Travel to Kenya’s most famous game parks on this 4-day safari: the Masai Mara National Reserve and Lake Nakuru National Park. Marvel at the pristine nature and wildlife such as giraffes, elephants, lions, cheetahs, wildebeests and over 400 species of birds
Highlights:
-Spot wildlife and interact with locals at a Masai Village
-Go on a nature walk with a Masai naturalist guide
-Photograph over 400 bird species at Lake Nakuru
Inclusions & Exclusions
✔ Government Taxes
✔ Lunch
✔ Dinner
✔ Breakfast
✔ National Park Entrance Fees as per Itinerary
✔ 1 litre of water per day
✖ Airport Transfers
✖ Extras at Lodges (Drinks, Telephone, Laundry, etc.)
✖ Mosquito Nets in Safari Tents
✖ Sleeping Bag (can be hired for $10 USD per day)
✖ Visas, International Flights & Departure Tax
✖ Optional Balloon Safari
✖ Travel Insurance
Pickup Locations
1. Samagat Hotel
2. Crowne Plaza Nairobi
3. Marble Arch Hotel
4. Dafam Hotel
5. Ledger Plaza Hotel Nairobi
6. Sky Hotel Nairobi
7. Aden Bay Lodge
8. Sakina Hotel & Restaurant
9. Trisan Hotel
10. Sagret Hotel Equitorial Kenya
11. Enkare Hotel Nairobi
12. ibis Styles Hotel Westlands Nairobi
13. Hilton Nairobi
14. PrideInn Azure Hotel Nairobi Westlands
15. Movenpick Hotel & Residences Nairobi
16. Timboroa Hotel
17. Radisson Blu Hotel, Nairobi Upper Hill
18. Jupiter Parklands Resort
19. Nyam Hotel
20. Nanchang Hotel
Additional Info: Please get in touch with us at least 2 weeks before your departure so we can arrange pick-up from your accommodation.
Itinerary
Accommodation Pick-Up Game Drive (L/D)
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Maasai Mara National Reserve
You will be picked up from your accommodation for a journey south along the floor of the dramatic Great Rift Valley to Masai Mara National Reserve - known as The 7th Wonder of the World. With lunch at Narok Town, you'll arrive at the Masai Mara National Reserve in time for an afternoon game drive where you may have a chance of seeing the ‘Big Five’, different varieties of birdlife and the best savannah vegetation in the world. This is serene vast country of breath-taking vistas and dense thickets of scrub. The famous Masai tribesmen live within the game reserve. And in every direction there are seemingly endless herds of game animals.
Duration: 18 hours
Full Day Game Drives Maasai Village Visit (B/L/D)
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Maasai Mara National Reserve
Enjoy a picnic lunch at the Mara River while watching crocodiles and hippos laze around in their natural habitat. After lunch, continue your game drive in search for more wildlife. Around 5 pm, you'll be dropped off at the Masai Village for an opportunity to visit the tribes people to witness the singing and dancing that are part of their daily lives and sacred rituals. You'll also have a chance to join in on a nature walk with a naturalist guide who will help point out local medicinal herbs. Return to the village where a camp fire will be lit and entertainment will commence from local tribes people. The chief will then give you stories of their culture and tradition and show you how the herbs seen during the nature walk are prepared and used. You will also have a glimpse into their homes and social structure, dinner will be served at the village followed by coffee and tea.
Optional: Choose to sleep in an authentic Masai-style home with beds, at the campsite (subject to availability).
Duration: 1 day
Transfer to Lake Nakuru Wildlife Viewing (B/L/D)
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Lake Nakuru National Park
You will depart after an early breakfast by road for Lake Nakuru National Park, which supports a wide ecological diversity of flamingos and other water birds. Arrive at around 12:30 pm and begin a game drive en route to your accommodation for check-in and lunch. Relax until 4pm when you will head out for another game drive and nature walk along the lakeshore and return back to your accommodation before sunset. 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. There are no elephants in the park but the other big five can be spotted including tree climbing lions, the white and the black rhinos which are endangered species in Kenya, the rare Rothschild Giraffe, Cape buffaloes, Waterbucks, Gazelles, Leopard and primates can be spotted as well.
Duration: 12 hours
Return to Nairobi and Accommodation Drop-Off (B/L)
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Lake Nakuru National Park
After breakfast, proceed for a morning game/bird drive around the lake shores. Return back to your accommodation for a big buffet lunch then pack up and head to Nairobi stopping at the Rift Valley viewpoint for some stunning photo opportunities. The Rift Valley runs 6,000 kilometres from the Red Sea into Mozambique and is up to 100 kilometres wide in places. After a photo opportunity at the viewpoint and a chance to enjoy the spectacular view, we head to Nairobi arriving early afternoon.
Duration: 18 hours
Cancellation Policy
All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
Additional info
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
