Arrival
Arrival
Day 1
Nairobi to Masai Mara National Reserve
Nairobi to Masai Mara National Reserve
This tour will start with a pick-up from your hotel or the airport where your guide will give you a short briefing about the safari. Then, you'll begin your journey to Masai Mara National Reserve. Your first stop-over will be at the Rift Valley Viewpoint, where the beautiful scenery introduces you to the richly diverse landscape in Kenya. Later, you'll drive via Narok Town, arriving in Masai Mara, in time for a hot lunch. You will have an afternoon game drive in Masai Mara, giving you an orientation of the wildlife to find on your Kenya safari. Masai Mara has the highest concentration of animals than any other park in Kenya. The game drive will continue until the sun goes down. Your dinner and overnight stay will be at the camp.
- Main Destination:
- Masai Mara National Reserve
- Accommodation:
- Emayian Luxury Camp
Wildlife in Masai Mara NR
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Masai Mara National Reserve
Masai Mara National Reserve
This day may start with a hot air balloon safari, an optional activity, available on pre-arrangement, and at an extra cost.
You’ll spend the day exploring the vast plains, searching for its wildlife, a haven for the big cats. Masai Mara National Reserve is one of the most-known parks in the world and is a highlight of this Kenya wildlife tour. Today's sights include cheetahs, elephants, buffalos, and zebras which dominate the scene while antelopes, warthogs, and wildebeests form formidable numbers. You will have your picnic lunch and continue to venture through the plains looking out for real close wildlife encounters. Tracing the various animals, you find yourself at the Mara River which has crocodiles and hippos. This is the wildebeest crossing point from the neighboring Serengeti.
An optional local Masai Village visit can be arranged at the end of the day at an extra cost. Your dinner and overnight stay will be at the camp.
- Main Destination:
- Masai Mara National Reserve
- Accommodation:
- Emayian Luxury Camp
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Masai Mara to Lake Nakuru National Park
Masai Mara to Lake Nakuru National Park
You will have an early breakfast, then head to the park for the last chance to spot the big cats hunting as the sun rises lighting the golden plains of Masai Mara. The Kenya safari adventure continues to Lake Nakuru, one of the most beautiful parks in Africa, widely known as a bird paradise and a rhino sanctuary. You’ll arrive in the evening, for a chance to have a short game drive in the park and later a relaxing evening at the lodge.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Nakuru National Park
- Accommodation:
- Sarova Lion Hill Game Lodge
Wildlife in Lake Nakuru NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Lake Nakuru National Park to Lake Naivasha
Lake Nakuru National Park to Lake Naivasha
This day will start with an extensive game drive in Lake Nakuru National Park. This alkaline lake is host to millions of pink flamingos that cover the lake’s shorelines. The lake ecosystem is also a habitat for over 400 species of birds. The park has cliff tops that serve as viewpoints for seeing lions, white and black rhinos, waterbucks, reedbucks, warthogs, and buffaloes.
Later you will exit the park and drive to Lake Naivasha, a beautiful freshwater lake, fringed by thick papyrus almost 13 km across. The lake draws a great range of game to these shores. Giraffes wander among the acacia, buffalos wallow in the swamps and Colobus monkeys call from the treetops while the Lake’s large hippo populations sleep the day out in the shallows. You can have an afternoon boat safari at an extra cost at Lake Naivasha where you'll view exotic birdlife and hippos amid the serenity of this freshwater Rift Valley lake. Later, you'll proceed to Hell’s Gate National Park if time allows.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Naivasha (Naivasha)
- Accommodation:
- Sawela Lodges
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5
Lake Naivasha to Amboseli National Park
Lake Naivasha to Amboseli National Park
You will depart early in the morning after breakfast towards Amboseli National Park with a lunch en route. Your guide will take you on an afternoon game drive. Amboseli is synonymous with two particular things —majestic herds of elephants and glorious views of Mount Kilimanjaro. Located at the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro, the tallest mountain in Africa, Amboseli National Park is one of the most popular parks in Kenya. It is 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.
- Main Destination:
- Amboseli National Park
- Accommodation:
- Kibo Safari Camp
Wildlife in Amboseli NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 6
Full-Day in Amboseli National Park
Full-Day in Amboseli National Park
After breakfast, you will head to the park for your full-day game viewing. Your Kenya adventure safari today consists of panoramic views, large herds of elephants walking slowly on the backdrop of Mount Kilimanjaro, buffalos bathing in the swampy areas, giraffes feeding on the treetops, zebras, warthogs, lions, and more wildlife. You will have your picnic lunch under a tree shade and continue scouring this semi-arid park, for more of its wildlife. In the evening, when the clouds open, the snow-capped highest peak of Mount Kilimanjaro is more visible and gives a fairytale view as you marvel at the elephants roaming at the foot of the Mountain.
Amboseli National Park is one of the best places in Africa for getting up close to free-ranging elephants. The population is so robust here that sightings are guaranteed! As always, your driver guide will be at your disposal for even more game-viewing drives.
- Main Destination:
- Amboseli National Park
- Accommodation:
- Kibo Safari Camp
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 7
Amboseli National Park to Nairobi
Amboseli National Park to Nairobi
At the break of dawn, you'll embark on your concluding game drive followed by a leisurely breakfast. You will check out for a return road transfer to Nairobi. You will transfer to the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for your flight home or drop off at your overnight hotel.
- Main Destination:
- Nairobi (City)
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks:
