$1,209 to $1,739 pp (USD)
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Arrival
Day 1
Nairobi - Aberdares National Park
Nairobi - Aberdares National Park
On arrival at JKIA, you'll be met and greeted by our representative and commence the drive to Nyeri for lunch at the Aberdare Country Club. You'll have an afternoon transfer, in hotel shuttle vehicles, into the Aberdare National Park, the Ark, for a night of wildlife 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 includes lions, leopards, elephants, black rhinoceros, wild dogs, giant forest hogs, bushbucks, waterbucks, Cape buffalos, side-striped jackals, elands, olive baboons, black and white colobus monkeys, and Sykes monkeys. Over 250 bird species, including the endangered Aberdare cisticola, Jackson's spurfowl, African goshawk, African fish eagle, and plovers. Your dinner and overnight stay will be at The Ark.
- Main Destination:
- Aberdare National Park
- Accommodation:
- The Ark
Wildlife in Aberdare NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Aberdare National Park - Lake Naivaisha
Aberdare National Park - Lake Naivaisha
You'll have breakfast and a shuttle transfer to Aberdare Country Club. Rejoin your driver-guide and depart for the Rift Valley, arriving for lunch at Lake Naivasha. In the afternoon, you'll 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'll 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, 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 birds 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
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Lake Naivasha - Masai Mara National Reserve
Lake Naivasha - Masai Mara National Reserve
After breakfast, you'll commence driving west past Mount Longonot and via Narok to the Masai Mara National Reserve to arrive for lunch at the respective lodge. You'll spend the afternoon at leisure, with optional activities, such as visiting a Masai cultural village or taking a walking safari, flanked by Masai warriors (Morans) in the middle of the rolling African savannah, learning the medicinal plants that the Maasais use and how they mutually co-exist with wildlife in the Mara ecosystem.
The Masai 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, savannah, and cloud shadows that mark the area.
- Main Destination:
- Masai Mara National Reserve
- Accommodation:
- PrideInn Mara Camp
Wildlife in Masai Mara NR
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Masai Mara National Reserve
Masai Mara National Reserve
You'll spend the day in Masai Mara, Kenya’s most popular game sanctuary, where you will have the best opportunity to spot 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
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5
Masai Mara National Reserve - Nairobi and Departure
Masai Mara National Reserve - Nairobi and Departure
After breakfast at the lodge, you'll 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). You'll transfer to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for a scheduled International departure flight 3 hours before flight departure time.
- Main Destination:
- Nairobi (City)
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks:
