Kenya Safari. Dhahran Outing Group October 25 to November 2, "L" Days

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1 Kenya Safari Dhahran Outing Group October 25 to November 2, "L" Days Thursday October 25 We will depart Thursday morning from Bahrain on Qatar Airways Flight QR 151 for Doha at 5:10 a.m. We depart Doha on Qatar Airways Flight QR 532 at 7:55 a.m. for Nairobi, arriving at 1:15 p.m. We will be met upon arrival and transferred to the Holiday Inn. The rest of the afternoon is free for shopping and personal touring. Dinner is on your own, with overnight at the Holiday Inn. Friday October 26 Breakfast is included with your safari. A city tour including visits to Karen Blixen s Home, Giraffe Manor, and Daphne Sheldrick s elephant orphanage will be offered to be followed by lunch and shopping in Nairobi. Dinner is on your own and overnight at the Holiday Inn.

2 Saturday October 27 Sunday October 28 Monday October 29 After breakfast, we drive north through the "White Highlands and have lunch at the Aberdare Country Club. We leave our luggage except for an overnight bag, which is all that is allowed at the Ark. Special vehicles then transport us to the Ark, set in lush forests 7,500 feet up in the Aberdare National Park. The Ark is "berthed" over a water hole, where elephant, rhino, buffalo, and giant forest hog come down to drink. Children must be seven years old to go to the Ark. B,L,D After breakfast at the Ark, we will descend to the Aberdare Country Club to retrieve our luggage. We then proceed north toward Mt. Kenya, where a stop at the Equator is a must. After our Equator stop and mandatory picture, we will continue to Sweetwaters Game Reserve. This is a privately owned game ranch, which enjoys magnificent views across a game studded plain to the snow capped peaks of Mt. Kenya. Our accommodations will be luxuriously appointed tents with en suite facilities and private verandas. Each tent overlooks the water hole, where game comes to drink. Day and night game drives, plus optional bird walks, and camel safaris and first class cuisine ranks Sweetwaters in a class of its own. B,L,D An early morning game drive and breakfast will get us on our way as we head to the Rift Valley and Lake Nakuru National Park. This park has become increasingly popular due to the large number of white rhino translocated from South Africa. Lion, leopard, and resident flamingo may also be seen. We will stay at Lion's Hill Lodge and have a game drive after lunch. B,L,D Tuesday October 30 Wednesday October 31 After breakfast at the lodge we will drive back to Nairobi for lunch at the Carnivore Restaurant, where you can dine on zebra, giraffe, and other game. We will catch our flight to the Maasi Mara at 2:30. Kitchwa Tembo Camp, set within the Maasi Mara, is our base for the next two nights. The Maasi Mara is considered by some to be the best game park in all of Africa. It is the site of many wildlife documentaries and the greatest spectacle of the animal kingdom, the Great Migration of millions of herbivores from the Serengeti. Following a late afternoon game drive, we will relax at the lodge with cocktails and a delicious dinner. B,L,D A full day safari in the Mara, Kenya's best game park, will be the highlight of your African adventure. During the morning you will have the chance to take an optional balloon ride over the Mara, complete with champagne breakfast and game drive. Or, for the more adventurous, there is an optional fishing trip for Nile perch in Lake Victoria. For those who do not wish to go ballooning, a morning game drive before breakfast will start your Mara safari. The day ends with the afternoon game drive and relaxing at the lodge in the evening. B,L,D

