Arrival
Arrival
Day 1
Nairobi-Masai Mara National Reserve
Nairobi-Masai Mara National Reserve
After an early breakfast at the city hotel, you'll depart for a magical drive descending the Great Rift Valley and onwards to Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya’s famous game reserve. You will stop briefly en route at the Great Rift Valley viewpoint to enjoy the stunning views of an enormous valley system said to be visible from outer space. You'll arrive in time for lunch at Mara Camp. After lunch, you'll have an afternoon game drive which will allow spotting of the magnificent wildlife in the park. Bordering Tanzania, the Mara is in the northern extension of Serengeti and forms a wildlife corridor between the two countries. In the Mara River, throngs of hippos and crocodiles lurk. The reserve is also known for providing excellent predator sightings thanks to its relatively large population of lions, cheetahs, and leopards.
We will later drop you off at the lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.
- Main Destination:
- Masai Mara National Reserve
- Accommodation:
- Amani Mara Camp
Wildlife in Masai Mara NR
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Masai Mara National Reserve
Masai Mara National Reserve
You will wake up early when the animals are most active for a morning game drive with your guide. You'll have a bush experience that will create lifetime memories. One of the most sought-after safari experiences is coming across the big cats during a game drive. If you are fortunate enough, you will catch lions during one of their rare bouts of daytime activities. It can be fascinating to watch the social interaction between pride members especially the playful ways of lion cubs under the watchful eyes of their mothers. You'll return to the camp for breakfast. Your guide will then take you to the nearby Maasai village where you will get a chance to see the Maasai way of life (optional). You'll return to the camp for lunch before setting out for an evening game drive where you will be driven over rolling grassland dotted with a mixture of acacia trees and the plain game which includes large herds of elephants, zebras, and gazelles. Your dinner and overnight stay will be at the lodge.
- Main Destination:
- Masai Mara National Reserve
- Accommodation:
- Amani Mara Camp
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Masai Mara National Reserve-Lake Nakuru National Park
Masai Mara National Reserve-Lake Nakuru National Park
After breakfast, you'll depart from the Mara through the Maasai plains and the Mau escarpments into the floor of the Rift Valley. You'll arrive at the flamingo-fringed Lake Nakuru National Park in time for lunch and an afternoon game drive. Lake Nakuru is one of several Rift Valley lakes and its ecosystem supports a wide ecological diversity with flamingos (greater and lesser) and other water birds being the major attractions of the area. The ecosystem provides for about 56 different species of mammals including the white rhino and buffaloes and a variety of terrestrial birds numbering nearly 450 species. Your dinner and overnight stay will be at the lodge.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Nakuru National Park
- Accommodation:
- Lake Nakuru Sopa Lodge
Wildlife in Lake Nakuru NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Lake Nakuru National Park-Amboseli National Park
Lake Nakuru National Park-Amboseli National Park
You will depart early in the morning after breakfast towards Amboseli National Park arriving in time for lunch. Your guide will take you on an afternoon game drive. Located at the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro, the tallest mountain in Africa. Amboseli National Park is one of the most popular parks in Kenya. One of the best places in Africa to view large herds of elephants up close. On a clear evening, you can catch a view of the magnificent Mount Kilimanjaro. Your dinner and overnight stay will be at Aa Lodge.
- Main Destination:
- Amboseli National Park
- Accommodation:
- Amboseli Serena Safari Lodge
Wildlife in Amboseli NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5
Amboseli National Park
Amboseli National Park
This being a full day in the Amboseli, you will have the option of a full-day game drive or morning and afternoon game drives. As your safari is private your game drive timings are flexible. It is convenient if traveling with children when you perhaps want to lie in longer on some of the days. Amboseli is the home to great herds of elephants and with the backdrop of Mount Kilimanjaro, it is a favorite spot for photographers. Also to be found in the Amboseli are herds of wildebeest, buffaloes, gazelles, and many other wildlife. Lions and cheetahs can also be seen here. During clear days, you may also view the majestic Mount Kilimanjaro, which is the tallest mountain in Africa. There is also a chance to visit the local communities in their nearby villages.
- Main Destination:
- Amboseli National Park
- Accommodation:
- Amboseli Serena Safari Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 6
Amboseli-Tsavo West National Park
Amboseli-Tsavo West National Park
After a leisurely breakfast at the lodge, you’ll go for your final game drive in the park, you'll check out, and then depart for Tsavo West National Park. You will check in at the lodge and have lunch before departing in the afternoon for a game drive.
From the sight of fifty million gallons of crystal clear water gushing out of the under-parched lava rock that is the Mzima Springs to the Shetani lava flows, Tsavo West is a beautiful, rugged wilderness. The savannah ecosystem comprises open grasslands, scrublands, and acacia woodlands, belts of riverine vegetation, and rocky ridges including the Poacher's Lookout where visitors can see the teeming herds in the plains below. Tsavo West offers some of the most magnificent game viewing in the world and attractions include elephants, rhinos, hippos, lions, cheetahs, leopards, buffalos, and diverse plant and bird species including the threatened corncrake and near-threatened Basra reed warbler.
- Main Destination:
- Tsavo West National Park
- Accommodation:
- Voyager Ziwani Camp
Wildlife in Tsavo West NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 7
Tsavo West -Tsavo East National Park
Tsavo West -Tsavo East National Park
Game viewing drives at the Tsavo West with a stop at the Mzima Springs. Later, you'll proceed to Tsavo East National Park after breakfast in search of its popular residents. During the day, you will enjoy a packed lunch and a visit to the Aruba Dam
The sight of dust-red elephants wallowing, rolling, and spraying each other with the midnight blue waters of the palm-shaded Galana River is one of the most evocative images in Africa. This, along with the 300-kilometer-long Yatta Plateau, the longest lava flow in the world, makes for an adventure unlike any other in the Tsavo East. The park forms the largest protected area in Kenya and is home to most of the larger mammals, vast herds of dust –red elephants, rhinos, buffalos, lions, leopards, pods of hippos, crocodiles, waterbucks, lesser Kudu, gerenuk, and the prolific bird life features 500 recorded species.
- Main Destination:
- Tsavo East National Park
- Accommodation:
- Satao Camp
Wildlife in Tsavo East NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 8
Tsavo East-Nairobi
Tsavo East-Nairobi
After breakfast, you’ll go for your final game drive in the park followed by an afternoon departure to Nairobi. You will be dropped off at your hotel or the airport for your flight back home.
- Main Destination:
- Nairobi (City)
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks:
