14 Days Kenya Holiday Wonderland Explorer

14 Days

Safari Overview

The trip “Lakes & Masai MaraSafari (Masai Mara, Lake Nakuru & Lake Naivasha)” starts from and ends in Nairobi. It is an explorer trip that takes 5 days taking you through Lake Naivasha, Lake Nakuru National Park and Masai Mara National Reserve in Kenya. This is a guided trip that includes accommodation, transport, meals and others.

Embark on this amazing 5-day Kenyan safari and see abundant wildlife during game drives through great landscapes! to Lake Nakuru National Park in the Great Rift Valley, to Lake Naivasha and to the vast plains of the Masai Mara. Visit a traditional Masai Village and take a nature walk with a naturalist guide.

Safari Highlights

  • Witness large colonies of flamingos at Lake Nakuru
  • Go on a beautiful nature walk at Lake Naivasha
  • Take photos of the famous ‘Big 5’ at the Masai Mara

Safari Itinerary

On arrival at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, or if you are staying in a Nairobi City Hotel, our tour manager will meet you and brief you on your safari, and thereafter you will depart Nairobi for Masai Mara Game Reserve, picnic lunch en-route. On arrival proceed to the campsite. After a short rest proceed for a game drive in search of black-maned lions, elephants, leopards, cheetah, buffalos, and other plains game. Return to the camp for dinner and overnight.

Early breakfast followed a full day of game drive within the reserve. Masai Mara is renowned for its high animal concentration and abundance. Black-maned lions, elephants, and buffalo can be seen (3 out of the big 5) though luck is essential for spotting leopard and rhino, which make the other two. The reserve is essentially the northern extension of Tanzania’ s Serengeti National Park and is home to numerous plains game including wildebeest, common zebra, and the Maasai giraffe as well as antelopes like Thompson’s gazelle, hartebeest, impala, and dik-dik among others. You will have a break for your picnic lunch at the hippo pool where hippos are in view and with luck, crocodiles. Return to the campsite for dinner and overnight.

Morning game viewing in the Mara with an optional nature walk or a visit to a near Maasai village in between the meal breaks. (Maasai village visit available at extra cost). The Maasai Mara, now The New 7the wonder of the world and 4th preferred tourist destination in the world is home to wildlife in such abundance and variety that it is difficult to imagine. The most spectacular event of the natural world takes place here; The annual migration of millions of wild-beast and zebra from the Serengeti (Tanzania) in search of water and pasture while being followed on their heels the predators of the savanna; lion, cheetah, wild dog, jackal, hyena, and vulture. It hosts over 450 species of animals which include lions, rhinos, hippos, crocodiles, giraffe, wildebeests, zebras, buffalo, warthogs, hyenas, jackals, wild dogs, buffalo, leopard, many kinds of antelopes and elephants. Dinner and overnight at Camp site.

After breakfast, depart for Lake Naivasha. After lunch, visit Hells Gate National Park and the geothermal power plant. OR Optional Balloon Flight You can opt to carry out your game viewing activity on an adventurous and unforgettable balloon flight over the spectacular Mara at an extra cost. This package includes a champagne drink in the wild. Proceed to Fisherman’s camp for dinner and overnight.

Depart after breakfast and drive to the home of millions of flamingos and the home of the white rhino and about 350 different species of birds. Lake Nakuru is also known as the “Ornithological Paradise” because of the hundreds of thousands of birds that are found here. Lake Nakuru is a soda lake on the floor of the Rift valley. It is famous due to its being home to about 1.5 million flamingoes and the over 450 species of birds found here. The sight of the millions of flamingos is quite spectacular. From a distance, the lake appears ringed in pink. The Lake has also earned a reputation as an important haven for endangered species – particularly the Rothschild Giraffe and the black and white rhino. It is home to Lions, waterbucks, buffalos, baboons, and pelicans. Dinner and Overnight at a Campsite.

After breakfast, drive to Lake Bogoria where the hot water springs abound and plenty of medicinal springs. After lunch, visit Lake Baringo. At an extra cost, have one-hour boat ride which enables you to see hippos at a close range. Dinner and overnight at a Campsite

After breakfast, depart for Samburu via the Thompson falls. Lunch en-route, arriving late afternoon. Dinner and overnight at a campsite.

