7 Days Masai Mara - Lake Nakuru - Hells Gate - Mount Longonot - Aberdare Safari
7 Days Masai Mara - Lake Nakuru - Hells Gate - Mount Longonot - Aberdare Safari
Guaranteed departures with minimum order: 2 People
Day 01: Nairobi - Masai Mara. Pick up from your hotel at 08:00am and drive to Masai mara game reserve. Afternoon game drive through the reserve to this endless reaches of acacia-dotted grasslands studded with hazy hills where pride of Lions, Elephants, buffalos, zebras and numerous plain animals are in abundance. Return for dinner at the Manyatta campsite or one of the luxurious lodges at the reserve.
Day 02: Masai Mara National Reserve. Full day game drive at Masai Mara. Picnic lunch will be served. Dinner and overnight at the Manyatta campsite or Lodge.
Day 03: Masai Mara - Lake Nakuru. Early breakfast then drive to Lake Nakuru national park, with picnic lunch enroute. Afternoon game drive till 18.30pm. Dinner and overnight at Chester hotel or lake Nakuru lodge.
Day 04: Lake Nakuru - Hell Gate National Park. After breakfast drive for 1 hour to Hells Gate national park for a guided walking tour. Located in Naivasha area, it is one of the lowland parks in the country which you can walk through. The looming cliffs and the Hell's Gate gorge itself are spectacular and home to a variety of birds and such animals as zebra, baboons, Thomson gazelle, antelope, cheeter, and leopard. Another main attraction is the Fischer's Tower 25-m high calcium of volcanic rock. The Olkaria Geothermal power station, which uses one of the hottest sources of energy in the world, is also a spectacular site, with plumes of steam rising into the air. Dinner and overnight the Fish Eagle Inn tented camp or lodge.
*Optional activities at Lake Naivasha are boat ride to view hippo and a wealth of bird life, fishing - both sport and commercial fishing.
*Also optional bike riding is also available at Hells Gate at an extra - payable direct at the park.
Day 05: Full day Longonot. After breakfast drive a short distance to Longonot Mountain for a day long hike. A trek to Mount Longonot to 9000ft, where a feeling to the altitude go along with the tropical sun and steep slope. Walk through this Park containing herds of Zebras, Kongoni, Giraffe and warthogs. The variety of bird life should not be missed. The full day hikes are past towering vulture - inhabited cliffs, down a dry riverbed to the boiling Sulphurous springs, hike up Mt. Longonot to the crater. Return to Fish Eagle Inn tented camp or lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Day 06: Aberdare national park. After breakfast drive to Nyeri - Outspan hotel or Aberdare country club for lunch. After Lunch transfer into the Aberdare National Park, to Treetops Lodge or The Ark for an evening and night of game watching. Your simple but comfortable room with private bath overlooks a water hole which attracts wildlife throughout the afternoon and night. Quietly observe the procession of wildlife that comes to drink: buffalo, rhino, leopard, hyena and antelope. Overnight accommodation at Treetops Lodge or The Ark.
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INCLUSIVES IN THE ABOVE PRICES
Shared transport while on safari
Full board accommodation in permanent tents or lodges
3 Meals per day while on safari- vegetarian & non vegetarian
English speaking professional driver guides
Excluded: park entrance fees ($350 per person payable direct), items of personal nature such as phone calls, faxes, meals not specified, bottled drinking water, gratuities/tips to driver guide, sodas and alcoholic drinks.
Accommodation
Masai Mara - Masai Mara Manyatta Camp: www.masaimaramanyattacamp.com
Aberdare; Treetops Lodge: http://www.aberdaresafarihotels.co.ke/treetops/
Lake Naivasha; Fish Eagle Inn: http://www.fisheagleinn.co.ke/
Lake Nakuru - Chester Hotel: http://www.kranhotels.com/index.php
NB// Accommodation in other lodges and Luxury tented camps is also available on request.