Arrival
Arrival
Day 1
Nairobi - Masai Mara National Reserve
Nairobi - Masai Mara National Reserve
You'll be picked up at the airport and enjoy the drive to Masai Mara with a stop over at the Rift Valley viewpoint. Here, you will be able to see the spectacular Rift Valley which runs all the way from Lebanon to Mozambique a distance of over 7,000 km. You'll continue the drive to Masai Mara arriving in time for lunch. You will check-in and enjoy lunch at leisure as you prepare for an evening game drive in search of wildlife.
- Main Destination:
- Masai Mara National Reserve
- Accommodation:
- Sentrim Mara Camp
Wildlife in Masai Mara NR
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Explore Masai Mara National Reserve
Explore Masai Mara National Reserve
You'll enjoy morning breakfast as you prepare for a full-day game drive, originally established in 1948 as a wildlife sanctuary, converted to a Game reserve in 1961. The Mara is mostly open flat grassland with long but thin grass and spotted with acacia trees. The Western edge of the Mara is formed by a geological fault throwing up the Esoit Escarpment. Three main rivers drain the area, the Sand, Talek, and Mara. It is at the crossing of these rivers that many of the famous images of the great migration are seen. You'll enjoy a picnic lunch in the reserve as you continue your game drive in search of animals including all of the Big Five —lion, leopard, elephant, buffalo, and black rhino. You'll also see wildebeests, zebras, gazelles, topis, elands, impalas, giraffes, hippos, crocodiles, hyenas, cheetahs, jackals, foxes, vultures, storks, cranes, ostrich, eagles, and more.
- Main Destination:
- Masai Mara National Reserve
- Accommodation:
- Sentrim Mara Camp
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Exploring the Masai Mara National Reserve
Exploring the Masai Mara National Reserve
You'll enjoy an early morning game drive in search of wildlife. Most carnivorous animals hunt early morning before the heat of the day, so you are more likely to experience them hunting at this time. You will return to the lodge in the mid-morning for breakfast, and relax as you await lunch. Later, you will proceed on a late afternoon game drive in search of animals not seen in the morning.
- Main Destination:
- Masai Mara National Reserve
- Accommodation:
- Sentrim Mara Camp
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Masai Mara - Lake Nakuru National Park
Masai Mara - Lake Nakuru National Park
Leaving the Masai Mara after breakfast, you'll travel across the ‘breadbasket’ of Kenya, where acres of wheat and barley litter the landscape as you head north to Narok, the district headquarters of this part of Maasai land. Now, you'll travel across the vast plains on the floor of the Rift Valley, keeping an eye out for herds of giraffes and gazelles as you head up the Mau Escarpment, before arriving at Lake Nakuru. The waters here were often colored shimmering flamingo pink, from thousands of the beautiful birds lining its shores. After lunch at Ziwa Bush Lodge, you will depart for an afternoon game drive in Lake Nakuru National Park before returning to the lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Nakuru National Park
- Accommodation:
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Ziwa Bush Lodge
Wildlife in Lake Nakuru NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5
Lake Nakuru National Park - Amboseli National Park
Lake Nakuru National Park - Amboseli National Park
You will enjoy an early breakfast before you depart by road to Amboseli National Park, which is famous for its breathtaking views of Mt. Kilimanjaro. This park also shelters more than 420 species of birds, an enormous elephant population, and other big game that are attracted to the underground springs fed by the melting snows of Mount Kilimanjaro.
You will eat lunch at the lodge before departing on your planned afternoon game drive.
- Main Destination:
- Amboseli National Park
- Accommodation:
- Sentrim Amboseli Lodge
Wildlife in Amboseli NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 6
Exploring Amboseli National Park
Exploring Amboseli National Park
You will wake up early for good views of Mount Kilimanjaro before clouds build up over the summit. You will then set off on a game drive. Amboseli is an excellent place to view a multitude of wildlife, including everything from wildebeest to giraffes to baboons. You will eat breakfast after returning to the lodge and enjoy the lodge amenities like the sun-warmed waters in the swimming pool. You will eat lunch at the lodge at midday and enjoy an afternoon rest before going on another game drive.
Amboseli is home to the legendary Masai tribesmen. These warriors are a famous and proud nomadic tribe whose legendary prowess in battle and single-handed acts of bravery in fights with wild animals are known across the world.
- Main Destination:
- Amboseli National Park
- Accommodation:
- Sentrim Amboseli Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 7
Amboseli - Taita Hills Wildlife Sanctuary
Amboseli - Taita Hills Wildlife Sanctuary
You will enjoy the drive to Taita Hills Wildlife Sanctuary after breakfast and checking out. You'll arrive in time for lunch at the Salt Lick Safari Lodge, one of Kenya’s flagship lodges famed for being among the World’s Most Photographed Lodges. A favorite amongst travelers in search of luxury accommodation. Salt Lick Safari Lodge is a luxurious safari escape set in the heart of the Taita Hills Wildlife Sanctuary overlooking a waterhole and the vast Tsavo plains. You will enjoy an evening game drive in the sanctuary in search of wildlife.
- Main Destination:
- Taita Hills Wildlife Sanctuary
- Accommodation:
- Salt Lick Safari Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 8
Taita Hills Wildlife Sanctuary - Tsavo East National Park
Taita Hills Wildlife Sanctuary - Tsavo East National Park
You'll check out after breakfast and enjoy another drive to Tsavo East National Park. The park is more arid than Tsavo West, with arid bush and rock outcrops, such as the Mudanda Rock outcrop, 1.6 km long. The spectacular Yatta plateau, about 290 km long spills its lava flows into this park. A series of rapids, popularly known as Lugards Falls on the Galana River meander through the park. The Athi River, which begins from Nairobi, flows through the park. After lunch, you will enjoy an afternoon game drive in search of wild animals which include buffalos, lions, leopards, hippos, crocodiles, waterbucks, lesser kudus, gerenuks, and hirola antelopes. There are over 500 bird species in the park.
- Main Destination:
- Tsavo East National Park
- Accommodation:
- Voi Safari Lodge
Wildlife in Tsavo East NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 9
Tsavo East - Nairobi
Tsavo East - Nairobi
You will check out after breakfast, and enjoy a game drive en route as you exit the park. You will return to Nairobi in time for your flight.
- Main Destination:
- No major destination visited
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks:
