$4,995 per person, based on double occupancy.
Single room supplement $775.
Optional Travel Protection: $375 (nonrefundable)

These tour prices reflect special group rates. Deposits received after July 3, 2008, will likely incur additional charges due to supplier contract terms.

TOUR PRICE INCLUDES:

• Round-trip airfare from Newark International Airport, N.J.
• 9 nights accommodations in fi rst-class lodging in Nairobi and in the finest game lodges in the national parks and reserves
• 2 nights accommodations on Kijabe Mission Station in Kenya
• Day room near London Heathrow Airport
• All park and entrance fees
• Most meals, as indicated in the itinerary by B=Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner
• Full-time driver/guides in Kenya
• Baggage handling in Kenya
• Kenya departure tax, visas, and all tips to hotel staff and driver/guides ($170)
• USA airline taxes and fuel surcharges (currently $497, subject to change)

Depart from Newark International Airport, New Jersey, on an overnight flight to London.

Thursday, October 9   London – Nairobi

Morning arrival at Heathrow Airport in London, where we will change planes for your onward journey, arriving in Nairobi in the evening. Upon arrival at Jomo Kenyatta Airport in Nairobi, we will be met and transferred to our Nairobi hotel.

Friday, October 10   Nairobi

Visit AIM/AIR, AIM/SERVE and other mission departments in Nairobi. Dinner will be at a local restaurant. Overnight will be at the Stanley Hotel in Nairobi. (D)

Saturday, October 11   Nairobi/Kajiado/Machakos

After breakfast, leave for Kajiado to visit the Africa Inland Church (AIC) station of Kajiado Center for handicapped Maasai children. Return to Nairobi, with an opportunity to “freshen up” at the hotel before dinner at a restaurant in the city’s outskirts. We return to our hotel in Nairobi for the night. (B,L,D)

Sunday, October 12   Nairobi - Sweetwaters
After an early morning worship service in Nairobi, drive through the farmlands and coffee plantations to the Kenya highlands to arrive at Sweetwaters Tented Camp, which is situated in the secluded heart of the 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 luxurious tented camp in Sweetwaters. (B,L,D)

Monday, October 13   Sweetwaters

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. An opportunity to visit the chimp sanctuary is also offered. Dinner and overnight at Sweetwaters. (B,L,D)

Tuesday, October 14   Sweetwaters - Nakuru

After breakfast at the camp, drive towards the Rift Valley with a brief stop at the stunning Thompson Falls to Lake Nakuru National Park, arriving in time for lunch. Following lunch, visit with missionaries involved in pioneer missions. In the mid-afternoon enjoy a game drive of Lake Nakuru National Park, famous for its large concentration of birds, especially flamingos. Rhinos and buffalo are also common. Dinner and overnight at Lion Hill Lodge. (B,L,D)

Wednesday, October 15   Nakuru - Kijabe

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. (B,L,D)

Thursday, October 16   Kijabe

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. (B,L,D)

Friday, October 17   Kijabe - Masai Mara

Depart Kijabe at 8:30 a.m. and head to Nairobi. There will be a stopover en route at the Masai Village Market to buy souvenirs and to have lunch on your own. Transfer from the Village Market at 12:30 p.m. in order to catch the AIM/ AIR flight from Wilson Airport to Masai Mara, where you will be transferred to Mara Sarova Game Camp for dinner and overnight. (B, D)

Saturday, October 18   Masai Mara

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, topi, 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. Today is yours to relax in the wildlife lodge, or you may choose to go on both the early morning pre-breakfast wildlife drive and another one later in the day. Meals and accommodations at Mara Sarova. (B,L,D)

Sunday, October 19   Masai Mara - Kijabe - Nairobi

After breakfast there will be a transfer to a local church for morning worship. Return to the lodge for lunch before transferring to the airstrip for the flight back to Nairobi on AIM/AIR. You will be met at Wilson Airport and driven to the Stanley Hotel in Nairobi, where you will have time to freshen up before dinner at a local restaurant. Overnight at the Stanley Hotel. (B,L,D)

Monday, October 20   Nairobi

After breakfast, visit the Nairobi Evangelical Graduate School of Theology in nearby Karen and enjoy chapel with students from English-speaking countries of Africa. Stop at the Kizuri Bead Factory and the home of Karen Blixen from Out of Africa. After lunch at the Karen Blixen restaurant, return to Nairobi for an afternoon at leisure. 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. (B,L,D)

Tuesday, October 21   Nairobi

Begin today’s touring at Giraffe Manor, where orphaned giraffes are cared for, with an opportunity to feed them with your own hands. Visit the Daphne Sheldrick elephant orphanage before returning to the Stanley Hotel for lunch. The remainder of the afternoon is free for final packing and sightseeing. Dinner tonight will be with members of the Africa Inland Mission and local church leaders before the transfer to the airport for departure for London. (B,L,D)

Wednesday, October 22   Arrive in USA

The overnight flight arrives in London in the morning, with transfer to a flight to Newark, arriving in the USA late in the morning.

Jim & Bev Streit will serve as your tour hosts. Jim is an active AIM AIR pilot in Kenya. He and Bev met while they were students at Moody Bible Institute. Jim completed Moody’s aviation program and graduated in 1982. Then in 1986, after spending several years in corporate aviation fl ying a Lear jet, the Lord led Jim and Bev to missionary service with Africa Inland Mission. During the 20 years which Jim and Bev have spent with AIM, Jim has been both a pilot and an administrator. Jim and Bev have three daughters, two of which are in college and the youngest still at home. Jim and Bev are based with AIM in Nairobi, Kenya.

The Africa Inland Mission began in 1895. Today our missionary force numbers about 900, serving 14 countries of East and Central Africa. Ministries include evangelism, church planting, supported by medical, educational and relief services. The AIM has two primary goals:    1. The evangelism of “unreached” peoples groups.    2. The training and preparation of national leadership for over 6000 churches planted since the work began. The Africa Inland Mission is a member of the IFMA (Interdenominational Foreign Missionary Association). It is international as well with missionaries coming from 14 different countries.

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