Day 8 :
Samburu

After breakfast, depart for an early morning game drive. Return to a camp for lunch. At 04.00 pm. You will be taken for another game drive till dusk. Samburu National Reserve is a wildlife haven. Here you will spot Africa’s big cats – lions, cheetahs, and the elusive leopard. Some animals are unique to this northern Kenya Park: Grevy’s zebra, reticulated giraffe, kudu, and gerenuk. The Ewaso Nyiro River, the boundary with the neighboring Buffalo Springs National Reserve, is where the elephants, buffalo, and other animal species gather for a drink. You will find the scenic semiarid landscape quite dramatic. The reserve is located within the lands of the colorful semi-nomadic Samburu tribesmen. Dinner and overnight at a campsite.

After breakfast, depart Samburu for Mount Kenya (Nanyuki) arriving in time for lunch. After lunch, visit the Mau Mau caves (where Kenyan Freedom Fighters could hide from the British Troops during the struggle for Independence). Mount Kenya National Park: The national park around Mt Kenya is very different from all others. For one thing, the protected area only starts at a height of 3,300meters above sea level and because of the rough mountain country is unsuitable for a motor safari. For another, although many animals live here (e.g. Elephants, Buffaloes) you do not see many of them except at the water hole the mountain lodge where particularly at night many animals can be observed. The unique vegetation and fantastic scenery attract mountaineers and botanists who can plunge through mountain forests draped with lianas, bamboo and field s of giant heather before coming to the Alpine moorland, bizarre volcanic formations and finally, the eternal ice and glaziers of the summit region. Dinner and overnight at a tented camp.

Via Nairobi After breakfast, drive south via the b iggest open-air market in East and Central Africa (Karatina). Proceed to Nairobi arri ving in time for lunch in one of the restaurants Flame tree or Carnivore. Continue to Amboseli via Kenya/Tanzania border (Namanga) arriving in Amboseli late in the afternoon. An evening game viewing drive will be done if time allows. Dinner and overnight at a campsite.

Early morning game drives before breakfast. After breakfast have a whole day game viewing. Amboseli National Park has the combination of scenery, people and animals are what makes the Amboseli national park of fascinating. Beautifully situated at the foot of the towering Kilimanjaro, it Is the home of the brightly painted Maasai tribe, here you can see lions, cheetahs, spotted hyenas and wild dogs as well as gnus, Kaffir buffaloes, Burch ells zebras and herds of elephants. All these animals c ome to drink at water holes consisting of small lakes or mu ddy ponds kept filled up water from the melting snows of Kilimanjaro. The northern lake Amboseli contains water on ly after rain. Optional: Maasai Village visit Nature walk OR Swimming in one of the lodges pools (all at extra cost). Return to campsite for dinner and overnight.

After breakfast, drive via Chyullu hills to Tsavo West National Park, arriving in time for lunch. Afternoon game viewing drive and a visit to Mzima Springs; (The source of drinking water for Mombasa). Return for dinner and overnight at a campsite.

After breakfast, drive to Tsavo East National Park which is renowned for its large numbers of Elephants and the famous Man Eating Lions (during the building of the Kenya / Uganda Railway in 1890). Tsavo East and Tsavo West, both national parks are managed separately but together they form the largest reserve in East Africa. The northern part of Tsavo east may not, however, be visited tourists. Nevertheless, the Tsavo national park founded in 1947 is one of the most visited tourist attraction in Kenya. In spite of its arid countryside and savannah vegetation about 60species of mammals and 400 different species of birds are to be found here. The Tsavo is particularly famous because of its dramatic scenery and the Red Elephants which owe their colors to the dust prevalent in this area as well as lions and cheetahs. There are many antelopes (Oryx, kudus, giants gazelles and giraffe) Burchell’s zebra s, Masai giraffes baboons and vervet monkeys of the birds the most impressive is the Maasai ostrich. Where there is water such as at Mzima Springs, crocodiles and hippos can also be seen. Lunch on arrival. Game viewing drive follows after lunch till dusk. Dinner and Overnight at a campsite.

After breakfast and your final game drive, return to Nairobi or proceed to Mombasa for further vacation at the coast. End of Safari

Includes/Excludes

What's Included

  • Park fees
  • Accommodation during Safari
  • Meals as per itinerary
  • Transportation a van with a pop-up roof for game viewing
  • Services of a professional Tour Guide
  • Pickup and drop-off in Nairobi

What's Excluded

  • Soft & alcoholic drinks
  • Things of personal nature
  • International Airfares, Visa Fees
  • Optional activities unless specified as included
  • Tips and other gratitude

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14 Days Kenya Holiday Wonderland Explorer