KENYA BUSH SAFARI

Day 1 : Arrival – Ol Pejeta Conservancy (- / L / D)

Karibu Kenya! Welcome to your Kenyan safari adventure which begins in the capital, Nairobi, where you will be met our representative driver guide who will brief you on the upcoming safari. Later you will drive to Ol Pejeta conservancy, which is in Nanyuki, a 3hrs – 4hrs drive. Upon arrival you shall check in to the camp then have lunch. 

In the afternoon at around 16.00 hrs to 18.30 hrs you will go for a game drive in search of animals. Sweetwaters boasts excellent game viewing with the highest ratio of game to area of any park or reserve in Kenya. Moreover, the camp has its own private waterhole and salt lick so we’ll be guaranteed unprecedented close encounters. Whether it is day or night game drives, camel trekking, lion tracking, or relaxing by the pool, Sweetwaters is bound to delight. Dinner and overnight at the Camp.

•    Main destination: Ol Pejeta Conservancy
•    Accommodation: Serena Sweetwaters Camp
•    Meals & drinks: Lunch, Dinner (Drinks not included)

Day 2 : Ol Pejeta Conservancy – Lake Nakuru National Park (B / L / D)

Early morning after breakfast, leave and head for Lake Nakuru national park. The drive via farming country and local homesteads via the Great Rift Valley escarpment floor is scenically arriving in time into your lodge for check-in, lunch at 13.00hrs and some rest. You will depart in the afternoon at 16.00hrs to 18.30hrs for game drive.

The Lake Nakuru National Park is one of the top tourist destinations in Africa, famed for the Flamingos, both lesser and greater, that used to flock to its shores to feed on the cyanobacteria that live in its alkaline waters. It is a very important breeding ground and stop over for many species of birds and has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. At some times of the year, there can be few flamingos forming a pink band around the edge of the Lake. The Park is home to one of the greatest concentrations of Black Rhino in the World and has a thriving population of White Rhino. It is also a sanctuary for the rare Rothschild Giraffe. With luck, you may spot a leopard, which is rather elusive. Dinner and overnight at the Lodge.

•    Main destination: Lake Nakuru National Park
•    Accommodation: Lake Nakuru Sopa Lodge
•    Meals & drinks: Breakfast, lunch & Dinner included (drinks not included)

Day 3 : Lake Nakuru – Maasai Mara National Reserve (B / L / D)

Depart for Maasai Mara National Reserve travelling through the floor of the Great Rift Valley arriving in good time for lunch at the lodge. Spend two nights here to explore, discover and experience the magic and 7th wonder of the world - “Maasai Mara Game Reserve’’ a spectacular watch of the immense “Big-Five” Lion, Rhino, Buffaloes, Cheetah and Elephant and wildebeest migration from Serengeti-park Tanzania into Maasai Mara-Kenya. The trees in the distance turn out to be giraffe’s family. The clump of bushes is a pride of lions. And the rock that moves may be a rhino lumbering out of your way. In any event, the sheer mass and spectacle of the animals surrounding you will provide endless opportunities to fill many an album of treasured memories. Dinner and overnight stay at the lodge.

•    Main destination: Maasai Mara National Reserve
•    Accommodation: Keekorok Mara Lodge
•    Meals & drinks: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner (Drinks not included)

Day 4 : Explore Masai Mara National Reserve (B / L / D)

Optional Early Morning balloon safari ride (US$450.00 per person) across the Maasai Mara plain. Enjoy breakfast at the lodge and a full day spent in the reserve with packed lunch. Continue in search of its popular residents like the well-known predators, particularly the superb black maned male lions and their opponents like the Zebra, Wildebeest, Giraffe and Hippo. Take full advantage of what the Mara has to offer like an optional Cultural visit to the local Maasai villages which can be arranged at an extra cost. The Maasai tribe is among the few tribes in Africa whose culture has lasted for years without changes and the locals are jointly living together and partially contribute to the protection of wildlife and defined cultural tours as well.

