$2,159 to $2,705 pp (USD)
2 travelers on Start dateNairobi - Masai Mara National Reserve
Upon arrival at the airport, commence a drive west past Mount Longonot and via Narok to the Masai Mara National Reserve to arrive for lunch at the respective lodge in Mara. Afternoons spend at Leisure, with optional activities, e.g Visit Masai Cultural Village or take a Walking safari, flanked by Masai warriors (Morans), in the middle of the rolling African savannah takes you through an experience of learning the medicinal plants that the Masais use and how they mutually co-exist with wildlife in the Mara ecosystem.
The Masai Mara National Reserve is a large game reserve in Narok County, Kenya, contiguous with the Serengeti National Park in Mara Region. It is named in honor of the Maasai people (the ancestral inhabitants of the area) and their description of the area when looked at from afar: Mara, which is Maa (Maasai language) for "spotted", an apt description for the circles of trees, scrub, savanna, and cloud shadows that mark the area.
- Main Destination:
- Masai Mara National Reserve
- Accommodation:
- PrideInn Mara Camp
- Meals & Drinks:
Masai Mara National Reserve
You will enjoy morning and late afternoon wildlife viewing drives in this reserve, with spectacular sceneries and diverse wildlife. You will get an opportunity to move around the Masai Mara with a full-day game drive with a picnic lunch box. You will get an opportunity to eat at the Mara river banks filled with crocodiles and hippos not forgetting the Mara rangers who will be there to take guard of the vicinity. Then you will head back to the hotel. All meals and overnight stays will be at Mara Simba Lodge.
- Main Destination:
- Masai Mara National Reserve
- Accommodation:
- PrideInn Mara Camp
- Meals & Drinks:
Masai Mara National Reserve - Lake Nakuru National Park
After breakfast at the lodge/camp, depart for Lake Nakuru national park arriving in time for lunch at a lodge. Late afternoon game viewing & bird watching drive. Dinner and overnight at Lake Nakuru Lodge or similar.
Lake Nakuru is a shallow soda lake, renowned for its huge concentration of flamingos. It is also a Rhino sanctuary. You embark on a game drive which includes viewing flamingoes from close range. Keep your eyes open for the elusive Leopard or the Tree climbing lions of this park.
The lake's abundance of algae used to attract a vast quantity of flamingos that famously lined the shore. Other birds also flourish in the area, as do warthogs, baboons and other large mammals. Eastern black rhinos and southern white rhinos have also been introduced.
About 10,000 years ago, Lake Nakuru, together with neighboring Lake Elementaita and Lake Naivasha (60 km further south), formed one single, deep freshwater lake that eventually dried up, leaving the three lakes as remnants.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Nakuru National Park
- Accommodation:
- Lake Nakuru Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Lake Nakuru - Amboseli National Park
Breakfast, and a drive to the Amboseli National Park. You will be arriving in time for lunch. The afternoon game drive includes searching for the Big Five, elephants, buffalos, lions, rhinos, leopards, and the great view of Mount Kilimanjaro before returning to your lodge as the sun sets! Your dinner and overnight stay at Amboseli Sopa Lodge.
Crowned by Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest peak, the Amboseli National Parks is one of Kenya's most popular parks. The name "Amboseli" comes from a Maasai word meaning "salty dust", and it is one of the best places in Africa to view large herds of elephants up close. Nature lovers can explore five different habitats here ranging from the dried-up bed of Lake Amboseli, wetlands with Sulphur springs, the savannah and woodlands. They can also visit the local Maasai community who live around the park and experience their authentic culture.
- Main Destination:
- Amboseli National Park
- Accommodation:
- Amboseli Sopa Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Amboseli - Tsavo West National Park
After an early morning game drive and breakfast, you will commence the drive south to Tsavo West National Park. You will be arriving in time for lunch at the respective lodge. A late afternoon wildlife viewing drive is included. You will return to your lodge as the sun sets. Your dinner and overnight stay will be at Ngulia Safari Lodge. Distance: Approx. 200 km - 3 hours drive.
- Main Destination:
- Tsavo West National Park
- Accommodation:
- Ngulia Safari Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Tsavo West - Mombasa - Diani
After breakfast at Ngulia Safari Lodge, you will embark on your journey to Mombasa. On arrival in the early afternoon, you will be dropped off at a Mombasa hotel. Your dinner and overnight stay will be served at Jacaranda Indian Ocean Beach Resort. The distance is approx - 250 km - 4 hours drive.
- Main Destination:
- Mombasa (City)
- Accommodation:
- Jacaranda Indian Ocean Beach Resort
- Meals & Drinks:
Diani Beach
This day will be spent at leisure. Optional excursion: About an hour south of Mombasa, the sparkling white sands and lush greenery of Diani invite you to relax under a beach umbrella with a refreshing drink. You can try a camel ride for the tourist experience or book a bike tour inland for a glimpse of life in local villages. Diani is also a base for several safari companies.
The beach is about 17 kilometers (11 mi) long. Diani is one of the most prominent tourist resort areas in Kenya. The indigenous people of the area are the Digo, one of the nine ethnic communities known as the Mijikenda. Today the area includes Kenyans of various ethnicities who have migrated to Diani, drawn by the tourism-related economy.
- Main Destination:
- Diani Beach
- Accommodation:
- Jacaranda Indian Ocean Beach Resort
- Meals & Drinks:
Diani Beach
This day will be spent at leisure.
Optional excursion:
With a population of over 100,000 inhabitants, the Diani/Ukunda urban area is one of the largest on the Kenyan coast and forms part of the larger Mombasa metropolitan region. A small airstrip —Ukunda Airport —is located between the beach area and the Mombasa-Lunga Lunga road. The water remains shallow near shore, with some underwater sandbars near the surface which allow wading with a clear view of the sandy bottom. Inland from the beach, there is extensive vegetation (see photo at right), including numerous palm trees that cover the coastal areas, unlike the dry acacia trees of the mountainous Kenyan Highlands. The Mwachema River flows into the sea at Diani Beach.
- Main Destination:
- Diani Beach
- Accommodation:
- Jacaranda Indian Ocean Beach Resort
- Meals & Drinks:
Diani Beach
After breakfast at the hotel, transferred to Train station at Maritime for scheduled departure train to Nairobi. Arrival in Nairobi and transferred to Jomo Kenyatta international airport for scheduled international departure flight, 03 Hours prior to departure time.
- Main Destination:
- Diani Beach
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks: