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Jæja, þá leggjum við af stað til London núna eftir 3 klst. Við erum að ganga frá því síðasta ofan í töskurnar og tví og þrí- tékka á öllu. Planið er s.s. að vera í London fram á sunnudag og við fljúgum á Sunnudagskvöld til Nairobi.
Við fljúgum með Ryanair til London og munum gista á Cardiff Hótelinu ( 5-9 Norfolk Square, W2 1RU - London, Sími : +44-20-77239068) . Við gerum ekki ráð fyrir að hafa stíft prógramm í London, ætlum bara rétt aðeins að skoða okkur um.

Á sunnudagskvöldið kl: 20 að breskum tíma, er flugið okkar frá Heathrow til Nairobi. Við ákváðum að láta ferðaplanið frá ferðaskrifstofunni fylgja með hér fyrir neðan, ef einhver hefur áhuga að fylgjast með hvar við eigum að vera á hvaða tíma.

DAY 1 MONDAY – DEPARTURE FLIGHT

Depart on the Kenya Airways or British Airways overnight flight from Heathrow (Terminal 4) to Nairobi.

DAY 2 TUESDAY – NAIROBI

You will be met on arrival and escorted to the Norfolk Hotel. Spend the remainder of the day at leisure or choose from a selection of optional excursions (book and pay locally). Overnight at the hotel.

DAY 3 WEDNESDAY – ABERDARES

After breakfast, drive to the highlands of the Aberdare range (170 km). After lunch at The Aberdare Country Club, the lodge’s own transport will take you to The Ark. Please limit your luggage to an overnight bag (the remainder can be stored at The Aberdare Country Club). Spend the afternoon at leisure, admiring your peaceful surroundings. The Ark’s observation platforms provide excellent views of the animals which visit the lodge’s waterhole. Dinner and overnight at The Ark.

DAY 4 THURSDAY – SAMBURU

Breakfast will be at either The Ark or The Aberdare Country Club. Your remaining luggage will be collected before the drive north across the equator to the Samburu National Reserve (225 km). Lunch has been arranged at Samburu Intrepids Club, your accommodation for the next two nights. An afternoon game drive is your introduction to this arid yet beautiful landscape and the wildlife which inhabits it. Dinner and overnight at the lodge.

DAY 5 FRIDAY – SAMBURU

Early morning and late afternoon game drives are likely to bring sightings of game which is rarely seen elsewhere, including the reticulated giraffe and Grevy’s zebra. Breakfast, lunch, dinner and overnight at Samburu Intrepids Club.

DAY 6 SATURDAY – SWEETWATERS

After breakfast, drive to Sweetwaters (180 km), which is home to the only chimpanzee sanctuary in Kenya, arriving in time for lunch at the Sweetwaters Tented Camp, your accommodation for tonight. Enjoy a late afternoon game drive through the Sweetwaters private reserve. Dinner and overnight at the camp.

DAY 7 SUNDAY – MASAI MARA

After breakfast, transfer to Nanyuki Air Strip (20 km) where you will say ‘kwaheri’ (goodbye) to your driver/guide and board the light aircraft for the flight to the Masai Mara (11/2 hours). You will be met on arrival in the Masai Mara and conveyed in the camp’s own vehicle to the Mara Safari Club, where lunch will be provided. An afternoon game drive through one of the world’s greatest game reserves is followed by dinner and overnight at the Mara Safari Club.

DAY 8 MONDAY – MASAI MARA

An opportunity to enjoy an early morning balloon flight over the Mara, which includes a bubbly breakfast in the bush (optional extra), or an early morning game drive followed by breakfast at the camp. The remainder of the morning is free, giving you time to relax in the grounds of the lodge. Lunch at the club is followed by a game drive. Dinner and overnight at the Mara Safari Club.

DAY 9 TUESDAY

After breakfast, transfer to the airstrip for the flight by light aircraft to Nairobi (45 minutes). You will be met on arrival before proceeding with your chosen beach extension.

Please note that the baggage allowance on the light aircraft used in these itineraries is 15 kg. Any additional luggage should be left at our offices in Nairobi and retrieved after the safari.

Meal Plan: Nairobi: Bed & Breakfast, Safari: Full Board.

Eftir dag 9 fljúgum við til Mombasa þar sem við munum gista á Southern Palms Hótelinu. Við leggjum af stað frá Mombasa þann 12. júlí, fljúgum þaðan til Nairobi og höldum svo beint áfram til London. Þar lendum við 13. júlí, snemma morguns og munum fljúga með Ryanair eftir hádegið heim og vera komin til Stokkhólms um kvöldmat. Ágætis sólarhrings ferðalag þar.

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