Tour itinerary: Nairobi → Samburu → Nakuru → Narok → Nairobi
After breakfast the tour leaves
for Nyahururu (Thompsons Falls) at an altitude of 7,738 feet. The falls
are named after the Scots explorer Joseph Thompson who was the first
European to discover the falls in 1884.
Then comes the descent into the Great Rift Valley to Lake Nakuru National park for lunch at one of the hotels.
An afternoon drive in the park to enjoy the sight of pelicans bathing
in the fresh water streams which terminate in Lake Nakuru. Since there
is no existing drainage, Lake Nakuru is alkaline, the perfect place for
flamingos to feed on the blue-green algae. The greater flamingo attains a
height of about 4.26 feet its plumage is almost white with a pale pink,
black tipped beak. It is the lesser flamingo that has the more exotic
color. This Park has a great variety of bird life which includes the
Egyptian goose and a variety of ducks that come from Europe to winter,
its truly a bird watchers paradise. The park is also a sanctuary for the
white rhino and other wild game. Return to the Lodge for Dinner and
Overnight.
Main Destination: Lake Nakuru National park
Accommodation: Lake Nakuru National Logde
Standard Lodge located Inside Lake Nakuru n.p
Meals & Drinks: Breakfast, Lunch & dinner (Drinks not included)
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
After breakfast, drive to Masai mara game reserve to arrive in time for lunch at the lodge. Masai mara is “Kenya’s finest game reserve. Pass through the lower scenic mau escarpment road into the Rift Valley to the 1792 square, a distance of 275-320kms via Narok town climbing the Hemingway's wall “The Serengeti plains"this park actually forms the northern part of the Serengeti national park in Tanzania. Masai Mara National Reserve to arrive in time for lunch. The afternoon is spent on a game drive in search of the black manned lions which the park is famous, Lion making a kill can be witnessed in the late afternoon or a leopard in a tree enjoying the meal he has dragged up to avoid disturbance and detection. This reserve has hilly savanna, rolling grasslands, gallery forest on the Mara River and its tributaries. Return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Main Destination: Masai Mara Game reserve
Accommodation: Sopa Lodge Masai Mara
Standard Lodge located just outside Masai Mara Game Reserve
Meals & Drinks: Breakfast, Lunch & dinner (Drinks not included)
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
After breakfast, full day of
game viewing. Exploration this part of the Northern Serengeti Ecosystem
where the great wildebeest migration takes place at the beginning of
August. Months before the actual migration the herds ‘assemble’ in
Serengeti in readiness for the crossing into Masai Mara. The plain is
literally covered with these animals. Grunts and other animal sounds are
heard, and territorial fights are commonplace.
Africa has a long
history of capturing the imagination of travelers, a continent of
dramatic contrasts that gives you an unforgettable and remarkable
experience whether it’s in an amazement of watching thousands of wild
beasts struggling across a rushing river that is littered with
crocodiles waiting for their prey, makes the world’s premier wildlife
spectacle. Lion making a kill can be witnessed in the late afternoon or a
leopard in a tree enjoying the meal he has dragged up to avoid
disturbance and detection. All meals and Overnight at the Lodge.
Main Destination: Masai Mara Game reserve
Accommodation: Sopa Lodge Masai Mara
Standard Lodge located just outside Masai Mara Game Reserve
Meals & Drinks: Breakfast, Lunch & dinner (Drinks not included)
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
After breakfast, drive to Lake
Naivasha, along the floor of the Rift valley, now with more familiar
memories of the landscape; arrive for lunch at the lodge, afternoon
proceed on your adventure to various attractive features and places in
Lake Naivasha. Much of the lake is surrounded by forests of the yellow
barked Acacia Xanthophlea, known as the yellow fever tree. These forests
abound with bird life, and Naivasha is known as a world class birding.
The waters of the lake draw a great range of game to these shores.
Giraffes wander among the acacia, Buffalo wallow in the swamps and
Colobus monkeys call from the treetops while the Lakes large hippo
population sleeps the day out in the shallows. The region surrounding
the Lake is well worth exploring.
Optional activities and excursions in Lake Naivasha
1 hour boat ride : USD 20. - Per person
2 hours walking safari on Crescent Island Sanctuary : USD 45.-per person
Walking /biking safari at Hells gate national park : USD 45.- per person.
Main Destination: Lake Naivasha
Accommodation: Sopa Lake Naivasha
Standard Lodge located along the Shores of Lake Naivasha
Meals & Drinks: Breakfast, Lunch & dinner (Drinks not included)
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
After breakfast, check out and
drive to Amboseli national park; the journey continuous south, passing
through the Athi Plains where formerly the Burchell's zebra, the Masai
giraffe and smaller herbivores roamed about freely. With human
encroachment the wildlife is confined to game parks.
There is an
advantage to this because one has to drive inside a park to be rewarded
with the sight of many different species of animals. Amboseli National
Park is reached late in the afternoon, for lunch; embark on an afternoon
game viewing in the park at the foot of Africa’s highest mountain,
Kilimanjaro (19,340 ft). In the late afternoon one is likely to see a
lion or cheetah make a kill. Ideal photography opportunities with Mount
Kilimanjaro highest mountain in Africa providing a beautiful back drop.
Return to the camp for dinner and overnight.
Main Destination: Amboseli National Park
Accommodation: Amboseli Sopa Lodge
Standard Lodge located Just outside Amboseli national park
Meals & Drinks: Breakfast, Lunch & dinner (Drinks not included)
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Early morning game drive can be
taken in Amboseli when Mt. Kilimanjaro appears from its mantle of
clouds. Proceed to the area of Lake Amboseli, which is a wide salt pan,
consisting of permanent swamps. This area has much game, large and
small, high concentration of Elephant, rhino, buffalo, Burchell's zebra,
eland, Masai giraffe and small species of the antelope family the
common water buck, klipspringer, Grant’s gazelle, impala, topi, and the
diminutive duiker among others. Amboseli offers some of the best
opportunities to see African animals because its vegetation is sparse
due to the long dry months.
Amboseli national park is home to wild
animals, which include the African elephant, buffalo, impala, lion,
cheetah, hyena, giraffes, zebra, and wildebeest among other African
animals. There is also a host of Kenya birds, both large and small, to
see if you keep your eyes open and stop at every sighting. Drive to
Nairobi arriving at the airport in the late afternoon.
Main Destination: Nairobi
Accommodation: No Accomodation Provided ( End of Tour)
Standard Lodge located Just outside Amboseli national park
Meals & Drinks: Breakfast (Lunch, Dinner not included)
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Included Park fees (For non-residents) All activities (Unless labeled as optional) All accommodation (Unless listed as upgrade) A professional driver/guide All transportation (Unless labeled as optional) All Taxes/VAT Round-trip airport transfer Meals (As specified in the day-by-day section) Drinking water (On all days) Excluded International flights (From/to home) Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour Tips (Tipping guideline US$10.00 pp per day) Personal items (Souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.) Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees Some meals (As specified in the day-by-day section)