MASSAI MARA/NAIVASHA 4 NIGHTS 5 DAYS SAFARI

Package Overview

The Masai Mara is a must-see for every safari traveller. Take to the crystal blue skies for a birds-eye-view of the golden African plains and its many inhabitants. For a more up close and personal encounter, embark on a thrilling jeep safari among the area’s lions, elephants and other wildlife. The Masai Mara National Reserve & conservancies never fail to entice and excite. 

Lake Naivasha is the centerpiece of this charming town. This freshwater lake, surrounded by verdant vegetation, is renowned for its abundant birdlife and picturesque scenery. Visitors can enjoy boat rides on the lake, offering opportunities to spot hippos, flamingos, and other wildlife. The lake’s shores are dotted with charming lodges and campsites, providing stunning views and tranquil surroundings.

ITINERARY:

DAY 1; ARRIVAL AND AFTERNOON GAME DRIVE

Pick up from your hotel or airport and commence the drive to Maasai Mara via the great rift valley view point where you will have a breathtaking view of the floor of the rift valley. You will arrive in time for lunch. Check in and have lunch. At 4:00pm depart for a game viewing drive in the Mara Reserve which ends at 6:00 pm. Return back to the camp for a sumptuous buffet dinner ending with good time for resting at your preferred lodge/camp.

DAY 2 ;FULL DAY GAME DRIVE 

Spend the full day exploring Maasai Mara in search of the Big Five.Thereafter, go for picnic lunch in park under a croton tree shade overlooking the vast landscape of the park.It is in the Mara that perhaps the most spectacular event of the natural world takes place: the great migration. This is the annual migration of millions of wildebeest and zebra from the Serengeti (in Tanzania) in search of water and pasture. Following on their heels are the predators of the savanna – lions, cheetahs, jackals, hyenas

DAY 3;DEPART MAASAI MARA TO LAKE NAIVASHA

Visit a Masai village near the Sekenani gate. They will receive you with song and dance by the women. The men warrior age group will also dance the jumping aduma dance where they seem to have levitational powers. You will be learn how they keep their cattle, go into one of their traditional homes to see how they live in the same house with the young calves and young goat kids.

Day 4 – CRESCENT ISLAND/HELLS GATE TOUR 

After breakfast, proceed to Lake Naivasha for a boat ride to Crescent Island where you will be doing a nature walk next to zebras, giraffes, wildebeest, waterbucks, antelopes and many types of birds. A boat ride on lake Naivasha takes you close up with the hippos in the water and you will be able to watch them at a close point as they rest among the reeds. There are also hundreds of birds to see in the lake including the famous fish eagle and the cormorants.Return by boat and have lunch then head out to Hells gate National Park. It is one of the few national parks where hiking is allowed and it has amazing features including deep gorges, red colored cliffs, rock towers, hot springs and geysers among others.

Hells gate National Park offers visitors a chance for game viewing on a bicycle and you can ride around the park surrounded by hordes of wild animals like buffalo, giraffes, zebra, and impala. Hells gate hiking park is one of the best hiking places around Nairobi and it’s popular due to its relative proximity to Nairobi. 

 DAY 5;DEPART

You will have breakfast,checkout and  Thereafter commence drive back to Nairobi. On arrival you will be dropped at your hotel or airport.