Arrival
Arrival
Day 1
Welcome to Nairobi, Kenya
Welcome to Nairobi, Kenya
On arrival at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, your driver/guide will be waiting to pick you up from your flight.
You will spend your first night at Eden Nairobi located outside of the busy town center of Nairobi. It is close to several tourist attractions like Nairobi National Park, Giraffe Centre, Elephant Orphanage, Karen Blixen Museum, and the Bomas of Kenya. Depending on your time of arrival you can visit these sites at your own cost.
- Main Destination:
- Nairobi (City)
- Accommodation:
- Hemingways Eden
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Depart for Lake Nakuru National Park
Depart for Lake Nakuru National Park
After an early breakfast, you'll head to the first national park of your trip! Lake Nakuru National Park. On your way, you will have a stopover at the Rift Valley viewpoint from where you can take beautiful landscape pictures.
On the floor of the Great Rift Valley, surrounded by wooded and bushy grassland, lies the beautiful Lake Nakuru National Park. You will enjoy the ecological diversity and varied habitats that range from Lake Nakuru itself to the surrounding escarpment and picturesque ridges. Lake Nakuru National Park is ideal for game drives, bird watching, and a famous Rhino Sanctuary.
You will do a game drive in the park on arrival.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Nakuru National Park
- Accommodation:
-
The Cliff
Wildlife in Lake Nakuru NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Lake Nakuru to Masai Mara National Reserve
Lake Nakuru to Masai Mara National Reserve
After an early breakfast, you will head to the world-famous Masai Mara game reserve on the border with Tanzania. It has an excellent year-round animal concentration and is known for its typical short savanna plains. It is home to the great migration in July – October when two million wildebeest make their way northwards from the Serengeti in Tanzania.
On arrival at the gate, you will have a long en-route game drive towards the tented camp where you will spend the coming two nights. After a nice lunch, you will continue with an afternoon game drive to spot lions, buffaloes, antelopes, hippos, and crocodiles in the Mara River.
For the coming three nights, you will sleep at Loyk Luxury Tented Camp. The camp’s location is sublime located directly on River Koyaki in the border of the reserve. The tents are placed along the banks of the Koyaki River, with a seating area at the front for relaxed game and bird viewing.
- Main Destination:
- Masai Mara National Reserve
- Accommodation:
- Loyk Mara Camp
Wildlife in Masai Mara NR
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4-5
Explore Greater Masai Mara Ecosystem
Explore Greater Masai Mara Ecosystem
Today you will have a full day of game drives ahead. Before sunrise, you will try to spot different predators that might made a kill last night. You will return for breakfast at the camp while the sun rises over the game reserve.
You can decide to take a packed lunch for a full-day game drive or come back to the camp for a hot lunch. The secret to sighting a lot of animals is to do different game drives at different times and areas for the highest success rate.
On the 5th day, you'll experience an early morning balloon flight over the Mara including a continental champagne breakfast after the flight. Then, you'll have another game drive towards the famous Mara River. At the river, you might be lucky to see the migration of the wildebeest crossing (between July to October). The river is also an opportunity to see hippos and crocodiles.
After this exciting day, you will come back to the camp where you can relax with a cold drink on your veranda with a view of the Mara River!
- Main Destination:
- Greater Masai Mara Ecosystem
- Accommodation:
- Loyk Mara Camp
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 6
Masai Mara National Reserve to Naboisho Conservancy
Masai Mara National Reserve to Naboisho Conservancy
You'll have an early morning game drive in the Mara and back to the camp for breakfast. After breakfast, your driver will transfer you to Naibosho Conservancy, you will have an en-route game drive before getting to your lodge for lunch followed by an evening game drive.
About Naboisho Conservancy:
Located in Kenya adjacent to the Masai Mara National Reserve, this private conservancy is a groundbreaking project of tourism benefiting conservation and community. With its high concentration of wildlife, and generous personal space and freedom on offer, visitors enjoy exceptional wildlife encounters.
- Main Destination:
- Naboisho Conservancy (Greater Masai Mara)
- Accommodation:
- Saruni Leopard Hill
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 7
Depart for Nairobi
Depart for Nairobi
Today is unfortunately the last day of your trip with Travels with Kip. Your guide will drive you from the lodge to Nairobi. Along the way, you will have a stopover at one of the cultural centers for a Maasai cultural tour. Your driver guide will take care of your transfer to Jomo Kenyatta for your international flight.
- Main Destination:
- Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (Nairobi)
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks:
