Kenya Family Safari

Kenya Family
Safari
10 days/9 nights, Begin/End
Nairobi

Tour Highlights
Nairobi Craft Markets, Elephant
Orphanage, and Giraffe
Center Tour Itinerary
Lake Day 1: Arrive in Nairobi and Nakuru National Park
Lake transfer to hotel. Naivasha
Maasai Mara Reserve
Maasai Day 2: Tour Nairobi. Visit Village
Coral elephant orphanage, the reefs and beaches
Giraffe Center, and an African
craft market.
Tour Summary
A family trip to Day 3: Travel to Lake Nakuru Kenya is adventure travel,
a wildlife National Park and take our safari, cultural holiday, and
beach first game drive, looking for vacation all rolled into one.
In colorful flamingoes and other bird life. Nairobi, we check out the
fantastic African crafts at the local
Day 4: Morning game drive
market, feed the giraffes at the Giraffe
before travelling to nearby
Center, and spend time with orphaned
Lake Naivasha for an
elephants at the elephant orphanage.
afternoon boat ride on the
The next day we head for the bush,
lake, in search of hippos.
stopping first at the Rift Valley lakes,
where we Day 5: Drive to bush camp in hope to see thousands of
pink flamingos the grasslands of the Maasai create a colorful carpet
across the Mara National Reserve. In the surface of the water. Our
game drive at afternoon, game drive in Lake Nakuru promises bird
life, and then search of the Big 5. we explore Lake Naivasha
by boat, looking for hippos. Next,
we spend two Days 6 and 7: Game drive in days in the spectacular
grasslands of the Maasai Mara looking for the Maasai Mara Reserve,
watching for lion, cheetah, leopard, zebra, herds of wildebeest, zebra,
and gazelle, and wildebeest. Visit a Maasai closely followed by their
predatorslion, village to learn Maasai crafts hyena, cheetah, and the
elusive and dancing. leopard. Our trip ends at

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Kenya Travel Information
Area: 580,367 square
kilometers
Population: 34,707,000
Languages: Swahili and
English
Religion: 45% Protestant,
34% Roman Catholic, 10%
Muslim, 10% Other
Local Time: GMT + 3 hours
Electric Supply: 240v VAC
at 50 Hz.
Local Currency: Kenyan
Shilling
Recommended Currency:
You will need U.S. dollars
cash for spending money.
Please be aware that notes
issued pre-2002 are not
normally accepted in East
Africa.
Foreign Exchange: Banks
or Foreign Exchange offices
are located in cities.
ATMs and Credit Cards:
Cash can be drawn on ATMs
in Nairobi and Mombasa.
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the Indian Ocean, where we enjoy white sand beaches and
the best coral reefs in Africa.
Practical Information
Travelling with Children
Kenya is a wonderful place for families to visit, but the
usual health precautions apply. No vaccinations are
required for travel to Kenya, but we recommend
protection against malaria, typhoid, tetanus, diphtheria,
polio, and hepatitis A. Malaria is a risk in all areas except
Nairobi and the highlands.
Travelers' diarrhea is the most common ailment affecting
tourists in Kenya, and children are particularly susceptible.
Take care to drink bottled water and avoid fruits or
vegetables that have not been peeled. Consult your travel
clinic or healthcare provider for advice.
Climate
Climatic conditions in Kenya vary from the tropical
humidity of the coast, through the dry heat of the
hinterland and northern plains, to the cool air of the
plateau and mountains. Although Kenya straddles the
equator, Mt. Kenya is perpetually snow-capped. The
coastal temperature averages 27C, and the temperature
decreases by slightly less than 2C with each 300 meter
increase in altitude. The capital, Nairobi, at 1,675 meters,
has a mean annual temperature of 19C, and the arid
plains vary from 21C to 27C. Seasonal variations are
distinguished by duration of rainfall rather than changes of temperature; most
regions of the country have two rainy seasons, the long rains falling between April
and June, and the short rains between October and December. The weather on
Mount Kenya can be dangerously unpredictable, so be prepared for cold, wet, windy
weather at any time of year. Temperatures can drop as low as -10C at night. Mid
January to late February, August, and September are generally the best times of the
year to trek.

Average Annual Temperatures

40

30

20
C
10

0
Nairobi Mombasa Eldoret Lodwar Mandera
Min Temp C Max Temp C

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