5 Day Maasai Mara & Lake Nakuru Safari

5 Day Maasai Mara & Lake Nakuru Safari

5 Day Maasai Mara & Lake Nakuru Safari will surely give you an experience to see one of the largest national parks and the most famous in Kenya. It is located in south-western Kenya. The local call the place the Mara. It is named after the local inhabitants, the Maasai. Masai Mara national reserve is the northern continuation of the Serengeti national park in Tanzania. Masai Mara is known for the big 5 for example lions, elephants, buffaloes, leopards, and hippos, rhinos, Giraffes, wildebeests, zebras, warthogs, hyenas, jackals, wild dogs and many others kind of antelopes also roam in plenty in Maasai Mara. Secondly, Lake Nakuru national park, the main attraction there is flamingos and the white rhino.

Detailed Itinerary:

Day 1: Transfer from Nairobi to Masai Mara.

After breakfast, our professional guide/driver from Arcadia Safaris will pick you up and drive straightaway to Maasai Mara with stopover at Great Rift Valley. We then continue driving on Longonot and suswa and on to western walls with another one stopover at Norak for re-fueling. Have lunch before arriving in the Mara in time for evening game drive in the Mara popular for the Big five (lions, elephants, leopards, buffalo, and Rhinos). The team returns  in the evening just in time in order to have  dinner. Lastly, a campfire gathering under the clear Africa’s Sky follows after dinner and at camp/lodge.

Destination: Masai Mara National Reserve
Accommodation Options:

• Meals Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
• Drinking Water, Fruits and Wi-Fi throughout the journey

Day 2: Full Day Game Drive in Maasai Mara.

A full day is certainly spent at the Maasai Mara game reserve. Driving across the plain in order to search of the big cats (black manned lions, cheetahs and leopards with picnic lunch served at the Mara River site. Furthermore vast herds of wildebeest and zebra wander across the grasslands in huge numbers during this period of the annual migrations. This takes place when millions of wildebeest, zebra, and gazelle traverse through the Mara plains landscape to feed on the rich new grass from the Serengeti. You will also have a chance to see other plain game like the topi, heart beest, and eland. Later return at the lodge for Dinner and Overnight.

Destination: Masai Mara National Reserve
Accommodation Options:

• Meals Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
• Drinking Water, Fruits and Wi-Fi throughout the journey

Day 3: Second Day Full Game Drive in Maasai Mara.

Pre-breakfast, you will then start your game drive in search of nocturnal animals drive back to the back for breakfast. However spend the rest of the day in leisure followed in the afternoon by an optional nature walk or a visit to the Maasai. Eventually have dinner and Overnight at Camp/Lodge.

Destination: Masai Mara National Reserve
Accommodation Options:

• Meals Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
• Drinking Water, Fruits and Wi-Fi throughout the journey

Day 4: Transfer from Maasai Mara to Lake Nakuru NP.

We will certainly have an early morning game drive. It will also be your final game drive in the Maasai Mara before coming back for breakfast and packing for Nakuru. Lastly arrive and check in at your accommodation at Nakuru. Time allowing, you might go for an evening game drive or rest, have diiner and overnight.

Destination: Lake Nakuru National Park
Accommodation Options:

• Meals Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
• Drinking Water, Fruits and Wi-Fi throughout the journey

Day 5: Transfers from Lake Nakuru to Nairobi.

In Lake Nakuru National Park, we proceed for an extensive game viewing in search of cats in the among the “yellow fever” acacia trees which are leopards favourite and also on search of rhino. “Nakuru is specifically a home to the white rhinos and has tens of black rhinos too” Lake Nakuru national park is also known for its millions of flamingos and other water birds like pelicans and cormorants.  After you will be transfered back to  the Airport for your Flight back home. This shall mark the end of our 5 Day Maasai Mara & Lake Nakuru Safari.

Destination: Nairobi city
Accommodation Option: No (Unless on request)

• Meals Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
• Drinking Water, Fruits and Wi-Fi throughout the journey

PRICE INCLUDES

• Round Trip Airport Transfers (pick up and drop off)
• Private transportation in a 4×4 Safari Cars
• Meals specified on a Full Board basis
• Accommodation with ensuite facility
• Applicable Park entrance & activities Fees
• English speaking professional Driver-Guide
• All hotel/lodge pickups and drop off
• All Taxes
• Bottled drinking water and Fruits while on safari
• Activities as stipulated in the itinerary (except those stated as “optional”

PRICE EXCLUDES

• Activities not mentioned in the itinerary
• Flight Fares (unless requested)
• Country entry Visa
• Personal/Travel insurance
• Telephone charges
• Laundry
• Bar bills and all other kinds of drinks except water
• Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
• Souvenirs, gifts and Tips
• Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
• Covid-19 and other related tests and vaccinations

RATES PER PERSON: (Tour Rates/Prices are Per Person and exclude International Flight from or to your home Country).

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