5 days Aberdares, Lake Nakuru, Lake Naivasha and Maasai Mara Safari

This safari highlights Kenya’s vastly contrasting lands and offers a wonderful combination of mountain scenery and plains dotted with game

This safari highlights Kenya’s vastly contrasting lands and offers a wonderful combination of mountain scenery and plains dotted with game

Itinerary

Day 1: Nairobi – Aberdares

Stop At: Aberdare National Park, Aberdare National Park, Central Province
Met on arrival at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi and drive north through the rich farming areas arriving at The Aberdares country club in time for lunch. After lunch, you will be transferred to The Ark. The Ark has four viewing decks with balconies and lounges to provide superb game viewing from the comfort of the lodge. The animals come to you! Later dinner and overnight at The Ark lodge.
Duration: 6 hours

Meals included:
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: The Ark Lodge

Day 2: Aberdares – Lake Naivasha & Lake Naivasha

Stop At: Lake Nakuru National Park, Lake Nakuru National Park, Rift Valley Province
Enjoy breakfast at the lodge. This morning departs and drives into the Great Rift Valley to Lake Nakuru National Park arriving in time for lunch. Afternoon game-drive. Drive to Lake Naivasha. Check-in at your lodge.
Lake Naivasha and Lake Nakuru are two ancient lakes located in the Great Rift Valley that bisects much of Kenya (and indeed Africa). The Rift Valley is an active continental rift zone whereby the African plate is busy splitting into two new plates

Lake Nakuru, located is a soda lake that is famed for attracting millions of flamingos and pelicans that come to feast on the abundance of algae. The sheer number of flamingos has led to Lake Nakuru being known as the scene of ‘The Greatest Bird Spectacle’ in the world. There are over 400 species of birds in Lake Nakuru.
Lake Naivasha – which means ‘rough water’ in Masaai – is a freshwater lake. The lake is home to a sizeable hippo population that has flourished on the plentiful fish in its freshwaters.
Dinner and overnight at Lake Naivasha Country Club or similar

Duration: 6 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Lake Naivasha Country Club

Day 3: Lake Naivasha to Masai Mara

Stop At: Maasai Mara National Reserve, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Rift Valley Province
After an early breakfast drive to the world-famous Masai Mara Game Reserve arriving in time for lunch at Simba Oryx Mara. On arriving you will check in to the camp for lunch. You will have time to familiarize yourself with the new environment before visiting Maasai Village to learn about the culture. Dinner and overnight at the camp.
Duration: 6 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Simba Oryx Mara

Day 4: Maasai Mara

Stop At: Maasai Mara National Reserve, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Rift Valley Province
Wake up in pure bliss with spectacular views and capture stunning views of the Mara plains at daybreak. This day you’ll have full explore of the world’s greatest National Park. Situated in the southwest of Kenya, covering 583 square miles), the Masai Mara National Reserve is a land of breathtaking vistas, abundant wildlife, and endless plains.
The quintessential Masai Mara safari delivers many attractions, as the reserve is home to an excellent year-round concentration of game, including the more than two million wildebeest, zebras and other antelopes that make up the famous Great Migration.
The reserve is a photographer’s and naturalist’s paradise, with abundant elephant, buffalo, giraffe, lion, and cheetah alongside the migratory wildebeest and zebra. Leopards are frequently encountered; endangered black rhino hide in the dense thickets and large rafts of hippo and enormous crocodiles are found in the Mara River. Dinner and overnight at the Simba Oryx Mara or similar.
Duration: 8 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Simba Oryx Mara

Day 5: Masai Mara- Nairobi

Pass By: Nairobi, Nairobi
Today you will wake up early for morning game drive and then return to the lodge for breakfast. After your breakfast, you will load your luggage into the van and depart to Nairobi drop off at the place of your choice in Nairobi (Hotel or Airport)

Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.