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THE SECRETS OF EGYPT & KENYA
Egypt & Kenya Highlights |
| LOCATION:
Egypt & Kenya |
| DAYS:
14-15 Days in Africa |
COMFORT LEVEL: Easy. Participants should be prepared to be constantly on the go. Walking in Egypt and longer drives in Kenya. |
HIGHLIGHTS:
EGYPT – Guaranteed departures * Excellent Nile cruise ships with outside cabins * Comprehensive touring * English speaking guides * Sound and Light Show at the Pyramids * All Internal Airfares included * All transfers to and from airports, hotels, cruise
KENYA - Accommodations in Classic Safari Lodges * Transfers to and from airports/hotels * Park Fees * Professional Safari Guides * Deluxe Safari Vehicles *All game activities * Special Dinner * Optional Hot-Air Balloon Safari |
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Air Travel: Born Free will be pleased to assist in securing the best air schedule and fares possible. If you are planning to use mileage rewards, upgrades or purchase online tickets Born Free will also be happy to coordinate your plans.
EGYPT
Day
1 - CAIRO
You are met and assisted through customs and immigrations. Touring will depend on your arrival time. In most cases you are escorted to your choice of hotels with the rest of the day at leisure. Evening Sound and Light Show at the Pyramids.
(Breakfast)
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2 - CAIRO
Today's sightseeing takes you to the fabulous Egyptian Museum. Regarded as one of the most prominent in the world, it offers visitors remarkable insights into Egypt’s ancient history dating back 5000 years. The priceless antiquities include King Tutankhamon’s Treasures -- a spectacle beyond belief! After lunch visit Cheop's Pyramid--one of the Seven Ancient Wonders of the World -- and the Sphinx, the great god-lion sentinel, built over 35 centuries ago. The towering pyramid stands majestically on a desert plateau with two slightly smaller pyramids
(one built by Cheop’s son Kephren and the other by Mycerinus) erected to preserve their bodies and treasures for the afterlife. Touring includes a visit to the bazaar which features a wondrous variety of items and bargains galore!
(Breakfast)
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3 - LUXOR / NILE CRUISE
You are picked up at the hotel and taken to the airport for a short flight to Luxor where you are escorted to your Nile Cruise ship. After getting oriented on the ship and lunch – head out to visit the Luxor and Karnak Temples, a city of pylons, halls, colossal statues and obelisks built over many centuries and dedicated to the God Amon-Ra, his consort Mut, and their son Khonsu.
(Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
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4 - NILE CRUISE / EDFU
After breakfast, cross the Nile to Luxor's West Bank, where you’ll explore the astonishing and extensive New Kingdom city of "Thebes". Sightseeing includes the Valley of the Kings where some 64 of Egypt's Pharaohs have their palatial resting places hewn into the sheer rock; the Valley of the Queens, the stupendous Deir El Bahari mortuary temple of Queen Hatshepsut, an architectural tour-de-force built against the backdrop of a looming cliff face and the Colossi of Memnon, two huge seated statues of Amenhotep III. In the afternoon, the cruise will continue along the Nile to Edfu via Esna.
(Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
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5 - EDFU / KOM OMBO-ASWAN / NILE CRUISE
An exhilarating carriage ride takes you through town to the Temple of Horus, the Falcon God. Return to your ship and sail to Kom Ombo to visit the Graeco - Roman style Temple of Sobek, the Crocodile God. Standing serenely on a hilltop, the site offers an incredible view over the Nile. Then sail on to Aswan.
(Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
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6 - ASWAN
Morning Aswan's Old and High Dams, the ancient Granite Quarries, and the Temple of Philae. After lunch we sail around Elephantine Island, the Botanical Gardens. Disembark after lunch. Transfer to Aswan Airport for your flight back to Cairo, where you connect to your onward flight to Nairobi, Kenya.
(Breakfast, Lunch)
*Guests wishing to visit Abu Simbel fly from Aswan to this dramatic site to visit the Temples of Ramses II and Queen Neferatri. The figures were moved up the hillside to keep them from destruction by flooding from the Nile when the High Dam was built forming Lake Nasser.
KENYA Day
7 - NAIROBI
Arrival in the early morning, you are met by our Kenya representative and escorted to your waiting hotel room.
This afternoon you are introduced to the wildlife of Kenya and some of the history of the country. Touring will include the Karen Blixen Museum and Giraffe Center and the National Museum.
Day
8 & Beyond - SELECTED KENYAN SAFARIS
We have selected two excellent safaris – both highlight the jewel of Kenya, the Masai Mara.
SECRETS OF EGYPT & KENYA - SAFARI CHOICES
* Click an itinerary below to view it in detail *
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B) SAFARI HORIZONS
Travel north over the Equator to spend overnight in a unique tree hotel, continue north to Samburu where your guide will search for species not found in the southern areas such as gerenuk, Beisa oryx, Grevy’s zebra, reticulated giraffe then south to Lake Nakuru and the Masai Mara Game Reserve.
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8-9 - SAMBURU GAME RESERVE
Leave Nairobi after breakfast and head north crossing the Equator on a full day’s drive to the Northern Frontier District of Kenya. Your destination is the semi-arid Samburu Game Reserve.
Afternoon game drive.
On the following day enjoy both a morning and afternoon game drive.
Samburu Sopa Lodge
Day
10 - TREE HOTEL
Head south back down through the Kikuyu farmlands to one of the unique tree hotels. There are game hides, balconies and the waterhole is illuminated at night.
Mountain Lodge
Day
11 - LAKE NAKURU NATIONAL PARK
After breakfast head to Lake Nakuru – home to flamingoes, rhino, waterbuck and hundreds of bird species. Afternoon game drive.
Lake Nakuru Lodge
Day
12-13 - MASAI MARA GAME RESERVE
Continue on safari heading out of the Great Rift Valley Wall descending into the Masai Mara. Game viewing enroute to the lodge. Afternoon game drive.
The Mara offers unsurpassed game viewing. In one sweep of binoculars you can see a hundred elephants, lion, impala, zebra, and wildebeest. Don’t miss the dawn game drives. The plains are gold, and the silhouettes of elephant, giraffe, and lion can be seen. Become a part of the life in the Mara - birth, feeding, death and life, an incredible experience that you will never forget.
On the following day enjoy both a morning and afternoon game drive.
Mara Simba Lodge
Optional: Ask us about adding a magnificient Hot-Air Balloon Safari on Day 13.
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14 - YOUR JOURNEY ONWARDS
Bid sad farewell to the African bush and head back to Nairobi (optional flight) arriving in early afternoon. Dayroom available for your convenience – transfers to the airport for your flight home.
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The optional Abu Simbel Excursion is available at a small additional
cost. Check prices for details.
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Nile Cruise Schedule is at the discretion of the Cruise Line and
may be altered due to unforseen conditions.
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