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6-Day Private Safari Masai Mara, Lake Nakuru & Amboseli
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Introduction to our 6-Day Private Safari Masai Mara, Lake Nakuru & Amboseli

Book a spectacular 6-day Kenya tour packed with exciting overview of Kenya and her immense wildlife. The famed Masai Mara, world's most remarkable wildlife theatre hosts countless species - 'big five' (lion, leopard, elephant, rhino and buffalo) and the great wildebeest migration. Explore Lake Nakuru National Park to see flamingos and the rhinoceros. Amboseli is home to an abundance of animals, over 400 species of birds and the area is dominated by the stunning spectacle of Mount Kilimanjaro.

Day by day activities of this safari package

Arrival:
  • You'll be collected from the airport.
  • Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.


Day 1: From Nairobi to Masai Mara - 5hrs drive

Pick up from your hotel or airport and drive to Masai Mara Game Reserve, 5~6hr, arriving in time for lunch. Masai Mara National Reserve is a pristine wilderness of haunting beauty, it promises its visitors a profusion of wildlife, prolific bird life and the opportunity of catching up with all the members of the 'Big Five' in one morning. The 1,800 sq kilometers of this veteran reserve offers the mix of African imagery; miles of lion-gold grasslands, shoals of lilac-misted hills, a meandering river, acres of thorn-bush and mile upon mile of undulating wilderness. Game viewing in the Masai Mara is excellent all year around thanks to the diverse population of resident game, including the Big 5 – lion, leopard, elephant, buffalo and rhino – plus popular species like zebra, giraffe, hyena, eland and gazelle. The Mara’s big cats are even the stars of a popular wildlife TV series. Afternoon game viewing to spot the Big Five as your introduction to the park. Return for dinner and overnight.

Day 2: Masai Mara Game Drives

Full day in the Masai Mara with morning and afternoon game drives. Masai Mara National Reserve offers one of the best opportunities to see cheetah and lions in Africa. A visit to this reserve in July will allow you the best chance to witness and watch firsthand as thousands of wildebeest migrate across the swollen crocodile infested Mara River. This is one of nature’s greatest wildlife spectacles, the wildebeest migration, reaches Masai Mara. The sheer number of wildebeests arriving in the area is staggering. The migration is a dramatic mass movement of almost two million wildebeests, zebras and gazelles in a seasonal annual cycle driven by rainfall. In order to reach Masai Mara fresh grazing, wildebeests make dramatic river crossings, facing enormous crocodiles to feast on the Mara plains and regain their strength. November's short rains trigger the last leg of the migration, when the wildebeest move south to Serengeti. Return to the tented camp for dinner and overnight stay.

Day 3: Travel from Masai Mara to Lake Nakuru National Park - 5hrs drive

Wake up to an early morning per-breakfast game viewing drive in Masai Mara, being the best time to spot cats at hunt. Return to the camp for breakfast and check out. Drive to Lake Nakuru National Park with on route lunch. On entering the park, enjoy game drive to spot wildlife. It is a shallow alkaline lake where visitors can enjoy the wide ecological diversity with varied habitats that range from Lake Nakuru itself to the surrounding escarpment and picturesque ridges. Game drive is the main activity at Lake Nakuru. Foragers, grazers, hunters and scavengers all play their roles in the natural existence of Lake Nakuru. The park also has over 450 birds species including the flamingos. The lake is famed as one of the world's greatest ornithological spectacles. The park is also home to zebras, gazelles, Rothschild giraffe, impala, black and white rhino sanctuary and other large mammals. Dinner and overnight stay.

Day 4: Drive tp Amboseli National Park via Nairobi

After an early breakfast, you will have morning game drives in Lake Nakuru National Park, one of the few Great Rift Valley attractions in Kenya that have the potential to hold a large number of birds. You will then depart to Amboseli National Park with picnic lunch on the way. Arrive Amboseli in the evening for dinner and overnight at the lodge with spectacular views of Africa's highest mountain - Mount Kilimanjaro.

Day 5: Game Drives in Amboseli National Park

Full day in Amboseli with game drives in the morning and afternoon to explore the park and have magnificent views of Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest peak in Africa. View large herds of elephants, renowned to be residents of this park. Amboseli is popular with breathtaking views of Kilimanjaro and reliably good elephant viewing. Nature lovers can explore five different habitats here ranging from the dried-up bed of Lake Amboseli, wetlands with sulphur springs, the savannah and woodlands. You can also visit the local Maasai community who live around the park and experience their authentic culture. Animals to be found here include the leopard, cheetah, wild dogs, buffalo, elephant, giraffe, zebra, lion, crocodile, mongoose, hyrax, dik- dik, lesser Kudu, and nocturnal porcupine. There is also a prolific birdlife featuring 600 species. All meals and overnight at the lodge.

Day 6: Return to Nairobi - End of service

After an early breakfast, you will head out for an extended morning game viewing drives in Amboseli National Park as you watch the majestic Kilimanjaro. The park emits the classic Hollywood images of Africa. Set in rolling savannah scenery it is dwarfed by the presence of the pink-tinged, snow-capped peak of Mount Kilimanjaro at 5896 meters, is the highest free-standing mountain in the world. Against this magnificent backdrop roam vast herds of elephant accompanied by lion, buffalo, cheetah, giraffe, baboon, gazelle hippo and wildebeest. You will then exit the park and make a return journey back to Nairobi with drop off a the airport or hotel.

End of tour:
  • Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
  • You'll be dropped off at the airport.
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