by poachers and it took almost 20 years to rebuild its fauna. Transfer to the small lodge while doing a photo safari. Lunch and in the afternoon, departure for another personalized safari. More than any other region, Meru draws its strength from the incredible diversity of landscapes   : sparse savannas of baobabs, bushy hills, innumerable streams, marshy areas ...
In the south of the park, the Tana River gives birth to a corridor of greenery - doum palms, dense forests - and is the main place of refuge for hippos and crocodiles.
Dinner and overnight at the small lodge.

Day 2

Safari day in the Meru park. Due to the large size of the park, the animal density does not reach those of the neighboring parks: you will be proud to have been able to observe the main endemic species of northern Kenya: gazelle giraffe (or gerenuk), giraffe reticulated, Greve zebra, kudu ... It is not uncommon to observe leopards there. Visitors are few in number, allowing the park to retain a fairly confidential setting. Animals, unaccustomed to man, are more fierce ... an authentic rendezvous with the wilderness ! Dinner and overnight at the small lodge.

Day 3

After a warm snack, morning departure for a personalized 4x4 safari in search of wild animals and all other animals in the Meru reserve. Breakfast in the bush, safari and return to the plane for a superb flight of 0H50, towards the Mathew's mountains over the Mutuati depression, the great plain of the Samburu and the Ndutus mountains covered with primary forests. Landing on a bush trail where we wait for a lunch picnic. Rest, unloading of the plane and another surprise of size awaits you, a superb aerial excursion of 2H00. Our wings will take us on the plains of Bargoï and plunge in the valley of the great rift at Suguta level, its colored canyons, its sandy desert, its superb mineralogy   ; great emotion at the passage of the amazing Lake Logipi, its palette of color and its pink flamingos. It is also the lowest and warmest point of the Rift Valley in Kenya. The sumptuous final bouquet, the discovery of the southern end of Lake Turkana and its volcanoes Naboyetom and Telekis, here the earth shows its elusive beauty and all its power. It is one of the most beautiful I know of in East Africa. To top it off, far from the beaten track, we will return by the heights of Mount N'giru, where it is said, resides the god Samburu. Returning on the Mathew's trail, transfer in 4x4 to the small lodge in full nature. Tonight I will explain how to use some stars. Dinner and overnight at the small lodge.

Day 4

Breakfast in the sublime setting and if you wish, to start a very beautiful walk that can be adapted to all levels. We will either take a picnic or have lunch at the small lodge. Mathew's Range is located in northern Kenya, surrounded by vast semi-arid plains, rises a mountain: The Mathew's Range. This territory is that of the Samburu tribe. This people is a semi-nomadic pastoral people who pace these vast spaces with their flocks. It is also an important transition corridor for elephants with the Ndoto Mountains to the north and the Karisia Hills to the west, this area is out of time. A number of animal species have evolved independently in the Mathew's Range, hence its great diversity and conservation value. It is a sanctuary for fauna and flora.   On the way back, let's dive into the fresh river. Return to the small lodge, rest, aperitif. Dinner and overnight at the small lodge.

Day 5

After breakfast, transfer by 4x4 to the plane and take off for a flight of 0:30 on the rich in wildlife Lakipia. Landing on the Loisaba private track and transfer to our lodge in pretty great view of the river Ewasso hosted in a beautiful canyon. Installation, repos. For intrepid, downhill walk to the river and jump in the watter from the Canyon heigh. Lunch. In the afternoon, departure in 4x4 and walk in the private concession and appetizer on a high point at sunset. Return to lodge, dinner and overnight at Lodge

Day 6

Alarm clock with a hot drink of your choice and departure for a nice morning, either on foot, on horseback or in camel. Surprise breakfast in the bush, resting in the shade of the trees and back to the lodge. Lunch, rest in this beautiful setting and in the afternoon, depart for a personalised safari in the Loisaba reserve. This property is 25,000 hectares, has an average altitude of 1800 MTs. This reserve is located in Wilderness   Lakipia   which extends from Mount   Kenya  to Samburu and Maralal in the north and to the Rift Valley in the west.
The whole area of Laikipia is rich in wildlife and is among the most protected areas of Kenya.
Aperitif in the bush and return to the lodge. Dinner and overnight at the Lodge.

Day 7

After lunch, transfer by 4x4 to the plane and take off for another bie n beautiful flight of 0h40 to Nanyuki   ; n ll fly over the plateau of the Ewaso Njiru, the heights of Lakipia and abundant wildlife. Landing at Nanyuki to remake the full of the aircraft and étente over coffee. Re-d e écollag for another beautiful flight of 1:20 to the Mara reserve. If weather permits, we will cross over 10   000 feet mountain range Aberdare flying over a valley rush stunning waterfalls in lush rain forests of bamboo and open moorland heather, are the highest waterfalls in Kenya. Our wings we will carry on Lake Naivasha, the Mau Escarpment and rrivée for an aerial safari on beautiful stretches of savannah of the Masai Mara. Landing right in the heart of the park or waiting for our 4x4. Transfer while doing a safari andInstallation in a tented camp very nice of good standing. Lunch, rest and if the heart tells you, - departure for a small personalized 4x4 safari in search of wild animals and all other animals, aperitif at sunset, return to the tented camp, dinner and overnight at the camp.

