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Overview
Combining some of Kenya's biggest safari experiences onto a slightly over a week-long itinerary, this overland tour is well-balanced and highly diverse. See Amboseli National Park, famous for its views of Mount Kilimanjaro and good numbers of elephants, Lake Nakuru with its diverse wildlife and distinctive lakes, and the world-renowned Masai Mara. After two nights in Nairobi, you proceed to Amboseli National Park, close to the Tanzanian border flanked by Mount Kilimanjaro. Amboseli is a compact game park, abundant in wildlife, which makes for some excellent game viewing. Amboseli National Park hosts some of Kenya's largest elephant herds and is famous for its big elephant bulls with their impressive tusks.
The Park also contains huge populations of buffalos, zebras, wildebeests, giraffes, hippos and various antelope species, such as impala. Amboseli National Park is also home to lions, leopards, cheetahs, rhinos and many other species of plains game. The Park also boasts an abundance of birds, including bee-eaters, kingfishers, pelicans, African fish eagles and falcons.
From Amboseli, we head to the important wildlife sanctuary of Lake Nakuru National Park, via Nairobi and the scenic Great Rift Valley. Lake Nakuru National Park is home to lions, leopards and buffalo as well as an enormous number of birds. The lake hosts over 400 different bird species, including many water birds. Lake Nakuru National Park is known as an important wildlife sanctuary for some of Africa's endangered species, especially black and white rhinos, & Rothschild's giraffes. The game reserve is also home to lions, waterbuck, buffalo and baboons, which we keep an eye out for on our game drive.
Your safari closes with Kenya's flagship national reserve: the Masai Mara, a scene of the dramatic Wildebeest Migration and a rewarding and exciting safari destination at any time of year. Wherever you go in the vast Masai Mara you will see plenty of wildlife, such as Masai giraffes, baboons, warthogs, bat-eared foxes, grey jackals, spotted hyena, topi, impala, hartebeests, wildebeest. Elephants, buffaloes, zebras and hippos are also found in great numbers. It is also common to see lions either basking after a heavy meal or surveying the plains for their next meal. Cheetahs and leopards are harder to spot but reasonably common.
The ultimate action here is, without doubt, the annual wildebeest exodus, the Great Migration, in August and September when millions of these grass eaters move north from the Serengeti in search of lusher grass before turning south again in October. Hot-air balloon trips are an entirely outstanding way of seeing the savannah plains teeming with wildlife.
*Notes
• All game activities included in the price
• All Park/ Reserve fees included in the price
• Flexible departures on any day of the week
• All road transport is in a private vehicle, just for your group
• Optional beach holiday add-ons available (supplements apply)
• Full Board Accommodation in superb quality, well-located lodges/ camps
• Fully escorted by friendly, professional safari driver guides (accredited by Kenya Professional Safari Guide Association)
• Optional extra nights can be added and any level of accommodation can be chosen, from budget lodges, and mid-range camps to luxury hotels
• Tour transport is in a private 6-seater safari minivan with a pop-up roof or 6 seaters Toyota Land Cruisers (4x4).
Included/Excluded
- Transport in a customized 4x4 pop up top safari Jeep
- Services of an experienced driver guide
- Game viewing drives
- Park entrance fees
- All meals on safari
- Bottled drinking water in safari vehicle
- Government taxes and local levies
- Pick up & drop off at Mombasa, Bamburi, Diani, Watamu beach resorts
- Items and services of a personal nature
- Tips & gratuities
- International flights
- A visit to a Masai Village
Tour Plan
Day 1: Arrival – Nairobi, The African Safari Capital
Today our team will meet you at the airport and transfer you to your city hotel for overnight. Depending on your arrival time, our team will be able to schedule an optional city tour. Dinner and overnight at your hotel.
Accommodation: Emara Olesereni
Meal Plan: Breakfast, lunch, dinner.
