During this safari you will travel conveniently and without hurry through Kenya. From Nairobi you will travel to Amboseli National Park, famous for its large herds of elephants, with the background of Kilimanjaro. You will spend here 2 nights. Via Lake Nakuru, a beautiful lake in the Great Rift Valley, you will travel to Masai Mara, where you will stay 3 nights. After the Masai Mara you will travel back to Nairobi.
You will be picked up at the airport in Nairobi and brought to your hotel, where you will stay on B&B basis.
Overnight:
Type A: Fairview Hotel
Type B: Sarova The Stanley Hotel
Day 2: Nairobi – Amboseli National Park
Today your safari begins! After breakfast your driver will pick you up and drive towards Amboseli National Park. This park is located at the foot of the Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa. Amboseli is famous for its large herds of elephants. The park is also home to many lions, giraffes, zebras and wildebeest, as well as various species of monkeys, jackals, antelopes, hyenas and many species of birds.
Amboseli is the homeland of the Maasai population.
You will arrive in time for lunch and make a game drive in the afternoon.
In the evening you can enjoy your dinner and overnight at the lodge/tented camp, where you will stay on Full Board basis.
Overnight:
Type A: Sentrim Amboseli Camp
Type B: Ol Tukai Lodge
Day 3: Amboseli National Park
You will have a full day to enjoy Amboseli. You can discuss your program for today with your driver. In addition to the game drives in the park you can optionally visit a Maasai village bordering the park: a nice way to learn more about this special and ancient culture!
Overnight on Full Board basis:
Type A: Sentrim Amboseli Camp
Type B: Ol Tukai Lodge
Day 4: Amboseli National Park – Lake Nakuru
Today you will leave Amboseli, and depart to Lake Nakuru, one of the beautiful lakes of the Rift Valley.
Lake Nakuru is known for its flamingos which color the shores of the lake pink. With more than 400 bird species Lake Nakuru forms a real bird paradise in the world. Next to birds there are many wild animals living around the lake. The chance to see rhinos is the biggest in Lake Nakuru National Park. Additionally there are many leopards, waterbucks, buffalos, impalas and hippos living in the area.
You will make a lunch stop on the way to Lake Nakuru. In the afternoon you will go on safari. You will stay on Full Board basis
Overnight:
Type A: Flamingo Hill Camp
Type B: Sarova Lion Hill Game Lodge
Day 5: Lake Nakuru – Masai Mara
After breakfast you will leave towards the Masai Mara, one of the most beautiful game reserves in Kenya. Masai Mara is known for the world famous “Migration”, the annual migration of millions of wildebeest and zebras between the Serengeti in Tanzania and Masai Mara in Kenya. This spectacle takes place during the months of July till October. However, in other months the Masai Mara is definitely worth a visit as well! The open savannah, rolling hills, acacia trees and rivers including the Mara River form the beautiful sceneries of the Masai Mara. But of course the high number of wild animals living in the Masai Mara, make it a must see.
You will arrive at the beginning of the afternoon at your tented camp, in time for lunch.
In the afternoon you will make the first game drive in search of the BIG FIVE in the Mara! After a long day you can enjoy your dinner and overnight at the tented camp, where you will stay on Full Board basis.
Overnight:
Type A: Mara Sarova Game Camp
Type B: Ashnil Mara Camp
Day 6+7: Masai Mara
You will have 2 full days to enjoy the beauty of the Masai Mara. Normally you will make 2 or 3 game drives per day, you can discuss this with your driver. You could also choose for a full day game drive, whereby you will carry lunchboxes with you. This is common in some parts of the Masai Mara. But of course you can also enjoy the surroundings and facilities at the beautiful tented camp.
Optionally you can visit a Maasai village, you can discuss this with your driver.
Overnights on Full Board basis:
Type A: Mara Sarova Game Camp
Type B: Ashnil Mara Camp
Day 8: Masai Mara – Nairobi
Today you will leave the Masai Mara and travel back to Nairobi. You will make a lunch stop on the way. Depending on your flight schedule you will be dropped at the airport in Nairobi. If necessary we can include an extra hotel overnight in Nairobi.
END OF THE JOURNEY