9 Days - Kenya Masai Mara, Amboseli Nakuru and Samburu Tour

Day 1: Nairobi to Amboseli National Park

Hot breakfast at the hotel. At 8.30am drive to Amboseli National Park where you will arrive in time for lunch. After lunch proceed for afternoon game drive, return to the lodge for dinner and overnight. During your game drive you will be searching for the big herds of the African Elephants, the cheetahs, Lions, the gazelles and the Elusive Eland. Weather permitting you will be able to have a magnificent view of the Kilimanjaro. All meals and overnight at Amboseli Kimana Camp (meal plan. Full board).

•    Main destination: Amboseli National Park
•    Accommodation: Amboseli Kimana Camp
•    Meals & drinks: All meals included

Day 2: Full day Amboseli National Park

Full day exploration of the park. After breakfast depart to morning game drive. Transferred to your lodge for lunch at leisure. Embark to an afternoon game drive. Later you will return to the lodge for dinner. You will be able to see the peak of Mt Kilimanjaro, Big 5’s and more than 400 birds species.  All meals and overnight at Amboseli Kimana Camp (meal plan. Full board).

•    Main destination: Amboseli National Park
•    Accommodation: Amboseli Kimana Camp
•    Meals & drinks: All meals included

Day 3: Amboseli National Park – Lake Naivasha

You will have your morning breakfast at leisure.  later depart to Lake Naivasha. Where you will arrive in time for lunch. After lunch and relaxion proceed to the lake for a boat ride (extra cost $25). After boat ride head to the lodge for your dinner and overnight.
•    Main destination: Lake Naivasha
•    Accommodation: Clayfish camp
•    Meals & drinks: All meals included

Day 4: Lake Naivasha to maasai mara national reserve

After your breakfast your journey guides will pick you and head to Maasai mara, where you will arrive in time for lunch. After lunch embark to an afternoon game drive.
An exploratory drive around the 1,792 sq. km game park with its low hills and savannah type rolling grasslands, gallery forest on the Mara River and its tributaries. Get introduced to the herbivores; elephant, rhino, buffalo, and the variety of antelopes, the Masai giraffe and the Burchell zebra. The carnivores are the black mane lion, cheetah and leopard. Also to be seen are the largest bird, the Masai ostrich, the Secretary bird, the crested crane and saddle-bill stork. Crocodiles and hippos share the river. Return to your lodge by sunset . Dinner and overnight at Fisi camp (full board).

•    Main destination: Masai Mara National Reserve
•    Accommodation: Fisi camp
•    Meals & drinks: All meals included

Day 5: Maasai mara national reserve

Optional Early Morning balloon safari ride (US$450.00 per person ) across the Maasai Mara plain. Breakfast at the lodge then enjoy morning and afternoon game drives. Masai Mara is an extension of the Serengeti ecosystem to the south. Game abounds here; The Mara is noted for its abundance of lions – particularly the superb black maned males. See the great Migraton where over 1.5 million wildebeest and other antelopes crossing the mighty Mara River. Experience the battle between survival and hunger. You are also likely to see lots of elephants here often in large herds, as well as – if you're lucky leopard, cheetah and rhino. All of the Big Five are residents. You're sure to see the African buffalo. Get the cameras ready, stock up on film/tapes and enjoy yourselves! In the evening visit maasai village. Dinner and overnight at Fisi camp (full board).

•    Main destination: Masai Mara National Reserve
•    Accommodation: Fisi camp
•    Meals & drinks: All meals included

Day 6: Maasai mara – Lake nakuru national park

Waken by marching elephant and sounds of birds. Have breakfast at your lodge. Check out and drive through the cool Rift Valley environment towards Nakuru. Drive through the park and arrive at your camp in time for lunch. Have an afternoon game drive at Lake Nakuru National Park.
L. Nakuru is a small park with over 50% of its area covered by the Lake. Located in the middle of the Rift valley, L. Nakuru has a wide variety of animals which includes the Rothschild Giraffe, Lions, White and Black rhinos as well as the Leopard. All these can be spotted depending on your luck. The park is also considered by birdwatchers as an ornithological paradise! A myriad of both Greater and lesser flamingoes has made this lake their home. Dinner and overnight at Citymax hotel (full board).

•    Main destination: Lake Nakuru National Park
•    Accommodation: Citymax hotel
•    Meals & drinks: All meals included

Day 7: Lake Nakuru National Park to samburu national reserve

After your morning breakfast drive to Samburu. arriving in time for check in and lunch. You will have some rest before you embark on the evening game drive in the famous Samburu game reserve, which is known for its “special 5”. If lucky you will be able to see them as they include; Reticulated Giraffe, gravy’s zebra, gerenuk, Somali ostrich, Baisa Oryx.

•    Main destination: Samburu National Reserve
•    Accommodation: Samburu Sopa Lodge
•    Meals & drinks: All meals included

Day 8: Samburu national reserve game drive

Wake up call at 0600 hrs, tea / coffee and cookies at the lobby. Set off for the early morning game drive in the reserve. Return to the lodge for breakfast at the lodge and thereafter, rest of the morning will be at leisure. Lunch will be served at the lodge, and in the evening, set off for the late evening game drive.
The landscape of the Samburu area is beautiful - arid and scrubby with magnificent mountains in the background. An unusual forked palm; the doum palm, grows along the banks of this river and adds striking beauty to the panorama. Wildlife is surprisingly abundant for such a dry place and includes several species, which are unique to the area such as; gerenuk gravy’s zebra, beisa Oryx, reticulated giraffe and Somali ostrich. Not to be overlooked are the hundreds of species of birds to be found here. This is home to the Samburu people, “cousins” to the Maasai and the young warriors’ colorful dress and ornamentation distinguishes them from other members of the tribe.

•    Main destination: Samburu National Reserve
•    Accommodation: Samburu Sopa Lodge
•    Meals & drinks: All meals included

Day 9: Samburu National reserve – Nairobi

Breakfast at the lodge, have enroute game drive at the park, drive to Nairobi where you transferred to the airport for your home flight. Bring to an end of Kenya wildlife migration tour.

The Above rates include:

•  Meals as per the program on a full board basis.
•  2 Nights in Amboseli national Park
• 2 nights in mara national reserve
•  1 Night in Lake Naivasha
• 1 Night in Lake Nakuru National park
•  2 nights in samburu national reserve
• Park entry fees for the whole safaris as per the program,
• Transport in 4x4 safari van in Kenya
•  Services of English speaking local tour guide/ driver.
• 1 Litre of mineral bottled water per person per day.
•  Game drives.
•   All airport transfers.
  
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  The Above rates exclude the following:
  
  
•  Visas.
• Gratuities to local guide/drivers based on a driver guide per vehicle.
•   Any service not detailed in the itinerary
•   Items of a personal nature: i.e. room service, laundry, telephone, alcoholic drinks.
•   Comprehensive personal travel insurance for the journey.