8-Nights Wonders of Kenya from $4,850

The Aberdares is the established name of a mountain range which thrusts directly north from Nairobi for more than 100 miles. Part of the range is protected as the Aberdare National Park, awesome in its majesty and beauty with an unimaginable abundance of wildlife worth visiting. The highest point of the range is Ol Doinyo Satima at over 13,000 feet. At its maximum elevation, about 11,000 feet, strange 20-feet tall mutants of alpine plants grow in profusion. Icy rivers plunge in glorious cascades and spectacular waterfalls. The Salient thrusts a dense forest through rich farmland and is where both Treetops and the Ark are situated. The salient's origin used to lie in an elephant migration route between the two mountains. The number of visitors to the Aberdares is high in the park rankings because of the Ark and Treetops.

This 24-000 acre reserve enjoys magnificent views across plains to snow-capped peaks of Mount Kenya, and has abundant wildlife and tropical vegetation. Sweetwaters Game Reserve and Chimpanzee Sanctuary is the closest reserve to Kenya's Capital Nairobi to boast all "Big 5" game - Lion, Leopard, Rhino, Elephant and Buffalo. The reserve is easily accessible and has the highest ratio of game-to-geographical-area of all parks and reserves in Kenya. Guests can enjoy special activities not permitted in most Kenyan National Parks such as game walks, night game drives, horseback game rides through the African bush and meals in the bush. A new addition is the multi-cultural Manyatta situated just outside the Serat Gate of the Sweetwaters Game Reserve, where clients can visit some of Kenya's tribes in their own environment.