Nairobi – Masai Mara - Classic safari, Big 5
We’ll pick you up and drive down the escarpment via the floor of the scenic Great Rift Valley.
The Rift Valley has formed millions of years ago. Stretching some 5,000 miles from Jordan to Mozambique, it’s the largest rift on earth. Descend the escarpment and drive to Narok Town, where you will stop for an early hot lunch. Proceed to Masai Mara after lunch, arriving in good time to your camp. After checking into your camp, freshen up and go for an introductory game viewing drive. Masai Mara is famous for its black-maned lions, yearly migration of wildebeest, and the Big Five. Dinner and overnight at the camp.
- Main Destination:
- Masai Mara National Reserve
- Accommodation:
- Mid-range camping
- Meals & Drinks:
Masai Mara Game Reserve
Our morning and afternoon game drive takes us in search of Africa's Big Five and other wildlife inhabiting this vast Kenyan game reserve. On clear days, the Mara offers fantastic orange-tinged sunsets well-worth capturing on camera. Dinner and overnight at the camp.
The Mara reserve is 1510 km² of incredible wide-open landscapes and fertile riverine woodland following the looping meanders of the Mara and Talek rivers in Kenya. One glimpse is enough to explain its appeal; it is typical open savannah, with a mass of amazing wildlife. In the vast Masai Mara, you will see a frequent amount of wildlife such as Masai giraffe, baboons, warthogs, bat-eared foxes, grey jackals, spotted hyena, topis, impala, hartebeests, wildebeest. Elephants, buffaloes, zebras, and hippos are also found in great numbers. It is also common to see lions either basking after a heavy meal or surveying the plains for their next meal. Cheetahs and leopards are harder to spot but reasonably common.
- Main Destination:
- Masai Mara National Reserve
- Accommodation:
- Miti Mingi Eco Camp
- Meals & Drinks:
Masai Mara – lake nakuru - Classic safari, Big 5 present, famous for its flamingos
Early morning pre-breakfast game drive. After breakfast, depart the Mara region for Nakuru, lunch enroute, with scenic views of Mt. Longonot and Lake Naivasha from afar on the main highway. Dinner and overnight Golden Palace Resort in Nakuru.
The park lies in Central Kenya, 140km north-west of Nairobi, in Nakuru district of the Rift Valley Province. The ecosystem comprises of the lake, surrounded by mainly wooded and bushy grasslands. The park supports a wide ecological diversity with Flamingos (Greater and Lesser) and other water birds being the major attractions of the area. The ecosystem provides for about 56 different species of mammals including the white rhino and buffaloes and a variety of terrestrial birds numbering nearly 450 species.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Nakuru National Park
- Accommodation:
- Hotel CityMax
- Meals & Drinks:
Lake Nakuru – Lake Naivasha - Cycling, walking and classic safari
After breakfast proceeds 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 buffalo and waterbuck can be seen near the shoreline – enjoy hot lunch and drive to Naivasha – you have an option to take a boat ride in this fresh water lake to go and see hippos and fish eagles. Dinner and overnight at budget hotel
Hell’s Gate National Park covers an area of 68.25 square km and is situated in the environs of Lake Naivasha about 90 km from Nairobi. The park is 14 km after the turnoff from the old Nairobi-Naivasha highway.
It is characterized by diverse topography and geological scenery. It is an important home of the lammergeyer (The Bearded Vulture).
Hell’s Gate has two gates that are used by visitors – the main Elsa Gate and the Olkaria Gate. The latter also serves the Olkaria Geothermal Station that is located inside the National Park.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Naivasha (Naivasha)
- Accommodation:
- Taphe Guest Resort
- Meals & Drinks:
Naivasha -Nairobi
After breakfast have a nature walk in the hell’s gate national park, You may hire bicycles to cycle in this only, There are over 100 species of birds in the park, including vultures, Verreaux's Eagles, augur buzzard, and swifts. African buffalo, zebra, eland, hartebeest, Thomson's gazelle, and baboons are also common. The park is also home to klipspringer antelope and Chanler's mountain reedbuck. Enjoy hot lunch and later drive back to Nairobi arriving in thr afternoon.
- Main Destination:
- Nairobi (City)
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks: