7 Days Masai Mara, Lake Nakuru, Lake Naivasha Hell’s Gate, and Amboseli Budget Group Joining Safari
7 Days Masai Mara, Lake Nakuru, Lake Naivasha Hell’s Gate, and Amboseli Group Joining Safari
Day 1: Nairobi/Masai Mara
Morning at 7:30am, you will be picked up at your hotel and join the group safari at our office, which will be followed by a drive to Masai Mara, passing through the great rift valley, which is from Northern to Southern Africa. Lunch en route arrive at 2 p.m., followed by an evening game drive at Masai Mara National Reserve. This enormous reserve is actually part of the vast Serengeti Plains, famously known for its spectacular Great Wildebeest’s migration, and is home to the Big Five: Lion, Elephant, Leopard, Buffalo, and Rhino. On arrival, you will enjoy an introductory evening game drive. This enormous reserve is actually part of the vast Serengeti Plains, famously known for its spectacular Great Wildebeest’s migration, and is home to the Big Five: Lion, Elephant, Leopard, Buffalo, and Rhino. Dinner and overnight at
Day 2: Discover Masai Mara Game Reserve
Full day drives from 7 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. This game drive will be in search of great predators and perhaps even cubs. On the plains are enormous herds of grazing animals, plus the elusive cheetah and leopard hiding amidst Acacia boughs. After lunch at the camp, return for the evening game drive. It will further take you to the famous Mara River, where you will take your lunch along the banks, looking at the hippos and the crocodiles. The river is the gateway to the annual migration of wildebeest from Serengeti to Maasai Mara. The endless plains of East Africa are the setting of the world’s greatest spectacle—the pounding of over 6 million hooves! From the vast Serengeti plains to the Champagne-colored hills of Kenya’s Masai Mara Over 1 million wildebeest, 300,000 Thompson gazelles, and some 200,000 zebras relentlessly tracked by Africa’s greatest predators migrate in a clockwise fashion over 1,800 miles each year in search of green pastures.
This continual perilous trek in search of nature’s big green carpet involves no beginning or end to a wildebeest journey. Its life is an endless pilgrimage, a continual search for food, water, and pasture. The only beginning is at birth. Estimated 400,000 wildebeest calves are born during a six-week period early each year, usually between late January and mid-March. As for when to see this annual event, consider July to August as the best time to witness crossing the Mara River. The Mara offers wildlife in such variety and abundance that it is difficult to believe: over 450 species of animals have been recorded here.
You will easily see lions, rhinos, hippos, crocodiles, giraffes, wildebeests,zebras, buffalo, warthogs, hyenas, jackals, wild dogs, buffalo, leopards,many kinds of antelopes, and elephants. It is in the Mara that perhaps the most spectacular event in the natural world takes place. This is the annual migration of millions of wildebeest and zebra from the Serengeti (Tanzania) in search of water and pasture. Following on their heels are the predators of the savanna: lions, cheetahs, wild dogs, jackals, hyenas, and vultures. You could also have an optional opportunity to visit a village of the Masai people (US$ 20pp) or an early morning hot air balloon with Champagne breakfast at an extra cost of US$ 450pp. Dinner and overnight
At the camp or lodge
Day 3: Masai Mara/Lake Nakuru
Early morning game drive from 6:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. Return to the camp for a major breakfast, after which you will drive to Lake Nakuru National Park, making a stop at Mai Mahiu town for lunch, then proceed to Lake Nakuru. Arrive at the evening hour and check into your hotel for dinner and overnight. Next day, go for the morning game drive at 6:30 am.
Day 4: Lake Nakuru/Lake Naivasha
Morning after breakfast, you go for game driving at Lake Nakuru up to 11:00 a.m. Lake Nakuru is known all over the world for its pink flamingos and rhinos. At times, there may be flamingos gathering along the lake’s shore. Besides the flamingo, there are roughly 400 other species of birds visiting the lake, as well as many species of wildlife. Exit the park, then drive to Lake Naivasa. Arrive in time for lunch at the hotel. After lunch, follow by an optional visit to the lake. At 3:30 pm, go directly to the lake for a boat ride. The lake is home to several hundred species of birds, including the most famous eagle. It also offers a good opportunity for a hippo safari. You will have a boat ride up to 5:30 p.m. and drive to the camp for dinner and overnight.
Day 5 Lake Naivasha Hell’s Cate/Amboseli
Morning, after breakfast, at 8:00 a.m., you will be picked up at the hotel and driven to Hell’s Gate Park. The park is one of Kenya’s smaller national parks, which can be explored on foot game walks but is recommended for bicycle riding and viewing animals.
Which have been found here? African Buffalo, gazelles, antelopes, and Zebra The park is also home to a variety of birds; there are no predators or dangerous large game in the park. At the park, you will rent a bicycle for your journey to the park. At noon, return to the hotel for lunch. After lunch, follow by group departure to Amboseli. Upon arriving in Amboseli at the camp late in the evening, you will start the game drive the next day, and on the last day, Amboseli will have the view of the snow-capped peak of Mount Kilimanjaro, which, at 5,896 meters, is the highest free-standing mountain in the world and topped by one fifth of all the ice in Africa. Dinner and overnight at Kimana Camp
Day 06: Discover Amboseli National Park
Morning after breakfast, leave for the morning game drive in search of the Big Five family of animals. Against this magnificent backdrop roam vast herds of elephants, accompanied by a kaleidoscope of other fabulous beasts—lion, buffalo, cheetah, giraffe, baboon, gazelle hippo, and wildebeest, to name but a few. There are also over 400 species of birds, all manner of reptilian flora and fauna, and some of the most soul-searing views in Africa. Arriving with the afternoon game drive up to 6 p.m. in search of
African elephants and other big five animal families During the game drive, you see the park overlooking the snowcapped Mt.Kilimanjaro. Before sunset, the park has a perfect view of Africa’s highest mountain, Kilimanjaro, in the backdrop! Dinner and overnight at
Day 7: Amboseli/Nairobi
Early morning game drive from 6:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m., drive back to the camp for breakfast, follow by a drive back to Nairobi with lunch en route, and arrive at 5 p.m., drop at your own hotel in Nairobi. And since you will be in Kenya for another day after this safari and want to participate in volunteer work at a village school, let us know to arrange it for you, but if you also want a beach holiday, let us know. This below is the Safari price only.