8 Days Amboseli national park, Masai Mara national park and Naivasha
8 Days Amboseli national park, Masai Mara national park and Naivasha
Day 1: Arrival and hotel check-in
Upon arrival at Jomo Kenyatta international airport, meet up with our company representative/guide who will help you with your luggage and transfer to your hotel. Dinner and overnight stay at La Maison Royale Hotel
Day 2: Transfer to Amboseli National Park
You will be meant by your guide and to start your journey to Amboseli national park located in the southern part of Kenya. It’s a 5-6 hours’ drive from Nairobi to the park. Arrive in time for lunch, have your lunch at the lodge after check-in.
In the afternoon, connect to explore the park. Visit the observation hill that gives you an overall view of the whole park especially the swamp and some animals. In the evening, the clouds are usually vivid giving you chances of viewing the snow-capped dome of Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest free-standing mountain in Africa. As your return to the lodge, enjoy an evening game drive. Dinner and overnight stay at Kibo Safari Camp for mid-range
Day 3: Full Day Amboseli national park
Have breakfast and explore Amboseli national park. This park is a home of the famous for being the best place in Africa to get close to the savannah elephants. Among other wildlife species include; the lions, cheetah, leopards, wildebeests, buffaloes, monkeys families and rare bird species. Spend your morning and afternoon on game drives also visiting the swamp below observation hill that hosts many elephants, hippos and a variety of water fowls like Pelican and Egyptian goose. Dinner and overnight stay at Lodge as above
Day 4: Transfer to Masai Mara
After your breakfast, embark on your journey to Masai mara at your agreed time with your safari guide. It’s a full day drive from Amboseli national park taking about 9 hours on the road. The first part of the journey is a smooth tarmac road that leads you up to Narok. A short drive from the Narok town and get a chance to visit the Masai market and a rough road welcomes you to enter Masai Mara national park. Connect to your lodge for relaxation for the evening. Dinner and overnight at Ol moran camp for budget
Day 5: Full Day in Masai mara
Early morning breakfast and connect to explore the Masai Mara plains for game drive that will get you quite close to different wildlife species in big numbers. From solitary buffaloes to copulating lions, birds and small game of all types; you will see it all on a game drive in Masai mara! Be keen enough as you observe the popularly known wildebeest migration from Serengeti crossing to Masai mara via Mara River. This migration only takes place in July to October. Animals such as the wildebeest, zebras, lions, cheetah, elephants, hyenas, Thompson’s gazelle to mention but a few can be spotted. Spend the whole day on a game drive with your packed lunch.
Later return to your lodge for lunch and relax from the scotching sun. In the evening, go for another game drive. Dinner and overnight at lodge as above.
Day 6: Game Drive/Hot air balloon (Optional) & Naivasha national park
Wake up to an early breakfast and head out for another game drive to catch up with the early risers and boost your chances of seeing more and getting closer. Alternatively, you can go for hot air balloon safari for an aerial view of the park. Exit the park later afternoon to connect to Naivasha national park. It’s about 4-5 hours’ drive with en-route scenery. Dinner and overnight stay at Crater Lake Camp
Naivasha national park
Day 7: Full day Naivasha
Breakfast at the lodge then visit Crescent Island Game Sanctuary – a peninsula or island on the eastern side of Lake Naivasha. A short boat trip from the mainland out into Lake Naivasha gives you access to the unique Crescent Island Wildlife Sanctuary which hosts giraffes, waterbucks, elands, wildebeests, zebras and impalas. It is also a haven for more than 200 species of birds. The lake has a lot of hippos which you can easily spot from the island. Among the resident birds are fish eagles, ospreys, lily-trotters, black crakes and a variety of herons. Dinner and overnight stay at lodge as above
Day 8: Hell’s gate national park – Transfer to Nairobi
Wake up early, enjoy breakfast and connect to Hell’s Gate National Park. Have a game drive or bike ride at the park. After a brief stop at the ranger’s post you leave the bike and start a hiking safari. Enjoy the spectacular views of the gorge. The hiking takes 3 hours. The park provides a variety of wildlife, unusual flora and many species of birds. Thereafter drive back to Nairobi, it’s a 4-5 hours’ drive. Dinner and overnight stay at La Maison Royale Hotel
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Includes;
- Pick-up and drop off
- Park entry fees
- all accommodation as per itinerary
- 4X4 safari vehicle with popup roof & Fuel
- Full time English speaking driver/ guide
- Vehicle entrance fees
- Bottled mineral water while on safari
- All activities as indicated
Excludes;
- Tipping for driver guide, and lodges
- Visa fees & Air tickets
- Hot air balloon
- All items of personal nature like laundry, phone calls, beer, e.t.c
- Anything else not included in the itinerary.