3 Thursday November 1 After breakfast we will top off our time in the Mara with a morning game drive. After lunch we will catch our flight back to Nairobi at 4:00 pm. Dinner is on your own, we overnight at the Holiday Inn. B,L Friday November 2 Morning at leisure before our noon transfer to the Nairobi International Airport for our Qatar Airways Flight QR 533 to Doha which departs at 2:15 p.m. (1415) arriving in Doha at 7:10 p.m. (1910). We depart from Doha to Bahrain on Qatar Airways Flight QR 156, departing at 9:35p.m. (2135) arriving in Bahrain at 10:20 p.m. (2220). Transportation back to Dhahran will be each passenger s responsibility. TOUR LEADER Lou Spencer louis.spencer@yahoo.com Lou has led over 40 safaris to Kenya, Tanzania and Mt. Kilimanjaro during his employment with Aramco. He will be meeting the group in Nairobi when they arrive. Any questions concerning the safari may be addressed to him or Tom via . Contact in Dhahran Tom Sedberry P.O. Box 5872 Dhahran john.sedberry@aramco.com 606 Jabal RESERVATIONS Make all payments, cash or checks, should be made to Tom Sedberry. Those joining our trip from outside of Saudi Arabia will need to arrange a bank transfer from your bank to the National Commercial Bank in Dhahran.

4 COST Adult sharing a double/twin room $ 3,925 Adult single $ 4,750 3 rd Adult or Child 12 or OVER sharing with both parents $ 3,825 2 Children under 12 sharing a second room $ 3,500 Child (2-11) sharing with both parents $ 2,875 Optional Hot Air Balloon Ride $ 450 Optional Fishing Trip to Lake Victoria $ 500 Supplement of luxury tents at Kitchwa Tembo camp $ 130 COST INCLUDES Economy airfare Bahrain / Nairobi / Bahrain. All transfers and safari transportation by minivan with English-speaking driver guides. Hotel, lodge and camp accommodations. All meals while on safari, and breakfast while in Nairobi. All entrance fees. Flying Doctor Service Insurance while in Kenya is included. All service charges. All tips in regard to luggage, camp staff, drivers, and local guides are included. COST DOES NOT INCLUDE Kenya visas cost $50. Citizens of Canada, USA, and UK may obtain visas upon arrival in Nairobi. Other nationalities should check with the Saudi Aramco Passport Office or FIFA office Three (3) dinners and one (1) lunch in Nairobi Optional tours, Masai village visit, balloon safari, and fishing safari Transportation to and from Bahrain. Items of a personal nature. PAYMENT A payment of $500 per person is due when you make your reservation. No reservation can be held without a deposit. Checks should be made payable to the Dhahran Outing Group. Any check for More than $2000 must be approved by your manager and carry his printed NAME, BADGE #, and DEPARTMENT ON THE BACK as well as YOUR BADGE # & OFFICE PHONE on the FRONT. ONLY U.S. checks, riyals cash, & Saudi riyal bank drafts can be accepted. Final Payment due August 1, CANCELLATION A full refund, less a $100 cancellation fee, will be made up until Sugust 1, After August 1, 2012, the cancellation fee will depend on the policies of our local agent in Nairobi.

5 Tour Reservation Form Name of Tour: Kenya Safari Date of Tour: October 25 to November 2, 2011 Please PRINT all information clearly with a pen. Passenger # 1 Passenger #2 Full Name as on passport: Nationality: Date of birth (D/M/Y) Place of birth: Passport #: Place of issue (city): Date of issue (D/M/Y): Date of expiry (D/M/Y): Profession: Head of Household Badge #: P.O. Box & District: Home Telephone: Work Telephone: (company and/or internet) Optional Tour: [ ] Hot Air Balloon [ ] Lake Victoria Fishing Trip Room requirements: [ ] Single [ ] Double [ ] Triple [ ] Sharing Certain types of rooms may not be available at all hotels. See trip brochure for limitations. I agree to all conditions of the tour, including those of refunds and cancellation fees, as outlined in the tour brochure. There is a general no smoking policy at all group events, meals, meetings, and while traveling in the safari vans. Thank you for your cooperation. Signature: Date: Contact Lou Spencer or Tom Sedberry for registration and payment information: louis.spencer@yahoo.com IMPORTANT NOTICE: No reservation form can be accepted without complete personal information as requested above as well as a deposit for each participant. Checks must be payable to the DHAHRAN OUTING GROUP and if for more than $2000 must be approved by your manager. Manager s approval must include signature, full printed name, badge number, and department. All participants must be members of the Dhahran Outing Group. Membership information is available from your tour leader.