Day 8

At 6:00 am, hot drink. 6:30 am, departure for one custom safari in 4x4 in search of wild animals and all other animals. Breakfast in the bush and safari.
The Masai-Mara is an extension of the Tanzanian Serengeti. It is the scene of the great transitions of Burchell's zebras and wildebeests,   lions, leopards, cheetahs, elephants, Thomson and Grant gazelles, impalas, Kirk dick-dicks, harnessed guibs, topis, buffalos, croissants, maasai giraffes, elk, warthogs, jackals and many others. The national reserve of the Masai-Mara (1530 km2) is a world in itself ...   Return to the tented camp, rest, lunch and   around 16:00 leaving for another customized 4x4 safari, until the night in search of Féli ns. Having dinner,   night at the tented camp.

Day 9

Hot drink and departure at 6.30 am with our luggage for an animal safari in search of felines. Breakfast in the bush safari direction has vion. Takeoff for a 0:55 flight to Lake Victoria, located in western Kenya. T Lake Victoria is an inland sea. With 70,000 square kilometers of surface, it is the largest lake in Africa.
Nestled at an elevation of 1,134 meters, it was built in the middle of the East African rift in Prehistory.
Its waters are the cradle of the Nile and three countries share its coasts   : Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. The Kenyan shore is particularly beautiful in the south   : the hills rise to form superb headlands and magnificent bays.
Fishing and fish preparation are the main activities of the region and bring local people to life. Lake Victoria is home to an abundant ecosystem   : it is the favorite place of many species of fish like the perches of the Nile, tilapias and other fish cat. Landing on the trail of the island of Mfangano. Transfer to the beautiful little lodge, lunch. Seaside rest or excurtion on foot on the island. Apperitif, dinner and overnight at the small lodge.

Day 10

Day in the beautiful setting of the island Mfangano s ituated on the part enyane k Lake Victoria. The island is primarily a paradise for birds : weavers, eagle-fishermen, kites and cormorants.
You will not find on this large mountainous island neither car nor electricity. The 17,000 inhabitants, mostly of the Luos tribe   ( "Lakes People" ) Fishing traditionally on Lake Victoria using brightly colored boats.
The island procu re a change of scenery. We will go hiking on the trails of a thousand plant species within the island. You will then see, on the banks, crocodiles and hippos, as well as cave paintings in the caves of the north of the island. Apperitif, dinner and overnight at the small lodge.

Day 11

Breakfast and depending on your departure time, transfer to the aircraft for another beautiful flight of 2:10, to Nairobi.
flight breathtaking, which must remain a surprise and a more gra nd souvenir of your trip. This flight will start on the shores of Lake Victoria, the fertile highlands of Kissi, savannah Masai Mara, the stunning Mount Loita, a spectacular descent Escarpment N'guruman, peaking at nearly 3000 Mts (West Face the great fault of the African rift), ending with a fabulous plunge, the highlight of the spectacle, on Lake Natron, on the Tanzanian border, with the most beautiful colors in the world, a nesting place for pink flamingos. year, the protected area of Shompole and elephants, the lake rich in sodium Magadi, the inaccessible the eastern part of the Great Rift arrival on the N'gong hills and Nairobi. A superb flight that will not leave you indifferent.
Landing at the aerodrome, rest and relaxation. Depending on your departure time   : dinner and transfer to the international airport of souvenirs and unforgettable images full of head and heart ...

Rate

Price per person, in US$ :
(No hotel on first and last should you want in Nairobi. No new years supplement. Tips, and all drinks ordered by your guide are included)

On basis :

  • 1 person(s) : 14.535 US$
  • 2 person(s) : 8.430 US$
  • 3 person(s) : 6.615 US$
  • 4 person(s) : 5.705 US$
  • 5 person(s) : 5.165 US$

Single room supplement : 635 US$

For children less than 8 yrs sharing with 2 adults :

  • 3 person(s) 5.180 US$
  • 4 person(s) 4.275 US$
  • 5 person(s) 3.730 US$
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Included

  • The hotel with full board.
  • Guided 4x4 transport.
  • Entrances to parks.
  • Air travel by bush plane during the safari.
  • Drinks ordered by the expedition leader.
  • Tips.
  • Your guide and Francophone pilot.
  • Transfers to Nairobi and to airports.
  • Snacks in Nairobi.

Not included

  • Expenses of a personal nature.
  • Your personal insurance
  • Visas.
  • International flight.
  • First or last night in Nairobi according to your arrival or departure time

Formalities - Health

Dress
Provide, loincloth, shorts, swimwear, fleece, pants, shoes, comfortable sandals, cap, sunglasses, flashlight. Kenya has many highlands, mornings, evenings and cloudy days, it can get cold there, the ultimate weapon, a good fleece and a raincoat.

Luggage
Bagages souples seulement afin de faciliter le chargement de l’avion.

Health
Antimalarial prophylaxis recommended mosquito repellent + a, yellow fever vaccine not mandatory in Kenya depending your antecedent travels but advised against it is required for travelers who have recently visited or transited + 12h in one of 42 countries in sub-Saharan Africa or South America.

High protection sunscreen, drink lots of water, no supply problem on the spot.

Common drug for minor cuts, digestive disorders, eye drops, antihistamines. Kit first complete emergency on board.

See things to bring on safari

Formalities
Mandatory passport validity must be valid 6 months after the return date for French citizens * .
It MUST have at least two blank pages opposite.

If you travel with your children, minors, regardless of age, must also have an individual passport.

Visa
Effective 1st of July 2015, visitors to Kenya are now required to apply and pay for their visas online via www.ecitizen.go.ke 
The visas will be processed and sent online to the applicant who will then be required to print out the approved visa and present it to immigration officer at the point of entry.

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11 Days

Accommodation

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Activities

  • Flights Excursions
  • Walking
  • Bathing
  • Camp

Environnement

  • Bush