7 Days Masai Mara, Lake Nakuru, Mt. Kenya & Amboseli Safari
Itinerary
DAY 01: Nairobi - Masai Mara National Reserve
Pick up from your hotel at 0800hrs and drive to the Maasai Mara National Reserve. Lunch at the camp/lodge. Afternoon game drive through the reserve to this endless reaches of acacia-dotted grasslands studded with hazy hills where pride of Lions, Elephants, buffalos, zebras and numerous plain animals are in abundance.
Return for dinner at the camp/lodge and relax in comfort.
DAY 02: Masai Mara National Reserve
Full day game drive at Masai Mara.
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.
All meals and overnight at the camp/lodge.
DAY 03: Masai Mara - Lake Nakuru.
After breakfast game drive enroute to Lake Nakuru national park. Lunch followed by afternoon game drive.
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 areas 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.
All meals and overnight at the Genevieve hotel (budget hotel) or Luxury lodge.
DAY 04: Lake Nakuru - Mt. Kenya.
After breakfast depart from Nakuru and drive north through cultivations of coffee and pineapple to Mt. Kenya. Overnight at Nanyuki Simbas Lodge (budget hotel) or Lodge.
DAY 05: Mt. Kenya - Amboseli National Park.
Depart early in the morning towards Amboseli via Nairobi. Lunch at the camp/lodge followed by afternoon game drive. Amboseli is famous for its unforgettable views of Kilimanjaro, and a relaxed abundant population of elephants as well as prolific bird life.
All meals and overnight at the camp/Lodge.
Day 06: Amboseli National Park.
Morning and afternoon game drives where Mount Kilimanjaro background offers a good photographic scenery with herds or elephants and other animals on the background. All meals and overnight at the camp/lodge.
DAY 07: Amboseli - Nairobi.
Pre-breakfast game drive. After breakfast, game enroute back to Nairobi where you arrive at around 1500hrs. Lunch enroute. On arrival in Nairobi you are 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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