8 Days Safari Maasai Mara – Lake Nakuru – Samburu – Amboseli

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Leave Nairobi for Maasai Mara Game Reserve picnic lunch en-route. Game drive in search of black-manned Lions, Elephants, Leopards, Cheetah, Buffaloes and other plains game en-route.

Accommodation at the camp or lodge.

Full day at the Mara with a with a game drive from sunrise and sundowner providing greatest moments for game viewing in these mystic plains, a time where the soft red hues of the sun will give your photographs the clarity of the actual African savannah.

Morning game viewing with drive to the Mara River where you will be able to view wildebeest migration as well as the resident hippos and crocodiles.

Accommodation at the Manyatta camp or lodge.

Optional visit to Maasai Village for a cultural tour can be arranged – $25 per person. Also optional hot air balloon ride can be arranged this morning, then proceed with your game drive – $450 per person.

Early breakfast drive to Lake Nakuru with lunch enroute. Afternoon game viewing drives at Lake Nakuru national park. This is a soda lake and is home to the greater and lesser flamingos. At times you may see a lion crawling on the water’s edge, or if you are a bird lover you will spot different bird species.

Accommodation at the Chester Hotel or lodge.

Early breakfast then drive north to Samburu where the climate is drier and the land is semi-desert. Spend the next two days exploring the Samburu Game Reserve. Keep your camera and binoculars ready, as the wildlife is plentiful. See the thin-striped Grevy’s Zebra, reticulated Giraffe, blue-necked Somali ostrich and Beisa Oryx, all species only found north of the equator. The long-necked Gerenuk, a graceful antelope, spends most of its time here in a bi-pedal stance seeking succulent leaves.

Accommodation at lodge/camp.

Full day spent in Samburu with early morning and afternoon game viewing in this reserve, which covers 40 square miles (104 square kilometers). Ololokwe Table Mountain forms a dramatic backdrop to our game viewing. Samburu is also home to the third of Kenya’s giraffe species – the Reticulated Giraffe. This is also our best chance to see the blue-legged Somali Ostrich, the long-necked Gerenuk gazelle and the straight-horned Beisa Oryx antelope.

Accommodation at camp/lodge.

After breakfast, drive south via Nairobi to Amboseli national park, right on the border with Tanzania. This park affords everyone’s classic image of East Africa – herds of great animals moving across the dusty plains with the snow-capped peak of Mount Kilimanjaro rising straight up in the background. Mount Kilimanjaro is Africa’s highest mountain at 19,340 feet (5,895 meters). Although it is situated inside Tanzania, the best views of the mountain are from Amboseli on the Kenyan side of the border. Afternoon is spent game viewing in the majestic Amboseli.

Accommodation at Kibo Luxury Tent or AA Amboseli Lodge or Amboseli Sopa Lodge.

Full day spent in Amboseli national park, famous for its wild game and spectacular backdrop of Mt. Kilimanjaro. Here you will have the chance to see the Big Five while enjoying the comforts of your game drive. The day is comprised of two game drives, one in the morning and one in the early evening. Your driver’s keen eyes will come in handy while exploring the countryside.

Accommodation at Kibo Luxury Tent or AA Amboseli Lodge or Amboseli Sopa Lodge.

Pre-breakfast game drive. After breakfast game drives back to Nairobi or drop off to Namanga border if you are proceeding on to Arusha – Tanzania.