Discover the roots of Obama- Kogelo meet Mama Sarah

Itinerary Type :- Kenya Cultural and Wildlife Tour
6 Days/5 Nights

Day 1:
You are met upon arrival at Jomo Kenyatta airport and depending on your arrival time pick up packed lunches , drive down to Kisumu with a view of the beautiful landscape on your way and the unending stretches of Kenyan tea plantations in Kericho.

Upon arrival in Kisumu transfer to Kiboko bay resort. Experience the breathtaking view of the sun setting at Kiboko Bay Resort on the shores of the shimmering waters of Lake Vitoria .

Dinner and overnight at Kiboko Bay resort.

Day 2:
Breakfast at the hotel then drive to Kogelo Community village. Kogelo, also known as Nyang'oma Kogelo, is a rural village in Alego - Siaya District, Nyanza Province , Kenya . It is located near the equator, 40 kilometers west-northwest of Kisumu City , and the provincial capital. Kisumu - Siaya road leads to Kogelo branching from Ng'iya junction.

You will then head through Kisumu Busia road to reach Maseno University gates and proceed just 150 meters from the Maseno University gates to the Equator Line Point. After a photography session on the Equator line, you will proceed to Luanda town then,  divert to the left heading straight to Ng'iya market. If you arrive on a Tuesday, then you will be lucky to have a glimpse of the market day at Ngiya. You then proceed and divert onto the left just before you reach Mbeji Academy onto the Murram road you arrive at the Kogelo Dispensary on your right. After a visit of the dispensary proceed to the Kogelo market, Kogelo primary school and Senator Barack Obama Secondary School . You will then enter Sarah Obama's home behind the Secondary school.

Kogelo is the ancestral home of Barack Obama, Sr., the father of current United States President-elect Barack Obama. Barack Obama, Sr. is buried in the village. Some of their family members, including his paternal grandmother Mama Sarah Anyango Obama, still lives in the home. In Mama Sarah Obama's home; you will find both the graves of Barack Obama Sr. and his father's. You will also find in the homestead Mama Sarah's house, the security tents, visit the vegetable garden, the cattle Boma and sit under the big mango trees where Mama Sarah conducts interviews with visitors 
Drive back to Kisumu town in time for a late lunch at Imperial hotel.

After lunch transfer to Kiboko bay resort for an afternoon relaxation and dinner and overnight.

Day 3:
Early breakfast at the hotel and at 0700hrs, pick up and drive on to Maasai Mara via the Kisii -Sotik route arriving in time for lunch at Mara Serena.

1600 hrs -An afternoon game drive till dusk.

The Maasai Mara National Reserve is Kenya 's finest wildlife reserve. Everything about this reserve is outstanding. The wildlife is abundant and the gentle rolling grasslands ensure that animals are never out of sight. Birds, too, are prolific. Including migrants, well over 450 species have been recorded, among them, 57 species of birds of prey. The climate is gentle, rarely too hot and well-spread rainfall year round. Rain, when it falls almost always chooses the late afternoon or night. Between July and October, when the great wildebeest migration is in the Maasai Mara National Reserve, the sensation is unparalleled. Dinner and overnight at Mara Serena Lodge

Day 4:
0630 hrs -Early morning game drive in the Mara. Later, return to the lodge for breakfast. After breakfast, proceed for a visit to the Maasai village to have a feel of the rich maasai culture.

Return to the lodge for lunch then rest of the afternoon at leisure.

At 1600 hrs - proceed for an afternoon game drive till dusk. Dinner and overnight at Mara Serena Lodge

Day 5:
Breakfast at the lodge then depart and drive to Lake Nakuru National park arriving in tiem for lunch at Sarova Lion Hill. After lunch, proceed for an afternoon game drive.

Dinner and overnight at Sarova Lion Hill.

Day 6:
Early morning game drive, then breakfast. After breakfast, return to Nairobi .

Price from USD 1600 per person

Cost Includes:

- Park entrance fees