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Masai Mara & Lake Naivasha Safari - 5 Days
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Duration - 5 days
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Guide optionsEnglish
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Cancellation PolicyStandard
Overview
In this tour we will cover the 2 most popular parks in Kenya - Masai Mara National Reserve (2 nights) & Lake Naivasha (1 night). Masai Mara is home for "Big Five" (elephants, lions, leopards, rhinos, and buffalo) & also zebras, antelope, hyenas, giraffes, African lions including black-mane
Highlights
- Explore Masai Mara National Reserve!
- Explore Lake Naivasha!
Description
Masai Mara & Lake Naivasha Safari
In this tour, we will cover the 2 most popular parks in Kenya - Masai Mara National Reserve (2 nights) & Lake Naivasha (1 night). Masai Mara is home to "Big Five" (elephants, lions, leopards, rhinos, and buffalo) & also zebras, antelope, hyenas, giraffes, African lions including black-maned lion. Lake Naivasha is a beautiful freshwater lake in Kenya which lies just northwest of Nairobi. The Maasai Mara is Kenya's most celebrated game park, it offers the possibility of seeing "the big five" and many other species of game. This is where the great wildebeest migration is a spectacle to behold for any would-be visitor to Kenya mainly in July to October of each year.
What's included
- Inclusions:
- Transport on custom made safari van 8 seater for game viewing and photography
- Full board accommodation whilst on safari - accommodation in single rooms on full board basis
- All park entrance fees to include government taxes -Service of an English speaking professional driver/guide -All game drives as detailed in the itinerary -Bottled water whilst on safari -Start and end in Nairobi -Personalized service
- All park entrance fees and government taxes
- Service of an English speaking professional driver/guide - all game drives as detailed in the itinerary
- Bottled water whilst on safari
- Exclusions:
- Maasai village tour and boat ride
- Tips
- Laundry; Items of a personal nature; Any other extras
- Beverages/Drinks
- International flights and Visas
- Hotel accommodations in Nairobi before and after the safari
Itinerary
- Visited Places:
Day 1 - Nairobi to Masai Mara
Your tour starts with pick up at 7:30 AM from your Nairobi hotel or Airport and drives to Masai Mara. This drive will take about 5 to 6.5 hours with a scenic stopover at Great Rift Valley. Arrive in Masai Mara shortly afternoon and check into your Mitimingieco camp, have hot lunch and then depart for an afternoon game drive. After the game drive, we head back to lodge/camp to reach by around 5:30 or 6:00 PM, freshen up and enjoy a freshly prepared Dinner.
Overnight at the camp
Note: The last 1-hour drive to Masai Mara is on the corrugated and bumpy road and may not be comfortable for clients with back problems. Clients with back problems can consider flying directly to (and out of) Masai Mara.
Day 2 & Day 3 - Masai Mara
Today's itinerary is flexible and you can discuss with your guide on the previous evening and plan for today's schedule. You can either have a relaxed breakfast and depart for full-day game drives around 9:00 AM with packed lunch and return back to camp late afternoon around 6:00 PM. Or you can depart at 6:00 AM on an early morning game drive (This is the best time to see the animals and a good chance to witness hunt/kill). Later return to the accommodation for breakfast and relax for a bit and depart on an afternoon game drive with packed lunch. you will stop at a picnic spot for having a packed lunch and later depart on a game drive till the park is closed.
Around 6:00 PM return to lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Day 4 - Masai Mara to Lake Naivasha
Wake up early in the morning and have a short morning game drive in the park. Return to Camp/Lodge for Breakfast and around 9:30 AM checkout and Depart to Lake Naivasha which is about 5 hours drive. Check-in to Taphe guest resort and then proceed for a Boat Ride to Crescent Island where you will be doing a nature walk next to zebras, giraffes, wildebeest, waterbucks, antelopes, and many types of birds. Return back to your hotel in Naivasha for dinner and overnight stay.
Note: Depending on your itinerary and next-day plan, you might skip these activities on this day and do them the next morning before departing from Naivasha.
Day 5 - Lake Naivasha to Nairobi
After breakfast, proceed to Lake Naivasha for a boat ride to Crescent Island where you will be doing a nature walk next to zebras, giraffes, wildebeest, waterbucks, antelopes, and many types of birds.
Return by boat to Naivasha for lunch at the hotel and then proceed to Nairobi.
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