14 Days Kenya Safari and Ghana Discovery Tour
Route in Kenya: Nairobi - Aberdare - Lake Nakuru - Masai Mara - Nairobi
Route in Ghana: Accra - Fort Elmina & Cape Coast - Kakum Park - Accra
Day 1: Arrival Nairobi – overnight
On arrival at Jomo Kenyatta International airport, you are met by Hallmark Travel Planners representative. You transfer to Sarova Panafric Hotel for overnight. Booked on Bed and breakfast mealplan.
Day 2: Drive from Nairobi to Aberdares National park
Breakfast at your hotel in Nairobi. After breakfast, depart driving to Aberdares National Park. You expect to arrive in time for lunch.
The 766 sq. km of the Aberdare area are rich in wildlife. The Salient stretching out towards the nearby town of Nyeri, was once an elephant migration route, not used any more today. These great animals remain within the park together with buffalo, a wide variety of antelope, giant forest hog, the elusive bongo, rhino, lions and hyenas. Tacazze and Malachite Sunbird, Mountain Buzzard and African Goshawk are found in this
area where the birdlife is abundant and varied. Enjoy overnight game viewing from the comfort you’re your room at Mountain Lodge.
Day 3: Drive from Aberdares to Lake Nakuru
After breakfast at the treehotel, depart for the rift valley area. You arrive Lake Nakuru National park and have lunch at the lodge. After lunch, relax at your lodge till 1630 hours. Game drive follows till sunset.
With a total area of 368 sq. km, home for more than 450 different kinds of birds, Lake Nakuru is one of This beautiful shallow alkaline lake, just south of Nakuru town, is surrounded by acacia woodland and rich savannah.
Superb example of conservation at work in the wild, Lake Nakuru is now, with the assistance of the World Wildlife Foundation, providing sanctuary for Rothschild Giraffe, Black and White Rhino and Leopard who live in perfect harmony in this aquatic landscape. Dinner and overnight at Flamingo Hill Tented camp or similar.
Day 4: Drive from Lake Nakuru to Maasai Mara
Early morning game drive in Lake Nakuru National park before breakfast. After breakfast, depart for the famous Maasai Mara Game reserve. You arrive in time for lunch at the Mara. Check in at the lodge. After lunch, relax till time for the late afternoon game drive that goes until sunset.
The Maasai Mara Game reserve is Kenya’s leading game reserve. It is situated in the heart of the Great Rift Valley, with an area of 1,812 sq. km, limited to the East by the Talek river and Loita plains and lies on the border between Kenya and Tanzania. The Mara is the northern extension to the renowned Serengeti plain.
All this richness is secondary to the Mara main attraction: the annual migration, which takes place between July and September. Over a million wildebeest, more than two hundred thousand zebra with their attendant predators cross the
Mara River and spread across the plains in a seemingly endless procession.
Dinner and overnight at Mara Simba Lodge or similar.
Day 5: Day in Maasai Mara
0630 hours early morning game drive followed by breakfast at your lodge. Further game drive in the Mara with picnic lunch if you wish. Dinner and overnight at Mara Simba Lodge or similar.
Day 6: Drive to Nairobi - overnight
Early morning game drive will be followed by breakfast before you depart and return back to Nairobi. You arrive in the early afternoon and drive to Carnivore Restaurant for dinner.
Day 7: Flight from Nairobi to Accra - Ghana
Transfer to the airport for flight to Ghana. On your arrival at the airport in Accra, you will be picked by Hallmark Travel Planners representative and transfer to your hotel – African Royal Beach Hotel or similar.
Day 8: Day in Accra
After breakfast we will set off to discover Ghana’s capital Accra, a busy city with its own distinctive style. Among our stations: DuBois House, National Museum, Kwame Nkrumah Memorial, plus a brief visit to Makola market, Accra’s commercial heart. Our relaxation program for the afternoon begins at the pool or you may visit Labadi Beach. Overnight at African Royal Beach Hotel or similar.
Day 9: Visit Elmina and Cape Coast Slave Castles - Unesco Heritage Sites
After breakfast, set out for the Sensational Canopy Walk. Early tour to visit two famous UNESCO Heritage Sites: the Slave Castle of Elmina and Cape Coast Castle.
The Portuguese built the Elmina castle in 1482, originally established as a trading post for goods bartered for local gold and valuable gem. However, as the demand for slaves increased in the Americas and Caribbean, the castle became strategic in the perpetuation of this abhorrent human cargo trade. The storerooms of the castle were converted into dungeons, and the ownership of the castle changed hands several times, eventually ending up being seized by the British in 1872. By this time, slavery had been abolished. The British didn't use Elmina to house slaves; they used Cape Coast Castle for that.
Elmina Castle, known then as the slave castle, is one of over twenty castles built along the shoreline of the Gold Coast (now known as Ghana). The Gold Coast was one of the richest markets for slave traders during the peak of the slave trade. Hundreds of thousands of captives passed through the dungeons of Elmina Castle, and were shipped off, like commodities into the Americas and Caribbean against their wishes. This illicit human trade carried on for close to 300 years.
You will then continue our excursion to Kakum National Park for our first encounter with the tropical jungle. Following a sensational walk from tree to tree we will end the day with a sun downer at Coconut Grove Hotel or similar.
Day 10: Kakum National Park
Free Day. Take this day to explore the immediate community and relax.
Day 11: Relaxation
Beach, Sand & Sun. We will enjoy the warm Atlantic all day, on the palm lined beaches of Brenu-Aykiiim and Ampenyl. Back to Coconut Grove in the late afternoon.
Day 12: Visit Busua and Dixcove
On excursion. It is a trip to enjoy the pristine beaches of Busua and Dixcove. On the way we will sight see Sekondi Takoradi, Ghana’s third largest city. Return to Elmina in the evening and to Coconut Grove Hotel.
Day 13: Day in Accra
After an early return to Accra, we will spend our last full day on the lookout for souvenirs: Osu Road, the Arts Centre. Visit the coffin makers of Teshie Nungua and last walks on Labadi Beach or relax at the pool side of your hotel.
Day 14: Depart
The return. Early morning arrival at your place of departure. Transfer to airport for flight back.
End of services
The Package of Tour Services Will Include:
In Kenya
- Arrival & departure transfers to and from international Airport at the destination.
- Bed & breakfast accommodation on the first day where applicable.
- Use of customized safari vehicle with Pop up roof for game viewing & photography
- All entry fees where applicable in the parks, reserves and sanctuary
- Full board meal plan while on Safari – breakfast, lunch and dinner.
- Qualified local English - Speaking driver guide (French, Spanish & German on request)
- Game drives as per the program
- Arrival & departure transfers to and from international Airport at the destination.
- Bed & breakfast accommodation on the first day where applicable.
- Use of customized tour vehicle viewing & photography
- All entry fees where applicable in the parks, reserves and sanctuary
- Full board meal plan while on Safari – breakfast, lunch and dinner.
- Qualified local English - Speaking driver guide (French, Spanish & German on request)
- Hot air Balloon flight in Maasai Mara - can be booked separately
- Extras at the lodges –tips, drinks, telephone, laundry or any other personal expenses
- International flight into/out of Africa - Check out Great Prices for Flights into Africa Here
- Entry Visas
