DAY 1: NAIROBI-MERU NATIONAL PARK
After an early morning breakfast (pay directly)we will travel north to Meru National Park famous as the setting for Joy Adamson’s book “Born Free” – the story of the Adamson’s life and research amongst lion and cheetah. “Elsa” the lioness was the most well-known and her grave is marked here. It was here that Joy Adamson set her lioness Elsa free, and also it is in this park that the last white rhinos in Kenya lived until 1988. This area is a transition point from Central Kenyan to Northern Kenyan fauna, and you can see here Burch ell’s Zebras, Gravy Zebras, Maasai and reticulated giraffes, Grant gazelles and gerenuks. The park is criss-crossed by numerous streams and by the Tana river, the longest in Kenya, all of which attract an interesting variety of animals. There are also crocodiles, hippos and water fowl as well as herons.
Meals and overnight Leopard Rock Lodge booked on Full Board Basis
Meals – Breakfast in Nairobi (pay directly); Lunch and Dinner in Meru
DAY 2: FULL DAY IN MERU NATIONAL PARK
Wake up to this wild and beautiful straddling the equator and bisected by 13 rivers and numerous mountain-fed streams. It is an especially beautiful area of Kenya. It has diverse scenery from woodlands at 3,000ft. On the slopes of Nyambeni Mountain Range, Northeast of Mount Kenya, to wide-open plains with wandering riverbanks dotted with doom palms.
Meals and overnight Leopard Rock Lodge booked on Full Board Basis
Meals – Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner in Meru
DAY 3: MERU NATIONAL PARK –SWEETWATERS WILDLIFE SANCTUARY
Breakfast at the lodge. Drive to Sweetwater’s Wildlife sanctuary. The reserve is also home to the only chimpanzee sanctuary in Kenya. Lunch at the camp. Afternoon game drive + visit to the Chimpanzees.
Meals and overnight at Sweetwater’s Tented Campbooked on Full Board Basis
Meals – Breakfast in Meru; Lunch and Dinner in sweet waters
DAY 4: SWEETWATERS WILDLIFE SANCTUARY- LAKE NAKURU NATIONAL PARK
After breakfast, proceed to Lake Nakuru National Park, situated in the Rift Valley Region. Arrive in Nakuru and head straight for an afternoon game drive in the park. The Park is renowned worldwide for its hundreds of thousands of pink flamingos that colour its shows in pink. In late 80’s the park also became Kenya’s first rhinosanctuary and is today home to both the White and Black Rhinos. Lions, leopards, hippos, giraffes, waterbucks are equally at home in this unique park.
Dinner and Overnight at Sarova Lion hill game lodge booked on Full Board:
Meals – Breakfast in Sweetwater, Lunch and Dinner in Nakuru
DAY 5: LAKE NAKURU NATIONAL PARK – MAASAI MARA GAME RESERVE
After breakfast, drive to Masai Mara Game Reserve. Arrive and have lunch before embarking for an afternoon game drive.The jewel in Africa’s crown, Maasai Mara, is host to the most spectacular array of wildlife such as Lions, elephant, Cheetah, leopard, Rhinos, giraffe, gazelle, zebras among others. Game viewing is never dull in the Mara and patience is often rewarded with unique sightings: a pride of lion stalking their prey; a solitary leopard retrieving its kill from the high branches of an acacia tree; a male wildebeest sparring to attract females into their harem; a herd of elephant protecting their young from opportunistic predators.
Optional Afternoon Visit to a Masai Cultural Village: This afternoon, we have an option of joining the Maasai dancers donning their African regalia and the jingling on their feet, flow by the rhythm of African beats and dance to their tunes that will leave you refreshed. Cost Per Person: $25. Advance booking advised.
Overnight at either Sarova Mara game camp/Keekorok Lodge/Mara Leisure Campon Full Board
Meals – Breakfast in Nakuru; Lunch and Dinner in Maasai Mara
DAY 6: FULL DAY IN THE MASAI MARA GAME RESERVE
A full day is spent game viewing and exploring this natural wonder with a visit to the Mara River where the wildebeest migration takes place. Here you can see both the hippos and the crocodiles that co exist in the same waters.
The Masai Mara is Kenya’s most popular safari destination and for good reason. It is a vast reserve of endless flat grassland crossed by rivers which play host to wildlife’s most spectacular moments. Its biggest drawcard is the Wildebeest Migration when vast hordes of Wildebeest roar through the park bringing in its trail a wake of mighty predators. If you’re lucky enough to be in Masai Mara during the migration pick a spot by the river and watch enraptured as crocs and lions compete to pick-off stragglers from the clattering herds of wildebeest.
Optional Maasai Mara Balloon Ride: for those going for the balloon safari, you will be going for the early morning balloon, you will be picked at the hotel by the Balloon Company at 5.30am and drive to the balloon launch site where you will gather for takeoff. Enjoy early morning ballooning over the plains, getting a bird’s eye view of the game below as the sun creeps slowly over the horizon. After approximately one hour aloft, the balloon lands while a breakfast is being prepared for us nearby. The smell of bacon, sausages and eggs drift on the breeze as we sample exotic Kenyan fruits and homemade pastries and, if you wish, glasses of bubbly to toast our flight, a tradition initiated by the Montgolfier brothers. This is an add on service and Optional. Cost Person: $450
Overnight at either Sarova Mara game camp/Keekorok Lodge/Mara Leisure Campon Full Board
Meals – Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner in Masai Mara
DAY 7: MASAI MARA GAME RESERVE-NAIROBI-DEPERTURE
After breakfast you will drive back to Nairobi. Arrive in Nairobi, Have lunch (pay direct) and after lunch, shop for souvenirs before being transferred to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in time to check in for your return flight back home.
Meals – Breakfast in Masai Mara
end of our services, wishing you an excellent safari
