$1,980 to $2,288 pp (USD)
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Arrival
Day 1
Nairobi to Amboseli National Park
Nairobi to Amboseli National Park
Your safari guide will meet you at the airport or Nairobi hotel. You will have a short briefing followed by a drive to Amboseli National Park, where you will arrive in time for lunch at Amboseli Sopa Lodge. Relax in the afternoon and enjoy the lodge facilities before proceeding on an afternoon game drive in search of game. Return to the lodge for dinner.
- Main Destination:
- Amboseli National Park
- Accommodation:
- Amboseli Sopa Lodge
Wildlife in Amboseli NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Amboseli National Park
Amboseli National Park
There will be plenty of time for game drives throughout the day and time for relaxation as well. As with all aspects of your safari, just let your driver/guide know your wishes and he’ll be happy to accommodate.
We’ll have an early morning game drive, breakfast and then a mid-morning game drive… should you choose.
We’ll be looking for lion, buffalo, giraffe, zebra… but we probably won’t have to look long to find the elephants. This park is famous for its immense herds of the free-ranging pachyderms – it’s said to be the best spot in Africa for spotting them.
The overall foliage is sparse at Amboseli, but this only makes the game spotting that much easier.
You will later proceed for an afternoon game drive.
- Main Destination:
- Amboseli National Park
- Accommodation:
- Amboseli Sopa Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Amboseli National Park to Lake Naivasha
Amboseli National Park to Lake Naivasha
Breakfast then check out. By now, you know it’s fun to rise with or even before the sun when on safari! We’ll take an early morning game drive as we exit the park for some last views of the elephants and majestic Mt. Kilimanjaro.
Now we’re headed for the Rift Valley and Lake Naivasha area attractions. We’ll enjoy lunch and relax on an afternoon boat safari, gliding by hippos and the rich birdlife here. You may see grazing zebra and antelope not far away, on the shore.
After the rugged terrain of the past few days, this languid freshwater lake is an indulgent retreat.
While we’re feeling relaxed, you can take a guided walking safari over to Crescent Island Sanctuary amidst the gently grazing impala, giraffe, buffalo, and zebra. [ At an extra cost of $35 ].
- Main Destination:
- Lake Naivasha (Naivasha)
- Accommodation:
- Lake Naivasha Sopa Resort
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Lake Naivasha to Lake Nakuru National Park
Lake Naivasha to Lake Nakuru National Park
Have an early breakfast.
It’s a quick hop to Lake Nakuru National Park, a pretty reserve with acacia forests, wooded hills and the lake, hosting flocks of pelicans, kingfishers, ostriches, and flamingoes, arriving in time for a mid-morning game drive. Later, proceed to Lake Nakuru Sopa Lodge for lunch. Relax for a while in the lodge before proceeding for an afternoon game drive.
There’s also big game in this varied park like lion, leopard, warthog, giraffe, monkey, and baboon.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Nakuru National Park
- Accommodation:
- Lake Nakuru Sopa Lodge
Wildlife in Lake Nakuru NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5
Lake Nakuru National Park to Masai Mara National Reserve
Lake Nakuru National Park to Masai Mara National Reserve
What better place to rise with the birdsong? We’ll get in the 4 x 4 and take another game drive through the park.
But the great Masai Mara calls! And we’re soon on the road headed to this world-famous reserve.
The park will greet us with its vast expanse of rolling hills, golden plains, and signature acacia trees filling the landscape.
We’ll have time for an afternoon game drive, and you’ll get your first taste of this abundant wildlife refuge.
- Main Destination:
- Masai Mara National Reserve
- Accommodation:
- Masai Mara Sopa Lodge
Wildlife in Masai Mara NR
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 6
Masai Mara National Reserve
Masai Mara National Reserve
This will be a special day – unlimited game drives throughout this vast reserve. All the Big Five are here, with a special emphasis on lions. The Mara is known for its intense concentration of wildlife – the densest in this part of Africa.
If you should happen to be here during the Great Migration (July – October), you’ll be fortunate to find even greater quantities of wildlife. This is the time when gazelle, zebra, and wildebeest by the thousands cross into the park over the Mara River in their timeless search for ever taller grasses.
We’ll visit the Mara River looking for hippo, crocodiles and perhaps waiting in the hills, lion, cheetah and other big cats.
Want to do something completely different and quite unforgettable? Jump aboard a dawning hot air balloon safari over the park. You’ll get to witness the sun breaking on the land as the wildlife emerges into the new day – absolutely gorgeous! Just ask your driver/guide to make the arrangements.
- Main Destination:
- Masai Mara National Reserve
- Accommodation:
- Masai Mara Sopa Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 7
Masai Mara National Reserve to Nairobi
Masai Mara National Reserve to Nairobi
After a leisurely breakfast at your lodge/camp, your dedicated driver guide will assist you with the checkout process and proceed to Nairobi – Kenya’s colorful capital city.
You have the option of visiting the Maasai Tribe and get to learn a few things about their culture - takes about 1 hour and charged $20 per person.
On the way, your guide will point out the Longonot extinct volcano which is a strato volcano located southeast of Lake Naivasha in the Great Rift Valley of Kenya. It is thought to have last erupted in the 1860s and its name is derived from the Maasai word Oloonong’ot, meaning “mountains of many spurs” or “steep ridges “.
You can opt to drive via Naivasha for lunch/excursions at an extra cost or drive straight to Nairobi and pass by Kiambethu farm for the tea farm tour inclusive of a three-course buffet lunch (at an extra cost) OR drive straight back to the capital and later transfer to Jomo Kenyatta International airport for your back home.
- Main Destination:
- Nairobi (City)
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks:
