Kenya w/night game drive & walking safari

The itinerary below is just a sample and can be accommodated according to your wishes.

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NAIROBI | AMBOSELI NATIONAL PARK | LAKE NAKURU NATIONAL PARK | MASAI MARA NATIONAL GAME RESERVE | MARA NORTH CONSERVANCY

 

10 DAYS | 9 NIGHTS

DAY 1: NAIROBI

On arrival at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, you will be met by our representative who will transfer you to the Tamarind Tree Hotel for check-in and overnight stay. Booking is on bed and breakfast.

 

Situated 160 km south of the equator, Nairobi is the capital of Kenya and boasts one of the finest climates in the world. This modern, cosmopolitan city is the regional headquarter for many African and Indian Ocean businesses. With delegates attracted here from around the world, they come for the friendliness of the people, the modern hotel facilities, and the vast array of fascinating options available throughout the city. Although the ‘City in the sun’ is relatively young by global standards, it has fascinating history capturing explorers, missionaries, wars, cultural diversity, and politics etc, each leaving their mark on the city center in some way.

Overnight: Tamarind Tree Hotel

Meal Plan: Bed and Breakfast

 

DAY 2: NAIROBI - AMBOSELI NATIONAL PARK

Nairobi to Amboseli - Road transfer

After your breakfast, you will meet your guide for a brief overview of your safari program before departing for the Amboseli National Park where you will arrive in time for check-in and lunch at the Ol Tukai Lodge. You will then spend the afternoon at leisure before going for an evening game drive till dusk when you return to your lodge.

Located in the heart of the Amboseli National Park and offering stunning views of Mount Kilimanjaro, Ol Tukai Lodge Amboseli offers a pool, restaurant, and guest lounge. Elegantly furnished and well-appointed, all rooms have fans and mosquito nets and offer great views of Mount Kilimanjaro or the wetlands. With luck, guests can view elephants from the comfort of their own terrace. Ol Tukai Lodge Amboseli offers a restaurant and 2 bars for snacks and drinks. The dining room opens onto a veranda in the garden. To explore the wildlife, guests can book special game drive vehicles with drivers at an additional fee. Other activities include bird watching and visits to a nearby Maasai village.

Overnight: Ol Tukai Lodge 

Meal Plan: Full Board

 

DAY 3: AMBOSELI NATIONAL PARK

Today, you will spend the whole day in the Amboseli National Park with both morning and evening game drives.  In between, you will be visiting local Masai villages that will enable you get the chance to interact and learn about the colorful culture of this nomadic pastoralist community.

Amboseli sits on the lower slopes of mighty Mount Kilimanjaro - Africa’s highest - whose peak lies across the border in Tanzania. It is quite an experience to see Kilimanjaro hovering above the clouds in an early morning. The animal pictures arising against the dramatic backdrop of the mountain will thrill the photography enthusiast. Amboseli is renowned for its huge elephant herds. You will also see buffalo, black rhino, zebra, wildebeest and other plain animals.

Overnight: Ol Tukai Lodge 

Meal Plan: Full Board

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DAY 4: AMBOSELI NATIONAL PARK – LAKE NAKURU NATIONAL PARK

Amboseli to Lake Nakuru - Road transfer

After your breakfast, you will depart for the Lake Nakuru National Park with a brief stop en-route at the Great Rift Valley for some photo-taking of the scenery below, before proceeding with the drive to arrive at the park in time for check-in and lunch at The Cliff Lake Nakuru. You will then spend the afternoon at leisure before going for an evening game drive until dusk when you return to your camp.

Lake Nakuru’s claim to fame is anchored on its flamingos and the over 400 species of birds found here. The lake itself is a soda lake on the floor of the rift valley. The sight of the at times millions of flamingos is quite spectacular. From a distance, the lake appears ringed in pink. The Lake has also earned a reputation as an important haven for endangered species- particularly the Rothschild Giraffe and the black and white rhino. Lions, waterbuck, buffalo, and baboons are all residents here.

Overnight stay The Cliff Lake Nakuru

Meal Plan: Full Board

 

DAY 5: LAKE NAKURU NATIONAL PARK

Transfer to the shore of Lake Nakuru for a bush breakfast and briefing on your full-day boat safari. This is the photography and ornithological experience with the “Kingfisher boat”.

The Kingfisher is a specialized vessel that is customized for photography. The boat contains seven custom-designed swivel chairs that give you greater stability. The latest 360-degree swivel chairs are specially manufactured and fitted with gimbals designed for more comfort and a wider range of shots. Every seat is mounted on two rails easily adjustable and equipped with a mounting for resting professional cameras. The equipment can be mounted on adjustable photo brackets and gimbal on the boat for any type of camera and telephoto Lens. The abundance of bird life will provide photographers of all levels with amazing photographic opportunities.

