7 DAYS BIG FIVE SAFARI ADVENTURE

This Kenya Safari Tour boasts superlative parks with excellent accommodation. This tour itinerary gives you some of the very best experiences in Kenya from Tsavo to Amboseli with views of Mt Kilimanjaro to the world famous Masai Mara Game Reserve

Tour Highlights:

-Complimentary welcome in Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International airport

-Accommodation before the tour departs can be arranged for an extra cost.

-Visit Amboseli National Park, considered a premier Wildlife parks in Africa.

-Embark on Private guided game drives at the foot of Mt. Kilimanjaro, with our Professional Driver-Guide, dedicated to making your trip a success

-See Amboseli's magnificent wildlife during your guided game drives with our Professional Driver-Guide, dedicated to making your trip a success.

-Enjoy stunning scenery - Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa, is visible from Amboseli.

-Visit Lake Nakuru n.p, the main attraction being millions of Greater and Lesser Flamingos which gather at the lake.

-The Park is also one of the few places in Kenya where you are sure to see endangered Rhino. Walk through the biggest Euphorbia forest in Africa

- Experience the Great Migration of over 1.3Million wildebeests, Zebras and Gazelles that pile up to cross the mara river between the months of June- October every year in search of greener pastures.

- Camp beneath the sky, The Masai Mara is probably Kenya’s best game reserve where you will find a wide array of tented lodging that will enable you to explore the real African adventure; isolated from the smells, sounds and sights by mere canvas.

- Embark on a guided game viewing with a professional guide who is well conversant with every corner of this park and Opt for a Savannah Picnic Lunch inside the game reserve.

     - Meet the colorful masai people, a nomadic tribe of Kenya, during a visit to a traditional Maasai village

      -Stay 6 nights at a renowned Safari Lodge or camp which offers guests comfort stay.

 -Options to upgrade your accommodation at an extra cost or downgrade at a reduced costs

-Tour departs any day, subject to availability, starting and Ending in Nairobi.

-Options of adding several activities such as a Nature walks, balloon safari, masai village visits and Spa Treatments {optional activities are at additional cost}

DAY 1:  NAIROBI / AMBOSELI

You begin your magical holiday as you board your flight to Kenya, the Heart of an African Safari, on arrival at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport you will clear the customs as the Heritage of African Jungles office representative will be waiting to meet you for a briefing then drive to Amboseli national park passing through the Athi Plains where formerly the Burchells zebra, the Masai giraffe, and smaller herbivores roamed about freely. With human encroachment, the wildlife is confined to game parks. There is an advantage to this because one has to drive inside a park to be rewarded with the sight of many different species of animals. Arrive at the lodge for lunch and embark on an afternoon game viewing at the foot of Africa’s highest mountain, Kilimanjaro (19,340 ft). In the late afternoon, one is likely to see a lion or cheetah make a kill. Ideal photography opportunities with Mount Kilimanjaro highest mountain in Africa providing a beautiful backdrop.  Proceed to the area of Lake Amboseli, which is a wide salt pan, consisting of permanent swamps. This area has much game, large and small, high concentration of elephants, rhino, buffalo, Burchell’s zebra, eland, Masai giraffe, and small species of the antelope family, the common waterbuck, klipspringer, Grant’s gazelle, impala, topi, and the. Return back to the lodge for Dinner and Overnight. 

Main Destination: Amboseli national park

Activities: Afternoon game viewing, sightseeing and photography

Accommodation: Amboseli Serena Safari Lodge  / Oltukai Lodge / Similar

Mid-Luxury 5 Star rated safari lodge located Inside Amboseli national park

Meals & Drinks: Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included)

Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

DAY 2: AMBOSELI

Awake early for good views of Mount Kilimanjaro before clouds build up over the summit. We will then set off on a “spice” game drive. Amboseli is an excellent place to view a multitude of wildlife, including everything from wildebeest to giraffes to baboons. Breakfast after returning to the camp and then an optional visit to a nearby Masai village. You will eat lunch at the lodge at midday and enjoy an afternoon rest before going on another game drive.
Amboseli is home to the legendary Masai tribesmen. These warriors are a famous and proud nomadic tribe whose legendary prowess in battle and single-handed acts of bravery in fights with wild animals are known across the world. Dinner and your overnight stay will be at a camp or lodge

Main Destination: Amboseli national park

Activities: Full day game viewing, sightseeing and photography

Accommodation: Amboseli Serena Safari Lodge / Oltukai Lodge / Similar options

Mid-Luxury 5 Star rated safari lodge located Inside Amboseli national park

Meals & Drinks: Breakfast, Lunch & dinner (Drinks not included)

Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

DAY 3: AMBOSELI / LAKE NAKURU

After breakfast, drive to Lake Nakuru national in the Great Rift Valley to arrive for lunch and afternoon game drive in the park to enjoy the sight of pelicans bathing in the freshwater streams which terminate in Lake Nakuru. Since there is no existing drainage, Lake Nakuru is alkaline, the perfect place for flamingos to feed on the blue-green algae. The greater flamingo attains a height of about 4.26 feet its plumage is almost white with a pale pink, black-tipped beak. It is the lesser flamingo that has the more exotic color. About 2.72 ft. in height, with a rosy plumage and dark red, black-tipped beak. Lake Nakuru National Park has a great variety of birdlife which includes the Egyptian goose and a variety of ducks that come from Europe to winter. This park is truly a bird watcher's paradise. The game animals include hippo, waterbuck, gazelles, Colobus monkeys, buffalo, leopard, and the Rothschild

Main Destination: Lake Nakuru national park

Activities: Afternoon game viewing, sightseeing and photography

Accommodation: Sarova Lion Hill Game Lodge / Similar options

Mid-Luxury 5 Star rated lodge located Inside Lake Nakuru n.p

Meals & Drinks: Breakfast, Lunch & dinner (Drinks not included)

       Drinking water (Other drinks not included

DAY 4:  LAKE NAKURU / MASAI MARA

After breakfast, check out and drive to Masai Mara via Narok town then enter the Maasai mara road and drive across the plains to the camp. Check-in at the lodge for lunch. The meals are buffet, enjoyed either in the dining or under the shade of indigenous trees. The culinary affair is indeed one to delight the senses, have a few minutes relaxing and enjoying the surrounding before you depart for an afternoon game drive in search of the big 5 amongst other wild game. Maasai mara” – Kenya’s finest game reserve –with gentle rolling grasslands teeming with a plethora of animals and birdlife. See the Thompsons and Grant Gazelles, Topi, Eland, Zebra, Waterbuck, Giraffe, Hippo, wild beast, warthog, Crocodiles, Ostrich, Vultures amongst others and over 450  birds species, with over 50 birds of prey. One thing is for sure, in Maasai Mara, you will experience nature in its wild wonder. Return to the Lodge or camp for Dinner and Overnight

Main Destination: Masai Mara Game Reserve

Activities: Afternoon game viewing, sightseeing and photography

Accommodation: Mara Serena Safari Lodge / Sarova Mara camp / similar options

-Mid-Luxury 5 Star rated lodge / tented camp located Inside Masai Mara Game Reserve

Meals & Drinks: Breakfast, Lunch & dinner (Drinks not included)

Drinking water (Other drinks not included

DAY 5:   FD MAASAI MARA

After breakfast, full day game viewing in Maasai Mara, Spend the whole day in the Masai Mara Game Reserve with both morning and afternoon game drives alternatively a full day game viewing with picnic lunch, Masai Mara Game Reserve offers wonderful scenery and plenty of game. It is perhaps the only region left in Kenya where a visitor may see animals in the same super-abundance as existed a century ago. Explore this part of the Northern Serengeti Ecosystem where the great wildebeest migration takes place. The plain is literally covered with these animals. Grunts and other animal sounds are heard, and territorial fights are commonplace. The migration, now declared the Seventh Wonder of the World takes place from the end of July to September. Return to the lodge for dinner and Overnight.

Main Destination: Masai Mara Game Reserve

Activities: Full day game viewing, sightseeing and photography

Accommodation: Mara Serena Safari Lodge / Sarova Mara camp / similar options

-Mid-Luxury 5 Star rated lodge / tented camp located Inside Masai Mara Game Reserve

Meals & Drinks: Breakfast, Lunch & dinner (Drinks not included)

Drinking water (Other drinks not included

Optional activities:

Nature walk: USD 30 per person

Our naturalist will take you to the camp compound. He will give you detailed information on plants, birds and other small animals. This takes about 1.5 hours. An extended nature walk going to the Mara River, which takes about 2.5 hours, is also available.» Duration: approx.1.5-2.5hours, starting at 10:00AM

Maasai village visit:   USD 20 per person

You can visit a Maasai village to see their traditional life. Photography is NOT prohibited here. A Maasai guide at the village will escort and explain to you in English about their lives. It takes about 2 hours including the return transfers by us.» Duration: approx.2hours, starting at 10:00 AM

A Maasai lady will give you a lecture on how to make a beaded bracelet at our library. It will be one of your souvenirs once completed. The lecture takes about 3 hours.

