The safari starts after breakfast. You will be picked up from your hotel around 07:30 am, then proceed to the departure point at the office. Other guests who will be doing the same 4-day Kenya Tented Camping Safari will be joining us, then we depart to the Masai Mara Game Reserve with a stopover at the Great Rift Valley viewpoint. We normally take 30 min to learn how the Rift Valley was formed, after which proceed to Masai Mara via Narok town. On arrival, you will be received by our Masai Mara Staff who will assist you with checking into the camp, have lunch then Leave in the late afternoon for a game drive which starts immediately upon your arrival. Later you will return to the camp for dinner and overnight.
After breakfast at 6:30, we will have a full day of game drives. We depart to Masai Mara with packed picnic lunch, as we will be exploring this world wonder all day. This game reserve is Kenya's finest wildlife sanctuary. Including migrants, well over 450 species of animals have been recorded here. Mara plains are filled with migrating wildebeest and zebra, and there is also resident wildlife year-round. The Mara's gentle fertile climate bounded by The Rift offers perhaps the richest stocked reserve set within some 1672 sq km - an unlimited spectacle of wildlife. Located 268 km west of Nairobi, the emphasis here is on the game. Herds of immense Elephants, browse among Lion, Buffalo, Thompson Gazelle, Zebra, and Topi. After exploring the park, return to the camp for dinner and overnight.
After breakfast check out the camp to proceed to Lake Nakuru, if willing on this day you can as well visit the Masai Village for one hour and learn more of the Masai culture, lunch will be in Narok town or (Mai Mahiu) hot water after lunch proceed to Lake Nakuru arriving in the evening and head straight to a budget hotel for evening relaxation.
Breakfast will be served at around 07:00 am, thereafter proceed for the game drive in Lake Nakuru National Park. You will have a chance to visit a unique sanctuary that caters to a sizable number of the endangered white and black rhinos as well as the Rothschild giraffe. Waterbucks and predators such as lions and leopards are common at the park. Also to be seen is a myriad of birdlife in and around the lake. Flamingos are also plentiful at the lake. Leave for Nairobi late in the afternoon, arriving in Nairobi in the afternoon with a drop-off at the hotel of your choice or back to the airport to catch up with your flight for the next destination.
This tour is 100% sustainable. We encourage our travelers to minimize their carbon footprint by choosing eco-friendly practices.
Cancellations made more than 60 days before departure qualify for an 80% refund of the deposit paid. Cancellations made between 30 and 59 days before departure qualify for a 50% refund of the deposit. Cancellations made less than 30 days before departure are non-refundable. Gorilla and Chimpanzee permits are non-refundable once purchased. Guests are advised to purchase comprehensive travel insurance for unforeseen circumstances.
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