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DAY 1 AMBOSELI NATIONAL PARK
Welcome to Kenya, our homeland of safari adventure that has continued to thrill from time immemorial.
Depart by 0800 driving south east towards Africa’s highest mountain, Kilimanjaro. Rest halt at Namanga, the ever busy border town between Kenya and Tanzania. Proceed further east to the home of The African Elephant, a very apt norm for Amboseli which hosts huge herds of the majestic African elephant. Arrive at the lodge by 1200. Lunch. Early afternoon at leisure, game viewing drive at 1600.
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South east of Kenya’s capital Nairobi, the park nestles at the foot of the highest mountain in Africa, Kilimanjaro, which borders both Kenya and Tanzania. The park is famed for the huge herds of the African Elephant that it is home to. The park also plays host to lions, buffaloes, the elusive leopard, wildebeest, giraffes, zebras, a variety of antelopes and other smaller plains game. During the dry season it is semi arid terrains and during the wet season, the seasonal “Amboseli Swamp” becomes home to many species of birds.
Return to the lodge by 1845. Dinner and overnight. FB.
DAY 2 LAKE NAKURU NATIONAL PARK
Breakfast at 0630, depart at 0700 for Nakuru, driving to the floor of the Great Rift Valley. Arrive at the lodge by 1400, lunch. Early afternoon at leisure. Game viewing run at 1600. The lake is home to millions of flamingo which give the lake an unmistakable pink hue on the horizon. The park hosts the endangered white rhino, lions, buffaloes, the elusive leopard and hordes of plains game. Return to the lodge by 1845. Dinner and overnight. FB.
DAY 3 MASAI MARA GAME RESERVE
Breakfast at 0700, depart by 0730 for Masai Mara, driving south west to what has been aptly dubbed as the “ultimate game viewing destination in the world,” home to the largest wildebeest migration across two countries. Descend into the Great Rift Valley, breif rest halt at Narok town, proceed further south arrive at the lodge by 1200, lunch at 1230, afternoon game viewing drive at 1600, return by 1845, dinner and overnight. FB.
DAY 4 MASAI MARA GAME RESERVE
Early morning game viewing run at 0630 (optional Balloon Safari with Champagne Breakfast, additional cost), return for breakfast by 0900. Day at leisure.
Blessed with an outstanding concentration of animals and panoramic views of across the plains and dotted woodlands, the Masai Mara provides an experience unsurpassed. As the northern extension of the great Serengeti grassland, the reserve is host to the annual migration of over a million wildebeest –the most awesome wildlife spectacle on planet earth.
The Mara covers an area of about 1,500 square kilometers in the south-western corner of Kenya, is not fenced and bordered on the west by the Olooloo escarpment and in the east by the Ngama hills. The common language of the Masai is Maa in which the word Mara means spotted –referring to the clusters of bush which dot the plains.
In addition to the wildebeest and hordes of zebra which join them in their annual pilgrimage for pastures, the Masai Mara supports the lion, cheetah, elephant, kongoni, topi, Thomson’s gazelle and the Defassa waterbuck, as well as eight species of primate. Afternoon game viewing run at 1600. Return by 1845. Dinner and overnight. FB.
(optional half / full day game drive with picnic lunch)
DAY 5 NAIROBI
Early morning game viewing run at 0630, return for breakfast by 0900. Depart at 0945 for Nairobi to arrive by 1500, drop off residence with memories of your African safari to cherish.
End of safari.
