Masai Mara is most famous for wildebeest migration and all season park. Amboseli is the second most popular because of the backdrop of Kilimanjaro mountain. Let us share with you our pride in the best
Day 1 Nairobi/Masai Mara 8.45 to 9.15 a.m. Pick from your Nairobi hotel. 9.30a.m. Depart for the Masai Mara Game Reserve. You will have a spot at the viewpoint of the Great Rift Valley and at Narok town for lunch then proceed for a game drive on arrival, tracking various animal species and birds with your driver/guide. Dinner and an overnight stay at the lodge or campsite.
Day 2 Masai Mara Early breakfast followed by a full day of game drives within the reserve. Masai Mara is renowned for it's high animal concentration and abundance. Black-maned lions, elephants and buffalo can be seen. The reserve is essentially the northern extension of Tanzania's Serengeti National Park and is home to numerous plains game including wildebeest, common zebra and the masai giraffe as well as antelopes like Thompson’s gazelle, dik dik, hartebeest, impala and dik dik among others. You will have a break for your picnic lunch at the hippo pool where hippos are in view and with luck, crocodiles. Return to the lodge or campsite for dinner and overnight.
Day 3: Masai Mara - Lake Nakuru After breakfast, leave Masai Mara for Nakuru with a stop for lunch enroute, with scenic views of Lake Naivasha and Mount Longonot, which are in the Great Rift from afar on the main highway. Dinner and overnight at the lodge / campsite
Day 4: Lake Nakuru and Lake Naivasha After breakfast a morning game drive will follow in Lake Nakuru National Park, the abode of various water birds that breed in the lake’s salty water including flamingos, white pelicans and marabou stork; white rhino may be seen as well as the rare Rothschild’s giraffe, cape buffalo and other plains game in this park that is 188 square kilometres. After lunch proceed to Lake Naivasha (and this is the highest Lake in the Rift Valley). Dinner and overnight in a lodge/campsite/budget hotel.
Day 5: Lake Naivasha to Amboseli National Park After breakfast, visit the Hells Gate National Park and the geothermal power plant. This is one of the few places in Africa where you can wander on foot among herds of zebra, wildebeest, gazelle, and giraffe, because of the absence of predators. Drive to Nairobi for lunch then on to Amboseli National Park for dinner and overnight at a lodge / campsite, game drive enroute.
Day 6: Amboseli National Park A day of game drives in this park, which contains swamp grounds in which elephants and hippos in abundance. A visit to the observation hill will follow where you will look out for Mt.Kilimanjaro's peak if weather conditions permit. A variety of plains game, antelopes and birds can be also be seen. You will have a lunch and leisure break at the lodge in the mid afternoon. Rest of meals and overnight at a lodge or campsite.
Day 7: Amboseli to Nairobi After breakfast, proceed for your final game drive. An early lunch will be taken then depart for Nairobi in the evening.
Price includes: ** Entrances to all parks and other places where entry fees fees is applied ** Transport to all the places in safari mimi-bus with a pop up roof for easy photography and viewing of animals while in the park ** Three meals a day namely(breakfast,lunch and dinner) ** Accomodation in campsites and in budget hotels where camping is not applicable ** All camping equipments except sleeping bags ** Services of the knowleadgeable driver/guide and the safari cook
Price Excludes: ** International Flights ** Visas (if required) ** Hot Air Balloon Ride ** Water and alcoholic beverages ** Items of personal use ** Tips ** Visas ** Sleeping bags
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This trip: 7 day Kenya Safari - Shadow of Kilimanjaro
Rating:
rating 8/10
Comment:
We had a great time in the game reserves and saw all animals. It was a good choice to take our time (7 days) and not to press everything into 2-3 days.
Staff was friendly and helpful, this includes airport and downtown office aswell as driver and cook.
They were flexible enough to fulfil requests of oursmall group (4 people). The setting of the Amboseli campsite right in the park between mountain and elephants is beautiful.
The safari was according to our expectations, maybe a bit more briefing (tipping, no water & electricity in Amboseli) at an earlier stage would have been helpful. Also they should accept credit card for the deposit (money wiring fees are enormous).
I would not describe the meals as "sumptuous" as their website does, but you do not go there for dining anywhere.
Cheers, Thilo
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Client:
Janet Philips - from United Arab Emirates
Trip:
This trip: 7 day Kenya Safari - Shadow of Kilimanjaro
Rating:
rating 10/10
Comment:
This safari company was very helpful and kind. I was afraid to be alone in Nairobi, and so they supported my wishes to accompanied or to be otherwise provided for during my time there.
I really enjoyed the chance to meet two of the staff Esther and Jacinta as they could provide some insights and commentaries about women's lives and issues in Africa.
My final feeling is that I wish that there there were more women tour operators, guides and drivers as they might provide the nurturing spirit and integrity that Africa is crying out for. Women need to be involved in Africa's development at every level and in every way.
