Golfing Safari in Kenya

Golfing Safari in Kenya

7 nights/8 days

Itinerary at a Glance

Day	Location	Accommodation	Meals	Activity
1	Nairobi	Windsor Golf & Country Club		Trf
2	Nairobi	Windsor Golf & Country Club	B,L,D	Full day golfing
3	Mt Kenya	Mt Kenya Safari Club	B,L,D
4	Mt Kenya	Mt Kenya Safari Club	B,L,D	Full day golfing
5	Masai Mara	Mara Safari Club	B,L,D	Flt, P
6	Masai Mara	Mara Safari Club	B,L,D	A,P
7	Masai Mara	Mara Safari Club	B,L,D	A,P
8	Depart		B	Flt, Trf

KEY: B- Breakfast, L- Lunch, D- Dinner, Trf – Transfers, Flt - Flight, E- Game drive before breakfast, A- Morning game drive, P – Afternoon game drive

Detailed Itinerary

Day 1 - Arrival in Nairobi.
Your flight will land at Jomo Kenyatta Airport . Welcome to Africa! Look forward to a journey through majestic, unspoiled landscapes to fabulous game reserves where the dark continents incomparable wildlife is protected in its natural habitat.
After disembarking from the aircraft you will clear customs and immigration formalities and proceed to the arrivals lounge where you will be met by our Rep and assisted to the transfer vehicles. Settle into The Windsor Golf & Country Club, and rest of the morning is at leisure, then maybe visit the Golf Shop to hire a kit or shop for a stylish safari outfit. Overnight at the Windsor Golf and Country Club on Bed and breakfast

Day 2 - Nairobi.
Full day at the Club, playing Golf on the spectacular 18-hole golf course. Accommodation on Bed and breakfast at Windsor Golf and Country Club

The Golf Course
The 18-hole championship Golf Course, designed by Tom Macauley, threads its way through coffee farms and indigenous forest, and boasts lush, springy fairways, fast, true greens and a sprinkling of challenging water hazards and 73 well located sand bunkers. This undoubtedly is the best course in Kenya and is said to be one of the best in Africa for a host of golfing events. The championship design and length of the course is the centre of attention and deservedly so. It threads its way through coffee farms and indigenous forests with high and low terrain, giving it character and design quality. The Golf Course boasts lush, springy fairways, fast, true greens and a sprinkling of attractive water hazards with 73 well located sand bunkers and unforgiving roughs make this course a truly challenging experience. Situated at an altitude of more than a mile above sea level, the ball will travel 10 yards further than at sea level. Even for the non-golfer the course is a beautiful walking experience luxuriating in the wonders of nature with bird life, fish, flora and fauna in abundance.

Day 3 – Mt. Kenya Safari Club
After breakfast, you will be introduced to your driver/guide. Head north into the well-watered, fertile area where members of the Kikuyu tribe grow corn, bananas, pineapples, coffee, and tea. Continue to the lower slopes of Mount Kenya, to the famous Mount Kenya Safari Club where you will stay for 2 nights. The club straddles the equator in a glory of luxurious cottages and elegant buildings set amid manicured lawns and decorative ponds. Dinner and overnight at Mount Kenya Safari Club.

Day 4 – Mt. Kenya Safari Club
Full day at leisure at the club playing Golf on the 9-hole golf course at the foothills of Mt Kenya. All meals and accommodation at Mount Kenya Safari Club on full board.

Day 5 – Masai Mara Game Reserve
After breakfast transfer to Nanyuki Airstrip for your scheduled flight to Masai Mara. Arrive at Ngerende Airstrip at 10h45. You are now in Masai land. You will be met at the airstrip by the camp driver/guide. The Maasai Mara, is the northernmost extension of the Serengeti and a gem in itself. The camp operates throughout the year, the migration of wildebeest covers July through October, quickly followed by the birthing season from October to March. April and May offer the best opportunities for keen ornithologists and those wishing to enjoy the solitude and verdant green of the quiet season. Arrive at your tented camp in time for lunch. After lunch a short siesta and enjoy your first game viewing drive. Return to the camp at sunset for Dinner and retire for the night. Mara Safari Club

Day 6 & 7 - Masai Mara Game Reserve
Early Morning and afternoon game drives in the MAASAI MARA NATIONAL RESERVE, Kenya’s best and most scenic game park. At the northern extremity of the unique Serengeti ecosystem, blessed with a permanent water supply, the Maasai Mara has a thriving, permanent population of plains game, augmented in the dry season by the migration of two million gnus and zebras from the vast, parched Serengeti plains. Of the hunter’s "big five," elephant, buffalo, lion, and leopard are quite common, while even the much rarer rhino might come out of the thicket for you. Hyenas are plentiful and the cheetah, a 60-miles-per-hour daytime hunter, is often seen. Besides being the setting for the ancient and often tragic spectacle of the Great Migration, other marvels of the Masai Mara include giraffe, elephant, red-tailed monkeys and a host of antelope. Twice-daily interpretive game-drives led by our highly trained and experienced rangers, bird watching with resident guides and naturalists reveal the wonders of the Mara . Optional excursions at an additional cost include: Bush walks, Maasai community visits and hot air ballooning.
Today you may opt for an early morning balloon excursion to experience the panoramic Mara from a birds-eye view (The Balloon excursion currently costs US$ 450.00 per person and this is not included in the tour package).
Return for all meals and overnight at Mara Safari Club on full board basis

Day 8 – Masai Mara /Nairobi - Depart
Another morning game drive to complete your list of Kenyan sightings. Return to the lodge for breakfast. Thereafter transfer to the Airstrip for a scheduled flight back to Nairobi . Gain an overview of Africa on your plane ride back to Nairobi .The flight departs Mara at 11h00 and arrives back in Nairobi Wilson Airport at 12h15. Transfer to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for your onward flight.

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