Rascals Kenya Classic Adventure
Trip Length: 14 days
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Take a safari specifically designed by parents for families traveling with children. Your family spends less time driving and more time searching for big game and interacting with local children. Take your kids to the "real zoo"!

Please note that each day whilst on Safari we have allowed leisure time (usually during the middle of the day) for you to either have a rest or go for a swim etc. This way you will be refreshed for the afternoon and at times, evening game drives.

This trip features:

• Maasai Mara National Reserve
• Samburu National Reserve
• Special EXCLUSIVE school visits

Day 1
Arrive Nairobi. Upon arrival you will be met and transferred to your overnight accommodation.
Accommodation: THE NORFOLK HOTEL (1 night)

Since its opening Christmas Day, 1904, The Norfolk has delighted and impressed generation after generation with its service, luxurious style and unfailing high standards. The traditional starting point for safaris, The Norfolk occupies a unique place in the history of Kenya. One of the leading hotels of the world, its name is a byword for hospitality and comfort.

Day 2
Depart Nairobi this morning for the drive to Samburu. On arrival settle and round off the day with an afternoon game drive. Accommodation: SAMBURU SERENA LODGE(3 nights)

The Samburu Serena Lodge is located across the river outside the Samburu National Reserve. The lodge is built mostly of natural stone and is surrounded by tall trees and lush established gardens. Symbols, implements and weapons of the Samburu people are used extensively in the lodge decor to bring guests closer to the life of this land and its people. There are murals on the walls and on the roof beams of the dining area.

It is easy to watch wildlife from this lodge. You might see an elephant stroll very close by on the other side the river wall. Share the excitement with fellow guests when leopards are baited into floodlit view across the river. Crocodiles come up the bank practically at your feet to find their meat. Marabous and wild cats watch carefully for a chance to grab some too.

All meals are served buffet style in the open-sided dining room. A Samburu tribesman protects the tables and buffet from monkeys and birds. Kenyan folk singers perform during the dinner hour.

Day 3
Early this morning we're off on a game drive. Back at the Lodge relax during lunch and the early afternoon. Complete the day with an afternoon game drive.
Accommodation: SAMBURU SERENA LODGE

Day 4
Today you will enjoy a wonderful experience - you will visit one of the local schools - this is a fabulous opportunity for your children to see how children on the other side of the world learn. It also gives the children time to interact. Each of the schools that we visit is exclusive to the RASCALS IN PARADISE program.

After visiting the school we head off to visit a typical Kenyan village - see how life is on a day to day basis for these Kenyan people.
Accommodation: SAMBURU SERENA LODGE

Day 5
Today drive onto the famous MT KENYA SAFARI CLUB (140 km 2 hrs.) Afternoon at leisure to enjoy all that Mount Kenya Safari Club has to offer. This evening you are in for a treat - a real Bush Banquet Dinner.
Accommodation: MT KENYA SAFARI CLUB(2 nights)

With its spectacular views across heavily forested slopes to the craggy peaks of majestic Mount Kenya, The Safari Club offers a unique blend of comfort, relaxation and adventure. Originally the retreat of movie star and Club founder William Holden, Mount Kenya's illustrious former members have included Winston Churchill and Bing Crosby. Set in over 100 hundred acres of landscaped gardens, the Club re-creates a mood of quiet elegance for a new generation of guests.

Day 6
A morning visit to another of our local schools - the Nanyuki School. All three of our school visits are very different from each other and located in distinctly different areas of the country. Round out the morning with a visit to Nanyuki Markets. Accommodations: MT KENYA SAFARI CLUB

Day 7
Today you will be transferred to Nanyuki Airstrip for scheduled flight to MARA SAFARI CLUB located down in Masai Mara. This afternoon is our first game drive in the "Mara" as it is called. No visit to Africa would be complete without visiting the world renowned Masai Mara. This northern extension to the famous Serengeti National Park is witness each year to the we-inspiring wildebeest migration. The luxurious Mara Safari Club is set in the Ol Choro Oroua Reserve to the northwest of the Mara, at the foot of the Aitong Hills. Surrounded on three sides by the Mara River, all tents have their own private river frontage. Each of the tents has four poster beds, a private veranda and en-suite facilities.
Accommodation: MARA SAFARI CLUB

Day 8
Morning and mid-day at leisure, this afternoon undertake a game drive. This evening's cocktail party on the Aitong Hills will be one that you will remember for a long time.
Accommodation: MARA SAFARI CLUB

Day 9
This morning you will have the opportunity to do an escorted Bush Walk and breakfast in the Mara. This afternoon visit the last school on our safari. Evening at leisure.
Accommodation: MARA SAFARI CLUB

Day 10
Today we visit another exclusive RASCALS IN PARADISE hands-on experience: a visit to the Olonana Masaii Experience. Olonana offers a chance to meet with the Masaii people. Learn how the Masaii live, help build a roundaval (hut), dance with the Masaii Warriors and ask questions directly to the people. This evening you are once again in for a treat - a Bush Banquet on the banks of the Mara River.
Accommodation: MARA SAFARI CLUB

Day 11
This morning fly from the Mara to Nairobi and onto Lamu. Upon arrival transfer to the Peponi Hotel (3 nights).

The Peponi Hotel is situated at the entrance to Lamu Harbor which dates back to the 10th century, at a place called Shella, a very picturesque fishing village with its own mosques, complete with minarets. The hotel overlooks Manda Island and from the verandah one is able to step onto the beach which stretches for 8 miles and with no other sign of habitation to disturb a carefree swim or walk. All rooms at Peponi's have their own verandahs facing the sea, complete with all modern conveniences. At Peponi Hotel, informality is the dress of the day; all one needs are swimsuits, light dresses for the ladies and short or long trousers with shirts for men. The cuisine specialty is naturally fresh seafood prepared by Kenyan chefs.
Accommodation: PEPONI HOTEL

Day 12
Lamu is one of the oldest towns on the East African Coast, still with its Arab style of buildings, separated by very narrow streets, which permit only pedestrians, and where cars and bicycles are unknown. Transport is by dhow or donkey.
Accommodation: PEPONI HOTEL

Day 13
Lamu.
Accommodation: PEPONI HOTEL

Day 14
Today fly from Lamu to Nairobi. Upon arrival you will be met and transferred to the Carnivore Restaurant for dinner. Evening transfer to airport for flights home.