* Safari Duration: 5days/4 nights
* Pick Up and Drop Off: Nairobi
* Departure Dates: Daily departures
Accommodation:
This tour is based on accommodation at The Ark Lodge, Flamingo Hill Luxury Tented Camp and in Maasai Mara, accommodation is based on various options but several other accommodation can be arranged to suit your needs upon request.Day 1: Nairobi – Aberdares National Park
0800hrs, pick up from the hotel/airport and drive to Aberdare Country club where you will have lunch at 1230 hrs. Later in the afternoon transfer to The Ark Lodge.
Aberdares National Park has a diverse topography that includes icy rivers, spectacular waterfalls and rain forests. The flora and fauna is quite unique and is not found elsewhere in the country, expect on Mount Kenya. Leopard, elephant, serval, waterbuck, reedbuck, dik dik, rhino and the rare bongo can all be found here. You are sure to see elephants, buffalos and some other animals at the floodlit waterholes of The Ark.
Dinner and Overnight at The Ark Lodge.
Day 3: Aberdares- Lake Nakuru National Park
0800hrs, pick up and drive to Lake Nakuru National park arriving in time for lunch at Flamingo Hill Luxury Tented Camp.
After lunch, proceed for an afternoon game drive.
Dinner and overnight at Flamingo Hill Luxury Tented Camp.
Day 4: Lake Nakuru- Maasai Mara National reserve
0700 hrs pick up after breakfast at the camp and drive via the Great Rift Valley to arrive Maasai Mara in time for lunch. Along the way we will have a distant view of Mt. Longonot, Mt. Margaret and Mt. Suswa.
After lunch, proceed for an afternoon game drive till dusk.
The Masai Mara National Reserve is Kenya’s finest wildlife reserve. Everything about this reserve is outstanding. The wildlife is abundant and the gentle rolling grasslands ensure that animals are never out of sight. Birds, too, are prolific.
Including migrants, well over 450 species have been recorded, among them, 57 species of birds of prey. The climate is gentle, rarely too hot and well-spread rainfall year round. Rain, when it falls almost always chooses the late afternoon or night.
Between July and October, when the great wildebeest migration is in the Maasai Mara National Reserve, the sensation is unparalleled.
Dinner and overnight at either Mara Sopa Lodge/Keekorok Lodge/Mara Leisure Camp/Mara Serena Lodge or similar.
Day 4: August 2014 Maasai Mara National Reserve
0630 hrs -Early morning game drive in the Mara. Later, return to the lodge for breakfast. Rest of the morning at leisure. (On this day, you also have an optional balloon ride- at an extra cost with pick up from the lodge at 0500hrs)
1600 hrs -After lunch at the lodge, proceed for an afternoon game drive till dusk.
Dinner and overnight at either Mara Sopa Lodge/Keekorok Lodge/Mara Leisure Camp/Mara Serena Lodge or similar.
Day 5: August 2014 Dept
Breakfast at the lodge/camp and at 0800hrs, return to Nairobi arriving around 1300 hrs with drop off at your hotel or airport.
Cost includes:
– Park entrance fees
– Full board accommodation on safari
– Service of an English speaking driver guide
– Transport based on a Safari vehicle with pop up roof for game viewing
– Driver allowances and park fees for vehicle and driver
– Game drives as per the Itinerary
– Government taxes
– One bottle of mineral water per person per day
-Complimentary safari hat each per person
Excludes:
– Extras at the lodges i.e. drinks, telephone, laundry etc.
– International flight
– Balloon Safari which can be arranged at a cost of US$ 410 per person subject to confirmation at the time of booking. (Price variation on the balloon safari depends on your lodge choice and the balloon carrier that operates in the lodge location)