Day 01 - Wednesday
Arrive at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. Clear with customs and immigrations.
A warm welcome awaits you upon exiting the terminal.
You will meet your safari driver guides and after loading your luggage into the 4x4 Safari Land Cruisers you will have your safari briefing. You will then depart for Lake Elementaita.
On your way you will stopover at the Rift Valley View Point where you will look into the Great Rift Valley to see some of its features including Lake Naivasha and Mount Longonot.
Proceed to Lake Elementaita, one of the soda ash lakes of the Great Rift Valley, where you will arrive for check in followed by lunch.
After lunch you will relax and freshen up.
You will enjoy a guided nature walk to see the flora & fauna of this birdwatchers’ paradise. Enjoy a magnificent, picturesque sundown at the view point.
Lake Elementaita is one of the alkaline lakes of the Great Rift Valley a perfect home for thousands of flamingoes attracted here by the lake's crustacean and insect larvae and on its suspended blue-green algae. The lake also has over 400 different species of birds.
Additional optional extra activities after lunch (chargeable extra as shown below):
1) Boat ride of the Lake Naivasha to see some of the birdlife and schools of hippos: USD. 20 per person.
2) Visit to Crescent Island, Lake Naivasha for a guided walking safari: USD 50 per person.
Dinner and overnight at Sentrim Elementaita Lodge.
Day 02 - Thursday
Breakfast at the lodge.
0730hrs: Check out and depart for the fabled Masai Mara National Reserve.
On your way you will stopover at Narok town for a break before proceeding to the reserve where you will arrive at the lodge to check in followed by lunch.
After lunch you will freshen up and relax before your afternoon game drive.
1600hrs – 1800hrs: Afternoon game drive of the reserve.
Masai Mara is home to some of the most abundant wildlife populations in the world. Sightings of the ‘Big 5’ (elephant, buffalo, lion, leopard and rhino), along with cheetah and several others are almost guaranteed. While the savannah is always busy with plains game like wildebeest, zebra and many types of antelopes, the Mara’s Big Cats are well documented and there are several lion prides and some elusive leopards within the reserve.
Dinner and overnight at Sentrim Mara Lodge.
Day 03 - Friday
Breakfast at the lodge.
0900hrs – 1700hrs enjoy your full day game drive of Masai Mara with picnic lunch which will be served at a designated spot within the reserve.
You will explore the reserve in search of its rhinos, elephants, elusive leopards, lions and other plains game. The reserve is world-renowned for its exceptional populations of lions, African leopards, cheetahs, elephants and black rhinos.
The reserve has over 450 species of birds with almost 60 species being raptors. The birdlife includes vultures, secretary birds, crowned cranes, ostriches, long-crested eagles and the lilac-breasted roller, which is the national bird of Kenya.
Optional extra activities on this day (chargeable extra as shown below):
1) Visit to a local Maasai Village: USD. 20 per person.
2) Early morning Balloon Safari with champagne bush breakfast (0500hrs – 1000hrs): USD. 410 per person.
All meals and overnight at Sentrim Mara Lodge
Day 04 - Saturday
Early rise followed by tea/coffee with snacks.
0630hrs – 0830 hrs: Enjoy a pre-breakfast game drive of the reserve.
Drive back to the lodge for your full breakfast.
You will then check out and drive back to Nairobi.
Upon arrival you will proceed to an Indian/ local restaurant for lunch (payable direct).
Thereafter you will drive to the hotel to check in before your afternoon city tour. Sights to see during the city tour (time permitting, depending on traffic):
1) City-orientation tour: See sights such as the KICC (The tallest building in Kenya), parliament buildings, bomblast sight, Uhuru National Park (not all sights might be seen as it will depend on the traffic of the CBD on this day).
2) Shopping tour where you may visit a Maasai Market and some shopping malls.
3) Visit to Giraffe Centre home of the endangered Rothschild Giraffes where you will get up close to the giraffes to feed them and take photos with them (entrance fees payable separately): USD. 15 per person
4) Visit to the Nairobi National Museum (entrance fees): USD. 15 per person
***Please note that it is not possible to do all of the above activities as it will depend on the traffic as the activities are not in one general area.
1800hrs: You will then drive back to the hotel where you will spend the rest of the night.
Dinner and overnight at The Concord Hotel & Suites.
Day 05 - Sunday
Breakfast at the hotel.
1000hrs check out and be transferred to the international airport in time for your flight back home, thus ending your memorable safari with us…
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