Compare Fiji Escape by MT Sobek (Mountain Travel Sobek) vs 8-Day Kenya Highlights Safari by Ker & Downey Africa
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5 | Excellent
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5 | Excellent
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| Duration | 7 days | 8 days |
| Price From | $ 3,995 | $ 4,460 |
| Price Per Day | $ 571 | $ 558 |
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| Trip Style | Private guided tour | Private guided tour |
| Lodging Level | Standard | Premium |
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| Cities and Attractions | N/A |
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| Flights & Transport | Ground transport included | Internal airfare and ground transport included |
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6 Breakfasts, 7 Lunches and 7 Dinners |
Breakfast at Crowne Plaza Breakfast, Lunch and dinner at Lewa and Sand River |
| Description |
On the sandy shores of Fiji, life moves at a different rhythm. Leave your watch at home, and escape to a paradise where rolling waves and shell-pink sunrises set the agenda.Start your adventure with an exciting day of whitewater rafting on the Luva River, watch for spinner dolphins at Takalana Bay and bodysurf at beautiful Natadola Beach. Then, go totally off the grid with three days in the unspoiled Yasawa Islands, where you'll snorkel with manta rays, migle with the villagers, learn the traditional meke dance, and sleep in safari-style tents right on the beach—with no more pressing concerns thant whether to relax by the bonfire or gaze at the stars. Best of all, you’ll meet the friendly Fijian people who have the most delightful, welcoming Polynesian spirit. Fall under the spell of the South Pacific on this easy, exclusive trip and surrender to "island time" with MTS. |
We invite you to experience this great Kenya Safari where you will get to visit Nairobi, Lewa Conservancy and Maasai Mara. This is a also a great offer with a discounted price so we recommend you book soonest to take advantage. Kenya is well known for its wildlife and game viewing experiences and this itinerary will not disappoint you. |
Day 1: Welcome to Fiji!
Meals: Lunch and Dinner
After claiming your luggage and clearing customs at Nadi International Airport, a Mountain Travel Sobek representative will meet you outside the customs area of the airport and transfer you to Pacific Harbor, the adventure capital of Fiji.
Expect magnificent coastal vistas as you drive up to the resort. Before you reach your accommodation for the evening, visit and hike the unique Sigatoka Sand Dunes, where four miles of windswept mountains of sand unfold along the coast. The area has been granted protected national park status and is administered by the National Trust of Fiji. In addition to admiring the towering hills of sand that lead straight into the ocean, you can sometimes find pottery shards from the Lapita Era (1,000 years ago) that were buried by drifting sands.
After you get settled in at the hotel, spend the afternoon playing beach volleyball, relaxing by the pool, or kayaking. Stroll down the beach at sunset and start to feel at home on the Pacific Harbour Coast.
Day 2: Enjoy whitewater rafting on the Luva River
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Wake up and enjoy a leisurely breakfast overlooking your coastal resort. Get ready for a full day of whitewater rafting! Leave your resort and travel to the Luva River where you will enjoy class II and III whitewater rapids aboard inflatable kayaks and rafts. The river will take you deep into the mountains, where you can jump out of your boat and enjoy a side hike to the Wainuta Falls and a local village.
Day 3: Spot dolphins in Takalana Bay
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Today you will be traveling to the picturesque Takalana Bay. After leaving Pacific Harbour, stop in the capital city of Suva for lunch and a glimpse of Fijian city life. Enjoy the coastal drive as you journey farther northeast to the home of one of Fiji’s black sand beaches. Perched on a hill above the ocean, take in a view of Moon Reef and the bay that is home to a large pod of spinner dolphins. Though they are typically more dormant during the day, you may get lucky and get a chance to observe the behavior that gives spinner dolphins their name. Enjoy a half-day boat ride alongside the dolphin pod and jump in the water with your snorkel at Moon Reef.
In the afternoon hike to a waterfall in the mountains and take in the sunset over the beautiful bay. Get a good night’s rest before heading off for the next adventure.
