$_____ per person, based on double occupancy.
Single room supplement $___.
Optional Travel Protection: $___ (nonrefundable)

These tour prices reflect special group rates. Deposits received after July 17, 2009, will likely incur additional charges due to supplier contract terms.

TOUR PRICE INCLUDES:

• Round-trip airfare from Newark International Airport, N.J.
• 10 nights accommodations in first-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
• 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
• USA airline taxes and fuel surcharges (currently $___, subject to change)
• Kenya Visa

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

Sunday, October 25   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.

Monday, October 26   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. (B,D)

Tuesday, October 27   Nairobi/Kajiado/Nairobi

After breakfast, leave for Kajiado to visit the Africa Inland Church (AIC) station of Kajiado Center for children with disabilities. 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)

Wednesday, October 28   Nairobi - Sweetwaters
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)

Thursday, October 29   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)

Friday, October 30   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, enjoy a mid-afternoon a game drive at 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)

Saturday, October 31   Nakuru - Kijabe

Following breakfast at the lodge, depart for Kijabe, one of the world’s largest mission stations. 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)

Sunday, November 1    Kijabe

A day to worship, relax, interact with Kenyans and missionaries, and just enjoy the view of beautiful Mt. Longonot in the valley below. Meals and overnight will again be with missionary hosts. (B,L,D)

Monday, November 2   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)

Tuesday, November 3   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)

Wednesday, November 4   Masai Mara - Nairobi

After breakfast set out on a morning game drive. 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)

Thursday, November 5   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)

Friday, November 6   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)

Saturday, November 7   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.

Your Tour Hosts: Jim & Bev Streit

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 flying 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.

Africa Inland Mission (AIM) is an evangelical Christian mission agency dedicated to the establishment of Christ-centered churches among all African peoples. AIM began in 1895, and today has nearly 900 missionaries serving in 18 African countries and the islands of the Indian Ocean. AIM’s ministries include evangelism, church planting, medical work, educational and relief services, as well as logistical and support services such as AIM AIR and AIM Serve. Africa Inland Mission is a member of CrossGlobal Link and the World Evangelical Alliance.

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