Amboseli National Park
Located about a four-hour drive (240 km or 150 miles) southeast of Nairobi, Amboseli National Park is well known for its herds of big tusked elephants.
A scenic park in its own right, Amboseli is synonymous with two particular things – majestic herds of elephant and glorious views of Mount Kilimanjaro in neighbouring Tanzania.
Kenya’s second most popular national park after the Masai Mara National Reserve, Amboseli was declared a UNESCO-Mab Biosphere Reserve in 1991.
During heavy rains, the basin at the centre of the park floods, attracting hordes of wildlife. The reserve is an excellent place to view the Big Five, as well as lesser known and rarer wildlife species.
Masai Mara National Reserve
Masai Mara National Reserve is located in south west Kenya and is a vast scenic expanse of gently rolling African savannah plains measuring 1510 square kilometers in area and bordering the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania to the south. Masai Mara is a unique wildlife conservation haven famous for its spectacular natural diversity of wildlife and is the premier Kenya Safari location in East Africa, offering visitors numerous reasons to visit this animal paradise. Large numbers of Lions, Cheetah, Elephant, Rhino, African Buffalo, Wildebeest, Giraffe, Zebra and many more animals are found in the park in their natural habitat, unconfined and free to roam the vast Kenyan wilderness stretching for miles on end.
It is no surprise that tourists from the world over travel here to experience a Masai Mara Safari tour, more so as the reserve has been voted one of the new Seven Wonders of the World. Regarding the origin of the name, the word ‘Masai’ comes from the Maasai tribe, nomadic inhabitants of the area and the word ‘Mara’ is their word for ‘spotted’, referring to the ubiquitous flat topped acacia trees, shrubs and bushes that dot the landscape across most of the reserve.
Day 1:
Nairobi – Aberdares
Pick up from your Nairobi hotel or Airport in the morning and drive to Aberdares. a 4 hours drive to Aberdares arriving with a short en-rout at The Aberdare Country club hotel in Nyeri. After lunch Afternoon you will be transfer to The Ark lodge, The Ark has four viewing decks with balconies and lounges to provide superb game viewing from the comfort of the lodge. The animals come to you!. Later dinner and overnight at The Ark hotel.
Day 2:
Aberdares – Lake Nakuru
Early morning breakfast game en-route leave Aberdare for Lake Nakuru. a less 5 hours drive. you will pass through the Great Rift Valley escarpment,arriving in time for lunch and check in at Sarova lion hill Lodge. Afternoon game drive across the Pink Lake often referred so due to it’s Great masses of Flamingos but due to climate change only few can be seen, not forgetting the famous white Rhino and black rhino found in this park. Dinner and overnight at Sarova lion hill Lodge.
Day 3:
Lake Nakuru – Masai Mara
Early morning breakfast. After breakfast leave Lake Nakuru for Masai Mara. a 5 hours drive, you will pass through Narok town the famous Masai town. arrive in time for lunch. check in at Ashnil Mara camp or Sarova Mara game Camp and have lunch. Afternoon game drive through the park there is an excellent chance of seeing the Big 5, cheetah, serval, hyena, bat-eared foxes, black-backed and side-striped jackals, hippo, crocodile, baboons, warthog, topi, eland, Thompson’s gazelle, Grant’s gazelle, impala, waterbuck, oribi, reed-buck, zebra.during the migration (July to November) huge numbers of wildebeest move in. later dinner and overnight at Ashnil Mara camp or Sarova Mara game Camp.
Day 4:
Masai Mara Game Reserve
Early morning game drive game drive return back to camp for breakfast. After breakfast Full day spend in the park there is an excellent chance of seeing the Big 5, cheetah, serval, hyena, bat-eared foxes, black-backed and side-striped jackals, hippo, crocodile, baboons, warthog, topi, eland, Thompson’s gazelle, Grant’s gazelle, impala, waterbuck, oribi, reed-buck, zebra. During the migration (July to November) huge numbers of wildebeest move in. later dinner and overnight at Ashnil Mara camp or Sarova Mara game Camp.
Day 5:
Masai Mara – Lake Naivasha
Early morning breakfast. After breakfast drive to Lake Naivasha a 5 hour drive to Sopa lodge. Check in at Sopa Lodge Naivasha and have lunch. Later in the afternoon game drive with a visit to Hells Gate National Park which allows walking safari, Hiking, Bicycling ride, Rock climbing and photography of wildlife and a visit to geothermal power plant. Dinner and overnight at Sopa Lodge Naivasha.
Day 6:
Lake Naivasha – Amboseli
Early morning breakfast, After breakfast check out and leave Lake Naivasha for Amboseli National Park a 5 hours drive, there will be a stop to view the great rift valley scenery as you proceed for Amboseli National Park which lies at the floors of Mount Kilimanjaro. Mount Kilimanjaro offers scenic backgrounds for photography Elephants, Lions, Cheetah, Buffalo can be seen at the swamp area. you will arrive with game drive proceeding to your lodge for check inn and have lunch. Check inn at Oltukai Lodge. Later Afternoon game drive at the park, dinner and overnight at your Oltukai Lodge.
Day 7:
Amboseli – Nairobi
Early morning game drive later return to your lodge for Breakfast. After breakfast check out with a short game drive en-route off Amboseli and drive to Nairobi. A less than 5 hours drive, you will arrive Nairobi in time for lunch. Lunch at carnivore afterwards drop off at your respective hotel or Airport.
Included
Arrival & Departure airport transfers complementary to all our clients.
Transportation as per itinerary.
Accommodation per itinerary or similar with a request to all our clients.
Meals as per itinerary Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.
Services literate English driver/guide.
National park & game reserve entrance fees as per itinerary.
Excursions & activities as per itinerary with a request
Recommended Mineral Water while on safari.
Excluded
Visas and related costs.
Personal Taxes.
Drinks, tips, laundry, telephone calls and other items of a personal nature.
International flights.
Optional excursions and activities not listed in the itinerary like Balloon safari, Masai Village.
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