Enchanting Kenya (6 nights & 7 days): Lake Nakuru National Park - Masai Mara
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Pickup and drop-off: We will receive you at Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) and will drop you back at JKIA on the last day of the trip.
Vehicle: We advise you to go with 4x4 Land Cruisers as they are best suited for off-road driving in all the national parks.
Price: Our package price will include vehicle, driver, gas, Masai guide, food, non-alcoholic drinks, activities, and stay.
Park Entry Fees: Depending on the parks you plan to visit, we will share the park entry fees, to help you with the travel budget. You can either pay it to us and we can take care of the payment to Kenya Wildlife service (KWS) to expedite your entry into the park or you can pay it yourself while entering the park.
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Day 1 – Land in Nairobi and overnight at a hotel in Nairobi of your choice. We advise you on options as per your budget.
Day 2 - Leave Nairobi early in the morning for Lake Nakuru National Park, stopping at Lake Naivasha for boat drive and spend the night in Naivasha. On the Way you will drive through the breathtaking Great African Rift Valley.
Great Rift valley - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Rift_Valley
Nakuru Park - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Nakuru#Lake_Nakuru_National_Park
Day 3 – After breakfast leave for morning game drive in Lake Nakuru National Park, the only park where you have an opportunity to see black and white rhinos. Enjoy bush lunch inside the Park before leaving for your final magical destination – MASAI MARA, arriving at Mara Duma Bush Camp at around 7 PM.
Day 4 – Morning game drive in Masai Mara, coming back to Mara Duma for hot lunch and heading back in the afternoon, returning around sunset for dinner around a bonfire. Track down big 5 (lion, buffalo, rhino, leopard, elephants), cheetahs, giraffes, gazelles, warthogs, ostriches, over 500 species of birds, and many more. with the help of an experienced Masai guide.
https://wikitravel.org/en/Maasai_Mara_National_Reserve
https://www.maasaimara.com/entries/great-wildebeest-migration-maasai-mara
Day 5 – Morning game drive coming back to Mara Duma for hot lunch and heading back for game drive in the afternoon, returning around sunset for dinner. Today check out the amazing Mara river, Double Cross, etc.
Day 6 – Full day game drive in Masai Mara, with bush breakfast on the banks of Sand River, packed lunch at Look-Out Point, overlooking Tanzania. returning around sunset for sundowner followed by African night with Masai warriors around the bonfire. Today you will see Sand River, border of Kenya & Tanzania, separating Masai Mara from Serengeti.
Day 7 – Time to say goodbye! After early morning breakfast head back to Nairobi, arriving at Nairobi airport. You have the option of either driving back or flying back. -
Lake Nakuru National Park - Masai Mara
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Include : vehicle, driver, gas, Masai guide, food, non-alcoholic drinks, activities, and stay.
Exclude : Depending on the parks you plan to visit, we will share the park entry fees, to help you with the travel budget. You can either pay it to us and we can take care of the payment to Kenya Wildlife service (KWS) to expedite your entry into the park or you can pay it yourself while entering the park.
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Pickup and drop-off: We will receive you at Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) and will drop you back at JKIA on the last day of the trip.
Vehicle: We advise you to go with 4×4 Land Cruisers as they are best suited for off-road driving in all the national parks.
Price: Our package price will include vehicle, driver, gas, Masai guide, food, non-alcoholic drinks, activities, and stay.
Park Entry Fees: Depending on the parks you plan to visit, we will share the park entry fees, to help you with the travel budget. You can either pay it to us and we can take care of the payment to Kenya Wildlife service (KWS) to expedite your entry into the park or you can pay it yourself while entering the park.
Best times to visit Kenya
The best wildlife viewing time depends on what you intend to achieve. Truth is you can see wildlife throughout the year.
If you want to witness the “great migration”, months from July to the end of September are recommended. This is the time of “great migration” when millions of wildebeests, also known as Gnus, migrate into Masai Mara and cross the Mara river in herds – a spectacle to behold. If you have patience and get lucky you can see crocodiles taking down the gnus when they cross the Mara river. However this is when the entire world descends on Kenya, please expect hundreds of vehicles converging when there is a wildlife sighting.
Next best time is mid-December to the end of April. During mid- December to the end of April is generally quieter with less tourists. This allows you to spend solo time with the wildlife of your choice and take great photos and videos. Being a wildlife photographer, this is my favorite time to be in Mara.
Top Things To Do
- Wildlife Viewing
- Bird Watching
- Walking Tours
- Spending time with Masais in their Village
