Aberdares – Lake Nakuru & Masai Mara tour – 5 days

0800hrs: Pick up from your Nairobi hotel/Nairobi Airport or residence

Proceed to the Aberdare national park

The drive is via the central Kenya highlands with stops to view tea and coffee plantations.

There shall be a further stop to see and experience the largest open air market in East Africa at Karatina

Afternoon and evening spent game viewing from the balconies of your Tree lodge (animals come to the saltlick /waterhole)

The Aberdare national park is home to elephants, black rhinos, leopards, spotted hyenas, olive baboons, black and white colobus monkeys, buffalos, warthogs and bushbucks among others. Rare sightings include those of the Giant Forest hog, bongo, golden cat, serval cat, African wild cat, African civet cat and the blue duiker

Overnight at a Tree hotel (note only overnight bags are allowed at the tree hotel)

Later proceed to the lake Nakuru national park.

There shall be a stop to view the scenic Thompson falls at Nyahururu.

The drive via farming country and local homesteads via the Great rift valley escarpment floor is scenic.

Afternoon bird watching and game viewing drive.

Enjoy the diverse ecology and varied habitats that range from the Lake itself to the surrounding areas.

Lake Nakuru National Park is ideal for bird watching easy hikes and game viewing drives

The lake is home to hundreds of thousands of flamingoes (numbers low of late)and other bird species.

Lake Nakuru hosts in its sanctuary the black and white rhinos.

Overnight at your lake Nakuru lodge or tented camp.

Morning bird and game viewing drives

Depart for the Masai Mara game reserve with stops at scenic points along the safari route

Afternoon game viewing drive at the Mara

Overnight at your Masai Mara safari lodge or tented camp.

Today shall be a game viewing extravaganza!

Masai Mara Game reserve remains the most exciting wildlife eco-system in the Natural world. It is host to the highest and most varied concentration of wild animals than any other wildlife park in the region.

The scenic appeal of the tree studded savannah plains, the moderate climate and diversity of wild game species makes it a one stop shop for game viewing activities.

We shall traverse the Masai Mara reserve on a full day of unlimited game viewing encountering the big five and more of the lesser game.

Picnic lunch shall be by the Mara river as we watch hippos & crocodiles or maybe the great migration (July – October)

Overnight shall be at our Masai Mara safari lodge/ Tented camp

A morning game viewing drive at the Masai Mara.

An extra game drive as you depart the reserve.

Proceed to Nairobi

Arrive Nairobi in the late afternoon.

Drop off at your Nairobi hotel / Nairobi airport / residence.