Duration: 09 Days 1N Nairobi / 2N Masai Mara / 1N Nakuru / 1N Tree Hotel / 1N Mt. Kenya / 2N Amboseli
Arrive at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport Nairobi Kenya. After clearing the Immigration and Customs you shall meet our English Speaking guide cum driver who will drop off at hotel. Rest of the day at leisure. Overnight stay at the hotel.
After breakfast Drive through the lower scenic Mau escarpment road into the Rift Valley to the 1792 square, kilometre Masai Mara National Reserve to arrive in time for lunch. The afternoon is spent on a game drive. This reserve has hilly savanna, rolling grasslands, gallery forest on the Mara River and its tributaries. The 'big five' are positively represented here. The large predators are the lion, leopard and cheetah. The smaller predators are the hyena and jackal. The large herbivores are the elephant, rhino, Burchell's zebra, hippo, buffalo and giraffe. The smaller herbivores are the antelope and bucks. The Maasai ostrich, the world's largest bird is found in the park. Arrive to the lodge in time for lunch. Afternoon proceed for the game drive. Return to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
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Game drive before breakfast After breakfast proceed for the visit to Hippo Pool enrouting the game drive viewing and exploration in this part of the Northern Serengeti Ecosystem where the great wildebeest migration takes place. Months before the actual migration the herds 'assemble' in Serengeti in readiness for the crossing into Masai Mara. The plain is literally covered with these animals. Grunts and other animal sounds are heard, and territorial fights are commonplace. The migration, now declared the Seventh Wonder of the World takes place from end June to beginning September. Lunch at the lodge. Afternoon proceed for game drive. Return to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay. - [B, L, D]
After breakfast from the lodge, depart for Nakuru. Arrive to lodge in time for lunch. Afternoon proceed for game drive where and visit the world famous bird sanctuary to enjoy the spectacle of the myriad of flamingos that thrive on the algae in that shallow alkaline lake. The greater and lesser flamingos dominate the lake, the other species of birds are white pelican, pink-backed pelican, spoonbills, heron, cormorant, fish eagle. From there you drive into the game Park with its variety of antelope, hippo, buffalo, Columbus monkeys. It is a sanctuary for the white (wide mouth) rhino and Rothschild giraffe, the largest of the giraffe species. Return to the lodge in the evening for dinner and overnight stay. [B, L, D]
After breakfast depart for Tree Hotel drive via the 73m. Cascading Thompson's Falls (now Nyahururu) route. to arrive at the base hotel Aberdare Country Club in time for lunch. After lunch proceed to the Ark where the afternoon is spent watching the stream of animals arrive at the floodlit waterhole and saltlick. As the afternoon progresses the area is full of animals, jostling and shoving to get a place at the waterhole. The smaller animals arrive first, perhaps because they are at a disadvantage after larger animals come along. They also leave early. The biggest bullies are the elephants, who drink, splash themselves with water through their trunks and then proceed to have a mud bath. The rhino comes to drink later, so that they miss the elephants which take particular pleasure in annoying the rhino.As the evening progresses the weather cools and wood fires are lit, and the attentive staff keeps the tourist supplied with hot tea, coffee and chocolate, along with bitings. Dinner is served in the rustic dinning room. An attendant will inform the visitor if an animal like the shy bongo, rhino or a species of rare animal appears at the waterhole.One can leave instructions to be woken up if a rare animal comes to the waterhole at night or one can just spend the night watching the animals at the waterhole from the lounge You are required to pack overnight bag [B, L, D]
After breakfast depart for the luxurious Mount Kenya Safari Club with its manicured lawns and well-tended gardens situated at the foot of Mount Kenya. The afternoon is free to enjoy the numerous facilities of the Club including horseback riding, tennis, golf, swimming. Lunch at the club. Dinner and overnight stay at the club. [B, L, D]
After breakfast depart for Amboseli via Nairobi with packed lunch. Arrive Amboseli enrooting the game drive and check into the lodge. Dinner and overnight stay at the lodge. [B, L, D]
Game drive. Breakfast at the lodge. Game drive. Lunch at the lodge. Afternoon game drive. Return to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay. [B, L, D]
After breakfast depart for Nairobi with packed lunch. Upon arrival to Nairobi, transfer to the airport for onward destination. [B, L]