4 Days Hemingway Safari in Maasai Mara and Lake Nakuru, Kenya

Day 1: Nairobi to Maasai Mara National Reserve

You will be picked up from your Hotel / Residentials and transfer to the office to meet other travelers and depart Nairobi for a journey south along the floor of the dramatic Great Rift Valley. Picnic lunch at Narok. Arrive Masai Mara in the afternoon and, after checking in and relaxing for a few minutes, you will depart for afternoon game drives returning back late evening by 6:30 p.m. Dinner and overnight at the campsite

Day 2: Maasai Mara National Reserve

After breakfast, depart with picnic lunch boxes for a full day game drives in the park in search of the Big Five. Optional visit to Masa Village in the evening after game drive. Dinner and overnight at the campsite

Day 3: Maasai Mara National Reserve to Lake Nakuru National Park

Pre morning game drive and then after breakfast depart for Lake Nakuru with enroute Picnic lunch at Transit Hotel. You will arrive Nakuru early evening. Dinner and overnight at the Nakuru Budget Hotel.

Day 4: Lake Nakuru National Park to Nairobi

After breakfast depart to enjoy bird watching bird and game viewing drives along the shores of Lake Nakuru. After lunch depart to Nairobi arriving around 4 p.m. in the evening.

Maasai Mara National Reserve

The Maasai Mara is an African safari at its most iconic, a seemingly endless landscape filled with the drama of nature. Predators are thrillingly abundant and the big cats define the rhythm on the plains every single day. Ungulates are diverse and plentiful, and astonishing numbers of four hooved animals cross the grasslands. Then there are the other giants, the elephants, giraffe, buffalo, hippo, even the elusive black rhino.

This vast expansive unfenced savannah grassland covering over 1,500 square kilometers is a true wildlife haven. The Mara is also home to the richest concentration of wildlife, including the “Big Five” (elephants, lions, leopards, rhinos, and buffalos), zebras, antelope, gnus, Oribis, hyenas, giraffes, warthogs, gazelles, hartebeests, hippos, crocodiles, and other. The park has the largest concentration of African lions, including the black-maned lion.

Birdlife is as plentiful as wildlife at the Maasai Mara, which boasts over 400 different bird species. The Maasai Mara provides the best view of the famous wildebeest migration as the animals cross the Mara River between July and August. The park experiences a hot and dry climate with a regular rainfall season twice a year. The reserve’s topography is mainly open savannah (grassland) with clusters of acacia trees along the southeastern area of the park. The Mara and Talek rivers grace the rolling plains of the reserve. Myriad seasonal rivers appear during the rainy season but dry out once the rains are gone.

Lake Nakuru National Park

Lake Nakuru National Park is situated approximately 164 kilometers from Nairobi, a two hours’ drive from Nairobi city. It is a gentle undulating terrain with open bush and woodlands, typical of the dry Rift Valley vegetation. 27% of the park is composed of the Lake Nakuru waters. The park has a large reserve of over 400 species of birds, which make it an ideal site for bird lovers. The park is also a sanctuary of rhinoceros with approximately 45 black and 31 white rhinoceros and the Rothschild's giraffe.

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• A visit to a local Maasai Village (20 USD)
• Balloon ride with champagne-style breakfast

• JKIA Airport - hotel pick up/drop off
• Accommodation and meals as per the itinerary
• 3 nights' accommodation
• 3breakfasts, 4 lunches, and 3 dinners
• Park and reserve entry fees
• Services of English speaking driver/guide and cook for camping option
• Drinking water
• Game drives as mentioned in the itinerary
• Allowances for a driver/guide and cook for camping option
• Transportation by a 4wd safari minivan vehicle with pop up roof for game viewing

• Tips
• Items of personal nature
• Visa
• Medical insurance
• Flights
• All expenses of personal nature (e.g. drinks, laundry, optional activities, souvenirs, etc.)
• Drinks and any other item not specified above

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• A reservation requires a deposit of 20% of the total price.
• The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
• The rest of the payment should be paid 7 days before arrival.