What’s Included
- Meet & Greet.
- Accommodation and meals as specified in dossier below.
- Shared safari vehicle with up to 6 passengers.
- Guaranteed window seat.
- Pop-up game hatch.
- English speaking or bi-lingual driver-guide.
- Filtered water in the vehicles.
- Park entry and conservation fees.
- Government taxes and VAT.
This safari showcases three of Kenya’s most scenic regions: the expansive plains of the Masai Mara, the shimmering pink waters of Lake Nakuru, and the lush swamps of Amboseli. It offers an excellent chance to spot the Big Five while capturing a variety of stunning landscapes. With four departures a week and a choice between tented camps or permanent lodges for accommodation, this scheduled small group tour guarantees departure with a minimum of just two participants.
Day 1
Upon arrival into Nairobi, clients will be met and transferred to their hotel where you will spend the night on a bed and breakfast basis (Check in time 14:00). Depending on time of arrival clients may choose to add an optional excursion.
Day 2
Leaving Nairobi after breakfast, approx. 07:30, you travel towards Kenya’s fertile highlands and head down the rift escarpment on the road built by Italian prisoners of war during World War II. On the way spot the charming chapel built at the foot of the escarpment. Pass the impressive Longonot earth satellite station as you head across the valley to Narok; continue your travels across acres of wheat and barley, before reaching the Masai Mara in time for lunch. Following lunch set off on your first game drive, returning to the lodge as the sun sets. Dinner and overnight Mara camp or lodge.
Drive time approx: 3-5.5 hours
Day 3
Following an early breakfast, depart on a morning game drive, returning to the camp mid-morning. After lunch, and perhaps a siesta, set off on another game drive and visit to the Masai Village, returning to the lodge as the sunsets for your dinner and overnight (Added value of Hippo pool breakfast on ‘A’ version only)
Day 4
Leaving the Masai Mara after breakfast, travel across the ‘breadbasket’ of Kenya, where acres of wheat and barley litter the landscape as you head north to Narok, the district headquarters of this part of Maasailand. Now travel across the vast plains on the floor of the Rift Valley, keeping an eye out for herds of giraffe and gazelle as you head up the Mai -Mahiu, before arriving at Lake Nakuru around midday. Once in the park/conservancy, view game en route to the lodge. Following lunch and a siesta, there is an afternoon game drive returning to the lodge as the sun sets. The national park, known for its birdlife, offers a possibility to view flamingoes. It is also home to Black and White rhinos as well as the endangered Rothschild Giraffe ‘Dinner and overnight Lake Nakuru or Elementaita.
Drive time approx: 3-5 hours, dependent on accommodation
Day 5
Following an early breakfast, leaving the Rift Valley behind, proceed to Naivasha for boat trip on lake, continue to Nairobi for an early lunch (or picnic lunch dependent on road conditions) and continue south towards Amboseli, arriving at your lodge by late afternoon. Dinner and overnight Camp or lodge on full board basis (Added value of early morning bird walk at Lake Elementaita on ‘A’ version only – no boat trip at Naivasha).
Drive time approx: 7 hours, dependent on accommodation
Day 6
A.m.and p.m. game drives in Amboseli, returning to the lodge as the sun sets. Dinner and overnight Camp/lodge full board basis (Added value of tree planting scheme in Amboseli on ‘A’ version only)
Day 7
Following an early breakfast, catch your last views of the majestic Mount Kilimanjaro as you depart Amboseli. From here turn north across the beautiful and seemingly never-ending Athi Plains, arriving in Kenya’s bustling capital city of Nairobi by mid-day. Once in the city, clients will be dropped off at the drop off point in the city centre or at the airport for ongoing travel arrangements.
Drive time approx: 4 hours
Excluded: Visa’s, airport taxes, gratuities, drinks and other activities not included in the package price, seasonal supplements.
Please note this scheduled departure can also operate on a private basis with exclusive vehicle departing any day.
