Name: 4 Days Thrilling Safari at Lake Nakuru National Park and Masai Mara National Reserve in Kenya
Brand: Heritage of African Jungles Tours and Travel
Price: 1920 USD
Availability: InStock

Accommodation

Check-in Time:

07:00

Check-out Time:

10:00

During the safari, you will be accommodated in various accommodations arranged by Heritage of African Jungles Tours and Travel with the following options:

Budget accommodation
Mid-range accommodation: Enkorok Mara Camp and Ziwa Bush Camp
Standard lodge accommodation: Masai Mara Sopa Lodge and Lake Nakuru Lodge
Luxury accommodation: Ashnil Mara Camp and Lake Nakuru Sopa Lodge

Program

Visit two dramatic national parks in Kenya on a 4-day safari designed for maximum contrast—go from the big cats of Masai Mara National Reserve to pink flamingos at Lake Nakuru. Traveling in a safari van with a pop-top roof means unobstructed views of wildlife on daily game drives while including meals, accommodations, park admission, and activities bundle all costs into a single booking, saving hours of planning.

Enjoy spectacular views of the Great Rift Valley en route to Masai Mara Watch for the ‘Big 5’ and other wildlife as you explore the parks. Customize the trip with optional balloon trips and village visits. Convenient pickup and drop-off at Nairobi hotels (or airport drop-off) included.

Day 1: Nairobi - Lake Nakuru

Pick up from Nairobi hotel / Nairobi Airport; depart for the lake Nakuru national park. Easy scenic sightseeing drives via the Great Rift Valley escarpment with views of awesome scenery. There shall be some stops to marvel at the dramatic fall of the Great Rift Valley escarpment, a stopover at the freshwater lake Naivasha for an exciting boat ride to view hippos, exotic birds and small game later proceed to Lake Nakuru arriving for lunch and afternoon game drive.

Lake Nakuru national park hosts large flocks of flamingos, pelicans, and other bird species. It is also home to rhinos, warthogs, lions, zebra, giraffes, and many more animal species. The afternoon shall be spent on bird and game watching drives around the lake. All meals and overnight at the budget hotel or camp.

Main destination: Lake Nakuru National Park
Accommodation: Lodge / hotel or tented camp located inside or just outside of Lake Nakuru National Park
Meals and drinks: Lunch and dinner (breakfast not included)
Drinking water (other drinks not included)

Day 2: Lake Nakuru - Masai Mara

A short game drive and bird watching at the lake Nakuru national park. Proceed to the Masai Mara Game Reserve with two stopovers, and one stop at scenic places along the Nakuru – Masai Mara route, this is a perfect place to be in the early morning and evening.

You will watch the enthralling Rift Valley with its vast vegetation and the sun rays kissing the far and wide stretching mountains in the surrounding. The Great Rift Valley has been reckoned as a wonder of the world stretching from the Middle East and passing through Africa and has a great and vast chunk in the East African part and ends in Mozambique in the South.

Another stopover at Narok town for hot lunch and thereafter proceed to Masai Mara for a late afternoon game drive which offers you the first-day evening game drive to see the big 5 among other wild games as well as Africa sunset around 18:30. Then, the driver will drive you back to the camp for dinner and overnight.

Day 3: Masai Mara

This will be a full day to explore the Masai Mara. Breakfast will be served as early as 07:30 a.m., then with a fresh picnic lunch box, proceed on a full day game drive exploring the Masai Mara, Kenya's finest wildlife sanctuary.

Mara plains are filled with migrating wildebeest and zebra, there is also resident wildlife year round. The Mara's gentle fertile climate bounded by the rift offers perhaps the richest stocked reserve with an unlimited spectacle of wildlife. Herds of immense elephants, browse among lions, buffalos, Thompson Gazelle, zebras, and topi. You may occasionally sight black rhino.

In the Mara River, hippos play and crocs bask on the banks. The annual migration of a million Wildebeest follows the rains north. Maasai Mara offers an absolutely unique variety of animals, the reason being that this hilly region is both humid and fertile and is crossed by Mara and Talek rivers full of crocodiles and hippos. Later, return to the camp for dinner and overnight.

Main destination: Masai Mara National Reserve
Accommodation: Budget / mid-range / standard or luxury lodge or tented camp located inside or just outside of Masai Mara Game Reserve
Meals and drinks: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner (drinks not included)
Drinking water (other drinks not included)

Day 4: Masai Mara - Nairobi

After breakfast, have an early morning game viewing in Maasai Mara with the chance to see the Big 5 probably on a hunting mission. Return back to Nairobi arriving late in the afternoon, drop off at your Nairobi hotel / residence or Jomo Kenyatta airport for your flight back home.

Note: This tour can also be conducted in a reversed manner.

Main destination: Nairobi / Nairobi Airport
Accommodation: No accommodation (end of tour)
Meals and dinks: Breakfast (lunch and dinner not included)
Drinking water (other drinks not included)

Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost. You'll be dropped off at the airport (or hotel).

Location

This safari will start and end in Nairobi. The activities will take place in Maasai Mara National Reserve and Lake Nakuru National Park, Kenya.

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Food

The following meals are included:

Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner
Drinks

The following drinks are included:

Water

The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:

Regular (typically includes meat and fish)

If you have special dietary requirements it's a good idea to communicate it to the organiser when making a reservation

Things to do (optional)

Boat ride

During the safari, you can book an optional one-hour boat ride in Lake Naivasha.

Hot air balloon safari

In the early morning balloon safari, you drift above the browsing game and have tremendous opportunities for unusual photographs. What could be more uplifting than an early morning safari in a hot air balloon flying over vast plains of Africa? Witness an African sunrise and a plethora of wildlife roams the land beneath you. At the end of the flight, you land on the plains in the midst of this enchanting Savanah champagne. Breakfast is laid out with the aroma of sausages, eggs, and bacon sizzling over charcoal fire. Drive leisurely and fashion with game viewing on your way back to your camp or lodge. The duration of this activity is one-hour flight, starting at around 5 a.m.

Maasai village visit

You can visit a Maasai village to see their traditional life. Photography is not prohibited here. A Maasai guide at the village will escort and explain to you in English about their lives. It takes about two hours including the return transfers by Heritage of African Jungles Tours and Travel. The duration of this activity is approximately two hours, starting at 10 a.m.

A Maasai lady will give you a lecture on how to make a beaded bracelet at the library. It will be one of your souvenirs once completed. The lecture takes about three hours.

Nature walk

A naturalist will take you within the camp compound. He will give you detailed information on plants, birds, and other small animals. This takes about 1.5 hours. An extended nature walk going to the Mara river, which takes about 2.5 hours, is also available. The duration of this activity is approximately 1.5 - 2.5 hours, starting at 10 a.m.

What's included

Park fees (for non-residents)
All activities (unless labeled as optional)
3 nights accommodation (unless listed as an upgrade)
A professional driver/guide
All transportation (unless labeled as optional)
Return airport transfer (pick up and drop off)
Meals (as specified in the day-by-day section)
Drinking water (on all days)
All government taxes / VAT and other levies

What's not included

International flights (from / to home)
Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
Tips (tipping guideline 10 USD per person per day)
Personal items (souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)
Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
Some meals (as specified in the day-by-day section)

How to get there

Recommended Airports

NBO

Jomo Kenyatta International Airport

224 km

Transfer included

Airport: Jomo Kenyatta International Airport Airport transfer included: Jomo Kenyatta International Airport No additional charges. You can request this in the next step.

Cancellation Policy

A reservation requires a deposit of 25% of the total price.
The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
The rest of the payment should be paid on arrival.

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