7 Days Safari Masai Mara, Lake Nakuru, Naivasha/Hell’s Gate & Samburu
Tour Overview
This safari package starts in Nairobi and ends in Nairobi, Kenya. We drive by road to experience wildlife game viewing of wide varieties of wild animals and birds, Big Five, Big Cats and wildebeest migration to the four most scenic parks in Kenya – Samburu, Lake Nakuru, Lake Naivasha and Masai Mara.
View unique wildlife species like Oryx, Gerenuk, Somali Ostrich, Gravy zebra, reticulated giraffe and other wild animals and birds that are peculiar to semi arid region of Samburu.
COST:
USD 1970 per person sharing for 2 people
USD 1800 per person sharing for 3 people
USD 1700 per person sharing for 4 people
USD 1650 per person sharing for 5 to 8 people
Inclusions
- 6 Nights accommodation while on safari
- All Park entrance fees
- All meals as per itinerary
- Private Transport in a customized safari vehicle with a pop roof for easy game viewing and photography.
- Our assistance at any point.
- Boat ride at Lake Naivasha
- Bottled water
- Pickup and drop off to your hotel
Exclusions
- Gratitude’s
- Drinks e.g. Alcohol
- Balloon safari @USD 450
- Masai Village USD 20
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Tour Itinerary
Day 1: Nairobi to Masai Mara
Pick up from your hotel or airport and commence the drive to Masai Mara via the great rift valley view point where you will have a breathtaking view of the floor of the rift valley. Arrive Masai Mara in time for lunch,. In the afternoon after you check in, depart for a game viewing drive in the Mara Reserve. Return back to the lodge for a sumptuous buffet dinner ending with good time for resting.
Masai Mara Reserve is the most popular tourism destination in Kenya. Located in the Great Rift Valley in primarily open grassland. Wildlife is most concentrated on the reserve’s western escarpment. Its regarded as the jewel of Kenya’s wildlife Viewing areas. The annual wildebeest’s migration alone involves over 1.5 million animals arriving in July and departing in November. Hardly can a visitor miss to spot the big five. The phenomenal wildebeest migration which is a spectacular event only seen in Masai mara is the the wonder of the world.
Dinner and Overnight at Jambo Mara Safari Lodge http://www.jambomara.com/
Day 2: Full Day Game Drive in Masai Mara Reserve
Spend the full day exploring Masai Mara in search of the Big Five. You will have picnic lunches in the Reserve as you scale the Mara beauty sited at the banks of Mara river.
Optional: In the evening, Visit the local Masai village for a Masai cultural tour at USD 20. Learn about the Masai community and interact with the local Masai people. A balloon safari at USD 380 per person can be organised early morning on this day then proceed with the normal program. It is in the Mara that perhaps the most spectacular event of the natural world takes place: the great migration. This is the annual migration of millions of wildebeest and zebra from the Serengeti (in Tanzania) in search of water and pasture. Following on their heels are the predators of the savanna – lions, cheetahs, jackals, hyenas and vultures.
Dinner and Overnight at Jambo Mara Safari Lodge http://www.jambomara.com/
Day 3: Depart Maasai Mara to Nakuru
You will enjoy the last early morning game drive in Mara Reserve followed by breakfast. Thereafter commence the drive to Lake Nakuru National Park arriving in time for lunch.
After lunch, proceed for an afternoon game drive in the park.
Dinner and Overnight at Lake Nakuru Lodge https://lakenakurulodge.com/
Day 4: Lake Nakuru to Lake Naivasha/Hell’s Gate
You will have an early breakfast and depart by 7am straight to the park. Its a small park with magnificent, rare white rhinos which form part of the Big five animals. There is also a possibility to see the pink flamingos . The game drive lasts 3 hours, after which you depart on a 3-hour drive back to Naivasha to arrive in time for lunch at the lodge.
After lunch, you will go to hell’s gate for biking safari. If you are too tired you will be driven in the park with a car.
You will later go for an hour boat ride on Lake Naivasha for bird watching and hippo viewing.
Dinner and Overnight at Lake Naivasha Sopa Lodge https://www.sopalodges.com/lake-naivasha-sopa-resort/the-resort
Day 5: Lake Naivasha to Samburu National Reserve
Breakfast at the hotel and at 7 am, depart to Samburu National Reserve located in Northern Kenya. Have lunch on the way to Samburu in time for an evening game viewing.
Samburu is famous for its truly wild semi-arid landscape, and the large concentration of wild animals and bird-life. Together with the adjoining Shaba and Buffalo Springs national reserves, Samburu is popular for hosting the rare Northern-Kenya animal species (Gerenuk, Reticulated Giraffe, Gravy’s zebra, Beisa Oryx and Somali Ostrich) which are not found in the other popular parks and reserves in Kenya. It is also home to all the African big cats (lion, cheetah and leopard), alongside other big game including elephants, buffaloes, warthogs, hippos, impala, water-buck and many others. Samburu is also a renowned bird watching haven, with hundreds of bird species resident here. These include kingfisher, bee-eaters, tawny eagle, guinea-fowl, yellow throated spur-fowl, lilac-breasted roller, red-billed horn bill, secretary bird, Verreaux’s eagle, superb starling, yellow-billed hornbill and vultures. The unique culture of The Samburu tribe who live in the region is the icing to cake for the amazing Samburu National Reserve.
Dinner and overnight at Samburu Simba Lodge http://www.simbalodges.com/samburu-simba-lodge
Day 6: Full Day in Samburu National Reserve
Early morning game drive in the reserve. Later, return to the camp for breakfast. Rest of the mid-morning at relaxation. After lunch, proceed for an afternoon game drive in the reserve.
Dinner and overnight at Samburu Simba Lodge http://www.simbalodges.com/samburu-simba-lodge
Day 7: Samburu to Nairobi
Early morning game viewing in the reserve. Later, return to the lodge for breakfast and thereafter drive back to Nairobi with lunch on the way.