5 Days Masai Mara - Lake Nakuru - Hell's Gate National Park
5 DAYS/ 4 NIGHTS: MASAI MARA - LAKE NAKURU - HELLS GATE NATIONAL PARKS
DAY 01: NAIROBI- MASAI MARA.
Pick up from the hotel at 0800hrs and drive to the Maasai Mara Game Reserve, the northern part of the Serengeti, one of Kenya's most favored game-viewing areas. Lunch enroute. Afternoon game drive.
Masai Mara is justifiably one of the most famous reserve in Africa. With good reason as this is the Kenyan section of Serengeti plains and wildlife abounds. It is also traditionally the land of the Maasai people. The Masai people, after whom the park is named, are nomadic. While on game drives, you will often notice young tribesmen herding their cattle amongst the plains game.
The Mara is 700 sq miles of open grassland dotted with the distinctive flat-topped acacia trees. It is watered by the tree-lined Mara River and its tributary the Talek River. The Western border of the park is the spectacular Oloololo Escarpment. It is difficult part of the Mara to access because of the swampy grounds.
Dinner and overnight at the camp/lodge.
DAY 02: MASAI MARA. Full day game drive. Picnic lunch will be served. The Mara is the land of African legend: Lion are abundant throughout the park, as are the elephants, giraffes, and a variety of gazelle species and zebra. Cheetah and leopard are also regularly seen and, less commonly, rhino. The annual wildebeest migration, one of nature's few remaining wildlife spectacles, occurs in the Mara from July to September where the big animals and their predators are to be present in abundance during the time frame of this trip.
Several species of Bee-Eater, the flying rainbow that heads the list of the Mara's birds, occur in the reserve. As well as wildlife, the Maasai Mara is also home to many members of the colorful Maasai tribe who may be seen around the borders of the park - Morans (warriors) loping across the plains, young boys herding goats, or elders grouped under a tree discussing matters of the day.
All meals and overnight at the camp/Lodge.
DAY 03: MASAI MARA - NAKURU. Pre- breakfast game drive at asai Mara. After brach breakgfast, depart Mara at aroun d 1000hrs and drive through the Rift Valley drive to Lake Nakuru. This is a shallow alkaline lake in the Rift Valley, renowned for its spectacular flamingo population as one of the world's greatest ornithological spectacles. Although Lake Nakuru is primarily y a bird sanctuary, there are a considerable number of animals to be encountered, such as many large game animals such as zebras, elephants and gazelles, this is one of our best chances of seeing rhinos.
Lake Nakuru National Park was the first place in Kenya selected as a rhino reserve. Here is one of the few places where we can see Rothschild's giraffes. Dinner and overnight at a budget hotel in Nakuru town or lodge.
DAY 04: NAKURU -LAKE NAIVASHA
After breakfast, morning spent game viewing, watching and photographing birds at Nakuru National Park.
Lake Nakuru National Park was established in 1961, and since then the park has increased considerably and now covers an area of 200sq km. The Lake lies in the park and has been given the conservation world's Ramser Site designation. It is a shallow soda lake. It is the most famous of The Great Rift Valley lakes with "the world's greatest ornithological spectacle". There is an opportunity of viewing over two million flamingos along with tens of thousands of other birds.
The Lake is very shallow and the level fluctuates by up to four metres annually. When the water is low the soda crystallises out along the shoreline as a blinding white band of powder. There are of grassland, bush, forest and rocky cliffs and there are many other animals to be viewed, white rhino, the Rothchild giraffe, waterbucks, warthogs, large herds of buffalo, Thomson's gazelle, leopard, hyrax, hippos and many more animals. After lunch drive to Naivasha where you arrive at in the afternoon. You will be dropped at fishermans camp or lodge for overnight.
* Optional boat ride is available at Lake Naivasha to view Hippos as well as psort fishing
DAY 05: LAKE NAIVASHA - HELL'S GATE - NAIROBI
Early breakfast then drive on to Hell's Gate national park for a walking tour. Located in Naivasha area, this is one of the lowland parks in the country which you can walk through. The looming cliffs and the Hell's Gate gorge itself are spectacular and home to a variety of birds and animals such as zebra, baboons, Thomson gazelle, antelope, cheeter, and leopard. Another main attraction is the Fischer's Tower 25-m high calcium of volcanic rock.
The Olkaria Geothermal power station, which uses one of the hottest sources of energy in the world, is also a spectacular site, with plumes of steam rising into the air. Drive to Nairobi later in the afternoon where you arrive at around 1600hrs. On arrival you will be dropped at your hotel or at the airport.
Safari Inclusive:
Free airport transfers in Nairobi
Transport while on safari - with open roof safari van
All park entrance fees and government levies
Full board accommodation in campsites/lodges -double room sharing
3 Meals per day while on safari- vegetarian & non vegetarian
English speaking professional driver guides
Bottled mineral water - 1 litre per person per day
Exclusive / Extras:
Expenses of personal a nature,
Sodas and alcoholic drinks
Laundry services, sleeping bags
Gratuities/tips
Optional travel insurance
Entry visa,
Health requirements (you are entering a Malaria area).
Also excluded is accommodation in Nairobi - can be arranged on request.
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