Overview
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Highlights
- Trek to the world-famous Everest Base Camp
- Enjoy the amazing view of the Himalayas from Kala Patthar
- Travel through the Sherpa villages of Namche, Khumjung, Khunde, and Dingboche
- Visit Tengboche the biggest and oldest monastery n the region.
Itinerary
Our safari guide will pick you from your hotel and depart by road driving through the rich Kikuyu farmlands to the edge of the Rift Valley. Descend the escarpment and drive via Narok to Masai Mara Game Reserve. The Masai Mara is classic African savannah, and the sheer density of wildlife is amazing. Masai Mara is famous for its Black manned Lion and yearly migrations of Wildebeest and Zebra, Elephant, Buffalo, Rhino, Gazelle, Leopards, Giraffe are also found here. Afternoon game drive. Dinner and overnight at a safari camp or lodge
After breakfast, you will go for a full day spent viewing and exploring this spectacular National Park. Wherever you go in the Mara, you will see an astonishing amount of wildlife. Of the big cats, lions are found in large prides everywhere. Cheetahs and leopards are harder to spot but are still fairly common. Return to Mara Chui Resort in the evening for dinner and overnight.
After breakfast, depart Masai Mara for Lake Nakuru with Picnic lunch en-route. On arrival check in at Lake Nakuru Lodge and have lunch. Short nap will be followed by an afternoon game drive. Lake Nakuru/Lion hill lodge is famous for its pink Flamingos and many other types of birds. There are rare species of animals the white rhino and Rothchild giraffe among a wide variety of game. Dinner and overnight at Lake Nakuru Lodge.
Depart Nakuru after breakfast proceeding to Samburu game reserve on the fringes of the semi-arid northern frontier district of Kenya. Picnic lunch will be hosted at the Thomson falls. The scenic Nakuru – Nyahururu road passes through the hub of kenya’s food basket and an insight of the living situation of the local population is visible. Arrive Samburu in the late afternoon. Game viewing en-route to your lodge for check-in, dinner and overnight in a Samburu Sopa lodge.
Whole day spent in Samburu game reserve. The arid conditions have provided habitat for distinct animal survival. Here we find animals resident to this park only like reticulated Giraffe, the Grevy zebra, the Generuk, Somali ostrich, lion, elephants, cheetah, buffalo and crocodiles at the Ewaso Nyiro river which is the lifeline of the Samburu game reserve. Other species of game are also found. All meal and overnight in same lodge or luxury camp.
Early morning game drive and later come back to the lodge for breakfast. An optional game drive before the return journey to Nairobi with lunch en-route. After lunch take a leisurely drive admiring tea, coffee, sisal and pineapple plantations to arrive Nairobi in the early evening. Drop-off at your resident hotel or airport.
Cost
The Cost Includes
- • Transport on private jeep for game viewing and photography
- • Full board accommodation whilst on safari
- • Accommodation in double/triple room
- • All park entrance fees to include government taxes
- • Service of an English-speaking professional driver/guide
- • All game drives as detailed in the itinerary Complimentary return airport transfers
- • Bottled water whilst on safari
The Cost Excludes
- • Tips (tipping guideline US$20.00 pp per day).
- • Personal items (souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)
- • Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Annapurna Base Camp is a Grade B or a moderately difficult trekking route. So any fit person can do this trek, even if you do not have any previous experience. You should be aware of what to expect and mentally prepare for it. Then, as long as you will too, you can.
On average, you walk about 4 to 6 hours per day. One or two days can be as less as 3hrs and one or two days can be as long as 7hrs.
The highest altitude reached is 4190m. This is the elevation of Annapurna Base Camp. ABC is the highest we will climb in this trek.
Yes, you can charge batteries en route. Charger should be brought. There are hot shower facilities as well. You may have to pay a certain amount for both ($1-$2). Negotiate. Also, a hot water facility could be free at a lower elevation.
No. There are no ATMs on this trek route. You will have to draw enough cash in Pokhara or Kathmandu. There are a number of ATMs in these cities. Everything is paid in Nepali rupees. So money should be exchanged before the start of the trek.
Yes. The Internet can be accessed in most places. Sometimes, there might be some technical problems. The Internet in Nepal is not as fast as you are used to and at times you can just lose connection.
Not really. It depends on you. If you want, ABC trekking can be done independently. You could hire a guide and a porter by yourself instead of going through an agency or not hire a guide at all. Although, not having a guide can be a little problematic during the offseason.
It really depends on you. Is it your first time in Nepal? How confident are you of being able to find your way around? How pressed on time are you? If you go through an agency, it will be costlier but everything will be planned. You will only have to come, trek and return.
For the Annapurna region, pay for guides range from $20 to $30 per day and porters take $15 to $25 per day.
