Highlights of Kenya

Itinerary

Day 1: Nairobi to Masai Mara
Upon arrival at Nairobi international airport you will be picked up from the Airport to start the 6 hours journey to Masai Mara. Drive across the Great Rift Valley through Masai villages and by the Longonot satellite station as you head to the town of Narok. Pass through the fields of wheat and barley before reaching the rolling grasslands of the Masai Mara National Reserve. Arrival and check in at the Julia’s River Camp in time for lunch. Afternoon game drive. Dinner and overnight.

ABOUT MASAI MARA RESERVE
The Masai Mara Game Reserve is often called simply “The Mara” – a Masai word meaning “mottled” – a reference to its patchy landscape. The Reserve covers 1,510 sq km (580 sq miles) and raises 1,500-2,170 meters above sea level. The terrain of the reserve is primarily grassland and riverine forest with clumps of distinctive acacia trees. It is about 270 km from the capital city Nairobi and takes about 5-6 hours by road or 40-45 minutes by flight. The wildlife of the Masai Mara is world-renowned, with the so-called “Big Five”- buffalo, elephant, leopard, lion and rhinoceros – evident throughout the year. The “Big Nine” – including cheetah, zebra, giraffe and hippo – extends this experience. The Masai Mara also plays host to the ‘Annual Migration’ but whatever the time of year the resident wildlife will surely enthrall and entertain all who visit this wondrous reserve. Finally let us not forget the colorful inhabitants of this exceptional landscape. The Masai are a proud semi-nomadic cattle-rearing people with a fascinating culture, divided into a number of sub-tribes some of which share the Mara region. The Masai are an ever-present reminder of the history and cultural heritage of this sublime and enigmatic landscape, and will surely leave a lasting impression for all.

Day 2: Masai Mara
Sunrise game drive. After breakfast, leave with picnic lunch boxes for a full day exploration of the wilderness. Optional visit to a Masai village in the mid-morning. You will return to the camp in the late afternoon on time for a refreshing shower, followed by time round the fire exchanging stories of the day with the other guests. Candlelit dinner completes the day, after which you will be escorted to your room.

Optional: balloon safari at KD 136, Masai village at KD 8

Day 3: Masai Mara to Lake Nakuru
After breakfast, drive 6hr to Lake Nakuru. Arrival and check in at Flamingo Hill Camp in time for lunch. Afternoon game drive. Dinner and overnight.

Lake Nakuru National Park, located at an altitude of 4,000-5,767 feet above sea level, covers 188 square kilometres of land of great ecological diversity – from lake water, woodland, bush grassland, to rocky ridges. The park is home to not just the lesser flamingo but over 400 species of birds and one of the few places to see the endangered white rhino. Other wildlife at the park includes lions, leopards, zebra, gazelles, eland, giraffe and the hyrax.

Day 4: Lake Nakuru to Amboseli
After breakfast, drive 6hr up the escarpment, through Nairobi and across the plains and Masai villages. Arrival and check in at the AA Lodge. After lunch, go out for a game drive until sunset. Dinner and overnight.

AMBOSELI NATIONAL PARK
Amboseli is a popular tourist destination and has a large concentration of wildlife. The park embodies five main wildlife habitats (open plains, acacia woodland, rocky thorn bush country, swamps and marshland) and covers part of a Pleistocene lake basin, now dry. Amboseli is famous for its big game and its great scenic beauty. Mount Kilimanjaro broods high over Amboseli, generally cloaked by clouds but appearing in all its snow-shrouded magnificence from time to time. Kilimanjaro was once part of Kenya, but on the marriage of Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany Queen Victoria gifted it to her beloved grandson, whose colony Tanzania then was, as the perfect wedding present. The mountain now provides water for the park, wonderful views and, of course, the most glorious background for animal photography.

Day 5: Amboseli to Tsavo West
Sunrise game game drive. This is the best time to view Mt Kilimanjaro. After breakfast, drive to Tsavo West. Game viewing and visit the Shetani lava flows en route to the lodge. After lunch, afternoon game drive and visit the Mzima springs. Dinner and overnight at Ngulia Safari Lodge.

TSAVO WEST NATIONAL PARK
From the sight of fifty million gallons of crystal clear water gushing out of from the under parched lava rock that is the Mzima Springs to the Shetani lava flows, Tsavo West is a beautiful, rugged wilderness. The savannah ecosystem comprises of open grasslands, scrublands, and Acacia woodlands, belts of riverine vegetation and rocky ridges including the Poacher’s Lookout where visitors can see the teeming herds in the plains below. Tsavo West offers some of the most magnificent game viewing in the world and attractions include elephant, rhino, Hippos, lions, cheetah, leopards, Buffalos, diverse plant and bird species including the threatened corncrake and near threatened Basra Reed Warbler.

Day 6: Tsavo West to Tsavo East
Sunrise game game drive. After breakfast, drive to Tsavo East. Arrival and check in at Ashnil Aruba Lodge. After lunch, afternoon game drive. Dinner and overnight.

TSAVO EAST NATIONAL PARK
The sight of dust-red elephant wallowing, rolling and spraying each other with the midnight blue waters of palm-shaded Galana River is one of the most evocative images in Africa. This, along with the 300 kilomtere long Yatta Plateau, the longest lava flow in the world, make for an adventure unlike any other in the Tsavo East. The park forms the largest protected area in Kenya and is home to most of the larger mammals, vast herds of dust –red elephant, Rhino, buffalo, lion, leopard, pods of hippo, crocodile, waterbucks, lesser Kudu, gerenuk and the prolific bird life features 500 recorded species.

Day 7: Tsavo East to Diani
Sunrise game drive. Breakfast. Departure to drive 4hr to Diani.

Today your African Safari has come to an end. We trust you will take home memories to last a lifetime and hope that we are able to say ‘Karibu Kenya’ again to you soon!

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