6 RESPONSIBILITY The Dhahran Outing Group, and/or its agents act only in the capacity of agent in all matters pertaining by any means and assumes no liability for any injury, damages, loss or irregularity occasioned by vehicle defects, default of hotel/motel or their personnel; and additional expenses due to delay, changes in service, sickness, weather, strikes, quarantine, war or other causes. All tours booked and all arrangements for transportation or conveyance for hotel and restaurant accommodation are made subject to the conditions imposed by the motor coach, railway, shipping, hotel, restaurant and other companies, firms, or individuals concerned and upon the express condition that the Dhahran Outing Group and their agents shall not be responsible for and shall be exempt from all liability in respect of any loss, damage, injury, accident, delay or inconvenience to any person or his or her luggage or other personal property whenever the same shall occur, and whether the same shall arise from or be occasioned by the negligence of the Dhahran Outing Group, their tour leaders or agents or other persons directly or indirectly in the service of the Dhahran Outing Group, or otherwise under the circumstances whatsoever. All arrangements for ocean/water transport are made by various steamship lines; air travel by various airlines and coach travel by various coach companies. The usual passage contract in use by the companies involved shall constitute the sole contract between the companies and the Dhahran outing Group and/or the participants. All itineraries, travel arrangements, hotel accommodations, etc., are subject to alternation or cancellation at any time without prior notice for any cause which in the absolute discretion of the Dhahran Outing Group and/or its tour leaders renders it desirable, reasonable, or necessary to effect such alternation or cancellation. During the course of any Dhahran Outing group tour any participant may voluntarily withdraw from any meal or activity that he does not wish to participate in. No refund will be made for any such withdrawal. The Dhahran Outing Group reserves the right to require any individual to withdraw from any tour at any time if the tour leader deems his act or conduct are detrimental or incompatible with the interest, harmony, comfort, or welfare of the tour as a whole. A refund of any monies recoverable from the agent covering the unfinished part of the tour will be made upon return of the group and reconciliation of the costs by the tour leader. The Dhahran Outing Group will accept no further obligation or liability beyond this refund. To ensure that all members enjoy a happy, congenial holiday, the Dhahran Outing Group must reserve the right to decline to accept or retain any person as a tour passenger should such person s health or mental condition or physical infirmity or general deportment impede the operation of the tour or the rights or welfare or enjoyment of other tour members. A refund of any monies recoverable from the agent covering the unused land tour services is the limit of the Dhahran Outing Group s responsibility and liability should such person be required to leave the tour. All tour prices are based on tariffs and rates of exchange in effect when the tour brochure is published and the tour is first announced. They are subject to change without notice. The Dhahran Outing Group reserves the right to modify the itinerary and substitute advertised hotels with similar or equivalent hotels. It further reserves the right to cancel any advertised tour at any time should circumstances warrant such cancellation. APPLICATIONS AND PARTICIPATION IN ANY DHAHRAN OUTING GROUP TOURS ASSUMES FULL ACCEPTANCE OF THE CONDITIONS HEREIN SET FORTH. This responsibility statement must be a part of every tour announcement or brochure and any applicant s signature on the tour application will attest to the fact that the applicant has read the statement. DOGS-August 1983

7 (Please make sure you are a 2012 DOG Member) Dhahran Outing Group P.O. Box 2047 Dhahran MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION Type of Membership: Single (SR 25 US$7) Family (SR50-US$14) Renewal New Name Badge # Home Phone First Name of Wife if Family Membership Mailing Address P.O. Box District address (please print) DOG USE ONLY Date Card Sent Entered on Roster Please do not send cash in the mail. Membership payments may be made in person at our DOG meetings at the Ad Diwan Building, or by ing Anthea Franettovich, our DOG Membership Secretary, at anthea.franettovich@aramco.com. For a list of DOG Board member s see our website