6
Days/ 5 Nights Masai
Mara - Lake Nakuru - Amboseli - Tsavo West Safari
Itinerary
Day 1: Nairobi
– Drive to Masai Mara Game Reserve
Breakfast
will be served at the lodge followed by check out.
Depart by road to the bottom of the Great Rift Valley
and the iconic savannah wilderness alive with Masai
people and wildlife living together to the famous
Masai Mara Game Reserve.
Arrive
at the camp in time for lunch the followed by some
leisure hours for a siesta/ swim. Later depart for
an afternoon Game drive. The Masai Mara Game Reserve
is characterized with vast acacia-dotted plains cut
by ox-bow lakes, spectacular escarpments where move
‘Out of Africa’ was acted.
The
animals of the Masai Mara are the star of the show,
providing drama and intrigue against a backdrop of spectacular
scenery. You might notice a Masai Moran standing on
one foot herding hundreds of cow or shepherding goats
and sheep holding a single stick or a spear, that’s
their way of living.
Meal
Plan {Lunch and Dinner}
Overnight
at the Mara Serena Safari Lodge or Similar
Day 2: Explore
the Masai Mara Game Reserve
This 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.
During game viewing
remember to keep a sharp lookout, you may witness
a dramatic hunt; a solitary leopard retrieving its
kill from the high branches of an acacia tree or a
herd of elephants protecting their young from predators.
The Mara is one of
the richest wildlife spectacular scenery for the annual
migration, the Masai Mara wildebeest migration is
no considered to be one of the wonders of the world,
especially as they cross the Mara River.
The reserve is also
regarded as the most spectacular wildlife viewing
area in Kenya with over 95 species of mammals and
over 400 species of birds. Game viewing is never dull
in the Mara and patience is rewarded with unique sightings,
such as a pride of lion stalking prey. All meals will
be served at the camp.
Meal
Plan {Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner}
Overnight
at the Mara Serena Safari Lodge or Similar
Day 3: Masai
Mara Game – Drive to Lake
Nakuru National Park (275 km: 5 Hours)
Breakfast will be served
at your lodge then board the safari vehicle and drive
overland to Lake Nakuru National Park. Lake Nakuru is
a shallow alkaline lake famous for its flamingo population
estimated to be more than a million hence it is referred
to as the ‘Birds Paradise’ by bird watchers
and the rhino population.
Arrive in time for
lunch then followed by a siesta. Depart at around
16:00hrs for an afternoon game viewing and return
back to the camp before sunset. In addition to the
flamingoes, the lake draws more than 450 species of
birds.
There are no elephants
in the park but the other big five can be spotted including
tree climbing lions. Large animals which strive in the
dry land surrounding the lake such as Rothschild giraffe,
Cape buffaloes, Waterbucks, Gazelles, Leopard and primates
etc can be spotted as well at the park.
Meal
Plan {Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner}
Overnight
at the Lake Nakuru Sarova Lion Hill Lodge or Similar
Day
4: Lake Nakuru – Drive to Amboseli National
Park (410 km 6 Hours)
After
breakfast depart by road and return to Nairobi and proceed
overland through Kamba land dotted with circular houses
and few shopping centers as well as Masai land to Amboseli
National Park situated at the foot of the highest mountain
in Africa.
Mt.
Kilimanjaro is the highest free standing mountain
in the world. Arrive at the lodge/ camp in time for
lunch followed by some leisure hours for a siesta/
swim. Depart at around 16:00hrs for an afternoon game
viewing and return back to the camp before sunset.
The
park has large herds of wildebeest, zebras, elephants,
giraffes, lions and a variety of other animals and
birds all of which are attracted to this park due
to its permanent supply of water from Mt. Kilimanjaro’s
melting snow.
The
elephant population in Amboseli is one of the few
that has been able to live undisturbed and the elephant
families have been studied by world renowned researcher
Cynthia Moss.
Meal
Plan {Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner}
Overnight
at the Amboseli Ol-Tukai Lodge or Similar
Day
5: Amboseli – Tsavo West National Park (100
km: 2 Hours)
Breakfast will be
served at your lodge then depart by road to Tsavo
West National Park, painted on a sprawling canvas
of endless skies, emerald hills, liquid lava flows,
palm-fringed rivers, teeming wildlife and sparkling
oasis set against the unforgettable backdrop of mile
upon mile of cloud-shadowed African savannah.
Arrive
at the camp in time for lunch. You will have some
leisure hours for a siesta/ swim before you depart
at around 16:00 Hours for an afternoon game viewing
and return back to the camp before sunset.
Attractions
in the park include the hippo-heaving pools of Mzima
Springs, fed daily by 250 million liters of water
gushing from the Chyulu Hills provide an oasis of
green, an underwater hippo viewing chamber, two nature
trails and some unique picnic spots.
The
molten lava that forms the Shetani Lava Flow spewed
from the earth just 200 years ago and its fiery fury
was thought by the local people to be the work of
the devil, hence its name which means devil in Swahili.
The Chaimu Crater is an alternative volcanic arena
clad in the bright black color of the lava stones,
as are the imposing Ngulia Hills and the enchanting
Chyulu Hills.
The
roaring rocks are named after the buzz of the cicadas
that inhabit them and the howl of the wind as it rushes
past the sheer face of the scarp. The poacher's lookout
is the finest observation point of the park which
abounds in panoramic vantage points.
Meal
Plan {Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner}
Overnight
at the Kilaguni Serena Safari Lodge or Similar
Day
6: Tsavo West – Drive to Nairobi or Mombasa
Spend
the morning in Tsavo West National Park looking for
vast herds of dust- red elephants, rhino, fat pods
of hippo, lions, cheetah, leopards, Buffalos, serval
cat, caracal diverse plant and bird species and visiting
the attractions of the park.
After
our game drive depart by road back to Nairobi or Mombasa.
Lunch will be served at the famous Carnivore Restaurant
in Nairobi. Transfer to the city hotel where a day room
has been reserved for you until 6:00pm.
Spend the rest of
the afternoon shopping or at leisure. Farewell dinner
before transfer to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta International
Airport for your international departure flight with
Africa Safari memories which will last forever.
Meal
Plan {Breakfast}
6
Days/ 5 Nights Masai Mara-Lake Nakuru-Amboseli-Tsavo
West Safaris
Include:
*
All meals on safari
*
Park entrance fees
*
Services of a driver/ guide
*
Bottled drinking water in safari vehicle
*
Pick up and drop off at respective hotel, residence
*
Accommodation in your choice accommodation unit
*
Transport in a customized open roofed safari vechicle
*
Nairobi airport-hotel-airport transfers: (complimentary
for safari participants)
6
Days/ 5 Nights Masai Mara-Lake Nakuru-Amboseli-Tsavo
West Safaris
Exclude:
*
All bottled drinks
*
Tips and gratuities
*
The Flying Doctors
*
Items and services of a personal nature
Booking
& Reservations for 6
Days/ 5 Nights Kenya Safari Masai Mara National Reserve
- Lake Nakuru National Park - Amboseli National Park
- Tsavo
West National Park Safari
from Nairobi:
African
Spice Safaris
Contact:
Booking Office Tel: + 254 (0) 20 2437871
Mobile
: 0721242711 (Safaricom) - Kenya
Email:
[email protected]