The services of a professional guide will be available with prior arrangements in ensuring you capture the best photographic results. 

Later in the evening, you are transferred back to the camp where you will spend the rest of the day at leisure, or opt for one last game drive around the lake until dusk.

Overnight stay: The Cliff Lake Nakuru

Meal Plan: Full Board

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DAY 6: LAKE NAKURU NATIONAL PARK – MASAI MARA NATIONAL GAME RESERVE

Lake Nakuru to Masai Mara - Road transfer

After breakfast drive to Masai Mara via the Great Rift Valley to arrive at Masai Mara in time for check-in and lunch at the Ashnil Mara Camp. You will then spend the afternoon at leisure before going for an evening game drive till dusk when you return to your camp. 

Ashnil Mara Camp is a large resort-style tented safari lodge in Kenya’s Maasai Mara National Reserve. The camp overlooks the confluence of the Mara and Olkeju Rivers, with forty luxury tents set amongst the riverine forest. This is a fairly new addition to the region, with a modern feel and more of a hotel atmosphere than that of a traditional and remote small safari camp. Having said that, it will appeal to those who appreciate an upbeat family-friendly lodge with all the modern facilities and the peace of mind that comes with knowing that the entire property is fenced.

Overnight stay: Ashnil Mara Camp

Meal Plan: Full Board

 

DAY 7: MASAI MARA NATIONAL GAME RESERVE

You will not want to miss a single moment of your day in the Masai Mara, so we suggest an early wake-up call this morning.  The early morning game drive often offers you the very best chance to see an excellent variety of wildlife on the move in the cool of the dawn. In between, you will have the option of visiting a local Masai Village where you will be able to interact and learn more about the colorful culture of this nomadic pastoralist community.

The Masai Mara National Reserve is in the southwestern part of Kenya and forms part of the greater eco-system that encompasses the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania. The Masai Mara is one of the best-known and most visited reserves in Africa. The park is surrounded by concession areas and tribal lands of the Masai tribespeople. These are unfenced from the Mara and act as a buffer zone for the National Park and form part of the migration area. The Masai Mara consists of open savannah, rolling grasslands, and undulating hills. July to September sees the annual migration of wildebeest, zebra, and gazelle coming from the plains of the Serengeti. Driven by dry conditions in the Serengeti and led by lightning and thunder to the north, huge herds of mammals cross the Tanzanian border and rivers to reach Mara's grasslands.

Overnight stay: Ashnil Mara Camp

Meal Plan: Full Board

 

DAY 8: MASAI MARA NATIONAL GAME RESERVE – MARA NORTH CONSERVANCY

After your breakfast, you will depart for a half-day game drive in the vast Masai Mara National Game Reserve with a picnic lunch being served in the wild. Thereafter you will transfer to the Mara North Conservancy where you will have an evening game drive en route to the Karen Blixen Camp for check-in and overnight stay.

Karen Blixen Camp in the Masai Mara offers an authentic ’yesteryear’ experience for visitors wishing to gain that little extra from their safari. Set on the bank of the Mara River the camp consists of 22 luxurious tents. The location is spectacular, with the great Mara plains behind the camp and the impressive escarpment and Mara River in front. Throughout the day, zebras, elephants, and hippos come to drink from the river. Long gone are the days when staying in a tented camp meant roughing it. You will find that the Karen Blixen Camp experience is a step back in time with the luxury of today.

Overnight stay: Karen Blixen Camp

Meal Plan: Full Board

 

DAY 9: MARA NORTH CONSERVANCY

Wake up before sunup and have some muffins and coffee, before you take a morning game drive. You'll see how still and quiet the Bush is at dawn and watch it begin to stir as the sun comes up. You'll return to camp for a late breakfast; then you'll have the option to take a safari, on foot, to a local Masai Village, where you'll be exposed to Masai traditions and nomadic culture or just visit a local community project supported by the camp. Head back to camp for lunch followed by an afternoon at leisure, and later an evening/night game drive.

