8 Days Samburu Lake Baringo Maasai Mara Safari

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Duration

8 Days

Tour Type

Daily Tour

Group Size

Unlimited

Languages

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About this tour

The 8 Days Safari covers the best wildlife spots in Kenya. Look out for the large Elephant herds in Amboseli National Park situated on the foothills of Mt. Kilimanjaro. Enjoy the experience of staying in a Treehouse in Mt. Kenya National park. Witness millions of Flamingoes in Lake Nakuru along with Rhino and other game animals. Also, visit the world-famous Masai Mara National Park to track the wild cats and other plain animals in action in the endless savannah grasslands.

Highlights

The Great Lakes of Kenya Safari is the ultimate safari in terms of bird watching, wildlife viewing & scenic adventure safari.
With this safari option, you will visit Kenya Highlands – the Aberdares and Mount Kenya then the Great Rift Valley ParkLakes & crown the tour with a visit to world-renowned Masai Marian all-around wildlife hotspot not to be missed.
You will be introduced to the world's greatest wildlife adventures and magical safari moments of Kenya that will create lifetime memories and experiences.

Included/Excluded

Arrival & Departure Airport transfers.Bed & Breakfast accommodation in Nairobi / ArushaFull Board Accommodation on safari (Bed, Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner) in the Lodges / CampsTransportation Exclusive use on safari with custom made 08-seater safari van OR a 4x4 Toyota Land Cruiser (07 window seats) fitted with Hi-Fi radio with a roof hatch for enhanced game viewing and photographyServices of a English Speaking Driver Guide knowledgeable in flora and fauna.All Safari Game drives in Parks and Reserves as per the itineraryPark / Reserve Entrance FeesBottled water in the vehicle for use during game drives.Safari briefingsTemporary Membership Flying Doctors Emergency Rescue (AMREF) coverAll Government taxes and levies

DrinksAny international / Domestic flightTips and Gratuities to Driver / Guide, porters, bar and waitersVisa fees as applicableTravel insuranceOptional Activities International airfares and departure taxesAll items of personal nature such as laundry, tobacco, phone calls etcAny items not mentioned above

Itinerary

08:30 am: Depart Nairobi in the morning passing through the rich agricultural farmland on the slopes of Mt. Kenya to the mainly dry scrubland and open Savannah plains of Samburu Game Reserve. Here the Ewaso Nyiro River supports a wide variety of game among them elephants, buffalo, cheetah, leopard, lion, grevy’s zebra, reticulated giraffe, long necked gerenuk and the Oryx. Set up tents with dinner and overnight at the campsite. [Picnic lunch en route].

Morning and afternoon game drives with all meals at the campsite.

Depart Samburu after an early breakfast and drive through the scenic areas to the west across the Lerochi Plateau, picnic lunch en route later descend to the floor of the Great Rift Valley, arriving Lk. Baringo in the afternoon. This is a fresh water lake, which supports a great variety of birds as well as hippos and crocodiles. Indeed the lake is reputed to be the bird-watching center of Kenya.

Early morning we head south via Lake Bogoria, which is a shallow soda Lake with a beautiful scenery and also home to a sizable number of flamingos and other species of birds. The highlight however is the boiling hot springs and geyser, which also contributes to the beauty of the lake. After lunch we proceed to Lake Nakuru in the South ? another shallow soda lake that is described as an ornithologist paradise and one of the world’s most magnificent sights. Here one has an opportunity to see up to millions for flamingos besides tens of thousands of others birds. Lake Nakuru is a rhino sanctuary and also harbors lions, warthog, waterbuck, buffalo, hippo and many other animals. Dinner and overnight in a guesthouse or hostel located inside the park.

We head further south to Narok arriving at a basic campsite located near Sekenani gate, which is at the edge of the park. Here we have walk-in tents with beds & mattresses. Showers are available at the camp and meals are served in the dinning mess.

From the base camp we explore the Mara region which is packed with the elephants, zebras, rhinos and all kinds of game throughout the year with the spectacular wildebeest migration from Serengeti occurring mainly in July and August. All meals at the campsite.

Early morning game drive, return for breakfast and there after proceed to Nairobi via Narok where Masai souvenirs can be bought, picnic lunch en route.