5-Day Game and Birdlife Budget Tour

• You'll be collected from the airport.
• Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Nairobi-Masai Mara National Reserve

You'll be picked up from your hotel/Airport at 7-7.30 am (subject to the hotel location, time may vary). You'll depart from the capital of Kenya, Nairobi, and drive down the escarpment via the floor of the scenic Great Rift Valley to Masai Mara. You'll have a stopover on the Great Rift Valley get a brief explanation about the escarpment wall and take pictures for your memories. Later, you will drive to Narok town where you will have a second stopover for shopping and refueling. You'll drive to Masai Mara arriving at your campsite or lodge for check-in and have your lunch. At 4:00 pm, you'll take your first thrilling game drive in the Masai Mara National Reserve, one of East Africa’s top safari destinations. Your dinner and overnight stay will be at the camp or lodge.

Main Destination:

Masai Mara National Reserve

Best Time To Visit June to October (For general wildlife viewing) and August to October (For wildebeest migration)

High Season June to October and December to March

Best Weather June to October (Sunny, but not too hot)

Wildlife in Masai Mara NR

ElephantCommon

GiraffeCommon

LionCommon

CheetahCommon

ZebraAbundant

WildebeestAbundant

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BuffaloCommon

HippoCommon

HyenaCommon

LeopardOccasional

Black RhinoRare

Wild DogVery Rare

White RhinoNone

Accommodation:

Miti Mingi Eco Camp

• Budget tented camp located just outside Masai Mara NR

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Meals & Drinks:

• Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Masai Mara National Reserve Game Drive

After an early breakfast, you will head out for a full day of game drives taking you in search of Africa’s Big Five and the plethora of other wildlife inhabiting this vast Kenyan game reserve. The Mara offers fantastic orange-tinged sunsets well worth capturing on camera. Wherever you go in the vast Masai Mara, you will see a frequent amount of wildlife such as Masai giraffes, baboons, warthogs, bat-eared foxes, grey jackals, spotted hyenas, topis, impalas, hartebeests, wildebeests, elephants, buffaloes, zebras and hippos are also found in great numbers. It is also common to see lions after a heavy meal or surveying the plains for their next meal. Cheetahs and leopards are harder to spot but reasonably common. The ultimate action here is without doubt the annual wildebeest exodus, the great migration, in July through October when millions of these grass eaters move north from the Serengeti in search of greener grass. You'll return for dinner and an overnight stay at the camp or lodge.

Main Destination:

Masai Mara National Reserve

Accommodation:

Miti Mingi Eco Camp

• Budget tented camp located just outside Masai Mara NR

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Masai Mara-Lake Nakuru National Park

After breakfast, you'll take one last look at Maasai culture and dance with the Masai people to learn more about their culture and how they measure their wealth in terms of cattle and children. Then, you'll depart for Nakuru, with lunch en route at Mai Mahiu. You'll savor the breathtaking views of Lake Naivasha from a distance as well as the stunning sight of Mount Longonot while traveling to Nakuru. Boat rides on Lake Naivasha are a delightful optional activity that you can partake in. Next, you will move on to Nakuru. Your dinner and overnight stay will be at the hotel.

Main Destination:

Lake Nakuru National Park

Best Time To Visit June to February (Best for wildlife viewing; little rain)

High Season July to February (The park gets very busy)

Best Weather June to February (Little rainfall)

Wildlife in Lake Nakuru NP

GiraffeCommon

White RhinoCommon

BuffaloCommon

ZebraCommon

HippoCommon

Black RhinoOccasional

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LionOccasional

LeopardOccasional

HyenaOccasional

WildebeestVery Rare

ElephantNone

CheetahNone

Wild DogNone

Accommodation:

Buraha Zenoni Hotel & Resort

• Mid-range hotel located less than 1hr drive from Lake Nakuru NP

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Lake Nakuru-Lake Naivasha

After breakfast, you will proceed on a game drive in Lake Nakuru Park, known for its prolific birdlife including flamingos. The park contains a sanctuary for the conservation of the white rhino while species like Cape buffalos and waterbucks can be seen near the shoreline. You'll enjoy a hot lunch and drive to Naivasha. You will have an option of a boat ride or visiting Crescent Island, in this freshwater lake to go and see hippos and fish eagles at an extra cost. Your dinner and overnight stay will be at the hotel.

Main Destination:

Lake Naivasha (Naivasha)

Accommodation:

Leisure Apex Resort

• Budget hotel located near Lake Naivasha (Naivasha)

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Lake Naivasha-Nairobi

After breakfast, you will have a guided drive through the scenic Hell’s Gate National Park. The park has spectacular scenery including water-gouged gorges, towering cliffs, scrub-clad volcanoes, stark rock towers, and belching plumes of geothermal steam making it one of the most atmospheric parks in Africa. It is the only park where visitors are permitted to walk and cycle safaris amongst the wildlife. The park has over 100 bird species including vultures, Ver Reaux’s eagles, Augur buzzards, and swifts. African buffalos, zebras, elands, hartebeests, Thomson’s gazelles, and baboons are also common. The park is also home to klipspringer antelopes and Chandler’s mountain reedbucks. You will have lunch en route on your way to Nairobi. You'll arrive in Nairobi in the afternoon and be dropped off at the airport to catch your flight back home or at your Nairobi hotel.

Main Destination:

Nairobi (City)

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

• Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
• You'll be dropped off at the airport.