Arrival
Arrival
Day 1
Nairobi - Amboseli National Park (Foothills of Mt Kilimanjaro)
Nairobi - Amboseli National Park (Foothills of Mt Kilimanjaro)
You will be picked up from your Nairobi hotel or airport in the morning and drive to Amboseli National Park, which is less than a 5 hours drive. It is famous for its scenery with a backdrop of snow-capped Mount Kilimanjaro, which dominates the landscape and open plains. Amboseli is one of the best places in Africa to view large herds of elephants up close. Nature lovers can explore five different habitats here, ranging from the dried-up bed of Lake Amboseli to wetlands with sulfur springs, the savannah, and woodlands.
You will arrive for check-in before lunch, have lunch, and maybe unpack your bag. You'll be staying at Ol Tukai Lodge, ideally located for sweeping views of Mount Kilimanjaro, and swampy surroundings that attract lots of grazers and browsers.
Around 3:00 pm, you will proceed for an afternoon game drive that lasts till around 6:00 pm. Afterward, you will return to Ol Tukai Lodge for refreshments, dinner, and an overnight stay.
- Main Destination:
- Amboseli National Park
- Accommodation:
- Ol Tukai Lodge
Wildlife in Amboseli NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Amboseli National Park - Lake Naivasha
Amboseli National Park - Lake Naivasha
After an early morning game drive, you will return to the lodge for breakfast. You'll check out early and begin your journey to Lake Naivasha, a 5-hour drive. There will be a stopover to view the incredible Rift Valley scenery as you proceed to Naivasha. You will arrive at Lake Naivasha Country Lodge, check-in and have lunch.
Later in the afternoon, you'll enjoy a boat ride and visit Crescent Island. Crescent Island is a paradise for bird life and plants, and you can walk among grazers like zebras, antelopes, and gazelles as you take in all the beauty.
You'll have dinner and an overnight stay at Lake Naivasha Country Club.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Naivasha (Naivasha)
- Accommodation:
- Muthu Lake Naivasha Country Club
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Lake Naivasha - Masai Mara National Reserve
Lake Naivasha - Masai Mara National Reserve
You'll wake up early in the morning and have breakfast. After breakfast, you'll leave Lake Naivasha for Masai Mara, a-5 hour drive to Narok town. Narok is a famous Maasai town en route to Masai Mara National Reserve. You will arrive in time for lunch, check in at your luxury camp/lodge and have lunch.
Later on, you'll embark on an afternoon to evening game drive through the park in search of lions, cheetahs, elephants, buffalos, other Big Five members, and a variety of wildlife.
You will enjoy dinner and an overnight stay at Tipilikwani Mara Camp.
- Main Destination:
- Masai Mara National Reserve
- Accommodation:
- Tipilikwani Mara Camp
Wildlife in Masai Mara NR
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
All-Day Pass Inside the Masai Mara National Reserve
All-Day Pass Inside the Masai Mara National Reserve
After an early breakfast, you will spend all day in the park with packed lunch, searching for its famous wild residents. The Maasai community borders the greater Masai Mara National Reserve and has co-existed with wildlife for years, while still preserving their nomadic pastoral way of life.
At lunchtime, you'll have a picnic lunch out in the wild from your packed lunch boxes.
After the picnic lunch, you'll continue your game safari inside the vast Masai Mara. A trip to the Masai Mara is never complete without visiting the Mara River to sample the rich biodiversity and ecosystem here. There will be hippos and Nile crocodiles to behold.
You can return to your lodge early just before evening, maybe freshen up and catch a sundowner at Tipilikwani.
Later, you will have dinner then an overnight stay.
- Main Destination:
- Masai Mara National Reserve
- Accommodation:
- Tipilikwani Mara Camp
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5
Exploring the Greater Masai Mara National Reserve
Exploring the Greater Masai Mara National Reserve
You will wake up and have breakfast from 7:30 am. After breakfast, you will spend a good part of the day in the park with packed lunch, searching for its famous residents.
The Masai Mara plains are full of wildebeests during migration season (early July to the end of September) zebras, impalas, topis, giraffes, and Thomson’s gazelles. You will also see leopards, lions, hyenas, cheetahs, jackals, and bat-eared foxes. Black rhinos are a little shy and hard to spot but are often seen at a distance if you are lucky. Hippos are abundant in the Mara River, as are giant Nile crocodiles, who lay in wait for a meal as the wildebeests cross on their annual quest to find new pastures.
You'll return to Tipilikwani Mara for dinner and an overnight stay.
- Main Destination:
- Masai Mara National Reserve
- Accommodation:
- Tipilikwani Mara Camp
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 6
End of the Safari: Nairobi
End of the Safari: Nairobi
After an early morning breakfast at Tipilikwani, you will check out of your luxury camp and park and drive back to Nairobi. En route, you will make a scheduled visit to a Maasai Village for a cultural experience, where you'll learn more about the community that has co-existed with the Mara wildlife for centuries.
You'll have lunch the African way at the Seasons Hotel, Narok. Afterwards, you will continue the journey to Nairobi, arriving in the mid-afternoon. You'll be dropped off at your respective hotel or the airport.
This marks the end of this 6-day epic safari.
- Main Destination:
- Nairobi (City)
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks:
