ABERDARES > LAKE NAKURU > MASAI MARA
At a glance...
- 1 Night Mount Kenya / Aberdares National Park
- 1 Night Lake Nakuru National Park
- 2 Nights Masai Mara Game Reserve
5 DAYS / 4 NIGHTS - Itinerary
DAY ONE
You will be collected from your Nairobi Hotel by your Driver/Guide and depart on Safari. Drive through the vibrant, bustling city of Nairobi heading north towards Nyeri passing through a fertile and hilly mosaic of small farms and coffee plantations.
Mount Kenya Option - Arrive in time for Lunch take an optional forest walk or simply relax at this dramatic wooden lodge built deep within the forest. Comfortable lounge areas in full view of a floodlit waterhole and salt lick allows guests to view visiting animals at any time of night : - rhino, lion, elephant and buffalo are regular visitors.
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Aberdares Option - Arrive in time for Lunch at the Aberdare Country Club. After Lunch transfer to this dramatic wooden lodge in full view of a floodlit waterhole and salt Llick allows guests to view visiting animals at any time of night : - rhino, lion, elephant and buffalo are regular visitors.
Overnight : Mount Kenya OR Aberdares
Meals : Lunch & Dinner
DAY TWO
After Breakfast drive to Lake Nakuru National Park situated in the Great Rift Valley with a stop at Thompson’s Falls,named after the British explorer. Arrive at Lake Nakuru in time for Lunch, thereafter depart on an afternoon Game Drive through Lake Nakuru National Park. Here you may see huge flocks of pink flamingos, sometimes number in excess of a million (season dependent) for which is the park is best known. Lake Nakuru is the only fenced national park in Kenya. The park is also home to a rhino sanctuary, prolific birdlife, waterbuck and warthogs.
Overnight : Lake Nakuru National Park
Meals : Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
DAY THREE
After Breakfast drive tto the Masai Mara Game Reserve, Kenya’s premier wildlife area, via the Great Rift Valley and Narok. Arrive in time for Lunch at lodge / luxury tented camp. In the afternoon depart on a Game Drive in this spectacular reserve, famous for excellent game viewing. The Masai Mara Game Reserve sustains all of the “Big Five” including the largest Lion population in Kenya. The enormous landscape of the Mara and it’s concentration of many varieties of game make it a fitting climax to your safari.
Overnight : Masai Mara Game Reserve
Meals : Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
DAY FOUR
Early morning and afternoon Game Drives allow you the chance to enjoy the interaction of animals in this magnificent reserve. As well as searching for the “Big Five”, you will see an abundance of plains game and a diversity of birds.
Overnight : Masai Mara Game Reserve
Meals : Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
DAY FIVE
Enjoy Breakfast and a morning Game Drive before driving back via the Great Rift Valley to Nairobi. Drop off at Nairobi Hotel or at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for your onward / return flight.
Meals : Breakfast
