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Day Five - Samburu to Mt. Kenya

Overnight tonight at the FAIRMONT MT KENYA SAFARI CLUB
- breakfast at Larsen's Camp
- depart by road for Mt. Kenya Safari Club
- arrive at the club in time for lunch
- an afternoon visit to Sweetwater's for game viewing on the Ol Pejeta Conservancy
- a visit to Jane Godall's Chimpanzee Sanctuary (at Ol Pejata)
- or spend your afternoon at leisure enjoying the facilities at the Club or choose from optional activities such as golfing on the equator, horseback riding, getting lost in the maze, a massage, a nature walk, mountain bike riding or a visit to Iris Hunt's Mt Kenya Animal Orphanage
- dinner and overnight stay at the Club
On the road to Isiolo
On the road to Isiolo		 Stop on the road to buy some carvings
Stop on the road to buy some carvings		 Watch the carvers at work in the back of the shop
Watch the carvers at work in the back of the shop		 Mt Kenya is centered over the sign
Mt Kenya is centered over the sign
Mt Kenya with no clouds!
Mt Kenya with no clouds!		 The main part of the hotel
The main part of the hotel		 You can get lost in the maze if you like - someone will find you!
You can get lost in the maze if you like - someone will find you!		 William Holden Cottages
William Holden Cottages
There are two bedrooms in each cottage with a central sitting area
There are two bedrooms in each cottage with a central sitting area		 The central sitting area of the cottage is very warm & cozy - you can have dinner here
The central sitting area of the cottage is very warm & cozy - you can have dinner here		 May I get you anything, sir? These guys were on the front lawn and not afraid to come right up to us
"May I get you anything, sir?" These guys were on the front lawn and not afraid to come right up to us		 Riverside cottages, each one is two suites, interconnected
Riverside cottages, each one is two suites, interconnected
Sitting area in the Riverside cottage - room 11
Sitting area in the Riverside cottage - room 11		 A sunken bathtub, a perfect way to relax
A sunken bathtub, a perfect way to relax		 A very large room in the main part of the hotel
A very large room in the main part of the hotel		 The peacocks roam the lawn in front of the hotel
The peacocks roam the lawn in front of the hotel
Jane Goodall Sanctuary - Poco standing up, Abaju and Mwanzo sitting. I had never seen a chimpanzee stand like this before!
Jane Goodall Sanctuary - Poco standing up, Abaju and Mwanzo sitting. I had never seen a chimpanzee stand like this before!		 Jane Goodall Sanctuary - Ajabu
Jane Goodall Sanctuary - Ajabu		 Sweetwaters Game Reserve - Black rhino
Sweetwaters Game Reserve - Black rhino		 Sweetwaters Game Reserve - A virtual cocktail of animals! There's eland, hartebeest, warthog, waterbuck & Thompsons in that mix
Sweetwaters Game Reserve - A virtual cocktail of animals! There's eland, hartebeest, warthog, waterbuck & Thompsons in that mix
Sweetwaters Game Reserve - Family portrait, young white rhino
Sweetwaters Game Reserve - Family portrait, young white rhino		 Mt. Kenya Animal Orphanage, many of the animals here roam free - great for the kids! (and Deb)
Mt. Kenya Animal Orphanage, many of the animals here roam free - great for the kids! (and Deb)		 Mt. Kenya Animal Orphanage - Iris Hunt has made it her lifetime goal to restock the almost non-existent bongo to Mt Kenya
Mt. Kenya Animal Orphanage - Iris Hunt has made it her lifetime goal to restock the almost non-existent bongo to Mt Kenya		 Mt. Kenya Animal Orphanage - Jamie and George - George (or Jackie) will sit on your shoulder too
Mt. Kenya Animal Orphanage - Jamie and George - George (or Jackie) will sit on your shoulder too
Mt. Kenya Animal Orphanage - A caracal (African lynx) at the Mt Kenya Animal Orphanage
Mt. Kenya Animal Orphanage - A caracal (African lynx) at the Mt Kenya Animal Orphanage		 The entrance to the bar, the tusks are from the early period of the hotel when it was a hunting lodge
The entrance to the bar, the tusks are from the early period of the hotel when it was a hunting lodge		 Kikuyu tribal dancers entertain at the outside bar in front of the pool
Kikuyu tribal dancers entertain at the outside bar in front of the pool		 Party on! At night, you can party hardy....
Party on! At night, you can party hardy....

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