$1,568 pp (USD)
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Arrival
Day 1
Aberdares National Park
Aberdares National Park
You will depart from Nairobi for the Aberdares National Park (3.5 hours), set in a mountain range with great views of Mount Kenya. There are many waterfalls and mist-covered, lichen-hung trees and you may see elephant, rhino and leopard here as well as long-haired Colobus monkey and the mountain bongo if you are lucky.
You will arrive at the Aberdares Country Club for lunch after which you will be transferred to The Ark Lodge - a game-viewing lodge, where you will stay for a night. The Ark Lodge offers a unique game-viewing experience from the comfort of the lodge, with four viewing decks and a hide. Before dinner, the host gives an interactive talk about the local fauna and animals and dinner is served from 7:30 pm to 9 pm. You then continue to watch the wildlife. If you want, the resident ranger stays on watch during the night and will buzz your room if an interesting animal comes to the water hole!
- Main Destination:
- Aberdare National Park
- Accommodation:
- The Ark Lodge
Wildlife in Aberdare NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Lake Nakuru
Lake Nakuru
During the morning, cross the tip of the Aberdare Mountains and stop briefly to admire Thompson’s Falls. Continue to Lake Nakuru National Park, arriving in time for lunch and an afternoon game drive in the park. This park is also a birdwatcher's paradise. The lake is world famous as the location of the greatest bird spectacle on earth - myriads of fuchsia-pink flamingos whose numbers are legion, often more than a million (maybe two). They feed on abundant algae, which thrives in the warm waters. Scientists reckon that the flamingo population at Nakuru consumes about 250,000 kilos of algae per hectare of surface area per year. Dinner and overnight will be at the lodge.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Nakuru National Park
- Accommodation:
- Lake Nakuru Lodge
Wildlife in Lake Nakuru NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Masai Mara
Masai Mara
After breakfast, depart for Masai Mara where you will arrive in time for lunch followed by an afternoon game drive. During the migration, the plains are full of wildebeest, zebra, impala, topi, giraffe, and Thomson’s gazelle. Also regularly seen are leopards, lions, hyenas, cheetahs, jackals and bat-eared foxes. Black rhinos are a little shy and hard to spot but are often seen at a distance. Hippos are abundant in the Mara River as are very large Nile crocodiles who lay in wait for a meal as the wildebeest cross on their annual quest to find new pastures. Dinner and overnight are at the camp.
- Main Destination:
- Masai Mara National Reserve
- Accommodation:
- Zebra Plains Mara Camp
Wildlife in Masai Mara NR
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Masai Mara
Masai Mara
Today will be spent exploring the Savannah grasslands of the Masai Mara to track down all of the Big Five along with many other species of mammals, reptiles and birds. You can spend time in the camp and take short game drives at your leisure. Otherwise, take a picnic lunch and explore the reserve for the entire day, it’s really up to you!
- Main Destination:
- Masai Mara National Reserve
- Accommodation:
- Zebra Plains Mara Camp
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5
Depart
Depart
After breakfast, return via the Great Rift Valley to Nairobi which is reached by the afternoon. Enjoy an optional lunch at Carnivore Restaurant before driving to the hotel in Nairobi or the airport.
- Main Destination:
- Nairobi (City)
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks:
