Kenya Missionary Safari

After breakfast, leave for Kajiado to visit the Africa Inland Church (AIC) station of Kajiado Center for handicapped Masai children. Continue to Machakos to visit Scott Theological College and fellowship with students and staff. We return to our hotel in Nairobi for the night.

After an early morning worship service in Nairobi, drive north to Sweet waters Tented Camp, which is situated in the secluded heart of the O l pejeta Rhino Reserve. The camp, a haven for nature lovers, overlooks one of the busiest waterholes in the reserve, which offers us an unforgettable opportunity to watch and photograph elephant, giraffe, buffalo and other plains game. This afternoon we do a game drive in the park and then enjoy dinner and overnight at the Sweetwaters luxurious tented camp in Sweet waters.

Enjoy an early morning game run as well as one in the afternoon. Between the game runs there is time to rest, swim, or just relax, watching the various animals come to the waterhole in front of the tents.

After breakfast at the camp, depart for Nakuru, arriving in time for lunch. Following lunch visit with missionaries involved in pioneer missions, and then mid-afternoon enjoy a game drive of Lake Nakuru National Park, famous for its large concentration of birds, especially flamingos. Dinner and overnight at the Flamingo Hill lodge.

Following breakfast at the lodge, depart for Kijabe, perhaps the world’s largest mission station. This afternoon visit the Rift Valley Academy, a school for over 500 children of missionaries. They represent some 80 different mission organizations in Africa. Tonight will be spent with missionary hosts for dinner and overnight.

There will be time today to spend with Kijabe missionaries and visit Moffat College of Bible, Kijabe Medical Center and Bethany Crippled Children’s Center. Meals and overnight will again be with missionary hosts.

Following breakfast, continue traveling through the Great Rift Valley to the Masai Mara National Wildlife Reserve, stopping at Siyapei Mission Station en route. The Mara is the last place in Kenya where great concentrations of game that existed in the last century can still be seen.

It is a land of breathtaking vistas, a panorama of rolling grassland hills and groves of acacia woodland. Permanent residents of the Mara include black rhino, elephant, buffalo, giraffe, and of course, the big cats: lion, cheetah and leopard. In addition, huge herds of zebra and wildebeest lead an endlessly nomadic life, crisscrossing from the Serengeti Plains of Tanzania to the Masai Mara of Kenya. Dinner and overnight at Ashnil Mara Camp or Sarova Mara Game Camp.

After breakfast proceed on a full day of game viewing within the reserve. The landscape here is scenic savannah grassland on rolling hills. The reserve is the best park for game in Kenya as it has an extensive road and track network which allows for close range viewing and photography. Break for your picnic lunch at the hippo pool, looking out for hippos and crocodile. Dinner and overnight at the Mara Sopa lodge or Ashnil Mara camp or Sarova Mara game camp or a similar camp.

Return to Kijabe in time for morning worship service. After lunch at Rift Valley Academy, return to the hotel in Nairobi for dinner and overnight

Today is free for shopping and visiting interesting sites in Nairobi. This evening enjoy dinner at The Carnivore, a barbecue-style restaurant near Nairobi where commercially grown game meats are barbecued and served directly to the table. Overnight in Nairobi.

After breakfast, visit Nairobi Evangelical Graduate School of Theology in nearby Karen and enjoy chapel with students from English-speaking countries of Africa. Visit the Kazuri Bead Factory and have lunch on your own in Karen. Stop at Giraffe Manor, where orphaned giraffes are cared-for. The remainder of the afternoon is free for final packing and sightseeing. Dinner at Tamarind Restaurant for Sea Food then transfer to airport for outbound flight