Safari Overview
5 DAYS / 4 NIGHTS
This 5 days’ safari is designed for people who want to explore awesome Kenya. It is well organized odyssey to give exceptional wildlife interactions. Explore deep into the thick of the Kenyan wild at the Masai Mara, Lake Nakuru & Naivasha and get close to the best of the wild game. It is an odyssey that in all areas is quality beyond the usual, an exclusive product that combines luxury and nature at its best. It is designed to give you plenty of time to digest the many impressions.
What's Included
- All meals on safari
- Accommodation throughout your safari
- Unlimited supply of bottle water in safari vehicle
- All transfers as indicated in the itinerary
- All government taxes included
- Services of an English-speaking driver/guide
- Guaranteed window seat throughout safari
- All national park fees, conservancy fees and hotel taxes
From USD 1,585
Per person per tour
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Itinerary
Day 1: Nairobi -Masai Mara
You will be picked up by our safari representative from your hotel at Nairobi or at the airport and then head further south to Masai Mara. You will drive to the Maasai land through the Kedong and Suswa plains before your stopover at the Maasai town of Narok. Continue towards the Maasai. Mara arriving in time for lunch and an afternoon game drive. One of Kenya’s most visited game Reserve, the Mara an array of plains game. The Mara River cuts through the Mara-Serengeti ecosystem giving life to the two game reserves before pouring out into Lake Victoria. The animals have to outrun the predators on the way making it even more magnificent. You will arrive in time for lunch.
Afternoon game drive starts 1600hrs where you will have a chance to explore the savanna in search of the “big five” (rhino, lion, leopard, buffalo and elephant) in this wonderful game reserve. Other popular animals include zebra, hippo, and wildebeest. Then back to your accommodation when sun sets down behind the horizons with a beautiful silhouette against the dimming African skies. Dinner and overnight stay at Jambo Mara Safari Lodge.
Day 2: Full Day Maasai Mara
The second day in Mara will spent exploring the extensive grasslands of the Maasai Mara on a full day game drive. You will get packed lunch and picnic in the wild. Maasai Mara Game Reserve is renowned for being host to the Great Wildebeest migration. Millions of wildebeest’s cross over the Mara River every year from the Serengeti in search of grazing pastures. As they make their way across the Mara River, some of them are eaten by the hungry crocodiles awaiting them on the river banks (from mid-June till end of October). The Great Migration which is listed as one of the wonders of the world is an experience that you will live to remember. In addition to this, Maasai Mara is home to other animals like waterbucks, baboons, gazelles, monkeys, impalas, Maasai giraffes among others and over 500 bird species. You will later look for a perfect shade under an acacia tree for your picnic lunch with amazing views of the savanna. On the way after a full day exploration in the wild savannah your driver guide will look for a perfect location for the sundowner setting.
Watching the sun sets down behind the beautiful African horizons at the Mara with alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks (complimentary) spices and winds up your savannah safari before retiring to your camp for the night. Dinner and overnight stay at Jambo Mara Safari Lodge
Day 3: Masai Mara –Lake Naivasha
Depart the Mara after early breakfast and proceed towards Lake Naivasha with a brief stopover at the Maasai town of Narok. You will pass through the scenic landscapes of Mount Longonot arriving in Lake Naivasha in time for lunch. Lake Naivasha, the name derives from the local Maasai name Nai’posha, meaning “rough water” because of the sudden storms which can arise. The Lake has large hippo population that sleeps during the day out in the shallow lake shores and comes out to graze when the night falls in; as giraffes wander in the acacia. At 1910m (6200f), the water is fresh and the lake is fringed with dense clumps of papyrus (ancient Egyptian once used this to make paper). Kingfishers use the papyrus as a perch, herons hide in it while searching for food. Naivasha is yet another area popular for bird watching (over 400species have been recorded).
Afternoon can be spent on a boat ride which later you disembark at the shores for a walk into Crescent Island among the wandering resident herbivorous including Buffaloes, Thompson gazelles, wildebeest among herbivores which is optional and payable direct if you decide to undertake the activities. Dinner and overnight stay at Naivasha Kongoni Lodge
Day 5: Lake Naivasha – Lake Nakuru
After Breakfast You will then proceed to the beautiful Lake Nakuru National Park situated on the floor of the Great Rift Valley and is embodied by forested and bushy savannah. The lake lies 150kms northwest of Nairobi in Nakuru County surrounded by wooded bushy grassland, the lake offers a variety of activities from afternoon game drives, and you will view the millions of pink flamingos that color the lake pink. The park is also one of the rhino sanctuaries in Kenya and ideal for bird watching, picnics and game drives. Arriving in time for lunch you will check in at your accommodation as you get ready for a game drive which will start at 1600 hrs. Back to your accommodation when sun sets down. Dinner and Overnight stay at Lake Nakuru Lodge
Day 5: Lake Nakuru – Nairobi
After breakfast at your hotel you will head back to Nairobi. On arrival to the city under the sun, you will be transferred either to your hotel or to the airport.