| Duration: | 5 Day(s) - 4 Night(s) |
| Tour Category: | Wildlife Safari |
Tour Overview:
This safari itinerary covers Ol Pejeta Sweetwaters Conservancy and Lake Nakuru National Park, which is renowned as the home of white and black rhinos as well as flamingos. It includes some of the most famous parks in Kenya, home to a diverse array of African wildlife. Experience the warm cultures of the Kenyan people (including the Maasai), scenic landscapes, the Great Rift Valley, the Equator, and Kenya’s tea and coffee plantations.
Itinerary:
Day 1: Nairobi – Sweetwaters Game Sanctuary
This morning, depart Nairobi and proceed north, driving through lush tea and coffee estates to Sweetwaters Conservancy. The Ol Pejeta Conservancy and its expansive ranch were once the private domain of the famed multi-millionaire Adnan Khashoggi.
Visit the Chimpanzee Sanctuary, a haven established by the Jane Goodall Institute to provide sanctuary to orphaned chimpanzees, and explore the specially protected and fenced refuge of black rhinos, home to forty specimens. Sweetwaters offers excellent game viewing, with the highest ratio of game to area of any park or reserve in Kenya. Several private waterholes and salt licks guarantee close wildlife encounters.
Activities include day or night game drives, camel trekking, lion tracking, al fresco dining, and relaxing by the pool.
Overnight at Sweetwaters Serena Camp.
Meal Plan: Lunch & Dinner
Day 2: Sweetwaters / Ol Pejeta Conservancy – Lake Nakuru National Park
After breakfast, depart Sweetwaters/Ol Pejeta for Lake Nakuru National Park, arriving at your lodge in time for lunch. In the afternoon, enjoy a ‘Spice’ game drive. Lake Nakuru is famous for flamingos, with approximately 400 other bird species present.
The park is also home to diverse wildlife, including Rothschild’s giraffe, black and white rhinos, waterbucks, reedbucks, lions, buffaloes, leopards, baboons, and numerous plains game species.
Overnight at Lake Nakuru Lodge or Flamingo Hill Tented Camp.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 3: Lake Nakuru National Park – Masai Mara Game Reserve
After a leisurely breakfast at your lodge, depart overland to Masai Mara Game Reserve, the jewel of Kenya’s game parks. This vast reserve, part of the Serengeti plains, is famous for the spectacular wildebeest migration and is home to the Big Five: elephant, leopard, rhino, lion, and Cape buffalo.
After lunch, enjoy a late afternoon ‘Spice’ game drive.
Overnight at Mara Sopa Lodge or Sentrim Mara Camp.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 4: Explore Masai Mara Game Reserve
Morning and afternoon ‘Spice’ game drives are planned in the Masai Mara, one of the greatest wilderness areas in the world. Large mammals are varied, abundant, and easily observed. Residents include Masai giraffes, buffaloes, impalas, zebras, topis, and both Thomson’s and Grant’s gazelles.
Optional hot air balloon rides are available at an additional cost. On this day, you also have the opportunity to visit an authentic Maasai village.
Overnight at Mara Sopa Lodge or Sentrim Mara Camp.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 5: Masai Mara Game Reserve – Nairobi
Begin the day with an early morning ‘Spice’ game drive, followed by a full English breakfast at your lodge. Mid-morning, drive back to Nairobi. Lunch at Carnivore Restaurant, then transfer to the airport or your Nairobi hotel.
Meal Plan: Breakfast & Lunch
The Tour Includes:
Transport by safari van or 4×4 Land Cruiser as per choice
All applicable game park entrance fees
4 nights’ accommodation as indicated
Thirteen meals (4 breakfasts, 5 lunches, 4 dinners)
Airport pick-up on arrival in Nairobi if required
Professional safari guide/driver
Guaranteed departures for two or more passengers
Round-trip transport from Nairobi to the designated parks
Pre-tour itinerary document
Extensive and unlimited game drives
Excursions and activities as stated
Bottled drinking water in the safari vehicle
All government taxes and levies
The Tour Excludes:
Pre- and post-tour accommodation (can be arranged on request)
Kenya visa fees
Personal taxes
Drinks (sodas, water, beer, wine, etc.) at hotels and lodges
Gratuities for guide, driver, and waitstaff
Laundry, telephone calls, and other personal expenses
International flights
Optional excursions, such as a visit to a Maasai village or a hot air balloon ride
