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Stories of the Kenyan Savanna
Overview
This safari will take you to some of the best Safari destinations in Kenya which will guarantee you some of the best game viewing opportunity. From the vast savannahs of the Maasai Mara to the flamingo infested lake Nakuru a memorable moment is guaranteed.
A tour of the Maasai Mara and the Nakuru national Park will enable you to see the big five and so don’t forget to pull out your cameras and binoculars as you experience what Kenya has to offer.
With the visit at Lake Baringo and Lake Nakuru you will be able do boat rides and sail across the lakes with our guides as the brief on all you need to know.
Itinerary Highlights
• Visit famous destinations in Kenya
• Boat rides at the lake Nakuru and Lake Baringo
• View the big five at The Maasai Mara and Nakuru National Park
• Catch the migration at the Maasai Mara.
• Sceinc view of the Rift Valley, Lake Baringo and Lake Nakuru
Day 1: Arrival /Nairobi/Overnight Nairobi
Arrive at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, meet our driver cum guide who will be waiting at the arrivals lounge holding a placard written your names. The driver will greet you and help you get your luggage into the car and drive you to heron Portico or sarova Stanley where you will check in.
Day 2: Nairobi/arrival Isiolo airport/overnight Samburu national reserve
In the morning after breakfast, the driver will pick you up from the Hotel and drive you to Wilson airport where you will board a plane to Isiolo. Arrive at Isiolo where you will meet our guide for briefing before you proceed to Samburu National Reserve with lunch boxes at hand. You will have a game drive at the park and view all that Samburu has to offer.
Due to its remote distance and the fact that it was inaccessible for many years, Samburu National Reserve has retained a naturally serene and quiet feeling. Besides the numerous wildlife found in this game reserve, the park is also a bird haven. The reserve’s topography is mainly open savannah (grassland) with clusters of acacia trees, forest, thorn trees and grassland vegetation.
Dinner and overnight at Samburu Sopa Lodge. or Samburu simba lodge.
Day3: Samburu N.R./L. Baringo/overnight L. Bogoria
Early in the morning after breakfast you will take off to Baringo from Samburu, in a few hours’ time you will be at Baringo where you can enjoy a boat ride at the lake where you are guaranteed to see hippos and crocodiles. Occasionally you can also spot flamingoes in the lake. Overnight will be at L. Bogoria spa resort.
Day 4: L. Bogoria/L. Nakuru National park/overnight Nakuru
Early after breakfast drive to L. Nakuru national park with lunch boxes. You will be at the park in time to do a game drive around the park.
On the floor of the Great Rift Valley, surrounded by wooded and bushy grassland, lies the beautiful Lake Nakuru National Park. Visitors can enjoy the wide ecological diversity and varied habitats that range from Lake Nakuru itself to the surrounding escarpment and picturesque ridges. Lake Nakuru National Park is ideal for bird watching, hiking, picnic and game drives. The park is considered as a bird viewing paradise.
Dinner and overnight will be at Lake Nakuru Sopa lodge.
Day 5: L.Nakuru/ L. Naivasha/ hells gate national park/Overnight L. Naivasha
Go for an early game drive after breakfast before you take off to L. Naivasha. Have lunch at Naivasha before setting off to the lake for a boat ride followed by a game drive at the hell’s Gate National park.
The lake and its surroundings are rich in natural bounty, and the fertile soils and water supply have made this one of Kenya’s prime agricultural regions. Much of the lake is surrounded by forests of the yellow barked Acacia Xanthophlea, known as the yellow fever tree. These forests abound with bird life, and Naivasha is known as a world class birding destination.
The waters of the lake draw a great range of game to these shores. Giraffes wander among the acacia, Buffalo wallow in the swamps and Colobus monkeys call from the treetops while the Lakes large hippo population sleep the day out in the shallows.
The region surrounding the Lake is well worth exploring. There are two more smaller lakes nearby, Oloidien, and Sonachi, a bright green cater lake.
Hell’s Gate National Park lies beside the lake. This Park was named for its pair of massive red tinged cliffs framing a geothermically active interior of steam vents and bubbling springs. The park is home to a profusion of plains game and birdlife. Walking is permitted, making it ideal for hiking, biking, and rock climbing.
Boat trips on the lake are widely available, and is a great way to spend an afternoon or morning.
Sunsets are always stunning, with the haunting call of a Fish Eagle high over the Lake bringing the day to a perfect end.
Dinner and overnight will be at lake Naivasha Sopa Lodge
Day 6: Naivasha/maasai Mara/Overnight maasai mara
Early in the morning after breakfast, you will depart for Maasai Mara from Naivasha with packed lunches. You will be at Maasai Mara in time to do a game drive before you break for dinner and overnight at maasai mara sopa lodge or keekorok lodge
Day 7: Maasai Mara/Nairobi/ flight back home
Have an early breakfast before doing a game drive in the park. Game drives in Maasai Mara are one of a kind for they at times guarantee you the sighting of all the big five at one go. After your game drive you will board a plane and then fly to Nairobi to and catch your flight back home.
