6 Days Exploring Amboseli, L Nakuru& Masai Mara Mid-Range
Overview
On this 6-day journey, you’ll visit the habitat of the largest tuskers, the Amboseli National Park, which is home to more than 1600 elephants divided into 58 families and free to explore the mountain’s slopes. On your route to the Masai Mara, the best place in Africa, the final part of your journey, you will stop at Lake Nakuru National Park, home to tens of thousands of flamingos and other wildlife, including rhinos and big cats.
Included/Exclude
- Porterage
- Park fees(For non-residents)
- All activities(Unless labeled as optional)
- All accommodation(Unless listed as upgrade)
- Camping equipment
- A professional driver/guide
- All transportation(Unless labeled as optional)
- All Taxes/VAT
- Roundtrip airport transfer
- Meals(As specified in the day-by-day section)
- Drinking water(On all days)
- Sleeping bag
- Rescue fee
- Climbing gear
- International flights(From/to home)
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
- Bath towels
- Tips(Tipping guideline US$10.00 pp per day)
- Personal items(Souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)
- Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
Tour Plan
After breakfast, you'll depart from Nairobi for Amboseli National Park. It's mostly famous for its stunning views of Africa's highest mountain, Mount Kilimanjaro. The park offers photographers the rare opportunity to snap photos of elephants, lions, zebras, and giraffes against the startling backdrop of Africa's most highest and famous mountain. You'll have lunch at your lodge upon arrival before heading out into the park for an afternoon game drive from 4:00 pm till around 6:30 pm.
You can either have a relaxed breakfast and depart for a full-day game drive at around 7:00 am with a picnic lunch and return back to the lodge late in the afternoon. Or you can depart at 6:00 am for an early morning game drive. Later, return to the lodge for breakfast and relax for the morning until mid-afternoon at 4:00 pm. You will depart on an afternoon game drive and you will return back to your accommodation at around 6:30 pm.
You'll be picked up early in the morning and driven to Lake Nakuru National Park. En route, you will pass through the Great Rift Valley which was formed by violent subterranean forces that tore apart the earth's crust. These forces caused huge chunks of the crust to sink between parallel fault lines and force up the molten rock in volcanic eruptions. You will pass through Lake Naivasha for your lunch, boat ride and walking safari. Lake Nakuru National Park is also known for its hundreds of thousands of flamingoes, and a rhino sanctuary harbouring a population of black and white rhinos. But the flamingoes, have always been the main attraction. At times there may be almost 1 million flamingoes in the residence, forming a stunningly beautiful deep pink band around the edge of the lakeshore.
After the game drive, we head to Masai Mara National Reserve. Masai Mara forms part of the vast Serengeti plains which plays host to a chapter of the famous wildebeest migration. Wildebeests, zebras and antelopes cross the swollen Mara River in hopes of finding safety on the Masai Mara's sweeping plains. A safari in Masai Mara is an unforgettable highlight of any holiday in Kenya and without a doubt, a great destination in Africa.
After breakfast, we will have a full-day game drive, with packed lunch provided, or a morning and afternoon game drive. This reserve is well known for its black-maned lion, as well as its abundant resident wildlife. It's one of the few places where it's possible to see the Big Five during one game drive. Many of the cheetahs are so tamed that they seek shelter from the hot sun under one's vehicle and several even climb onto the roof to get a better view of prospective prey. For the bird enthusiast, almost 400 species have been recorded: among these 16 species of eagle, many hawks and falcons, 5 species of vultures, 8 species of storks, 4 of bustard (including the kori bustard) and many more.
After the five days of travel, you will have to return to your starting point which is Nairobi city. We're sure that you will return home with so many exciting and happy memories, and we hope that you will join us again on safari sometime in the future.
