$1,650 to $2,200 pp (USD)
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Arrival
Day 1
Nairobi to Maasai Mara
Nairobi to Maasai Mara
You will be picked up from between 7:00 and 7:30 am from your hotel within the Nairobi city center OR by 8:30 am from your hotel in Westlands, and then commence the drive to Masai Mara via the Great Rift Valley viewpoint, where you will have a breathtaking view of the floor of the rift valley. Here you will see the semi-active Mt. Longonot and 2 other dormant volcanic mountains, Mt. Suswa and Mt. Margret, for 10–15 minutes.
Then you will continue the drive to Masai Mara and arrive in time for lunch. Check in at the camp/lodge and have a rest. Then later at 4.00 pm depart for a 2-hour sunset game viewing drive in the Mara Reserve until 6.00 pm.
Return back to the camp for a sumptuous buffet dinner ending with good time for resting at the camp/lodge.
Dinner and Overnight: Jambo Mara Safari lodge / similar.
- Main Destination:
- Masai Mara National Reserve
- Accommodation:
- Jambo Mara Safari Lodge
Wildlife in Masai Mara NR
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Full Day Game Drive in Maasai Mara Reserve
Full Day Game Drive in Maasai Mara Reserve
Early breakfast at 6.30am and Depart for a full day game viewing. This is the most important day since as we will be in search of the Big Five, hoping to see wildlife, especially the big cats which are extremely illusive.
We will also visit the famous Mara River where the great migration happens, the annual wildebeest’s migration involves over 1.5 million animals arriving in July and departing in November.
Then continue with the game drive and explore the beauty of the mara reserve until evening
It is in the Mara that perhaps the most spectacular event of the natural world takes place: the great migration. This is the annual migration of millions of wildebeest and zebra from the Serengeti (in Tanzania) in search of water and pasture. Following on their heels are the predators of the savanna—lions, cheetahs, jackals, hyenas, and vultures.
Dinner and Overnight in Jambo Mara Safari Lodge/ Similar.
- Main Destination:
- Masai Mara National Reserve
- Accommodation:
- Jambo Mara Safari Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Depart Maasai Mara to Nakuru
Depart Maasai Mara to Nakuru
You will have breakfast at the camp/lodge, then check out at 8:00 am and thereafter drive to Nakuru. On this day, you have an optional visit to Masai Village in Maasai Mara in the morning before leaving. The village cost USD 20 per person (paid in cash at the village). Here you will get to see the lifestyle of the local community and learn more about their culture. We will offer lunch on the way in a traveler’s motel.
Arrive in Nakuru, check in at your hotel, and rest. We will not have a game drive on this day, so you will relax and either have a swim at the pool or take a walk around your hotel.
Dinner and overnight at Buraha Hotel or similar.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Nakuru National Park
- Accommodation:
- Buraha Zenoni Hotel & Resort
Wildlife in Lake Nakuru NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Lake Nakuru to Lake Naivasha
Lake Nakuru to Lake Naivasha
You will have an early breakfast, check out, and depart by 7am straight to Lake Nakuru National Park for a game drive. It’s a small park with magnificent, rare white rhinos, which form part of the Big Five animals. There is also a possibility to see the pink flamingos.
The game drive lasts 3-4 hours, after which you will enjoy game viewing on your way out.
The park supports a wide ecological diversity, including flamingos and other water birds, and the black and white rhinoceros, which are the major attractions of the area.
You will have lunch at a traveler’s motel in Naivasha.
After lunch, head to Lake Naivasha for a 1-hour boat ride.
While on the boat ride, enjoy bird watching, eagle feeding, seeing the pelicans, and hippo viewing. Once your boat ride comes to an end, return to the dock.
On this day, you can opt to add a visit to Crescent Island at an extra cost of USD 35 per person or 2 hours of Horse riding at Sanctuary Farm at an extra cost of USD 70 per person.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Naivasha (Naivasha)
- Accommodation:
- Astorian Grand Hotel
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5
Hells Gate to Amboseli National Park
Hells Gate to Amboseli National Park
Early breakfast and check out of the hotel by 7:00 am to proceed to Hell's Gate National Park, where you will start the biking safari. Experience a guided tour as you watch different animal species like zebras, buffaloes, giraffes, antelopes, and others as you bike.
Have a guided walk in the gorge where you will visit the gorges inside the park. Gorges are small, thin depressions of landmass where you can walk underneath.
Hell's Gate National Park is a remarkable quarter of the Great Rift Valley. Spectacular scenery, including the towering cliffs, water-gouged gorges, stark rock towers, scrub-clad volcanoes, and belching plumes of geothermal steam, make it one of the most atmospheric parks in Africa.
After lunch, start the drive to Amboseli to arrive in the evening. Check in to the lodge, swim, and relax. The game drive will be on the next day.
Dinner and overnight at Aa Lodge/Similar.
- Main Destination:
- Amboseli National Park
- Accommodation:
- Aa Lodge Amboseli
Wildlife in Amboseli NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 6
Full Game Drive Amboseli
Full Game Drive Amboseli
Early morning game drive, later return back to the lodge for breakfast. After breakfast, enjoy a full day spent in the park with a packed lunch in search of its popular residents, like the well-known predators and their opponents, like the zebra, wildebeest, giraffe, and hippo, with a view of Mt. Kilimanjaro. Later return to your lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.
Amboseli National Park, which is famous for its scenery with a backdrop of snow-capped Mount Kilimanjaro, which dominates the landscape, and open plains.
Picnic Lunch at Observation Hill. Several stops for bathroom breaks are available during the game drives.
Dinner and overnight at AA Amboseli Lodge/Similar.
- Main Destination:
- Amboseli National Park
- Accommodation:
- Aa Lodge Amboseli
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 7
Amboseli to Nairobi
Amboseli to Nairobi
You will have a last day Early morning game drive, higher chances of seeing the predators.
Strictly from 6:00am to 8:00am
Back to the hotel morning breakfast, check out with all your luggage and start drive to Nairobi. When you arrive, you will be dropped off to your hotel or the Airport.
This marks the end of the tour.
- Main Destination:
- Nairobi (City)
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks:
