7 Days Kenya Road Safari With Luxury Lake Front Stay

Price

$3900.00

Duration

7 days

Max People

50

Min Age

5+

Overview

This is an action-packed 7-day safari to Lake Naivasha, Lake Nakuru and the famous Masai Mara National Reserve for some of the best game viewing available.
Highlights:
• Visit Lake Nakuru National Park home to black and white rhinos on a full day
• Game drives in the Masai Mara National Reserve, home of the 'Big Five’ & visit the Maasai people
• Enjoy a boat ride on Lake Naivasha & visit Crescent Island and walk amongst wild animals such as giraffes Waterbucks, Wildebeest, Gazelles etc.
• Nairobi city tour on the second day

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 in Nairobi, Kenya

Our team will meet you at the Airport and transfer you to our Nairobi hotel. Depending on your arrival time we can plan for an afternoon visit to Giraffe Centre.
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, 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 centre. Nairobi National Park is only 117.21 Km2 in size allowing you to sample it very well on a short safari.
Highlight birds
Jackson’s Widowbird, African Water Rail, Secretarybird, Kori Bustard, Saddle-billed Stork, Martial Eagle, Lappet-faced Vulture.
Highlight mammals and others:
Cape Buffalo, Common Zebra, Cape Eland, Nile Hippo, African Lion, White Rhino, Black Rhino, Leopard, Nile crocodile
Habitats covered:
Savannah, Dry Upland Forest, Wetlands
Photographic opportunities:
Excellent!
Special moments!
Visit to the historic ivory burning site
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.
Photographic opportunities:
Excellent!
Special moments!
Elephant Bottle-Milk Feeding, Elephant Dust Roll!
C - GIRAFFE CENTRE
After lunch, you head to the Giraffe Centre. This only takes a short drive. At the centre you will meet the lovely Rothschild’s Giraffes. You will learn about the breeding program at the centre 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”.
Photographic opportunities
Excellent
Special moments
Giraffe Hug, Giraffe Kiss!

Day 3: Nairobi – Lake Naivasha

After breakfast at our hotel, we depart by road for Lake Naivasha. Our accommodations are located right by Lake Naivasha, a freshwater lake.
We visit Elsamere - the former home of the late Joy Adamson who, together with her husband George, became world-famous for their pioneering conservation work and relationship with the Lioness Elsa, as told in her best-selling book and subsequent film: Born Free.
Lunch at our lodge.
We take a boat ride to Crescent Island. Many different types of animals are found on the Island as we take a walk with the expert resident naturalist. Giraffes, waterbucks, wildebeest, Gazelles, Impala, and Dik diks’ can be seen during the walk.
We retire back to aur cosy accommodations in Naivasha.

Accommodation: Enashipai Resort
Meal Plan: {Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner}

Day 4: Lake Naivasha – Lake Nakuru

After a delicious breakfast, we travel overland to Lake Nakuru National Park for a full day game viewing experience.
Lake Nakuru National Park also offers sanctuary to huge numbers of native African animals including waterbucks, warthogs, impalas, buffalo, Rothschild giraffes, elands, endangered black rhinos, white rhinos, and, occasionally, leopards.
A large herd of hippos has a territory in the northern part of the lake, making for interesting game viewing.
Lunch will be served at one of the lodges located in the game park, offering its own local specialties, served with fresh produce from the region. After lunch we enjoy an en-route game drive back to our Lodge in Naivasha.
Accommodation: Enashipai Resort
Meal Plan: (Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner}

Day 5: Lake Naivasha – Masai Mara National Reserve

This morning we depart the hotel after breakfast and drive through the dramatic Great Rift Valley to the Masai Mara Game Reserve.
Lunch at our Lodge and relax before departing for the afternoon game drive.
The Mara Game Reserve is one of the greatest wildernesses in the world. Large mammals are varied and easy to see. Resident are Masai Giraffe, Buffalo, Eland, and thousands of plain games including Impala, Zebra, Topi, both Thomson's and grants Gazelles.
Return to the camp for dinner and overnight.
Accommodation: Mara Maisha Camp
Meal Plan: {Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner}

Day 6: Explore Masai Mara

Our full day in the Masai Mara Game Reserve will be spared for the search of the big cats of the Masai Mara and the spectacular view of the famous migration.
All of the "Big Five" animals (elephants, lions, leopards, rhinos, and buffalo) can be spotted here. Herds of plains zebras are found throughout the park.
Other animals include giraffes, jackals, gnus, warthogs, gazelles, hartebeests, hyenas, bat-eared foxes, Topi antelope, hippos, and crocodiles in the Mara River.
For bird lovers, the Mara birds come in every colour and size. More than 400 bird species have already been recorded, including birds of prey.
You can enjoy a colourful view of birds such as vultures, ostriches, long-crested eagles, pygmy falcons, secretary birds, marabous, red-winged Schalow's turacos many others.
Accommodation: Keekorok Lodge
Meal Plan: {Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner}

DAY 7: Masai Mara - Nairobi

If you are not participating in the hot air balloon you enjoy morning tea/ coffee or hot chocolate followed by a morning game drive.
On the plains are enormous herds of grazing animals plus the elusive Cheetah and leopard hiding amidst acacia trees. Return to the lodge for breakfast.
Optional visit to an authentic Masai village (at an extra cost) to witness the singing and dancing that are part of their daily lives and sacred rituals.
Depart the Mara by road back to Nairobi arriving in the late afternoon.
Meal Plan: {Breakfast and lunch}

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