Nairobi to Masai Mara via the Great Rift Valley View Point
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Rift Valley Province
You will be picked up from between 7:00 to 7:30 am from your hotel within the Nairobi city center OR by 8:30 am from your hotel in Westland’s then commence the drive to Masai Mara via the Great Rift valley view point where you will have a breathtaking view of the floor of the rift valley. Here you will see the semi active Mt Longonot and 2 other dormant volcanic mountains, Mt. Suswa and Mt Margret for 10 mins -15 minutes.
Duration: 15 minutes
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Masai Mara National Reserve
Then you will continue the drive to Masai Mara - arrive in time for lunch. Check in at the camp/lodge and have a rest. Then later at 4.00 pm depart for a 2-hour sunset game viewing drive in the Mara Reserve until 6.00pm.
Return back to the camp for a sumptuous buffet dinner ending with good time for resting at the Camp/ lodge.
Dinner and Overnight at Mara Chui
Duration: 2 hours
Full Day in Masai Mara.
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Maasai Mara National Reserve
Early breakfast at 6.30am and Depart for a full day game viewing in search of the Big Five.
We will also visit the famous Mara River where the great migration happens, the annual wildebeest’s migration involves over 1.5 million animals arriving in July and departing in November. Following on their heels are the predators of the savanna – lions, cheetahs, jackals, hyenas and vultures.
The phenomenal wildebeest migration is a spectacular event only seen in Maasai mara is the seventh wonder of the world. We will visit the site of the yearly wildebeest migration and see the resident crocodiles and hippos sited at the banks of Mara River. You will have a guided tour by the rangers to see the Nile crocodiles and hippo families and to top it off at midday you will have a picnic lunch which is provided by us under a tree in the park overlooking the vast landscapes.
Then continue with the game drive and explore the beauty of the mara reserve until evening
Duration: 9 hours
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Mara River
This is the site where the migration of the animals takes place where big heards of wilderbeest cross the mara river.
Duration: 8 hours
Depart Maasai Mara to Nakuru
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Lake Nakuru
You will have breakfast at the camp/lodge then check out from 8:00am and thereafter drive to Nakuru. On this day, you have an optional visit to Masai Village in Maasai Mara in the morning before leaving. The village cost USD 20 per person (paid in cash at the village). Here you will get to see the lifestyle of the Local tribe and learn more about their culture. We will offer Lunch on the way in a traveler’s motel.
Arrive Nakuru, check in at your hotel and rest.
We will not have a game drive on this day so you will relax and either have a swim at the Pool or take a walk around your hotel.
Dinner and overnight at Buraha Hotel or similar
Duration: 8 hours
Nakuru to Naivasha
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Lake Nakuru National Park
You will have an early breakfast, check out and depart by 7am to straight to Lake Nakuru National Park for game drive. It’s a small park with magnificent, rare white rhinos which form part of the Big five animals. There is also a possibility to see the pink flamingoes.
The game drive lasts 3 -4 hours, after which you will enjoy game viewing on your way out.
The ecosystem is comprised of the lake, surrounded by wooded and bushy grasslands. The park supports a wide ecological diversity including Flamingos (Greater and Lesser) and other water birds, and the Black and White Rhinoceros which are the major attractions of the area.
You will have lunch at a traveler’s motel in Naivasha.
Duration: 4 hours
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Lake Naivasha
After Lunch head to Lake Naivasha for a 1-hour boat ride.
While on the boat ride, enjoy bird watching, eagle feeding, see the pelicans and hippo viewing. Once your boat ride comes to an end, return to the dock.
On this day, you can opt to add a visit to Crescent Island at an extra cost of @ USD 35 per person or 2 Hours Horse riding at Sanctuary Farm at an extra cost of @ USD 70 per person.
Dinner and overnight at Chambai Safari Hotel
Duration: 60 minutes
Naivasha - Amboseli
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Hell's Gate National Park
Early breakfast and check out of the hotel by 7:00am to proceed to Hells Gate National Park where you will start the biking Safari. Experience a Guided Tour as you watch different Animals Species like Zebras, Buffalos, Giraffes, Antelopes among others as you bike.
Have a guided walk in the gorge where you will visit the gorges inside the park. Gorges are small thin depressions of land mass where you can walk underneath. Some areas have formed caves where you can walk through.
Finish the tours and bring the bikes back at the gate. If you can not bike -you have the option of exploring the Park be foot.
Hell's Gate National Park is a remarkable quarter of the Great Rift Valley. Spectacular scenery including the towering cliffs, water-gouged gorges, stark rock towers, scrub clad volcanoes and belching plumes of geothermal steam make it one of the most atmospheric Parks in Africa. Visitors can enjoy biking, rock climbing and a natural spa.
Duration: 3 hours
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Amboseli Eco-system
Drive to Naivasha Kifaru restaurant or Mai Mahiu hotel for Lunch. Start of drive to Amboseli to arrive in the evening. Check in to the Lodge swim and relax.
The game drive will be on the next day.
Dinner and overnight Aa Lodges Amboseli
Duration: 4 hours
Amboseli Full day
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After breakfast Full day spend in the park with packed lunch in search of its popular residents like the well known predators and their opponents like the Zebra, Wildebeest, Giraffe, Hippo with a view of Mt Kilimanjaro . If you finish early we can go back to the lodge to relax and have a swiim.
we will also have a chance to visit a maasai village to see the tribe and learn more about their cultures.
Later return to AA Lodge Amboseli for dinner and overnight stay
Duration: 7 hours
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Amboseli Eco-system
This is the general amboseli area
Duration: 8 hours
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Observation Hill
Watch elephants bathe in a swamp from the summit of Observation Hill, a pyramid-shaped volcanic hill rising over the predominantly flat Amboseli National Park. Admire a view of the plains and swamps against the backdrop of Kilimanjaro. One of the best places to see elephants, the observation point draws lots of tourists, both local and international. In addition to large mammals gathering here to drink, you can also see flocks of pink flamingos. Bring binoculars and a powerful lens for good pictures
Duration: 60 minutes
Amboseli - Nairobi
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Amboseli Eco-system
Early morning viewing Of Mount Kilimanjaro. After breakfast check out with a short game drive en-route off Amboseli and drive to Nairobi.
Game drive is strictly from 6 to 8 am
Lunch will be served on the way at a travellers Motel.
When you arrive you will be dropped to your hotel or the Airport.
This marks the end of the tour.
Duration: 2 hours