Hot air balloon safari: USD 420 per person 
Float in the breeze over the Savannah in a balloon that gives you a unique vantage point and toast your return to earth with a champagne breakfast. You will also have a game drive of about 2.5hours on the way back to the club. In. Early morning balloon safari you drift above the browsing game and have tremendous opportunities for unusual photographs. What could be more uplifting than an early morning safari in a hot air balloon flying over vast plains of Africa? Witness an African Sunrise s a plethora of wildlife roams the land beneath you. At the end of the flight you land on the plains in the midst of this enchanting Savanah champagne, breakfast is laid out with the aroma of sausages, eggs, and bacon sizzling over a charcoal fire. Drive leisurely Fashion with game viewing on your way back to your camp or lodge.  » Duration: 1hr flight, starting at around 5:00 AM

DAY 6:  MASAI MARA / LAKE NAIVASHA

After breakfast, enroute  morning game viewing in Maasai mara with the chance to Sée the Big 5 probably on a hunting mission. Exit the Park and drive on to Lake Naivasha on the Great Rift Valley to arrive at your pre-booked lodge for lunch and afternoon optional activities.   Afternoon Proceed on your adventure to various attractive features and other optional activities undertaken in Lake Naivasha. Hell's Gate National Park is characterized by diverse topography and geological scenery. It lies beside the lake. This Park was named for its pair of massive red-tinged cliffs framing a geothermic ally 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.                                                                 

The lake is almost 13kms across, but its waters are shallow with an average depth of five meters. Much of the lake is surrounded by forests of the yellow barked Acacia Xanthophlea, known as the yellow fever tree. These forests abound with birdlife, and Naivasha is known as a world-class birding. 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 sleeps the day out in the shallows. 

Excursions in Lake Naivasha includes

1 hour boat ride along the shores of Lake Naivasha to spot the hippos & different species of birds---: USD 30 Per Person

A boat ride and a guided nature walk on Crescent Island Sanctuary ---: USD 60 Person

Walking /biking safari at Hells gate national park ---: USD 50 per person

Main Destination: Lake Naivasha

Activities: Morning Enroute Game Drives / Afternoon optional tours & excursions

Accommodation: Enashipai Resort/ Lake Naivasha sopa Lodge / Similar options

-Mid-Luxury 4/5 Star rated lodge located on the shores of Lake Naivasha

Meals & Drinks: Breakfast, Lunch & dinner (Drinks not included)

Drinking water (Other drinks not included

DAY 7:   LAKE NAIVASHA / NAIROBI

After breakfast, other optional activities can be undertaken in Lake Naivasha, and then later drive back to Nairobi to arrive late in the afternoon. Evening farewell dinner at Carnivoure restaurant or safari park hotel before your final transfer to the airport for your flight back home.

Main Destination: Nairobi / Departure

Activities: Morning free time at leisure / optional tours & excursions

Accommodation: Not Applicable End of the Tour

-  Accommodations in Nairobi after the safari can be arranged on request at an extra cost

Meals & Drinks: Breakfast, (Lunch, Not Included here) (complimentary farewell dinner to be provided (Drinks not included)

Drinking water (Other drinks not included                                                                  

PRICES AND SEASONS

All trip prices are per person based on double occupancy or twin room occupancy unless otherwise noted. Optional activities are at an additional cost. All prices and fares are quoted in U.S. dollars. Children below 3 years are free of Charge, children between 3 and 12 years will pay 50% of the adult rate. Children in own room and not sharing room with adults pays 75% of Adult rate

INCLUSIONS AND EXCLUSIONS

INCLUDED:

• All transfers in Nairobi
• All accommodations during the tour
• All meals and drinking water during the tour described by B (Buffet Breakfast), L (Lunch), D (Dinner)
• Flying Doctors medical, emergency, and rescue cover
• All game drives as noted in the itinerary
• Transport in a private 4 x 4 Safari Land Cruiser
• Services of a professional an skilled English speaking tour guides/driver
• All applicable government taxes, levies and entry fees
• Personalized private service

EXCLUDED:

• Local or International flights and taxes
• Passports and visa applications and processing
• Travel insurance
• Tips and gratuities for drivers/guides
• Personal laundry
• Alcoholic and Non Alcoholic drinks
• All activities that are mentioned as optional