9 DAYS SAMBURU/MOUNT KENYA/NAKURU/MASAI MARA/LAKE NAIVASHA/AMBOSELI

Day 1. Nairobi - Samburu
Distance: 360 km (5 hrs, 30 min). Pick up from your hotel at 7am. Drive north through cultivations of coffee and pineapple to Mountain Lodge on the slopes of Mount Kenya for a sumptuous lunch. In the afternoon continue on to Samburu National Reserve. Dinner and overnight at Samburu Serena Lodge or Samburu Sopa Lodge, B,L,D.

Day 2. Samburu
Full day of game viewing drives in this dry semi-arid park with its striking background view of the Mathew's Range. The gently flowing Uaso Nyiro River, which traverses this Park, provides evergreen vegetation for the rare gerenuk, Grevy zebra and reticulated giraffe found in this park. All meals and overnight at Serena Lodge or Samburu Sopa Lodge, B,L,D.

Day 3. Samburu - Mount Kenya
Distance: 200 km (3 hrs) After breakfast, depart to Mt Kenya National Park to arrive in time for lunch at the Serena Mountain Lodge, located at 2,194 meters on the slopes of Mt Kenya. Mountain Lodge Serena is the only 'tree hotel' ever to be built on the slopes of Kenya's legendary Mount Kenya, Mountain Lodge offers a matchless game viewing opportunity whilst combining a glorious panorama of mountain vistas with the primordial splendors of an ancient rainforest. The lodge is surrounded by dense rainforest that comes alive at dusk with myriad of sounds that make the African bush so special and exhilarating. Elephants, buffalo, rhino and waterbuck are regular visitors to the lodge's waterhole. Optional nature walk can be arranged at US$ 30 per person. Dinner and Overnight at the Mountain Lodge Serena, L,D.

Day 4. Mount Kenya - Lake Nakuru
Distance: 200 km (3 hrs.) After breakfast, depart to Lake Nakuru National Park via Nyahururu Falls, formerly Thomson Falls. Arrive for lunch at your lodge. Afternoon game drive for a truly remarkable tour that includes Flamingoes as well as the rare white rhino in this world famous ornithological paradise with over 450 species of birdlife. Dinner & overnight at Sarova Lion Hill Lodge or Lake Nakuru Lodge, B,L,D.

Day 5. Lake Nakuru - Masai Mara
Distance: 285 km. (5 hrs.). After an early breakfast, drive to Masai Mara with a short enroute game viewing to arrive for lunch at your chosen lodge. Afternoon game viewing drive in this well known game reserve situated in the North of the Serengeti Plains and famous for its abundance of wildlife. Dinner & overnight at Mara Serena Lodge or Mara Sopa Lodge, L,D.

Day 6. Masai Mara
Enjoy two game drives, sunrise and sundown being the greatest moments for game viewing in these mystic plains, a time where the soft red hues of the sun will give your photographs the clarity of the actual African savannah. Full day of game drives with overnight accommodation at Mara Serena Lodge or Mara Sopa Lodge, B,L,D.

Optional activities:
-Visit to a local Maasai village for a Maasai cultural tour: US$ 25 per person
-Hot air balloon ride: US$ 425 per person

Day 7. Masai Mara - Lake Naivasha
Distance: 250 km (5 hrs). Drive via the Great Rift Valley escarpment with breathtaking views of the world's greatest land rift to the papyrus fringed Lake Naivasha. Sunset boat ride to see the hippos. Overnight accommodation at Lake Naivasha Sopa Lodge, D

Day 8. Lake Naivasha - Nairobi - Amboseli
Distance: 90 km (1 hr. 15 min) & 270 km (4 hrs.). After breakfast drive to south to Amboseli National Park via Nairobi arriving in time for lunch at your lodge. Afternoon game viewing with the immense grandeur of Mt Kilimanjaro in the background. Dinner and overnight at Amboseli Serena Lodge or Amboseli Sopa Lodge, B,L,D.