Birding can also be done throughout the year with the reserve having a record of over 570 species of birds, with more than 50 bird species of prey which include: Eagles, vultures, storks and many others.

The Mara is one of the most famous ecosystems in the world and with reason, this huge expansion is home to an astonishing variety of wildlife, difficult to believe, over 450 species of animals have been recorded here. It is in the Mara that perhaps the most spectacular event of the natural world takes place. 
Have a visit to the Mara River. In dramatic fashion, catch thousands of the great wildebeest, zebras, antelopes and elands, followed by gazelles as they cross over returning to their breeding grounds from Serengeti-Tanzania to Maasai Mara-Kenya between the months of July and October. Dinner and overnight stay at the lodge.

•    Main destination: Masai Mara National Reserve  
•    Accommodation: Keekorok Mara Lodge 
•    Meals & drinks: Breakfast, lunch & Dinner included (drinks not included)

Day 5 : Maasai Mara National Reserve – Lake Naivasha (B / L / D)

After breakfast you will drive out of the park to Lake Naivasha. It is the highest Lake of the Rift Valley located at an altitude of 1890 meters above sea level. This lake is a combination of volcanic rocks and sedimentary deposits. It has a length of 139 square kilometres. It is home to a population of more than 400 bird’s species and has a large population of Hippos. Part of the Movie “Out of Africa” was filmed in this area.

Arrive at the resort in time for lunch and check-in.  It offers beautiful views of the lake and fantastic views of resident wildlife such as Giraffes, Zebras and Gazelles. In the afternoon, head out for a boat ride that will enable you to see colonies of hippopotamuses, the fishing eagles in action, marabou stork, etc. Later proceed on a guided Crescent Island Tour which is situated at the middle of the Lake. Here you will be able to view wild animals that permanently live here like wildebeests, zebras, gazelles, giraffes and warthogs. Disembark with a local guide and continue trekking on foot through the island. This will give you a chance to see and photograph the animals that reside here. Dinner and overnight stay at the resort.

•    Main destination: Lake Naivasha 
•    Accommodation:  Lake Naivasha Sopa Resort
•    Meals & drinks: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner (Drinks not included)

Day 6 : Lake Naivasha – Amboseli National Park (B / L / D)

After an early breakfast at the resort, check-out, and drive to Amboseli national park which is famous for its scenery with a backdrop of snow-capped Mount Kilimanjaro, which dominates the landscape, and open plains. Upon arrival, check in, have lunch and a short rest. Afternoon game drive in the park at around 16.00hrs to 18.30hrs. Drive back to the lodge for dinner and overnight Stay.

•    Main destination: Amboseli National Park
•    Accommodation: Ol Tukai Lodge                                                                                                         
•    Meals & drinks: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner (Drinks not included)

Day 7 : Amboseli National Park (B / L / D)

Day spent viewing game starting with a morning game drive and later in the afternoon an afternoon game drive at 1600 hrs to 1830hrs. In between game drives we relax by the pool side followed by lunch and final game drive. 

Amboseli (392 sq. km) is not a big park but supported by swamp vegetation it harbours elephants, buffaloes, hippos, lions, hyenas, jackals, gazelles, wildebeests, warthogs, zebras, ostriches and Maasai giraffes in the background of the magnificent snow caped Mt. Kilimanjaro. The waters from melted snow find their way down the mountain under lava flows and surface on the Amboseli plains in form of swamps. Dinner and overnight stay at the Lodge.

•    Main destination: Amboseli National Park
•    Accommodation: Ol Tukai Lodge 
•    Meals & drinks: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner (Drinks not included)

Day 8 : Nairobi / Depart (B / L / -)

After breakfast, check-out driving to Nairobi arriving mid-day. Upon arrival you will go for lunch at a local restaurant in Nairobi. In respect of your flight timings, you shall be dropped off at the Jomo Kenyatta international Airport for your flight back home.

•    Main destination: Nairobi
•    Accommodation: End of tour (no accommodation) 
•    Meals & drinks: Breakfast & Lunch (Drinks not included)

End of the Tour