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Kimbla-Mantana African Safaris
Bringing You Unique, Unchanged, and Breathtaking East Africa Since 1959
Kimbla-Mantana African Safaris – PO Box 40089 – Nairobi –Kenya
Main Office: Langata Nairobi – Tel: (254) (20) 89-12-88 Email: info@kimbla-mantana.com
United States Office: Toll-Free: 877-546-2521 Email: info@kimbla-mantana.us
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Kenya Explorer
Mount Kenya – Samburu – Sweetwaters
Lake Nakuru – Masai Mara
9 nights / 10 days in country
Explore Kenya Kimbla-Mantana style with unlimited game drives and the exclusive use of your safari vehicle. All of Kimbla-Mantana’s safari driver/guides are certified with the Kenya Professional Safari Guides Association. They will explain the animal behavior and will take you to the best areas for the season to maximize your safari experience. Simply choose the dates that suit you best and allow us to check the availability of accommodations for you.
Detailed Itinerary
Day 01
Nairobi
Upon arrival in Nairobi, you will be met by your Kimbla-Mantana professional safari driver/guide and transferred to the Nairobi Serena Hotel for an overnight stay. Lodging at the Nairobi Serena Hotel.
Day 02
Mount Kenya
Drive to Mount Kenya. Lodging at the Serena Mountain Lodge. All meals included.
Day 03 & 04
Samburu
Drive to Samburu. Unlimited game drives. Lodging at Samburu Serena Safari Lodge. All meals included.
Day 05
Sweetwaters
Drive to Sweetwaters. Visit chimpanzee sanctuary and Morani the tame black rhino. Game drive. Lodging at Sweetwaters Tented Camp. All meals included.
Day 06
Lake Nakuru
Drive to Lake Nakuru. Game drive. Lodging at Lake Nakuru Lodge. All meals included.
Day 07
Masai Mara
Drive to Masai Mara. Game drive. Lodging at Mara Serena Lodge. All meals included.
Day 08 & 09
Masai Mara
Unlimited game drives. Lodging at Mara Serena Lodge. All meals included.
Day 10
Nairobi
Drive back to Nairobi. Day room at the Nairobi Serena Hotel. Breakfast included.
Mount Kenya National Park
Accessible by safari vehicle or scheduled flight from Nairobi to Nanyuki
Lodging: Serena Mountain Lodge
42 guestrooms
Activities: game viewing, escorted walks, fishing
Mount Kenya National Park
The Serena Mountain Lodge is the only ‘tree hotel’ to be built on the slopes of Kenya’s legendary Mount Kenya. Enjoy game viewing from the lodge verandahs as the wildlife comes to drink and enjoy a mud wallow at the water hole. The lodge is surrounded by a dense rainforest and comes alive at dusk with a myriad of sounds that make the African bush so special and exhilarating. Elephant, buffalo, rhino and waterbuck are regular sights.
 
Samburu National Reserve
Size: 64 square miles
Accessible by safari vehicle or scheduled flight from Nairobi
Lodging at Samburu Serena Safari Lodge
62 guestrooms, swimming pool
Activities: game drives (safaris), escorted nature walks, camel treks, bush dinners
Samburu National Reserve
Samburu National Reserve is situated north of Mount Kenya and on the banks of the Ewaso Nyiro River. This means plenty of water, trees and shade to attract wildlife like elephant, lion, giraffe and zebra from the surrounding plains. This is an excellent reserve of scrub desert, thornbush, riverine forest and swamps along the river.
Each room at the Samburu Serena Safari Lodge is accommodated in a prettily shingled timber cottage with its own blossomed veranda looking out over the river. The breeze-cooled bar and dining area overlooks the flood-lit expanses of the river and game viewing arena where lumbering herds of elephant gather nightly and shy leopards are lured to the forked branch of an acacia tree where a haunch of meat has been laid out for them.
 