Mara North Conservancy is one of the most densely populated wildlife areas within the Masai Mara Ecosystem. The great Oloololo Escarpments border the conservancy to the south and attract the rains; crucial for the red oat and spear grassland areas. Throughout the year great numbers of herbivores such as elephants, giraffes, zebras, Thomson’s gazelles, and impalas seek the area for water and gracing. Always closely followed by the big cat predators. At the foot of the Oloololo Escarpment, the Mara River flows through the conservancy area with families of huge hippos and large crocodiles resting lazily in the waters. In the northern corridor, the scenic Lemek Hills make an important wildlife refuge, particularly to a pack of highly threatened African wild dogs. It is also the home to the Leopard Gorge; world-famous due to its significance as a birthing and maternity ground for the big cat predators. Five feelings of pride of lions amounting to 56 family members, seven cheetahs, and at least six leopards have made the conservancy their homeland area.

Overnight: Karen Blixen Camp

Meal Plan: Full Board

 

DAY 10: DEPART

Masai Mara to Nairobi - Road transfer

After breakfast, you will at 0900 hrs depart for Nairobi with an early game drive en-route to for a flight from Mara to Nairobi at Wilson airport and arrive in time for a farewell lunch at the renowned Carnivore Restaurant. The Carnivore is the ultimate 'Beast of a Feast'  A variety of meat including ostrich, crocodile, and camel, t is roasted over charcoal and carved at your table. Delicious side dishes and an exceptional array of sauces complement this fixed-price feast that also includes soup, a selection of desserts, and Kenyan coffee. Set in attractive tropical gardens, the service and the décor are outstanding. The Carnivore since its inception has played host to over 2 million customers from across the globe including numerous celebrities. In fact, the Carnivore visitor's book read like a global who is who! Whole joints of meat - legs of lamb and pork, ostrich, rumps of beef, sirloins, racks of lamb, spare ribs, sausages, chicken wings, skewered kidneys, even crocodile, and other tasty morsels - are roasted on traditional Masai swords over a huge, spectacular charcoal pit that dominates the entrance of the restaurant.

Later in the evening, you will be transferred back to the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in time for your departure flight for onward travel. 

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Availability:

The expedition bookings and availability can only be guaranteed once the deposit has reached our account.

 

Expedition note:

We try to make our prices as all-inclusive as possible so that our clients do not need to reach for their wallets. Where there are overland sectors, the 4x4 Safari Vehicles and safari guide will be for the clients’ exclusive use which provides great flexibility. The guide will accompany clients on all overland sectors, assist with check-in at the accommodation and share his knowledge on the flora and fauna of Uganda | Kenya | Rwanda | Tanzania 

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Price Includes: 

• All meals as specified in the itinerary

• Drinks as stipulated in the itinerary

• Accommodation as indicated in the itinerary

• Water in the vehicle for overland sectors

• All ground transportation and transfers as indicated, which are inclusive of fuel

• Activities as indicated in the itinerary 

• Game drives 

• Ranger guide fees

• Park, conservation, and community bed night fees 

• All applicable taxes, administration, and banking fees

• AMREF flying doctors’ emergency evacuation program

• Full day boat ride in a special modified photography vessel at the Lake Nakuru National Park.

• One night game drive while at the Mara North Conservancy

• One guided safari walk within the Mara North Conservancy

• Extra/Farewell lunch at the Carnivore Restaurant

 

Price Excludes:

• International flights and applicable airport departure taxes 

• All passport and visa fees 

• Meals not specified (including lunch and other meal stops between properties on overland sectors)

• Drinks were not stipulated in the itinerary

• Gratuities for guide/driver/hotel staff 

• Any extras and additional activities not mentioned in the itinerary 

• Travel/medical insurance

• Trip cancellation, travel delay or baggage insurance

• Charges incurred as a result of delays beyond our control

• All statutory increases are beyond our control

 

 

We reserve the right to amend the stated itinerary in response to unexpected changes in local conditions.

  

Tariffs quoted are valid for 2023 wherever possible. Not all service providers release or guarantee their rates well in advance and therefore the itinerary cost is subject to increase. Many factors may increase the cost of an expedition and Wild Nomads Expeditions is not liable to cover such increases. Factors influencing cost increases include, but are not limited to, vendors price increases (including gorilla permits and park/conservation fees), government tax increases and statements, fuel increases, itinerary amendments, availability restrictions, etc.  We will endeavour to provide as much notice as possible and assure you that we will do all we can to prevent or limit any increases.

 

East Africa (Uganda. Kenya, Rwanda, and Tanzania) is a developing region, and whilst Wild Nomads Expeditions endeavors to make the itinerary as accurate as possible, it should be considered as an approximate agenda of activities rather than a rigid schedule. Trip itineraries are subject to revision due to weather, trail conditions, government and local restrictions, wildlife movement, and other reasons beyond our control. In addition, frequent reconnaissance of routes sometimes determines a better routing. We do our best to ascertain the most scenic and convenient route possible throughout our client’s safari with us.