Day 1: Nairobi Airport or Hotel – Amboseli National park.
Early morning pick up from Nairobi Airport or Hotel then drive to Amboseli National park, passing through Masai land; game drives on the way to the lodge or camp for lunch as well as check-in. Afternoon game viewing starts at 1600hrs. This Park is home of Elephants, Wildebeest (Gnu), Buffalos, Gazelles, Lions, Cheetahs, monkey families and rare bird species. In the early evening, the clouds clear, exposing the snow – capped dome of Mt. Kilimanjaro.
Dinner and overnight at lodge or camp.
Day 2: Amboseli National Park.
A day of game drives in this park, which contains swampy grounds and in which elephants and hippos are in abundance.
A visit to the observation hill will follow where you will look out for Mount Kilimanjaro’s peak if weather conditions permit.
A variety of plains game, antelopes and birds can also be seen.
You will have lunch and leisure break at the camp. Afternoon enjoy swimming at camp / lodge pool.
Rest of meals and overnight at camp / lodge.
Day 3: Amboseli National Park – Lake Nakuru National park.
Depart for Lake Nakuru National Park after breakfast, arriving in time for lunch at the camp or lodge as well as check in. Afternoon game drive takes you to the lake to view Flamingos and pelicans. Also, spot White/Black Rhinos, Rothschild Giraffe, Waterbucks and other kinds of African wildlife. The Lake Forest attracts a wide variety of birds. Dinner and overnight at lodge or camp.
Day 4: Lake Nakuru National park – Masai Mara Game Reserve,
Early morning game drive before breakfast then drive along the Great Rift Valley, passing by the extinct volcano of Mount Longonot to Masai Mara Game Reserve with game en route to camp or lodge for check in as well lunch.
Afternoon game viewing in this pristine wildlife paradise with a chance to view; giraffes, elephants, monkeys, leopards, lions, gazelles and different bird’s species.
Dinner and Overnight at lodge or camp.
Day 5: Masai Mara Game Reserve,
Spend a whole day viewing wildlife in Masai Mara Game reserve with morning and afternoon game drives. Have a chance to see the “Big 5”: Lion, Elephant, Rhino, Buffalo and Leopard. Wildebeests, Zebras, Cheetahs and Gazelles, other kinds of African wildlife can also be easily spotted.
Dinner and overnight at lodge or camp
Day 6: Masai Mara Game Reserve
After breakfast, this will be a day of game viewing where you will carry packed lunch.
Blessed with an outstanding concentration of animals and panoramic views of across the plains and dotted woodlands, the Masai Mara provides an experience unsurpassed. As the northern extension of the great Serengeti grassland, the reserve is host to the annual migration of over a million wildebeest –the most awesome wildlife spectacle on planet earth.
The Mara covers an area of about 1,500 square kilometers in the south-western corner of Kenya, is not fenced and bordered on the west by the Olooloo escarpment and in the east by the Ngama hills. The common language of the Masai is Maa in which the word Mara means spotted –referring to the clusters of bush which dot the plains.
In addition to the wildebeest and hordes of zebra which join them in their annual pilgrimage for pastures, the Masai Mara supports the lion, cheetah, elephant, kongoni, topi, Thomson’s gazelle and the Defassa waterbuck, as well as eight species of primate.
Picnic lunch will be at the hippo pool where with luck you may spot hippos and crocs basking in the sun.
We may visit a masai manyatta / village at extra cost payable directly to interact with them as they entertain you with dances as you take photos and videos where you may learn more about the masai culture. Return by 1845hrs.
Dinner and overnight at the lodge / camp.
Day 7: Masai Mara Game Reserve – Lake Naivasha
Today after breakfast, we depart Mara en-route to Naivasha town.
Arrive at Naivasha Sopa Resort or similar lodge / camp in time for lunch.
After lunch optional visit to Hell’s gate National Park. You will visit the Geothermal powerplant at Ol Karia and the hot springs (payable directly).
Optional boat ride at the crescent island.
Crescent Island is one of the few places in all Africa where you can wander on foot among herds of zebra, wildebeest, gazelle and giraffe because of absence of predators.
It is here that the movie ‘Out of Africa’ was shot.
Hell’s gate is the only park that officially allows transport by walking or bicycling. The small perimeters of the park give you a chance to see a variety of wildlife. Hereafter you return back to Naivasha Sopa Resort for dinner and overnight.
Day 8: Lake Naivasha – Nairobi Airport
After breakfast, we leisurely depart Naivasha for Nairobi arriving in time for lunchand later transferred to your respective hotel or Airport.