CLASSIC KENYA SAFARI
8 days— thrilling adventure of the big five and bird watching, Samburu,Lake Nakuru, Masai mara, Amboseli and Tsavo national parks
$1700-2180 USD
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Safari summary
This is the classic Kenyan safari offering you 2 nights at samburu national park with game viewing opportunities, a chance to experience the fabulous flamingos of the lovely Rift Valley Lake Nakuru, Lake Naivasha which is a beautiful freshwater lake, fringed by thick papyrus, Hells gate national park being the only park in Kenya where you can explore on foot. Experience the world famous Masai Mara reserve, Enjoy game viewing on the shadows of Mt. Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest rooftop, a safari to Amboseli national park is exciting with its majestic backdrop of Mt Kilimanjaro promising postcard perfect photos.
Africa has a long history of capturing the imagination of travelers, a continent of dramatic contrasts that gives you an unforgettable and remarkable experience whether it’s in an amazement of watching thousands of wild beasts struggling across a rushing river that is littered with crocodiles awaiting for their prey, makes the world’s premier wildlife spectacle.
About this tour
| Tour type | Custom, tailor-made, private | |
| Main focus | Game drives | |
| Activity level | Easy activity | |
| Best months | All months | |
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Fine details
Safari highlights
- Night game drives
Itinerary
Day 1: Nairobi - Samburu
Samburu
Drive north to Samburu to arrive at the Lodge for lunch and afternoon game drive. North of the Equator some of the animals and vegetation are a little different from those commonly found south. Elephant, black rhino, lion, buffalo and cheetah and the usual buck and antelopes are common . However unfamiliar animals are the Gravy’s zebra, reticulated giraffe and the Somali ostrich. There is also a long neck gerenuk, Beisa Oryx, and hunting dog. Crocodiles in the river can be seen from the lodge.
Samburu sopa lodge
Day 2: Samburu game reserve
Samburu
After breakfast, drive nears the river which is their only source of drinking water. The Uaso Nyiro River flows gently through the dry landscape sustaining life in this harsh land. Shaba National Reserve is where the famous conservationist George A damson did his research on lion, you can spot: cheetahs, lions, leopards, impalas, buffalo, hippos, and dik-diks, the native gerenuk, Gravy's zebra, reticulated giraffe and Beisa Oryx, and you can watch the Nile crocodiles swim in the river.
Samburu sopa lodge
Day 3: Samburu / Lake Nakuru
Lake Nakuru
Descent to the Great Rift Valley to Lake Nakuru National lunch and afternoon drive to enjoy the sight of pelicans bathing in the fresh water streams which terminate in Lake. Lake Nakuru is alkaline, the perfect place for flamingos to feed on the blue-green algae. Bird life which includes the Egyptian goose and a variety of ducks that coming from Europe during winter. The game animals include white rhino, hippo, waterbuck, gazelles,Colobus monkeys, buffalo, leopard, Rothschild giraffe.
Lake Nakuru lodge
Day 4: Lake Nakuru / Masai mara
Masai Mara
After breakfast, drive to Masai Mara game reserve to arrive in for lunch “Kenya’s finest game reserve”, this park forms the northern part of the Serengeti national park. The afternoon is spent on a game drive in search of the black manned lions which the park is famous. Lion making a kill can be witnessed in the late afternoon or a leopard in a tree enjoying the meal he has dragged up to avoid disturbance and detection. This reserve has hilly savanna, rolling grasslands, gallery forest.
Masai mara sopa lodge
Day 5: Masai mara game reserve
Masai Mara
After breakfast, a full day of game viewing with picnic lunch, exploration this part of the Northern Serengeti Ecosystem where the great wildebeest migration takes place at the beginning of July. Months before the actual migration the herds ‘assemble’ in Serengeti in readiness for the crossing into Masai Mara. Grunts and other animal sounds are heard, and territorial fights are commonplace. The migration, now declared the Seventh Wonder of the World takes place from end July to September.
Day 6: Masai mara / Lake Naivasha
Amboseli
After breakfast, drive to Lake Naivasha, along the floor of the Rift valley now with more familiar memories of the landscape arrive in for lunch , proceeds on your adventure to optional various attractive features and places in Lake Naivasha. Covered by ashes from the Longonot eruption which occurred 100 years ago, the Park is famous for its geothermal station, Lower Gorge and spectacular sceneries. Hell's Gate National Park is characterized by diverse topography and geological scenery.
Lake naivasha Sopa lodge
Day 7: Lake Naivasha / Amboseli
Amboseli
After breakfast, depart to Amboseli national park via Nairobi, passing through the Athi Plains where formerly the Burchell‟s zebra, the Masai giraffe and smaller herbivores roamed about freely. Embark on an afternoon game viewing in the park at the foot of Africa’s highest mountain, Kilimanjaro (19,340 ft). In the late afternoon one is likely to see a lion or cheetah make a kill. Ideal photography opportunities with Mount Kilimanjaro highest mountain in Africa providing a beautiful back drop.
Amboseli Sopa lodge
Day 8: Amboseli / Nairobi
Amboseli
Early morning game drive can be taken in Amboseli when Mt. Kilimanjaro appears from its mantle of clouds. Proceed to the area of Lake Amboseli, which is a wide salt pan, consisting of permanent swamps. This area has much game, large and small, high concentration of Elephant, rhino, buffalo, Burchell's zebra, eland, Masai giraffe and small species of the antelope family the common water buck, klipspringer, Grant’s gazelle, impala, topi, and the diminutive duiker among others.
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