DAY 2: Nairobi City Tour
A – Nairobi National Park
In the early morning after breakfast, you will enjoy a visit to the Nairobi National Park for wildlife and bird watching. This is one of our most interesting wildlife viewing destinations, and only covers an area large enough for a perfect short trip. The park hosts many mammals, including African Lions, Maasai Giraffes, Common Elands, Common Zebras, Nile Hippos, Black Rhinos, White Rhinos and Cape Buffaloes. The park is also a birding haven with many beautiful species. In fact over 500 bird species are recorded in the park. The local Nile Crocodiles are also a very welcome sight. This is Kenya’s oldest National Park, located just 7 kilometres from the edge of Nairobi city center. Nairobi National Park is only 117.21 Km2 in size allowing you to sample it very well on a short safari.
B - David Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage
Next you will visit the David Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage. At the orphanage you will learn about the orphaned elephants and how they got to the centre. You will also learn elephant Biology and the threats facing the species. The local education team will also teach about how the orphans are cared for until rehabilitation. Further, you will learn how you can adopt a baby elephant, if you are interested in adopting.
From here you will proceed to a local restaurant, where you will enjoy a scrumptious lunch; sampling local dishes and barbecues.
C - Giraffe Centre
After lunch, you head to the Giraffe Centre. This only takes a short drive. At the center you will meet the lovely Rothschild’s Giraffes. You will learn about the breeding program at the center and also about giraffe Biology. You will also get an opportunity to feed the giraffes from your hand, hug and even kiss these lovely “Tall Blondes”.
Accommodation: Emara Olesereni Hotel
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 3: Nairobi – Amboseli National Park
Rise early to enjoy a delicious breakfast at your hotel. Depart by road to Amboseli National Park. There you will experience your first game drive en route to your lodge.
The Park shelters more than 420 species of birds and has an enormous Elephant population and other big games attracted to the area by underground springs fed from the melting snows of Mount Kilimanjaro.
Lunch is served at the lodge, before departing for an afternoon 'Spice' game drive. Return to the Camp and enjoy a scrumptious dinner.
Accommodation: Kibo Safari Camp
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 4: Explore Amboseli
This morning we rise early for good views of Mount Kilimanjaro before clouds build up over the summit, we set off for a game drive. Amboseli is an excellent place to view a multitude of wildlife, including everything from Wildebeest, and Giraffes to Baboons.
Midday finds us at our lodge for lunch and afternoon rest, followed by another game drive. Dinner and overnight at our Camp.
Accommodation: Kibo Safari Camp
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 5: Amboseli – Masai Mara National Reserve
Enjoy an early breakfast, check out of the Camp and proceed to the nearby Amboseli Airstrip for you flight to Masai Mara. This flight takes approximately 45 minutes, arriving in the mid morning, check into our Luxury Camp and enjoy the luxury of the camp until lunchtime. After lunch we proceed to the afternoon game drive. This enormous Reserve is famously known for its spectacular great wildebeest migration and is home to the Big Five - Lion, Elephant, Rhino, Cape buffalo, and Leopard. Dinner and overnight at our luxury Camp.
Accommodation: Mara Maisha Camp
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 6 & 7: Explore Masai Mara National Reserve
We spend the next two days in the Masai Mara - one of the greatest wildernesses of the world in the morning and afternoon game drives. Large mammals are varied, abundant, and easy to see.
Residents among the Park's Mammals are; the Masai Giraffe, Eland, Topi, and thousands of plain Games including Impala, Zebra, and both Thomson and Grant's Gazelles.
Accommodation: Mara Maisha Camp
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 8: Masai Mara – Lake Nakuru National Park
After breakfast drive through the Great Rift Valley to Lake Nakuru National Park, arriving in time for lunch.
After lunch, enjoy a game drive along Lake Nakuru National Park on the lakeshore to see water birds and where there is also an excellent chance of seeing rhinos as well as over 400 other species of birds
In addition, many species of game can be found in the park including the introduced Rothschild's giraffe, black and White Rhino, Waterbuck, Reedbuck, Lion, Buffalo, Leopard, Baboon, and many species of plains game. Dinner and overnight at our Lodge.
Accommodation: Lake Nakuru Sopa Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 9: Lake Nakuru – Nairobi
Today you have an early morning game drive followed by a sumptuous breakfast then depart by road to Nairobi arriving in the early afternoon.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, lunch
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