This is a 5-day safari visiting Lake Naivasha, Lake Nakuru, and Masai Mara. In Lake Nakuru, you’ll enjoy water birds and other bird species. The best place to view the birds is from Baboon Cliff, where you get an excellent view of the lake and the wonderful spectacle of pink flamingos along its edge. The Masai Mara National Reserve is one of the best places in Africa for wildlife viewing. Game drives are a great way to experience the park and they take place all year round.
Our driver and office representative will meet you at the airport in Nairobi. After customs procedures and briefing, you’ll drive to Lake Naivasha. This lake is the most beautiful of the Rift Valley lakes. At 1910m (6200f), the water is fresh and the lake is fringed with dense clumps of papyrus (ancient Egyptians once used this to make paper). Kingfishers use the papyrus as a perch, and herons hide in it while searching for food. Naivasha is yet another area popular for bird watching (over 400 species have been recorded). It is also a favorite weekend retreat for Nairobi residents, who come here to sail, water ski, and fish. There are no crocodiles in the lake as the water is too cold for them, due to altitude but there are a number of hippos. Along the lakeshore, vineyards produce grapes for the country’s fledgling wine industry.
There are options to upgrade to a more luxurious accommodation (at an extra cost) or downgrade to more budget options (price reduction).
After breakfast, you will drive to Lake Nakuru National Park. Across the equator, southwards of Bogoria, lies the Rift Valley’s most famous Lake Nakuru. Known all over the world for its flamingos, it is alkaline and is recognized as being one of the natural wonders of the world. Lake Nakuru is now a rhino sanctuary, harboring a population of over 40 black and over 60 white rhinos, but the flamingoes. Of course, they have always been the main attraction. At times there may be almost 2 million flamingoes in the residence, forming a stunningly beautiful deep pink band around the edge of the lakeshore. You’ll arrive in time for lunch then have an afternoon game drive.
There is a possibility to upgrade to more luxurious accommodation (at an extra cost) or downgrade to more economical options (price reduction).
After breakfast, you will have an early morning drive to Masai Mara National Reserve. It holds on as one of the few places left on earth where wildlife still lives comparatively undisturbed, in the numbers that once roamed the plains and forests of Africa. As the northern tip of the vast Serengeti ecosystem, the Mara hosts the spectacular seasonal migration of many thousands of wildebeest, zebras, and attendant predators. You will arrive in time for lunch and then have an afternoon game drive. You will have dinner and an overnight stay.
There are options to upgrade to more luxurious accommodation (at an extra cost) or downgrade to more budget options (price reduction).
After breakfast, you will have a full-day game drive, with packed lunch provided. The reserve is well known for its black-manned lion, as well as its abundant resident wildlife. It is one of the few places where it’s possible to see the Big Five during a morning’s game drive. Many of the cheetahs are so tame they seek shelter from the hot sun under one’s vehicle and several even climb onto the roof to get a better view of prospective prey. For the bird enthusiast, almost 500 species have been recorded: among these 16 species of eagle, plus many hawks and falcons, 6 species of vultures, 8 species of storks 4 of bustard (including the Kori bustard, the world’s heaviest flying bird), and 9 species of sunbirds.
There are options to upgrade to more luxurious accommodation (at an extra cost) or downgrade to more budget options (price reduction).
After breakfast, you will depart Masai Mara and drive back to Nairobi. You will arrive in Nairobi in the afternoon and transfer to the airport for the flight back home.
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