This is a 4 days’ safari to the famous Maasai Mara National Reserve and Lake Nakuru. The Maasai Mara Game Reserve is home to a large amount for animals making it one of the ideal places for wildlife viewing in Africa. Game drives in the reserve take place all year round and each offers a unique experience of the park. Animals in the great Mara include zebras, lions, elephants, giraffes, baboons, warthogs, bat eared foxes, grey jackals, spotted hyena, Topis, hippos, impala, cheetahs, leopards, hartebeests. Bird lovers are not left out, the birds in Mara come in many colors and sizes with more than 400 bird species, including birds of prey. The Maasai Mara National Reserve is also famously known for the wildebeest migration which takes place from the month of July through to October. Millions of animals migrate to the Mara from Serengeti in search for fresh green pastures and water. This is the largest migration of animals in the universe. There is no experience that can be compared to seeing the mass movement of the beautiful wildlife. Lake Nakuru boasts not only of the flamingos but also approx. 400 other species of birds. Other wildlife can also be found in the park. This includes the Rothschild’s giraffe, black and white rhino, lion, buffalo, leopard, baboon, waterbuck, reedbuck, and many species. In Maasai Mara you will stay at Jambo Mara Safari Lodge/Maasai Mara Sopa Lodge and in Nakuru at Lake Nakuru Sopa Lodge.
This day you will be picked up from your Nairobi Hotel/Airport and embark on a safari to Maasai Mara at 7.00 am. It will take approximately 5 hours by road and 1 hour by flight. You will have brief stop overs at the Rift valley view point & Narok. You arrive at your camp in the afternoon just in time for your check in and lunch. An evening game drive is planned in one of the top Safari destinations in East Africa, Maasai Mara Game Reserve. Later in the evening you return to your camp for dinner and overnight stay. Bonfire is organized at the camp upon request. You can also enjoy listening to fun Maasai stories. Lunch, dinner and overnight at Jambo Mara Safari Lodge/Maasai Mara Sopa Lodge.
You will wake up to an early morning game drive before returning to your camp for breakfast. After breakfast we leave the camp for a full day adventure with packed lunch boxes. Full days’ game drives take us around the reserve in search of the Big Five and plenty of other wildlife inhabiting this Kenyan game reserve. When you visit the Masai Mara you are most likely to see wildlife such as Topis, impala, hartebeests, giraffes, bat eared foxes, grey jackals, spotted hyena, baboons, warthogs, wildebeest. Hippos, elephants, buffaloes, lions and zebras are also found in great numbers. It is harder to spot Cheetahs and leopards, but reasonably common. Breakfast, lunch, dinner and overnight at Jambo Mara Safari Lodge/Maasai Mara Sopa Lodge.
After breakfast proceed to Lake Nakuru. On arrival at Lake Nakuru, you proceed to Lake Nakuru Sopa Lodge. Leave the lodge for a game drive with packed lunch boxes. Start off around the lake where there are numerous flamingos, white pelicans, ibis, plovers, storks, herons and many others. Enjoy your game driving until lunch time. You will also be able to see the hundreds of animals in the park including lion, buffalo, Rothschild’s giraffe, black and white rhino, waterbuck, reedbuck, leopard, baboon. In the evening you drive back to your lodge for dinner and overnight stay. Breakfast and Lunch at Lake Nakuru Sopa Lodge.
Breakfast then you check out from your lodge and depart for Nairobi. Drop off at your Nairobi hotel /at the airport for your outbound flight. Breakfast at Lake Nakuru Sopa Lodge.
