Masai Mara,Great Rift Valley Lake Naivasha &Nakuru
Masai Mara was voted seventh world wonder in 2006 by ABC TV. Enjoy Rift Valley Lakes too for a mixture of birdlife, wildlife, diversified scenery, culture and great weather pattern.
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This trip: Masai Mara,Great Rift Valley Lake Naivasha &Nakuru
Rating:
rating 9/10
Comment:
We loved our 8-day budget camping safari. Esther , who organized the safari, was excellent in all her communications and really took our needs into consideration. I was four and a half months pregnant when we went and she made sure I was reassured about the trip and comfortable.
Our driver, Paul, was also very considerate about my pregnancy: he drove very carefully and was very accommodating and knowledgeable. The food was great too - nice range, healthy, and delicious fresh fruit.
We started with the Masai Mara and had fantastic game drives for 3 days there. We also loved the campsite we stayed in there. We were less keen on the next day of our trip to Hell's Gate park, partly because it was overcast and partly because the guest house in the suburbs of Naivasha had no view and didn't really feel like a 'safari'. But we enjoyed spotting rhinos on our next day at Lake Nakuru. We finished the trip with a superb two nights in Samburu Lodge (we paid extra for this).
I've already recommended the tour operator to a couple of friends who have seen our pictures and want to go on safari now!
Itinerary
I T I N E R A R Y
Day 01: Nairobi - Masai Mara After breakfast, we will pick you up from your Nairobi hotel. Depart for the Masai Mara Game Reserve, stopping at the view point of the Great Rift Valley and at Narok town for lunch. Arrive in time for a late afternoon/early evening game drive in this ‘big game country’ famed worldwide for it’s high animal concentration, abundance and variety. Dinner and overnight at the campsite.
Day 02: Masai Mara Early breakfast then proceed for a full day of tracking game with your guide in this park whose landscape is savannah grassland on rolling hills. Virtually every type of animal is found in the Mara, which has an extensive road, and track network, which allows excellent photography and viewing opportunities, making it the best and most visited park in Kenya. We will cater for a picnic lunch at the hippo pool. In the evening, drive back to the campsite for dinner and overnight.
Day 03: Masai Mara - Lake Naivasha Early morning hot cup of coffee/tea at 0630hrs, then proceed on your final pre-breakfast game drive. Return to the campsite at 1000hrs for a late breakfast then depart for Lake Naivasha with hot lunch at Narok to arrive for a relaxing walk through Hell's Gate National Park and enjoy the geothermal tower. Stay for dinner and overnight stay at campsite.
Day 04: Lake Naivasha - Lake Nakuru After breakfast 0900hrs, you will leave for Lake Nakuru to arrive for a game drive in Nakuru Park, which has prolific bird life including flamingos, white pelicans and the marabou stork among others. Waterbuck and Cape buffalo can be seen near the shoreline. Rothschild’s giraffe and the white rhino are additional attraction among other species of plains game and cats like lion. With luck you may spot leopard, which is rather elusive. You will return to camp for dinner and overnight.
Day 05: Lake Nakuru-Nairobi Enjoy another last game drive at 0630-1000hrs at Lake Nakuru National Park. Return to camp/Hotel for breakfast and depart with picnic lunches en-route for Nairobi to arrive in the city in the early evening.
Those interested in combining this tour with a beach holiday in Mombasa, the train departs every monday, wednesday and friday. Remember, you can combine the tour with also mountaineering, Tanzania, walking and cultural tours too. Please do not hesitate to inquire with our reservations desk for further information.
Safari cost Includes:
* All Park entrance fees * Game drives as mentioned above accompanied by our professional fluent English-speaking driver cum guide * Comfortable transport in our 9 seater safari vehicles with open hatch-roofs and VHF radio fitted * All campsite fees * All camping equipment (except sleeping bags which we have available for hire on request) * Complete use of our two man mosquito-netted tents. * Jungle-stools for sitting around the campfire in the evenings over a cup of hot tea/coffee * Foam mattresses and ground sheets in the tents * Three delicious meals per day i.e. breakfast, lunch and dinner whilst on safari, prepared and served by our cook on open woodfires.
