6 Days Budget Masai Mara-Nakuru-Amboseli Shared Safari
Day 1: Drive to Maasai Mara National Reserve
If you have ever closed your eyes and dreamed of Africa, you have envisioned the experience you will live today: Maasai Mara, cradle of the Maasai culture and an iconic African safari destination. Upon arrival at the airport and after your customs formalities,you will enter arrivals lounge where your driver guide will be witing for you. After meet and greet , he will esort you to your waiting vehicle and commence drive you towards the Southwest to Maasai Mara Game Reserve (approximately 5 ½ hours’ drive). Have a stop over at the Great Rift Valley view point for a breathtaking view of the floor of the Rift Valley. Proceed drive to arive time for check in and hot lunch at the camp. Afternoon you will go for a late Afternoon game drive in Mara Reserve and come back to the camp for dinner and overnight at Rhino Tourist Camp.
Day 2: Spend full day exploring Maasai Mara National Reserve
Today you will have the chance of going down to the Mara river where the spectacular wildbeeste migration will be taking place. Migration takes place from July to September usually. On your way as well you will see many herds of wildlife and probably you will see the cats (Lions, cheetah and Leopard). You will have departed with picnic lunches which you will take right in the jungle. Later in the evening you will return to Rhino Tourist Camp for rest and dinner.
Day 3: Check out and enjoy an optional Masai village visit and drive to Nakuru National Park
Enjoy morning breakfast and you may decide to enjoy a masai village visit to masai villages where you interact with masais learning their way of life and culture.This excursion will cost usd 30 per person. Thereafter check out of the reserve and proceed to L. Nakuru with a lunch stopover for lunch. Arrive at the Resort in the late afternoon and spend the rest of the day at your own leisure with optional activities available and payable direct.
One of the Great Rift Valley’s most famous soda lakes, Lake Nakuru offers visitors the chance to witness one of the world’s most spectacular wildlife sights: brilliant pink flamingos as far as the eye can see.
When conditions are right, between one and two million lesser and greater flamingos feed around the shores of the shallow lake, which together with tens of thousands of other water birds within a species list of around 400 birds, make Lake Nakuru a genuine ornithologist’s paradise. Dinner and overnight at Buraha Zenoni Hotel & Resort.
Day 4: Game drive at Lake Nakuru National Park and drive to Amboseli National Park
Enjoy breakfast at the Resort and depart for morning game drive in Lake Nakuru National Park to see the many animals that inhabit this unique park including Rhino and Flamingos. At around noon exit Lake Nakuru National Park to proceed to Amboseli National Park with lunch enroute. Arrive at the Camp in the late evening and spend the rest of the day at your own leisure.
Amboseli National Park is the second popular animal park after Maasai Mara, is 260km (160 miles) from Nairobi, on the border with the neighboring country of Tanzania. Its magnificent situation at the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro, combined with its excellent opportunities to view Kenya’s animals, make it one of the most-visited safari parks in Kenya.
Amboseli is renowned for its large herds of free-ranging African elephants. There are over 900 African elephants in Amboseli, as well as huge herds of wildebeests and many other animals which you will see during game drives. Dinner and overnight at Manjaro Tented Camp.
Day 5: Spend day exploring Amboseli National park
You will enjoy a full day game drive from 9am to 4pm in Amboseli National Park and have a chance to enjoy packed lunch on the observation hill with outstanding views of Mt Kilimanjaro and bird eye view of wildlife on their natural habitat.
Amboseli National Park offers one of the most classic and breathtaking views of the gigantic Mt. Kilimanjaro which is the highest freestanding mountain in the world. You will have a chance to visit Observation Hill, which overlooks the park, swamps and, of course, the herds of free-roaming elephants. All meals and overnight at Manjaro Tented Camp.
Day 6: Drive to Nairobi
After breakfast exit the lodge for the last game drive in the park then depart Amboseli for Nairobi with Picnic lunch served enroute, arrive in Nairobi late afternoon where you will be dropped to your Nairobi hotel or at the airport for your flight back home. This marks the end of the safari and we do hope that you have carried unforgettable memories with you.
NB: From July to December park entrance fees at Masaimara is usd 200 Per person valid for 24hrs only so if staying from July to December an extra 200usd will be incurred as extra parkfees.
Included items:
- Full board accommodation at the hotels of stay
- All park entrance fees
- Transportation in a shared land cruiser Vehicle driven by an English speaking driver guide
- Pick up and drop off at your Nairobi hotel of stay
- Water while on safari
Excluded Items:
- Visa fee to Kenya
- International flights
- Items of a personal nature
- Drinks in the hotels