Sweetwaters Game Reserve
Size: 37 square miles
Accessible by safari vehicle or scheduled flight from Nairobi to Nanyuki
Lodging at Sweetwaters Tented Camp
39 permanent tents, swimming pool
Activities: game drives (safaris), chimpanzee sanctuary, Morani the tame black rhino, night game drives
Sweetwaters Game Reserve
Sweetwaters has magnificent views across the plains to the snow capped peaks of Mount Kenya. It is home to all the big five game and has the highest ratio of game-to-area of any park or reserve in Kenya. Other wildlife found at Sweetwaters includes giraffe, zebra, eland, waterbuck, Grant’s gazelle, Thompson’s gazelle, cheetah, silver-backed jackal, hartebeest and baboon.
Sweetwaters Tented Camp is clustered around a waterhole in the calm of a private wildlife conservancy. Abounding with wildlife, it is unfettered by the more rigorous strictures of the Kenyan National Parks and designed to offer a charming blend of under canvas ambiance.
 
Lake Nakuru National Park
Size: 73 square miles
Accessible by 4x4 or by charter flight from Nairobi
Lodging at Lake Nakuru Lodge
68 guestrooms, swimming pool
Activities: game drives (safaris), horseback safari excursions, bird watching
Lake Nakuru National Park
Lake Nakuru National Park is famous for its massive numbers of greater and lesser flamingo. Lake Nakuru is one of the alkaline Rift Valley lakes and is a fantastic bird sanctuary, its shores populated at times by more than one million flamingos. This park has 56 different species of mammals, including both black and white rhinos. Other wildlife found here includes lion, leopard, Rothschild’s giraffe, waterbuck, reedbuck, hippo and baboon. The lake is an important stopover for thousands of migratory wading birds that head to and from Europe each year.
Lake Nakuru Lodge is situated in the southeastern ecological niche of the park and is an oasis of comfort and excellent service. The lodge blends in well with its surroundings and animals often browse peacefully close to the lodge and its environs, much to the fascination of visitors.
Masai Mara Game Reserve
Size: 590 square miles
Accessible by safari vehicle or by scheduled flight from Nairobi
Lodging: Mara Serena Safari Lodge
73 guestrooms, swimming pool
Activities: game drives (safaris), escorted nature walks, visit a Masai village, hot air balloon safaris
 
Masai Mara Game Reserve
Masai Mara Game Reserve is one of the best known and popular reserves in the whole of Africa and undoubtedly the finest wildlife area in Kenya. Seasoned safari travelers, travel writers, documentary makers and researchers often admit that the Masai Mara is one of their favorite places. All of the big five game is here: elephant, lion, leopard, buffalo and rhino. Other commonly sighted species include: cheetah, zebra, wildebeest, Thompson’s gazelle, Defassa waterbuck, eland, Masai giraffe and topi. The Masai Mara is home to over one hundred species of mammals and more than 450 species of birds.
Styled to mirror the circular motif of a traditional Maasai "Manyatta", the Mara Serena Lodge has been designed to blend international sophistication with raw African beauty. The wide-spaced and secluded rooms have been sensitively designed so as to blend seamlessly into the landscape whilst offering magnificent Mara-vistas from their private verandas. As for the interiors, individually styled in exuberant bush colors they feature spacious bathrooms and the calm sophistication of a world-class hotel.
The Kimbla-Mantana Safari Difference: Truly a Safari, Not a Tour
What we provide
- Experience and knowledge gained from planning and organizing safaris for over 50 years with our own ground operations
- The ability to plan a highly individualized itinerary that incorporates your specific interests on the dates that suit you best
- Unlimited time and mileage game drives in safari vehicles
- Exclusive use of your safari vehicles providing you with control of your game viewing experiences without input from strangers
- Kenya Professional Safari Guides Association certified driver/guides who are experienced and knowledgeable in the behavior and identification of wildlife and of the areas and cultures that you will visit
- Specialization only in East Africa; not the rest of the world
- Support to the local communities in the areas in which we operate
Contact our office in the United States toll-free at (877) 546-2521 or via email at info@kimbla-mantana.us to begin planning your memorable Kenya safari today.
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