KENYA

DAY 1 NAIROBI - MASAI MARA

You will be picked from your hotel or at the airport and depart to masai mara with a stop over at the Great Rift valley view point for photos and then drive for the Game Reserve famously Masai Mara ,arrive at the gate and make a game drive enroute to the camp /Lodge for checking in and lunch .

Masai maraa national reserve (also spelled Masai mara known by the local as the mara)is a large game reserve and rich in wildlife in the south western Kenya. Which is effectively the northern continuation of the Serengeti national park in Tanzania.

It's named after the Masai people (the traditional in habitants of the area ) and there description of the area when looked from a far. Mara which is Maa (Masai language ) for sported an apart description for the circle of trees, scrubs,savanna and cloud shadows that marked the area its famous for its exceptional population of big cats. Of which makes the  Tourists  more easier to sport them in style.

Game and annual migration of zebra,Thomson gazelles and willdbeast from the Serengeti every year from july to October a migration so immense that is called the Great migration.

The Reserve is only a fraction of the greater mara Ecosystem , it is the harbour of Africas most esteemed wild life unforgettable experience .the writer described Masai mara with its breath taking scenery and unique wildlife is a home of animal paradise ,quality ,comfort and attention to detail the prensence of the wilderness silence .(tranquility variety of style ,attractions refreshing magical.

Area 1,882 Km2 ,gazatted in 1961 and its managed by Narok county council .Topographic and major attraction : are mara river and its attributes which include the water catchment of the Mau forest ,Talek river ,woodland and grass land savanna ,the endless plain,bushes ,hills and the undulating escapment.

Its home to the Big five (lion ,elephant ,leopards, buffalos and black Rhinos ) others include zebra common ones ,Masai giraffe wild beasts ,antelopes ,gazzels , cheetah ,topi ,hippos ,crocodiles ,hyenas etc .500 birds species have been recorded Massai mara have attracted over 5 millions visitor from all over the world .It was voted as the 7th wonders of the world and BBC big cat diary was filmed in this game reserves.

Many journalists ,researchers ,guides nature lover do have opportunity to enjoy their vacation dreams .Relax till 0400 hours and make a game watch upto sundowner .Dinner/overnight Oloshaiki Camp or Ngama Hills Camp

2 DAYS MASAI MARA

Wake up early in the morning for a full breakfast and start the game drive up to lunch hour then back to the lodge /camp for lunch or another option (make a full day game with a picnic lunch visit mara river where you have chance to see the hippos and crocodiles then back to the camp for dinner /overnight at Oloshaiki camp or Ngama Hills Camp
 

3 DAYS LAKE NAKURU NATIONAL PARK

Distance cover 320 km2

Wake up at 06.00 hours and take your full breakfast ,then depart to lake Nakuru national park with a stop over on the way for a short break ,Arrive at the gate and make a game drive enroute to the lodge /Camp for checking in and lunch .Lake Nakuru is one of the Rift valley soda lake at an elevation of 1754 m. above the sea level its lies to the south of Nakuru Town in the Rift valley of Kenya and its protected by lake Nakuru National park which is managed by K.W.S and the park is electric fence to avoid the wildlife and human conflict .The park covers an area of 188 km2 of which the inner circle is covered by the lake which is 40 km2.

The lake is aboundance of algae attractors the vast quantity  millions of  Flamingoes and pelicans that famously line the shore. Other birds also florish in the area as do wathog ,baboons, and other large mammals .Black and white Rhinos have also been introduced nakuru means "Dust or Dusty place " in the Masai language .

The park was established 1961 .major attraction includes :Grassland savanna acacia forest ,eurbian candelarbar ,makalia falls ,cliffs eg:Baboon cliffs and the vicinity of maountains,other animals includes Rothschild giraffes water /caffer buffaloes ,Thomson gazelles ,leopards cheetah ,lions common Zebras etc.But unfotunatly there is no elephants at all.relax till 0400 hrs and start your evening game watch up to sundowner /Dinner/Overnight .Flamingo hill camp.

