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7-day classic safari taking in 3 of the most picturesque regions in Kenya
Discover Kenya 's stunning game parks, lakes and mountains. Complemented
by romantic, colonial-inspired safari camps. This safari features the
open plains of the Masai Mara, famous for its annual migration of wildebeest
& zebra, the waters of Lake Nakuru - home to millions of flamingos,
and the swamps of Amboseli - a network of swamps and wetlands ensuring
excellent year round game viewing. A perfect opportunity to spot the Big-5
and visit 3 completely different & unique areas.
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7-day classic safari taking in 3 of the most picturesque regions in Kenya.
Discover
Kenya 's stunning game parks, lakes and mountains. Complemented by romantic,
colonial-inspired safari camps. This safari features the open plains of
the Masai Mara, famous for its annual migration of wildebeest & zebra,
the waters of Lake Nakuru - home to millions of flamingos, and the swamps
of Amboseli - a network of swamps and wetlands ensuring excellent year
round game viewing. A perfect opportunity to spot the Big-5 and visit
3 completely different & unique areas
Day 1: Nairobi
On arrival
at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport you will be transferred to the
Sariva Panafric Hotelin Nairobi where you will
spend the night on a bed & breakfast basis. Depending on your flight
arrival time, the remainder of the day is free for you to explore Nairobi
at your own pace.
Meals : BB
Accommodation : Sarova Panafric Hotel
Day 2:
Masai Mara National Reserve (Approx 5 hr drive)
Leaving Nairobi
after breakfast, you'll travel towards Kenya's fertile highlands and head
down the Rift Escarpment on a road built by Italian prisoners of war during
World War II. Look out for the charming chapel they built at the foot
of the escarpment. You'll pass the impressive Longonot Earth Satellite
Station as you head across the Valley to Narok, and then travel across
acres of wheat and barley, before you reach the Masai Mara in time for
lunch. Following lunch and a siesta, there is an afternoon game drive
returning to the lodge as the sun sets.
Meals : FB
Accommodation : Mara Sopa Lodge
Day 3:
Masai Mara National Reserve
You will
be woken up early for a morning game drive in the Masai Mara, the day
is at your leisure until the afternoon game drive. At certain times of
the year the reserve is the scene of one of the greatest wildlife spectacles,
the Wildebeest Migration - which you could be witness to if you time your
safari accordingly.
Meals : FB
Accommodation : Mara Sopa Lodge
Day 4:
Lake Nakuru National Park (Approx 4hr drive)
Leaving the
Masai Mara after breakfast, you'll travel across the breadbasket of
Kenya, where acres of wheat & barley cover the landscape as you head
North to Narok, the district headquarters of this part of Masailand. Now
travel across the vast plains on the floor of the Rift Valley, keeping
an eye out for herds of giraffe and gazelle as you head up the Mau Escarpment,
before arriving at your destination, Lake Nakuru. The waters here are
often coloured shimmering flamingo pink, from thousands of the beautiful
birds lining its shores. Once in the park, there will be a game drive
en route to the lodge. Following lunch you continue to Lake Naivasha where
you overnight at the Lake Naivasha Sopa Lodge
Meals : FB
Accommodation : Lake Naivasha Sopa Lodge
Day 5:
Amboseli National Park (Approx 5hr drive)
Leaving Lake
Naivasha behind, you continue towards Nairobi and then head South East
towards the town of Emali, where you turn South towards Amboseli Sopa
Lodge where you arrive in time for lunch. In the afternoon you have a
game drive in the park, returning to the lodge as sun sets.
Meals : FB
Accommodation : Amboseli Sopa Lodge
Day 6:
Amboseli National Park
Enjoy
morning and afternoon game drives in Amboseli, returning to the lodge
as the sun sets.
Meals : FB
Accommodation : Amboseli Sopa Lodge
Day 7:
Day of Departure (Approx 4hr drive)
Following
an early morning game drive and breakfast youll hopefully catch your
last clear early morning view of the majestic Mount Kilimanjaro as you
leave Amboseli behind; heading West to the colourful border town of Namanga.
Here you may find a good bargain on the Masai's unique beadwork. Then
turn North along a good tarmac road across the beautiful and seemingly
never ending Athi Plains, arriving in Kenya's bustling capital city of
Nairobi by midday.
Meals : B
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