Day 9. Amboseli - Nairobi
Distance: 270 km (4 hrs). Early morning game drive. After breakfast enjoy another game drive. After lunch, drive back to Nairobi to arrive at approximately 5pm. (Optional dinner at The Carnivore Restaurant: US$ 50 per person), B

Tour cost includes:
-Guarantee price; Guarantee departure
-Ground transport in a safari van with pop up roof for game viewing, photography and touring
-Full board accommodation whilst on safari
-Meal plan as described, B=Breakfast, L=Lunch and D=Dinner
-Accommodation in double/twin/triple room sharing
-All park entrance fees to include government taxes
-Service of an English speaking professional driver/guide
-Bird watching and overnight floodlit game viewing experience at Mountain Lodge Serena, Mount Kenya National Park
-Great views of Mt Kilimanjaro in Amboseli
-Game drives as detailed in the itinerary
-Start and end in Nairobi

Tour price excludes:
-Tips
-Laundry
-Drinks
-International flights
-Visas
-Items of a personal nature
-Optional activities and any other extras not detailed in the above itinerary

 

 

Lake Nakuru National Park:
Lake Nakuru National Park (168 kmē), created in 1961 around Lake Nakuru, near Nakuru Town. It is best known for its thousands, sometimes millions of flamingos nesting along the shores. The surface of the shallow lake is often hardly recognizable due to the continually shifting mass of pink. The number of flamingoes on the lake varies with water and food conditions and the best vantage point is from Baboon Cliff. Also of interest is an area of 188 km around the lake fenced off as a sanctuary to protect Rothschild giraffes and black rhinos.

The park has recently been enlarged partly to provide the sanctuary for the black rhino. This undertaking has necessitated a fence - to keep out poachers rather than to restrict the movement of wildlife. The park now has more than 25 rhinos, one of the largest concentrations in the country, so the chances of spotting these survivors are good. There are also a number of Rothschild's giraffe, again translocated for safety from western Kenya beginning in 1977. Waterbuck are very common and both the Kenyan species are found here. Among the predators are lion and leopard, the latter being seen much more frequently in recent times. The park also has large sized pythons that inhabit the dense woodlands, and can often be seen crossing the roads or dangling from trees. 4 Days Lake Nakuru, Masai Mara Lodge Safari, Kenya Safari, Lake Nakuru National Park, Masai Mara National Reserve, Sarova Lion Hill Lodge, Sarova Mara Camp, Luxury Lodge Safaris, Masai Mara, Lake Nakuru, Kenya Lodge Safaris, migration tours, wildlife lodge trips, Mara Nakuru safari.

Masai Mara Game Reserve:
Masai Mara Game Reserve is perhaps most famous for its lions. All other members of the "Big Five" are to be found in the Maasai Mara, although the population of black rhinoceros is severely threatened, with a population of only 37 recorded in 2000. Hippopotami are found in large groups in the Masai Mara and Talek Rivers. Cheetah are also to be found, although their numbers are also threatened, chiefly due to tourist disruption of their day-time hunting. As mentioned above, the plains between the Mara river and the Esoit Oloololo Escarpment are probably the best area for game viewing, in particular regarding lion and cheetah.

Like in the Serengeti, the wildebeest are the dominant inhabitant of the Masai Mara, and their numbers are estimated in the millions. Around July of each year these ungainly animals migrate in a vast ensemble north from the Serengeti plains in search of fresh pasture, and return to the south around October. The Great Migration is one of the most impressive natural events worldwide, involving an immensity of herbivores: some 1,300,000 Wildebeest, 360,000 Thomson's Gazelle, and 191,000 Zebra. These numerous migrants are followed along their annual, circular route by a block of hungry predators, most notably lions and hyena.

Numerous other antelope can be found, including Thomson's and Grant's gazelle, impala, topi and Coke's hartebeest. Large herds of zebra are found through the reserve. The plains are also home to the distinctive Masai giraffe as well as the common giraffe. The large Roan antelope and the nocturnal bat-eared fox, rarely present elsewhere in Kenya, can be seen within the reserve borders. The Maasai Mara is a major research centre for the spotted hyena. Additionally, over 450 species of birdlife have been identified in the park, including vulture, marabou, secretary bird, hornbill, crowned crane, ostrich, long-crested eagle, and pygmy falcon.

 

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