4 lake Nakuru -lake Naivasha

Distance 80 km2. Wake up early in the morning for a cup of tea /coffee and begin your early morning game watch .then drive back for full breakfast laterr .Depart to lake Naivasha .Arrive at the lodge and check in before you make a boat ride or nature walk .you will be back time for lunch .

Lake Naivasha is a freshwater lake in Kenya, lying north west of Nairobi, outside the town of Naivasha. It is part of the Great Rift Valley. The name derives from the local Maasai name Nai'posha, meaning "rough water" because of the sudden storms which can arise. The lake has a surface area of 139 km²,  and is surrounded by a swamp which covers an area of 64 square km, but this can vary largely depending on rainfall. It is situated at an altitude of 1,884 metres (6,180 ft).The lake has an average depth of 6 m (20 ft), with the deepest area being at Crescent Island, at a maximum depth of 30 m (100 ft).Njorowa Gorge used to form the lake's outlet, but it is now high above the lake and forms the entrance to Hell's Gate National Park.

The lake is home to a variety of wildlife; over 400 different species of bird have been reported. There is a sizeable population of hippos in the lake. There are two smaller lakes in the vicinity of Lake Naivasaha: Lake Oloiden and Lake Sonachi (a green crater lake). The Crater Lake Game Sanctuary lies nearby, while the lake shore is known for its population of European immigrants and settlers. The town of Naivasha (formerly East Nakuru) lies on the north-east edge of the lake.

Between 1937 and 1950 the lake was used as a landing place for flying boats on the Imperial Airways passenger and mail route from Southampton in Britain to South Africa. It linked Kisumu and Nairobi. Joy Adamson, the author of Born Free, lived on the shores of the lake in the mid-1960s. On the shores of the lake is the Djinn Palace, which gained notoriety in the Happy Valley days between the two world wars. It now forms part of the Oserian flower farm.

In 1999 the Lake Naivasha Riparian Association received the Ramsar Wetland Conservation Award for its conservation efforts regarding the Lake Naivasha Ramsar site. Relax till 1600 hours and then begin drive to Hells Gate National Park .where you will make your  will walk with wildanimals till sundown .Hells Gate National park is found near to the Mt.Longonot ,the Volcanic crator Mountain (2777 Meters ) .This National park is the only game park where horse riding ,bicycle riding and walking is allowed .Dinner and over night ( Sawela lodge )
 

5:DAY LAKE NAIVASHA-AMBOSELI NATIONAL PARK

Wake up early in the morning at 0630 AM for a full breakfast and depart to Amboseli national Park.

Arrive at the gate and begin a game drive enroute to the Lodge for checking in and lunch

Amboseli national park is the second Famous Game park after Masai Mara.The park shares inhabitant between the:local Masai people, Domestic and wildanimals.It covers an area of 392kms2. And Gazetted in 1974.Amboseli is well known for the friendly Elephants and the magnificent Mt.Kilimanjaro(the highest peak in africa 5895mts and one of the free standing mountain in the world).The park was Voted the best Wildlife paradise by the Eco tourism , the Wtm world responsible tourism programme and WWF. Topographic and major attractions are: Swampys, Lake Amboseli, grassland savanna,Tortiles and fever acacia trees, Date palms and the streams.

Animals to see are: African elephants, Buffaloes,lions, Cheetah, wildbeests,Hyenas, Warthogs, giraffes, Hippos, Ostrich, Voltures, Crown cranes, Thomson gazelles, zebras,impalas among others. some 400 birds species can be seen .Relax till 1600hrs and proceed with your game up to Sundown. Dinner/overnight Amboseli sentrim Camp
 

6:DAYS AMBOSELI NATIONAL PARK – NAIROBI

Wake up early in the morning and take a cup of tea and leave for the morning game drive for 2 ½ hrs then drive back for a full breakfast. There After check out, proceed on with the last game drive. Then exit and drive for lunch at CARNIVORE RESTAURANT. Thereafter you will be dropped at you destination choice or your holiday hotel.

End of your Safari.