Duration: 9 days
Country: Kenya
Departures: Nairobi
Destination: Tsavo West/ Amboseli/ Lake Naivasha/ Maasai Mara/ Lake Nakuru
Activities and attractions: Game drives, Nature walks, Birdwatching
Tour Type– Wildlife safari
| Day | Place | Activities |
| 1 | Nairobi- Tsavo West | Explore natural attractions and game drives |
| 2 | Tsavo West | Explore natural attractions and game drives |
| 3 | Tsavo West- Amboseli | Road transfer and game drives |
| 4 | Amboseli | Game drives |
| 5 | Amboseli- Lake Naivasha | Road transfer and lake excursions |
| 6 | Lake Naivasha- Lake Nakuru | Transfer and game drives |
| 7 | Lake Nakuru- Maasai Mara | Transfer and game drives |
| 8 | Maasai Mara | Game drives |
| 9 | Maasai Mara- Nairobi | Road transfer and optional city tour |
Day 1: Nairobi – Tsavo West National Park
We depart by road for Tsavo West National Park. Arrive in time for lunch then an optional afternoon or evening game drive. Tsavo West is the most visited section in Tsavo National Park, offering many attractions apart from its wildlife. The foremost is the famous Mzima Springs where up to 227.3 million litres of cool crystal clear water flows out of the ground through porous volcanic rocks. The water is believed to originate from Chuyulu Hills, via an underground river. Dinner and overnight at your accommodation here.
Day 2: Tsavo West National Park
After breakfast, we have a full day game drive, packed lunch provided. Other interesting places to visit are the Roaring Rocks, which get their name from the wind that hurtles through them. From here there are wonderful views over Tsavo from the top of a 98m rock face; similar views can be experienced from the poacher’s lookout. The volcanic Chaimu Crater, less than 200 years old and composed of black coke, is worth visiting and can be climbed if one is interested. The area is a good place to look out for klipspringer, a small antelope that’s as agile as its Swahili name Mbuzi mawe(mountain goat). In the south-west corner of Tsavo West is Lake Jipe, which has the Kenyan-Tanzanian border running through it. Dinner and overnight at your accommodation here.
Day 3: Tsavo West- Amboseli National Park
Early morning start and drive to Amboseli National Park, check in at your accommodation and spend day at leisure. Amboseli National Park is situated due south of Nairobi. Most of the park consists of a dry, ancient lake bed and fragile grassland with patches of acacia woodland, while in the southern area there is a number of small, rocky, volcanic hills. Around the swamp s Ol k
Kenya, Ol Tukai and Enkongo Narok, the vegetation is lush with yellow-barked acacias and phoenix palms. Dinner and overnight at your accommodation here.
Day 4: Amboseli National Park
You may rise early for good views of Mount Kilimanjaro before clouds build up over the summit with packed lunch provided. An optional visit to a Maasai village can be planned after breakfast. Despite its changing habitat, Amboseli National Park is one of the best wildlife area in the whole of Africa to experience elephants at close range. There is a high density of elephants here. Dinner and overnight at your accommodation here.
Day 5: Amboseli National Park – Lake Naivasha
You will take an early morning drive to Lake Naivasha, it is the highest and the most beautiful of the Rif Valley lakes. At 1910m (6200f), the water is fresh and the lake is fringed with dense clumps of papyrus (ancient Egyptian once used this to make paper). Kingfishers use the papyrus as a perch, herons hide in it while searching for food. Naivasha is yet another area popular for bird watching (over 400species have been recorded). 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 lake shore, vineyards produce grapes for the country’s fledging wine industry. Dinner and overnight at campsite or lodge.
Day 6: Lake Naivasha – Lake Nakuru
Leave Naivasha in early morning then drive to Lake Nakuru National Park. It is across the equator, southwards of Lake Bogoria. In the past, it was known worldwide for its flamingoes but today there are no flamingoes because of changes in pH levels of the lake. Today Lake Nakuru is now a rhino sanctuary, harboring a population of over 40 black and over 60 white rhinos. You will arrive in time for lunch then have an afternoon game drive. Enjoy dinner and overnight at accommodation.
Day 7: Lake Nakuru – Maasai Mara
You will depart early morning and drive to Maasai 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 between Kenya and Tanzania. You will arrive in time for lunch then have an afternoon game drive. Enjoy dinner and overnight at campsite or lodge.
Day 8: Maasai Mara
After breakfast we have a full day dame drive, with packed lunch provided. The reserve is well known for its black- manned lion, as well as its abundant resident wildlife and its 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 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 sun birds.
Day 9: Maasai Mara – Nairobi
Depart for early morning game drive and return to accommodation for breakfast. After breakfast you will depart to Nairobi with lunch enroute.
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