5-Day Aberdares, Lake Naivasha, Masai Mara Game Drives

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

Nairobi - Aberdares National Park

On arrival at JKIA, meet and greet by our representative and commence drive to Nyeri for lunch at Aberdare Country Club. Afternoon transfer, in hotel shuttle vehicles, into the Aberdare National Park the Ark, for a night of game viewing, from the Lodge precincts.

Aberdare National Park is best known as the site where in 1952, Princess Elizabeth became Queen after the death of her father King George VI, whilst staying at the Treetops Hotel.

Wildlife present in the protected area include lion, leopard, elephant, black rhinoceros, 'wild dog, giant forest hog, bushbuck, waterbuck, Cape buffalo, side-striped jackal, eland, olive baboon, black and white colobus monkey, and Sykes monkey. Over 250 bird species including the endangered Aberdare cisticola, Jackson's spurfowl, African goshawk, African fish eagle and plovers. Dinner and overnight at THE ARK.

Main Destination:

Aberdare National Park

Best Time To Visit June to September and December to February (Driest months)

High Season June to October and December to March

Best Weather June to September and December to February (Less rain)

Wildlife in Aberdare NP

ElephantCommon

BuffaloCommon

HyenaCommon

Black RhinoRare

LionVery Rare

LeopardRare

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GiraffeNone

White RhinoNone

CheetahNone

ZebraNone

WildebeestNone

HippoNone

Wild DogNone

Accommodation:

The Ark

• Mid-range lodge located inside Aberdare NP

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Meals & Drinks:

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

Aberdare National Park - Lake Naivaisha

Breakfast and shuttle transfer to Aberdare Country Club. Rejoin your driver/guide and depart for the Rift Valley arriving for lunch at Lake Naivasha. Afternoon proceed for a boat ride on the Lake. The shores host abundant birdlife including pelicans, cormorants, ospreys, lily-trotters and fish-eagles with their haunting cry. Thereafter you take a nature Walk at Crescent Island Game Sanctuary on the eastern side of Lake Naivasha. A haven for giraffes, waterbucks, elands, wildebeests, zebras, impalas and hippos are among the wildlife one is likely to find at the conservancy. Lake Naivasha is home to a variety of wildlife including over 400 different species of bird and a sizable population of hippos. Embarking on a boating adventure is one of the most enchanting ways to experience the beauty of the Lake.

Main Destination:

Lake Naivasha (Naivasha)

Accommodation:

Lake Naivasha Simba Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located at Lake Naivasha (Naivasha)

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Meals & Drinks:

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

Lake Naivasha - Masai Mara National Reserve

After breakfast commence drive west past Mount Longonot and via Narok to the Masai mara national reserve to arrive for lunch at the respective Lodge. 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 Maa\sai Mara National Reserve (also known as Masai Mara and by the locals as the mara) 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

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:

PrideInn Mara Camp

• Mid-range tented camp bordering Masai Mara NR without fences

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Meals & Drinks:

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

Masai Mara

Spend the day in Masai Mara, Kenya’s most popular game sanctuary where you will have the best opportunity of spotting the Big Five; lion, leopard, buffalo, rhino, and elephant. Game drives are flexible, with the option of going out with picnic lunch boxes to spend the entire day in the park, or you can choose to have an early morning and late afternoon game drive. You will also have the option of visiting a local Masai village.

Main Destination:

Masai Mara National Reserve

Accommodation:

PrideInn Mara Camp

• Mid-range tented camp bordering Masai Mara NR without fences

Meals & Drinks:

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

Masai Mara National Reserve - Nairobi and Depart

After breakfast at the lodge, embark on your return journey to Nairobi. On arrival in the early afternoon, you will be dropped off at Nairobi (use of room is excluded). Transfer to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for a scheduled International departure flight, 03 Hours prior to flight departure time.

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.