Day 4: Soak up the sun on Natadola Beach
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Wake up, take a morning stroll on the beach, and watch the sunrise before breakfast. Depart Takalana and slowly make our way back to Nadi. Along the way we'll stop and soak in the sunshine as you swim, stroll down Natadola beach, or try body surfing in the waves. Eat your picnic lunch and then continue onto the beautiful South Pacific Eco-Lodge.
This evening, you'll participate in a formal sevusevu ceremony (a traditional welcoming ceremony). Dressed in your sulu (traditional Fijian sarong or skirt), sitting around the kava circle, you'll learn more about what makes Fiji specical—beyond its world-renowned beaches! Sharing in a kava ceremony while watching the sunset from a huge deck is the perfect way to end the day.
Days 5-7: Explore a tropical island paradise
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
We’ll transfer to Denarau marina at 7am for a boat ride through the breathtaking Yasawa Islands. Pass by some of the most beautiful islands in the world. Over the next three days, you will call one of these tropical islands home as we explore the white-sand beaches, crystal-clear waters, and lush surrounding hills. You will be without electricity while you sleep in large safari tents with cots, only a few yards from the ocean. Step off the boat and get to know a village that is ready to welcome you with open arms.
Explore island paradise, each day will include new adventures, including a rewarding sunrise hike, exploring a sunken plane wreck, night fishing, and ocean kayaking, snorkeling with manta rays, and learning a traditional Fijian war dance called the meke.
There will be time to play games with the local school children and to learn how to use traditional Fijian tools. Your nights will be spent relaxing out at the beach bonfire or gazing up at the stars. After a fun filled three days in Somosomo, take the Yasawa Flyer, your inter-island ferry back to the mainland. You’ll arrive back in time to be transferred to the Nadi International Airport for your homeward-bound flights.
Day 1: Nairobi
Arrival at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi and from here a friendly welcoming smile will greet you when our representative will meet and greet you and ensure you collect your luggage and escort you to the hotel in Nairobi which is based at the airport so you can relax and freshen up before you start your Safari in Kenya.
Stay in a superior room with breakfast.
Days 2 - 4: Lewa Conservancy
After a hearty breakfast, you will be transferred privately in a Toyota Alphen to Wilson Airport.
At the airport you will check in and board your light aircraft flight to the local airstrip at Lewa Conservancy, flight at 13h30 and land at 14h50.
Upon arrival at the airstrip, you will enjoy a short game drive en route to your lodge called Lewa Safari Camp. Your accommodation will be in an en-suite tent. The tents have verandahs with great views of the wildlife conservancy. We have chosen this camp as it offers spectacular wildlife including being home to the largest concentration of Grevy's Zebra in the world.
We have included morning and evening game drives, guided walking safaris with sundowners and laundry.
Activities and Services:
Game Drives
Guided bush walks
Bush breakfasts
Sundowners
Cultural and Conservancy Visits
Day Trip to Ngare Ndare Forest
Optional:
Swimming:
Recommended
Horse or Camel Riding
Days 5 - 7: Masai Mara
After a morning game drive and breakfast at the lodge. You will be transferred back to the local airstrip and take a light aircraft scheduled flight to Masai Mara. 09h35 flight to land at 11h00.
From Masai Mara airstrip you will be transferred to your lodge called Sand River Mara. It is close to the Tanzanian border and is within the Masai Mara National Reserve. This reserve is known for its concentration of big cats, such as leopards, cheetah and of course lion.
Your accommodation is in en-suite tents. There is 16 tents including 1 family tent. Activities include game drives in custom 4x4 vehicles, bush meals and sundowners and some cultural experiences too which includes visiting a local school.
Activities and Services:
Game drives
Sundowners
Bush Meals
Cultural Village or School Visit
Recommended
Swimming
Day 8: End of Itinerary
After morning game drive and breakfast at Sand River Mara. Take a transfer to the airstrip and take a light aircraft flight at 11h00 back to Wilson Airport to land at 12h15.
From here you will be transferred back to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for the end of your journey.
Activities and Services
Game drives
