Nairobi Kenya Safari
Holiday: 7 Days Amboseli ,Mount Kenya Tree
Lodge, Lake Nakuru, and Masai Mara Safari
Day 1: Nairobi -
Amboseli
This morning drive past the scenic Athi
Plains and into the bushy country of
Amboseli National Park. Amboseli National
Park is a landscape dominated everywhere by
the glistening, majestic snowcap of the
mighty mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania- a
fitting backdrop to the wild region. It is
also the region where pastoral Masai and
their cattle have lived in harmony with wild
creatures for many a century. After lunch,
experience an afternoon game drive at the
foot of Africa's highest mountain Mt
Kilimanjaro. Dinner and overnight is at one
of the Amboseli Lodges, located in the very
heart of the Amboseli National Park.
The scenic splendor of Mount Kilimanjaro in
Amboseli |
View the plains of Amboseli from observation
hill |
A room at the Amboseli Serena Safari Lodge |
Day 2: Amboseli
Early morning game drive that is rewarded
by magnificent views of the mighty Mt
Kilimanjaro in Tanzania with its snowcapped
summit appearing pink in the rising sun.
Amboseli national park is known for its
abundance of Elephants as well as
Hippopotamus, Giraffe, Lion and Black Rhino.
The snows of Kilimanjaro in Tanzania , white
and crystalline, form a majestic backdrop to
one of Kenya's most spectacular displays of
wildlife, creating Kenya's most sought after
photographer's paradise. After lunch at
Amboseli National park , an extensive game
drive is followed by dinner and overnight at
one of the Amboseli Lodges.
Day 3: Amboseli -
Nairobi - Mount Kenya - Aberdares
After breakfast, depart for the Mt Kenya
region to the Aberdares National park .
Lunch will be at a base hotel from where you
will be transferred to your tree lodge at
the Aberdares National park. Enjoy the
unique experience of all night and unlimited
game viewing. Dinner and overnight at a tree
lodge in the Aberdares national park
surrounded by forest and overlooking an
illuminated waterhole and salt lick.
The cascading waterfalls of the Karuru falls in
Aberdares |
Game viewing at the Tree hotel |
The black rhino finds it's home in Aberdares
national park |
Day 4: Mount
Kenya/Aberdares - Lake Nakuru
After breakfast at the tree lodge at the
Aberdares National park, transfer to base
hotel for onward journey to Lake Nakuru
National Park . Arrive in time for lunch.
Enjoy an afternoon game drive in Lake Nakuru
National Park. The park provides a sanctuary
for the rhino. Lake Nakuru has always been
considered a flamingo lake par excellence.
The contrast and apparent dislocation
between the shallow soda lake with its
primeval birds and the animated woods all
around it give Lake Nakuru National Park a
very distinctive appeal. Dinner and
overnight at a lodge overlooking the lake.
Day 5: Lake Nakuru
- Masai Mara
After breakfast at Lake Nakuru National
park lodge, depart for Masai Mara game
reserve- the land of vast migrating herds.
Arrive in time for lunch. In the afternoon,
embark on a game drive to get a closer look
at the Mara. Return to an archetypal Mara
lodge for sundowners, dinner and overnight
stay.
Masai Mara safari - wildebeest crossing the mara
river |
Masai warrior watching over the Masai Mara
plains |
Elephant in the Masai Mara National reserve |
Day 6: Masai Mara
Awaken to the sounds of the big game
country and venture out to absorb the
enormity of the Masai Mara game reserve. In
this country of breathtaking vistas, view
its vast assemblages of plains game together
with their associated predators: Buffalo,
Black Rhino, Hippopotamus, Leopard, Cheetah,
Common Zebra, Coke's Hartebeest, White
bearded Gnu, Oribi, Warthog, and Thompson's
and Grant's Gazelles. An early evening game
drive to catch up on all that was missed.
All meals and overnight stay are at the
lodge.
Day 7: Masai Mara -
Nairobi
After breakfast at the Mara lodge, return
to Nairobi. |