This is the trip that includes the most diverse wildlife viewing opportunity that we offer presently in our Kenya Travel plans. It runs from Masai Mara all the way to Samburu and Amboseli, afternoon with the pink flamingos, and includes a night stay at the extraordinary The Ark. It currently does not include stay in the Giraffe Manor, but can be added further.
The below price is for private tour. We tour maximum 6 guests in a vehicle so that everyone gets window seat and equal opportunity to photographs the wildlife.
Pricing:
USD 2599 per pax Ex-Nairobi when 6 pax sharing the same vehicle. Accommodation in our private tented camp outside the park in Mara.
USD 2799 per pax Ex-Nairobi when 6 pax sharing the same vehicle. Accommodation upgraded to (Mara Fig Tree or similar category) inside the park.
Day 1: Meet and greet at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport and transfer to a hotel in Nairobi. Alternately, if you land early enough, we can also transfer you to Amboseli national park directly from the airport. Check in at the Amboseli AA Lodge and after lunch start your first game drive.
Day 2: After breakfast depart for a full day game drive with packed lunch. You can get down at the observation hill and have a panoramic view of the nearby swamp and vast plains against the backdrop of the mighty Kilimanjaro while you enjoy your lunch. In the evening, you can relax in the pool at the camp and enjoy the sumptuous dinner served there.
Day 3: After Breakfast depart from Amboseli via Nairobi arriving at Aberdare Country Club for late Lunch. At 16.30 hrs take the afternoon shuttle to The Ark.
The evening and night is spent on your comfortable perch, above the floodlit water hole and saltlick where, all night long, a procession of animals come to drink. Dinner and overnight at legendary The Ark
Day 4: Depart in the morning for Samburu Game Reserve arriving in time for lunch at the Lodge. After lunch proceed for a game drive in search of the elusive leopard, lion, elephant, gerenuk, Grevy’s zebra, reticulated giraffe, oryx and other plains game. Dinner and overnight at lodge.
Day 5: After breakfast Proceed for a full morning game drive. Return to the Lodge for lunch. A further game drive. Dinner and overnight at the Lodge.
Day 6: Depart after breakfast, briefly stopping to admire the 73m of Thompson’s Falls, named after the Scot explorer who first saw the Falls in 1884. Continue to Lake Nakuru arriving in time for a hot lunch. Full Afternoon game drive of Lake Nakuru National Park to view flamingos, water buck, Rhino, buffaloes etc. The flamingos at Lake Nakuru are often described as the ‘WORLD’S GREATEST BIRD SPECTACLE’. Return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Day 7: Early morning game drive – Short Drive to Lake Naivasha Arriving in time for Lunch. Afternoon Boat Ride on the shores of Lake Naivasha and Escorted Walk on Crescent Bird Island. Return to your lodge for dinner and overnight.
Day 8: After breakfast depart for Masai Mara. Drive through the Great Rift Valley arriving the Masai town of Narok for hot lunch. After lunch drive to Masai Mara Sekenani Main Gate arriving in time to start our first gamed drive. Afternoon game drive during which it would be possible to locate the huge black-maned lions, for which the reserve is famous. Dinner and overnight at our Private Tented Camp outside the park.
Day 9: Early to rise early to spot. This is one of the best game drives of the day. After breakfast and a hot cup of Chai (Tea) or Kahawa (coffee) head into the park for our first game drive of the day. The cool early morning weather is excellent for spotting Lion, Leopard, Cheetah and Hyena. Full Afternoon game drive. On every game drive we will try and explore a different part of the park. After watching the beautiful Mara Sunset head back to camp for dinner and overnight.
Day 10: After breakfast, leisurely drive through the park for the exit. Hot lunch on the way. After Dinner in Nairobi, drop off to the airport or nearby.