SAFARI OVERVIEW
Nairobi – Masai Mara – Lake Nakuru – Nairobi
Day 01: Nairobi – Masai Mara
An African Savannah Holidays representative will meet you at the Airport or City Hotel for Safari briefing and also meet your driver/guide after which you will proceed north of Nairobi north into the Great Rift Valley with a brief stopover at the view point.
The Great Rift Valley is one of the wonders of the world, stretching from the Syria, down through Africa, stretching as far as Mozambique. Proceed via the Masai town of Narok and through endless savannah plains dotted with acacias among other shrubs and finally into the Masai Mara game reserve arriving in time for lunch followed by afternoon game drive.
Meal Plan: Full Board
Accommodation: Sarova Mara Game Camp or Similar
Day 02: Masai Mara
Depending on the Wildlife migration patterns and the weather, early morning and afternoon or full day of game drives are the options for this day. The Masai Mara is famous for its black mane lions and the annual wildebeest migration. This is probably one of Kenya’s most visited game reserve with an extraordinary high density of animals including the Big five and many other varieties of plains game. The Mara River cuts through the Mara and Serengeti Eco-system giving life to both reserves and finally pouring out into Lake Victoria Basin.
The annual Wildebeests Migration from Serengeti to Masai Mara also takes place here between July and October when millions of Wildebeests and Zebras closely trailed by the Big Cats cross the Mara River and roam the reserve’s plains in search of greener pastures.
Meal Plan: Full Board
Accommodation: Sarova Mara Game Camp or Similar
Day 03: Masai Mara – Lake Nakuru
Depart Masai Mara after an early breakfast. You will have a brief stopover at the Masai town of Narok after which you will proceed towards Lake Nakuru. On the way you will pass the Mount Longonot and the beautiful Rift Valley Lakes Naivasha, and Elementaita before finally checking into Lake Nakuru National Park in time for lunch followed by an afternoon game drive.
The Lake Nakuru ecosystem comprises of the lake, surrounded by mainly wooded and bushy Savannah grasslands. The park supports a wide ecological diversity with Flamingos (Greater and Lesser) and other water birds being a major attraction. The ecosystem provides for about 56 different species of mammals including the white rhino, buffaloes a variety of antelopes and terrestrial birds numbering nearly 450 species.
Meal Plan: Full Board
Accommodation: Sarova Lion Hill Game Lodge or Similar
Day 04: Nakuru – Nairobi
Early morning game viewing drive at the Nakuru National park. Return to your lodge for breakfast as you prepare to leave Lake Nakuru mid-morning for the drive back to Nairobi. Arrive in Nairobi where the safari ends this afternoon.
END OF RIFT Valley Savannah SAFARI
