06 Days Maasai Mara and the Rift Valley Lakes

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06 Days Maasai Mara and the Rift Valley Lakes

This trip will give you an opportunity to sample the best of the rift valley lakes and the culture plus the beutiful Islands.

General Information

Duration:
6 Days
Location Start:
Nairobi
Location Finish:
Nairobi
Phone:
+254-722-802-315 or +254-
Fax:
+254-20-202-2872
Payment Types:
Credit/Debit Cards, Paypal, Cheque, Travellers Cheque, Payment Transfer
We Speak:
English
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Photos

  • Hippos in Mara River
  • Siesta in the Mara
  • Ostrich Birds
  • sunset in Lake Baringo
  • Geysers
  • Boating in Lake Baringo

Itinerary

Day 1

Nairobi/Masai Mara:
Having been picked up from your hotel, depart Nairobi at 8:30 A.M. Drive to the Masai Mara arriving in time for
a late afternoon/early evening game drive, stopping at the Great Rift Valley viewpoint and at Narok town for lunch and re-fuelling. Dinner and overnight at the Campsite.

Day 2

Masai Mara Full Day:
Breakfast will be followed by a full day of game drives within the reserve. You will have a break at the hippo pool for your picnic lunch. At the Mara you should expect to see three out of the big five namely elephant, lion and buffalo though luck is essential to track the other two that is rhino and leopard which are very shy and
elusive. A wide variety of antelopes and other plains game can be seen. Scavengers like hyena and vulture are common. Return to the campsite for dinner and an overnight stay.

Day 3

Masai Mara:
After breakfast depart on a morning game drive in this reserve, which is essentially the northern extension of Tanzania's Serengeti National Park.
Lunch at the campsite. In the afternoon you
have a choice of three activities:- a game drive or a nature walk with our Masai guides; the final choice is a visit to a Masai village to see their nomadic
lifestyle at an extra cost payable directly to the Masai villagers. All activities end at the campsite by 6.30 p.m. where you will retire for the night after dinner.

Day 4

Masai Mara/Nakuru:
Early morning after breakfast drive from the mara with an enroute game drive to Lake Nakuru National Park.You will enjoy your picnic lunch on the way. On arrival you will enjoy an extensive game drive in this pink lake home of multi million flamingo birds and the pelicans. It is also the sanctuary for the White Rhino and the Rothchild Giraffe which is one of the endangered spcie.Dinner and overnight stay at the Guest House/campsite.

Day 5

Lake Baringo/Bogoria:
Early breakfast then proceed to Lake Baringo for an hour's boat ride which
enables you to see hippos at close range and the bird life that inhabits this
lake as over 350 species of birds have been recorded here including some that
conform to a migratory pattern, as well as crocodiles and Egyptian geese which migrate all the way from western Europe. Lunch in Baringo then drive back to Nakuru for dinner and overnight at a budget hotel passing through Bogoria to view flamingos and the hot springs.

Day 6

Lake Nakuru/Nairobi:
After breakfast depart your base hotel for a drive Nairobi to end your vacation.

Extra Information

Inclusions -
Use of English speaking driver guide.
Exclusions -
Mineral Bottled water.
Extras -
Enjoy this trip as it will exposes some of the still intact culture and Folkways of the tribe in the Mara and the Rift Valley. Interact with the locals to learn more.

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